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Instantel.

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 Comprehensive application support  Technical support, 1–613–592–4642 or
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1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Getting to Know the Application ......................................................................................... 2
1.1.1 THOR Functions and Features ............................................................................... 2
1.1.2 Transitioning from Blastware................................................................................. 2
1.2 Why use THOR? ................................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Interface Details ................................................................................................................. 4
1.4 THOR Menu - A Brief Introduction ...................................................................................... 7
1.4.1 THOR Tab ............................................................................................................... 7
1.4.2 Projects & Events Tab ............................................................................................ 8
1.4.3 Unit Tab – The Dashboard ..................................................................................... 9
1.4.4 Auto Call Home Tab ............................................................................................. 10
1.4.5 Preferences Tab ................................................................................................... 11
1.5 Notifications..................................................................................................................... 12
1.5.1 Deleting Notifications .......................................................................................... 13
2. INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 15
2.1 System Prerequisites ........................................................................................................ 16
2.1.1 Supported Instantel Monitoring Units ................................................................. 16
2.1.2 System Requirements .......................................................................................... 16
2.2 Installing and Starting THOR ............................................................................................. 17
2.2.1 New Installation ................................................................................................... 17
2.2.2 Update an Existing Installation ............................................................................ 19
2.2.3 Starting THOR ...................................................................................................... 20
2.3 Licensing .......................................................................................................................... 21
2.3.1 License Information ............................................................................................. 21
2.3.2 License Agreement .............................................................................................. 22
2.3.3 Viewing the Release Notes .................................................................................. 23
3. MANAGING MONITORING UNITS COMPLIANCE SETUP ............................................................... 25
3.1 Connecting Units to THOR ................................................................................................ 26
3.1.1 Direct Link to a Local Computer........................................................................... 27
3.1.2 Remote Link using a Modem ............................................................................... 29
3.2 Add and Edit Units............................................................................................................ 32
3.2.1 Manually Add / Edit ............................................................................................. 32
3.2.2 Automatically Add a Unit with Auto Discovery .................................................... 35
3.3 Unit Dashboard View........................................................................................................ 36
3.3.1 Single Unit Dashboard information ..................................................................... 36
3.3.2 Multiple Unit Dashboard Information ................................................................. 37
3.3.3 Refresh Component Information Manually ......................................................... 38
3.4 Connection Status and Details .......................................................................................... 39
3.4.1 Connection Status Icons ...................................................................................... 39
3.4.2 Check Unit Connection and Status Automatically ............................................... 40
3.4.3 Disconnecting a Unit / All Units ........................................................................... 42
3.4.4 Delete a Unit ........................................................................................................ 43
3.5 Unit Management ............................................................................................................ 44
3.5.1 Monitoring Mode ................................................................................................ 45
3.5.2 Sensor Check ....................................................................................................... 46
3.5.3 Unit Date and Time .............................................................................................. 47
3.5.4 Unit Operator ...................................................................................................... 48

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3.5.5 Unit Owners......................................................................................................... 50

3.5.6 Updating Unit Firmware ...................................................................................... 51
3.5.7 Restarting a Unit .................................................................................................. 53
3.6 Managing Unit Schedules ................................................................................................. 54
3.6.1 Scheduled Auto Call Home .................................................................................. 55
3.6.2 Setting up Schedules ........................................................................................... 56
3.7 Managing Unit Setup files COMPLIANCE ........................................................................... 61
3.7.1 Details – Name, Description and Unit type .......................................................... 65
3.7.2 Details – Recording Mode.................................................................................... 66
3.7.3 Details – Unit Setup ............................................................................................. 67
3.7.4 Details – Active Sensors / Channels ..................................................................... 68
3.7.5 Details –Notes...................................................................................................... 69
3.7.6 Add/Edit/Delete/Copy, Unit Setup Files .............................................................. 70
3.7.7 Transferring Setup Files ....................................................................................... 71
4. PROJECT SETUP AND MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................... 73
4.1 Understanding Projects .................................................................................................... 74
4.2 Creating a Project and Editing Details ............................................................................... 76
4.2.1 Editing Project Details.......................................................................................... 78
4.3 Project Specific Settings.................................................................................................... 79
4.4 Linking Units with Projects................................................................................................ 80
4.4.1 Assign a Unit to a Project ..................................................................................... 80
4.4.2 Remove a Unit from a Project ............................................................................. 81
4.5 Archive and Delete Projects .............................................................................................. 82
4.5.1 Archive / Re-Activate a Project ............................................................................ 83
4.5.2 Delete a Project(s) ............................................................................................... 84
5. EVENT SETUP AND MANAGEMENT............................................................................................ 85
5.1 Understanding Events and the Event Table ....................................................................... 86
1.1.1 View a Monitoring Log ......................................................................................... 86
1.1.2 Copy a Log file to a Computer ............................................................................. 86
5.2 Upload Events to a Computer ........................................................................................... 87
5.3 Import Event Files to THOR............................................................................................... 88
5.4 Copy Events to a Computer .............................................................................................. 90
5.5 Delete Events From a Unit ................................................................................................ 91
5.5.1 Delete Events in Projects ..................................................................................... 91
5.5.2 Delete All Events in Monitoring Units .................................................................. 92
5.6 Print Events ...................................................................................................................... 93
5.7 View and Organize Events Within the Event Table ....................................................................... 95
5.7.1 Preferences for Viewing Events ........................................................................... 96
5.7.2 View Event Data................................................................................................... 97
5.7.3 Column Selection ................................................................................................. 98
5.7.4 Group Events by Columns.................................................................................. 100
5.7.5 Filter Events ....................................................................................................... 102
5.7.6 Sort Events......................................................................................................... 106
5.7.7 Export the Event List .......................................................................................... 107
5.7.8 GPS Event Synchronization ................................................................................ 110
5.8 Monitoring Logs ............................................................................................................. 111
5.8.1 View a Monitoring Log ....................................................................................... 111
5.8.2 Copy Monitoring Logs to a Computer................................................................ 112
5.9 Reports .......................................................................................................................... 113
5.9.1 View ................................................................................................................... 113

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5.9.2 Configure ........................................................................................................... 117

5.9.3 Export Reports ................................................................................................... 123
5.9.4 Save, Print, Delete ............................................................................................. 125
5.10 Add a Post Event Note to Local Events .......................................................................... 126
5.11 Scaled Distance Calculations ......................................................................................... 127
5.11.1 Technical Description ...................................................................................... 127
5.11.2 Create, Edit, Delete, Scaled Distance Files ....................................................... 129
5.11.3 Export a Scaled Distance Report ...................................................................... 131
5.11.4 The Scaled Distance Calculator ........................................................................ 132
6. AUTO CALL HOME SETUP AND MANAGEMENT .......................................................................... 135
6.1 Understanding Auto Call Home (ACH) ............................................................................. 136
6.1.1 Direct Communications ..................................................................................... 137
6.1.2 Remote Communications .................................................................................. 138
6.2 Configuring ACH ............................................................................................................. 139
6.2.1 Configure Units for ACH..................................................................................... 140
6.2.2 Configure THOR for ACH .................................................................................... 141
6.3 Using Auto Call Home ..................................................................................................... 149
6.3.1 Start / Stop Auto Call Home ............................................................................... 150
6.4 Auto Call Home Logs ...................................................................................................... 151
6.4.1 Log Filters .......................................................................................................... 152
6.4.2 Log File Detailed View........................................................................................ 153
6.4.3 Sorting Auto Call Home Logs ............................................................................. 154
7. THOR PREFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 155
7.1 General Settings ............................................................................................................. 156
7.2 Unit Connection ............................................................................................................. 157
7.2.1 Check the Connection / Status of All Units Automatically ................................. 157
7.3 Email Server Settings and Email Groups .......................................................................... 158
7.3.1 Configure Email Groups / Recipients ................................................................. 159
7.4 Vision Settings ................................................................................................................ 162
7.4.1 Vision Introduction ............................................................................................ 162
7.4.2 Vision Web Interface ......................................................................................... 163
7.4.3 Default Vision Settings ....................................................................................... 164
7.4.4 Project Vision Settings ....................................................................................... 165
7.4.5 Send Data to Vision using ACH .......................................................................... 166
8. ADVANCED THOR FEATURES ................................................................................................ 167
8.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 168
8.2 Access Advanced Mode .................................................................................................. 169
8.3 Advanced Events ............................................................................................................ 170
8.4 Managing Unit Setup files ADVANCED ............................................................................ 171
8.4.1 Details – Name, Description and Unit type ........................................................ 173
8.4.2 Details – Recording Mode.................................................................................. 174
8.4.3 Details – Unit Setup ........................................................................................... 175
8.4.4 Details – Active Sensors / Channels ................................................................... 176
8.4.5 Details –Notes.................................................................................................... 177
8.4.6 Add/Edit/Delete/Copy, Unit Setup Files ............................................................ 178
8.4.7 Transferring Setup Files ..................................................................................... 179
8.5 Analyze Event Tool ......................................................................................................... 180
8.5.1 Add Operation ................................................................................................... 182
8.5.2 Create Waveform Operation ............................................................................. 183
8.5.3 Differentiate Operation ..................................................................................... 184

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8.5.4 Fast Fourier Transformation Operation ............................................................. 185

8.5.5 Filter Operation ................................................................................................. 186
8.5.6 Human Exposure Operation .............................................................................. 188
8.5.7 Integrate Operation ........................................................................................... 189
8.5.8 Interval Analysis Operation ................................................................................ 190
8.5.9 Linear Super Position Operation ........................................................................ 191
8.5.10 Octave Data Conversion Operation ................................................................. 192
8.5.11 Peak Hold Operation........................................................................................ 192
8.5.12 Remove Offset Operation ................................................................................ 193
8.5.13 Scale Operation ............................................................................................... 194
8.5.14 Shift Operation ................................................................................................ 195
8.5.15 Signature Hole Analysis Operation .................................................................. 196
8.5.16 Smooth Operation ........................................................................................... 200
8.5.17 Sound Calculation Operation ........................................................................... 201
8.5.18 Subtract Operation .......................................................................................... 202
8.5.19 Third Octave Band Operation .......................................................................... 203
8.5.20 Timeline Overlay Operation ............................................................................. 204
8.5.21 Truncate Operation ......................................................................................... 205
8.5.22 Vector Sum Operation ..................................................................................... 206
8.6 The Transfer Function .................................................................................................... 207
8.6.1 Transfer Function Tool....................................................................................... 207
8.6.2 Using the Transfer Function Tool....................................................................... 208
8.7 The Frequency Filter....................................................................................................... 210
8.7.1 Frequency Filter Tool ......................................................................................... 210
8.7.2 Setup Configuration Presets .............................................................................. 212
8.7.3 Analyze an Event................................................................................................ 214
8.8 Working with Event Analysis Graphs ............................................................................... 215
8.8.1 Annotate an Event Analysis Graph .................................................................... 215
8.8.2 Export an Event Analysis Graph ......................................................................... 216
8.9 Human Exposure Reports ............................................................................................... 217
8.9.1 Generating a Human Exposure Report .............................................................. 217
9. INDEX ........................................................................................................................... 219

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DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS
The following typographical conventions appear throughout this manual.

A blue sidebar contains supplemental information

that is relevant to the topic or the procedure.

WARNING A warning box contains information

that you should know before proceeding.
Whenever you see a warning box, ensure that you
read and understand the information it contains.

Alternative Path: When more than one option

exists to perform the same function, it is noted as
an alternative path.

CONVENTION INDICATES
The names of user interface elements, such as buttons, fields, and
Bold type
checkboxes, are indicated in bold type.

Information to type is indicated in italics.

E.g. “In the empty field, type filename.doc”.
Italic type Italics are also used for emphasis. E.g. “To identify which event data
is on the unit and which is on the computer look at the Location
column.”
Underlined blue type indicates a clickable hyperlink to jump to
Underlined blue type
another place in the document or a URL on the Internet.
The word NOTE, in blue, indicates a brief comment that elaborates
NOTE
on or draws attention to some portion of the text.

NOTE In this manual, the term "Minimate Pro" refers to both the Minimate Pro4 (4 Channel) and the
Minimate Pro6 (6 Channel) devices.
NOTE In this manual, the term “Unit(s)” refers to the “Monitoring Unit(s)” noun.

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1.1 Getting to Know the Application ......................................................................................... 2

1.1.1 THOR Functions and Features ............................................................................... 2
1.1.2 Transitioning from Blastware................................................................................. 2
1.2 Why use THOR? ................................................................................................................. 3
1.3 Interface Details ................................................................................................................. 4
1.4 THOR Menu - A Brief Introduction ...................................................................................... 7
1.4.1 THOR Tab ............................................................................................................... 7
1.4.2 Projects & Events Tab ............................................................................................ 8
1.4.3 Unit Tab – The Dashboard ..................................................................................... 9
1.4.4 Auto Call Home Tab ............................................................................................. 10
1.4.5 Preferences Tab ................................................................................................... 11
1.5 Notifications..................................................................................................................... 12
1.5.1 Deleting Notifications .......................................................................................... 13
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1.1 GETTING TO KNOW THE APPLICATION

1.1.1 THOR FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES
 Communicates with Instantel’s Micromate, Minimate Pro, Minimate Plus and Blastware III units
through a physical connection or a cellular modem. This facilitates fast and easy communication
with no data loss.
 Shares events automatically with Instantel’s cloud-based Vision platform.
 Organizes units and event data into projects, storing data that belong together in a single
location for at-a-glance comprehension.
 Configures units from the THOR interface remotely. This prevents unnecessary travel.
 Configures multiple compliance setups allowing you to save previous settings for re-use on
compatible units.
 Visualizes event data, letting you sort, group, and filter data.
 Ensures regulatory compliance with industry-standard reports.
 Ensures timely reception of events with automated data transfer using Auto Call Home.
 Updates stakeholders using THOR’s email service to send event data based on configurable
thresholds.
 Automatically checks for THOR software updates when Internet access is available.
 Automatically checks for Unit firmware updates when Internet access is available.

1.1.2 TRANSITIONING FROM BLASTWARE

For Blastware users transitioning to THOR, please review the differences between Blastware and THOR.

FEATURE BLASTWARE THOR

Projects Not available New in THOR
Unit Details Dashboard Not available New in THOR
Auto Call Home A separate application Fully integrated with THOR
Share events with Vision A separate application Fully integrated with THOR
THOR Email A separate application Fully integrated with THOR
Reports Available Updated with interactive functionality
Minimate Pro and Micromate full support.
Monitoring units supported All units Minimate Plus and Blastware III units are
partially supported.

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1.2 WHY USE THOR?

THOR was developed for the latest generation of Instantel monitoring units. THOR is fully compatible
with the Micromate and Minimate Pro units. Additionally, THOR supports Blastmate III and Minimate
Plus units with the Auto Call Home service as well as offering users the ability to view their data and
manage some configurations on the THOR software platform. THOR can communicate with Instantel’s
cloud-based software solution.

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1.3 INTERFACE DETAILS

Context-Sensitive Icons
THOR’s menu is context-sensitive, this means that icons on the top ribbon, change depending on the active tab.
E.g. Icons relating to Auto Call Home appear on the Auto Call Home tab and icons that let you manage
units appear on the Unit tab.
Icon functionality is not available when greyed out.

When a Unit is selected, the

New Project, Edit Project and
Delete Project functions are
not available.

When a Project is selected,

the Edit Project and Delete
Project functions are
available.

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Dynamic Windows & Navigation Arrows

To save screen space, panels can be expanded (horizontally or vertically) when in use and collapsed when
not needed. Navigation arrows appear in lists to help select an item from the list.

Icon Dynamic Windows Icon Navigation Arrows

Collapses horizontally Go to the first item in a list

Expands horizontally Go to the last item in a list

Collapses vertically Go to the next item in a list

Expands vertically Go to the previous item in a list

If this manual refers

to something, that is
Expand not visible on your
panel
screen, look for an
expand icon. The
section may be
collapsed. Click the
expand icon to
reveal additional
functions.

Collapse
panel

Navigation arrows
sections.

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Shortcuts
Functions can be accessed using, buttons, icons, drop-down menus, collapsible panels, right clicks,
keyboard, or navigation arrows. This manual’s procedures do not show all the alternatives, rather for
clarity only one straightforward path is used.

E.g. There are occasions where the same function is available via a different path.
The functions Add Project, Edit Project and Delete Project have three ways to access their functionality.
An icon exists in the Menu Bar, in the Project Details Panel and also by right-clicking on a project.

New Project, Edit Project

and Delete Project can be
accessed via the Menu Bar
icons, Panels icons and
right click functions.

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1.4 THOR MENU - A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

1.4.1 THOR TAB
The THOR tab provides information on the installed version, with features and any changes from previous
versions described in the Release Notes. The License section indicates the current license and provides a field
to activate a new license key for advanced functionality. Advanced features are described in Section 8 on
page 167. Please contact Instantel for more information about advanced licensing.

Enabled Features Compliance License

Advanced License

Enabled Features
Report Analysis
This feature allows you to perform analysis operations on waveforms in event reports.

Advanced Unit Setup

This feature allows you to configure Series IV units in Advanced Setup mode.
It also adds the supports of advanced events in THOR.

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1.4.2 PROJECTS & EVENTS TAB

THOR organizes data into Projects and Events. Projects automatically group related events for easy
navigation and analysis. For more information, see section 4.1 Understanding Projects on page 74 and
section 5.1 Understanding Events and the Event Table on page 86.

Projects Units in the

are listed project are
here listed here

Events are downloaded

from units into projects

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1.4.3 UNIT TAB – THE DASHBOARD

The unit tab displays the dashboard which provides important information about the units such as:
Connection status, monitoring mode, connection details, battery health, available memory, scheduler status,
current unit setup, number of events residing on the unit, name of the assigned operator, unit date and time, last
calibration date, calibration company, firmware version, and Auto Call Home state.
The dashboard provides tools to add, edit, delete, and manage units. The dashboard can also help
configure units connected to THOR either through a local computer or through remote communications.
Some common tasks accessible via the dashboard:
Change the monitoring state, define a schedule, update date and time, reload the unit’s setup file, add and
remove operators, change the owner, delete events and logs, perform a sensor check, manage Auto Call Home,
update the firmware, restart the unit.
For more information, see section 3.3
Unit Dashboard View on page 36.

A selected unit

The dashboard shows

details of the selected
unit.

Access specific features

by clicking icons on the
Dashboard.

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1.4.4 AUTO CALL HOME TAB

The Auto Call Home (ACH) tab defines the ACH communication parameters, and customizable settings
for reports, filters and email.

NOTE The Auto Call Home function uses a Windows Service and does not require THOR to run to be active.
See section 6 Auto Call Home Setup and Management on page 135. Understanding Auto Call Home (ACH)

NOTE Whereas Blastware Mail was a separate application, THOR integrates email functionality. From
within the THOR user interface, you can set up a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer
Security (TLS) secure connection with your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server, as well
as email a PDF of event data to stakeholders.

Details on General, see section 6.2.2.1 on page 141.

Details on Filter, see section 6.2.2.2 on page 142.

Details on Report, see section 6.2.2.3 on page 144.

Details on Email, see section 6.2.2.4 on page 146.

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1.4.5 PREFERENCES TAB

General preferences define which format THOR uses to display date/time, measurement units, and
compliance standards. Setting these preferences only changes how data is viewed in THOR. The settings
of the units are unaffected.

These are the default settings for all Projects & Events. If you change preferences for an individual
Project/Event, they will override the general preferences for that Project/Event.

Details on General, see section 7.1 on page 156.

Details on Unit Connection, see section 7.2 on page 157.

Details on Email Server, see section 7.3 on page 158.

Details on Vision, see section 7.4 on page 162.

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1.5 NOTIFICATIONS
Notifications are short messages that bring attention to new information. They appear in a designated
sidebar and are accessible regardless of the active tab. You can configure which notifications to display by
selecting their respective checkboxes in the Preferences General section. See section 7.1 on page 156.

o Info, General information (E.g. A new firmware update is available).

Notification
o Warnings (E.g. The Monitor log was not copied because the unit is in monitoring mode).
type:
o Errors (E.g. Session completed with error).

Notifications Bell
alert icon

Expand / Collapse sidebar

Expanded Notifications area

Notifications can also appear as Popups to direct the user’s attention to the new information. Popups
will only appear when THOR is not the active screen, (E.g.
A user is writing an email while a notification occurs).
Popups disappear after a few seconds, either click on the
link in the Popup or expand the notifications sidebar to
view the notification. The sidebar shows a Bell icon to
indicate that there are notifications for reviewing.

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1.5.1 DELETING NOTIFICATIONS

To delete single notifications, select the notification and click the icon. To delete multiple
notifications, select the notifications (using CTRL or Shift) and click the icon. To delete all notifications,
click the icon.

NOTE You can Filter and Sort notifications in the same way as with Events, see section 5.7.5 Filter Events on
page 102 and section 5.7.6 Sort Events on page 106.

Warning

Info

Error

You can Filter and Sort Notifications

Use the search window to
notifications in the panel is clear
quickly access a subset of
same way as Events
the notifications.
(E.g. UM14203)

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2.1 System Prerequisites ........................................................................................................ 16

2.1.1 Supported Instantel Monitoring Units ................................................................. 16
2.1.2 System Requirements .......................................................................................... 16
2.2 Installing and Starting THOR ............................................................................................. 17
2.2.1 New Installation ................................................................................................... 17
2.2.2 Update an Existing Installation ............................................................................ 19
2.2.3 Starting THOR ...................................................................................................... 20
2.3 Licensing .......................................................................................................................... 21
2.3.1 License Information ............................................................................................. 21
2.3.2 License Agreement .............................................................................................. 22
2.3.3 Viewing the Release Notes .................................................................................. 23
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2.1 SYSTEM PREREQUISITES

2.1.1 SUPPORTED INSTANTEL MONITORING UNITS
INSTANTEL MONITORING UNIT SUPPORTED
Micromate® Yes

Minimate Pro™ Yes

Minimate Plus™, Blastmate III™ * Partially supported, Auto Call Home fully functional
Blastmate™ Series II and earlier No

NOTE For unit upgrades, please contact your local Instantel dealer.
NOTE * See the release notes for a full description of Series III support. Date/time can only be updated when
the unit stops recording and enters the idle state.

2.1.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

THOR is supported on the following Microsoft® operating systems running Ver 4.5 or higher of the .NET
Framework.

 Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)

 Windows 8.1 (32 or 64-bit)
 Windows 10
 Windows Server 2012 R2

NOTE Only one instance of THOR can run on a computer at a time. THOR does not support multi-user
environments, such as Citrix solutions.
You also require:

 An Internet connection (installations, patches, upgrades, email notifications, sending events to Vision).
 A USB port to physically connect THOR to a Micromate, Minimate Plus or Blastmate III.
 An Ethernet, USB, or RS232 serial port, to physically connect THOR to a Minimate Pro.

O PTIONAL
 PDF viewer—to view reports
 Printer—to print reports
 Optical drive (DVD or CD)—to install THOR using a CD Remote Computer
Monitoring
 A cellular modem connection may be used to connect a Cellular Network
unit to a cellular network. Cellular Cellular

NOTE The Auto Call Home feature and connecting to a unit (to configure the unit from THOR) using remote
communications requires a cellular modem. Instantel recommends using the Sierra Wireless™
AirLink™ GX-400, LS-300 series or Raven RV-50 modems.

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2.2 INSTALLING AND STARTING THOR

2.2.1 NEW INSTALLATION
Make sure the computer is connected to the internet and you have administrator rights on the computer.

NOTE Once installed THOR can run without an internet connection although some features will not be
available. (E.g. THOR cannot communicate with units on the network or check for software updates.)
THOR connects occasionally (7 days) to the license server to verify Advanced licenses. Advanced
licenses that have expired will revert to the functionality of Standard licenses until they are renewed.

1 Download the THOR installer from https://www.instantel.com/resources under the Software section.
2 Run the THORWebInstaller.exe. If a Security Warning dialog opens, click Run

3. On the Ready to Install page 4. Wait while the installer

of the installer, click Install. downloads additional files.

1.2

5. On the Welcome page, 6. Read and Agree to the license

click Next. agreement then click Next.

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To change the
install folder,
click Browse
149

7. Choose a folder to install 8. Define the location for the Start

THOR and click Next. Menu folder then click Next.

9. (Optional) To install THOR without creating

10. Click Install.
a desktop icon, uncheck, then click Next.

11. Check “Launch THOR”

and click Finish.

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2.2.2 UPDATE AN EXISTING INSTALLATION

To update to the latest release of THOR, click the Check for Update button. WARNING
If an update is found, it is downloaded and the Check for Update button THOR does not support
changes to display Install update now. Click to install the update or preview reverting back to older versions.
the changes included in the update by clicking on View Changes. If you proceed with the update
you will not be able to restore to
M ONITORING U NIT F IRMWARE U PDATES your previous version.
Updates to monitoring unit operating systems may be included with
THOR updates. When this is the case, see Updating Unit Firmware on page 51.

Click the Check for Updates button.

1. Click Check
for Updates

2. Right-click the
blue icon, then
choose an option

3 (Optional) If the Check for Updates button changes to Install update now, you can:

Read the release notes for the new version (right-click the blue icon and select View changes).
Install the update (right-click the blue icon and select Install update now).

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2.2.3 STARTING THOR

Start THOR from the Start menu, or from the shortcut on your desktop.

NOTE You can run THOR without an Internet connection, however certain features will not be available.
(E.g. Communicating with units on the network or software updates.)

Windows 8.1 or Windows 10

1 Hover the cursor in the top right corner of the screen.
2 Click the Search tool.
3 In the Search box, type THOR.
4 Click the magnifying glass button.
5 Click the THOR icon.

NOTE If you have set up a THOR desktop icon, you can start THOR by double-clicking the icon.

Other Versions of Windows

Either:
Click the Start button, then THOR.
On your desktop, double-click the THOR shortcut.

The THOR splash screen will appear while THOR is initializing.

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2.3 LICENSING
2.3.1 LICENSE INFORMATION
Information about your license appears in the License Information window. From this window, you can enter a
new License Key, refresh your license to view information about Enabled Features (license dependent).

1 Click the THOR tab at the top of the window.

2 Click the License button.

1. Click the THOR tab

2. Click the License button

Change the License Key

3. Click the Refresh License button

Advanced
features appear
depending on
the active
license

3 To refresh your license, click on the Refresh License button, (or change the License Key).

Expired licenses will open a warning message. You will be able to continue using THOR’s standard
features however all Advanced functions will be disabled until the license has been renewed.

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2.3.2 LICENSE AGREEMENT

INSTANTEL LICENSE AGREEMENT

This is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or an entity) and Instantel, Stanley Black &
Decker, Inc. By clicking the I accept the agreement button or taking any step to install or use the software
product, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this agreement. If you do not agree with the terms
of this agreement, click the I do not accept the agreement button.

The software which accompanies this license agreement (the “Software”) is warranted against defects in
materials and workmanship and shall perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written
materials for a period of one year. Should a product fail within this period it shall be repaired or replaced
free of charge. Instantel does not warrant that the operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error-
free. Instantel does not represent that any product will prevent bodily injury or damage to property. This
warranty is void if the product has been dismantled, altered or abused in any way. EXCEPT FOR THE
WARRANTIES SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FUNCTION OF THE SOFTWARE FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND THOSE ARISING BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE IN LAW OR FROM A
COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE IN TRADE. USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR SOLE
RISK.

INSTANTEL WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR: (A) HARM TO OR LOSS OF YOUR RECORDS OR DATA; (B)
ANY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU BY THIRD PARTIES; OR (C) ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
LOST PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS REVENUE, OR FAILURE TO REALIZE ON SAVINGS, EVEN IF
INSTANTEL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION
APPLIES TO ALL CLAIMS BY YOU IRRESPECTIVE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION UNDERLYING THE
CLAIM BUT NOT LIMITED TO BREACH OF CONTRACT INCLUDING FUNDAMENTAL BREACH, TORT
INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND MISREPRESENTATION; AND BREACH OF STATUTORY DUTY. IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF INSTANTEL EXCEED THE COST OF THE SOFTWARE.

This agreement allows you to use the Software on one computer and make one copy of the software solely
for backup purposes. You must reproduce on any such copy all copyright notices and any other proprietary
legends on the original copy of the Software. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or
otherwise reduce the Software to a human conceivable form.
This agreement gives you limited rights to use the Software. You do not become the owner of, and Instantel
retains title to, the Software, and all copies thereof. All rights not specifically granted in this agreement are
specifically reserved by Instantel.

Instantel may terminate your license if you breach any term of this agreement and do not remedy the breach
within 10 days written notice of the breach. Upon termination, you will immediately delete the Software from
the computer in which it is installed and return all copies of the Software to Instantel.

This agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter and
supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written,
between the parties. This agreement will be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario excluding
the law of conflicts and excluding the United Nations Convention of Contracts for the Sale of Goods. You
agree to attorn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario which will have
exclusive jurisdiction over matters in respect of this agreement.

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2.3.3 VIEWING THE RELEASE NOTES

You can view the Release Notes through the THOR tab at the top of the main window.

1 Click the THOR tab at the top of the window.

2 Click the button below the THOR box to download the latest Release Notes.

1. Click the THOR tab

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3.1 Connecting Units to THOR ................................................................................................ 26
3.1.1 Direct Link to a Local Computer........................................................................... 27
3.1.2 Remote Link using a Modem ............................................................................... 29
3.2 Add and Edit Units............................................................................................................ 32
3.2.1 Manually Add / Edit ............................................................................................. 32
3.2.2 Automatically Add a Unit with Auto Discovery .................................................... 35
3.3 Unit Dashboard View........................................................................................................ 36
3.3.1 Single Unit Dashboard information ..................................................................... 36
3.3.2 Multiple Unit Dashboard Information ................................................................. 37
3.3.3 Refresh Component Information Manually ......................................................... 38
3.4 Connection Status and Details .......................................................................................... 39
3.4.1 Connection Status Icons ...................................................................................... 39
3.4.2 Check Unit Connection and Status Automatically ............................................... 40
3.4.2.1 Check the Connection / Status of All Units Automatically ............................................. 40
3.4.2.2 Check the Connection / Status of an Individual Unit Automatically ............................ 41
3.4.3 Disconnecting a Unit / All Units ........................................................................... 42
3.4.4 Delete a Unit ........................................................................................................ 43
3.5 Unit Management ............................................................................................................ 44
3.5.1 Monitoring Mode ................................................................................................ 45
3.5.1.1 Turning Monitoring On / Off ................................................................................................ 45
3.5.2 Sensor Check ....................................................................................................... 46
3.5.3 Unit Date and Time .............................................................................................. 47
3.5.4 Unit Operator ...................................................................................................... 48
3.5.5 Unit Owners......................................................................................................... 50
3.5.6 Updating Unit Firmware ...................................................................................... 51
3.5.6.1 Updating Firmware on Multiple Units ............................................................................... 52
3.5.7 Restarting a Unit .................................................................................................. 53
3.6 Managing Unit Schedules ................................................................................................. 54
3.6.1 Scheduled Auto Call Home .................................................................................. 55
3.6.2 Setting up Schedules ........................................................................................... 56
3.6.2.1 Load / Send Schedules .......................................................................................................... 58
3.6.2.2 Enabling / Disabling the Scheduler ..................................................................................... 59
3.6.2.3 Running a Schedule Unit....................................................................................................... 60
3.7 Managing Unit Setup files COMPLIANCE ........................................................................... 61
3.7.1 Details – Name, Description and Unit type .......................................................... 65
3.7.2 Details – Recording Mode.................................................................................... 66
3.7.3 Details – Unit Setup ............................................................................................. 67
3.7.4 Details – Active Sensors / Channels ..................................................................... 68
3.7.5 Details –Notes...................................................................................................... 69
3.7.6 Add/Edit/Delete/Copy, Unit Setup Files .............................................................. 70
3.7.7 Transferring Setup Files ....................................................................................... 71
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3.1 CONNECTING UNITS TO THOR

Units and THOR can communicate:

Directly
Use a serial, USB or Ethernet cable to create a direct physical connection between the computer
and the unit.
(For cable/unit compatibility see section 3.1.1 Direct Link to a local Computer on page 27.)

Remotely
Use a cellular modem to create a remote connection between the computer and a remote unit.

Over a Local Area Network (LAN)

This configuration is not covered in this manual, please contact our technical support if your
setup requires a local area network connection (Minimate Pro only).

THOR can control most settings (see note) on the unit. Event data can be downloaded to THOR.

THOR can view and update the following unit settings:

 Turn monitoring mode ON/OFF

 Add operators
 Change the default operator
 Set up and activate Auto Call Home
 Scheduler

NOTE: Some settings can only be accessed on the physical unit: Ex. The Auxiliary “modem power”
port must be configured on the Micromate unit. ACH baud rate, ACH session time out. For more
information see the unit’s respective Operator’s manual.

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3.1.1 DIRECT LINK TO A LOCAL COMPUTER

Connecting the unit to a local computer using the appropriate cable.

Minimate Pro
Connect the Minimate using the default Ethernet cable provided or with an optional serial cable.
(a USB to serial adaptor can be ordered separately from an Instantel dealer.)
WARNING
1 Connect the auxiliary connector to the auxiliary port located Forcing these
on the side of the unit. quarter-turn
connectors
2 Attach the other end according to the available connections on the computer: may damage
a. Serial cables connect to a serial port on the computer them.
b. USB to serial adaptors connect to the USB port on the computer
c. Ethernet cables connect to an Ethernet port on the computer

2a. Serial Cable (Part # 720A3401)

to Serial port

2b. Serial Cable (Part # 720A3101) to

Serial-to-USB adaptor (Part # 714A7001)
to USB port Both devices must be on the same Subnet, please contact
your IT specialist for how to set up a local IP network.

2c. Ethernet cable (Part # 720A4101)

to Ethernet port

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Micromate
Connect the Micromate using the default “PC to USB” cable.

1 Connect the square end of the USB cable to the Micromate’s PC port.
2 Connect the rectangular end of the USB cable to the computer’s USB port.

NOTE The unit and the PC will beep, indicating that Windows has detected the Micromate.
NOTE The Micromate must be connected and powered on to access Micromate settings or upload data
to the computer.

Micromate's PC port to Computer USB

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3.1.2 REMOTE LINK USING A MODEM

Remote connections provide access to recorded data as if the unit were physically connected to THOR
on a local computer.

Setting up modem communications requires three steps. Once completed the unit should be connected
to the computer and ready to upload event files from the units to the computer.
Only use
1 Configure serial communications on the monitoring unit Instantel cables.
a. see the user manual for the specific unit.
2 Configure the remote cellular modem
a. Configure the modem before taking it into the field to connect with the remote unit. If the
modem is used in parallel with third-party software, make sure it is configured to be
compatible with THOR. Then try a test call.
NOTE Configuring the modem depends on the manufacturer and model. Refer to the instructions provided with
the modem. For the latest information on modem deployment, consult Instantel’s online support site.

3 Connect the remote cellular modem

Once initialized and configured, connect the cellular modem to the monitoring unit.
a. The Micromate recommends connecting to a cellular modem using the Sabrent CB-FTDI
USB to serial cable (Part # 721A1001).
b. The Minimate Pro must be connected to a cellular modem using the provided serial cable
(Part # 720A3401) or it can also connect to a LAN using Instantel’s Ethernet cable
(Part # 720A4101).

Modem relay
setting power
ON is not
accessible via
THOR.

LABEL CONNECTIONS
 The unit (Minimate Pro or Micromate) connects to a modem through a serial connection.
 The modem uses the TCP/IP protocol to connect to a network.
 The network uses the TCP/IP protocol to connect to a computer running THOR.

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Remote Communications Example with a Micromate

The following is an excerpt from the Procedure for Configuring the Micromate for Auto Call Home.

1 Touch the Auto Call Home short cut icon on the Micromate touch screen.
2 Enable Auto Call Home. Set the Session Time Out to 10 minutes, Modem to Generic and Modem
Baud rate to 115200.

For modem
connected Unit

NOTE Session Time Out is used to exit Auto Call Home and return to monitor mode. Use this feature to set
the maximum amount of time the Micromate will NOT be in monitor mode.
Instantel recommends using the tested and fully compatible Sabrent CB-FTDI USB to Serial Cable to
connect the Micromate to the modem.

The Micromate units are tested and fully compatible with Sierra RV-50, LS-300, and GX-400 modems.
Example of the GX-400 modem, using the AirLink Ace Manager software to configure the modem.

When setting the TCP idle time-out value, use the following values based on your expected usage.

• If you remotely configure the Compliance Setup or Schedule of the unit, we recommend
using 10 minutes to allow for the TCP idle time that occurs between the time the
Compliance Setup window is opened in THOR and the time the new configuration is sent to
the unit.
• If you do not remotely configure the Compliance Setup and Schedule of the unit, we
recommend using 65 seconds to allow for TCP idle time that occurs when an Auto Call
Home session executes a Delete All on the unit.

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Example parameters
for the GX-400
modem, using Sierra’s
AirLink Ace Manager
software to configure
the modem.

NOTE As the
modems are third
party components
their firmware may
occasionally change
along with their user
interface. See the
latest white paper or
FAQ for compatible
modems and their
setup configuration.

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3.2 ADD AND EDIT UNITS

Units are added to THOR:

 Manually THOR will automatically add a unit if the unit initiates an Auto Call
 Using Auto Discovery Home session, and a filter exists recognizing the unit’s serial number.
Blastmate and Minimate Plus units may connect in this way to THOR.
See section 6.2.2.2 Filters & Actions on page 142

3.2.1 MANUALLY ADD / EDIT

When the network settings don’t align with Auto Discovery requirements it must be set up manually.
Remote units can also be added manually. The manual setup is also the best alternative when the unit
has customized details. The following table outlines when to use Auto-Discovery / Manual.

ADDING A UNIT TO THOR

CONNECTION TYPE
MANUALLY AUTO DISCOVERY
Direct/Local Yes Yes
Local Area Network (LAN) Yes Yes
Wide Area Network (WAN) Yes Depends on network*
Minimate Pro connected directly to the Internet Yes No
Modem communication through the Internet Yes No
Internet Yes No

*If the WAN blocks broadcasts to the LAN where THOR resides, Auto-Discovery will not be available.

NOTE Any event data that the unit collected will remain in THOR even if the unit is deleted from THOR.

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To Manually Add / Edit a unit:

1 Click the Unit tab.
2 Click the Add button to add a new unit, or, 2b. Click the Edit button to edit an existing unit.
3 Fill in the various fields.

1. Click the Unit tab

2b. Click the

Edit button

2. Click the
Add button

There are no units to view. Please add a unit by

clicking the Add button or turn on the Auto Discover
Connected Units feature on the Preferences page.

or right-click to
add/edit a unit

3. Fill in fields

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FIELD FUNCTION
Name A unique name for the unit.
Unit Description
A description or note that is useful for identifying the unit.
(Optional)
The exact serial number of the unit. Without the correct serial number, THOR
Serial Number
cannot communicate with the unit.
The model of the unit. Without the correct model type, THOR will not
Unit Type
communicate with the unit.
Serial
In the Port field, Enter the COM port. Minimate Pro and Minimate Plus units
must also have their communication speed defined.
Baud Rate:
Minimate Pro: choose between 9600, 38400, 115200.
Minimate Plus: must be set to 38400.
Communication TCP
When using a modem, in the IP Address field, type the public, static TCP/IP
address configured on the modem. THOR supports IPv4 and IPv6 address
formats. In the Port field, type the TCP/IP port configured on the modem.
For Minimate Pro units connected to a network, in the IP Address field, type
the TCP/IP address configured on the Minimate Pro.
In the Port field, type 9034.
Domain Name
The domain name of the unit. (E.g. Instantel.com)
Disabled
Do not use this function
Use Preferences Settings
Check monitoring
unit automatically Apply the same settings as those defined in Preferences

(Optional) Use Specific Settings

Check Connection every: defines the polling interval to verify the
unit is connected with THOR.
Check Status every: defines the polling interval to relay the unit’s status.

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3.2.2 AUTOMATICALLY ADD A UNIT WITH AUTO DISCOVERY

When the unit is connected to the network, (or via a direct local connection) THOR detects the unit
automatically and sets up the connection using the current settings on the unit.

NOTE Auto-Discovery will only detect properly configured units.

1 Click the Preferences tab.
2 Click the Unit Connection tab.
3 Enable the Auto Discover Connected Units.
4 Click Apply.

1. Click the
2. Click the Unit Preferences tab
Connection button

3. Enable Auto Discover

Connected Units

4. Click Apply

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3.3 UNIT DASHBOARD VIEW

3.3.1 SINGLE UNIT DASHBOARD INFORMATION
This section provides a detailed description of each element of the unit dashboard and contains procedures
that show how to:
Change the monitoring state, define a schedule, update date and time, reload the unit’s setup file, add and
remove operators, change the owner, delete events and logs, perform a sensor check, manage Auto Call
Home, update the firmware, and restart the unit.
To work with the unit DASHBOARD:
1 Click on the Unit tab.
2 Click on the Manage Units button.
3 Select a unit from the list, or, 3b. Add a new unit, or, 3c. right-click to add a new unit.
4 Click or view a function in the Unit Dashboard.

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Manage Units 3b. Add a new unit

4. Click or view a function

in the unit dashboard

3. Select a unit
from the list

3c. right-click to
add a New Unit

DASHBOARD

WARNING THOR will only function properly with compatible units. To upgrade a unit please contact
Instantel at [email protected].

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3.3.2 MULTIPLE UNIT DASHBOARD INFORMATION

The Multiple unit dashboard allows you to perform bulk operations in an efficient manner.

This can be useful for example to update the firmware, refresh, or disconnect multiple units in one shot.
This dashboard appears when you select multiple units from the list of available units.

Multiple units
selected from
the list

Available features for

bulk operations

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3.3.3 REFRESH COMPONENT INFORMATION MANUALLY

You can refresh the component information of a unit by clicking the Refresh button. This will retrieve and
display all elements on the Unit Dashboard. Refresh manually when you know an element has changed, but
that change is not yet displayed.
Ex: After powering on a unit, if the unit connection status does not update to read "Connected."

If a unit’s last known connection status was disconnected, a manual refresh will try to re-establish a
connection and then retrieve the unit’s status.

1. Click the Unit tab

3b. Click Refresh All

3. Click Refresh

2. Select a
unit in the list

1 Click the Unit tab.

2 Select a unit in the list of units.
3 Click the Refresh icon on the unit dashboard, or
3b. Click the Refresh All icon on the top menu panel to refresh all known units.

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3.4 CONNECTION STATUS AND DETAILS

3.4.1 CONNECTION STATUS ICONS
Units are represented with icons that may vary according to their status. Hovering
over an icon will display information about its functionality.

ICON
STATE MEANING
The monitoring unit: SERIES MINIMATE MICROMATE
III PRO
Connected and  Associated with the current project
monitoring  Communicating with THOR
Connection monitoring  Last known state was connected and
automatically as defined in monitored
preferences refresh rate.  The connection is automatically monitored
Last known state  Associated with the current project
connected and  Not communicating with THOR
monitored  Last known state was connected and
Not monitoring monitored
automatically  The connection is not currently monitored
Connected  Associated with the current project
Connection monitoring  Communicating with THOR
automatically as defined in  Last known state was connected
preferences refresh rate.  The connection is automatically monitored
Last known state  Associated with the current project
connected  Not communicating with THOR
Not monitored  Last known state was connected
automatically  The connection is not currently monitored
Disconnected  Associated with the current project
Connection monitoring  Not communicating with THOR
automatically as defined in  Last known state was disconnected
preferences refresh rate.  The connection is automatically monitored
Last known state  Associated with the current project
disconnected  Not communicating with THOR
not monitored  Last known state was disconnected
automatically  The connection is not currently monitored

Auto Call Home  Currently calling home

 Not associated with the current project

Not active in the current  Events from the unit were downloaded into
project the project in the past, but the unit is not
associated with that project at this time

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3.4.2 CHECK UNIT CONNECTION AND STATUS AUTOMATICALLY

THOR's Unit Details dashboard can check the unit connection and status automatically, communicating
with units to retrieve the latest status information and displaying that information as it is updated.

You can choose to check the connection and status of all units automatically or select individual units to
check automatically.
WARNING Refreshing unit status automatically
can use a significant amount of data, as the
units are in constant communication with THOR.

3.4.2.1 CHECK THE CONNECTION / STATUS OF ALL UNITS AUTOMATICALLY

1 Click the Preferences tab.
1. Click the
Preferences tab

2. Define refresh
intervals

3. Click Apply

2 Define refresh intervals for the two fields:

Check monitoring unit connection every
Check monitoring unit status every
3 Click Apply.

NOTE The Auto Discover Connected Units function will monitor the computer’s ports and detect any units
that get connected to the computer. This is only to establish a connection. The following two settings
determine the Dashboard display’s refresh rate of the unit status. This means, for a refresh rate of 1
hour, if the unit’s status changes within the hour, THOR will only reflect this change after one hour, or
if the user chooses to refresh manually.

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3.4.2.2 CHECK THE CONNECTION / STATUS OF AN INDIVIDUAL UNIT AUTOMATICALLY

1 Click the Unit tab.

NOTE Unit level settings always override the general preferences settings in section 3.4.2.1.
1. Click the Unit tab

3. Click Edit

2. Select a
unit in the list

2 Select a unit in the list of units.

3 Click the Edit icon, (or right-click on the unit and select Edit Unit)

5. Select Use
Specific Settings

4 Select Use Specific Settings and define the refresh intervals for the two fields.

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3.4.3 DISCONNECTING A UNIT / ALL UNITS

1 Click the Unit tab.
2
2a. Click on the Disconnect All icon.
Or
2b. Select a unit from the list of units.
3 Click on the Unit Disconnect icon.

1. Click the Unit tab

2a. Click Disconnect All icon

3. Click the Unit

2b. Select a unit Disconnect icon
from the list

The disconnect feature will not stop a unit that is actively calling home. In this
case you will see that not all units are disconnected, and you must try again.

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3.4.4 DELETE A UNIT

1 Click the Unit tab.
2 Click a unit in the list of units.
3 Disconnect the unit by clicking on the disconnect icon.
4 Click Delete (In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.)

1. Click the Unit tab

4. Click Delete

3. Click disconnect
2. Click a
monitoring
unit in the list

NOTE You cannot delete a unit that is currently connected.

NOTE You may need to temporarily disable the Auto Discover settings in the Preferences  Unit
Connection section. If the checking interval is short, the unit may reconnect before you have time to delete it.

Uncheck Auto Discover

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3.5 UNIT MANAGEMENT

The monitoring unit dashboard (Described in section 3.3 Unit Dashboard View on page 36 and
reproduced here) displays information and functionality on all unit components:

 Date and time of the unit  Connection status

 Current operator  Monitoring mode
 Current owner  Connection details
 Delete all events and logs from the unit  Battery voltage and remaining charge
 Sensor check  Number of events stored on the unit
 Auto Call Home status  Current unit setup
 Date and time of the last update  Scheduler and its status
 The firmware version  Available memory
 Restart the unit  Calibration company and the date of most
recent calibration

DASHBOARD

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3.5.1 MONITORING MODE

The icon displays the Monitoring Mode of the unit.

IDLE SCHEDULER MONITORING

Idle, the unit A Schedule is The unit is The unit is The unit is The unit is
is not running, but monitoring in monitoring in monitoring in monitoring in
currently the unit is Waveform Waveform Histogram Histogram
monitoring. not currently mode. Manual mode. Combo
monitoring. mode. mode.

NOTE The icon updates based on the refresh interval defined in THOR.
See section 3.4.2 Check Unit Connection and Status Automatically on page 40.
NOTE Minimate Plus and Blastmate III only display the active state of monitoring, other monitoring modes
are not shown in the icon for these units.

3.5.1.1 TURNING MONITORING ON / OFF

When a unit is online (connected with THOR), THOR can send a signal to the unit to start/stop
monitoring.

1 Click the Monitoring Mode icon (if it is in idle mode, it will ask to start. If it is monitoring, it will
ask to stop)
2 In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

The icon will change to reflect the new Monitoring Mode of the unit.
When the unit is no longer monitoring, the icon will return to Idle.

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3.5.2 SENSOR CHECK

Checking sensors tests the configured and enabled sensors on a unit. Sensors are configured as part of the
active compliance setup.
The test results are displayed. If no results are expected (E.g. for microphone results), dashes will fill the column
(-------). If a check fails, asterisks fill the column (*****).
For the results of each channel, scroll to the results column on the right.
1 Click the Unit tab.
2 Click the Manage Units button.
3 Click a connected unit in the list.
4 Click the Sensor Check button (A message indicates a full sensor check is taking place.
Results are then displayed in the sensor check window.)

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Manage Unit button

3. Click a
connected unit
in the list

4. Click Sensor Check

5 Enable the checkboxes of the channels to include and click the Check button. (A sensor
diagnostic begins and shows the results in the window.

5. Enable the This function is

channels to include disabled for units
in the sensor check.
using an Advanced
Setup file.

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3.5.3 UNIT DATE AND TIME

Minimate Pro and Micromate units can synchronize with the computer’s date and time. Enabling Daylight
Savings Time (DST) on Micromate units will apply the DST policy for their respective time zone.

1 Click the Unit tab.

2 Click the Manage Units button. A unit’s monitoring mode must be
3 Click a unit in the list of connected units. Idle to change its Date and Time
4 Click the Unit Date/Time button.

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Manage Units button

3. Click a unit
in the list

4. Click Unit Date/Time

Daylight Saving Time (DST) 5. Click the blue arrow

options are not available
for Minimate Pro units.
DST only appears for time
zones using DST.
6. Select a time zone
7. Set Daylight Savings Time
8. Click Apply and Done

5 To synchronize the computer’s time, click the blue arrow button.

6 Select the time zone.
7 (Optional) enable the Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time checkbox.
8 Click Apply and Done.

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3.5.4 UNIT OPERATOR

All registered events are associated with an operator. Though multiple inactive operator names can be
registered, only one may be active at any time.

The following procedure describes how to:

 Create / Delete an operator Creating an operator will not automatically

 Associate an operator with a unit associate it with a unit, nor is it
 Set the active operator on a unit automatically made the active operator.

1 Click the Unit tab.

2 Click the Manage Units button.
3 Click a connected unit in the list of units.
4 Click the Current Operator button.

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Manage Unit button

3. Click a
connected unit
in the list

4. Click the
Current Operator
button

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5 To delete an operator, click the X icon next to an Operators cannot be deleted when
operator’s name in the Available Operators list. in use on actively connected units.
5b. To add an operator: Type a name for the operator and
click the Add button.
6 Click the right blue arrow to assign an operator to a unit.
6b. Click the left blue arrow to remove an operator from a unit.
7 Double click a name to assign an operator as the “Active Operator” and click Apply and Done.

6. Click the right blue

arrow to assign an
operator to a unit. 7. To set the
active operator
5. click the X to double click a
delete an name. The
operator from Check mark will
the list display the
active operator.

5b. Type a name

for an operator 6b. Click the left blue
and click Add arrow to remove an
operator from a unit.

8 The Dashboard reflects the new active operator. If the active operator is removed, the
Operator field will record “Operator”
(blank for Minimate units).

8. The new
active operator

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3.5.5 UNIT OWNERS

The unit’s owner is displayed on Micromate units (not available for Minimate units) and can contain up to
seven lines of text. Unit owner information can include company name, address, and contact information.
Each unit can only have one owner. Owners are not mandatory but may facilitate rental situations and
must be defined using THOR.
1 Click the Unit tab.
2 Click the Manage Units button.
3 Click a connected unit in the list
4 Click the Edit Owner button.
1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Manage Unit button

3. Click a
connected unit
in the list

4. Click Edit Owner

5 In the Edit Owner box, type up to seven lines of text.

6 Click Apply to send the text to the unit and click Done to return to the dashboard.

5. Type
Owner text

6. Apply and Done

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3.5.6 UPDATING UNIT FIRMWARE

THOR displays the firmware of the unit and the most recent firmware available from Instantel. This
procedure will override the current firmware version and then restart the unit.

1 Click the Unit tab.

2 Click the Manage Units button.
3 Click a connected unit in the list. (3b. If the unit is not in the Idle state, click the Monitoring
Mode icon to stop monitoring)
4 Click the Firmware Version button. To load the firmware,
communication between THOR
1. Click the Unit tab and the unit must be established

2. Click Manage Unit button

3b. Click to Stop

Monitoring
3. Click a
connected unit
in the list

4. Click Firmware
Version

5 Click the Update button and then click Done to return to the Unit Dashboard.

5. Click Update button

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3.5.6.1 UPDATING FIRMWARE ON MULTIPLE UNITS

1 Select the units (using CTRL or Shift) to display the Multiple Units Dashboard.

Multiple Units
1. Select
Dashboard
multiple units

2. Click
Firmware
update icon

2 Click on the Firmware update icon. THOR will provide a status summary of the available updates for
units, including their current firmware version and any updated firmware version that is available.
3 Click Update, then click Done to return to the Multi-Units Dashboard.

NOTE To return to the Individual Units Dashboard, click on a single unit.

3. Click Update
and then Done
Available
updates

Alternative Path: You can also double-click on the Notification

that may appear when THOR restarts
“A Firmware update is available”. This will
take you directly to the Update page.

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3.5.7 RESTARTING A UNIT

Restarting a connected unit requires it to shut down, it will not perform this task while actively monitoring.

1 Click the Unit tab.

2 Click the Manage Units button.
3 Click a connected unit in the list.
3b. Ensure the Unit is in the Idle state
4 Click the Restart Unit button then click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
Units must be in the Idle state to restart.

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Manage Units icon

3b. If the unit is not in the

Idle state, click the icon
3. Click a
connected unit
in the list

4. Click Restart Unit

During firmware updates, this function is disabled.

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3.6 MANAGING UNIT SCHEDULES

THOR can set up daily, weekly and repeatable schedules that program the unit to act at specific times.
The actions are:

 Start monitoring
 Stop monitoring
 Self-check
 Auto Call Home

Online units can be programmed to act at any time. Schedules can be saved and transferred to units of
the same type.

E.g. The schedule from one Micromate can be sent to five Micromate units provided their Setup files are
the same. Micromate schedules are not compatible with Minimate schedules and vice-versa.

There are three critical components:

1 The unit’s status when the schedule is enabled

2 Transitions between scheduled activities
3 Auto Call Home settings

Units with daily schedules will look at previous activities on that day. Units with weekly schedules will
look at the activities scheduled earlier in the week to determine their monitoring state.

If an activity on the schedule is Self-Check or Auto Call Home, the unit will search for previous activities
to find a “Start Monitoring” action. If found it will start to monitor using the compliance setup and the
unit’s Auto Call Home configuration. If “Start Monitoring” action is not found in the schedule, then the
unit will enter into a Scheduler Running state until it reaches the next defined action in the schedule.

When a unit is monitoring due to a schedule and it reaches a Start Monitoring event, the unit will stop
the current monitoring session, run any Auto Call Home actions, load the compliance setup and continue
monitoring.

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3.6.1 SCHEDULED AUTO CALL HOME

Scheduled Auto Call Home must have the Auto Call Home enabled and configured on the unit. Auto Call Home
must be running on THOR to receive data on the local computer. (ACH can also send data directly to Vision.)

Some Auto Call Home features can affect schedules:

 Call Home after the recorded event

 Monitoring while calling home

Call Home After a Recorded Event

E.g. A scheduled activity such as Start Monitoring or Stop Monitoring generates a Histogram event. The
unit will begin an Auto Call Home session. In this case, you can use Start Monitoring or Stop Monitoring
in your schedule, while already in a scheduled Histogram or Histogram Combo monitoring session, to
trigger an Auto Call Home session.

NOTE If the Call Home After Event Recorded checkbox is disabled, a unit running a schedule will not call
home after an event occurs. The unit will only call home if there is an Auto Call Home entry in the
schedule.

Monitoring While Calling Home (MWCH)

Monitoring While Calling Home (MWCH) can have the following states:

Disabled: a unit running a schedule will stop monitoring during an Auto Call Home session that was
triggered by an event. (This does not apply to Auto Call Home sessions triggered from a schedule. Only Auto
Call Home sessions triggered because Auto Call Home is enabled on the unit and an event occurred.)

Enabled: if an event occurs, the unit will continue to monitor during the Auto Call Home session. The
monitor log will not be copied, events will not be deleted, and time will not synchronize at the end of
the Auto Call Home session.

When performing a scheduled Auto Call Home session, (not an Auto Call Home session due to an event
occurring) monitoring will stop and complete any in-progress events. This allows all events for that time
period to be transferred during the Auto Call Home session, and for events to be deleted from the unit,

Auto Call Home on unit: Records events + transfer data, no stopping to monitor.
Scheduled Auto Call Home session: Stop monitoring + transfer data (or delete events, or synchronize)
E.g. Monitoring in Histogram Combo mode, transfer data every six hours, daily, delete events, copy the
log and synchronize time once a day. Do the following:

1. Create a daily schedule and enable the Repeat mode checkbox

2. Add a Start Monitoring event to the schedule at 0:00, 06:00, 12:00
3. Add an Auto Call Home event to the schedule at 18:00

Self-check is a diagnostic tool that performs a variety of tests on the unit. For information collected by a
self-check, see the operator manual included with the monitoring unit.

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3.6.2 SETTING UP SCHEDULES

Select an action for the unit to perform and select the time when to perform the action. (The unit will
execute any actions in a schedule using its current settings.)

Saved schedules appear in the list of schedules.

NOTE Before creating a schedule, set the workday range (Start time / End Time), this is purely to help in
planning visualization, actions outside of these times can still work.
E.g. The workday starts at 8:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM. The time grid will display 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
If an action is set up for 7:00 AM, that action is still scheduled and will process.

1 Click the Unit tab.

2 Click the Manage Schedules icon.
3 Click the Add Schedule button (or the Add Schedule icon, or right-click and New Schedule Setup).
3b Or Edit an existing Schedule. (You must first Load the schedule from the unit if the Schedules List is empty.)
3c Or Delete an existing Schedule.
1. Click the Unit tab

3b. Edit an existing

Schedule

3c. Delete an
2. Click Manage Schedules existing Schedule

3. Click Add Schedule

(or right-click then
New Schedule Setup

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4 Define the Schedule’s Name, Description, and the Unit Type. (Micromate or Minimate Pro).
5 Define the range for the calendar display (Start Time and End Time).
6 Select Day to setup actions on a daily routine (E.g. Start at 10:00 and Stop at 14:00).
Select Week to set up actions on a weekly routine (E.g. Self-Check or Auto Call Home every
Monday at 8:00 and Friday at 17:00).
7 To create an action, double-click in a time slot.
8 Select the appropriate Action and the Unit Setup. (A Unit Setup must exist, either create one
first or download one from a unit.
9 (Optional) To repeat the schedule, enable the Repeat Daily / Repeat Weekly checkbox.
10 Repeat steps 7-8 until all actions are added.

NOTE Right-clicking an interval can facilitate edit, delete, copy and paste actions.

4. Define the Name,

Description and Unit Type

8. Define the action

9. Optional

5. Define the
Calendar range

7. Double click a
6. Define Day &/or timeslot to create
Week actions an action

NOTE Saving a schedule will only store it on the computer, it must still be sent to the unit and enabled for
the schedule to take effect.

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3.6.2.1 LOAD / SEND SCHEDULES

New or edited schedules are first saved to the computer and then sent to the unit. Units can only use
one schedule at a time, this means when you send a schedule it will overwrite any existing schedules. It
is good practice to first Load a schedule from a unit, then make modifications and Send it back to the
unit. Loading a schedule from a unit places a copy of the schedule in THOR’s Schedules list.

1 Click the Unit tab

2 Click the Manage Schedules button
3 In the Units list, Select one or multiple units
4a Click the Load from Unit(s) button to download all schedules of the selected unit(s).
or
4b Click the Send to Unit(s) button to upload a schedule to all selected units.

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Manage Schedules

3. Select a unit

4a. Click Load 4b. Click Send

from Unit button to Unit button

Schedules can only be loaded and sent to units that are communicating with THOR. The units must be of
the same type. (Micromate schedules cannot be sent to a Minimate Pro, and Minimate Pro schedules
cannot be sent to a Micromate.)

NOTE A schedule’s setup file must coincide with the hardware used. This means if the Setup file specifies a
microphone, but no microphone is connected to the unit, an error will be generated.
NOTE After sending a schedule, you must enable the schedule for it to run.
NOTE Loading a schedule to THOR does not remove it from the unit.

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Loaded schedules follow this naming convention: SERIAL#_YYYYMMDDHHMMSS, where:

• SERIAL# is the unit’s serial number

• YYYY is the year when the schedule was loaded
• MM is the month when the schedule was loaded
• DD is the day when the schedule was loaded
• HH is the hour when the schedule was loaded (24-hour format)
• MM is the minute when the schedule was loaded
• SS is the second when the schedule was loaded

NOTE If a Start Monitoring event on the schedule refers to a compliance setup that is not available, a
warning icon is displayed in the Start Monitoring block on the schedule.

3.6.2.2 ENABLING / DISABLING THE SCHEDULER

Unit schedules must be enabled to run. The scheduler section of the Unit Details page reveals the
enabled/disabled status.

Enabled Disabled

NOTE Clicking the icon in the Scheduler section will not enable or disable the scheduler.
You must click the word Enabled / Disabled:

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3.6.2.3 RUNNING A SCHEDULE UNIT

1 Click the Unit tab.
2 Click the Manage Units button.
3 In the Scheduler section, click the Disabled button.

NOTE Clicking the icon in the Scheduler section will not enable the scheduler. You must click the word
Disabled and see it toggle to Enabled.
4 Click the Monitoring Mode button.

If the last item on the schedule was Start Monitoring, the Monitoring Mode icon will display
the current monitoring mode:
(Waveform, Waveform Manual, Histogram, or Histogram Combo).
Otherwise, the Monitoring Mode icon will display Scheduler Running.

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Manage Units button

4. Click Monitoring
Mode

3. Click Disabled

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3.7 MANAGING UNIT SETUP FILES COMPLIANCE

Each unit contains a configuration file known as the “Unit Setup”. All units can use the standard
Compliance setup while the Minimate Pro units can benefit from Advanced setup features.

Unit Setup files can be created, edited and used as templates for other units. Saving unit settings for
later use facilitates switching between configurations. Once created in THOR they simply need to be
loaded into the unit.

E.g. A Minimate Pro operating on a pile driving project (using Histogram mode) is moved to a blasting
project. In this case, the unit set up with waveform parameters would be loaded into the unit to adapt
its monitoring for blasting.

Setup files can be sent to any unit of the same type (Minimate Pro or Micromate). The same unit setups
can be used on multiple units.

E.g. Applying a single unit setup to three Micromate’s used to monitor the same series of blasts at a quarry.

NOTE For one unit’s setup file to work without errors in another unit, they must have the same active
channels and sensors. This means a Unit Setup with an attached microphone will cause an error with a
unit with no microphone or with a different microphone.
Unit setup files are managed remotely through THOR resulting in no interruption of onsite event monitoring.

The same settings are accessible through the Micromate or Minimate Pro interface (see their respective
user manual).

NOTE Some settings are dependent on the chosen Recording Mode: Waveform, Waveform Manual,
Histogram, or Histogram Combo. Ex: Waveform does not set an interval. Histogram does not set the
record time or record stop mode.

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The setup file is composed of 5 parts, shown here for a quick overview. These parts can collapse for ease
of use. The available fields vary depending on the selected options. (Micromate settings are different from
Minimate Pro settings)
All components are described in detail in the following tables.

1. Name, Description and Unit type

2. Recording Mode
3. Unit Setup
4. Active Sensors
5. User Notes
Expanded View

Condensed View

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Expanded View Micromate Compliance

Description for documentation

purposes

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Expanded View Minimate Pro Compliance

For Minimate Pro Advanced

settings please see section
8.4 on page 171.

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3.7.1 DETAILS – NAME, DESCRIPTION AND UNIT TYPE

Micromate
units

Minimate Pro
units
(offers some extended
functionality)

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION

Choose a name that will easily identify the unit.
Name Text
(E.g. “Waveform Series IV” for waveform monitoring)
Description Text Describe the unit for reference purposes (E.g. Quarry 2)
Some features are unit specific and will/not appear depending on
Micromate
this selection.
Unit Type Or
(E.g. Choosing Unit Type = Micromate will not give the option to
Minimate Pro
choose Setup type)

Compliance The Standard setup

Setup type You must have an extended license to use the advanced features.
Advanced It offers more possibilities to define the active sensors per channel.
(Only available for Minimate units.)

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3.7.2 DETAILS – RECORDING MODE

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION
To record multiple events automatically with no lag time between
Waveform events. (Ex: Blasting) The unit records an event, displays the results, and
continues to monitor for events exceeding the trigger level to record.
Waveform Used when automatic triggers are unreliable due to high wind or nearby vehicle
Manual activity. Used also to record background noise levels near a site.
For long-term recording periods. (Ex: Pile driving)
The unit stores summary information in intervals. The unit gathers continuous
data based on the sample rate but only registers relevant peaks for the interval.
(This reduces the recorded data and increases storage capacity.)
Record Histogram For each interval, the unit calculates the maximum peaks, the largest peak
Mode frequency, and the peak vector sum.
For each channel, the unit calculates the maximum peak and its frequency. It
also calculates the largest peak vector sum over the entire event, displaying the
peak of each interval in a bar chart.
This will create a waveform record while Histogram recording. (This happens
when an event exceeds the waveform trigger level, Ex: Pile driving)
Histogram Records data on peak events and Histogram events.
Combo The waveform event is saved as a separate file, while the Histogram Event file
remains continuous, limited only by the amount of available memory.
NOTE The auxiliary trigger is automatically disabled in this mode.
Histogram 2 sec to 60
Defines the sample interval for Histogram/Histogram Combo mode
Interval minutes
Sets how the unit stops recording once triggered.
Fixed record time sets the recording time to a specified length.
Fixed / Auto record continues to record event activity as long as the activity remains
Record Stop
Mode Auto above the trigger level (sufficient memory and battery power must be
available). Recording stops a specified period after the event activity falls below
the trigger level. Used when there is an uncertainty of the actual event duration.
0.25, 0.50,
An interval where data is recorded prior to the trigger. The default setting is
Pre-Trigger 0.75, 1.00
0.25 seconds. (only available on Micromate)
seconds
Sample 512, 1024, Increasing the sample rate increases the accuracy of the waveform recording.
Rate 2048, 4086 (Higher sample rates use more battery and memory resources)

Record 1 - 90
When an event is triggered the unit will record for this defined length of time
Time seconds

Auto Stop 1-10 When in Record Stop Mode – Auto Record: Recording stops a specified period
after seconds after the event activity falls below the trigger level.

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3.7.3 DETAILS – UNIT SETUP

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION
Automatically runs a sensor check to test a monitor and its
After each Event
sensors after each event.
Automatically runs a single sensor check immediately after entering
Sensor Check Before monitoring mode. The results appear with each Event recorded during
Monitoring the monitoring session. This provides a zero recycle time and ensures
no Events are missed when using the continuous record mode.
Disabled Does not run sensor checks.
Measurement Metric /
Displays results using Metric or Imperial units.
Units Imperial
24 hour, 12
Time Format Displays time in either 24 hours or 12 hours (AM, PM).
hour (am/pm)
Channel 1 The description given to the Transverse axis, This name will appear in
Name Tran
reports (up to 6 characters max)
Channel 2 The description given to the Vertical axis, this name will appear in
Name Vert
reports (up to 6 characters max)
Channel 3 The description given to the Longitudinal axis, this name will appear in
Name Long
reports (up to 6 characters max)
Channel 4
Name Mic The microphone channel (Linear, or Sound Level Microphone)
Channel 5 Only valid with Minimate Pro Compliance. The description given to the
Name Vert2
Vertical axis, this name will appear in reports (up to 6 characters max)
Only valid with Minimate Pro Compliance. The description given to
Channel 6
Name Long2 the Longitudinal axis, this name will appear in reports (up to 6
characters max)
Enable Job Used by THOR to keep track of recorded events. (Optional, and
Number Checkbox
must be between 1 and 9999)
Enable GPS Checkbox Will include GPS notes in the event report
THOR can calculate a scaled distance based on the unit’s distance
from the blast and the charged weight.
Enable Scaled
Checkbox Distance from Blast Distance between the blast and the unit (m or ft)
Distance
Charge Weight The weight of the explosive used (Kg or lb)
Scaled Distance Calculated based on the DfB and CW
Show
Microphone Checkbox Show results in decibels otherwise in linear units.
Peaks in dB(L)
Job Number 1 - 9999 Helps keep track of recorded events.
The unit will record an event based on an external trigger instead
External Trigger
of exceeding a threshold measurement value.
Auxiliary IO
The auxiliary port will send a signal that can be used for activating
Remote Alarm
an alarm (siren, beacon or other)
Warning Hold Manual Clear, 2 How long a warning signal is active. Manual clear requires an
Time sec to 300 sec operator to physically clear the warning on the device.
Alarm Hold Manual Clear, 2 How long an alarm signal is active. Manual clear requires an
Time Sec to 300 sec operator to physically clear the alarm on the device.

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3.7.4 DETAILS – ACTIVE SENSORS / CHANNELS

This section defines the various sensors available, they can be added sequentially. Each sensor has different
default settings and options that appear when selected. (Though the setup parameters may be identical,
sensors are specific to the unit type. This means that Micromate and Minimate units cannot interchange their
physical sensors as they have different connectors.) The following table describes the sensor options.

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION

First, define the sensor options then click the add sensor
Add Sensor Button
button to register the sensor.
Remove Sensor Button Select a sensor from the list and click to remove the sensor

(Micromate Geophone The standard configuration for ISEE/DIN/SWB Geophones

specific) Geophone SWP Uses a higher resolution than other geophones.
Compliance Setup: choose the sensor’s channel
ISEE Triaxial
Geophone Advanced Setup: uses predefined sensor settings (channel,
units, sensitivity)
(Minimate
DIN 1-315 Hz
specific) Geophone Complies with the DIN 45669-1 Class I standard.

DIN 1-80 Hz
Geophone Complies with the DIN 45669-1 Class I standard.
Sensor
ISEE Linear Records air overpressure.
Microphone Frequency range: 2 – 250 Hz, Amplitude 2 – 500 Pa, (88 – 148 dB)
Sensor Records noise. Frequency range: 10 Hz – 20 kHz, Amplitude 30 – 140 dB
Both Weighting A or C
Micromate Sound Level
Response Slow/Fast
& Minimate Microphone
LN1 Statistical noise level as a percentage
LN2 Statistical noise level as a percentage
Use the selected sensor as a trigger source. (once triggered,
all channels will begin to record data) When enabled it will
Enable Trigger Checkbox
send a warning signal to the Auxiliary port (if the trigger level
is surpassed)
A defined threshold before monitoring can begin. This should
be set high enough to prevent monitoring noise and low
Trigger Level mm/s
enough to catch all events. (Histogram Combo mode triggers
will initiate waveform recording)
Alarms create a visual, audio or other notification based on the
trigger level set for warnings/alarms. Remote alarm controllers
Enable Alarm Checkbox
can set the alarm levels as part of the compliance setup. When
enabled it will send an alarm signal to the Auxiliary port.
Alarm Level mm/s A defined threshold before an alarm is sent.

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3.7.5 DETAILS –NOTES

Notes are included with every event recorded by the unit using that particular setup file.

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION

User Notes Checkbox Enable/disable the use of notes
Location Text box Max 40 Characters
Client Text box Max 40 Characters
Company Text box Max 40 Characters
General Notes Text box Max 40 Characters
Enable Extended Notes Checkbox Enable/disable the use of notes
Extended Notes Text box Max 640 characters

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3.7.6 ADD/EDIT/DELETE/COPY, UNIT SETUP FILES

1 Click the Unit tab.
2 Click the Unit Setup button on the menu bar or in the Dashboard
3a. To add a setup file click the Add icon (or right-click the unit and New Unit Setup File)
3b. To edit a setup file click the Edit icon (or right-click the unit and Edit Unit Setup File)
3c. To delete a setup file click the Delete icon (or right-click the unit and Delete Unit Setup File)
3d. To copy a setup file click the Copy icon (or right-click the unit and Copy Unit Setup File)

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Unit Setup

Click to view, add

Click to view the and manage unit
Setup files on Setup files
the unit

3a. Add Setup file

3d. Copy Setup file 3b. Edit Setup file

3c. Delete Setup file

Right-click
options

When you add/edit a unit setup file, don’t forget to send the file
to the unit! It will automatically become the active setup file.
see Transferring Setup Files on page 71.

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3.7.7 TRANSFERRING SETUP FILES

Loading a setup file will copy a unit’s setup file to THOR. This can then be edited and sent back to the
unit. The setup file may also be used as a template to send to other units.

NOTE Unit setup files can only be used on units of the same type, with the same environments.
(Micromate setup file for Micromate’s, Minimate Pro setup file for Minimate Pro’s.)

Procedure to Load or Send a Setup file WARNING

When THOR sends a Unit Setup file to a
1 Click the Unit tab. unit, it becomes the current setup on the
2 Click the Unit Setup button. unit. If the unit setup happens to have the
3 Select a unit or multiple units. same name as the unit setup of the
4 Click Load from Unit(s) to download the unit’s setup existing unit, it will overwrite the file.
file into THOR. (You can also select multiple
connected units and import them in one shot.)
Or:
5 Select a setup file from the list.
6 Select one or multiple Units to send the file.
7 Click Send to Unit(s) (to transfer a single setup file to one or multiple units).

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Unit Setup

3. Select a 6. Select a
Unit or Unit or
5. Select a setup multiple multiple
file from the list units units

7. Click Send to Unit(s)

4. Click load from Unit(s)

NOTE Once a setup file is loaded into THOR, it will appear in the Setup files list, ready to edit. If the setup file
has a name conflict, you must decide to overwrite the existing file or rename it.

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4.1 Understanding Projects .................................................................................................... 74

4.2 Creating a Project and Editing Details ............................................................................... 76
4.2.1 Editing Project Details.......................................................................................... 78
4.3 Project Specific Settings.................................................................................................... 79
4.4 Linking Units with Projects................................................................................................ 80
4.4.1 Assign a Unit to a Project ..................................................................................... 80
4.4.2 Remove a Unit from a Project ............................................................................. 81
4.5 Archive and Delete Projects .............................................................................................. 82
4.5.1 Archive / Re-Activate a Project ............................................................................ 83
4.5.2 Delete a Project(s) ............................................................................................... 84
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4.1 UNDERSTANDING PROJECTS

Using Projects is optional, though they provide a convenient way to group data.

Projects link event data from different units. Once linked, all events downloaded from the units will
appear in the specific project folder.

Project folders are accessible from the Projects & Events tab under the Manage Events icon or
Manage Projects icon. New projects require a unique name. Each project folder can contain numerous
monitoring units. Units can be assigned dynamically to existing projects.
(For more information, see section 3 Managing Monitoring Units on page 25.)

Units not assigned to any active projects are automatically assigned to the default catch-all project. (The
default project cannot be deleted.)
Projects are a new
concept introduced in
THOR version 1.0.
Projects are particularly useful when events:

 Occur on a specific site

 Occur at the same time Projects can contain
 Belong to the same contract multiple units.
However, a unit can
Grouping data together allows for easy comparisons of events. Projects are only be assigned to
especially useful when one must: one active project at a
given time.
 Perform multiple contracts simultaneously
 Monitor multiple sites simultaneously
 Archive completed contracts
Projects can have the
status of active or
NOTE Rented units may work best by setting up a project with the name of archived. For more
your company. All events from the unit will be downloaded into this information, see
project for easy identification. section 4.5 Archive
and Delete Projects
on page 82.

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Example of how two projects can organize data from three Micromate units:

5. Event Data Uploads to Projects

Panel 1: A user monitors “Quarry A” with two units and “Building Site B” with one unit.
Panel 2: In THOR, the user creates one project for “Quarry A” and one project for “Building Site B”.
Panel 3: Then the user adds the two units installed at the quarry to the “Quarry A Project” and one unit
at the building site to the “Building Site B Project”.
Panel 4: The units collect event data.
Panel 5: When the units upload their event data, the data will automatically appear in the
corresponding project.
Panel 6: Event data becomes accessible within each project.

NOTE Event data remains with the project even after a unit is re-assigned to a new project.
See section 4.4.1 Assign a Unit to a Project on page 80.

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4.2 CREATING A PROJECT AND EDITING DETAILS

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Projects button.
3 Click the New Project button.
4 Fill in the Project details (see table for descriptions) and click OK.

1. Click the Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Projects

3. Click New Project

4. Fill in the Projects details and click OK

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OPTION PROJECT DETAILS DESCRIPTION

Name The project must have a unique name identifier.

Description Use this field to remind you of any project specifics.

Click the three-dot file selector and choose a suitable location to
Project Data Location
save the project data.
Select between Metric (meters) and Imperial (feet)
Measurement Units NOTE This setting only affects how data is displayed. It will not
influence the unit.

(Optional) Displays linear microphone peaks in decibels,

Show Microphone Peaks in dB(L)
enable the checkbox.
Choose a standard that applies to the regulatory constraints of
Compliance Standard
the monitoring area.
Allow Email Notifications Select a group to send email notifications.
(Optional) To send event data to Instantel’s Vision during THOR
Auto Call Home sessions. Choose among:
 Use Application Preferences Credentials—The
credentials will be taken from the Preferences tab.
Vision Setting  Use Project Specific Credentials—Type the Vision
user name and password in the Web Service User
Name and Web Service Password boxes.
NOTE For more information about sending event data to Vision, see
section 7.4.5 Send Data to Vision using ACH on page 166

Assigns the output format for reports.

 Use Application Preferences – as defined in the global
Reports Language settings page.
 Use Project Specific Report Language – will give the
option for English/French/Swedish/Spanish

Check the boxes of any units to associate with the project.

Associated Units
NOTE This option is not available if no units have been added.

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4.2.1 EDITING PROJECT DETAILS

Apart from the standard information when a project is created, the editing panel displays the project
status (Active or Archived) and the project creation date (not editable).

NOTE Archived projects cannot be edited apart from their project description.
see section 4.5 Archive and Delete Projects on page 82.
1 Click the Projects & Events tab
2 Click the Manage Projects button (or right-click on a project in the Manage Events section)
3 Select a project from the list
4 Click the Edit Project button
5 Configure the Project level settings (these override the Global Preferences)
6 Click OK (in the confirmation dialog box click OK a second time)
1. Click the Projects & Events tab
2. Click Manage Projects

4. Click Edit Project

3. Select a project
from the list

5. Configure the
Project level settings

6. Click OK

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4.3 PROJECT SPECIFIC SETTINGS

Individual projects retain their own settings and override THOR’s General Preferences. You may,
however, choose to assign some General Preferences within the project. To do this:

1 Click on the Projects and Events tab.

2 Right-click on a project and click Edit Project

2b. If these options are greyed out, this indicates an unfinished

operation in the Manage Projects window. When this is the
case, click on the Manage Projects icon, then right-click on a
project and click Edit Project (or create a new one – New
Project).
3 In the Vision Settings drop-down field choose between Use Application Preferences Credentials (uses
the General Preferences values) and Use Project Specific Credentials (you must enter the project-specific
values).
4 In the Reports Language drop-down field choose between Use Application Preferences Language (uses
the General Preferences to determine the report’s language) and Use Project Specific Report Language
(you must select the project default language to generate reports).

1. Click the Projects

& Events tab

2b. Click the

Manage Projects
icon

2. Right-click on
a project and
click Edit Project

3. Choose between
Use Application Preferences Credentials
and Use Project Specific Credentials

4. Choose between
Use Application Preference Language
and Use Project Specific Language

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4.4 LINKING UNITS WITH PROJECTS

4.4.1 ASSIGN A UNIT TO A PROJECT
1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Projects icon.
3 Select a project from the list of projects.
4 Click either of the Edit Project icons.
5 In the Associated Units section, select all units to associate/dissociate with the project.
6 Click OK (in the confirmation dialog box click OK a second time).

NOTE Units previously assigned to a project, are disassociated and reassigned through this procedure to the
newly chosen project.

1. Click the Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Projects

4. Click Edit Project

3. Select a project
from the list

5. Enable the boxes of the units

to assign to the project
6. Click OK

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4.4.2 REMOVE A UNIT FROM A PROJECT

If a unit is removed from a project while event data exists from that unit, a grey icon will remain in the project
to continue to access the downloaded events. The unit will return to the Default project.

To remove a unit from a project, follow the same procedure as when adding a unit, this time instead of
selecting, deselect the units (they will turn grey).

Unit was removed from the

project. A grey icon indicates
there remains accessible
downloaded data.

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4.5 ARCHIVE AND DELETE PROJECTS

When a project is complete, you can close the project folder by archiving or deleting it.

(It is best practice to archive projects.)

Deleted projects are permanently removed from THOR, while archived You cannot archive or
delete the default project
projects can be reactivated. Archived projects will maintain their settings
and event information.

When to Archive / Delete:

ARCHIVE DELETE
If the project may become active again If the project will never be re-activated in the
sometime in the future. future.
If you never need to view the collected event
To view the event data sometime in the future.
data again.

When a project is archived, a grey icon is displayed for any units that were assigned to it and had events
downloaded to the project. Units assigned to archived or deleted projects are automatically reassigned
to the default project.

NOTE Any unit that has been assigned to the default project will NOT be reassigned automatically to a
project if that project was archived and reactivated.

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4.5.1 ARCHIVE / RE-ACTIVATE A PROJECT

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Projects button.
3 Select a project from the list.
4 Click the Unlocked / Locked icon. (The status will toggle between Active and Archived.)
5 Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.

1. Click the Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Projects

4. Click the Unlocked icon to

archive.
Click the locked icon to re-
activate an archived project
3. Select a project
from the list

Alternative Path: Projects & Events,

Manage Events,
right-click on the
Project and select
5. Click OK
Archive Project.

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4.5.2 DELETE A PROJECT(S)

WARNING Deleting a project will
permanently remove all project and event
1 Click the Projects & Events tab. data. Archiving is an alternative to deleting.
2 Click the Manage Projects button.
3 Select a project (or multiple projects using CTRL / Shift) from the list.
4 Click the Delete Project button.
5 In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

1. Click the Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Projects

4. Click Delete Project

3. Select one or
multiple projects
from the list

Alternative Path: Projects & Events, Manage

Events, right-click on the Project
and select Delete Project.

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5.1 Understanding Events and the Event Table ....................................................................... 86

1.1.1 View a Monitoring Log ......................................................................................... 86
1.1.2 Copy a Log file to a Computer ............................................................................. 86
5.2 Upload Events to a Computer ........................................................................................... 87
5.3 Import Event Files to THOR............................................................................................... 88
5.4 Copy Events to a Computer .............................................................................................. 90
5.5 Delete Events From a Unit ................................................................................................ 91
5.5.1 Delete Events in Projects ..................................................................................... 91
5.5.2 Delete All Events in Monitoring Units .................................................................. 92
5.6 Print Events ...................................................................................................................... 93
5.7 View and Organize Events Within the Event Table ....................................................................... 95
5.7.1 Preferences for Viewing Events ........................................................................... 96
5.7.2 View Event Data................................................................................................... 97
5.7.3 Column Selection ................................................................................................. 98
5.7.4 Group Events by Columns.................................................................................. 100
5.7.5 Filter Events ....................................................................................................... 102
5.7.5.1 Logical Operators ................................................................................................................. 103
5.7.5.2 Create a Filter / Remove a Filter........................................................................................ 105
5.7.6 Sort Events......................................................................................................... 106
5.7.7 Export the Event List .......................................................................................... 107
5.7.8 GPS Event Synchronization ................................................................................ 110
5.8 Monitoring Logs ............................................................................................................. 111
5.8.1 View a Monitoring Log ....................................................................................... 111
5.8.2 Copy Monitoring Logs to a Computer................................................................ 112
5.9 Reports .......................................................................................................................... 113
5.9.1 View ................................................................................................................... 113
5.9.1.1 Icon Descriptions .................................................................................................................. 114
5.9.1.2 Zoom Function...................................................................................................................... 115
5.9.1.3 Add a Crosshair..................................................................................................................... 116
5.9.2 Configure ........................................................................................................... 117
5.9.2.1 Event Report Configuration ............................................................................................... 118
5.9.2.2 FFT Report Configuration ................................................................................................... 121
5.9.2.3 Save / Reset Report Configurations.................................................................................. 122
5.9.3 Export Reports ................................................................................................... 123
5.9.3.1 Printing an Image on Reports ............................................................................................ 124
5.9.4 Save, Print, Delete ............................................................................................. 125
5.10 Add a Post Event Note to Local Events .......................................................................... 126
5.11 Scaled Distance Calculations ......................................................................................... 127
5.11.1 Technical Description ...................................................................................... 127
5.11.2 Create, Edit, Delete, Scaled Distance Files ....................................................... 129
5.11.3 Export a Scaled Distance Report ...................................................................... 131
5.11.4 The Scaled Distance Calculator ........................................................................ 132
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5.1 UNDERSTANDING EVENTS AND THE EVENT TABLE

Events are created every time units trigger and record data from their sensors. Event data can contain
over 60 data columns including:

 Type of event recorded  Frequency analysis

 Triggered channels  File Name
 Serial number of the unit  Operator
 Date and timestamp of event  Sound Mic Peak
 Sampling rate …etc

THOR can:

1. View events
2. Copy events to your computer
You can also create reports on events. For more
3. Delete events
information see section 5.8 Monitoring Logs
4. Group and filter events
5. Print and export events
6. Export events list

When event data is loaded into THOR, if the unit is not assigned to a project, the data will appear in the default
project. (To set up a project that includes related events (E.g. on a single job, or at one location.) see chapter 4
Project Setup and Management on page 73.

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5.2 UPLOAD EVENTS TO A COMPUTER

Uploading event data can be done in three ways:

USE… TO …
Access external event file data offline. For event data that
has already been transferred to a computer or USB device.
Import Event Files to THOR
See section 5.3 on page 88.
(Note: You cannot import event data while the unit is monitoring.)

Transfer event data on a case-by-case basis.

Copy Events from a Unit Copying events does not need to be planned.
See section 5.4 on page 90.

Automate transferring event data. A transfer is planned and may

Auto Call Home be set up on a recurring basis.
See section 6 on page 135.

THOR can display event data from a physically connected or remotely connected unit. To view events of
a unit that is not connected, you must create a local copy (at some point when the unit is connected,
using the Copy Events from a Unit function) of the events on a local computer.

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5.3 IMPORT EVENT FILES TO THOR

Use the Import Events function to access data offline when the event data has already been transferred
to a computer or USB device. You can import either single events or all events in a folder (and subfolders).

NOTE Events can only be imported into an active project (not archived projects).
NOTE Files and folders other than events are not imported.

The Import Event Files’ icons show the status of the files. Hover the cursor over the icons for status details.

ICON MEANING
File was imported successfully
File not imported
Invalid event file

1 Click the Projects & Events tab

2 Click the Import Events button
3 Either click the Import Event Files button or Import Event Files in this Folder and its Subfolders
button

1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Import Events

3. Click Import Event Files

or
Import Event Files in this
Folder and its Subfolders
button

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4 Navigate to the event file(s) to import and click Open.

Tip: Hold CTRL

to select
multiple Event
files

4. Navigate to the Event file(s) and click Open

5. Repeat steps 3-4

6. Choose the
Project where
the Event files
will be imported
into

NOTE Files other than Event or

Log files are not imported.
7. Click Import and Done

5 Repeat Steps 3-4 until all the files to import appear in the list.
6 Choose the Project where the Event Files will be imported into.
7 Click Import and then Done.

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5.4 COPY EVENTS TO A COMPUTER

Use this function to store a copy of the event file(s) onto your local computer. The Location attribute
indicates where the event file resides.

Unit: The event file is stored on the unit and is being viewed temporarily in THOR.

Local: A copy of the event file has been downloaded to the local computer and can be viewed
permanently in THOR.

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click a project’s arrow that contains the unit’s event data to copy.
4 Click a monitoring unit.
5 Select one or more events with the Location Type Unit, then right-click and select Create
Local Copy of Event(s) and Log(s). or click the Copy icon.
(Events with the Location Type Local are already copied onto the computer.)

1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events

3. Click a
project 5. Right-click an event to copy

4. Click a monitoring unit

Alternative Path: Projects & Events, Manage Events, click on

a Project, right-click a unit and select
Create local Copy of All Events and Logs.

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5.5 DELETE EVENTS FROM A UNIT

WARNING Deleted events
5.5.1 DELETE EVENTS IN PROJECTS that have been removed from
the unit cannot be restored.
1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click a project’s arrow that contains the unit’s event data to delete.
4 Click a monitoring unit.
5 Select one or more events then right-click and select Delete Event(s).

1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events

4. Click a monitoring unit 5. Right-click an

event and select
Delete Event
3. Click a
project arrow

Tip: To select multiple events, hold down CTRL on the keyboard and select the events.

6 In the confirmation dialog box, click OK. WARNING Deleting an event,

will delete all associated
reports with it.

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5.5.2 DELETE ALL EVENTS IN MONITORING UNITS

To delete all the events in a unit:
WARNING Deleted events
1 Click the Projects & Events tab. cannot be restored.
2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click a project’s arrow that contains the unit’s event data to delete.
4 Right-click a monitoring unit.

1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events

4. Right-click a
monitoring unit

5. Click Delete All

3. Click a Events and Logs
project
arrow

5 Click Delete All Events and Logs.

6 In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

Alternative Path: Units tab, select a unit, click on the

Delete All Events and Logs icon

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5.6 PRINT EVENTS

Events can be printed as reports, to print an event:

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click a project’s arrow.
a. (Optional) Click a unit to filter events and logs only associated with the unit.
4 Click an Event (To select multiple events, use CTRL and click additional events).
5 Click the Print button.

1. Click Projects & Events

5. Click Print

2. Click Manage Events

3. Click a
project arrow

4. Click an Event

NOTE Multiple events will be printed as individual reports. To customize event reports or add a custom logo
before printing see section 5.9.3.1 Printing an Image on Reports on page 124.

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Example of a printed
event in the form of a
report. This is fully
customizable, see
section 5.9 Reports
on page 113.

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5.7 VIEW AND ORGANIZE EVENTS WITHIN THE EVENT TABLE

THOR provides tools to help organize event data:

FEATURE DESCRIPTION
Show only certain columns and hide others. Restore hidden columns at any time.
Viewing
For more information see section 5.7.1 Preferences for Viewing Events on page 96.

Sort columns to make events appear in a different order. Use column sorting to
show data with ascending or descending values, (alphabetical order or reverse
Sorting
alphabetical order).
For more information see section 5.7.6 Sort Events on page 106.

Isolate events with a subset of data.

Grouping
For more information see section 5.7.4 Group Events by Columns on page 100.

Find and work with a subset of data. Filtering data will only display rows that meet
Filtering certain conditions. Rows that don't meet these conditions are hidden.
For more information see section 5.7.5 Filter Events on page 102.

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5.7.1 PREFERENCES FOR VIEWING EVENTS

When the Automatic Event Viewing is enabled, all events stored locally and on the unit will be displayed
when you click on a unit. This feature helps avoid large data transfers and delays which could be a factor
when using remote modem connections. When disabled and a unit is clicked in a project, only the event
data that has been downloaded from the unit and saved to the project will be displayed.

Enable / Disable Automatic Viewing of Events

NOTE Events on units that are offline cannot be viewed automatically.
1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Select the unit to view.
4 Click the Automatic Event View button.
When the button is grey, automatic viewing is disabled.
When the button is green, automatic viewing is enabled. (Events stored on the unit will
appear when you click on the unit.)
5 To view events on a unit whose automatic viewing event data is:
 Disabled, right-click on the unit and click on List Events and Logs.
 Enabled, click on the unit and all events and logs will appear.

1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events

4. Click Automatic Event View

5. List Events and Logs

3. Select
the Unit to
view

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5.7.2 VIEW EVENT DATA

THOR displays all downloaded events residing on a local computer (even when a unit is no longer
connected) and all events from units currently connected to the computer (either physically via a cable
or remotely via a modem and cellular network).
If there are no custom projects, all event
When viewing a PROJECT data will reside in the default project.

Only the event data that was registered by the unit while it belonged to the project will be displayed.
 Events whose location is Local are displayed.
 Events whose location is Unit are not displayed.
(In some cases, event data exists from the same unit while it was assigned to another project. Those events will not
appear in the currently selected project).
When viewing a UNIT

 Automatic Event View is enabled: All events are displayed regardless if their location is Local or Unit.
 Automatic Event View is disabled: Only events whose location is Local are displayed.
Viewing the data will not automatically upload it to the computer. For this you must either:

 Copy event data to the computer.

 Send the event data to the computer using Auto Call Home.
 Import the event data.
To identify which event data is on the unit and which is on the computer look at the Location column
when events are displayed.
LOCATION MEANING
1 Click the Projects & Events tab. Unit The event resides on the unit
2 Click the Manage Events icon. Local The event resides on the local computer
3 Click on a Project.

1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events

3. Click on a project

These events
are stored on
the unit

NOTE If an event resides on the computer and has not yet been deleted from the monitoring unit, the event
will appear twice in the events list, once as Unit, and once as Local.

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5.7.3 COLUMN SELECTION

Columns can be organized and re-arranged according to your needs. There are over 60 field types, some
more important than others depending on your application. Rearranging these fields can help improve
work efficiency and detecting critical data. To customize the column view:

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events icon.
3 Click the Column Selector icon.

1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events 3. Click the Column

Selector icon

Tip 2: Drag a
column to the
left or right

Tip1: Move the slider to view off screen columns

Tip 1: Move the slider to view off-screen columns.

Tip 2: Drag a column to the left or right to re-order its relative position.

NOTE When columns are rearranged, their relative positions are stored at the project level. This
means that all units within the project will display the same column arrangement.
Every project contains its own column arrangement independent of the other projects.

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4 Expand the areas of interest by clicking on the drop-down arrow. You can also select
everything by checking the Select All Columns field or deselect everything by checking the
Deselect All Columns field.

4. Expand any drop-down

arrow to reveal the Event fields

5 Check the columns to appear in the Event Table. If there are fields that do not fit into the
window view, use the scrolling bar on the right side or click on the Show More button.

5. Check the fields to Click Apply

appear in the Event Table

6 Click the Apply button.

NOTE At least one field must be selected. In the case when Deselect All Columns is selected, the Apply
button will remain grey until a field is selected.

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5.7.4 GROUP EVENTS BY COLUMNS

Grouping places events with essential data together. This could be considered as a type of filter, though
it will not hide data (as filtering does) it merely re-orders the data to display it within the chosen groups.

E.g. Events grouped by the Operator column for values containing "Ebba" are grouped together.

The events are grouped

by the Operator column

The events recorded

by the operator
"Ebba" appear
together

Events can be grouped by more than one column.

In multiple column groups:

a. The first column is the major category.
b. Additional columns will organize the data within the major category.

Ex: Grouped data by the Operator column: all data recorded by Ebba appears together. If the Storage
column is added, the data recorded by Ebba will appear together and within the Ebba group. Events
from Storage and the Events from Unit appear separately.

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1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events

3. Drag and drop a column header

to the space above the grid.

Events are organized by Location

The events are

organized by
Location

1 Click the Project & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Drag and drop a column header to the space above the project grid.
4 (Optional) To add additional columns, repeat step 3.

To remove column groupings, hover the mouse over the column header in the Grouped by area and
click the X button that appears.

Click the X button that

appears on the grouped
column header.

You can also sort any column that is grouped to display the rows by ascending or descending values.
Click the arrow in the header button to change the sort order.
Click the arrow to change
the sort order.

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5.7.5 FILTER EVENTS

Filtering events displays all data that meets certain criteria and hides everything else. THOR applies
filters using the funnel filter icon.

An empty filter icon indicates that the filter is off (inactive).

A blue filter icon indicates that the filter is on (active).

Simple Filters
E.g. The Operator field is used to filter
with possible choices (H, LOG, W) if LOG is
selected, then only the events with LOG
files will be displayed.

Complex Filters

Complex filters use multiple conditions to

filter data.

E.g. Filtering the Tran Accel column for all

events that had a Tran Accel greater than
0.02 and less than 0.04.

NOTE The columns are dynamic, refreshing as filters are added.

To return the data to the standard view, (displaying all events) clear the filters.

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5.7.5.1 LOGICAL OPERATORS

The following logical operators are available for complex filters. This table uses examples based on a
Serial No. column that contains four values:

 UM6008
 UM1009
 MP12528
 MP99900

OPERATOR RETURNS
Data that matches the alphanumeric value.
Is equal to Example: filtering Serial No. with Is equal to UM6008
returns: UM6008
Data that does not match the alphanumeric value.
Example: filtering Serial No. with Is not equal to UM6008 returns all entries with
Is not equal to
a value other than UM6008 in the Serial No. field.
returns: UM1009, MP12528, and MP99900
Data that begins with the alphanumeric value.
Example: filtering Serial No. with Starts with UM will return all entries with a
Starts with
value that begins with UM in the Serial No. field.
returns: UM6008 and UM1009.
Data that ends with the alphanumeric value.
Ends with Example: filtering Serial No. with Ends with 8
returns MP12528 and UM6008.
Data that contains the alphanumeric value in any position.
Contains Example: filtering Serial No. with Contains 00
returns: UM6008, UM1009, and MP99900
Data that does not contain the alphanumeric value.
Does not Example: filtering Serial No. with Does not contain 125
contain UM6008, UM1009, and MP99900 are returned.
MP12528 is not returned because 125 is found in MP12528.
Data with a value that is part of the typed alphanumeric value.
Is contained in Example: filtering Serial No. with Is contained in 9MP125289
returns: MP12528 (because MP12528 can be found within 9MP125289)
Data with a value that is not part of the typed alphanumeric value.
Is not Example: filtering Serial No. with Is not contained in 9MP125289
contained in returns: UM 6008, UM1009, and MP99900
(because they are not found within 9MP125289)

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OPERATOR RETURNS
Fields that contain no data.
Example: filtering Serial No. with Is empty
Is empty returns: no data (because events always include the serial number of the unit
that recorded them. Alternatively, filtering Trigger with Is empty
returns: all events that were recorded without using a trigger.
Fields that contain any data.
Example: filtering Serial No. with Is not empty
Is not empty
returns: all data (because events always include the serial number of the unit
that recorded them)
Data that has a lesser value than the typed alphanumeric value.
Is less than Example: filtering Serial No. with Is less than UM6008
returns: UM1009, MP12528, and MP99900. (M appears before U in alphabetical order)
Data that is less than or equal in value to the typed alphanumeric value.
Example: filtering Serial No. with Is less than or equal to UM1009,
Is less than
returns: UM1009, MP12528, and MP99900
or equal to
(M appears before U in alphabetical order, UM6008 is not returned because it
has a higher value than UM1009)
Data that has a greater value than the typed alphanumeric value.
Example: filtering Serial No. with Is greater than MP12528,
Is greater than
returns: UM1009, UM6008, and MP99900
(U appears after M in alphabetical order)
Data that is greater than or equal in value to the typed alphanumeric value.
Is greater than Example: filtering Serial No. with Is greater than or equal to MP99900,
or equal to returns: MP99900, UM1009, and UM6008
(U appears after M in alphabetical order)
Fields with data entries of "null".
Example: filtering Serial No. with Is null,
Is null returns: no data (Events always include the Serial No. of the unit that recorded them)
Alternatively, filtering Operator with Is null,
returns: all events recorded with no active operator.
Fields with data that does not equal "null".
Example: filtering Serial No. with Is not null
returns: all events (Events always include the serial number of the unit that
Is not null recorded them.
Alternatively, filtering Operator with Is empty
returns: all events recorded when there was no active operator

Filters can be combined. This means that multiple columns can be filtered at the same time.
Example: To find all the Histograms collected by Ron, filter the Type column for Histograms and the
Operator column for Ron.

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5.7.5.2 CREATE A FILTER / REMOVE A FILTER

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click a filter icon in a column.
4a. To view all events, enable the Select All checkbox.
4b. To view events that meet specific filter criteria enable one or more checkboxes.
(When multiple checkboxes are enabled, data that meets any of the criteria is displayed.)

1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events

3. Click a filter icon

4a. Select all events

4b. Select only

certain filter criteria

Tip 1. Complex filtering options

Tip 2. Clear Filter button Tip 3. Match Case button

Tip 1. To add complex filtering options, use the section “Show rows with value that” In this section, you
can use logical operators for comparisons (see the table below describing all options).

Tip 2. To remove a filter, select the filter then click the Clear Filter button.

Tip 3. To use a case sensitive filter, click the Match Case button. (not available for Time/Date functions).

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5.7.6 SORT EVENTS

Events can be sorted with ascending or descending values.
E.g. Sort by Linear Mic Peak, the event with the lowest psi(L) appears first, the event with the highest
psi(L) last. Clicking the column twice reorders them from highest to lowest.

Three sorting states are indicated by the small blue arrow in the column header.

No arrow: The column is not sorted. By default, events are displayed by the
Date/Time column, chronologically from oldest to most recent, with the event
that occurred first appearing first in the list of events.

Arrow pointing up ( ) The column is sorted with the highest number first,
descending to the lowest number. If the column contains text, the text displays
in alphabetical order (A-Z), following the numeric values.

Arrow pointing down ( ) If the column contains text, the text displays in
reverse alphabetical order (Z-A), followed by numeric values. The lowest number
displays immediately following the text, ascending to the highest number.

Example: A column containing the values: CCC, ZZZ, 999, AAA, BBB, 123,
would appear according to their sorting state as follows:

NO SORT UP ARROW DOWN ARROW

Events sorted by Date/Time

CCC 999 ZZZ in reverse numeric order
ZZZ 123 CCC
999 AAA BBB
AAA BBB AAA
BBB CCC 123
123 ZZZ 999

Events sort one column at a time, they will reorder when the header of another column is clicked.

In the Date/Time column, no arrow or the up arrow will show events chronologically with the event that
occurred first appearing first in the list. The down arrow will show events in reverse chronological order.

A chosen sorting will remain on the same computer until changed even after logging out. Logging back
into the same computer with the same user name will keep the same sorting.

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5.7.7 EXPORT THE EVENT LIST

Event lists can be exported to comma-separated value (.csv) or Excel (.xlsx) file formats. To export an
event list:

1 Click on Projects & Events tab

2 Click on a Project or any Unit within a Project.
NOTE The Project view will display all downloaded events from all units within the project. Whereas the Unit
view will only display events from the individual unit. The Unit view has the benefit of being able to
display all events downloaded to THOR and currently residing on the unit. The Project view cannot
display events that reside on the unit and have not been downloaded to THOR.
The exported file will mirror what is seen in the Event List Table. Before exporting, it is recommended to
adapt the data fields to your needs.

3 Select the data fields to include in the exported file by clicking on the column selector icon.

1. Click Projects & Events

3. Click the column

selector icon

2. Click on a project or
any unit in the project

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4 Expand the areas of interest by clicking on the drop-down arrow. You can also export everything
by checking the Select All Columns field.

Export everything

4. Expand the Drop-down

arrows

5 Check the columns that will appear in the export file and click on the Apply button. If there are fields that
do not fit into the window view, use the scrolling bar on the side or click on the Show More button.

5. Check the Click Apply

fields to export

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6 Rearrange the columns by dragging and dropping them to a different position.

7 Use the filters to isolate the desired event data.

9. Click Export
Event List icon
6. Drag and drop columns
to reposition them

7. Use the filters to isolate

the desired event data

8. Select the Events

to export

8 Select the Events to export by clicking on each row using the CTRL/Shift key.
9 Click on the Export Event List icon and select Export Selected Events (or Export All Events).
10 Choose the file format, either CSV or Excel, add an optional comment and click Export.

10. Choose the file

format, add comments
and click Export

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5.7.8 GPS EVENT SYNCHRONIZATION

When viewing the time an event occurred on a Minimate Pro unit with GPS Event Synchronization
enabled, the unit will display a higher time resolution. Displayed are hours, minutes, seconds,
milliseconds, and microseconds. For events that occurred on a Micromate or Minimate Pro (with GPS
Event Synchronization disabled), the time resolution displayed is in hours, minutes and seconds.
For more information about GPS Event Synchronization, see the Minimate Pro Owner’s Manual.

Event with GPS Event

Synchronization
enabled.
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5.8 MONITORING LOGS

Units record an overview of all their actions in log files. THOR can search and filter these log files and
display the start/end date and time of an action as well as display the type of action.

Monitoring Logs should not be confused with Auto Call Home (ACH) Logs.
• ACH Logs keep track of communications between units and THOR.
• Monitoring Logs keep track of actions that units experience to detect and store vibrations.
For more information about ACH Logs see section 6.4 on page 151.

5.8.1 VIEW A MONITORING LOG

THOR can display monitor logs regardless if they are stored locally on a computer or on units.

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events icon.
1. Click Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Events icon

4. Double-click
a LOG file
3. Expand the project
and select a unit

3 Expand the project and select a unit.

4 Double-click a unit’s log file. (They display LOG in the Type column. To filter the grid to see only
logs, click the funnel icon in the Type column and enable the LOG checkbox.)

A typical log file with Start Date/Time, End

Date/Time and Description

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5.8.2 COPY MONITORING LOGS TO A COMPUTER

Before attempting to copy a monitoring log file to a computer, note that:
• You cannot copy a log file from a unit that is currently monitoring.
• Log files with the Location type Local are already copied into THOR and will appear greyed out.
1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Events icon.
3 Expand the project and select a unit.
4 Right-click a LOG file and select Create a Local Copy of Event(s) and Log(s).
4b. Alternatively, right-click on the unit and select Copy All Events and Logs.

1. Click Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Events icon

4. Right-click a LOG file

3. Expand
4b. Right-click and select
the project
Create a Local Copy of
and select
All Event(s) and Log(s)
a unit

To export a file into different file formats (PDF, CSV, XML, ASCII) double-click the LOG file and in the
Tools section, click one of the export options.

Export options

Filtering log files is done the same way as filtering events.

See section 5.7.5 Filter Events on page 102.

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5.9 REPORTS
5.9.1 VIEW
Reports are a convenient way to present event data in a customized format that can highlight important
information with a quick visual representation.
They can have their own company logo, unique title, as well as customized language, graphing scale, and
units. All customizable components are accessible through the configuration side panel. This panel is
accessed by double-clicking on any event that appears in the project Events page.
1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click the arrow next to a project (or click a unit in the project to see only that unit’s event.
4a. To view a single report, double-click an event.
4b. To view reports for multiple events, use the Shift or CTRL keys to select up to 100 reports
then right-click and select View Events.
5 Click through multiple reports using the arrow keys. (They will appear in chronological order.)
1. Click Projects & Events
NOTE: When
working with
2. Click Manage Events
multiple reports, the
configuration
settings will apply to
all event reports.
4b. Select multiple events Making changes to
and click View Events an individual report
3. Click a project will only apply to the
arrow or Unit current report.

4a. Double-click a single Event

5. Click through
multiple reports

NOTE:
Advanced event
reports contain
extra channel
information.

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5.9.1.1 ICON DESCRIPTIONS

The following Icons help to view single or multiple reports. You can zoom on areas of interest and add
crosshair markers to pinpoint an exact time and velocity of a section of a waveform.

ICON FUNCTION DESCRIPTION

Enter Zoom Mode Once selected, zoom in on an area of the channel’s graph.

Will return a single channel to its “home” position.

Resets the Zoom level If graphs are synchronized, all channels will return to their
“home” position.
Returns all channels to their “home” position
Exit Zoom Mode
(regardless if they are synchronized or not).
The cursor becomes a crosshair that is snapped to the waveform.
Double-clicking on the waveform will register a marker.

A marker was registered

by double clicking on the
waveform.
Crosshair Tool On
Current position of
crosshairs.

Current value of crosshair

on waveform.

Crosshair Tool Off Turns off the Crosshair functionality.

All channel graphs will record a marker when using the Crosshair
Tool. Zoom functions will apply to all graphs. Clearing crosshair
markers will remove crosshairs from all graphs.
Synchronize Graphs On
Crosshairs and
zoom are
synchronized

All Zoom commands and Crosshair functions apply exclusively

Synchronize graphs Off
to the selected channel.

Remove Crosshair All markers on the channel will be erased. If channels are
markers synchronized this will remove all markers on every graph.

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5.9.1.2 ZOOM FUNCTION

To zoom on a waveform graph, first, activate the zoom function by clicking the icon .

Click Zoom On

Then either:

 Hold down the left mouse button and select an area of the graph.
 Drag the white markers on the grey slider to zoom in on the axis.

Click Zoom Off

Drag the white

squares

Drag the grey line

left and right

Drag the grey slider (left and right) to view the parts of the waveform that are offscreen.
When finished zooming, click the Zoom Off button to zoom out.

NOTE To reset the zoom, click the Reset Zoom button .

When working with multiple reports,
NOTE Zooming is not available for histogram graphs. zoom settings are saved (until reset) to
facilitate switching between reports.

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5.9.1.3 ADD A CROSSHAIR

1 While viewing a report, turn on the Crosshairs by clicking the icon. It will change to the
Crosshair On icon .

Click to turn
Crosshairs On

2 Double-click anywhere on a graph. (A crosshair is added, with the velocity and exact time. )

Double-click
Click to turn the
on the graph Crosshairs Off

To turn the cross-hair tool off, click the Turn Cross-Hair Off icon.

NOTE You can add multiple crosshairs.

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5.9.2 CONFIGURE
To access the configuration side panel:

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click a Project or Unit within a Project.
4 Double click on an event.

1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events

3. Click a Project or
Unit within a
4. Double click an
Project
event

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5.9.2.1 EVENT REPORT CONFIGURATION

Event Report

1 Report Configuration for Project

2 Report Title
Quarry Blasting Site3 September

3 Time Format 24 Hour

4 Show Microphone Peaks in dB(L)
5 Compliance Standard USBM RI8507 And…
6 Language English

7 Graphs
Refer to the 8 Show Compliance Graph
following
9 Show Channels
table for
descriptions 10 Scale Each Channel to Its Own Peak
of each 11 Combine Geophone Channels
setting
12 Show Sensor Check
13 Compliance Graph with
14 Show Ponderated Peaks Zero Crossing Freq…
15 Display Geophone Peaks in dB
16 Geophone reference level
17 Sound Monitoring Graph
18 Equivalence level (Leq)
19 LN1 Exceedance level (Default is L10)
20 LN2 Exceedance Level (Default is L90)

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FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
Report Configuration for Every project has its own event report configuration. These default parameters are
1
Default Project used when reports are generated automatically (E.g. Using Auto Call Home)

Choose a name that will easily identify the unit.

2 Report Title
(E.g. “Quarry Blasting Site3 North Side”)

3 Time Format 24 hours or 12 hours (AM, PM)

4 Show Microphone Peaks When enabled, this will show results in decibels otherwise in linear units.
5 Compliance Standard Choose the applicable standard among the list of worldwide standards.
Sets the default language for reports in the project. Available language
options: English, French, Spanish and Swedish.
These can be configured either
1. Use Project Specific Report Language (will permit each project to
have its own report language, defined at the project level)
6 Language 2. Use Application Preferences Language (will use the language of the
Software as the default for reports)
These settings are found underProjects and Events Manage Projects
NOTE Setting the language of a report will always override any default
setting.

7 Graphs The available options for the graphical display of the report.

Includes or omits the compliance graph in the report.

FFT and Zero Crossing Frequency are calculations that define how
points on the graph are calculated. The parameters should be based
8 Show Compliance Graph on the compliance standard applicable to the report.
• Waveform reports: Compliance graphs with Zero Crossing
Frequency or FFT can be viewed.
• Histogram reports: Only compliance graphs with Zero
Crossing Frequency can be viewed.
Includes or omits Channels in the report. (Transverse Peak Particle Velocity,
Vertical Peak Particle Velocity, Longitudinal Peak Particle Velocity, Mic Peak
9 Show Channels
Sound Pressure Level, Transverse Dominant Frequency, Vertical Dominant
Frequency, Longitudinal Dominant Frequency, Mic Dominant Frequency)

Scale Each Channel to Its Adjusts the graph’s scale to enhance the visual representation of the channel’s
10
Own Peak waveform.

Superimposes all three geophones

(Transverse, Vertical, Longitudinal) onto
one channel for Peak Particle Velocity
and onto one channel for the Dominant
Combine Geophone Frequency.
11
Channels

If a sensor check was included after the event monitoring, the report
will indicate the status of the sensor check, either passed or failed.
12 Show Sensor Check
This helps to indicate of the sensors were functioning properly
(validating or invalidating the integrity of the results)

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FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
See 8
13 Compliance Graph with: Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) – (only for Waveform events) or
Zero-Crossing Frequency – (only for Histogram events)
Ponderation is a weighting of waveform frequencies specifically used for
the French National Compliance standard. Changing the geophone
14 Show Ponderated Peaks reference level will refresh the report viewer and recalculate peaks in
decibels based on the formula: PeakIndB = Math.Abs (20 x Math.Log10(PPV)
+ Reference Level)

Display Geophone Peaks

15 Adds a row to the Geophone data indicating the Peak Particle velocity in dB
in dB

this value must be in dB, to calculate the proper value you must first convert
16 Geophone reference level the Reference PPV value, using the following formula:
Reference dB = 20 x LOG (1/Reference PPV)

17 Sound Monitoring Graph Options available when using a Sound Level Microphone

18 Equivalence level (Leq) The true equivalent sound level measured over the time of the recording

LN1 Exceedance level The percent of the recording that was at, or above, the default L10 level.
19
(Default is L10) Example: If L10 = 51.2 dB then 10% of the time recording was above 51.2 dB

LN2 Exceedance Level The percent of the recording that was at, or above, the default L90 level.
20
(Default is L90) Example: If L90 = 42 dB then 90% of the time recording was above 42 dB

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5.9.2.2 FFT REPORT CONFIGURATION

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is an algorithm that converts a time-domain signal into the frequency
domain. THOR performs FFT and displays the data points on a graph.

FFT reports are for Waveform ground and linear channels only. You cannot perform an FFT on Histogram or sound
events. An FFT report will appear at the bottom of the event report and will be printed on a separate page.
The options for configuring FFT reports are:
 Show /Hide the FFT report
 Naming the FFT report
 Adjusting the FFT frequency range

Adjusting the FFT Frequency Range

Move the sliders on the FFT Report Frequency Range control by clicking and dragging the mouse.
A frequency range of 25 Hz will cover the frequencies dependent on the start position.
E.g. Start 75 Hz  End 100 Hz Tip: Use the keyboard arrows to advance
Start 10Hz  End 35 Hz the sliders a single unit at a time.

The frequency change is displayed

The slider at 2 Hz. The slider at 315 Hz. Drag the left slider to Drag the right slider to
change the lower limit. change the upper limit.

Drag the slider to change the frequency range.

Click and drag to move the The scope of the range remains the same.
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5.9.2.3 SAVE / RESET REPORT CONFIGURATIONS

Saving changes of a report configuration will apply to all new reports in that associated project. The
Reset Configuration button will discard all unsaved changes and reload the saved configuration.

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click the arrow next to a project (or click a unit in the project to see only that unit’s events).
4 Double-click any event to generate a report.
1. Click Projects & Events

2. Click Manage Events

Double-click
the event or
click View

3. Click a project
arrow or Unit 5. Double-click an Event

5 Change the configuration options.

6 Click the Save Configuration button to save changes or Reset Configuration to discard changes.

5. Change the
Configuration options

Click Save or Reset

Configuration

Reset Configuration Save Configuration

NOTE Only one configuration is saved at a time. Any saved configuration re-writes the current configuration.

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5.9.3 EXPORT REPORTS

THOR can export individual reports into four file formats:

 PDF
 XML
 Text/ASCII
 CSV (Comma Separated Value)

Exporting multiple reports is only available into a single PDF file. They will appear sorted chronologically
from the date and time that the events took place.

1 While viewing a report, click one of the export icons:

1. Click an
export icon

PDF CSV
XML Save
ASCII Save as

2 Give the report a file name and click Save.

3 To Export multiple event reports, select and view all the events together
and click on Export PDF.

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5.9.3.1 PRINTING AN IMAGE ON REPORTS

You can include an image, such as a company logo, on printed reports. Images are automatically resized
to fit in the report.

The accepted image formats are .bmp, .jpg, .gif, and .png.

1 Click the Preferences tab.

1. Click the Preferences tab

2. Enable the check box

3. Browse for the

correct image

2 In the General section, enable the Print Custom Logo checkbox.

3 Click the Custom Logo Path button and browse for the correct image to include in the report.

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5.9.4 SAVE, PRINT, DELETE

Saving a report is a convenient way to make it easily available for future reference. Saved reports can be
retrieved to view, print or delete. A single event can generate multiple reports.

1 To save a Report, click either: (You must be in the report viewer, see section 5.9.1 on page 113)

 Save or Save as (Saves a report that has already been saved, with a new name)

1. Click Save
or Save as

2 Fill in a Name and Description for the report and click OK

2. Enter Name
and Description

4. Click to Print 5. Click to Delete

3. click +/- icon

(Expand/Contract )

All saved reports

of the event
appear together
3. Click to View Report

3 To View the report, along with other reports of that event, click the expand (+) symbol and click the
View icon
4 To Print the report, click on the Print icon
5 To Delete the report, click on the Delete icon (This does not delete the raw data of the event)

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5.10 ADD A POST EVENT NOTE TO LOCAL EVENTS

Events with the location type Local may receive a post-event note. This is useful to add detail to an
event or to record company information on a recorded event. These notes will appear on any report
created from the event.

NOTE To delete a post-event note, follow the procedure to add a post-event note, and remove the text.
1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click a project’s arrow.
4 Click an event. (To select multiple events, use CTRL and click additional events).
5 Click the Post Event Notes button.

1. Click Projects & Events

5. Click Post Event Notes

2. Click Manage Events

3. Click a
project arrow 4. Click an Event

6 Type a note and click Apply.

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5.11 SCALED DISTANCE CALCULATIONS

Mining operations and other applications like the blasting industry require detonating explosives. As the surface
blast energy dissipates in all directions in a circular (or spherical) path surrounding the blast, an estimate of the
effects of the explosive charges at different distances can be calculated. This is known as Scaled Distance.

THOR calculates the scaled distance based on the distance from the event source divided by the square
root of the weight of the explosives detonated, (as well as factoring in any delays).

This gives an estimate of expected vibration levels at a site.

THOR’s Scaled Distance files display the estimates graphically to better visualize their effect. The scaled
distance graph can reflect the Square Root, Cube Root, or Air Blast. You can also customize the
percentage of the regression plotline.

5.11.1 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

This section describes the formulas THOR uses to calculate scaled distance.

The actual value of the scaled distance depends on the units of measure used in the equation,

SD = D/Wr

where the distance D, and weight of charge W, may be expressed in either Metric or Imperial units and r
is either 1/2 or 1/3 depending on whether the square or cube root is used. (Air pressure always uses
cube root scaling.)

There is a correlation between scaled distance and particle velocity. If enough PPV (or pressure) - SD
sample pairs are available, statistical analysis can be used to derive an expression to show this
dependence. It is of the form:

P = H(SD)-ß

Where:
P = PPV is peak particle velocity (or air pressure)
H = Velocity (or air pressure) axis intercept (P when SD = 1)
SD = Scaled Distance
ß = The slope of the curve, (the negative decay exponent)

This is an equation for a curve of the form y = axb. (In the case of air pressure in dB, the equation is of
the form P = a+b logSD where P is pressure.) If the logarithm is taken of both sides, we have
log y = log a + b log x. This gives a linear xy relationship when plotted using log-log scales. Since the
curve is reduced to a straight line, we can perform a linear regression analysis to find its equation. Linear
regression is a statistical tool for determining a line of fit through a distribution of points on a graph.

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Linear regression is used to find the equation of a straight line of the form

y = a + bx

where the slope b is computed from the expression:

b = { ∑ (xi * yi - n * x * y)} / { ∑ (xi - n * x2) }

and the intercept a is computed from the expression:

a=y-b*x

The coefficient of correlation r is obtained by evaluating the expression:

r = { ∑ (xi * yi - n * x * y)} / [{ ∑ (xi2 - n * x2)}{ ∑ (yi2 - n * y2)}]1/2

and the sample standard deviation is evaluated from:

s = [{(∑ yi2 - n * y2) - ∑ (xi * yi - n * x * y)2 / ∑ (xi2 - n * x2)} / n ]1/2

In the equations above, n is the number of points (or Event PPV, SD pairs) xi and yi are the ith variable in
the set i = 1 to n, and x and y are means of each of the variables in the given set.

A confidence line is based on the "rule of thumb" as a special case of Chebyshev’s Rule. It states that in a
normally distributed large population approximately 68% of the members lie within one standard
deviation of the mean, whereas 95% of the members lie within two standard deviations.

For further reading, see the following references:

 Dowding, Charles H. Blast Vibration Monitoring and Control. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-
Hall Inc., 1985.
 Federal Register, Vol.48, No. 46, Tuesday, March 8, 1983. Rules and Regulation. Washington,
D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
 Newbold, Paul. Statistics for Business and Economics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc.,
1984.
 Rosenthal, Michael F. and Gregory L. Morlock. Blasting Guidance Manual. Office of Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), March 1987.

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5.11.2 CREATE, EDIT, DELETE, SCALED DISTANCE FILES

Scaled Distance File calculations are based on the information from four or more records. The records
can be existing waveform events that are imported into the Scaled Distance File, or they can be records
that you create and customize yourself. You need at least four events to plot a Scaled Distance graph.

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

1. Click Projects
& Events tab 2. Click Scaled
3a. Click to Add
Distance
a new Scaled
Distance File
3b. Click to Edit
an existing
Scaled Distance
File

3c. Click to Delete

an existing Scaled
Distance File

2 Click the Scaled Distance button.

3a. Click the Add icon to add a new Scaled Distance File.
3b. Click the Edit icon to Edit an existing Scaled Distance File (first select a file to edit).
3c. Click the Delete icon to remove an existing Scaled Distance File (first select a file to delete).

4. Type a Name
and Description
5. Click Add
button
7. Click Import Events

6. Edit specific
values
6 Type a Name and Description
7 Click the Add button. The event will appear in the list.
8 To edit specific values, click on a column and manually change the value.
9 To Import existing events, click the Import Events button.

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8. Select a Project 9. Click Import

10 In the Projects Filter, select a project from the dropdown menu

11 Select an event or multiple events to import, and click Import, Done, and OK.

NOTE Only waveform events can be imported.

10. Select a Calculation Type

11. Enter a Percentage value

12 In the Plot Type field, select a calculation type for the regression line.
(Square Root, Cube Root, Air Blast)
13 In the Plot field, enter a percentage value for the regression line.

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5.11.3 EXPORT A SCALED DISTANCE REPORT

You can export a Scaled Distance File in the form of a report. The raw data can be exported into XML,
CSV, ASCII formats, for the best presentation we recommend using the user-friendly PDF format.

NOTE Available file types for exporting will depend on your THOR license.
1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

1. Click Projects & Events tab

2. Click Scaled
Distance button 4. Click a Scaled
Distance Report
icon

3. Select a Scaled
Distance file

2 Click the Scaled Distance button.

3 Select a Scaled Distance file in the list.
4 Click a Scaled Distance Report export icon.

5. Click Convert

A PDF report offers a few extras to enhance the report:

 Show Initial Data—Displays the data before the scaled distance calculations were performed.
 Show Scaled Distance Graph—Displays a chart of the scaled distance data.
 Show Scaled Distance Table—Displays a table of the scaled distance data.
To customize the PDF name, type a new File Name.

5 Use the Browse button to modify the saving folder location, then click Convert.

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5.11.4 THE SCALED DISTANCE CALCULATOR

THOR’s Scaled Distance calculator is an onboard tool to estimate Charge Weight, Scaled Distance, Peak
Particle Velocity (PPV), and Distance based on an event or manually entered data.

TO CALCULATE... YOU NEED...

Charge Weight Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) & Distance
Scaled Distance Peak Particle Velocity (PPV)
Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) Scaled Distance
Distance Peak Particle Velocity (PPV) & Charge Weight

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Scaled Distance button.
3 Click a Scaled Distance file.
4 Scroll down to the Scaled Distance Calculator.
1. Click Projects
& Events tab 2. Click Scaled
Distance button

3. Select a Scaled
Distance file

4. Scroll down to
the Scaled Distance
Calculator

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5 Use the Scaled Distance Calculator to:

 Calculate the Charge Weight, enter values in the PPV and Distance boxes.
 Calculate the Scaled Distance, enter a value in the PPV box.
 Calculate the Peak Particle Velocity, enter a value in the Scaled Distance box.
 Calculate the distance, enter values in the PPV and Charge Weight boxes.

5. Enter known values to

calculate unknowns

6. Enter values then

click Calculate

7. The generated
table according
to entered values

6 To display a Scaled Distance Table, enter values for the Distance, Increment, PPV, and
Table Size, then click Calculate.
7 A table is generated displaying the calculated Charge Weight relative to Distance with
increments as defined by the Increment field.

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6.1 Understanding Auto Call Home (ACH) ............................................................................. 136

6.1.1 Direct Communications ..................................................................................... 137
6.1.2 Remote Communications .................................................................................. 138
6.2 Configuring ACH ............................................................................................................. 139
6.2.1 Configure Units for ACH..................................................................................... 140
6.2.2 Configure THOR for ACH .................................................................................... 141
6.2.2.1 General................................................................................................................................... 141
6.2.2.2 Filters & Actions.................................................................................................................... 142
6.2.2.3 Reports ................................................................................................................................... 144
6.2.2.4 Email Distribution List Default ........................................................................................... 146
6.2.2.5 Email Distribution List - Project Level ............................................................................... 148
6.3 Using Auto Call Home ..................................................................................................... 149
6.3.1 Start / Stop Auto Call Home ............................................................................... 150
6.4 Auto Call Home Logs ...................................................................................................... 151
6.4.1 Log Filters .......................................................................................................... 152
6.4.2 Log File Detailed View........................................................................................ 153
6.4.3 Sorting Auto Call Home Logs ............................................................................. 154
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6.1 UNDERSTANDING AUTO CALL HOME (ACH)

Auto Call Home (ACH) sets the unit to upload event data to a destination computer when events are recorded,
WARNING Auto Call Home will not work if communication between
the unit and the host PC is not setup and working properly.
See chapter 3, Managing Monitoring Units on page 25.

or at specified times. A unit using ACH can initiate a session to transfer data and execute other actions.

During ACH you can: In Blastware, ACH was a separate

 Sync the unit’s date and time from a computer. application. THOR has integrated ACH
 Generate reports after retrieving event data. into a Windows service. Once you have
set up ACH through THOR, the program
 Free memory by removing events from units in
can close, and the service will still run.
the field.
 Email/SMS events to stakeholders when event data is uploaded.
 Automate downloading event data from units in real-time or on a schedule.

Event data
Monitoring The computer Step 3: uploads to
Step 1: Step 2:
unit calls the identifies Computer computer and
Event Call
destination monitoring executes performs any
Occurs Esablished
computer unit actions other defined
actions

Step 1. The unit’s configuration defines how communications are established when calling a computer.
Step 2. Once ACH is initiated by the unit, the computer identifies the unit using its protocol filters.
Step 3. Once identified, actions are taken during the Auto Call Home session.

Possible Actions:
 Copy events (that haven't previously been copied)
For information on ACH and Vision,
 Copy monitor logs see section 7.4.5 Send Data to
 Delete event data from the unit after upload Vision using ACH on page 166.
 Send event data to Vision
 Synchronize the date and time

NOTE Though THOR was designed for Minimate Pro and Micromate units, ACH can download event data
from Blastmate and Minimate Plus units. See section 1.1.2 Transitioning from Blastware on page 2.

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6.1.1 DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS

Minimate Pro and Micromate units use different connection types.

Minimate Pro units connect to computers directly using serial, serial to USB, and Ethernet cables.
For more information, see section 3.1 Connecting Units to THOR on page 26.

Serial
Serial to USB
Ethernet

Micromate units connect to computers directly using USB to PC and USB to serial cables.
For more information, see section 3.1.1 Direct Link to a local Computer on page 27.

USB to PC
USB to Serial

NOTE For information on modem connection types, see section 3.1.2 Remote Link using a Modem on page 29.

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6.1.2 REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS

Remote communications refer to when a computer and a unit are not in the same location.

The graphic below illustrates a Minimate Pro or Micromate connected to a modem using a serial
connection. The modem can:

 Connect to a network that supports TCP/IP

 Be connected directly
 Communicate over a cellular network

LABEL CONNECTIONS

 The monitoring unit (Minimate Pro or Micromate) connects to a modem through a

serial connection.

 The modem connects to a network using the TCP/IP protocol.

 The network connects to a computer running THOR using the TCP/IP protocol.

NOTE UDP connections are not supported by THOR.

NOTE The Minimate Pro can also connect directly a network using its onboard TCP/IP config and its Ethernet port.
NOTE For more information about communication between Units and THOR,
see section 3.1 Connecting Units to THOR on page 26.

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6.2 CONFIGURING ACH

Auto Call Home must be configured on both:

 The unit
 The computer running THOR

THOR can configure ACH on both the computer and the unit with one exception; the Session Time Out.
This must be configured directly on the unit. (See the unit’s User Manual for information on how to set
up its Session Time Out.)

Units store their unique configuration locally and are independent of THOR. THOR has one single
configuration stored on the host computer. You must set up each configuration independently, then
THOR and the unit will use both configurations to determine how to communicate and which actions to
perform during the Auto Call Home session.

Minimate Pro units connecting to THOR over their Ethernet port must configure their TCP/IP to match
the TCP/IP address of the computer running THOR.

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6.2.1 CONFIGURE UNITS FOR ACH

Units use a set of parameters that are saved as a configuration file.

To access these settings:

1 Click the Unit tab.
2 Click a unit in the list of units.
1. Click the Unit tab

2. Select a Unit 3. If not “Idle”, click the

button and wait until
the state is “Idle”

4. Click the Auto Call

Home Setup button

3 The Monitoring Mode must be “Idle”. If not, click the button and wait until the unit is ready to
perform configuration functions displaying “Idle”.
4 Click the Auto Call Home Setup button.
5 Activate the Enable Auto Call Home check box and apply the desired settings.

5. Activate the
AHC begins after each recorded event. Enable Auto Call
Home check box
Sets the delay (minutes), before a unit will
call home after a recorded event.

The unit will continue to monitor events

while it is calling home.

The modem’s power will be managed via

the auxiliary port of the unit.

The time it takes for the modem to startup is dependent on the model. ACH will
only attempt a connection after the warm up time (in seconds) has elapsed.

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6.2.2 CONFIGURE THOR FOR ACH

To configure THOR for Auto Call Home (ACH)

1 Define the General Settings

2 Define the Filters and Actions
3 Define the Report details
4 Setup Emailing details

6.2.2.1 GENERAL
Set the TCP Listener Port.

The TCP Listener is the computer’s port that communicates with the unit’s modem (or in the case of the
Minimate Pro with the Ethernet port). When THOR attempts an Auto Call Home, it will poll the TCP port
for network interfaces.

1 Click the Auto Call Home tab.

2 In the TCP Port field, type the number of the TCP listener port and click Apply.

1. Click the Auto

Call Home tab

2. Type the
number of the

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6.2.2.2 FILTERS & ACTIONS

Auto Call Home Filters contain two parts:

1. Filter—Criteria used to select which unit’s

data will be processed.
(THOR compares the filter with the serial
numbers of the units it communicates with.)

2. Actions—What Auto Call Home will perform

when a link is established.

Filter Returns Actions Description

Events download to the computer (Only applies to
A unit’s
events not previously downloaded).
serial A single unit Copy events
NOTE You can view copied monitor logs in the
number Projects & Events page, under the associated project.
Monitor logs download to the computer.
Copy monitor
* All units
log NOTE You can view copied events on the Projects
& Events page, under the associated project.
Delete events and
BA All Blastmate III units
Logs from Unit
Events and logs will be deleted from the unit.

All Minimate Plus units with an The unit will synchronize its date and time with the
BC Set Date/Time
internal geophone computer.
All Minimate Plus units without
BE
an internal geophone The unit’s schedule is downloaded to the computer.
Send Schedule If you need to send a schedule to Vision for the
All Blastmate III and
B* to Vision automatic Watchdog feature, then this must be
Minimate Plus units
enabled.
MP* All Minimate Pro units
Send Events to Events are copied to Instantel’s cloud-based
UM* All Micromate units
Vision software “Vision”.

The simplest filter is a serial number. Filtering for a serial number will return one single result.
Example: To create a filter for a Micromate unit with the serial number UM2222,
Type UM2222 in the filter field.

Filters can use the wildcard character *. This can be used to represent one or more unknown characters.
Example: Micromate serial numbers begin with UM. Minimate Pro serial numbers begin with MP.
To filter Micromate units type MP* in the filter field.
To filter Minimate Pro units type UM* in the filter field.
THOR uses best match logic when multiple filters are used.
Example: If the following filters were defined: UM12*, UM123*, and UM1234, to find a unit with serial
number UM1234. The UM1234 filter will be used.

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Add, Edit, Delete, ACH Filters

1 Click the Auto Call Home tab.
2a. To Add a filter, in the Action Details section, click the Add button.
2b. To Edit a filter, select an existing filter, then in the Action Details section, click the Edit icon.
2c. To Delete a filter, select an existing filter, then, in the Action Details section, click the Delete icon,
(or press delete on the keyboard)

1. Click the Auto

Call Home tab

2a. 2b. 2c.

Click Add Click Edit Click Delete
Existing
filters
field

3 In the Filter / Description fields, type a name and description of the filter.

3. Type a name
and description

4. Select the
filter’s Actions

4 Select the filter’s Actions, then click Apply and OK.

WARNING If you enable “Delete Events and Logs from Unit” but disable “Copy Events”.
The events and logs will be deleted without being uploaded.

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6.2.2.3 REPORTS
Auto Call Home (ACH) can generate Event Reports and Monitor Log Reports.
Before generating these reports, the Frequency Range and Compliance Graph
must be defined. To generate ACH reports:

1 Click the Auto Call Home tab.

1. Click the Auto Call Home tab

2. Click the Report icon

Note: You must enable “Copy Events”

to create a report, otherwise
there will be no data to generate
the report!

3a. Click to generate Event

Reports using Auto Call Home

3b. Click to generate .csv

3c. Click to generate .xml

3d. Click to generate Monitor Log

Reports using Auto Call Home

4. Define the frequency range.

5. Define the Compliance

Graph and click Apply

2 Click the Report icon.

3 3a. / 3b. / 3c. / 3d. In the Report section, select which reports to generate.
4 Define the Frequency Range using the sliders (see Adjusting the FFT Frequency Range on page 121).
5 Define the Compliance Graph to use when generating the report and click Apply.

Auto Call Home has limited compatibility with Blastmate and Minimate Plus units. The configuration
must be setup within the unit (no configuration within THOR). All generated reports will use the
default preferences as defined in THOR.

A note about Compliance Graph Options

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and Zero Crossing Frequency calculate data points differently. The
correct function to use is based on the compliance standard that applies to your report.

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Report Folder
When Auto Call Home generates reports from a unit’s event data, they are
generated in four formats:

 PDF
 XML
Some formats may not be available,
 ASCII depending on your THOR license.
 CSV

These files are saved to the project’s data folder. The default catch-all folder can be found at
C:\THORDATA\Default Project. It contains all file types and the raw source data from the units that
established an Auto Call Home connection.

To Locate/Edit the Project folder:

1 Click the Projects & Events tab

2 Click the Manage Projects button.
3 Select the project. The project’s data folder path is displayed in the Project Details section
4 Click the Edit icon (or right-click the project and choose Edit Project) to change the path or other
project details.

2. Click the Manage

1. Click the Projects & Projects icon
Events tab

4. Click
Edit icon
3. Select the Project

Project data folder is

displayed here

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6.2.2.4 EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST DEFAULT

The Email distribution list defines who receives Auto Call Home emails based
on certain criteria. These default settings are overridden when changes are
made at the project level.
(Projects & Events  Manage Projects Project Details)

1 Click the Auto Call Home tab.

2 In the Email section, enable the Email an Event Summary to Email Group When an Event is
Downloaded Using Auto Call Home checkbox.

2. Enable Event
Summaries

1. Click the Auto Call

Home tab

The filter defined in the Auto Call

Home tab for the unit must have
Copy Events (for Event data) and
Copy Monitor Log (for log data)
enabled. Without this enabled no
Event data or Log data is downloaded
and no emails can be sent out.

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3 (Optional) The Custom Subject line allows you to personalize the email. (E.g. Quarry Blast site 3)
4 Select the Administrator Email Group, this is the group that receives all messages.
5 (Optional) The other Email groups only receive event files based on their defined preferences.
Event Type: Only sends emails conforming to this recorded event (when empty, all events are sent)
Minimum PPV: Only sends emails of events exceeding this threshold (when empty, all events are sent)
6 (Optional) The Email Monitor Log to Email Group When a Log is Downloaded Using Auto Call Home
check box sends log data in the email. (See note for step 2)
7 (Optional) Send Detailed Report PDF Attached to Email attaches a PDF report to the email.
8 (Optional) Send Auto Call Home errors to the selected email group sends error notifications for
incomplete Auto Call Home sessions to the selected dropdown group.

3. Email
subject line

4. Select who
receives all
emails

5. Add existing
Email Groups

6. Send Log
data with email

7. Send PDF
with email

8. Select who
receives error
notifications

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6.2.2.5 EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST - PROJECT LEVEL

Email distribution lists that are defined at the project level override the default Auto Call Home settings.

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Projects button.
3 Select a Project.
4 Click the Edit Project icon (or right-click the project and click Edit Project).
5 Enable Allow Email Notifications (Only Projects who have this “Enabled” will override the
default settings.)
6 Define the Email Group filters. (Only Email Groups who meet the “Send Notification Emails to”
criteria will receive email notifications.
7 Associate units with the project settings and click OK to validate the changes. (Only Units
assigned to the project are affected by these settings.)
1. Click the Projects & Events tab

2. Click the Manage Projects button

4. Click Edit Project button

3. Select a Project

5. Enable Allow Email Notifications

Enabled: use Project level settings

Disabled: Turns off Email Notifications
for the specific project. (This does not
affect other projects)
Use Auto Call Home Email Options:
Uses the default settings defined in
Auto Call Home Email.

6. Define the Email Group filters.

These determine who receives
what information and when.

7. Associate units with these

project settings. The unit must be
selected for these settings to take
effect.

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6.3 USING AUTO CALL HOME

Once configured, Auto Call Home is ready to communicate with the computer and transfer remote
monitoring data.

When Auto Call Home starts, it will notify the user in THOR regardless of the active tab.

Auto Call Home is running.

Auto Call Home sessions generate Auto Call Home logs that record session connections, successes/failures,
and transferred data. To view the Auto Call Home logs:

1 Click the Auto Call Home tab.

1. Click Auto
Call Home

The ACH Log

display area

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6.3.1 START / STOP AUTO CALL HOME

Starting Auto Call Home (ACH) enables the service to process incoming Call Home sessions. When Auto
Call Home is stopped its preferences are stored for future use.

SETTING RESULT
Start Auto Call Home THOR processes Auto Call Home sessions

Stop Auto Call Home THOR does not process Auto Call Home sessions

NOTE Auto Call Home is installed as a Windows service and runs in the background of the computer.
1 Click the Auto Call Home tab.

1. Click the Auto Call Home tab

2. Click Start to
Activate ACH
Click Stop to
Deactivate ACH

ACH service is Deactivated

ACH service is Active Auto Call Home is running.

2 In the General area, click the Start or Stop button. The Service will activate/deactivate and
show the status in the lower right corner of the THOR window.

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6.4 AUTO CALL HOME LOGS

Auto Call Home (ACH) Logs should not be confused with Monitoring Logs.
• ACH Logs keep track of communications between units and THOR.
• Monitoring Logs keep track of actions that units experience to detect and store vibrations.
(Start monitoring, recorded events, stop recording…etc.)
For more information about Monitoring Logs see section 5.8 on page 111.

Auto Call Home (ACH) logs record every step of an ACH session:

 The serial number of the unit calling home

 The time THOR detected an incoming ACH call
 The port used for the incoming call
 The time the session began
 The time the session completed
 Event files downloaded
 Any reports generated
 Any email notifications that were sent to notification recipients
 Data transfer status when linking with Instantel’s Vision platform
 Warning messages, E.g. “The Monitor log was not copied because the unit is monitoring”
 Error messages, E.g. “Sending event data to Vision failed with invalid credentials for
project.”

ACH logs are XML/TXT files, they can be viewed with plain text viewers such as Notepad, and most HTML
editors, THOR also provides an in-app viewer.

To access the Auto Call Home Logs, click on the Auto Call Home tab.

ACH Log filter

ACH Log viewer

Updating log file

THOR displays the latest logs on the right side of the ACH page. ACH logs update automatically indicated by
a spinning wheel under the status header.

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6.4.1 LOG FILTERS

You can use the filter options to display a subset of the entire log file list.

1 Click the drop-down menu in any of the fields to view the available options. Click the calendar icon in
the Custom date/time fields.
1. Drop-down menus

ACH logs can be filtered by Project, Unit, and time Range.

Project: Choose the project from the dropdown menu containing the logs to display.
Unit: Choose the unit’s serial number containing the logs to display.
(Only units that have once connected to THOR will display, including archived units in the default project.)
Range: Choose between a set of time options from 1 to 48 hours or use the custom option to set a start
date/time and end date/time range. The time range refers to how far into the past to display unit logs.
E.g. Choosing “6 hours”, will display ACH logs from the previous 6 hours.
2 Click on Apply to filter the results.
3 A list of Log files will appear.
4 Refine the filter list by clicking on the funnel icon
5 Sort the list by clicking on any column header.
6 Double click in any row or click the “Show Details” icon to view the details of the log file.

2. Click Apply
5. Sort the results by
clicking on the header

3. List of
log files

4. Refine the filter list

6. Show details of the individual log file

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6.4.2 LOG FILE DETAILED VIEW

Every time a unit connects to THOR using Auto Call Home session, a log file is generated. The Log file will
show the status of the data transfer with any error/warning messages, and event file downloads. Below
are two ACH sessions, with errors/warnings and as a complete successful transfer.

1 Use the drop-down menu to select a specific log file.

2 Scroll through the different log files using the arrow keys.
3 Activate the checkboxes to view specific parts of the log file (Errors, Warnings, Downloads).
4 Click Show All to view all parts of the log file.
5 When Automatically scroll to last message is checked, the list will push the messages to the top
so that the most recent messages appear first.

1. Select a specific log file 2. Scroll with the arrow keys

3. View specific parts of the log file 4. View all parts

of the log file

5. View the most recent messages first

Successful Auto Call Home session

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6.4.3 SORTING AUTO CALL HOME LOGS

You can sort Auto Call Home (ACH) logs when they display a small clickable arrow in the column header.

By default, events are sorted by the Last Call Home column, in chronological order from most recent to
oldest, with the log that occurred first appearing last in the list.

No arrow: The column is not sorted. By default, logs are displayed by

the Date/Time column, chronologically from oldest to most recent, with
the log that occurred first appearing first in the list of logs.

Arrow pointing up ( ) The column is sorted with the highest number

first, descending to the lowest number. If the column contains text, the
text displays in alphabetical order (A-Z), following the numeric values.

Arrow pointing down ( ) If the column contains text, the text displays in
reverse alphabetical order (Z-A), followed by numeric values. The lowest
number displays immediately following the text, ascending to the highest
number.

Example: If the Project column contains the values: Quarry West End, Pile Driving East End, and
Downtown Construction, the values would appear as follows:

NO SORT UP ARROW DOWN ARROW

Pile Driving East End Downtown Construction Quarry West End

Quarry West End Pile Driving East End Pile Driving East End
Downtown Construction Quarry West End Downtown Construction

Logs sort one column at a time, they will reorder when the header of another column is clicked.

In the Last Call Home column, no arrow or the up arrow will show logs chronologically with the log that
occurred first appearing first in the list. The down arrow will show logs in reverse chronological order.

A chosen sorting will remain on the same computer until changed even after logging out. Logging back
into the same computer with the same user name will keep the same sorting.

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7.1 General Settings ............................................................................................................. 156

7.2 Unit Connection ............................................................................................................. 157
7.2.1 Check the Connection / Status of All Units Automatically ................................. 157
7.3 Email Server Settings and Email Groups .......................................................................... 158
7.3.1 Configure Email Groups / Recipients ................................................................. 159
7.3.1.2 Using an SMS Service .......................................................................................................... 161
7.4 Vision Settings ................................................................................................................ 162
7.4.1 Vision Introduction ............................................................................................ 162
7.4.2 Vision Web Interface ......................................................................................... 163
7.4.3 Default Vision Settings ....................................................................................... 164
7.4.4 Project Vision Settings ....................................................................................... 165
7.4.5 Send Data to Vision using ACH .......................................................................... 166
7.4.5.1 Set up ACH Filter to Send Events to Vision...................................................................... 166
CHAPTER 7. THOR PREFERENCES

7.1 GENERAL SETTINGS

The general Preferences are used by default. The Projects & Events section can override most of these
settings (excludes Notifications). However, if they have not been configured at the Project level then
these are taken as the Global default settings.

1 Click the Preferences tab.

1. Click the
Preferences tab

Select your options

NOTE If the General section is not expanded, click the Expand arrow.

FIELD TYPE DESCRIPTION

Date/Time format Dropdown Select between 24 hours and 12-hour (AM, PM) time.
Measurement Units Dropdown Select between Metric and Imperial units.
Show Microphone Adds the microphone units in dB(L). They are expressed in Metric
Checkbox
Peaks in dB(L) (Pascals-PA), or Imperial (Pounds per square inch - psi).
Compliance
Dropdown Select the Compliance Standard that applies to your region.
Standard
Print Custom Logo Checkbox Customize reports using your company logo.
Custom Logo Path Browse menu Indicate which file to use for the custom logo.
Sets the default language used whenever a report is generated in a
Display Language Dropdown project. You can override this by setting the report language
individually. See section 5.9.2 Configure Reports on page 117.
Show Notifications Checkboxes Check the types of notifications that will appear in the sidebar.
Show Popups Checkboxes Check the types of notification popups that briefly appear.

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7.2 UNIT CONNECTION

THOR's Unit Details dashboard can check the unit connection and status automatically, communicating
with units to retrieve the latest status information and displaying that information as it is updated.

WARNING Refreshing unit status automatically

can use a significant amount of data, as the
units are in constant communication with THOR.

7.2.1 CHECK THE CONNECTION / STATUS OF ALL UNITS AUTOMATICALLY

2 Click the Preferences tab.
1. Click the
Preferences tab

2. Define refresh
intervals

3. Click Apply

4 Define refresh intervals for the two fields:

Check monitoring unit connection every
Check monitoring unit status every
5 Click Apply.

NOTE The Auto Discover Connected Units function will monitor the computer’s ports and detect any units
that get connected to the computer. This is only to establish a connection. The following two settings
determine the Dashboard display’s refresh rate of the unit status. This means, for a refresh rate of 1
hour, if the unit’s status changes within the hour, THOR will only reflect this change after one hour, or
if the user chooses to refresh manually.

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7.3 EMAIL SERVER SETTINGS AND EMAIL GROUPS

To use Auto Call Home email, you must configure the SMTP email server and test the connection.

1 Click the Preferences tab.

1. Click the
Preferences tab

2. Click the Email

Server dropdown
menu or icon.

3. Click Apply
4. Send a Test
Email
2 Click the Email Server section
dropdown or icon, and fill in
all the fields.

LABEL DESCRIPTION
SMTP Host Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Host.
SMTP Port Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Port. By default, SMTP uses email port 587.
Send Email From The email address you want to send an email from.
Send Email Name The email name that will appear in the email notification.
SMTP Security Choose between StartTLS/SSL and None. If you select None, the user name and
password are optional, if you use them, they are transferred in clear text, with
no encryption. The default SMTP port for None is port 25.
User name Type the user name for your email account.
Password Type the password for your email account.
All Email Groups Are CC’ed: Everyone in the Email Group receives and sees who received the email.
Bcc’ed: Everyone in the Email Group receives but does not see who received the email.
Send Test Email To Tests the SMTP configuration by sending an email with the entered values.

3 Click the Apply button.

4 (Optional) Enter an email address into the Send Test Email To field and click the Test Email button.

NOTE If you don’t know your SMTP information, contact your IT department. Some SMTP services do not
allow modifications to the Send Email From and Send Email Name options.

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7.3.1 CONFIGURE EMAIL GROUPS / RECIPIENTS

The Email Groups section contains two parts; one for defining groups and the other for registering
contact emails (recipients). A distribution list (see section 6.2.2.4 Email Distribution List on page 146) is
created using these defined groups. An Email Distribution List may contain numerous groups, but
individual contacts must belong to at least one group.

 A recipient can be in multiple groups at any time.

 Recipient email addresses do not need to be in a group, they can remain as part of a pool of
recipients for creating future lists. (To receive emails, they must belong to a group.)
 You can remove a recipient from a group and assign them to another group.
 To delete a recipient, it cannot be assigned to an email group.
 Removing a recipient from a group does not delete the recipient, it simply removes them
from the group.

To configure email recipients and groups:

1 Click the Preferences tab.

2 Expand the Email Groups section.

1. Click the
Preferences tab

2. Expand the Email

Groups section

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6. Remove
a recipient

8. Delete an 7. Delete a
Email Group Recipient

5. Add a
recipient 3. Create a
recipient

4. Create an Email Group

Section to define Email Groups Section to define Recipients and their emails addresses

3 Create Recipients by entering a Recipient Name and Email Address and clicking on Add. The
new name will appear in the recipients' list. (Repeat this for as many recipients as needed.)
4 Create Email Groups by entering a Group Name and clicking on Add. (Repeat this for as many
groups as needed.)

NOTE You can rename an existing group by double-clicking on the group.

5 To Add a Recipient to an Email Group, first select the Email Group then select the Recipient and
click the left arrow.
6 To Remove a Recipient from an Email Group, Select the Email Group, then select the Recipient
in the Group and click the right arrow. (This does not delete the Recipient but disassociates it
with that group.)
7 To Delete a Recipient, click the Delete icon next to the Recipient’s name. (You can only delete a
Recipient if they are not associated with a group)
8 To Delete an Email Group, click the Delete icon next to the Email Group’s name.

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7.3.1.2 USING AN SMS SERVICE

Emails can be sent to mobile phones using an SMS service. You may need to contact your carrier to
configure this option. Here is a list of commonly used carriers in North America.

 Bell: [10-digit phone number]@txt.bell.ca

 Bell MTS: [10-digit phone number]@text.mtsmobility.com
 Chatr: [10-digit phone number]@pcs.rogers.com
 Eastlink: [10-digit phone number]@txt.eastlink.ca
 Fido: [10-digit phone number]@mms.fido.ca
 Freedom: [10-digit phone number]@txt.freedommobile.ca
 Koodo Mobile: [10-digit phone number]@msg.koodomobile.com
 PC Mobile: [10-digit phone number]@mobiletxt.ca
 Public Mobile: [10-digit phone number]@msg.telus.com
 Rogers: [10-digit phone number]@pcs.rogers.com
 Sasktel: [10-digit phone number]@sms.sasktel.com
 TBayTel: [10-digit phone number]@pcs.rogers.com
 TELUS: [10-digit phone number]@msg.telus.com
 Virgin Mobile: [10-digit phone number]@vmobile.ca

 T-Mobile [email protected]
 Virgin Mobile [email protected]
 AT&T [email protected]
 Sprint [email protected]
 Verizon [email protected]
 Tracfone [email protected]
 Ting [email protected]
 Boost Mobile [email protected]
 U.S. Cellular [email protected]
 Metro PCS [email protected]

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7.4 VISION SETTINGS

7.4.1 VISION INTRODUCTION
Vision is Instantel’s cloud-based hosting application for event data. When data is uploaded using Auto
Call Home, Vision provides secure, encrypted web-based access to the latest information from any
desktop, laptop or tablet with internet access. With web-based hosting, stakeholders can access data
efficiently, providing instant sharing for time-sensitive projects.

Vision’s functionality includes:

 Access data, anytime, anywhere

 Control user access levels for sensitive information
 Visualize vibration and overpressure trends immediately
 Localize units on a map
 Sharing information
 Set alarm and warning levels per project
 Print event reports with customized information
 Secure storage of Event Monitoring Data in the cloud

NOTE For more information on trial versions or for purchasing a Vision license please contact
[email protected].

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7.4.2 VISION WEB INTERFACE

The first time you must log in to Vision’s web interface at https://vision.instantel.com with the
username and one-time password that you received from Instantel. Upon logging in, you must create a
Company and set up the Web Service User Name and the Web Service Password.

1. Enter your
Username and
Password

2. On the Dashboard
Click on Edit Company

4. Create a Web Service Username

and Web Service Password

3. Click Next to
access Page 2

5. Click Save

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7.4.3 DEFAULT VISION SETTINGS

The default Vision settings are always used unless overridden by individual projects that configured their
project-specific settings. When you create a new project, you can choose whether that project will use
the existing user name and password, or use a project-specific user name and password.

1 Click the Preferences tab.

2 Fill in the mandatory fields.

Once you have created a Web Service User Name and the Web Service Password on the Vision web
interface, they can be entered in THOR. Once THOR has established a connection it can upload data to
your Vision account.

3 Click Test Connection to verify the web service link and click Apply to register the changes.

1. Click the
Preferences tab

2. Fill in the
appropriate fields

3. Click Test Connection

and Apply the changes

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7.4.4 PROJECT VISION SETTINGS

When you configure a project for Vision, you must choose whether the project will use the default Web
Service user name and password set up in Preferences or a Project Specific user name and password.
You can also decide that the project will not send any event data to Vision.
1 Click the Projects & Events tab
2 Click the Manage Projects button Use the Project Specific Credentials if you
3 Select a Project are a dealer hosting a project for a client.
4 Click the Edit Project button
5 In the Vision Settings field, select one of the following options:
 Disabled—Events will not be sent to Vision.
2. Click the Manage Projects button
 Use Application Preferences Credentials—ACH sessions will send data to Vision using the default
Web Service User Name and Web Service Password as defined on the Preferences page.
1. Click the Projects & Events tab
(see section 7.4.3 Default Vision Settings on pageEdit
4. Click 164)
Project button
 Use Project Specific Credentials—ACH sessions will send data to Vision using a Web Service User Name
and Web Service Password specific to this project. When selected the two new fields must be filled in:
Web Service User Name, type the project-specific user name and Web Service Password, type the
project-specific password.

3. Select a Project

5. Select which credentials will be

used to connect to Vision

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7.4.5 SEND DATA TO VISION USING ACH

Before event data can be uploaded to Vision, ensure:

 You have a valid Vision license.

 You have set up your Vision Web Service User Name and Web Service Password.
(see section 7.4.3 Default Vision Settings on page 164)
 You set up the unit to properly communicate with THOR.
(See section 6.2.1 Configure Units for ACH on page 140)
 Auto Call Home is running (see section 6.3.1 Start / Stop Auto Call Home on page 150)
 The ACH filter is set up to send events to Vision (see section 7.4.5.1 below)

7.4.5.1 SET UP ACH FILTER TO SEND EVENTS TO VISION

1 Click the Auto Call Home tab.
2 In the Filter section, select a filter.
3 Click the Edit button.
4 Enable the Checkbox Send Events to Vision.
5 Click OK to validate.

1. Click the Auto Call Home tab

2. Select a filter

3. Click the
Edit button

4. Enable the checkbox

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8.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 168
8.2 Access Advanced Mode .................................................................................................. 169
8.3 Advanced Events ............................................................................................................ 170
8.4 Managing Unit Setup files ADVANCED ............................................................................ 171
8.4.1 Details – Name, Description and Unit type ........................................................ 173
8.4.2 Details – Recording Mode.................................................................................. 174
8.4.3 Details – Unit Setup ........................................................................................... 175
8.4.4 Details – Active Sensors / Channels ................................................................... 176
8.4.5 Details –Notes.................................................................................................... 177
8.4.6 Add/Edit/Delete/Copy, Unit Setup Files ............................................................ 178
8.4.7 Transferring Setup Files ..................................................................................... 179
8.5 Analyze Event Tool ......................................................................................................... 180
8.5.1 Add Operation ................................................................................................... 182
8.5.2 Create Waveform Operation ............................................................................. 183
8.5.3 Differentiate Operation ..................................................................................... 184
8.5.4 Fast Fourier Transformation Operation ............................................................. 185
8.5.5 Filter Operation ................................................................................................. 186
8.5.6 Human Exposure Operation .............................................................................. 188
8.5.7 Integrate Operation ........................................................................................... 189
8.5.8 Interval Analysis Operation ................................................................................ 190
8.5.9 Linear Super Position Operation ........................................................................ 191
8.5.10 Octave Data Conversion Operation ................................................................. 192
8.5.11 Peak Hold Operation........................................................................................ 192
8.5.12 Remove Offset Operation ................................................................................ 193
8.5.13 Scale Operation ............................................................................................... 194
8.5.14 Shift Operation ................................................................................................ 195
8.5.15 Signature Hole Analysis Operation .................................................................. 196
8.5.16 Smooth Operation ........................................................................................... 200
8.5.17 Sound Calculation Operation ........................................................................... 201
8.5.18 Subtract Operation .......................................................................................... 202
8.5.19 Third Octave Band Operation .......................................................................... 203
8.5.20 Timeline Overlay Operation ............................................................................. 204
8.5.21 Truncate Operation ......................................................................................... 205
8.5.22 Vector Sum Operation ..................................................................................... 206
8.6 The Transfer Function .................................................................................................... 207
8.6.1 Transfer Function Tool....................................................................................... 207
8.6.2 Using the Transfer Function Tool....................................................................... 208
8.7 The Frequency Filter....................................................................................................... 210
8.7.1 Frequency Filter Tool ......................................................................................... 210
8.7.2 Setup Configuration Presets .............................................................................. 212
8.7.3 Analyze an Event................................................................................................ 214
8.8 Working with Event Analysis Graphs ............................................................................... 215
8.8.1 Annotate an Event Analysis Graph .................................................................... 215
8.8.2 Export an Event Analysis Graph ......................................................................... 216
8.9 Human Exposure Reports ............................................................................................... 217
8.9.1 Generating a Human Exposure Report .............................................................. 217
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8.1 INTRODUCTION
This chapter describes the optional Advanced module which offers additional features and capabilities
to the THOR program. Features include Advanced Unit Setup Files that can be configured to use sample
rates ranging from 512 sps to 65,536 sps, and the ability to configure virtually any type of sensor that
can connect to the Minimate Pro monitors. The advanced module is enhanced with Software Tools that
allow you to perform waveform analysis regardless of the data source (Series III, Minimate Plus,
Minimate Pro, Micromate). You can perform FFT calculations and determine the frequency of a
waveform at any point with the easy to use Windows® interface.

The Advanced module is designed to easily integrate with the Compliance module. It adds features to
the Compliance module without changing the look and operation of the THOR software, allowing you to
easily begin using the software. It builds on the Compliance module.

This section of the manual explains the new Advanced module features without repeating the
Compliance module information. All operations that are performed using the Compliance module
remain available from the THOR menus.

Advanced Software Tools

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8.2 ACCESS ADVANCED MODE

To access the Advanced mode:

1 Click on the THOR tab

2 Click on the License icon
3 Click on the “Enter new License key” link
4 Enter the 28-character alphanumeric key for your advanced license
5 Click the Refresh License button

1. Click the THOR tab

3. Click to Enter a new

2. Click the License icon License Key

4. Enter the 28-character

alphanumeric key

5. Click the Refresh

License button

Enabled Features Compliance License

(Extended features disabled)

Advanced License
(with extended features)
Enabled Features
Report Analysis
This feature allows you to perform analysis operations on waveforms
in event reports.
Advanced Unit Setup
This feature allows you to configure Series IV units in Advanced Setup mode.
It also adds the supports of advanced events in THOR.

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8.3 ADVANCED EVENTS

Minimate Pro units that are configured with an Advanced Unit Setup File can record Advanced
Waveform (AW) and Advanced Histogram (AH) events.

Advanced Waveform
(AW) Event

Using THOR, you can work with advanced events in the same way as you do with regular events. You
can:

1. View advanced events

2. Import advanced events to a computer
3. Browse advanced events
You can also create reports on advanced events.
4. Delete events
5. Group and filter events For more information about reports,
see section 5.9 Reports on page 113
6. Print and export events

When event monitoring data is loaded into THOR, it is added to a project. Using projects to organize
events is optional, in the absence of any projects, all events are stored in the default project.

The purpose of creating projects is to group related events, such as on a single job, or location.

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8.4 MANAGING UNIT SETUP FILES ADVANCED

The setup file is composed of 5 parts, shown here for a quick overview. These parts can collapse for ease
of use. The Advanced setup contains different fields from the Compliance setup.

All components are described in detail in the following tables.

1.
2.
Name, Description and Unit type
Recording Mode
Expanded View (also on next page)
3. Unit Setup
4. Active Sensors
5. User Notes

Condensed
View

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Expanded View - Minimate Pro Advanced

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8.4.1 DETAILS – NAME, DESCRIPTION AND UNIT TYPE

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION

Choose a name that will easily identify the unit.
Name Text
(E.g. “Waveform Series IV” for waveform monitoring)
Description Text Describe the unit for reference purposes (E.g. Quarry 2)
Only Minimate Pro units can be configured with the advanced
Unit Type Minimate Pro feature. (E.g. Choosing Unit Type = Micromate will not give the
option to choose Setup type)

Compliance The Standard Compliance setup.

Setup type
You must have an extended license to use the advanced features.
Advanced It offers possibilities to define the active sensors per channel.
(Only available for Minimate Pro units.)

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8.4.2 DETAILS – RECORDING MODE

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION

To record multiple events automatically without missing any time between
Waveform events. (Ex: Blasting) The unit records an event, displays the results, and
continues to monitor for events exceeding the trigger level to record.
Waveform Used when automatic triggers are unreliable due to high wind or nearby
Manual vehicle activity. Used also to record background noise levels near a site.
For long-term recording periods. (Ex: Pile driving)
Record The unit stores summary information in intervals. The unit gathers
Mode continuous data based on the sample rate but only registers relevant
peaks for the interval. (This reduces the recorded data and increases the
storage capacity.)
Histogram
For each interval, the unit calculates the maximum peaks, the largest
peak frequency, and the peak vector sum.
For each channel, the unit calculates the maximum peak and its
frequency. It also calculates the largest peak vector sum over the entire
event, displaying the peak of each interval in a bar chart.
Histogram 2 sec to 60
Defines the sample interval for Histogram/Histogram Combo mode
Interval minutes
Sets how the unit stops recording once triggered.
Fixed record time sets the recording time to a specified length.
Fixed / Auto record continues to record event activity as long as the activity
Record Stop remains above the trigger level (sufficient memory and battery power
Mode Auto must be available). Recording stops a specified period after the event
activity falls below the trigger level. Used when there is an uncertainty of
the actual event duration.
512, 1024, 2048, Increasing the sample rate increases the accuracy of the waveform
Sample
4096, 8192, 16384, recording.
Rate
32768, 65536 NOTE: Higher sample rates use more battery and memory resources.
1 – 32400 When an event is triggered the unit will record for this defined length of
seconds, depends time. The upper value depends on the Sample Rate.
Record on Sample Rate
Time and number of E.g. For a Sample Rate of 512 SPS and 6 channels, the maximum record
channels used time = 32400 seconds.

Auto Stop When in Record Stop Mode – Auto Record: Recording stops a specified
1-9 seconds
After period after the event activity falls below the trigger level.

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8.4.3 DETAILS – UNIT SETUP

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION

24 Hour /
Time Format 12 Hour Displays time in either 24 hours or 12 hours (AM, PM).
(AM/PM)
Enable Job Used by THOR to keep track of recorded events. (Optional, and
Checkbox
Number must be between 1 and 9999)
Job Number 1 - 9999 Helps keep track of recorded events.
Used for time synchronizing event data.
Enable GPS Checkbox
NOTE: The GPS is a factory-installed option.
The unit will record an event based on an external trigger instead
External Trigger
of exceeding a threshold measurement value.
Auxiliary IO The auxiliary port will send a signal that can be used for activating
Remote Alarm
an alarm (siren, beacon or other)
Off The Auxiliary port is not used.
Warning Hold Only used when the Auxiliary IO port is set to “Remote Alarm” This
2 sec to 300 sec
Time defines how long a warning signal is active.
Alarm Hold Only used when the Auxiliary IO port is set to “Remote Alarm” This
2 Sec to 300 sec
Time defines how long an alarm signal is active.

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8.4.4 DETAILS – ACTIVE SENSORS / CHANNELS

This section defines the various sensors available, they can be added one at a time. Each sensor has
different default settings and options that appear when selected. (Though the setup parameters may be
identical, sensors are specific to the unit type. This means that units cannot interchange their physical
sensors as they have different connectors.)
The following table describes the sensor options.

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION

A channel is defined and then a sensor is attributed to that channel.
Add channel Button
(Advanced setup feature only for Minimate Pro units)
Remove Removes a defined channel with an attributed sensor.
Button
channel (Advanced setup feature only for Minimate Pro units)
The Channel name will automatically populate when a sensor is selected in
Channel Based on the
the “Sensor type” field. When “Other” is selected you can define an arbitrary
name sensor type
Channel name.
Channel Name Units Sensitivity
in/s
0.3222605 in/s
ISEE Triaxial Geophone Tran/Vert/Long or
mm/s 0.0126774 mm/s

in/s 0.3222605 in/s

DIN 1-315 Hz Geophone Tran/Vert/Long or
mm/s 0.0126774 mm/s
Sensor Type DIN 1-80 Hz Geophone in/s 0.3222605 in/s
(Complies with the DIN 45669-1 Class I Tran/Vert/Long or
(predefined standard.) mm/s 0.0126774 mm/s
sensor
ISEE Linear Microphone psi 44.4496536 psi
settings (Complies with the DIN 45669-1 Class I MicL or
based on standard.) pa 0.0064452 pa
sensor type)
Sound Level Mic.
(A-Weight) Mic Pa 0.0038000
Records air overpressure. Frequency range: 2
– 250 Hz, Amplitude 2 – 500 Pa,
Choose any 5
Choose any 6
characters to Define your own
Other define a channel
characters to
sensitivity
name define your units

A defined threshold before monitoring can begin. This should be set high
Enable
Checkbox enough to prevent monitoring noise and low enough to catch all events.
Trigger
(Histogram Combo mode triggers will initiate waveform recording)

Use the selected sensor as a trigger source. (Once triggered, all channels
Enable Alarm Checkbox will begin to record data.) When enabled it will send a warning signal to
the Auxiliary port (if the trigger level is surpassed).

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FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION

0.005 to 10 in/s
ISEE Triaxial Geophone
0.128 to 254 mm/s
0.005 to 10 in/s
DIN 1 – 315 Hz. Geophone
0.128 to 254 mm/s
Ranges
depend on 0.005 to 10 in/s
Trigger Level DIN 1 – 80 Hz. Geophone
selected 0.128 to 254 mm/s
Sensor type 0.256 to 500 pa
ISEE Linear Microphones
0.00029 to 0.0725 psi
Sound Level Mic. (A-Weight) 0.448 to 100 pa
Sound Level Mics (C-Weight) 0.01424 to 25 pa
0.5 to 10 in/s
ISEE Triaxial Geophone
12.7 to 254 mm/s
0.5 to 10 in/s
DIN 1 – 315 Hz. Geophone
Ranges 12.7 to 254 mm/s
depend on 0.5 to 10 in/s
Alarm Level DIN 1 – 80 Hz. Geophone
selected 12.7 to 254 mm/s
Sensor type 68.95 to 500 pa
ISEE Linear Microphone
0.01029 to 0.0725 psi
Sound Level Mic. (A-Weight) 40 to 100 pa
Sound Level Mics (C-Weight) 1 – 25 pa

8.4.5 DETAILS –NOTES

Notes are included with every event recorded by the unit using that particular setup file.

FEATURE VALUE DESCRIPTION

User Notes Checkbox Enable/disable the use of notes
Field to define the location where the unit is recording
Location Text box
data. Max 40 Characters
Field to define the Client where the unit is recording
Client Text box
data. Max 40 Characters
Field to define the name of the Company to whom the
Company Text box
unit belongs. Max 40 Characters
General Notes Text box Field for custom purposes. Max 40 Characters
Enable Extended Notes Checkbox Enable/disable the use of extended notes
Field to include supplementary information with the
Extended Notes Text box
recorded data. Max 640 characters

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8.4.6 ADD/EDIT/DELETE/COPY, UNIT SETUP FILES

1 Click the Unit tab.
2 Click the Unit Setup button on the menu bar or in the Dashboard
3a. To add a setup file click the Add icon (or right-click the unit and New Unit Setup File)
3b. To edit a setup file click the Edit icon (or right-click the unit and Edit Unit Setup File)
3c. To delete a setup file click the Delete icon (or right-click the unit and Delete Unit Setup File)
3d. To copy a setup file click the Copy icon (or right-click the unit and Copy Unit Setup File)

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Unit Setup

Click to view, add

Click to view the and manage unit
Setup files on Setup files
the unit

3a. Add Setup file

3d. Copy Setup file 3b. Edit Setup file

3c. Delete Setup file

Right-click
options

When you add/edit a unit setup file, don’t forget to send the file
to the unit! It will automatically become the active setup file.
see Transferring Setup Files on page 179.

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8.4.7 TRANSFERRING SETUP FILES

Loading a setup file will copy a unit’s setup file to THOR. This can then be edited and sent back to the
unit. The setup file may also be used as a template to send to other units.

Procedure to Load or Send a Setup file WARNING

When THOR sends a Unit Setup file to a
1 Click the Unit tab.
unit, it becomes the current setup on the
2 Click the Unit Setup button.
unit. If the unit setup happens to have the
3 Select a unit or multiple units.
same name as the unit setup of the
4 Click Load from Unit(s) to download the unit’s setup
existing unit, it will overwrite the file.
file into THOR. (You can also select multiple
connected units and import them in one shot.)
Or:
5 Select a setup file from the list.
6 Select one or multiple Units to send the file.
7 Click Send to Unit(s) (to transfer a single setup file to one or multiple units).

1. Click the Unit tab

2. Click Unit Setup

3. Select a 6. Select a
Unit or Unit or
5. Select a setup
multiple multiple
file from the list
units units

7. Click Send to Unit(s)

4. Click load from Unit(s)

NOTE Once a setup file is loaded into THOR, it will appear in the Setup files list, ready to edit. If the setup file
has a name conflict, you must decide to overwrite the existing file or rename it.

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8.5 ANALYZE EVENT TOOL

THOR’s built-in Analyze Events Tool can perform various operations to isolate Waveform event data of
interest. (Not applicable to histogram events).

To access the Analyze Event Tool

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Expand a project and select a unit to view events and logs associated with the unit.
4 Click an event.
5 Click the Analyze Event icon

1. Click Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Events

5. Click the Analyze Event icon

3. Expand a project
and select a unit 4. Click an event
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The following table outlines the lists of operations THOR can perform on Event data.

OPERATION DESCRIPTION

Add This operation adds two waveforms together in one Event.

Create With this operation, you can enter amplitudes and frequencies of one or more sinusoidal waveforms,
Waveform which are then combined to create a complex waveform.
Differentiate This operation differentiates a velocity waveform to obtain the acceleration values along the waveform.
Fast Fourier
Use this Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) operation when you want to break down a complex time-domain
Transformation
waveform into its individual frequency domain components.
(FFT)
The Filter operation can perform a series of functions to condition waveforms. The Low Pass, High Pass,
Filter
and Bandwidth Pass perform filtering on waveform data in the frequency domain.
Human Exposure Use this operation to calculate frequency-weighted Vibration Dosage Value (VDV) and Root Mean
Square (RMS). This operation helps understand the effects of different frequencies on people nearby.
Integrate This operation integrates a velocity waveform to obtain displacement values along the waveform.
This operation produces a color plot with the frequency displayed on the x-axis, delay interval on the y-
Interval Analysis axis, and a measure of the energy content (y-axis value of a standard FFT plot) represented using
different color bands.
Linear Super Use this operation to shift and superimpose a source waveform event linearly. This operation applies
Position the timeline file you select to the source file to produce a simulated waveform.
Use this operation for advanced waveforms, to calculate the Root Mean Square (RMS) of a channel,
Octave Data
with or without conversion to dB. This operation shows the frequency weighted values from an
Conversion
unfiltered event.
The Peak Hold command allows you to remove negative excursions from waveforms. Use this
Peak Hold operation to show the maximum amplitude of a waveform. This operation holds the channel peaks
steadily until the next peak
Remove Offset Use this operation to remove the offset from a waveform centering in on the X-axis.

Scale This operation changes the measurement units and offset value for a waveform. Use this operation to
scale a waveform up or down, depending on the scale factor you select.
Shift This command shifts the currently selected waveform forward or backward on the time axis. The
waveform's absolute time does not change. This changes the waveforms trigger offset.
Signature Hole Signature Hole Analysis Operation is used to create and analyze theoretical blast vibration data based
on your input range of blast timing parameters and a Signature Hole Waveform.
Smooth The Smooth operation is used to average consecutive data points of a waveform.
Sound Calculations Use this operation to recalculate channel data using sound specific criterion.
Subtract Use this operation to subtract two waveforms.
Third Octave The Third Octave is a frequency band tool that has a width that is only 1/3 of the width of an octave,
Band displayed in Hz.

Timeline Overlay Use this operation to show the blast timing on a waveform. This operation applies the timeline file you
select to the channel.
Truncate This command truncates a waveform by removing unwanted sections.

Vector Sum The Vector Sum operation performs a point by point vector addition of selected waveforms. Vector
sums can be calculated for two or three waveforms.

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8.5.1 ADD OPERATION

This operation adds two waveforms together in one Event.

To Add waveforms, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In the Preset
Configuration click on the Edit Preset icon or add a new preset. Click the Add New dropdown menu and
select the Add operation. The following dialog box appears.

Select the two waveforms to add together in the first two drop-down menus (Channel 1 and Channel 2).
The waveforms can come from channel data (E.g. Tran, Vert, Long) or from other previous operations.

Choose a Name to assign to the newly created waveform.

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to

display the result in the form of a graph on Channel 1: Tran
waveform
the right side of the window.

Click OK.

Click Analyze to calculate the operation.

Channel 2: Vert
waveform

Add operation
performed on
Channel 1 and
Channel 2

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8.5.2 CREATE WAVEFORM OPERATION

Use this operation when you want to create a custom waveform. With this operation, you can enter
amplitudes and frequencies of one or more sinusoidal waveforms, which are then combined to create a
complex waveform.

To Create a Waveform, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In the
Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select the
Create Waveform operation. The following dialog box appears.

If you need more than 5

Enter from one to five amplitude and frequency (Hz) components for the waveforms, you can
new waveform. Use the plus and minus buttons to add or remove a create a second set and
component. then Add them together.

Choose a Name to assign to the newly created waveform (E.g. New Waveform).

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.

Click OK.

Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

New waveform
from three
amplitude and
frequency values

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8.5.3 DIFFERENTIATE OPERATION

This operation differentiates a velocity waveform to obtain the acceleration values along the entire
waveform.

To differentiate a waveform, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In
the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select
the Differentiate operation. The following dialog box appears.

Choose the waveform to be differentiated in the Channel drop-down menu.

Choose a Name for the new waveform.

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.

Click OK.

Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

Channel Vert
waveform

Vert waveform
Differentiated

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8.5.4 FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMATION OPERATION

Use this Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) operation when you want to break down a complex time-domain
waveform into its individual frequency domain components.

To perform an FFT, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In the Preset
Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select the Fast
Fourier Transform operation. The following dialog box appears.

FFT calculations can be CPU intensive and

may require some time to complete. The
time required depends upon the size of the
waveform and the speed of the computer.

Choose a Name for the new waveform.

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click OK.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

NOTE FFT Analysis Limitations

In simple waveforms, not composed of many Channel Trans
different frequencies, the dominant
frequency may be at the peak particle velocity
of the waveform. In more complex
waveforms, the dominant frequency is not
necessarily the frequency at the peak particle
velocity but at the frequency with the
greatest amplitude. Whether or not this
frequency contributed to the peak particle
velocity value and by how much must be
extrapolated by examining the original signal
closely. The frequency at the peak of a
complex wave is usually not a single Fast Fourier
frequency rather it is a series of waves of Transformation of
different frequencies superimposed. It is Channel Trans
intended that the frequency spectrum data
be used as a tool in conjunction with the
velocity versus time waveform.
Due to the digital nature of the FFT process,
some smearing or broadening of the
spectrum may occur. The algorithm used to
represent the original waveform with a series
of weighted sine and cosine curves does so with discrete frequency increments. A 25.5-hertz signal, for example, may not be
represented by one frequency category alone and may, therefore, be represented by the next closest frequencies, 25 and 26
hertz, with possibly some small residual leakage into neighboring frequency categories. This is referred to as the "Picket Fence
Effect".

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8.5.5 FILTER OPERATION

The Filter operation can perform a series of functions to condition waveforms.
WARNING
The Low Pass, High Pass, and Bandwidth Pass perform filtering on waveform Applying a Filter
data in the frequency domain. The Low Pass filter removes frequencies above distorts the original
the corner frequency, while the High Pass filter removes frequencies below the waveform.
corner frequency.

To perform a Filter operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In the
Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select the
Filter operation. The following dialog box or one of its variations depending on the filter type appears.

Choose the Channel waveform from the drop-down list to filter for the new waveform.

Choose a Filter from the available filter types:

Low Pass Filter: Passes low frequencies and attenuates (reduces amplitude and intensity of the signal)
frequencies higher than the Cutoff Frequency. This filter provides a smoother form of a signal
which removes the short-term oscillations, leaving only the long-term trend.
High Pass Filter: Passes high frequencies and attenuates (reduces amplitude and intensity of the signal)
frequencies lower than the Cutoff Frequency.
Band Pass Filter: This combines High Pass and Low Pass filtering. The High and Low Cutoff Frequencies reject
both low and high frequencies keeping all frequencies in between. The High Cutoff
Frequency is the rejected value for frequencies above this value; while the Low Cutoff
Frequency is the rejected value for frequencies below this value. The Low Pass filter removes
frequencies above this value. The High Pass filter removes frequencies below this value.
Ponderation: The Ponderation filter is used for compliance monitoring according to France’s National
Standards. It is a frequency filter similar to the perception of the human ear.
Define the Low Cutoff / High Cutoff Frequencies
Define the Roll-off Rate: Second-Order roll-off is characteristic of a greater attenuation slope
(-40dB/decade) than first-order roll-offs. The No Roll-off (Ideal) setting is a square 90-degree corner.

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Filter Weights from File: Performs filtering of frequency weighting from a file containing a weights table
(.fwt file). Select a file from the list, you can also edit the values by clicking on the edit icon, or create
your own by selecting “Create Timeline File”

Weight Table

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click OK.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

The following illustration shows an example of the High and Low Cutoff frequencies, with a -40 dB per
decade roll-off.

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8.5.6 HUMAN EXPOSURE OPERATION

Use this operation to calculate frequency-weighted Vibration Dosage Value (VDV) and Root Mean
Square (RMS). This operation helps understand the effects of different frequencies on people nearby.

See section 8.9 Human Exposure Reports on page 217 for a detailed description of this operation.

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8.5.7 INTEGRATE OPERATION

This operation integrates a velocity waveform to obtain displacement values along the entire waveform.

To perform an integration operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon.
In the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select
the Integrate operation. The following dialog box appears.

Note it is always a good idea

to remove any offset prior
to running this operation.

Choose the waveform Channel to integrate from the first drop-down menu.
Choose a Name for the new waveform.
Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click OK.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

Channel Vert
waveform

Integrate operation
performed on
Channel Vert

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8.5.8 INTERVAL ANALYSIS OPERATION

This operation produces a color plot with the frequency displayed on the x-axis, delay interval on the y-
axis, and a measure of the energy content (y-axis value of a standard FFT plot) represented using
different color bands. The recorded signals must be the same length as the desired resultant signal or
larger.
WARNING This is a modeling tool only.
Actual results will vary depending upon
site particularities including geology, and
explosives type, among other factors.

Choose the waveform Channel on which to

perform the interval analysis in the first drop-down
menu.

Enter the Number of Delays by inputting a number

between 1 and 1000. This setting delimits the
number of times the waveform will be linearly
offset by the delay interval and super-positioned.

Input a frequency range, from Frequency Min of 1

Hz to a Frequency Max of 1024 Hz to plot.

Input the delay range. This range can be from Delay Min of 1 msec to a Delay Max of 500 msec. The
delay range that was previously calculated is shown to the right of each entry. If you input a new delay
range that is within the previously calculated range, the Interval Analysis will not need to be
recalculated.

Choose a Name for the new waveform.

Enable the Show Results checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

Example of the
output from an
Interval Analysis

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8.5.9 LINEAR SUPER POSITION OPERATION

Use this operation to shift and superimpose a source waveform event linearly. This operation applies
the timeline file you select to the source file to produce a simulated waveform.

WARNING This is a modeling

tool only. Actual results will vary
depending upon site
particularities including geology,
and explosives type, among
other factors.

Choose the waveform Channel to use in the analysis in the first drop-down menu.

Choose a Timeline File from the dropdown menu, if there doesn’t exist one then you can create a new
one by clicking on “Create Timeline File”. The timelines represent the number of shots and delays.
Enter the Number of Rows, Inter Row Delay, Holes per Row, Inter Hole Delay, Decks per Hole, and Inter
Deck Delay values then click on the
Append button. The Timeline Table
will populate. You can select any value
in the Table to edit or delete the
value.

Click the Save button.

Choose a Name for the new Timeline File
waveform.
Enable the Show Graph checkmark to
display the result in the form of a graph
on the right side of the window.
Click Analyze to generate the Linear
Superposition Analysis waveform.

Linear
Superposition

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8.5.10 OCTAVE DATA CONVERSION OPERATION

Use this operation for advanced waveforms, to calculate the Root Mean Square (RMS) of a channel, with
or without conversion to dB. This operation shows the frequency weighted values from an unfiltered
event. Convert the unfiltered data to A-Weighted or C-weighted data, with a Fast or Slow response.

8.5.11 PEAK HOLD OPERATION

The Peak Hold operation will hold the channel’s positive peaks of the waveform until a new peak is
found. It will not look at negative peaks. Use this operation to show the maximum positive amplitude of
a waveform.

Choose the waveform Channel to perform the

Peak Hold operation in the first drop-down menu.

Choose a Name for the new waveform.

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the
result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

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8.5.12 REMOVE OFFSET OPERATION

Use this operation to remove the offset from a waveform centering in on the X-axis.

Some recorded waveforms may contain a DC offset. Visually, a waveform containing an offset appears to be
shifted a constant value above or below the X-axis. The system does not automatically remove all offsets as a
user may purposely wish to include them. THOR removes an offset by subtracting the average.

NOTE You can manually adjust the offset using the scale command.
To perform a Remove Offset operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event
icon. In the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu.
Select the Remove Offset operation. The following dialog box appears.

Select the waveform Channel on which to perform the Remove Offset operation in the first drop-down menu.
Choose a Name for the new waveform.
Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

Offset of 1 in/s

Offset
Removed

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8.5.13 SCALE OPERATION

This operation changes the amplitude units and offset value for a waveform. Use this operation to scale
a waveform up or down, depending on the scale factor you select.

To perform a Scale operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In the
Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select the
Scale operation. The following dialog box appears.
The Result units text box names units
only, it does not check to ensure the
actual waveform result units match the
units named in this box.

Select the waveform Channel on which to perform the

Scale operation in the first drop-down menu.
Enter a Scale Factor to be applied to the
waveform. (1.1 would increase the amplitude of
the waveform by 10% where 0.9 would decrease
the amplitude of the waveform by 10 %)

Enter an Offset value, if required.

Enter the Result Channel Units to
represent the measurement units of
the resulting waveform or keep the
units the Same as Source.
Choose a Name for the new
waveform.
Enable the Show Graph checkmark to
display the result in the form of a graph
on the right side of the window.
Click Analyze to create the new
waveform.

To Convert from
acceleration in mm/s2 to
g you would scale the
waveform by 0.0001019
as 9810 mm/s2 = 1g.

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8.5.14 SHIFT OPERATION

This command shifts the currently selected waveform forward or backward on the time axis. The waveform's
absolute time does not change. This changes the waveforms trigger offset.

To perform a Shift operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In the
Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select the Shift
operation. The following dialog box appears.

Select the waveform Channel on which to perform the Shift operation in the first drop-down menu.
Enter a Shift Interval in seconds to be applied to the waveform. To shift the waveform to the left, enter
a minus sign (-) in front of the second's input.
Choose a Name for the new waveform.
Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.
NOTE You can only shift waveforms within the Events recorded time frame. You cannot shift the Event
outside this time frame.

Shifted 2 seconds
to the left

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8.5.15 SIGNATURE HOLE ANALYSIS OPERATION

Signature Hole Analysis Operation is used to create and analyze theoretical blast vibration data based
on your input range of blast timing parameters and a Signature Hole Waveform. The signature hole
waveform can also be Band Pass Filtered to remove any unwanted frequencies it might contain. The
theoretical waveform produced by this tool can then be sorted with a wide range of options and stored
in a user-defined project directory.

This tool first creates all the blast Timeline file combinations, based on your input parameters for the
range of different time delays to simulate. Then for each channel in the signature hole waveform, it
shifts the waveform in time according to these timeline files and adds them together to produce a
simulated waveform. These simulated waveforms are conveniently listed in a Signature Hole Analysis
Table with the delays used to create them, the resulting Peak Particle Velocities (PPV), Peak Vector
Sum (PVS), Dominant FFT frequency and the Upper to Lower frequency ratio for each channel. This
table along with all the timeline files and simulations can be exported to a CSV, XML, ASCII, or PDF file.

WARNING This is a simulation tool to help you optimize and improve blast performance, it does
not replace standard blasting practices and experience.

Signature Hole Waveform can be:

1 A single hole of explosives coming from a single deck used in the production blast.
2 A single hole of explosives coming from a production shot and contains inter-deck delays.
3 A single row of holes coming from a production shot.

Timeline Files:
A timeline file contains all the time delays, relative to time zero (the actual initiation time) for the entire blast.
These delays are derived from the Inter-Deck delays, Inter-Hole delays and Inter-Row delays. (Shown in
the diagram below representing a Production Shot.) These are the typical delays used in the design of a
blast. They will be used during the signature hole analysis process.

Frequency Ratio:
This is a ratio of the content of the lower frequency range to the content of the upper-frequency range.

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Signature Hole Waveform Parameters

The Signature Hole Waveform must be representative of the actual production blast. The hole(s) must be:

1 Fully burdened, free-face, and a corner blast.

2 A Single-Deck, Multi-Deck, Entire-Row.
3 Must have the same diameter and depth as the Production Blast.
4 Completed with the same type of explosive.
5 For consistent results, ensure that the Signature Hole and Production Blast are monitored from
the same location.

Basic assumptions to use the Signature Hole Analysis operation are: that the geology across the
Signature Hole and the Production Blast will remain constant, that each hole will produce identical
vibration results, and that the monitoring unit’s geophone was consistently positioned and correctly
installed.

To perform a Signature Hole Analysis operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze
Event icon. In the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown
menu. Select the Signature Hole operation. The following dialog box appears.

This allows you to simulate your different delay

patterns.

1. Select the waveform Channels: Channel 1,

Channel 2, and Channel 3 on which to perform the
Signature Hole Analysis operation using the drop-
down menus.
2. Fill in the Timeline Generation section. This lets
you determine the timings to be used. The number
of simulation files that will be generated will be
equal to:

(# of Deck delays) x (# of Hole delays) x (# of Row delays).

To reduce the number of simulations and avoid

lengthy computer calculations, increase the
Increment number.

NOTE Removing any frequency from the signature hole waveform will also remove them from the
simulation results. It is always a good idea to look at the results before filtering to fully understand the
potential impact of filtering.

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Number of Decks per Hole

Enter the proposed number of Decks per Hole in your production
blast. This assumes your signature hole waveform was a single hole
without any inter-deck delays. If your signature hole waveform had
inter-decks delays then enter 1 for the number of decks, 0 for the
Start, 0 for the End and 1 for the Increment values.

Inter-Deck Delay
Enter the Start, End, and Increment values in msec for the
number of Decks per Hole. ie 2 decks and a range from 10 to 20
msec. The increment number allows you to reduce the number of
simulations and quickly narrow in on the desired delays.

Number of Holes per Row

Enter the proposed number of Holes per Row for your production
blast. This assumes your signature hole waveform was a single
hole. If your signature hole waveform was an entire row of holes
then enter 1 for the number of holes per row and skip the Inter-
Hole Delays.

Inter-Hole Delay
Enter the Start, End, and Increment values in msec for the number of
Holes per row. ie 10 holes per row and a range from 10 to 30 msec.
Again, the increment number allows you to reduce the number of
simulations and quickly narrow in on the desired delays.

Number of Rows
Enter the proposed number of Rows in your production blast.

Inter-Row Delay
Enter the Start, End, and Increment values in msec for the Number
of Rows. ie 5 rows of holes and a range from 120 to 150 msec. Again,
the increment number allows you to reduce the number of
simulations and quickly narrow in on the desired delays.

3. Fill in the Frequency Ratios section. This indicates the concentration of the Upper and Lower ranges
(in Hz). To remove any unwanted frequencies in your signature hole waveform it is recommended to
first perform a Band Pass Filter operation.

4. Choose a Name for the new waveform.

5. Enable the Show Result checkmark to display the resulting data table on the right side of the window.
6. Click Analyze to generate the Signature Hole Analysis Table.

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Sample: Section of a Signature Hole Analysis Table viewed within THOR

Sample: Section of a Signature Hole Analysis Table when exported to PDF

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8.5.16 SMOOTH OPERATION

The Smooth operation is used to average consecutive data points of a waveform.

To perform a Smooth operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In
the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select the
Smooth operation. The following dialog box appears.

Select the waveform Channel on which to perform the Smooth operation in the first drop-down menu.

Enter a range of points to average within the Number of points window.

Choose a Name for the new waveform.
Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

Channel Long

Channel Long
after Smooth
operation

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8.5.17 SOUND CALCULATION OPERATION

Use this operation to recalculate channel data using sound specific criterion. For example, if you wanted
to calculate an L75 value, change the LN number from 50 to 75 and click Analyze. The calculations will
be performed on the entire event or any portion of it. This is done by changing the
Use Data From/To and choosing Custom, then enter a portion of the recorded time in the fields Use
Data From (Start Time) seconds and Use Data To (End Time) seconds.

To perform a Sound Calculation operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event
icon. In the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu.
Select the Sound Calculation operation. The following dialog box appears.

Select the waveform Channel on which to perform the

Sound Calculation operation in the first drop-down
menu.

Enter an LN value, Criterion Level, Criterion Time,

Exchange Rate and the Data From/To time interval.
Choose a Name for the data set.
Enable the Show Result checkmark to display the result
in the form of a Data Table on the right side of the
window.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

Click Save for the

Click Play to Sound Calculation
listen to the Operation to apply to a
sound file new wave file.

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8.5.18 SUBTRACT OPERATION

Use this operation to subtract two waveforms.

To perform a Subtract operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In
the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select the
Subtract operation. The following dialog box appears.

Select Channel 1 and Channel 2 waveforms to subtract in the first two drop-down menus.

Choose a Name for the new waveform.

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

Channel 1: Tran

Channel 2: Vert

Subtract Operation:
Channel 1 – Channel 2

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8.5.19 THIRD OCTAVE BAND OPERATION

The Third Octave is a frequency band tool that has a width that is only 1/3 of the width of an octave, displayed
in Hz. Thirty-one, one-third octave bands are required to encompass the entire range of human hearing. One-
third octave frequency bands are used when analysis does not provide the required resolution in the frequency
domain. Preferred center frequencies and passbands are defined in ISO R 266 and ANSI S1.6-1984.

To perform a Third Octave Band operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event
icon. In the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu.
Select the Third Octave Band operation. The following dialog box appears.

Select the Channel waveform to view using the Third Octave operation from the drop-down menu.

Choose a Name for the new waveform.

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the result in the form of a graph on the right side of the window.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform.

Microphone
waveform

Third Octave
operation
performed on
the
Microphone
waveform

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8.5.20 TIMELINE OVERLAY OPERATION

Use this operation to show the blast timing on a waveform. This operation applies the timeline file you
select to the channel.

To perform a Timeline Overlay operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event
icon. In the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu.
Select the Timeline Overlay operation. The following dialog box appears.

Select the Channel waveform on which to perform the

Timeline Overlay operation from the drop-down
menu.

Select or create a new Timeline File from the drop-

down menu.

Choose a Name for the new waveform.

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the

result in the form of a graph on the right
side of the window. Tran
waveform
Click Analyze to create the new
waveform.

Timeline
overlay on the
Tran waveform

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8.5.21 TRUNCATE OPERATION

This command truncates a waveform by removing unwanted sections.

To perform a Truncate operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon. In
the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select the
Truncate operation. The following dialog box appears.

Select the Channel on which to perform the Truncate operation from the drop-down menu.

Enter a time in the Truncate At box. Tran

waveform
Enter a value for Truncate Side
This indicates on which side to truncate the
waveform. Left will remove information before
this time. Right will remove information after this
time.
Choose a Name for the new waveform.
Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display the
result in the form of a graph on the right side of the
window.
Click Analyze to create the new waveform
Truncated
Tran
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8.5.22 VECTOR SUM OPERATION

The Vector Sum operation performs a point by point vector addition of selected waveforms. Vector
sums can be calculated for two or three waveforms.

To perform a Vector Sum operation, select an event from the Event Table and click the Analyze Event icon.
In the Preset Configuration, click on the Edit Preset icon and click on the Add New dropdown menu. Select
the Vector Sum operation. The following dialog box appears.

Choose the waveforms to sum in the first

three drop-down menus (Channel 1, Channel 1
Channel 2, Channel 3).

Choose a Name for the new waveform.

Enable the Show Graph checkmark to display
the result in the form of a graph on the right
side of the window.
Channel 2
Click Analyze to create the new waveform

Channel 3

Vector Sum

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8.6 THE TRANSFER FUNCTION

8.6.1 TRANSFER FUNCTION TOOL
The Transfer Function Tool calculates the structural response based on a comparison of waveforms
recorded inside and simultaneously outside the structure. The Transfer Function works on a single axis
at a time. This means you need to perform three Transfer functions to compile the Transverse, Vertical,
and Longitudinal axes.

A six-channel Minimate Pro could use two geophones to monitor an event. In this configuration, one
geophone would be placed at the exterior of the building (this would be the Ground Channel). The other
geophone would be placed inside the building (this becomes the Structure Channel) Both geophones
record the triaxial response during an event. The transfer function will then compare one axis on one
geophone to the same axis on the second geophone. The resulting graph is the frequency response of
the building or otherwise known as the Transfer Function.

The same example using Micromate units will attribute one

This function assumes that the start
Micromate to the Ground Channel and a second Micromate to of the event “Time 0” is the same on
the Structure Channel. Each unit will record the event (this each channel. If two separate
creates two separate event files that are synchronized in time) seismographs are used, they should
These two event files are then selected and their axes are be synchronized with a wire trigger.
compared using the Transfer Function Tool.

For more information, refer to the following publications for a complete explanation of natural
frequencies and related calculations.

Dowding, C.H., 1985, ―Blast Vibration Monitoring and Control,‖ chapters 5 and 7, Prentice-Hall, Inc.,
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Siskind, D.E., Stagg, M.S., Kopp, J.W., and Dowding, C.H., 1980, ―Structure Response and Damage
Produced by Ground Vibrations from Surface Blasting,‖ U.S. Bureau of Mines, Report of Investigations
8506.

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8.6.2 USING THE TRANSFER FUNCTION TOOL

To use the Transfer Function tool, you must select two event files to compare, you can then configure
the parameters for the Transfer Function calculation.

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Click on the Transfer Function button.

3. Click Transfer
1. Click Projects & Events
Function
2. Click Manage Events

4 Select an Event File containing the event’s Ground Channel data.

5 Select a Ground Channel.
6 Select an Event file containing the event’s Structure Channel data.
7 Select a Structure Channel. (This should be the same axis as the Ground Channel)
8 Enter the Lower Frequency Limit (from 1 Hz to 315 Hz), must be below the Upper-Frequency Limit.
9 Enter the Upper-Frequency Limit (from 1 Hz to 315 Hz), must be above the Lower Frequency Limit.
10 Enter the Percentage of Peak value (between 0 and 100). This prevents low-level noise from
creating false peaks. A higher Percentage of Peak value will lower the sharp peaks.
11 Click the Execute button to perform the Transfer Function calculation.

5 Click on the Execute button.

4. Select an Event File containing the Ground Channel data
5. Select a Ground Channel
6. Select an Event File containing the Structure Channel data
1 While viewing an event analysis graph, click
7. Select the PDFChannel
a Structure button.
8. Enter a Lower Frequency Limit
9. Enter an Upper Frequency Limit
10. Enter the Percentage Peak value
11. Click the Execute button

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The result is displayed in a graphical form. Scroll the window to view all calculations.

12. Click to export to PDF

3 To export a PDF report of the Transfer Function, click the PDF icon. Below is an example report PDF

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8.7 THE FREQUENCY FILTER

8.7.1 FREQUENCY FILTER TOOL
The Frequency Filter Tool, filters events based on the selected frequencies. First set up a Frequency
Filter File which defines the filters frequency range. Once set up the tool will generate a report showing
the peak, acceleration, and displacement of the filtered results.

Choose at least one waveform event from the event management window and click on the Frequency
Filter button. You can also import more events from within the report view.

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events icon.
3 Select a Project/Unit

1. Click Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Events

5. Click Frequency Filter icon

4. Click a Waveform Event

3. Select a Project / Unit

4 Click at least one Waveform Event from the list of events.

5 Click on the Frequency Filter icon.
6 Create a Frequency Filter from the drop-down menu (or choose an existing one and skip to step 10).

6. Create a frequency filter

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7 Enter a name and frequency range.

7. Enter a name and

frequency range

8. Click Save

8 Click the Save button.

9. Click Execute
11. Choose from the
dropdown list to
display results in
Velocity, Acceleration
or Displacement
10. The filtered
results appear

9 Click the Execute button.

10 The filtered results appear.
11 To change the display, choose from the dropdown list.

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8.7.2 SETUP CONFIGURATION PRESETS

To analyze an event, there must be an existing Configuration Preset which defines the analysis
operations to perform on the event.

To set up a Configuration Preset:

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events button.

1. Click Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Events

4. Click a Waveform Event

3. Expand a project
and select a unit

3 Expand a project and select a unit to view events and logs associated with the unit.
4 Click a Waveform or Advanced Waveform event.
5 Click the Analyze Event button.

5. Click Analyze Event

NOTE No Preset has

yet been defined

6. Click Add Preset icon

6 Click the Add Preset icon.

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7 Enter a name and description for your Configuration Preset.

7. Enter a Preset
Name and Description

8. Click on Add New

9. Select the operations to include in

the configuration Preset

Click the Add New button to add new operations to your Configuration Preset.
8 Select the operations to include in the configuration Preset.
Configure the operation parameters.

10. Configure the

operation parameters

11. Click OK

Click the OK button to save the changes

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8.7.3 ANALYZE AN EVENT

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.
2 Click the Manage Events button.
3 Expand a project and select a unit.
4 Click a Waveform or Advanced Waveform event.
5 Click the Analyze Event button.

1. Click Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Events

5. Click Analyze Event

4. Click a Waveform Event

3. Expand a project
and select a unit

6. Click a Configuration Preset

7. Click Analyze

6 Click a Configuration Preset

7 Click the Analyze button.
The Analysis graph appears at the bottom right of the window, with the name of the Operation at
the top of the graph. The original event waveforms are also accessible using the scrollbar.

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8.8 WORKING WITH EVENT ANALYSIS GRAPHS

Event Analysis graphs have the same functionality as Event Reports plus the ability to annotate an Event
Analysis Graph.

See section 5.9.1.3 Add a Crosshair on page 116

See section 5.9.3 Export Reports on page 123

8.8.1 ANNOTATE AN EVENT ANALYSIS GRAPH

When viewing Event Analysis Graphs, you can annotate a portion of the graph.

1 Click the Annotate icon.

1. Click the Annotate icon

2. Select the type of

Annotation

3. Click an area
to annotate

2 Select the type of annotation:

 Text (Place simple text on the graph, then double-click to edit, this allows you to select
font, text size and color.)
 Line (Add a line between two points on the graph, double-clicking the line gives the
option to delete the line. Click an end section to adjust the line.)
 Arrow (Point out a section on the graph, click the point of the arrow to delete, click the
end section to adjust the arrow.)
 Time Delay (Measures the time between two points on the graph, click the end section
to adjust the line.)
 Delete All (Removes all annotations.)

3 Click the area of the graph to annotate.

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8.8.2 EXPORT AN EVENT ANALYSIS GRAPH

1 While viewing an Event Analysis Graph, click the PDF icon.
1. Click the PDF icon

You can only export an event once it has been analyzed, it

will not work if you only add text annotations and flags.

2. Type a file name

3. Click Save

2 In the File Name field, type a file name.

3 Click Save.

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8.9 HUMAN EXPOSURE REPORTS

The Human Exposure tool calculates frequency-weighted Vibration Dosage Value (VDV) and the Root
Mean Square (RMS) on one or more events. The generated report helps determine the effect of a blast
on humans in the surrounding area.

8.9.1 GENERATING A HUMAN EXPOSURE REPORT

To generate the Human Exposure Report, choose at least one waveform event from the event
management window and click on the Human Exposure button. You can also import more events from
within the report view.

Before you can view the human exposure report, first do the following to set up a frequency weight file.

1 Click the Projects & Events tab.

2 Click the Manage Events button.

1. Click Projects & Events tab

2. Click Manage Events

5. Click the Human Exposure icon

4. Click a Waveform Event

3. Select a Project / Unit

3 Select a Project / Unit.

4 Click at least one waveform event from the list of events.
5 Click on the Human Exposure icon.

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6. Select a Frequency Weighting

File or create a new one

6 Select a Frequency Weighting File from the dropdown menu or create a new one.

7. Add a Name, Frequencies

and Weighting

8. Click Save

7 To customize your frequency file, add a Name then add frequencies and assign a weighting to them.
8 Click the Save button
9 Click the Execute button.
10 The VDV and RMS results appear.

9. Click Execute

10. the VDV and RMS results appear

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ADDING events ...............................................................102

monitoring units.................................................32 COMPLIANCE SETTINGS
post event notes to events ..............................126 compliance standard........................................156
ANALYZE EVENT TOOL CONFIGURATIONS
about ................................................................180 adding ........................................................ 70, 178
setup configuration presets .............................212 copying ....................................................... 70, 178
working with event analysis graphs .................215 deleting ...................................................... 70, 178
ANALYZING EVENTS editing ........................................................ 70, 178
exporting graph ................................................216 CONNECTING
how to ..............................................................214 THOR and Micromate using USB cable ..............28
ARCHIVING PROJECTS .............................................. 82 THOR and Minimate Pro using ethernet cable ..27
THOR and Minimate pro using serial cable ........27
AUTO CALL HOME
COPYING
add/edit/delete filters .....................................143
configuring monitoring units for ......................140 configurations ............................................ 70, 178
configuring THOR .............................................141 events to your computer ...................................87
creating filters .......................................... 142, 143 monitor logs ............................................... 86, 112
creating reports................................................144 CREATING
direct communications ....................................137 new projects ......................................................76
editing filters for Vision ....................................166 scaled distance files ................................. 129, 212
introduction .....................................................136 CROSSHAIR, ADDING TO REPORT GRAPHS................. 116
overview...........................................................149
CUSTOMER SUPPORT ................................................. II
remote communications ..................................138
sending emails .................................................146 CUSTOMIZING, SCALED DISTANCE FILES.................... 129
start/stop .........................................................150 DATE FORMAT
AUTO CALL HOME LOGS general preferences .........................................156
overview...........................................................151 DELETING
sorting ..............................................................154
configurations ............................................ 70, 178
AUTO CALL HOME REPORTS events .................................................................91
generating ........................................................144 monitoring units........................................... 32, 43
AUTO CALL HOME TAB notifications .......................................................13
introduction .......................................................10 projects ..............................................................82
reports..............................................................125
AUTO DISCOVERY, MONITORING UNITS ...................... 35
DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS
BLASTWARE, DIFFERENCES WITH THOR ........................ 2
Auto Call Home ................................................137
CELLULAR DATA .................................................... 161 DISABLING
CHECKING schedules ...........................................................59
status of monitoring units ..................................44 DISCONNECTING
status of monitoring units automatically ...........40 monitoring units.................................................42
status of monitoring units manually ..................38
DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS ....................................... VII
COLUMNS
EDITING
hiding event data .............................................106
sorting events by ..............................................106 configurations ............................................ 70, 178
date and time, monitoring units ........................47
COMPLEX FILTERS
monitoring units.................................................32
INDEX

project details ....................................................78 FORMAT

scaled distance files .........................................129 date and time, general preferences .................156
unit owner ..........................................................50 measurement units, general preferences ........156
EMAIL microphone units of measurement, general
configure recipients .........................................159 preferences ................................................156
configure the email server ...............................158 FREQUENCY FILTER
sending auto call home emails .........................146 About ...............................................................210
EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST GENERAL PREFERENCES
project level .....................................................148 setting ..............................................................156
ENABLING GPS
Auto Call Home reports ...................................144 event synchronization ......................................110
schedules ...........................................................59
GRAPHICS, PRINTING ON REPORTS .......................... 124
ETHERNET
GRAPHS
connecting Micromate to THOR using ...............27
adding crosshairs to .........................................116
EVENTS
zooming.................................................... 115, 215
adding post event notes to ..............................126
GROUPING EVENTS
complex filters..................................................102
copying to your computer..................................87 overview...........................................................100
deleting ..............................................................91 removing ..........................................................101
filtering ......................................................... 95, 102 HISTOGRAM .................................................. 66, 174
filtering with logical operators .........................103 HISTOGRAM COMBO...............................................66
grouping ...........................................................100
importing to your computer ........................ 87, 88 HUMAN EXPOSURE REPORT
preferences for viewing .....................................96 Generating .......................................................217
printing ...............................................................93 IMPORTING
removing grouping ...........................................101 events from a USB device ............................ 87, 88
sending to Vision ..............................................166 INSTALLING THOR ....................................................17
sorting..................................................................95
sorting by columns ...........................................106 LANGUAGE
understanding ....................................................86 setting the language of a project ............................79
understanding advanced..................................170 LOGO, PRINTING ON REPORTS ................................ 124
viewing ...............................................................97
LOGS
viewing data..........................................................95
Auto Call Home ................................................151
EXPORTING
MEASUREMENT UNITS
Event Analysis graph ........................................216
reports..............................................................123 format, general preferences ............................156
scaled distance report ......................................131 MICROMATE
FFT REPORTS connecting to THOR using USB cable .................28
introduction .....................................................121 editing date and time .........................................47
setting frequency range for .............................121 setup, expanded view ........................................63
FILTERING MICROPHONE MEASUREMENT UNITS

events .......................................................... 95, 102 format, general preferences ............................156

events, with logical operators ..........................103 MINIMATE PRO
FILTERS connecting to THOR using ethernet cable .........27
configuring Auto Call Home .............................143 connecting to THOR using serial cable ...............27
creating Auto Call Home ..................................142 editing date and time .........................................47
editing Auto Call Home, for Vision ...................166 setup, advanced view.......................................172
setup, expanded compliance view .....................64
FIRMWARE
MONITOR LOGS
updating .............................................................51
updating through THOR ............................... 19, 23 copying ....................................................... 86, 112

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opening ...................................................... 86, 111 PREFERENCES TAB

MONITORING UNITS introduction .......................................................11
Adding ................................................................32 PREREQUISITES........................................................16
assigning to projects ..........................................80
PRINTING
auto discovery ....................................................35
checking status...................................................44 events .................................................................93
checking status automatically ............................40 reports..............................................................125
configuring for Auto Call Home........................140 PROJECT
connection status ...............................................39 email distribution list .......................................148
deleting ........................................................ 32, 43 PROJECTS
disconnecting a unit ...........................................42
activating archived .............................................82
editing ................................................................32
archiving .............................................................82
editing date and time .........................................47
assigning monitoring units to.............................80
loading/sending schedules.................................58
creating ..............................................................76
removing from projects .....................................80
deleting ..............................................................82
restarting............................................................53
editing details .....................................................78
scheduling ..........................................................56
introduction .......................................................74
NOTES removing monitoring units from ........................80
adding to events ..............................................126 setting vision preferences ................................165
NOTIFICATIONS ....................................................... 12 viewing ...............................................................78
deleting ..............................................................13 PROJECTS & EVENTS TAB
OPENING MONITOR LOGS ................................86, 111 introduction .........................................................8
OPERATION REFRESHING STATUS OF MONITORING UNITS
add ...................................................................182 AUTOMATICALLY ................................................40
differentiate .....................................................184 REFRESHING STATUS OF MONITORING UNITS MANUALLY
Fast Fourier Transformation ............................185 .......................................................................38
filter ..................................................................186
human exposure ..............................................188 RELEASE NOTES .......................................................23
integrate...........................................................189 REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS, AUTO CALL HOME ..... 138
linear super position ........................................191 REPORT CONFIGURATIONS
octave data conversion ....................................192
loading .............................................................122
peak hold .........................................................192
saving ...............................................................122
remove offset ...................................................193
scale .................................................................194 REPORTS
shift ..................................................................195 adding crosshairs to report graphs ..................116
signature hole ..................................................196 deleting ............................................................125
smooth...................................................... 181, 200 exporting ..........................................................123
sound calculation .............................................201 FFT, configuring ................................................121
subtract ............................................................202 FFT, setting frequency range for ......................121
third octave band .............................................203 printing .............................................................125
timeline overlay ...............................................204 printing a graphic on ........................................124
truncate............................................................205 resetting configurations ...................................122
vector sum .......................................................206 saving ...............................................................125
OPERATORS saving configurations .......................................122
zooming on graphs ................................... 115, 215
overview.............................................................48
RESTARTING
OWNER
monitoring unit ..................................................53
editing ................................................................50
SAVING, REPORTS ................................................. 125
PICTURE, PRINTING ON REPORTS ............................. 124
SCALED DISTANCE
POST EVENT NOTES
calculator .........................................................132
adding to events ..............................................126
export a report .................................................131

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introduction .....................................................127 STOPPING

SCALED DISTANCE FILES Auto Call Home ................................................150
create/edit/delete ...........................................129 schedules ...........................................................59
customizing ......................................................129 THOR
SCHEDULES configuring for Auto Call Home........................141
disabling .............................................................59 installing .............................................................17
enabling..............................................................59 interface ...............................................................4
introduction .......................................................54 starting ...............................................................20
loading/sending to monitoring units .................58 updating ....................................................... 19, 23
monitoring units.................................................56 TIME FORMAT
setting up ...........................................................56 general preferences .........................................156
starting ...............................................................59
TRANSFER FUNCTION TOOL .................................... 207
stopping .............................................................59
SENDING UNDERSTANDING
Auto Call Home emails .....................................146 advanced events ..............................................170
events to Vision................................................166 events .................................................................86
unit owners to monitoring units ........................50 projects ..............................................................74
SERIAL CABLE UNIT OWNERS
connecting Micromate to THOR using ...............27 editing ................................................................50
sending to monitoring units ...............................50
SETTING
UNIT TAB
compliance standard........................................156
general preferences .........................................156 dashboard ............................................................9
language, of a project ............................................79 UPDATING
preferences for viewing events..........................96 firmware................................................. 19, 23, 51
vision preferences ............................................164 THOR ............................................................ 19, 23
vision preferences for projects ........................165 USB CABLE
SETTING UP connecting Micromate to THOR using ...............28
schedules ...........................................................56 VIBRATION DOSE VALUE (VDV) .................... 188, 217
SETUP
VIEWING
transferring setup files ............................... 71, 179
events ............................................................ 95, 97
SMS SERVICE ........................................................ 161 project details ....................................................78
SORTING VISION
Auto Call Home logs by column .......................154 introduction .....................................................162
events ..................................................................95 sending events to .............................................166
events in columns ..................................................95 setting preferences for projects.......................165
STARTING settings .............................................................164
Auto Call Home ................................................150 web interface ...................................................163
schedules ...........................................................59 ZOOMING
THOR ..................................................................20 on report graphs ...................................... 115, 215

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