FLIR identiFINDER R300 User Manual
User Manual
®
identiFINDER
Digital Handheld Gamma Spectrometer with
Radionuclide Identication
R300
identiFINDER®R300/en/2014.4(13623)/Feb2015
FLIR Detection
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Contents
List of Figures 9
1 Welcome 17
1.1 Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.2 Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.3 Before First Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.4 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.5 Unpacking and Identifying Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1.6 Instrument Description and Application Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2 Operating the FLIR identiFINDER R300 27
2.1 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.1.1 Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.2 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.2.1 Using Command Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.2.2 Choosing from Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.2.2.1 Scrolling in Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.2.3 Changing Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
2.2.4 Changing Composite Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.2.5 Changing Numerical Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2.2.6 Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.2.7 Entering the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.2.8 Taking Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.3 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 Holster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.4 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2.4.1 Operating the Web Server Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2.4.2 Tables on Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2.4.3 Records on Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2.4.4 Printing Web Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.4.5 Password Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
2.4.6 Administration Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
2.5 Starting Up the FLIR identiFINDER R300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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2.6 Shutting Down the FLIR identiFINDER R300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
2.7 Low Power Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
2.8 Resetting the FLIR identiFINDER R300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
3 Field Operating Guide 69
3.1 Switching On and Checking the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.2 Observing the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.2.1 Gamma Radiation Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.2.2 Neutron Radiation Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
3.3 Locating a Radiation Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3.4 Identifying a Radiation Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
3.5 Communicate with a Local Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
3.6 Sending Results to a Remote Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
3.7 Switching Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4 FLIR identiFINDER R300 Modes 85
4.1 Dose Rate Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
4.2 Finder Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
4.3 Identiication Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4.4 Automated Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
4.5 Remote-Controlled Spectrum Acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
5 FLIR identiFINDER R300 Alarms 97
5.1 Gamma Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
5.2 Neutron Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
5.3 Sigma Notiications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
6 FLIR identiFINDER R300 Menu Reference 103
6.1 Complete Option Menus (Outline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
6.2 Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
6.3 Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
6.4 Identiication Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
6.5 Nuclide Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
6.6 Nuclide Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
6.7 Nuclide Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
6.8 Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
6.9 Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
6.10 Clock Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
6.11 GPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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6.12 Set Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
6.13 Clear Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
6.14 Show Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
6.15 Reset Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
6.16 Erase All Spectra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
6.17 Erase All Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
6.18 Erase All Screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
6.19 Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
6.20 Automated Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
6.21 Send Identiication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
6.22 Send Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
6.23 Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
6.23.1 Bluetooth SPP Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
6.23.2 Bluetooth SPP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
6.23.3 Bluetooth Periphery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
6.24 Remote Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
6.25 Mass Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
6.26 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
6.27 Report Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
6.28 Download Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
6.29 Gamma, Neutron Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
6.30 Finder Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
6.31 Dose Rate Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
6.32 Alarm Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
6.33 Dose Alarm Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
6.34 Dose Rate Alarm Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
6.35 Neutron Alarm Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
6.36 Current Alarm State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
7 Connecting the FLIR identiFINDER R300 to a Local Computer 167
7.1 Plugging and Unplugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
7.2 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 as a Mass Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
7.3 Preparing the USB Network Connection on a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
7.3.1 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
7.3.2 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
7.3.3 Windows Vista, Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
7.4 Using the Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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8 Using the FLIR identiFINDER R300 Web Server 179
8.1 Info (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
8.2 Resources (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
8.3 General (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
8.3.1 Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
8.3.2 Identiication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
8.3.3 User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
8.4 GPS and Clock (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
8.5 Alarm (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
8.5.1 Alarm Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
8.5.2 Gamma Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
8.5.3 Neutron Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
8.6 Connectivity (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
8.6.1 Local Area Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
8.6.2 Remote Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
8.6.3 Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
8.6.4 Download Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
8.7 Bluetooth SPP Settings (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
8.7.1 Bluetooth SPP Settings (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
8.8 Nuclides (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
8.9 Backup (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
8.10 Bulk Download (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
8.11 Identiications (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
8.11.1 Identiication Details (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
8.12 Spectra (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
8.12.1 Spectrum Details (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
8.13 Alarms (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
8.13.1 Alarm Details (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
8.14 Screenshots (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
8.15 Live Screen (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
8.16 Live Spectrum (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
8.17 Software Update (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
8.18 Password (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
8.19 System Files (Web Page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
9 Sending Data to a Remote Server 219
9.1 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
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10 Connecting via Satellite Phone 223
10.1 Pairing the FLIR identiFINDER R300 to a Satellite Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
10.2 Coniguring Remote Server Settings for the Satellite Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
11 Powering the FLIR identiFINDER R300 229
11.1 External Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
11.1.1 Wall Mounted Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
11.2 Charging the FLIR identiFINDER R300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
11.2.1 Charging Durations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
11.3 Battery Power Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
12 Accessories for the FLIR identiFINDER R300 233
12.1 Source Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Appendix 235
A Info Pool 237
A.1 identiFINDER R 300: Speciications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
A.2 Detector Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
A.3 Optimum Illumination of Detector Crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
A.4 Unmanned Neutron Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
A.5 Certiicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
A.5.1 FLIR identiFINDER R300: Manufacturer’s declaration of conformity (CE) 244
A.6 Bluetooth Serial Port Proile (SPP) Communication Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
A.6.1 Bluetooth Device Name and PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
A.6.2 Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
A.6.3 Conventions and Usage Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
A.6.4 General Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
A.6.5 General Update Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
A.6.6 General Error Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
A.7 SPP Commands and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
A.7.1 Ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
A.7.2 Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
A.7.3 Get Spectra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
A.7.4 Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
A.7.5 Dose Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
A.7.6 Neutron Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
A.7.7 Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
A.7.8 Other Commands and Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
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B Maintenance 255
B.1 Field Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
B.2 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
B.3 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
B.4 After Sales Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
C Nuclide Library 259
D Glossary 267
Index 291
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List of Figures
1 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 with accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 with accessories in Pelican carrying case . . . . . . . . . . 22
3 Name plate at the rear side of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Functional units of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 (see text). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5 Map of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6 Surveying an object with the FLIR identiFINDER R300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7 Papercraft model of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 with operating elements: Display,
LEDs and keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
8 Anatomy of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9 Signals of the status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
10 Right-handed operation of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 with normal key assignments . 33
11 Left-handed operation of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 with reverse key key assigments 34
12 Skipping commands for value editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
13 Choosing from a menu: Initial state without chosen item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
14 Choosing from a menu: Choosing the next item with Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
15 Choosing from a menu: Choosing other items with Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
16 Choosing from a menu: After executing the command with Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
17 Choosing from a menu: Scrolling in long menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
18 Changing Values: Choosing the setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
19 Changing Values: Selected entry ield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
20 Changing Values: Changed entry ield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
21 Changing Values: Revealing more commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
22 Changing Values: Changed setting accepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
23 Changing Combined Values: Changing the selected component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
24 Changing Combined Values: Selecting components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
25 Changing Numerical Values: Changing the selected digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
26 Changing Numerical Values: Selecting digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
27 Editing Text: First character “J” is selected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
28 Editing Text: Next character to the right is selected (“o”). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
29 Editing Text: Set of available characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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30 Editing Text: After changing the selected “o” to an “a”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
31 Editing Text: About to delete the selected character “h”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
32 Editing Text: After deleting a character, the next character is selected. . . . . . . . . . . . 45
33 Editing Text: After inserting space before “ Doe” for an additional character. . . . . . . . 46
34 Editing Text: Done. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
35 Entering a password to access the option menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
36 Password entered but not yet conirmed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
37 Message after entering a wrong password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
38 Status display showing the number of saved screenshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
39 Inserting the FLIR identiFINDER R300 into a holster so alarm LEDs remain visible . . . 50
40 FLIR identiFINDER R300 in a belt holster with visible alarm LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
41 Anatomy of a FLIR identiFINDER R300 web page, narrow layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
42 Anatomy of a FLIR identiFINDER R300 web page, wide layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
43 Visible menu hierarchy on a web page with narrow layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
44 Single submenu on a web page with wide layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
45 Anatomy of a web page with a data table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
46 Anatomy of a web page with details of a record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
47 Web page section with GPS coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
48 Steps of the transmission of data to a reachback server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
49 Successful transmission of data to a reachback server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
50 Example printout of measurement results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
51 Entering the password before accessing protected web pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
52 Entering the administration password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
53 Powering up the FLIR identiFINDER R300: Product identiication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
54 Powering up the FLIR identiFINDER R300: Starting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
55 Powering up the FLIR identiFINDER R300: Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
56 FLIR identiFINDER R300 after powering up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
57 Shutting down the FLIR identiFINDER R300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
58 Shutting down the FLIR identiFINDER R300 during an alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
59 Battery almost empty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
60 Schematic timing of triple beeps indicating low power conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
61 Low Power Dose Rate Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
62 Battery is empty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
63 Powering up the FLIR identiFINDER R300: General system status . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
64 Dose Rate mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
65 Surveying an object with the FLIR identiFINDER R300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
66 Dose rate warning reported on screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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67 Optimum posture for neutron detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
68 Finder mode: Initial background measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
69 Finder mode: Continuous measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
70 Spectrum acquisition in Identiication Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
71 Finding the position for best measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
72 Identiication results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
73 Spectrum the identiication is based upon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
74 Valid IP address after a connection was established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
75 The FLIR identiFINDER R300’s home page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
76 Table of identiication result records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
77 Details of an identiication result record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
78 Identiication results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
79 Identiication result summary for sending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
80 Data transmission progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
81 Ready to search for Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
82 List of suitable Bluetooth devices detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
83 Pairing with a Bluetooth device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
84 Shutting down the FLIR identiFINDER R300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
85 Cycling the manual modes Dose Rate, Finder, and Identiication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
86 While Finder mode is disabled, cycling modes will toggle between Dose Rate and Iden-
tiication modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
87 Dose Rate mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
88 Detector overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
89 Finder mode: Initial background measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
90 Finder mode: Continuous measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
91 Identiication Mode: Progress display during time limited data acquisition . . . . . . . . 90
92 Identiication Mode: Count rate too low for best results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
93 Identiication Mode: Count rate too high for best results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
94 Identiication Mode: Progress display during count limited data acquisition . . . . . . . 92
95 Identiication Mode: Identiication was not possible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
96 Identiication Mode: Identiied radionuclides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
97 Countdown announcing the start of a scheduled measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
98 Automated measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
99 Message during remote-controlled spectrum acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
100 Dose rate display with alarm indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
101 Alarm display: Dose rate warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
102 Alarm display: Dose rate alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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103 Gamma alarms as announced by the red LED, beeper, and vibrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
104 Alarm display: Neutron alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
105 Neutron incidents as announced by the blue LED, beeper, and vibrator . . . . . . . . . . 101
106 Dose rate display with 𝜎 notiication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
107 Hierarchy of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
108 Anatomy of the spectrum display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
109 Spectrum information around the chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
110 Acquiring spectrum data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
111 Acquiring spectrum data while the duration is preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
112 Spectrum with cursor at local peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
113 ROI Speciication: Moving the cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
114 ROI Speciication: Marking the irst ROI boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
115 ROI Speciication: Marking the second ROI boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
116 Spectrum Scale: Complete spectrum visible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
117 Spectrum Scale: First half of spectrum visible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
118 Spectrum Scale: One display pixel equals the width of one spectral channel . . . . . . . 112
119 Spectrum Scale: The deined ROI its into the available screen width . . . . . . . . . . . 113
120 Choosing a saved spectrum to be loaded for display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
121 Radionuclides identiied in the current spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
122 Checking the calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
123 Upper items of the identiication settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
124 Top of the nuclide list used by the identiication algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
125 Usage information in the nuclide list used by the identiication algorithm . . . . . . . . 120
126 Severity information in the nuclide list used by the identiication algorithm . . . . . . . 121
127 Preset times for spectrum data acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
128 Display settings in daytime colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
129 Display settings in nighttime colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
130 Display settings in classic colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
131 Setting date and time while GPS clock is not available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
132 Clock Settings: Selecting the time zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
133 Clock Settings: Selecting the time zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
134 GPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
135 Entering a new password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
136 Entering a new password: Conirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
137 Removing the password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
138 FLIR identiFINDER R300 status display: System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
139 FLIR identiFINDER R300 status display: GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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140 Reestablishing the factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
141 Deleting saved spectra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
142 Starting a self test of the FLIR identiFINDER R300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
143 Testing the annunciators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
144 Automated Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
145 Sending Data: Choosing a record of identiication results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
146 Sending Data: Identiication summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
147 Sending Data: Incomplete settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
148 Sending Data: Transmission progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
149 Sending Data: Mission accomplished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
150 Sending Data: Choosing a spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
151 Sending Data: Spectrum summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
152 Bluetooth SPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
153 Bluetooth SPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
154 Bluetooth Periphery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
155 SPP Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
156 Ready to search for Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
157 Searching for Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
158 No devices detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
159 List of suitable Bluetooth devices detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
160 Selecting a PIN for the pairing of Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
161 Pairing with a Bluetooth device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
162 Paired to a Bluetooth device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
163 Pairing to a Bluetooth device failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
164 Upper items of the remote server settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
165 Starting the USB mass storage mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
166 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 in USB mass storage mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
167 Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
168 Report settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
169 Download settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
170 Gamma counter information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
171 Gamma and neutron counter information (Available only for variants equipped with a
neutron detector.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
172 Finder settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
173 Dose rate settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
174 Alarm indication settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
175 Dose alarm threshold settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
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176 Dose rate alarm threshold settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
177 Neutron alarm threshold settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
178 Current Alarm State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
179 Connecting the FLIR identiFINDER R300 (Mini USB-B connector) and a computer (USB-
A connector) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
180 USB socket covered by a lap in the rubber boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
181 Plugging and unplugging the cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
182 Do not bend the cable or the plug! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
183 FLIR identiFINDER R300 mounted as mass storage device on a computer running Mi-
crosoft Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
184 FLIR RNDIS driver installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
185 Beginning of the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
186 Installation warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
187 End of the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
188 Windows XP reporting new hardware at the notiication area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
189 Windows XP New Hardware Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
190 Specifying a driver source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
191 Installation warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
192 End of the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
193 FLIR RNDIS driver installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
194 Installation warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
195 Beginning of the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
196 End of the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
197 Windows 7 reporting and coniguring new hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
198 End of the installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
199 Valid addresses of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 after a connection to a computer was
established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
200 Info web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
201 Resources web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
202 General Settings web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
203 The GPS and Clock settings web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
204 Alarm Settings web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
205 Connectivity Settings web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
206 Bluetooth Settings web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
207 Nuclide Settings web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
208 Backup web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
209 Bulk download web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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210 Table of identiication result records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
211 Details of an identiication result record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
212 Table of spectrum records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
213 Details of a spectrum record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
214 Table of alarm records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
215 Details of an alarm record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
216 Table of screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
217 The FLIR identiFINDER R300’s screen live in the web interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
218 Empty live spectrum page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
219 Live spectrum page during data acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
220 Identiication results of a live spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
221 File upload web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
222 Web page to change the administrator password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
223 System iles web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
224 A possible scenario for remote handling of FLIR identiFINDER R300 data . . . . . . . . 219
225 Connection for uploading FLIR identiFINDER R300 data to a remote server . . . . . . . 221
226 Select ”Change Device” if an unwanted device is paired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
227 ”Prepare your Bluetooth devices…” appears after selecting ”Change device” . . . . . . . 224
228 Searching for Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
229 No Bluetooth devices detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
230 Detected SD1000 device entry chosen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
231 Selecting a PIN for the pairing of Bluetooth devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
232 Bluetooth Periphery Information: Pairing is in progress... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
233 Pairing to a Bluetooth device failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
234 The Device Details indicates successfull pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
235 Power Supply: Removing the international adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
236 Power Supply: Attaching an international adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
237 Source set (sold separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
238 Position of the detector centers of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
239 Optimal dose rate calculation needs a uniform illumination of the three detector crys-
tals, for which the source to detector distance should be at least 15 cm (6 in) (drawn to
scale). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
240 Recommended setup for unmanned measurements of fast neutrons . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
241 After uploading a software package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
242 Full width at half maximum height of a peak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
243 Ionizing radiation warning symbol (ISO 21482) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
244 Multi Channel Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
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245 Shielding of ionizing radiation (not to scale) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
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FLIR Detection 1. Welcome
Chapter 1
Welcome
This chapter offers introductory information about this manual, some important advice for your
safety and that of the instrument, and a general overview of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 and its
accessories.
1.1 Conventions Used in This Document
This document uses the following conventions to signify various kinds of text.
Ordinary Text
looks like this, sometimes bold or italics is used for emphasis.
Constant Width
is used for URLs, ile names, path names, text you have to enter somewhere.
Information about danger for yourself, an instrument, or data.
Information you should carefully consider before proceeding.
Additional information you should pay attention to.
A tip suggests commands or procedures for advanced usage. You might skip tips on your irst
pass through this document.
Information related to particular variants of the product.
The path to a command or setting in the FLIR identiFINDER R300 menu hierarchy or the web interface, respectively, is displayed at the beginning of appropriate sections as shown in the following
examples:
Options Menu (p. 103) ä More Options (p. 103) ä Identication Options (p. 103) ä Identication Settings
Settings (p. 180) ä General (p. 184) ä Identication
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1.2. Safety Warnings FLIR Detection
If you read this manual as a PDF document, you can click cross references, items in the table
of contents, links into the Internet or similar to immediately view the designated item.
1.2 Safety Warnings
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 is designed for outdoor use. When operated in accordance with the
operating instructions, it should not present any hazard to the operator.
The housing is essential to the integrity and safe operation of the instrument. Under no cir-
cumstances should the housing be tampered with, penetrated, or otherwise removed except
for normal access to the external connectors (see chapter 7, p. 167 and 11, p. 229).
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 is not certiied for use in explosive environments.
The power adapter is connected to line power. Normal care in handling such a line power
device should be exercised. In particular this unit should not be connected to line power if it
is wet.
The nature of the application is such that objects being surveyed with the FLIR
identiFINDER R300 could emit radioactive radiation with hazardous intensity.
1.3 Before First Use
We recommend charging the batteries of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 after unpacking (11.2,
p. 230) prior to irst time use.
This is a good time to get familiar with the FLIR identiFINDER R300 by reading this manual.
Please read at least the rest of this chapter and those on basic operation (chapters 2, p. 27
and 3, p. 69) before starting to experiment with the FLIR identiFINDER R300.
Chapter 2, p. 27 explains the principles of operating the FLIR identiFINDER R300 to get you pre-
pared for a typical survey you will be guided through in chapter 3, p. 69.
The fundamental modes of operation of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 are detailed in chapter 4, p. 85,
followed by explanations of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 alarms in chapter 5, p. 97.
A detailed reference on all the commands is given in chapter 6, p. 103, which you should read to
know about all the features and possibilities in case you need them.
Chapter 7, p. 167 explains how to setup the connection of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 to a local
computer. The web interface for monitoring, coniguring and transferring data is detailed in chapter
8, p. 179.
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The setup for sending data to a remote server (reachback) is explained in chapter 9, p. 219
Chapter 11, p. 229 details the power supply for the FLIR identiFINDER R300.
The appendix comprises speciication data (Appendix A.1, p. 237), maintenance information (Ap-
pendix B, p. 255), information about the nuclides the FLIR identiFINDER R300 can identify (Ap-
pendix C, p. 259), a glossary of terms and abbreviations (Appendix D, p. 267) and, inally, an index
(p. 291)
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 is available in several variants (see A.1, p. 237 for detailed spec-
iications). All variants share almost identical operating procedures and are covered in this
manual. The few places where a feature of a certain variant differs from the main stream are
marked accordingly in the text.
1.4 The FLIR identiFINDER R300
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 instrument, engineered and manufactured by FLIR Detection is a dig-
ital, self-contained battery-powered instrument that provides the power of advanced spectroscopy
in your palm. It is part of the FLIR Detection family of instruments designed to provide critical ca-
pabilities required in a wide range of mission circumstances. Such capabilities include:
• Search for sources of gamma radiation or scan areas contaminated with gamma radionuclides
• Automatic identiication of radionuclides by analysis of gamma ray spectra
• Gamma dose and dose rate measurements
• Neutron detection with count rate and accumulated counts (Available only for variants
equipped with a neutron detector.)
• Semi-conductor detector for improved resolution and ruggedness
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 combines the capabilities of a Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) with
the radionuclide identiication capabilities of a Radio-Isotope Identiication Detector (RIID) into
one conveniently small package. The FLIR identiFINDER R300 utilizes the same reliable advanced
technology that is deployed in the well-known identiFINDER 2 family of instruments. We offer a
family of handheld products to address the various applications operators will encounter while
ensuring operators will be presented with the same screens, information, and operation between
all our devices.
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1.5. Unpacking and Identifying Accessories FLIR Detection
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 is designed for the survey of objects ranging from small packages to
large objects such as freight containers to search for illicit traficking of radioactive material, to scan
containers for radiation leaks, to monitor medical waste or scrap metal, you name it. It will detect
and identify radioactive materials. If the type or quantity of radioactive material exceeds pre-set
alarm levels then this information will be provided to you.
In particular, the FLIR identiFINDER R300 will identify threat objects. A threat object is deined
as radioactive material whose signature is consistent with that of material that could be used for
terrorist purposes. Threat materials are usually those used in a nuclear explosive device or which
could be used in Radiological Dispersive Devices (“Dirty” bombs).
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 incorporates advanced physics algorithms that allow any user to
make highly sophisticated scientiic measurements. The two button interface and simple menu
structure were designed so that it can be operated with minimal training. The high degree of au-
tomation allows for successful operation even in distracting and hostile environments. The instru-
ment is very robust and stable even in the most demanding conditions and can be operated suc-
cessfully with only a few buttons.
Outstanding features are:
• Large Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) detector for fast and accurate identiication
• Brilliant color display with 320×240 pixels, that is easy to read in all lighting conditions
• Large database capacity for more than half a million spectra or other data
• GPS receiver to log incident locations
• Wired communication via standard USB interface
• Wireless communication via Bluetooth for reachback
• Web interface for monitoring and coniguration of the instrument without additional PC soft-
ware
… and many more. See A.1, p. 237 for the complete speciications.
1.5 Unpacking and Identifying Accessories
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 is available in several variants (see A.1, p. 237) which are shipped
with their accessories (Figure 1, p. 21) in a sturdy case (Figure 2, p. 22)
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A FLIR identiFINDER R300 instrument with rubber boot and wrist strap string
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B Wrist Strap (Lanyard)
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C Holster
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Figure 1. The FLIR identiFINDER R300 with accessories
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D Wall power adapter with USB-A receptacle
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E International adapters for power adapter (US, Euro, UK)
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F Car power adapter with USB-A receptacle
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G Mini USB-B to USB-A cable for connection to local computer or power adapter (USB 2.0)
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H CD-ROM with manual and drivers
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I Pelican case
Review the parts and components received. In the event that a component cannot be located con-
tact the appropriate support organization (see Chapter B.4, p. 257).
A name plate (Figure 3, p. 23) is attached to the rear side of the instrument. It lists the type of
instrument, the serial number and other important information.
You might want to remember the serial number. It is sometimes used to identify the FLIR
identiFINDER R300 in a computer network.
After the initial charge, the FLIR identiFINDER R300 is ready for use.
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...A.B.C.D.E.E.E.F.G.H.
Figure 2. The FLIR identiFINDER R300 with accessories in Pelican carrying case
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Only
for variants with
a certain neutron
detector.
Model: nanoRaider
Variant: ZH
Serial: 103156000000
DOT: SP12131
Figure 3. Name plate at the rear side of the FLIR identiFINDER R300
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1.6. Instrument Description and Application Overview FLIR Detection
1.6 Instrument Description and Application Overview
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 can be described as a small but powerful computer with keyboard
and LCD screen further equipped with dedicated detectors for gamma and neutron radiation plus
some auxiliary sensors such as a receiver for the NAVSTAR global positioning system (GPS). All data
acquired by the sensors are recorded, processed and evaluated by a sophisticated software that
discriminates innocent from threatening radiation even when operated by personnel with minimal
training.
A general outline of the FLIR identiFINDER R300’s functional elements is given in Figure 4, p. 25,
while Figure 5, p. 26 helps to identify and locate the various components of the instrument.
• A microcomputer shown in the center of Figure 4, p. 25 is the central element of the FLIR
identiFINDER R300. It is connected to various peripherals for input, output, and communi-
cation.
• Green circles in the upper left part of Figure 4, p. 25 represent input peripherals including the
keys and, most prominently, the sensors for radioactive radiation:
– A cadmium zinc telluride (CZT, CdZnTe) semiconductor crystal to record gamma radia-
tion spectra
– Two CdZnTe crystals for dose rate measurements
– A3He detector for neutron radiation (optional)
• Outputof the FLIR identiFINDER R300 is directed mainly to the screen plus some status lights,
a beeper, and a vibrator symbolized by blue circles in Figure 4, p. 25.
• The light gray circles in Figure 4, p. 25 represent elements accessible from the outside of the
instrument like the communication facilities.
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Beeper
Figure 4. Functional units of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 (see text).
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Vibrator
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Gamma
Alarm
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Neutron
Alarm †
Available only for variants
equipped with a neutron
detector.
Bluetooth
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equipped with a neutron
detector.
Display
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Status
LED
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GPS
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Neutr
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Socket
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Figure 5. Map of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 components
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FLIR Detection 2. Operating the FLIR identiFINDER R300
Chapter 2
Operating the FLIR identiFINDER R300
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 is optimized for single-handed operation (see Figure 6, p. 27). The
detector should point to the object to be surveyed while you watch the display and control the
instrument by pressing the keys with thumb and middle inger.
For best dose rate calculations the source must not be too close to the instrument (Figure 239,
p. 242).
Figure 6. Surveying an object with the FLIR identiFINDER R300.
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 display consists of a color LCD screen and several LEDs (Figure 7,
p. 28).
The fundamental principle of operation is to choose one of the available options and then execute
the associated command or function by pressing a key.
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Display
Display
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Op
eratingKey
P
ower Key
G
amma Alarm LED
Status
LED
Neutr
on Alarm LED
Available only for variants equipped with a
neutron detector.
Figure 7. Papercraft model of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 with operating elements: Display, LEDs and keys.
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Main
Display Area
Key
Descriptions
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GPS
Status
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2.1 The FLIR identiFINDER R300 Display
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 display (Figure 7, p. 28) is a color LCD screen divided into three prin-
ciple areas (Figure 8, p. 29):
TOP: Title and Status Bar
This area contains a brief title of the currently performed operation or the current mode the
instrument is switched to and some icons representing the status of several components of
the instrument.
When a warning or an alarm is raised, the alarm information is shown alternating with the
title (see, for example, Figure 100, p. 98).
Figure 8. Anatomy of the FLIR identiFINDER R300 display.
The power indicator and the title are grouped in the left part of the bar.
Full battery
Empty or no battery
Triangles symbolize the connection to an external power supply. This information is
also shown by a green LED (see 11.2, p. 230).
A segment lickers while the battery is being charged.
The current date and time and indicators for the GPS receiver and the energy saving op-
tions are grouped in the right part of the title bar.
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The current local date and time are shown as day, month, hours (24-hour notation) and
minutes.
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The time is supplied by the clock built into the FLIR identiFINDER R300. It uses UTC
(a.k.a. “Greenwich Time”) for internal purposes and for time-stamping records saved
in the database, for example, spectra or identiication results.
For correct values you have to ensure the correct setting of the clock and the correct
speciication of your local time zone (see 6.10, p. 125).
The correct time and date can be set using the GPS receiver built into the FLIR
identiFINDER R300. If it is switched on (see 6.11, p. 127), it adjusts the clock to the
high-precision UTC time received from the GPS satellites. All you have to specify is your
local time zone (see 6.10, p. 125).
If the internal clock is completely off, for example after storing the instrument with
empty batteries for a couple of weeks, you have to adjust the internal clock and
specify the time zone (see 6.10, p. 125).
A one-minute countdown is shown instead of the current clock to announce the
beginning of scheduled automated identiication measurement (see 4.4, p. 93).
A satellite symbolizes the state of the GPS receiver.
GPS receiver is switched off (factory setting, 6.11, p. 127).
GPS receiver is switched on (6.11, p. 127) but the GPS reception is not good enough to
determine the current position. Invalid coordinates, marked as such, are saved.
GPS receiver is switched on (6.11, p. 127) and the GPS reception is suficient to deter-
mine the current position which is saved with measurement data and identiication re-
sults.
A light bulb symbolizes the current energy saving options.
The FLIR identiFINDER R300 will not try to save energy because the current opera-
tion requires an active display, for example, during an identiication measurement (4.3,
p. 90).
The backlight of the screen will be dimmed after the timeout you speciied (6.9, p. 122).
The backlight of the screen will be dimmed after the timeout you speciied (6.9, p. 122)
and the application software will power down half a minute later.
This mode is not used while the FLIR identiFINDER R300 is powered by an external
power source.
You can wake up a sleeping system by pressing a key.
CENTER: Variable Main Display
The contents of this area vary with the current operation of the FLIR identiFINDER R300.
It shows, for example, status information after power up (Figure 55, p. 63), menus to choose
commands from (Figure 13, p. 35), the strength of the observed gamma radiation (Figure 87,
p. 86), or corresponding alarms (Figure 101, p. 99).
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