93 BOOM BOX 3 Dynamite Controller
Uphole Window Delay, msec: This entry is the amount of time to shift the uphole window that is
sent back in PFS.
Auto Shut Down: This entry is the amount of time the Boom Box will stay on when no switches
are pressed. Zero means the unit will not shut off.
Ready Message: This entry in the original Boom Box selects which radio protocol to use. Use
Vib Pro when using with the BB3 Encoder.
Geophone Resistance: The next two entries set the internal values for the Boom Box geophone
resistance test minimum and maximum values.
Cap Resistance: The next two entries set the internal values for the Boom Box blasting cap
resistance test minimum and maximum values.
BoomBox Mode: This entry selects what type of detonator to fire.
• Standard is the electric detonator and use the high voltage. The front panel hardware
switch must be on Standard.
• OSEIS uses the internal Orica board (if installed) and fires the OSEIS detonators. The
front panel hardware switch must be on OSEIS.
• Austin uses the external E-Star blaster for Austin detonators. The front panel hardware
switch must be on Standard.
Hardware Interface Settings:
• GPS PPS Active, not used.
• Recorder Start Active, not used in decoder mode
• Time Break Active, original Boom Box decoder this is always high going low. BB3 the
time break line is selectable in the active state.
• Remote Start Active, not used in decoder mode
• Speaker Polarity selects which speaker polarity to use.
• Microphone Polarity selects which microphone polarity to use.
• Option Input not used in decoder mode.
Unit ID: This entry selects which Boom Box over the radio to send/receive parameters.
Crew: This entry selects the Boom Box Crew ID over the radio to send/receive parameters.
Send: Send these menu items over the radio to the Boom Box unit.
Receive: Receive these menu items over the radio from the Boom Box unit.
Compare: Receive these menu items over the radio from the Boom Box unit to compare against
program items.
Save: Save these menu items into a file.
Open: Open a saved menu file.