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GDD Instrumentation MPP3wifi Instruction Manual

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MPP PROBE
Model MPP3wifi
Instruction Manual
860 boul. de la Chaudière, suite 200
Québec (Qc), Canada, G1X 4B7
Tel.: +1 (418) 877-4249
Fax: +1 (418) 877-4054
E-Mail: gdd@gdd.ca
Web site: www.gdd.ca

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  • Page 1 MPP PROBE Model MPP3wifi Instruction Manual 860 boul. de la Chaudière, suite 200 Québec (Qc), Canada, G1X 4B7 Tel.: +1 (418) 877-4249 Fax: +1 (418) 877-4054 E-Mail: gdd@gdd.ca Web site: www.gdd.ca...
  • Page 2 Visit our web site at: WWW.GDD.CA  Discover GDD’s new products.  Download the latest version of the Instruction Manual.  Comment on or ask questions about products. Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    On / Off Switch STAMP and MEM buttons BI button 5 USING THE MPP3WIFI WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER, A TABLET OR A SMART PHONE ..........9 Connecting your device to the MPP3wifi web application Restrictions using IOS (iPhone or iPad) 6.

  • Page 4: Warnings: Measure Stability And Battery Discharge

    WARNINGS: Measure Stability and Battery Discharge Measure Stability (Drift) The MPP3wifi probe is a useful geophysical instrument that will help you to get the information that you need to design an appropriate geophysical survey. In order to obtain stable values (which should be around 0) and avoid signal drift, it is highly recommended to leave the probe ON during one hour before taking the first measurement.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the MPP3wifi Multi Parameter Probe developed by Instrumentation GDD inc. to help you optimizing your prospecting efforts. This probe will help you to better determine the nature, the exact position as well as the intensity of magnetic/conductive horizons along your cores and samples.

  • Page 6: Equipment List

    2. Equipment List When purchasing/renting a GDD MPP probe, model MPP3wifi, ensure that it contains the following elements: 1. One (1) MPP3wifi probe 2. Four (4) rechargeable AA batteries with charger 3. One (1) set of international adapters for AA batteries charger 4.

  • Page 7: Batteries

    3. Batteries 3.1 Supplying power to the probe It is possible to power the MPP probe using three (3) AA batteries or the wall power supply included with the MPP set. 3 AA cells Wall external power supply*** *** The use of another power supply than the one provided by GDD could damage the probe. 3.2 Battery level indicator When the probe is powered with AA batteries, it is important to verify that their capacity is sufficient.

  • Page 8: Recharging Aa Batteries

    3.3 Recharging AA batteries Simply put the AA batteries in the charger and plug it in the wall using the 120 V plug located at the back of the charger or another plug adapter. The AA batteries charger is designed to be used at 50/60Hz –...

  • Page 9: Probe Buttons And Switches

    Turn on the probe with the On / Off toggle switch. 4.2 STAMP and MEM buttons There are two buttons on the handle of the MPP3wifi probe. These buttons have the same utility as the STAMP and MEMORY icons of the web application and were designed to facilitate handling. See Section 11 –...

  • Page 10: Using The Mpp3Wifi With A Personal Computer, A Tablet Or A Smart Phone

    5 Using the MPP3wifi with a personal computer, a tablet or a smart phone The most important advantage with the new MPP3wifi is the possibility to control de probe from any device such as a personal computer, a smart phone or a tablet.

  • Page 11: Restrictions Using Ios (Iphone Or Ipad)

    3. Open a web browser and enter the IP address 192.168.1.115 in the address bar. 4. The MPP web application appears. 5.2 Restrictions using IOS (iPhone or iPad)  We recommend to use Safari when using an iPhone with the MPP Probe, the web application is more stable on Safari browser than on Chrome browser.
  • Page 12  When using an iPhone, the status bar and the toolbar of the web browser still appear in front of the MPP3wifi application. To prevent this, we recommend to create a MPP application icon on the main screen.

  • Page 13: Quick Start

    1. Insert three (3) fully charged AA batteries into the probe. 2. Turn on the probe. 3. Connect your device to the MPP3wifi web application using the IP address 192.168.1.115 (Section 5.1 – Connecting your device to the MPP3wifi web application).

  • Page 14: Starting

    3. Connect your device (smart phone, tablet or computer) to ® the MPP Wi-Fi network (corresponding to the serial number of your MPP3wifi). 4. Open a web browser and enter the IP address 192.168.1.115 in the address bar. Instrumentation GDD inc.
  • Page 15 5. Open the Settings menu to set the parameters of your project. You can also open an existing project or use the probe in Live mode (saving option disabled). 6. Enter the name of your project, the number or the name of the core sample, the shape of the core sample, the starting depth and the measurement unit of the parameters.
  • Page 16 8. Once the setting is completed, come back to the main screen, keep the end of the probe far from metal objects (point it towards the sky) and initialize it by clicking INITIALIZE. 9. The reading screen appears. You are ready to take readings according to the reading mode you chose (see Section 11 –...

  • Page 17: Main Screen

    8. Main screen The Main screen is the main control center of the MPP3wifi web application. It contains the Control bar (1), the Readings section (2), the Settings menu (3), the Toolbar (4) and the Status bar (5). Several times per second, the probe measures and displays three (3) physical properties which are: HF RESPONSE: Conductor response measured in Hertz (Hz).
  • Page 18 In the right upper corner of the Readings section, you can find the depth of the next reading (Punctual mode) or the depth of the two points between which the readings are currently taken (Continuous mode). The MEM number corresponds to the number of the last saved reading. Each saved reading and/or marked point (stamp) is associated to a memory number.

  • Page 19: Settings

    9. Settings To set the parameters of the project, open the Settings menu (settings icon). The Settings window appears : Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...
  • Page 20 1: Identification These fields allow you to identify your project. The Project Name is the name of the output file (.gdd file) and the Core ID is the name or the number of the sample to be analyzed. The name of each core sample appears in the output file (.gdd file).
  • Page 21 3: Reading Select the reading mode you want to use: Punctual or Continuous (see Section 11 – Reading modes) to know how to use these two reading modes. For the Continuous mode, enter the interval of time between two recorded readings. The Spacing is the distance between two points marked by pressing the Stamp button.

  • Page 22: Toolbar

    10. Toolbar Click on the Toolbar icon to open the Toolbar. The Toolbar appears: 1: Memory The Memory window allows visualizing the projects that have been saved on the internal memory of your MPP3wifi probe. Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...
  • Page 23 To export a file from the MPP3wifi to your device, click on the Export File icon (see Section 5.2 – Restrictions using IOS to know how to proceed when using an iPhone). Example of an exported file (punctual mode for a half core sample with a diameter of 43mm) To delete one saved project, click on the trash bin icon on the same line of this project.
  • Page 24 2: System configuration Sound Settings This window allows activating or deactivating the sound you hear when a conductive material is detected. Click on the Sound bar to activate (green) or deactivate (red) the sound. You can set a threshold detection value associated to the HF RESPONSE. For values higher than the threshold value, the instrument will beep.
  • Page 25 Initialization The INITIALIZATION is the operation that restores the readings to zero. Remember: it takes at least 60 minutes for the probe to warm-up. Before that time is reached, you should initialize the probe every minute or before each reading. After the probe is properly warmed up, it is possible to set a longer time between two initializations.

  • Page 26: Reading Modes

    11. Reading modes There are four (4) possible reading modes with the MPP3wifi : Live, Punctual, Continuous and Graph. Live mode This mode is possible only when the memory of the probe contains no project. This mode allows you to take spontaneous readings without saving. The readings in this mode can be viewed in digital or graphical format (see Section 11.4 –...
  • Page 27 2: MEM icon/button To record a reading, click on the MEM icon or press the MEM button of the probe. The depth shown in Depth section will increase according to the Spacing set in the Settings menu after each time the MEM button is pressed. Take note that in the Punctual mode, the STAMP icon (or STAMP button of the probe) is not activated.
  • Page 28 5: Initialization warning By default, this warning icon appears every minute. When it appears, a probe initialization is required. If the probe is not initialized after 30 seconds, the message Please initialize the probe to continue will appear and the readings will stop. The readings will resume when the probe will be initialized (you just need to press on the INITIALIZE icon).

  • Page 29: Continuous Mode

    Continuous mode In this mode, the readings are recorded automatically according to the recording frequency you need (every second, every five seconds, etc.). Marking different positions along the core sample will help you to have a more accurate graphic (in Microsoft Excel software or else). symbol indicates that you are in the Continuous mode.
  • Page 30 In this mode, the MEM button becomes the START button on the web interface because the readings are recorded automatically according to the recording frequency you need (Interval field in the Settings menu: every second, every five seconds, etc.). To start the recording, click on this icon or press the MEM button of the probe.
  • Page 31 If you need to change the value of the next point to be marked, you can click on the Depth field and change the first point of the interval manually. Note that the Stamp will mark the second point of the interval and not the first point. You can also change the starting Depth and the Spacing in the Settings menu (see Section 9 –...
  • Page 32 6: Initialization warning By default, this warning icon appears every minute. When it appears, a probe initialization is required. If the probe is not initialized after 30 seconds, the message Please initialize the probe to continue will appear and the readings will stop. The readings will resume when the probe will be initialized (you just need to press on the INITIALIZE icon).

  • Page 33: Graph Mode

    Graph mode The Graph mode is always accessible from the other three (3) modes (Live, Punctual and Continuous). The graph mode allows you to visualize the readings graphically in real time. The curves of HF Response, magnetic susceptibility and conductivity are shown simultaneously. All other features (Control Bar icons, Depth, # MEM, etc.) work according to the current mode (Live, Punctal or Continuous).

  • Page 34: Readings Interpretation

    COND MHOS/M Calculated Conductivity: it is important to note that in the presence of magnetite in the sample, the MPP3wifi probe may overestimate the conductivity value. In addition, the « > » sign appearing before conductivity value indicates that real conductivity is higher than 999999 S/m. It is recommended to repeat the measurements at those locations after reinitializing to make sure these readings are reliable.

  • Page 35: Mpp3Wifi Software Update

    1. Connect the DB9 connector of the probe to a PC using the USB-to-Serial converter (if required) and the serial cable. 2. Turn ON the MPP3wifi probe. 3. Copy the Firmware Downloader Flyport PRO tool on your computer and double clic on the program to open it.
  • Page 36 4. In the main window, select the serial port. 5. Clic on the Open button and select the firmware update file MPP.hex 6. Clic on the Download button Once finished, the message Download completed succesfully will be displayed Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...

  • Page 37: Updating The Web Application

    Updating the web application 1. Open the Network Connection manager, then select the MPP3wifi probe’s network and click on Connect. 2. Open the web browser and enter the following address in the navigation bar : 192.168.1.115/mpfsupload Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...
  • Page 38 3. Select the web pages .bin file and clic on Upload 4. The update is completed once this page is displayed Important  It is recommended to clear the browser’s cache history. Browsers store elements of webpages to speed up the loading of the webpage during your next visit, which could cause improper visualisation of the updated web pages.

  • Page 39: Importing A File In Microsoft Excel

     Importing a file in Microsoft Excel Open the Microsoft Excel software. In the toolbar, select File and Open. In Type of files, select All Files (*.*). In Look in, you have to localize your file. This is very important in order to find the file you need.
  • Page 40 Text Import Wizard – Step 3 of 3. Select Finish. Save your file in Excel format. Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    Network (MP3XXX) appears in the Network Connection manager of my device but it is impossible to connect.  Solutions:  Verify if there is another device connected to the MPP3wifi probe. Only one device can be connected at a time with the MPP3wifi probe.  If there are too many Wi-Fi ®...
  • Page 42 ® Network.  If the Wi-Fi ® connection stopped to work, make sure that AA batteries are sufficiently charged and that the MPP3wifi probe is still ON.  Problem: The message Server error (INTERNAL) appears. INTERNAL Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...

  • Page 43: Errors During The Measuring Process

     Connect your device to the MPP3wifi  Go to the web address: 192.168.1.115/admin  Click on SD card and Click on “Format” *** WARNING: This procedure will erase all the data from the MPP3wifi probe *** Errors during the measuring process  Problem: After initialization, the readings seem to be unstable.
  • Page 44 The message Server error (TIMEOUT) appears.  Solutions:  This message can appear if there is no activity after a while or if the MPP3wifi probe has been turned OFF accidentally. Click on Retry to restart the MPP3wifi application.  Verify if your device is still connected to the MPP Wi-Fi ®...

  • Page 45: Technical Support

    This service is subject to instrument availability but we have been able to honour this commitment up to now. Printed in Canada in 2017 Version: manual-MPP3wifi-2017-08-21-EN.docx Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...

  • Page 46: Regulatory Information

     Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modifications to the MPP3wifi that are not expressly approved by Instrumentation GDD inc. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 17.2 Industry Canada This device complies with Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s).

  • Page 47: Annex 1 : Example Of A Dumped File

    Annex 1 : Example of a Dumped File Version MP3000 Mem CoreID Date Time Position U Diameter Half HF_Response Scpt:0.001_SI Cond:Mhos/m 2R_1 24/11/2015 14:42:43 0.00 m 25.40 2R_1 24/11/2015 14:42:44 0.07 m 25.40 2R_1 24/11/2015 14:42:44 0.13 m 25.40 2R_1 24/11/2015 14:42:44 0.20 m...

  • Page 48: Annex 2 : Graphics From Punctual And Continuous Modes

    Annex 2 : Graphics from Punctual and Continuous Modes Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...

  • Page 49: Annex 3 : Example Of A Step By Step Process In Continuous Mode

    Annex 3 : Example of a step by step process in Continuous mode Settings : (see Section 9 – Settings for more details) Instrumentation GDD inc. 2017-08-21...
  • Page 50 2. Place the end of the probe (sensor) on the core samples at the beginning of the row and press MEM on the probe (or click on the Start (MEM) icon of the MPP3wifi application) to start the recording and then, move the probe along the core samples. You need to press MEM and start to move the probe right away to avoid having many recorded readings at the same place on the core samples.
  • Page 51 4. Each time you reach a point to mark (every meter according to the Spacing set in the Settings), press STAMP on the probe (or click on the Stamp icon of the MPP3wifi application). The interval of Depth increments of one meter after each stamp.
  • Page 52 10. Once the probe is at the end of the second row, press MEM to stop the recording (or click on the STOP icon of the MPP3wifi application). 11. Press STAMP to mark the 7m point (or click on the Stamp icon of the MPP3wifi application). Stopping the recording before marking the last point of the row prevents recording too many readings at the same place caused by many operations to do at the same time.
  • Page 53 14. Once the probe is at the end of the third row, press MEM to stop the recording (or click on the STOP icon of the MPP3wifi application). 15. According to the Spacing set in the Settings, the next point to mark is 11m. However, the third row stops at 10.5m.
  • Page 54 Next point to mark : 10.5m 18. Press STAMP to mark the 10.5m point (or click on the Stamp icon of the MPP3wifi application). Memory : You can now export your saved file (see Section 10 – Toolbar for more details).

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