Geokon GK-604D User manual

Model GK-604D
Digital Inclinometer Reader
Application
Instruction Manual
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Document Revision: A | Release date: 8/1/22

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I
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 1
1.1 READOUT UNIT ............................................................................................. 1
1.1.1 GK-604D READER APPLICATION ...........................................................................1
2. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ..................................................... 2
2.1 BEFORE USING THE GK-604D READER APPLICATION ................................... 2
2.2 INSTALLING THE GK-604D READER APP....................................................... 2
2.2.1 INSTALLING GK-604D READER FROM GOOGLE PLAY STORE..............................2
2.2.2 INSTALLING GK-604D READER VIA USB LINK TO HOST PC......................................3
3. STARTING THE GK-604D READER APP THE FIRST TIME................... 4
3.1 CREATING A NEW “HOLE” ............................................................................ 5
3.2 SETTING THE SYSTEM PARAMETERS ........................................................... 7
3.2.1 STABLE INDICATION ..............................................................................................7
3.2.2 STABILITY FILTER...................................................................................................7
3.2.3 STABLE SOUND......................................................................................................8
3.2.4 UNSTABLE SOUND ...............................................................................................8
3.2.5 AUTO RECORD DATA .............................................................................................8
3.2.6 FINISH SURVEY WITH............................................................................................8
3.2.7BLUETOOTH DEVICE ..............................................................................................8
3.2.8 EMAIL ADDRESS ....................................................................................................8
4. GK-604D READER APPLICATION MAIN SCREEN .............................. 9
4.1 OVERVIEW..................................................................................................... 9
5. CONNECTING TO THE REEL AND CONDUCTING A SURVEY ............ 10
5.1 LIVE READINGS WINDOW ........................................................................... 13
5.1.1 LIVE READINGS SCREEN KEBAB OPTIONS .........................................................14
5.2 CONDUCTING A SURVEY............................................................................. 17
5.3 AUTO RECORD SEQUENCE .......................................................................... 19
6. WORKING WITH APPLICATION CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS ........ 22
6.1 HOLE CONFIGURATION ............................................................................... 22
6.2 INCLINOMETER CONFIGURATION ............................................................... 24
6.3 PROJECT CONFIGURATION ......................................................................... 25
7. IMPORTING AND SHARING (EXPORTING) ...................................... 26
7.1 IMPORT....................................................................................................... 26
7.2 SHARING (EXPORTING) ............................................................................... 28
8. PLOTS/REPORTS ............................................................................ 32
8.1 RAW DATA FILE REPORT............................................................................. 33
8.2 AXIS PROFILE REPORT................................................................................ 33
8.3 AXIS DEFLECTION REPORT ......................................................................... 34

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8.4 AXIS PROFILE PLOT .................................................................................... 35
8.5 AXIS DEFLECTION PLOT.............................................................................. 35
9. TERMINAL WINDOW PAGE ............................................................ 36
10. DATABASE BACKUP ...................................................................... 37
11. ABOUT GK-604D READER .............................................................. 38
APPENDIX A. HOLE DATA GKN FILE FORMAT......................................... 40
APPENDIX B. TEXT REPORTS................................................................ 41
B.1 RAW DATA TEXT REPORT ........................................................................... 41
B.2 A-AXIS PROFILE DATA TEXT REPORT.......................................................... 42
B.3 B-AXIS PROFILE DATA TEXT REPORT .......................................................... 43
B.4 A-AXIS DEFLECTION DATA TEXT REPORT ................................................... 44
B.5 B-AXIS DEFLECTION DATA TEXT REPORT ................................................... 45
B.6 COMPASS SURVEY DATA TEXT REPORT ..................................................... 46
APPENDIX C. REMOTE MODULE COMMAND STRUCTURE ..................... 47
APPENDIX D. DATA REDUCTION FORMULAS......................................... 49
D.1 DEFLECTION CALCULATION ........................................................................ 49
D.2 PROFILE CALCULATION............................................................................... 49
D.3 GTILT USERS............................................................................................... 50
D.4 SITEMASTER USERS ................................................................................... 50

III
FIGURES
Figure 1: FPC-3 Running the GK-604D Reader App............................................................1
Figure 2: GK-604D Reader Icon ..........................................................................................2
Figure 3: Google Play icon ..................................................................................................2
Figure 4: GK-604D Install page ...........................................................................................3
Figure 5: Permission Request..............................................................................................4
Figure 6: Main Screen ........................................................................................................4
Figure 7: Main Screen "Kebab" Menu Items........................................................................5
Figure 8: Holes Screen........................................................................................................5
Figure 9: Hole Editor Screen ...............................................................................................6
Figure 10: Holes Screen (with new hole shown) .................................................................6
Figure 11: System Settings Editor.......................................................................................7
Figure 12: Live Readings Screen.......................................................................................10
Figure 13: Problem Connecting to Reel.............................................................................11
Figure 14: New Probe Found ...........................................................................................11
Figure 15: Inclinometer Editor ..........................................................................................12
Figure 16: Probe Not Assigned.........................................................................................12
Figure 17: Live Inclinometer Data .....................................................................................13
Figure 18: Data History.....................................................................................................13
Figure 19: Survey Status and RECORD Button (STABLE)..................................................14
Figure 20: Survey Status and RECORD Button (UNSTABLE) ............................................14
Figure 21: Live Readings "Kebab" Options ........................................................................14
Figure 22: Previous Survey Data Viewer...........................................................................15
Figure 23: Meta Data Editor .............................................................................................15
Figure 24: Initial Compass Calibration Screen ...................................................................16
Figure 25: Calibration In-Process Screen...........................................................................16
Figure 26: Auto Record Enabled.......................................................................................19
Figure 27: Auto Record is Active.......................................................................................19
Figure 28: Auto Record Paused, Dataset 2 Selected .........................................................20
Figure 29: Unsaved Data Prompt......................................................................................21
Figure 30: Edit Hole Parameters, Screen 1 .......................................................................23
Figure 31: Edit Hole Parameters, Screen 2 .......................................................................23
Figure 32: Edit Inclinometer Parameters ...........................................................................25

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Figure 33: Project Parameters .......................................................................................... 25
Figure 34: Import Screen ................................................................................................. 26
Figure 35: Import File Selection........................................................................................ 26
Figure 36: Importing Page................................................................................................ 27
Figure 37: Importing Page, Import Done.......................................................................... 28
Figure 38: Survey Export Options..................................................................................... 28
Figure 39: Survey List ...................................................................................................... 29
Figure 40: Select Survey Export Method .......................................................................... 29
Figure 41: Folder Chooser................................................................................................ 30
Figure 42: Choose Email Provider .................................................................................... 30
Figure 43: Email Composer.............................................................................................. 31
Figure 44: Plots/Reports Screen....................................................................................... 32
Figure 45: Two Surveys Selected ..................................................................................... 32
Figure 46: Report Types List............................................................................................. 33
Figure 47: Raw Data Report (Landscape View) ................................................................ 33
Figure 48: Profile Report (Landscape View)...................................................................... 34
Figure 49: Deflection Report (Portrait View) ..................................................................... 34
Figure 50: Deflection Report (Scrolled .............................................................................. 34
Figure 51: A & B Axis Profile Plot ..................................................................................... 35
Figure 52: A & B Axis Deflection Plots.............................................................................. 35
Figure 53: Terminal Window Page ................................................................................... 36
Figure 54: Terminal Window Page (Connected) ............................................................... 36
Figure 55: Android Folder Choose.................................................................................... 37
Figure 56: About GK-604D Reader................................................................................... 38
Figure 57: Attempting to Connect Dialog.......................................................................... 38
Figure 58: About GK-604D with Probe Status .................................................................. 39

V
TABLES
Table 1: Hole Data GKN File Format .................................................................................40
Table 2: Raw Data Text Report..........................................................................................41
Table 3: Axis A Profile Data Text Report ............................................................................42
Table 4: Axis B Profile Data Text Report ............................................................................43
Table 5: Axis A Deflection Data Text Report ......................................................................44
Table 6: Axis B Deflection Data Text Report.......................................................................45
Table 7: Compass Survey Data Text Report .......................................................................46
Table 8: Remote Module Commands ................................................................................47
Table 9: Data Reduction Variables (Deflection) ..................................................................49
Table 10: Data Reduction Variables (Profile)......................................................................49

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EQUATIONS
Equation 1:Change in Digits Calculation (Deflection) ....................................................... 49
Equation 2:Deflection Calculation.................................................................................... 49
Equation 3:Change in Digits Calculation (Profile) ............................................................. 50
Equation 4: Profile Calculation.......................................................................................... 50