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CONFERENCES & TRADESHOWS
Under normal (non-pandemic) circumstances, RMS Instruments regularly attends and/or exhibits at a number of leading conferences and tradeshows:
- Jan.: Mineral Exploration Roundup, Vancouver, Canada
- Feb.: INDABA, South Africa
- Mar.: PDAC, Toronto, Canada
- Apr.: AUVSI Xponential, USA
- Jun.: EAGE, Europe
- Sep.: SEG, USA
PRODUCT USER'S GUIDES
RMS Instruments provides very comprehensive documentation with all its products. User’s Guides are maintained on a regular basis, and are available in electronic form (‘pdf’ on USB Flash drive, or downloadable from our FTP site), and in print form.
Access instructions and passwords for download are automatically sent via e-mail to registered customers. Please contact us if you need this information.
The table below lists current versions:
| Current User's Guides Releases |
| DAARC500 DAS & Adaptive Aeromagnetic Real-Time Compensator |
5.80 |
Apr/2024 |
| AARC510 Adaptive Aeromagnetic Real-Time Compensator |
3.90 |
Apr/2024 |
| AARC52 Adaptive Aeromagnetic Real-Time Compensator |
3.90 |
Apr/2024 |
| AARC51 Adaptive Aeromagnetic Real-Time Compensator |
3.90 |
Apr/2024 |
| AARC500 Adaptive Aeromagnetic Real-Time Compensator |
4.30 |
Apr/2021 |
| DAS500 Data Acquisition System |
2.30 |
Oct/2020 |
| Herz Totem-2A VLF Electromagnetic System |
3.10 |
Mar/2023 |
| PDU500 Power Distribution Unit |
2.00 |
Oct/2022 |
| GP300 Graphic Printer/Chart Recorder |
2.13 |
Jun/2015 |
| CDW300 Control & Display for Windows (GP300) |
1.03 |
May/2008 |
| Rtg300 Interface Library for GP300 |
2.04 |
Nov/2011 |
| PDb300 Windows Printer Driver |
1.10 |
Nov/2010 |
| PDb310 Windows Printer Driver |
1.00 |
Nov/2010 |
| PDb320 Windows Printer Driver |
1.00 |
Jan/2011 |
| AADCII Automatic Aeromagnetic Digital Compensator |
1.02 |
Dec/2004 |
| GR33A Graphic Recorder |
1.01 |
May/2004 |
| GR33U2 Power Line Monitor Recorder |
1.00 |
Jan/2002 |
| GR33U2S Chart Recorder & Data Logger |
1.00 |
Mar/2002 |
| CDW33 Control & Display for Windows (GR33A, GR33U2) |
1.11 |
Mar/2009 |
| Rtg33 Interface Library for GR33A and GR33U2 |
1.00 |
Mar/2010 |
APPLICATION NOTES
The Application Notes listed below are available in electronic (pdf) form. Please request via e-mail, citing the ID label on the left. Unless marked with an ‘R’ on the right-hand side, documents are made available to all customers. Restricted documents are available only under special consideration.
| Application Notes - Current Products |
| DAARC5XX-001 |
Retrieval & Maintenance of Power-On Temperature Log |
R |
| DAARC5XX-002 |
Hardware Revisions Summary, AARC500-Family |
R |
| DAARC5XX-010 |
Returning File Manager to Default Settings |
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| DAARC5XX-011 |
Updating BIOS in DAARC500 (Gen-2) |
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| DAARC5XX-012 |
EMC Compliance in (D)AARC5XX Products |
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| DAARC5XX-013 |
Gating of Magnetometer Readings for Concurrent Use with EM Systems |
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| DAARC5XX-014 |
Installing PFC License |
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| DAARC5XX-015 |
BIOS Settings for RMS4917 AMCX Host Processor Module |
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| DAARC5XX-016 |
Installing Advanced FE Update |
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| DAARC5XX-017 |
QNX File System Limits |
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| DAARC5XX-018 |
System Files Backup & Restore |
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| DAARC5XX-019 |
BIOS Settings for RMS21017 AMCX Host Processor Module |
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| DAARC5XX-020 |
Vibration & Shock Testing in (D)AARC5XX Products |
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| DAARC5XX-021 |
Resetting On-Board Flash in Front End CPU Module |
R |
| DAARC5XX-022 |
Virtual-Magnetometer Compensation |
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| DAARC5XX-023 |
Installation Guidelines for Airborne Magnetometry and VLF Electromagnetics |
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| DAARC5XX-024 |
BIOS Settings RMS21017-1 |
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| DAARC5XX-025 |
Resetting EEPROM in Front End CPU Module |
R |
| DAARC5XX-026 |
AARC51,52 Grounding |
R |
| DAARC5XX-027 |
AARC510 Grounding |
R |
| DAARC5XX-028 |
(D)AARC500 Grounding |
R |
| DAARC5XX-029 |
Gradiometry and Sensor Geometries |
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| DAARC5XX-030 |
DAARC500: Configuration File Differences Between Gen-1 & Gen-2 |
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| DAARC5XX-031 |
Safe Data File Handling |
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| DAARC5XX-032 |
Configuring Custom1 Transfer Fuction |
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| DAARC5XX-033 |
The Importance of Eddy Currents in Airborne Magnetometry |
R |
| DAARC5XX-034 |
TCP/IP Data Streaming via Ethernet in (D)AARC5XX |
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| DAARC5XX-035 |
(D)AARC5XX Compatibility Chart |
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| DAARC5XX-036 |
Ethernet (TCPIP) Connectivity in DAARC500 |
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| GP300-001 |
NT Printer, Black & White Mode (NT B&W) |
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| GP300-002 |
GP300 Printhead Voltage Adjustment |
R |
| GP300-003 |
Flash Programming - Firmware |
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| GP300-004 |
Flash Programming - FPGA Configuration |
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| GP300-005 |
Maintenance of Power-Up Hours Record |
R |
| GP300-006 |
Factory Programming of Flash Devices |
R |
| GP300-007 |
GP300 Environmental Chamber Testing |
R |
| GP300-008 |
Software Considerations for Host Identification of GP300, GR33A-Series Devices |
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| GP300-009 |
Data Output Port Configuration |
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| GP300-010 |
Timing of GP300 Configuration Processing |
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| GP300-011 |
RTS Handshaking During Non-Host-Control Chart Mode |
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| GP300-012 |
GP300: Autonomous vs Host-Controlled Chart Motion |
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| Application Notes - Legacy Products |
| DGR-004 |
Backing up DAS8/DGR33A Disk Files to Tape |
| DGR-005 |
Installation Advice Doppler or Pulse Input of RMS4185A Analog Module |
| DGR-006 |
Fourth Difference Pseudo-Trace |
| DGR-007 |
Conversion Routines, ASCII to 2’s Complement |
| DGR-008 |
Generic-Binary Data Types for Pseudo-Trace Creation |
| GR33-001 |
Channel Sensitivity Ranges in GR33/34-series of Recorders |
| GR33-002 |
Software Switch to Enable/Disable the External Control Panel |
| GR33-003 |
Notes on Interfacing to the GR33A/GR34A Recorders via the Parallel Port |
| GR33-004 |
Length of Print Strobes in GR33A/GR34A Recorders |
| GR33-005 |
GR33A/GR34A Timing Considerations for Signal Updating through Parallel Port |
| GR33-006 |
GR33/GR33A Chart Recorders – Firmware Revisions, Differences |
ANNUAL FIRMWARE & SUPPORT CONTRACT (AFSC)
RMS Instruments’ AFSC is included (for the first year) with the purchase of new systems, and can be purchased/renewed any time thereafter. Please contact us via e-mail for additional information.
(All firmware undergoes stringent testing before release. Should any upgrade with major corrections be required, it would be provided at no cost.)
The AFSC provides important benefits:
- Release packages for any new firmware (FW) releases issued within the coverage period, for ALL (D)AARC5XX-family instruments originally purchased by the subscriber
- Up to three retroactive FW release packages, per the above
- Free FW installation at the Factory
- Priority operational support via e-mail/phone (business hours, Toronto time)
- Up to 6 hours of engineering/analysis time
- 50% discount on unit testing (basic or comprehensive) and environmental chamber time
GUIDELINES TO SUPPLY DATA FOR ANALYSIS
This document provides guidelines for the formatting of data files to be sent to RMS Instruments for analysis/processing.
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