Portable Broadband Seismology

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Portable Broadband Seismology
Part 11 Station Servicing Data Offload

• Jakarta, Indonesia
• May 11-13, 2006
• Bruce Beaudoin
• Marcos Alvarez

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Field Practices

• Take comprehensive field notes.
• If it is not documented, it didnt happen
• Take your time.
• Make sure you will record useful data.
• The Fort Five
• Do you have power?
• Does the seismometer produce signal?
• Is your instrument programmed correctly?
• Do you have timing?
• Is your data being telemetered or stored on-site?

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Servicing Your Site
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Servicing Your Site
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Connect the Clié

• Connect the Clié to the Console port on the Q330
• On the Clié launch Q330beta

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Check Q330 Status

• Select Overview from Q330betas spash screen
• Select System from Views

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Things to Look For

• Last GPS Lock/Phase Error/Clock Quality
• GPS should cycle ever 3 hours
• Main Current/Input Volts
• Should usually be less than 100ma
• Input Volts should be gt12V
• Boom Pos (in 1/10V, e.g. 181.8V)
• Should be between -20 20
• Last Boot
• Should coincide with your last service or earlier
• Last Resync
• Last time the internal clock was significantly
  different from GPS time and internal clock had to
  be resynchronized. This should usually only
  happen shortly after Last Boot time.

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Check the Sensor

• Select QuickView beneath the Views menu.
• Do a Stomp Test to ensure all elements are
  working
• Be sure to press Stop before leaving this window.

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Flush RAM to baler

• If the Status LED is green and the Ethernet Link
  LED is on then the baler is already running. If
  the Ethernet Active LED is yellow most of the
  time it means that data is being sent to the
  baler. Wait until the Ethernet Active LED
  activity slows down then press and release the
  ATTN button to turn the baler off. Wait until the
  Status LED returns to blinking green every few
  seconds before doing anything else.
• If the Status LED is blinking once every few
  seconds then the baler is off. Use the menus
  below to turn the baler on.

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Downloading Baler Data
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Prepare the Baler

• Using the download QNET cable, connect the
  alligator clips to a battery.
• Connect the RJ-45 to the laptop.
• Connect the QNET connector to the front of the
  Baler

Note This is a cross-over network cable.
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Launch baleaddr
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Power Baler
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Baleaddr Should Recognize the baler
The Baler OK message indicates all is working
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Launch a Browser
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Select Data To Offload
Download both multiplexed and just 1sps
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Clean the baler
Wait for baleaddr to indicate it is done
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Shutdown the baler
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Disconnect the Baler
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1. QNET
2. Laptop
3. Battery

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Software Tools
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Types

• File and header viewing
• mseedpeek
• mseedscan
• File manipulation and editing
• sdrsplit
• fixhdr
• qedit
• Waveform viewing
• pql
• SEED building
• PDCC