KTS-Electronic GPA 3000 DR User Manual

KTS-Electronic GPA 3000 DR User Manual

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Penetrating
Analyzer
GPA 3000 DR
User's Manual KTS – 3D
KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG
Germany

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  • Page 1 Ground Penetrating Analyzer GPA 3000 DR User’s Manual KTS – 3D KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG Germany...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of content General guidelines....................3 Preface ......................3 Important details ....................3 Scope of delivery ..................... 4 Hardware operation .................... 5 Assembly of GPA probes: ................5 2.1.1 Universal probe 60cm ..................5 2.1.2 Super probe 1m ....................6 Electronic unit .....................
  • Page 3: General Guidelines

    Congratulations on your purchase of one of the most advanced high performance detectors: the GPA 3000 DR. The GPA 3000 DR is the new development of KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG. Already pre-installed programs and an instruction manual which is furnished with numerous illustrations and easy to understand will facilitate the assembly, so that nothing will stand in the way for a practical application.
  • Page 4: Scope Of Delivery

    1.3 Scope of delivery Hardware:  GPA 3000 DR electronic unit with integrated radio transmitter*  GPA 3000 DR super probe 100 cm (39”) two-fold demountable*  External Li-Ion battery pack with connection cable*  External radio unit* * for drone usage ...
  • Page 5: Hardware Operation

     Join the electronic unit to the other side of the telescope rod as shown  Plug the probe in to the “GPA”-socket of the electronic unit. Fig. 2.1 GPA 3000 DR Universal probe with carbon telescope rod and tablet holder Fig. 2.2 Assembly probe Fig.
  • Page 6: Super Probe 1M

    Fig. 2.4 Assembled GPA 3000 DR Universal probe with tablet holder When searching with the universal probe, the telescopic rod should be vertical to the ground and the universal probe should be held as shown in the picture. 2.1.2 Super probe 1m ...
  • Page 7 Fig. 2.5 Assembly super-probe Fig. 2.6 Assembly super-probe Fig. 2.7 Assembly electronic unit Fig. 2.8 Assembly electronic unit KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 8: Electronic Unit

    3 Electronic unit The GPA 3000 DR has a lightweight and robust housing with easy handling and operation. The GPA 3000 DR is a measuring device, which can measure alterations of ground anomalies caused by metal objects, soil structure or excavations and can discriminate from normal ground magnetism.
  • Page 9: Connection To The Drone

    3.1 Connection to the drone If you want to connect the GPA 3000 DR to the drone, you should connect it to the upper part of the electronics unit (connection to the drone). The electronics unit has a transmitter antenna which sends search data to the receiver.
  • Page 10: Gpa Display

    Choose the side with values closer to 2.5 as forward direction (as shown in the following figures).  The distance between the probe and ground should not vary a lot.  Avoid hectic movements and try to walk in straight lines. KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 11: Search With Super Probe

     The distance between the probe and ground should not vary a lot.  Avoid hectic movements and try to walk in straight lines. Fig:. 4.3 Super-probe KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 12: Battery And Charger

    The battery pack can be attached to your belt loop or somewhere similar. It is best to attach the battery pack to the back of the electronics unit through the Velcro fastener. KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 13: Android Software

    5 Android software There is a tablet computer included in the GPA 3000 DR set for two-dimensional and three-dimensional evaluation of your measurements, which connects wirelessly via Bluetooth with the electronic unit. Fig. 5.1 Tablet computer incl. mount 5.1 Commissioning of tablet computer ...
  • Page 14: Bluetooth-Connection

    DEVICES” (several times if necessary) and select it.  A confirmation pop up with:”CONNECTED” will appear on the tablet computer.  A blue dot will appear on the screen of the electronic unit. Fig.5.3 Successful Bluetooth connection KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 15: Kts Gpa 3D- Software

     The measurement can be deleted with the “RESET”- button. Hint: The Bluetooth pairing has failed if there is no “START”- button on the lower part of the screen . (see 5.2) KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 16: Evaluation With Kts Gpa 3D

     Tap “LOAD” for loading a previously saved measurement.  The 3D- image can be moved with one finger and rotated/zoomed with two finger (see following figures). Fig. 5.6 3D evaluation of measurements KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 17  Tap on a file to display the options : “open file”, “rename file”, “delete file” and “show file in 3D”.  To delete all files tap the button “DELETE ALL FILES” on the lower left part of the screen. KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 18: Settings For Kts Gpa 3D

    “Measure-delay”. Here you can change the time between two measurements. Please note that this option will effect the speed options “SLOW”, “NORMAL” and “FAST” under “MEASURE”. Fig. 5.10 Settings KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 19: Kts Gpa Visualizer -Software

     Tapping “CURRENT MEASUREMENT” on the lower part of the screen will show the current measurement in 2D.  Tapping “LOAD” gives you the option to see a previously saved measurement in 2D. KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 20  Tap on a file to display the options : “open file”, “rename file” and “delete file”.  To delete all files tap the button “DELETE ALL FILES” on the lower left part of the screen.. Fig. 5.13 File management KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 21: Settings For Kts Gpa Visualizer

    6 System requirements and license agreements 6.1 System requirements Both KTS GPA 3D and KTS GPA Visualizer run on devices with at least Android 5.0. Note: Different display dimension can result in a distorted display. KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...
  • Page 22: License Agreements

    Defective parts will be repaired gratuitous or will be replaced by efficient parts of our choice. KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG reserves the right to exchange a device by an equal valued replacement unit in case the returned product cannot be required in an appropriate budget time frame.
  • Page 23: After Expiration Date

    7.1 After expiration date KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG can agree upon a service after expiry of guarantee. In this case repairing and shipment will be charged.
  • Page 24: Contact

    9:00 am to 4:00 pm Copyright: KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG, Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany, 2019. A duplication or usage of graphics and/or text of this publication is not allowed without explicit consent. KTS-Electronic GmbH & Co. KG – GPA 3000 DR...

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