Digi-Shot plus.4G User manual

DigiShot®Plus 4G Commander System
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DigiShot® Plus 4G Commander SVN 45232G
CE4 Tagger SVN 45232G
DigiShot® Plus 4G Detonator
2021/06/14

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List of Figures.......................................................................................................................................10
List of Tables........................................................................................................................................10
1USERS OF THIS MANUAL ................................................................................................. 11
1.1. Purpose of this manual ..............................................................................................................11
1.2. End User......................................................................................................................................11
1.2.1. Requirements..............................................................................................................................................11
1.3. Training .......................................................................................................................................11
2DIGISHOT®PLUS 4G COMMANDER SYSTEM PRODUCT SAFETY ............................... 12
2.1. DetNet Safety Philosophy ..........................................................................................................12
2.2. User Safety..................................................................................................................................12
2.3. Product Safety ............................................................................................................................12
2.4. Equipment Usage and Handling................................................................................................13
2.5. Information in case of emergency.............................................................................................14
2.6. Warning, Caution, and Note Statements...................................................................................14
2.7. Disclaimer ...................................................................................................................................14
2.8. RF compliance - FCC (USA) and ICES (Canada) ......................................................................15
2.8.1. Unauthorised Changes................................................................................................................................15
2.8.2. Radio Interference.......................................................................................................................................15
2.8.3. RF Exposure................................................................................................................................................15
2.8.4. FCC Class B digital device notice...............................................................................................................15
2.8.5. Labelling Requirements for the Host device ...............................................................................................16
2.8.6. CAN ICES-3 (B) / NMB-3 (B) ......................................................................................................................16
2.8.7. Use of Tablet or Handheld devices on the bench with the CE4 Commander control equipment...............16
3DIGISHOT®PLUS 4G COMMANDER SYSTEM INTRODUCTION..................................... 17
3.1. DigiShot®Plus 4G Commander Basic System Description.....................................................17
3.1.1. Direct Blasting Configuration.......................................................................................................................18
3.1.2. Remote Blasting Configuration....................................................................................................................19
3.1.3. Remote Blasting via a Repeater Configuration...........................................................................................20
3.2. DigiShot®Plus 4G Commander General Description...............................................................21
3.3. CE4 Tagger General Description...............................................................................................21
3.4. DigiShot®Plus 4G Detonator General Description...................................................................21
3.5. Near Field Cards (NFC) General Description............................................................................22
3.5.1. The White Information Card........................................................................................................................22
3.5.2. The Yellow ActivateCard.............................................................................................................................22
3.5.3. The Red BlastCard......................................................................................................................................22
3.6. Harness Wire...............................................................................................................................23

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3.7. DigiShot®Plus 4G Commander System Tablet Blast Application...........................................23
3.8. DigiShot®Plus 4G Commander System User Application.......................................................24
3.8.1. Users that deploy simple blast patterns. Basic (B) Tagging Option...........................................................24
3.8.2. Users that follow a paper plan. Advanced (A) Tagging Option..................................................................24
3.8.3. Users that follow a plan. Planned (P) Tagging Option...............................................................................24
3.9. DigiShot®Plus 4G Commander System Limits and Specifications ........................................25
3.9.1. CE4 Tagger System Limits..........................................................................................................................25
3.9.2. DigiShot®Plus 4G Commander System Limits...........................................................................................26
4DIGISHOT®PLUS 4G DETONATOR .................................................................................. 28
4.1. Components................................................................................................................................28
4.1.1. Crimp Plug...................................................................................................................................................28
4.1.2. Printed Circuit Board (PCB).........................................................................................................................28
4.1.3. Fusehead.....................................................................................................................................................29
4.1.4. ProtectiveH-Plug.........................................................................................................................................29
4.1.5. Connector....................................................................................................................................................29
4.1.6. Down-linewire.............................................................................................................................................29
4.2. ConnectingUp.............................................................................................................................30
4.2.1. Connector....................................................................................................................................................30
4.3. Application of Detonator............................................................................................................31
4.4. HandlingPrecautions .................................................................................................................31
4.4.1. Storage........................................................................................................................................................31
4.4.2. DigiShot®Plus 4G Detonator Care..............................................................................................................31
4.5. Specifications .............................................................................................................................32
4.5.1. Number of DigiShot®Plus 4G Detonators...................................................................................................32
4.5.2. Automated detonator capacity check..........................................................................................................32
4.5.3. Decking........................................................................................................................................................32
4.5.4. Maximum delay times and increments.........................................................................................................32
4.5.5. TemperatureLimitations..............................................................................................................................32
4.5.6. Storage Life and Equipment Life .................................................................................................................32
4.5.7. Electrostatic Discharge, Over Voltage, Over Current and EMP Immunity..................................................32
4.6. Safety...........................................................................................................................................33
4.7. SafetyWarnings..........................................................................................................................33
4.7.1. User and Safety Tips ...................................................................................................................................33
4.7.2. Risks............................................................................................................................................................33
4.7.3. Destructionof4G Detonators.......................................................................................................................33
5CE4 TAGGER...................................................................................................................... 34
5.1. CE4 Tagger General Information...............................................................................................34
5.2. CE4 Tagger Components...........................................................................................................35
5.2.1. Harness wire terminals................................................................................................................................36
5.2.2. Pogo pins.....................................................................................................................................................36
5.2.3. LEDs............................................................................................................................................................36
5.2.4. LCD Screen.................................................................................................................................................36
5.2.5. SoftKeys......................................................................................................................................................36

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5.2.6. Navigation and Numerical keys...................................................................................................................36
5.2.7. Enter key .....................................................................................................................................................36
5.2.8. Backspace Key............................................................................................................................................36
5.2.9. On/Off key ...................................................................................................................................................37
5.2.10. Esc key........................................................................................................................................................37
5.2.11. Function key................................................................................................................................................37
5.2.12. USB connector port.....................................................................................................................................37
5.2.13. Battery.........................................................................................................................................................37
5.2.14. Audio Tones ................................................................................................................................................37
5.2.15. Vibration Signals .........................................................................................................................................38
5.2.16. Visual Signals..............................................................................................................................................38
5.2.17. Real Time Clock (RTC) Function ................................................................................................................38
5.2.18. NFC.............................................................................................................................................................38
5.3. Power CE4 Tagger ON and OFF.................................................................................................39
5.3.1. CE4 Tagger Power-ON...............................................................................................................................39
5.3.2. CE4 Tagger Power-OFF .............................................................................................................................40
5.4. CE4 Tagger Menu Navigation ....................................................................................................41
5.4.1. CE4 Tagger Common User Interface Conventions ....................................................................................41
5.5. CE4 Tagger Menu Quick Reference...........................................................................................43
5.6. CE4 Tagger Accessories............................................................................................................46
5.6.1. External Battery Pack..................................................................................................................................46
5.6.2. Replaceable Top Connectors......................................................................................................................47
5.6.3. Surface Harness Wire .................................................................................................................................48
5.7. CE4 Tagger Battery.....................................................................................................................49
5.7.1. Charging the CE4 Tagger (Wired) ..............................................................................................................49
5.7.2. Wireless Charging.......................................................................................................................................49
5.7.3. Low Battery..................................................................................................................................................50
5.7.4. Battery Information......................................................................................................................................50
5.8. CE4 Tagger Storage Mode .........................................................................................................51
6CE4 TAGGER SYSTEM INFORMATION............................................................................ 53
6.1. System Info.................................................................................................................................53
6.1.1. Regulatory Info............................................................................................................................................53
6.1.2. System Info - Battery...................................................................................................................................53
6.1.3. System Info - Temperature and the Relative Humidity ...............................................................................53
6.1.4. System Info - Hardware Serial Number and SW Release Number ............................................................54
6.1.5. System Info - GPS Detail ............................................................................................................................54
6.1.6. Regulatory Info............................................................................................................................................54
6.1.7. System Info –User ID..................................................................................................................................54
7CE4 TAGGER CONFIGURATION SETTINGS.................................................................... 55
7.1. CE4 Tagger 4G Setup Configuration.........................................................................................55
7.1.1. Tag Option...................................................................................................................................................55
7.1.2. Site Setup....................................................................................................................................................56
7.1.3. Leakage Trigger ..........................................................................................................................................58
7.1.4. Test Single on Bus ......................................................................................................................................58

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7.1.5. Extra Info Bar ..............................................................................................................................................59
7.2. Device Setup...............................................................................................................................61
7.2.1. Contrast.......................................................................................................................................................61
7.2.2. Brightness....................................................................................................................................................62
7.2.3. Time Zone ...................................................................................................................................................63
7.2.4. Language.....................................................................................................................................................65
7.2.5. Units ............................................................................................................................................................66
8CE4 TAGGER ADVANCED SETUP.................................................................................... 67
8.1. Tagger ID.....................................................................................................................................67
8.2. Connections................................................................................................................................69
8.2.1. Connect Tagger to PC via Wi-Fi..................................................................................................................70
8.2.2. Connect CE4 Tagger to DigiShot®Plus 4G Commander via Wi-Fi ............................................................71
8.2.3. Connect CE4 Tagger to PC via USB ..........................................................................................................73
8.3. Remote View ...............................................................................................................................74
8.3.1. Select Remote View on CE4 Tagger ..........................................................................................................74
8.3.2. Initiate Remote View on PC ........................................................................................................................75
8.4. Clear Tags...................................................................................................................................76
8.5. Device Password ........................................................................................................................77
8.6. Read All Detonator Data.............................................................................................................78
8.7. Maximum Wire Length................................................................................................................79
8.8. Reconciliation.............................................................................................................................80
9CE4 TAGGER FACTORY SETUP....................................................................................... 81
9.1. Factory Setup Menu Options .....................................................................................................82
10 TAGGING OPERATIONS.................................................................................................... 84
10.1. COMMANDER SYSTEM TAGGING PRINCIPLE.........................................................................84
10.1.1. Basic............................................................................................................................................................84
10.1.2. Advanced.....................................................................................................................................................85
10.1.3. Tag by Plan .................................................................................................................................................85
10.2. BASIC (B) TAGGING OPTION ....................................................................................................86
10.2.1. Mark Detonators..........................................................................................................................................88
10.3. PLANNED (P) TAGGING OPTION...............................................................................................90
10.3.1. Selecting a ViewShot design plan...............................................................................................................90
10.3.2. Connect the CE4 Tagger to the PC ............................................................................................................93
10.3.3. Download the Plan (via ViewShot 3D) ........................................................................................................94
10.3.4. View the downloaded design on the CE4 Tagger.....................................................................................100
10.3.5. Select Start Position..................................................................................................................................101
10.3.6. Tag by Plan Screen...................................................................................................................................102
10.3.7. Assigning ViewShot...................................................................................................................................104
10.3.8. Verify Plan.................................................................................................................................................104
10.3.9. Verify Delays .............................................................................................................................................104
10.3.10. Show Results ............................................................................................................................................105
10.3.11. Merge Plan................................................................................................................................................105