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General| Brand | Mirion Technologies |
|---|---|
| Model | GEM-5 |
| Category | Monitor |
| Language | English |
Overview of the GEM-5 Gamma Exit Monitor's key attributes, including sensitivity, detectors, shielding, computer integration, and operational capabilities.
Covers electrical safety precautions, over-current protection, grounding, environmental considerations, and ingress protection standards.
Guidelines for recommended storage locations, in-service placement, unpacking, and handling of sensitive components.
Details on installing lead ingot bricks, ramps, and relocating the monitor after initial setup.
Overview of monitor hardware, electrical connections, computer box details, display screen, and detector review.
Procedure for selecting the correct model and configuring operational settings for the monitor.
Explains Normal Service, Background Initialization, Ready, Position, Monitor, Clean, Contaminated, and Out of Service modes.
Details operation in environments with periodic high background conditions, such as Krypton presence.
Covers the facility's alarm test protocol for verifying system alarms at the release limit setting.
Allows graphing detector count rate vs. high voltage, used for initial testing and operation.
Procedure for determining high voltage settings for optimum detector performance using FOM technique.
Used to adjust discriminator level for individual detectors for normal operation and diagnostic tool.
Procedure to determine high voltage settings for optimum signal-to-noise ratio for PMT-based detectors.
Explains the necessity of calibration, isotopes used, and the calibration process.
Starting point for setup, testing, calibration, printing, and diagnostics, with access to various functions.
Returns the unit to normal monitoring mode and handles background initialization.
Allows monitor to return to service with some detectors missing or failed, pending replacement.
Enables operation without database support if SOFT-LDB is installed and enabled.
Allows monitor to operate in environments with periodic high background conditions.
Provides access to routines for checking system performance and adjusting settings.
Used to set operating parameters and configure various other items like common values and detection zones.
Overview of the common 'look and feel' of test screens and general key functions.
Details accessing and using the Test Menu for monitor functions, detectors, and settings.
Describes the Faults screen, identifying diagnostic information for detection zones and system components.
Covers the Maintenance Log and Recent Event Log features for tracking service and operational events.
Provides access to databases for monitoring results, performance, service records, and graphical displays.
Allows printing or saving data from Information Menu screens and other performance data.
Discusses radioactive decay, statistical fluctuations, and describes Binomial, Poisson, and Gaussian distributions.
Explains confidence levels, standard deviation calculation, and probability functions in counting statistics.
Details calibration procedures, source locations, and formulas for calculating sum zone efficiencies.
Describes the main program executable and Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files in the D:\MonitorProgram\ folder.
Lists files within the D:\MonitorProgram\CUSTOM\ folder, noting administrator privilege requirements for changes.
Lists driver files required for system operation, including CSB.sys and Setup_Csb.exe.
Contains language-specific Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) for various interface languages.
Details internal settings files (*.df) maintained in the D:\MonitorProgram\SETTINGS directory.
Describes configuration files for Setup Menu items like Common Values, Detection Zones, and Group Settings.
Compares Alarm Test mode results versus Occupant Alarms for two specific cases.
Provides guidance on initial setup procedures and understanding self shielding effects on background.
Explains Engineering and Scientific notation choices for displaying values in setup menus.
Provides keyboard codes for entering European accented characters and special symbols.
Details system support for non-standard key issues with specific keyboards like the SL 75 OEM USB FRENCH.
Describes the three designed operating modes: Walkthrough, Pause-and-count, and Two-step.
Details separate alarm zones for feet, body, head, and alarm level settings.
Explains entering parameters like alarm levels, fixed/variable count times via keyboard.
Specifies height and weight limits for users being monitored by the unit.
Covers radiation detected (Gamma) and typical efficiencies at various source/detector distances.
Lists detector types used in GEM-5, including scintillator detectors.
Details mechanical aspects like handling, cabinet construction, dimensions, and weights.
Describes the computer system, including processor, RAM, OS, storage, and ports.
Details reader and mounting hardware for ID readers used with Sirius, GEM-5, and Cronos monitors.
Describes Centralized Remote Control and Data Access Software for monitoring and archiving.
Provides a data repository for the monitor program using Microsoft SQL Express Edition.
Details doors, gates, turnstiles (barriers) interlocked with software for personnel movement control.
Overview of the self-contained PC-based system, electronics modules, and FPGA usage.
Details on Gamma Scintillation Detectors, including physical dimensions, PMT, and optical interface.
Describes detector boards, their connectors, functionality, and LED indicators.
Explains how to change the Board ID switch SW1 for proper detector board setup and function.
Details the Auxiliary Sensor Board, its FPGA programming, and sensor/switch input settings.
Recommendations for maintaining monitor reliability, including checks on electronics and detection equipment.
Guidelines for cleaning the monitor, including computer fans, LCD screen, and general daily cleaning.
Steps for decontaminating monitor surfaces, including dry and wet methods.
Procedures for handling detectors, photomultiplier tubes, and detector boards, including return for repair.
Detailed steps for removing floor pan, vertical panels, roof cover, and detector assemblies.
Explains sensor types (motion, photoelectric, background suppression) and their setup.
Covers installation, adjustment, and maintenance of the barrier arms option.
Details the DC motor controller, its operation modes, safety features, and technical characteristics.
Lists spare parts for GEM-5 for construction/commissioning (1-2 years) and operation (3-5 years).
Lists spare parts categorized as 'as needed', including keys, power switches, and cam-locks.
Lists spare parts for the Barrier Arms option, intended for up to five years of operation.
Provides a general arrangement diagram for the standard GEM-5 model.
Presents the serial block diagram for the GEM-5 monitor.
Shows the general arrangement block diagram for the GEM-5W93 model.
Provides the general arrangement block diagram for the GEM-5W100 model.
Presents the block diagram for the GEM-5W80-W93-W100 configuration.
Introduces WebRemote software, its features, requirements, and screen descriptions.
Explains connecting to monitors via LAN or direct link using a web browser for status monitoring.
Outlines hardware and software requirements for installing WebRemote, including touch screen kit and storage.
Details computer models and their XP Embedded Runtime versions for WebRemote compatibility.
Provides instructions for installing WebRemote, Monitor 9.0+, and DashBoard software.
Explains how to monitor the status of multiple contamination monitors via a remote PC or tablet.
Recommends using static IP addresses for contamination monitors on LAN or direct link connections.
Step-by-step guide for assigning a static IP address in Windows 7 Operating System.
Provides a quick summary and detailed instructions on using the WebRemote interface.
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