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  • Page 1 Operating Instructions Guide intelliRock® III...
  • Page 2 Advisories Copyright © 2018, FLIR Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. No parts of the software including source code may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means, electronic, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of FLIR Systems.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Table of Contents Click on bold section to jump to that page. Table of Contents Transferring Logger Data to the PC 35 intelliRock® III Solution Overview Transferring Calibrations to the Reader What’s new in intelliRock III...
  • Page 4 intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide...

  • Page 5: Intellirock® Iii Solution Overview

    The system takes the guesswork out of concrete decision-making, allowing users to report and review concrete data from anywhere using the intelliRock cloud software. This guide provides operating instructions for the intelliRock III system, which consists of these major components: 1.
  • Page 6 Loggers are placed in concrete struc- tures as they are poured and once a logger is started, it collects data about concrete temperature or maturity for up to 180 days. There are two types of intelliRock III loggers: temperature only, or maturity and temperature.
  • Page 7 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Note: European users will have 3G wireless connectivity, with 4G planned in the future. 900 MHz connectivity is not available in the European market. Figure 1.4: The intelliRock III Wireless Remote.

  • Page 8: What's New In Intellirock Iii

    • PSI data. When maturity loggers are in use and a mix’s calibration curve has been up- loaded to the reader, the intelliRock III system will now display strength in either PSI or MPa in addition to the temperature and maturity.

  • Page 9: Temperature Profiling

    Documenting the temperature profiles and gradients of in-place concrete is another applica- tion of the intelliRock III system. The thermal data captured by intelliRock temperature loggers is uninterruptible and unalterable, providing proof of the thermal integrity of a placement. Con- crete temperature profiling with intelliRock is ideal for cold-weather pours, mass pours, curing tanks, and moist rooms.

  • Page 10: Intellirock Logger Overview

    USB port on the bottom of the reader, shown in Figure 1.7. Figure 1.7: The micro-USB port location on the bottom of the intelliRock reader. To connect a logger to the intelliRock III reader, use the terminals located on the top of the reader, as shown in Figure 1.8.

  • Page 11: Decoding Logger Part Numbers

    The logger part number distinguishes one type of logger from another. While loggers for the intelliRock III system are now standardized to log at one-minute intervals for up to 180 days, the part number format for loggers remains consistent from previous generation intelliRock sys- tems.

  • Page 12: Reviewing Logger Data

    III– Operating Instructions Guide Reviewing Logger Data Use the intelliRock III reader to review individual logger data in the field. An easier way to review logger data is through the intelliRock cloud software. Logger data is uploaded to the cloud by either: •...
  • Page 13 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST station. When 900 MHz connectivity is in use, logger data is first transferred to the PC soft- ware, and from there goes to the intelliRock cloud. Reference the “Using the intelliRock Wireless Remote” section of this guide for complete de-...

  • Page 14: Intellirock Iii Quick Reference

    III– Operating Instructions Guide intelliRock III Quick Reference This quick reference section overviews the key operational aspects of the intelliRock III system. For full details, refer to the related section of this guide. intelliRock Reader Setup 1. Power on the intelliRock reader 2.

  • Page 15: Downloading Logger Data To The Reader

    PC is connected to the internet. Using the Thermal Camera 1. Turn the reader on and press the FLIR logo button on the keyboard to activate the ther- mal camera. 2. After the FLIR logo splash screen displays, a live thermal image will appear on screen.

  • Page 16: Using The Intellirock Iii Reader

    III– Operating Instructions Guide Using the intelliRock III Reader To use the intelliRock III reader, press and hold the power button for about three seconds. The reader should power on and display the splash screen shown in Figure 3.1.

  • Page 17: Setting The Time And Date

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Figure 3.3: intelliRock III setup screen. The setup screen displays the model number, firmware number and ID number of the reader. The function keys allow setting or changing the settings shown on the bottom line of the dis- play: •...

  • Page 18: Choosing Language Support

    Establishing Bluetooth Connectivity The intelliRock III reader supports Bluetooth connectivity to a PC to transfer logger data from the reader to the PC software, or to transfer mix calibration curves to the reader. To establish Bluetooth connectivity: 1.

  • Page 19: Reader Battery Life

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST 3. The reader will generate a new pairing code each time F4 is pressed. Should the initial pairing attempt fail, press F4 as often as necessary to generate new pairing codes.

  • Page 20: Starting And Using Loggers

    Figure 1.8 at the top of the intelliRock reader. It does not matter which color wire goes to which color terminal. Figure 4.1 shows the reader connected to a logger. Figure 4.1: The intelliRock III reader connected to a logger. When the logger is successfully connected to the reader, the screen may briefly display the message “Testing”...
  • Page 21 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST If the logger status on the screen does not indicate “Logger Connected” within a few seconds of connecting the logger to the reader, disconnect the wires and reconnect them until a good connection is made.
  • Page 22 Note: unlike previous generations of the intelliRock system, which used different loggers to support either the Nurse-Saul or Arrhenius maturity methods, both methods are now supported by an intelliRock III maturity logger. Choose the method using the setup process described above.
  • Page 23 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Important: do not unplug the logger while it is updating, as shown in Figure 4.6. When the logger has been updated with job information, the reader screen will prompt the user for logger location information, as shown in Figure 4.7.

  • Page 24: Resetting A Logger

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Note: for maturity applications, it is not necessary to upload the calibration curve for the job to each logger at logger startup. Quite often, the calibration curve is created using the same mix being poured in the placement. Once a calibration curve for a mix is ready, follow the instruc- tions found in a later section of this guide to use that calibration curve with loggers on a spe- cific job.
  • Page 25 “Calibration Mix” field. • Calibration curves are initially entered into the intelliRock system through the intelliRock cloud software. Refer to the “intelliRock III Cloud Software” section of this guide for de- tails on using the cloud software. • Once calibration curves are stored in the intelliRock cloud software, they become avail- able for downloading to the reader.

  • Page 26: Downloading Logger Data To The Reader

    Even though the summary data is shown for review on the screen depicted in Figure 4.12, the data has not been transferred to the intelliRock III reader. Refer to the next section for instruc- tions on transferring and viewing detailed logger data.

  • Page 27: Entering Logger Data Notes

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST The text above the F1 key is a logger status message that will indicate either “Locked” or “Re- set”: • “Locked” means that the logger can no longer be stopped and restarted.

  • Page 28: Viewing Graphs Of Logger Data

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Figure 4.15: Entering a note about logger data. User-entered notes are time and date-stamped. To exit without recording notation text, press F5 to abort the process. Viewing Graphs of Logger Data From the logger download screen shown in Figure 4.14, press the F4 key to view a graph of logger data.
  • Page 29 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST While viewing and scrolling through the graph, pressing the Shift and Minus (F2) keys simulta- neously resets the graph to the initial, default view. The colors of the lines on the graph help in interpreting the logger data: •...

  • Page 30: Using The Thermal Camera

    III– Operating Instructions Guide Using the Thermal Camera New in the intelliRock III system is a lepton, 160 X 120 resolution thermal imaging camera. This thermal imaging capability enables users to take thermal photos of concrete structures to visually detect temperature differences. For example, a thermal image can provide evidence of good coverage in situations where thermal blankets are in use for the thermal protection of the concrete pour.
  • Page 31 Use the keyboard to enter any desired notation and then press the F5 key to save the image and notation. To exit the thermal camera function and return to the main reader menu, press the FLIR logo button.
  • Page 32 intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide A screen similar to the one shown in Figure 4.20 will display. Figure 4.20: Directory of files on the reader. Files with a suffix of TML are thermal image files. To view them, connect the reader to the intel- liRock PC software to transfer the images to the intelliRock cloud software.

  • Page 33: Intellirock Iii Pc Software

    It also supports configuration of 900 MHz radio connectivity to intelliRock wireless remote boxes. For details and instructions on configuring radio support for wireless remote boxes, reference the “Using the intelliRock III Wireless Remote” section of this guide. Installing the intelliRock PC software The intelliRock PC software runs under the Microsoft Windows operating system on an inter- net-connected PC.

  • Page 34: Connecting The Intellirock Iii Reader To The Pc

    1. Power on the intelliRock III reader. 2. Connect the intelliRock III reader to the PC. The micro USB port is located on the bottom of the reader (Figure 1.7). Connect the other end of the cable to an available USB port on the PC that is running the intelliRock PC software.

  • Page 35: Connecting Via Bluetooth

    1. Make sure Bluetooth connectivity is activated on the PC that is running the intelliRock PC software. 2. Power on the intelliRock III reader you wish to connect to the PC software. 3. Pair the reader with the PC by starting the PC software and clicking on the Bluetooth icon in the upper right corner of the screen, which causes a popup window to appear.

  • Page 36: Transferring Calibrations To The Reader

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Figure 5.4: Transferring logger data from the reader to the PC. This process will transfer all logger data and thermal image files in the reader’s directory (Figure 4.18) to the PC. A message will display in the information area to confirm when the data transfer is complete.

  • Page 37: Configuring 900 Mhz Radio Connectivity For Remote Boxes

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Figure 5.5: Using the PC software to transfer a calibration mix from the cloud to a reader. After selecting calibration mix curves to transfer, click the “Download Selected Calibrations to Reader”...
  • Page 38 intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Figure 5.6: The intelliRock wireless remote, 900 MHz base station. Use the cable provided with the base station and connect it to an available USB port on the PC. The intelliRock PC software supports connecting no more than one base station. After connecting the base station to the PC, click to pull down the “Radio Serial Port”...
  • Page 39 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Figure 5.8: Selecting the baud rate for 900 MHz radio connectivity. After setting the baud rate, click on the “Listen for Remote Boxes” button, which will temporari- ly gray-out as shown in Figure 5.9 while the base station is detecting wireless remote boxes.
  • Page 40 intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide...

  • Page 41: Using The Intellirock Iii Cloud Software

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Using the intelliRock III Cloud Software The intelliRock cloud software is new with the intelliRock III system, and it serves as the central repository for project data, reporting, and data sharing. Data gets to the intelliRock cloud auto- matically as a result of: 1.

  • Page 42: Administering And Managing Users

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Figure 6.2: The intelliRock cloud home screen. From the home screen, all the functions of the cloud software are accessible. The horizontal row of buttons across the top of the home screen navigate the user to these cloud software functions: 1.

  • Page 43: Creating Or Managing Projects In The Cloud

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST A list of all users will appear on this screen. To add a new intelliRock cloud user, click on the “Add a New User” link found in the upper left corner of the screen.
  • Page 44 intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Figure 6.5: How project information is organized on the projects home screen. To create or manage a project, click the “Manage Projects” button in the upper left corner of the screen, which will take you to the screen shown in Figure 6.6. Figure 6.6: Managing or creating projects in the cloud software.

  • Page 45: Reviewing Project Data

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST delete it from the cloud, but not from the logger. From the project editing screen, you can also add a new pour to the project, or to choose a de- fault calibration mix curve to use.

  • Page 46: Synchronizing Graph Data Based On Logger Start Time

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Figure 6.9: A strength graph for a selected calibration mix curve. Synchronizing Graph Data Based on Logger Start Time Because loggers are often placed and started at different times on a project, and concrete often covers sensors at different times, users often want to compare logger data that occurred at different points in time.

  • Page 47: Setting Alerts

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST To synchronize the lines on the graph, use the slider controls found immediately below the X-axis of the graph. The box at the right end of each slider bar shows the amount of offset, in the same units as the X-axis.

  • Page 48: Viewing And Editing Alerts

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide To set an alert, check the box by the logger or loggers for which you want to set an alert. Then select the type of alert you wish to set from the pull-down list shown in Figure 6.10. For ex- ample, selecting a “Strength”...
  • Page 49 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Figure 6.13: Viewing or editing an alert. The alert text shown in the green bar is a link, that when clicked, will cause the alert pop-up window similar to the one shown in Figure 6.12 to appear. From this pop-up window, the user...

  • Page 50: Sharing Report Data

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Sharing Report Data From the project home screen (Figure 6.4), reports and graphs are easy to share. Users can print graphs and data, save them as Excel spreadsheets or PDF files, or share reports via email.

  • Page 51: Viewing And Managing Existing Calibrations

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Viewing and Managing Existing Calibrations Click on any calibration shown on the calibration home screen to see the calibration data, strength calculations, or the calibration graph. Figure 6.16 shows the calibration data screen.

  • Page 52: Entering New Calibrations

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Entering New Calibrations From the calibration home screen (Figure 6.15), click the “NEW CALIBRATION” button to enter a new calibration. The screen shown in Figure 6.17 will appear. Figure 6.17: Entering a new calibration. A calibration is mix-specific and is developed in the lab through a series of progressive strength tests on the mixture being calibrated.
  • Page 53 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Figure 6.18: Cloud settings home screen. Change settings as desired. Click the “MANAGE REMOTE BOXES” button to access the list of intelliRock wireless remote boxes that are setup in the cloud. Figure 6.19 shows how this list will appear.

  • Page 54: Viewing Thermal Images

    Viewing Thermal Images Thermal images taken with the intelliRock III reader are automatically transferred to the cloud when the reader is connected to a PC that is running the intelliRock PC software and is con- nected to the internet.

  • Page 55: Accessing The Intellirock Cloud From A Smartphone

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Figure 6.21: Viewing thermal images in the cloud. Click on the project name to see all thermal images associated with a project. Or, click on the “View Unassigned Thermals” button at the top of the project list column to see unassigned thermal images.
  • Page 56 intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Figure 6.23 shows the intelliRock cloud software login page on a smartphone screen. Figure 6.23: Accessing the cloud from a smartphone. The cloud software web interface will adjust to fit the size of the screen size of smartphones or tablet computers used to access it.

  • Page 57: Using The Intellirock Wireless Remote

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Using the intelliRock Wireless Remote The intelliRock wireless remote box is an optional accessory that enables remote collection of thermal or strength data from up to eight loggers. It is ideal for use in when logger placements are distant, remote, or difficult to reach by a user with an intelliRock reader.

  • Page 58: Connecting Loggers To The Wireless Remote Box

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Connecting Loggers to the Wireless Remote Box To use the intelliRock wireless remote box, first start any loggers you wish to connect to it us- ing the procedure described in the “Starting an intelliRock Logger” section of this guide. After starting the loggers, connect them to the terminals by threading the logger cables through the openings on either side of the remote box.

  • Page 59: Locating The Wireless Remote Box On The Site

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Figure 7.4: Locating the wireless remote box serial number. To configure the box name to something that is friendlier than the serial number: 1. Power on the wireless remote box.

  • Page 60: Activating The Wireless Remote Box

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide For 900 MHz radio connectivity, communication from the wireless remote box is approximately line-of-sight. While line-of-sight can cover a long distance, place wireless remote boxes on a job site maintaining line-of-sight with the base station. Wireless remote boxes that use 900 MHz will act as relays to one another, so line-of-sight to another remote box will also facilitate good, radio communication.

  • Page 61: Manually "Pushing" Data To The Cloud

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST connected to the PC that is running the intelliRock PC software. A base station can support up to 12 wireless remote boxes. When using 900 MHz, the wireless remote box transfers data to the base station, where it is then transferred to the cloud from the PC to which the base station is connected.

  • Page 62: Placing Loggers In A Structure

    intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Placing Loggers in a Structure When placing loggers in a structure prior to a pour, always consult with the project engineer about exactly where to place them. In general, best practices for placing loggers include: •...

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting And Support

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Troubleshooting and Support To reach intelliRock technical support, call: (866) 276-4435. The support line is staffed from 9 am to 5 pm, Eastern U.S. time. The best and most current source of troubleshooting information is found online at: https://www.flir.com/support-center/Instruments/concrete-curing/...

  • Page 64: Warranty

    If you require further assistance, please contact the intelliRock technical support team at: (866) 276-4435 between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm, Eastern U.S. time. Warranty This product is protected by FLIR’s 1-Year Limited Warranty. Visit www.flir.com/testwarranty to read the 1-Year Limited Warranty document.

  • Page 65: Appendix

    Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Appendix...
  • Page 66 intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide HOW TO DEVELOP A CALIBRATION CURVE Reference ASTM C 1074 8.1-8.7 A suggested method for developing maturity calibration curve is to cast a minimum of 17 cylinders from a specified trial batch prior to placing on site concrete. These 17 cylinders will be cast and cured in accordance with standard procedures for curing specimen cylinders.
  • Page 67 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST The 15 cylinders without intelliRock maturity loggers will be broken compressively in groups of three at five different intervals, or as the project engineer directs. BREAK THREE CYLINDERS...
  • Page 68 intelliRock® III– Operating Instructions Guide Repeat this process at specified intervals to complete the calibration curve. It is up the engineer to decide when these five break points will occur. Some examples: Standard 6 sack mix: 1, 3, 7, 14, 28 days (ASTM C 1074-98 recommended intervals) High early: 12 hour, 1, 2, 4, 7 days High early (faster): 4, 6, 8, 12, 24 hours (patching applications) Slow setting: 7, 14, 28, 42, 56 days...
  • Page 69 Visit www.flir.com/support or call (866) 276-8369, 9am - 5pm, EST Corporate Headquarters FLIR Systems, Inc. 2770 SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, OR 97070 USA Customer Support Repair, Calibration, and Technical Support:: https://support.flir.com...

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