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JEWELL LILY User Manual

Self-leveling borehole tiltmeter
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LILY Self-Leveling Borehole Tiltmeter
850 Perimeter Road
Manchester, NH 03103
Phone: 603–669–6400
Fax: 603–622–2690
www.jewellinstruments.com
sales@jewellinstruments.com
Copyright ©2013 by Jewell Instruments LLC. All rights reserved.
Manual No. B-05-1003, Rev. J
This manual is used in conjunction with Lily Firmware 2.1 Revision D

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  • Page 1 LILY Self-Leveling Borehole Tiltmeter 850 Perimeter Road Manchester, NH 03103 Phone: 603–669–6400 Fax: 603–622–2690 www.jewellinstruments.com sales@jewellinstruments.com Copyright ©2013 by Jewell Instruments LLC. All rights reserved. Manual No. B-05-1003, Rev. J This manual is used in conjunction with Lily Firmware 2.1 Revision D...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Initial Check-Out Procedures ..................... 11 Installing and Leveling Your Tiltmeter, Collecting Data ............11 Settling Behavior ........................12 Communicating with your LILY Tiltmeter ................12 Basic Requirements and Settings ..................12 Firmware Command Format ....................14 Firmware Command Summary .................... 15 Sample Data Using the XY Command ..................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    The version that you have is indicated on the title page and in Appendix A of this user’s manual. Note that RS232 is typically limited to cable lengths less than 15 meters (50 feet). The RS485 output of the LILY tiltmeter (which is functionally equivalent to RS422 output) can drive cable lengths greater than 1200 meters (4,000 feet).

  • Page 4: Technical Highlights

    • Jewell maintains complete specifications and test records for every tiltmeter built. Your tiltmeter contains two electrolytic level sensors (one for each tilt axis) that produce changes in resistance in response to a rotation of the sensor. A voltage divider network senses the resistance change.

  • Page 5: Specifications

    To help avoid such an occurrence, each wire that enters the LILY tiltmeter is connected to the stainless steel tiltmeter housing through variable-resistance type surge absorbers (transorbs). The transorbs normally have extremely high resistance.

  • Page 6: Digital Output Features And Wiring

    The test cable has either one or two DB9 serial connectors, depending on the tiltmeter version that you have (Figure 8). To use the test cable, plug one end into the tiltmeter and the other end into your LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 7 RS232 or RS485 serial port. Connect power and then begin communicating with the tiltmeter using the firmware commands. If you use your own power supply, you can cut off the barrel connector and wire DC power directly to the red (+) and black ( wires. LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 8 Figure 2. LILY Self Leveling Borehole Tiltmeter, Exploded View LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 9 Figure 3. Assembled View, with and without Outer Tube LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 10 Figure 4. Assembled View Showing Header Locations on Circuit Board LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 11 Figure 5. Cable Assembly at Top End of Tiltmeter (see Figure 2 for item numbers) Figure 6. Tilt Sign Convention, Looking Down at Top of Tiltmeter LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...

  • Page 12: Initial Check-Out Procedures

    Figure 7. Test cable for LILY version 98020-03 with 8-pin connector. This cable has two serial connectors, RS485 and RS232. Figure 8. DB9 serial connectors and barrel connector (upper left) for power transformer. Test cables for LILY versions 98020-01 and -02 have only one serial connector.

  • Page 13: Installing And Leveling Your Tiltmeter, Collecting Data

    When the X and Y readings are around 0 to +/-20 microradians, the leveling process will stop. You should then issue the following command before proceeding: *9900XY-LEVEL,0 (This command resets the tiltmeter so that it can be leveled again later.) LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...

  • Page 14: Settling Behavior

    A typical example of this settling is shown in Figure 9. In this example, the sensors were leveled after tiltmeter installation in a barrel filled with sand in the Jewell Instruments laboratory. The graph (Figure 9) begins at the end of the leveling process and shows that the X sensor settled about 25 microradians and the Y sensor about 12 microradians over a period of a few hours (the increase in output at the end of the data set is caused by warming after sunrise).

  • Page 15: Communicating With Your Lily Tiltmeter

    The baud rate is the only parameter that is user-selectable. The default baud rate is 19200. Baud rates up to 115200 are supported. N6561 X LILY @ AGI Sandpit - SN6561 N6561 Y XYC4 - Logging to Flash - FW1.0R...

  • Page 16: Firmware Command Format

    Valid commands are summarized in Section 8.3 and described in detail in Appendix B. The input/output processing on the serial port of the LILY tiltmeter is as follows: Input is read until a <CR> or <LF> (carriage return or line feed) is received. (On a PC, this usually means pressing the ‘Enter’...
  • Page 17 (for example, if the Lily is outside of the leveling range). Additional inputs (iGain, pGain, dGain, iMax, and iMin) are used with the PID leveling Algorithm and should not be changed from factory settings unless the end user Is having significant leveling problems.
  • Page 18 (see section 8.4). XY-TOGGLE-TIMESTAMP Appends a timestamp to the Simple (SIM) output string when toggled on (see section 8.4). SET-TIME,sec,min,hour,day,month,year Sets the current Lily time to a specific time. Each input must be two characters long: 00-59 00-59 hour...

  • Page 19: Sample Data Using The Xy Command

    $-330.000,-330.000, 21.13,01/19/07 14:53:22,N7055 $-330.000,-330.000, 21.12,01/19/07 14:53:23,N7055 $-330.000,-330.000, 21.14,01/19/07 14:53:24,N7055 SO = “SIM” with the Supply Voltage and the Timestamp ON: $-330.000,-330.000, 21.17,01/19/07 14:53:59,11.86,N7055 $-330.000,-330.000, 21.16,01/19/07 14:54:00,11.87,N7055 $-330.000,-330.000, 21.14,01/19/07 14:54:01,11.86,N7055 $-330.000,-330.000, 21.16,01/19/07 14:54:02,11.86,N7055 LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...

  • Page 20: Using The Magnetic Compass

    XY- MAG-OFFSET,x command, where x is the magnetic declination. The declination is added to the output of the compass to give true north. Declinations to the west of north are positive numbers, those to the east of north are negative numbers. LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...

  • Page 21: Recording Data In Internal Memory Or On A Pc; Data File Sizes

    Data is recorded to memory by issuing the XY-MEMS command until the Internal Flash Memory is filled. Once the Internal Flash Memory is full, the LILY will overwrite the oldest logged data sample with its current (most recent) tilt data reading. The LILY will continue to record data to internal memory in this fashion until receiving the XYC-OFF command.

  • Page 22: Switching Between Rs232 And Rs485 Output

    Similarly, after a switch to RS232, the RS485 serial connector and port can no longer be used. If your LILY has a 6-pin connector, it is wired for only one output protocol, RS485 or RS232. Do not switch output protocols. If this happens, you will lose the ability to communicate with...

  • Page 23: Routine Maintenance

    Jewell Instruments LLC at (603) 669-6400 or www.jewellinstruments.com in New Hampshire. A sales representative will assist you in determining the cause of any problem. Routine Maintenance Keep all tiltmeters away from extremes of heat and cold. Extreme temperatures shorten the life of the seals and unnecessarily stress the electronic components.
  • Page 24 50 inch/lbs. using a calibrated torque wrench. WARNING! NEVER USE AN OHMMETER TO MEASURE THE TILT SENSORS INSIDE THE TILTMETER. APPLYING DC CURRENT THROUGH THE SENSORS WILL CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY! LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...

  • Page 25: Appendix A Connector Pin Assignments And Test Cable Wiring

     LILY part no. 98020-01 with 6-pin connector and RS485 output.  LILY part no. 98020-02 with 6-pin connector and RS232 output.  LILY part no. 98020-03 with 8-pin connector, RS485 and RS232 output. Table A1. Tiltmeter part no. 98020-01 Pin Assignment Table (RS485)
  • Page 26 Pins 4 and 6 in the RS232 connector (DB9) are shorted. Pins 7 and 8 in the RS232 connector are shorted. Figure A1. Face View of Female DB9 Connector with Pin Assignments LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...

  • Page 27: Appendix B Firmware Commands

    X-tilt value in degrees or microradians (see Appendix A) Example (Timestamp & Supply Voltage OFF): $-105.034, 35.034, 90.46, 18.62,N6561 $-xxx.xxx,-xxx.xxx,xxx.xx,xxx.xx,Nxxxx Example (Timestamp OFF, Supply Voltage ON): $-330.000,-330.000,263.33, 21.11,11.87,N7055 Example (Timestamp and Supply Voltage ON): $-330.000,-330.000,263.19, 21.15,01/19/07 15:09:44,11.87,N7055 LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 28 | | | | | X (E)-tilt value | | | | Data Type, A=Angular | | | Comment, N for North/South direction | | Units, M=microradians, D=degrees | Y (N)-tilt value Data Type, A=Angular Example: $PASHS,XDR,A,044.646,M,N,A,-10.550,M,E,C,18.77,C,T-N6571 LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 29 Error Strings: None. Default: N/A Persistence: Subsequent tiltmeter readings stored in nonvolatile memory until memory is full. Maximum of 67573 readings with 2.1 Mbytes of flash installed. Example: command: *9900XY-MEMS<CR><LF> response: <none> LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 30 Once a number of samples are stored, issue the following command: *9900XY-MEMD<CR><LF> The following data will be output: $start,12-23-05,14:57:03,1/min $ 43.555, 250.126, 0.00, 20.01,N6571 $ 42.591, 246.021, 0.17, 20.09,N6571 $end download *9900XY-MEMD LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 31 XY-TR-PASH-ON XY-SO-XDR XY-SE XY-SP Syntax: *ttssXY-M1<CR><LF> Error Strings: None. Default: N/A Persistence: Setting is stored in nonvolatile memory. Example: command: *9900XY-M1<CR><LF> response: APPLIED GEOMECHANICS LILY Firmware V1.0 SN-N6561 ID01 LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 32 Default: N/A Persistence: N/A Example: command: *9900XYVR<CR><LF> response: APPLIED GEOMECHANICS LILY Firmware V1.0 SN-N6561 ID01 --------------------------------------- This command is not currently supported. Sets the ID of units in the daisy chain. The first device in the serial chain sets its ID to the source ID plus one (ss+1), and then outputs a the ID command to the next device with the source ID set to its new ID.
  • Page 33 <none> --------------------------------------- XY-EP Enables power on message. Power on message is: APPLIED GEOMECHANICS LILY Firmware V1.0 SN-N6561 ID01 Where V1.0 is the firmware version, SN-N6561 is the serial number of the device and ID01 is the target's ID. Syntax: *ttssXY-EP<CR><LF>...
  • Page 34 ID 99, then the unit will respond, but the unit will NOT echo the command when it is done. Syntax: *ttssXY-SE<CR><LF> Error Strings: None. Default: N/A Persistence: Setting is stored in nonvolatile memory. Example: command: *0100XY-SE<CR><LF> response: <none> LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 35 Persistence: Once initiated, the same averaging remains in effect even with power cycle. (Setting is stored in nonvolatile memory.) Can be changed by reissuing the command with a different value for x, or by LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 36 Persistence: Setting is stored in nonvolatile memory. Example: command: *9900XY-TOGGLE-TIMESTAMP <CR><LF> response: Timestamp ON Timestamp OFF --------------------------------------- SET-TIME,sec,min,hour,day,month,year Sets the current Lily time to a specific time. Each input is two characters long. sec 00-59 min 00-59 hour 00-23 day 00-31 month 00-12 year 00-99 Syntax: *ttssSET-TIME,sec,min,hour,day,month,year<CR><LF>...
  • Page 37 Error Strings: None. Default: Off. Persistence: Setting is stored in nonvolatile memory. Example: command: *9900XY-AUTOZ<CR><LF> response: <none> --------------------------------------- XY-AUTOZOFF Turns autozero function off, causing tiltmeter to display non-biased (unshifted) position readings. Syntax: *ttssXY-AUTOZ-OFF<CR><LF> LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 38 XYC-OFF command (see below). Example (with SO=”SIM”): command: *9900XYC1<CR><LF> response: $ 81.608, 24.033, 47.80, 19.33,N6561 $ 81.683, 23.713, 47.71, 19.44,N6561 $ 81.297, 24.033, 47.71, 19.34,N6561 $ 81.797, 23.536, 47.84, 19.42,N6561 LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 39 $ 81.177, 23.642, 47.71, 19.44,N6561 $ 81.608, 24.033, 47.80, 19.33,N6561 Example (disabling magnetic compass in simple output mode): cmd: *9900XY-SET-MAG,0<CR><LF> rsp: *9900XY-SET-MAG,0<CR><LF> $ 81.703, 24.056, 19.33,N6561 $ 81.177, 23.642, 19.44,N6561 $ 81.608, 24.033, 19.33,N6561 LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 40 Example: cmd: *9900XY-LEVEL,1<CR><LF> rsp: *9900XY-LEVEL,1<CR><LF> $ 334.892,-334.892, 0.68, 21.49,N6571 $ 334.894,-334.894, 0.77, 21.51,N6571 $ 334.859,-334.859, 0.60, 21.16,N6571 $-109.454,-334.862, 0.51, 21.19,N6571 $ -78.018,-334.861, 0.60, 21.18,N6571 $ -33.612,-334.862, 0.60, 21.19,N6571 $ -3.491,-334.838, 0.51, 20.95,N6571 LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...
  • Page 41 (for example, if the Lily is outside of the leveling range). Additional inputs (iGain, pGain, dGain, iMax, and iMin) are used with the PID leveling algorithm and should not be changed from factory settings unless the end user is having significant leveling problems.
  • Page 42 (for example, if the Lily is outside of the leveling range). Additional inputs (iGain, pGain, dGain, iMax, and iMin) are used with the PID leveling algorithm and should not be changed from factory settings unless the end user is having significant leveling problems.
  • Page 43 Toggles Advanced Memory Mode on or off. When logging output to memory, Advanced Memory Mode overwrites the oldest logged data with the most recent tilt data once the internal storage of the Lily has been filled. When Advanced Memory Mode is off and internal storage is full, data will no longer be logged to memory, and incoming tilt data will be output serially.
  • Page 44 --------------------------------------- XY-TOGGLE-DUAL-OUTPUT Outputs tilt data serially while saving data to nonvolatile memory (must use XY-MEMS command) LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...

  • Page 45: Appendix C Lily Tiltmeter Options And Accessories

    LILY" Test Cable, RS232, with 6-contact neoprene connector on tiltmeter 001-89078 end, DB9 and power jack on far end, 6m (20 ft) LILY Starter Kit: 20 ft test cable with connectors and 100-240 VAC power 001-89079-01 transformer, for LILY version 98020-01 (RS485)

  • Page 46: Appendix D Warranty And Limitation Of Liability

    In respect of goods or parts thereof manufactured by others and resold by Jewell, Jewell will pass on to the customer the benefit of any guarantee or warranty received by Jewell from the original manufacturer insofar as such guarantee or warranty is assignable.

  • Page 47: Appendix E Revision Record

    Added Appendix E for revision record Corrected table in section 3. Corrected 24-43 25521 Appendix B Firmware commands. Revised 6/26/2013 section 8.3, and 8.6 26701 Typo, baud rate 57600 was listed as 7600 10/15/14 LILY | 2013 User Manual B-05-1003, Rev. J...

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