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Turn on the Tracer5 by pressing and holding for the power button for 1-2 seconds (Fig. 1, Left) and the device will initialize.
Open the Bruker RemoteCtrl program found on the desktop and select ‘File’ and ‘Connect’. A smaller window will open and the device’s serial number will appear in the box (Fig. 2). This may take several seconds. Highlight the serial number and select ‘OK’.
The following screens and functions can be accessed on the device itself or using Bruker RemoteCtrl.
Once the Login screen appears (Fig. 3, Left), select the ‘Login’ button, enter the password (12345) (Fig. 3, Center) and select ‘Ok’. A radiation warning will be displayed, press and release the trigger to acknowledge this warning.
Figure 2. Connecting to BrukerRemoteCtrlBruker RemoteCtrl.
Figure 3. Login Screen (Left), Passcode enter screen (Center), and current settings shown after Login (Right).
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- Sample Type:
- Standard – a powdered standard in a sample cup
- SHLF – a measurement taken directly on a section half or of a piece from a section half
- Sample – a powdered sample in a sample cup
- Expedition: The current expedition
- Example: 397
- Site & Hole: The site and hole the sample was taken from
- Example: U1586A
- Core/Section: The core number with letter indicating the core type and the section in that core that is being measured or that the sample was taken from. If measuring a standard, enter the standard name.
- Sample example: 1H/6 or 32X/1
- Standard example: BCR 2 or BHVO 2
- TextID: The unique sample number for every sample. This is found on the lower right corner of the typical sample label, example: SHLF11754181. If measuring a standard, use the information from the appropriate QAQC label provided. If a standard does not have a QAQC label, leave this field blank. Note: If the device is connected to the laptop and using Bruker RemoteCtrl software, use the barcode scanner to enter the TextID by scanning the QR code on the section half or sample label.
- Example: SHLF11744181
- Top Offset (cm):
- For a section half or piece from a section half, this is the distance in cm from the top of the core section, example: 34 or 101.5 (Do not put a range!).
- For powdered samples and standards, use 0.
- Comment: Use this to provide any additional information, such as a physical description for reference or to indicate a replicate measurement.
Figure 5. The ‘Edit Info’ screen.
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This file can then be saved in Uservol (when logged into the OES) to access for data processing. The file may contain repeat data, simply delete the rows of unwanted data.
!!! Clearing data from the internal memory and USB!!!
Note: The internal memory of the device is only 512MB (~1200 scans)! Therefore, the internal memory may need needs to be cleaned up several times an expedition to prevent locking up the device’s onboard computer. Additionally, it is important to keep the number of files in the Data folder of data on the USB low as well. The X-ray technician will take care of this, but keep this in mind if you are performing a lot of measurements!
Credits: J. Riekenberg and B. Cervera