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<br />FIG. 12. NUMOD Real Time, Remotely Controlled TDR Data-Acquisition System
<br />'I~hc following cquipntcnl is Iuc:ucJ :u the cunlnd sitr with accts to a
<br />public telephone line. which in this arse Svcs 9011 km :ova v:
<br />• IISh1-rnngtalihlc rungnller ,vilh ('GA ul li(i/V V(iA numitul
<br />• Gxlcncd 1.'11(1-haul I-la}•cs-compatible "smart" modem
<br />• RS-2120 serial cable fur connecliu^ bet wren contpulet :unl uuulrm
<br />-! Aldutngh a lughcr bawd talc such ;a '_,4110 byk•s pct xamJ (bps) may be
<br />uxJ, the lower r:nc has been chosen dt miuindte data IranamiSSion errors
<br />because high line noise is oflrn encountered in rural areas.
<br />Since the Sy:}ICm i.c renulldy cuulrollrJ and upu:u"r unn0ende J. Svslem
<br />- power fur hulk cable Tesler ;nut moJCw nutst he Icfl on :II all limes. II powcl
<br />is turned off, nu ammuntic;lliu^ nr tlala acyuisiliun is possible. A positive
<br />:ISpeel of continual posvet is cunlinu:d healing. which prohibits eundern:d ion
<br />_ of nutiSlure. which way cause excassivr cnnusinn ;utJ Shutting. un the cif alit
<br />hua nls.
<br />Nearby lightening strikes may d:unagc the "I~UI( cable 4'sler ;nut modem
<br />clrcullrv d surge Suppression is nut Supplied lot bulb power and Irlephunc
<br />Inces. Willi such J:unagu amholiud personnel mull repo i+ the hardware al
<br />- the site. which not only inclcascs mainten:mce cu.Sl but resuhs in (Ie1ayS:m(I
<br />loss of data. Cvcn surge suppression Joc.a not eliminate the need fur lucll
<br />rcp;ur and stocking of spare bu:u (Is al a central luc;llinn. Lund repair, which
<br />is essentially bnarJ sv;giping, may he :I000ngtlishcd by pct.cunncl btmil:u
<br />with repair u! tt•Ilular ur qV clcctruuics.
<br />Itrquircd Soflwarc
<br />'hhc NUMOD Iclccunununicaliun protocol iucludcs Iwo components: utu-
<br />Jcm annmunic'alum ;nt(I data acquisition. Conuucrcially :IVailablc cum-
<br />nnmicalion Soflwarc (!'KOCOdl Al 1944) wax cmpluycJ During syctcm Jc_
<br />vclupntcnl and tcSliug, but any numlcm c'unnnunicali'+^ Soflwarc that permits
<br />.cc rial emm~unticalion is arlcqu:JC. 'ILe J;IIa-acquisition pl ugram (Sl'2.1Z
<br />1'1'111) with the SP212 serial digital intcl l;lec Joel nut suppul I nnJliple baud
<br />rates for mm~lem crnnnumicalinn. 'I~he cungtlrle nuulificaliull lul the Jata-
<br />:mquisition snflw•;trc is IislcJ in I lu:mg cl al. (1'1'11 ). 'I'o acquire "I'UIt w;tvc-
<br />funny via a modem :R 1,200 bps, the data-.ll-(I It ISIh OIt Sl1fh4;1rC fOr IISC w1U1
<br />flit SP212 serial digital interface required mollification for that model. The
<br />'I'cklronix (IcL•udl baud rate was 9,4110, which had lu be ch;wgcJ l0 1,200.
<br />1'hc currcm model (version L(19) does nut require This muddicalion as a
<br />1,2110 baud Irutsmission raft is now user sclcctablc without program mod-
<br />IflC;111011.
<br />Aflcr acquisition of lar),c :uuuunts of wavcfunn Jala with NUMOD,
<br />SignaUuc :m:Jysix is :I000nq,lishcJ vi;t NU'ISA. 'I'bis pmgt:uu :dluws visual
<br />comparison of up lu Ihrec, G10-m (2,000 fl) 'I-DR cable signatures with a
<br />digiliraliun (Icnsily of 251 samples per fool. II aulonutlically records the
<br />location, :unplilude, anJ wiJlh of user-identified refleelions fur subsequcnl
<br />:malyxis.
<br />Bulb NUMOIJ anJ NU'hSA programs arc available (rum either the U.S.
<br />14urcau of Mines in A4innc:q,olis, Minn., ur the Ucparlntcul of Civil Gn-
<br />I;iuccring al NullhwcSlcm Univ. (I luting cI al. 199}).
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