RSDetection 
User’s Manual 
Copyright © 2016 General Electric Company. All Rights Reserved  S131-200-UM Rev A 
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CONTENTS 
Revision History ........................................................................................................................................................ iii 
Important Information ............................................................................................................................................ v 
Warnings and Cautions .................................................................................................................................... vi 
Battery Disposal Instructions ........................................................................................................................ viii 
Contents .....................................................................................................................................................................ix 
List of Figures ...........................................................................................................................................................xii 
List of Tables .......................................................................................................................................................... xiv 
1  Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 
1.1  Hardware Overview ............................................................................................................................... 1 
1.1.1  High-Pressure Ion Chamber ........................................................................................................ 1 
1.1.2  Electrometer ................................................................................................................................... 1 
1.1.3  DAQ Board ....................................................................................................................................... 1 
1.2  Operational Concepts ........................................................................................................................... 2 
1.2.1  Configurations ................................................................................................................................ 2 
1.2.2  Events ............................................................................................................................................... 2 
1.2.3  Scalar Measurements ................................................................................................................... 2 
1.2.4  Composite Measurements .......................................................................................................... 2 
PowerCycleCount ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 
MinutesTillFullCharge ............................................................................................................................................. 3 
MinutesTillEmpty ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 
BatteryVoltage .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 
BatteryCurrent .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 
BatteryTemperature ............................................................................................................................................... 3 
RemainingBatteryCapacity ................................................................................................................................... 3 
FullChargeBatteryCapacity ................................................................................................................................... 3 
PercentBatteryCapacity ......................................................................................................................................... 3 
WindSpeed ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 
WindDirection ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 
RainAccumulation.................................................................................................................................................... 3 
AirPressure ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 
AirTemperature ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 
Humidity ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 
1.2.5  Legacy Commands ........................................................................................................................ 3 
1.2.6  XML Commands ............................................................................................................................. 3 
1.2.7  Notifications .................................................................................................................................... 3 
1.2.8  Database.......................................................................................................................................... 5