Phoenix Geophysics MTU-5C User manual

MTU-5C Quick
Start Guide
2. MTU-5C (components)
3. Creating a Configuration File
4. Configuration Creator
5. Electric Channel Settings
6. Magnetic Channel Settings
7. Remote Control - Configuration file
8. Using Remote Control Client
9. Saving a Configuration File
10. MTU-5C Connections
11. SD Card - Recording Data
12. Stopping a recording
13. Importing and Evaluating Data
14. Evaluate
15. View Recording Details
16. Process Data
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Components
1Power/Record button and indicator
2Display
3E1 (Ex) electrode connectors
E2 (Ey) electrode connectors
4Ground electrode connector
512VDC power input
6LAN connector
7GPS antenna connector
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H1 (Hx) magnetic sensor connector
H2 (Hy) magnetic sensor connector
H3 (Hz) magnetic sensor connector
9SD card button and indicator
10 SD card slot and cover
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Creating a Configuration File
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3.1
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3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
3.1
3.2
2.1
4.3
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4.1
Complete the required information
1. Select the Receiver Type
2. Recording
2.1. MT - Configuration Creator
3. Calibration
3.1. Sensor Calibration
3.2. Receiver Calibration
- No additional
configuration needed
4. System tests
4.1. White Noise
4.2. Parallel Noise - Configuration
Creator
4.3. Self Test
- No additional
configuration needed
Open EMpower and click the Prepare button

Configuration Creator
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This section is used for inputting the
parameters and instrument details
that will be used for the recording
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Additional information
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1. Check that the Receiver type is
MTU-5C
2. Select the Schedule
2.1. Manual or Automatic Start
2.2. Or for a specific schedule use,
Single Shot, Daily or Weekly
and click Add Schedule to
define the time and date
3. Live tool (see the Networking
Settings manual)
4. Channels Settings
5. Define the Receiver Settings
Sampling Mode and/or
Sampling Rate
6. Configuration Layout
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2.1
2.2

Electric Channel Settings
1. Select the Electric channel
2. Enable or Disable the channel(s)
○Disable the channel(s) If you do not plan to use
them during the recording (This will save space on
the SD card)
3. Complete the information in the Electric
channel settings
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Channel settings can
be configured by using
the right-click menu

Magnetic Channel Settings
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1. Select the Magnetic channel
2. Enable or Disable the channel(s)
○Disable the channel(s) if you do not plan to use
them during the recording (This will save space on
the SD card)
3. Fill in the required information on the Magnetic
channel settings
2Channel settings can be configured by using the right-click
menu or by using the Magnetic channel settings section
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Some channel settings
can be configured by
using the right-click
menu

Remote Control
1. Select Channel NET or click the
Live Tool channel
2. Define the Mode
○ Auto (DHCP)
○ Static
3. Enable Remote Control Server
○ Server URL or IP
○ User Name
○ Password
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Using Remote Control Client
1. Use Remote Control Client from Tools menu
2. Provide a valid hostname, username and
password
3. Then click on Connect button to establish a
connection
4. Choose Receiver Type
5. Enter the instrument ID
6. Configure Electric and Magnetic channels as
needed
7. Click on the Send Configuration button
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Receiver with firmware newer than
v1.54.1 will ignore the configuration
about the Attenuator
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Note :
Once the receiver has received the new configuration and
started the new recording, screen will be inactive for at
least 3 minutes.

Saving a Configuration File
1. Insert the SD Card
○ The computer must be
equipped with an SD card slot
or use a USB card reader
2. Click the File menu
○Save or Ctrl+S
○Select the SD card
○EMpower will automatically create
the file “config.json”
3. Save the configuration file
(config.json) in the root folder of the
SD card
4. Open the file explorer
○ Right click SD card drive
○Select Eject option
○Pull out the SD Card
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Start by connecting:
1. Ground electrode
2. Electrodes to channel E1(Ex) (N+, S-) and
channel E2(Ey) (E+, W-)
3. Magnetic sensors to channels H1(Hx), H2(Hy)
and H3(Hz)
4. GPS antenna
5. 12V DC Power Source
6. Network connector
In the field, it is often most efficient to connect the
components to the receiver following the order on the right
MTU-5C
Connections
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SD Card - Recording Data
Press the power button briefly and
release
Starting Acquiring GPS Ready
SD
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3
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Press the power button briefly and release
Ready Channels Recording
Detection
SD
Automatic Start
The recording starts automatically
according to the schedule
Recording
SD
Recording
1. Insert the SD card
2. To turn on the receiver, press the
Power button briefly
2.1. Wait until both LEDs are solid blue
2.2. Automatic Start recording
*For any problem with the SD Card, check
the Troubleshooting manual
3. If the schedule type was configured as
Manual, press the Power button to
start recording
Indicators
2.1
2.2
Rapid, equal pulses
Solid color / Off
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Stopping a recording
Keep pressing the power button 3 sec and
release
Ready Shutdown Off
SD
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2
Press the Power button briefly and release
Recording Saving Ready
SD
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1. Press the Power button briefly and release to stop
recording
○Wait until both LEDs are steady blue
2. Turn off the receiver, pressing the Power button for
a few seconds the LEDs will flash red
○Wait until both LEDs turn off
3. Eject the SD card
○Press the SD card and release, pull the SD
card
Rapid, equal pulses
Solid color / Off
Indicators
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Importing and Evaluating Data
1. Click the Evaluate button
2. Select View data
3. Select the SD card
○ The recording creates two
folders, log and recdata
4. Open the recdata folder and
select the recording file and click
Choose
Receiver
Serial
Number
Recording
Date
Recording Start Time
(GPS timezone)
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Review and Process the recorded information
1. Review the Electrode Resistance values and
make the necessary corrections
○ Electrode Distance (m) to GND
○ E-Azimuth
○ External Filter
2. Ensure that the magnetic sensors were
detected and make the necessary corrections
○ Serial #
○ Polarity
○ H1-H-3 Azimuth
3. View Recording Details (see page 14)
4. Process the recorded data after the reviewed
the information (see next page)
Evaluate
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The warning icon indicates that something might be wrong with
the recording, review the recording information and make
necessary changes
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This section can also be used to input
additional field information if desired
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Process Data
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1. Click the Process button
○ Verify that the channels and references
selected are the desired ones
2. Define the time period by entering a start
and end date/time
3. Enable the electric power grid filter
that corresponds to the frequency carried
by the power lines in the survey region
(50Hz, 60Hz or None)
4. Click the Process button
5. A live display of the resistivity curve will
appear after a few seconds
*This resistivity curve is not saved. It is purely
for QC purposes
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View Recording Details 1
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Review that the following levels are
within valid limits for quality control:
1. Battery Voltage
2. Internal Temperature
3. Number of Satellites
4. Saturated Frames
○If saturation is not close to ~0%,
review the channel configuration
(see pages 4 - 6), the channel gain
might be too high and/or there is
artificial noise on your site
5. Time Series Level
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