SOP LMJ General Maintenance Check

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Standard Operating Procedure
Subject:
SOP LMJ General Maintenance Check
Author:
Alan Brower
Approved by:
Don Warf

Contents

Objective

This procedure describes the activities required to perform a General Maintenance Check (GMC) at the Juvenile Fish Facility at Lower Monumental dam.

Scope

This procedure is to be used as necessary to verify and/or restore peak system performance at the interrogation site itself. During the execution of this procedure, problems may be discovered that are outside the realm of this procedure. Remedies to problems found during the execution of this procedure could possibly be found in the SOP Troubleshooting Sub-Group. The GMC is intended to provide periodic optimization of system performance from the antennas to the ISP.

Responsibilities

This procedure is to be performed by or under the supervision of qualified PTAGIS staff. The scheduling of GMCs is determined by the PTAGIS Field Engineering Supervisor.

Procedure

1) Preparation

Obtain information about site status prior to arrival.

  • Check (or have someone check for you while you are en-route) the most recent operation status reports generated by PTAGIS on three hour intervals
    • Information gleaned from the reports can give indications of work that needs to be done
  • Check (or have someone check for you while you are en-route) the event log for problems that have arisen since the last GMC



2) Initial Actions

Upon arrival:

  • Communicate with the facility point of contact (usually the site biologist) to learn of unknown issues (if any) about the site
  • Address any substantial problems that were discovered prior to arrival (such as transceiver failures, timer tag failures, locked up interrogation computers, etc.)



3) Verify Data Collection Platform Status

  • Power on the video monitors
  • PC1 & PC2
    • Verify proper Windows OS functionality
      • Observe keyboard/mouse operation, video updating, clock operation, etc.
    • Verify Multimon functionality and transceiver communications
      • Check in the main Multimon interrogation screen that the proper file is being created as per SOP Multimon Site Configuration for each PC
      • Observe live information from the transceivers in the main Multimon interrogation screen
        OR
        send a command such as "DTS" (single test tag) or "DRS" (status report request) using the "F5" button on PC2 to a transceiver and observe the live information from the transceiver in the main Multimon interrogation screen
    • On PC1, verify that the files prior to the current file have been sent to PTAGIS and then archived as per SOP PTTP Uploader Site Configuration
    • Archive the data files on PC2 as per SOP Site Platform Manual File Submission
  • Perform SOP Site Platform System Clock Adjustment




4) Tune Transceivers

In no specific order:

  • Using SOP FS1001 Tuning, tune:
    • Adult Return Antenna Group (IDs F1-F2)
    • A Separator Antenna Group (IDs A1-A4)
    • B Separator Antenna Group (IDs B1-B4)
    • A Diversion Antenna Group (IDs 11-13)
    • B Diversion Antenna Group (IDs 21-23)
    • Diversion River Exit Antenna Group (IDs 91-93)
    • Sample Room Antenna Group transceivers (IDs 51-52)
    • A Raceway Antenna Group (IDs 11-13)
    • B Raceway Antenna Group (IDs 21-23)
    • A River Exit Antenna Group Antenna Group transceivers (IDs 81-82)
    • B River Exit Antenna Group Antenna Group transceivers (IDs 01-02)




5) Check Pneumatic Gates

Note: If a problem is found with the gates, immediately alert USACE personnel to elicit repairs


  • A Separator Slide Gate


  • B Separator Slide Gate




6) Sticktest Monitors and Gate

Verify the Separator Slide Gates with test-sticks

  • Obtain the approval of responsible site personnel prior to performing the sticktest
    • Possible concerns could be:
      • Corruption of sample data
      • Undue by-catch in a particular SbyC study
      • Diversion tanks not ready to accept water/fish/test-sticks
  • If not already enabled, enable the SbyC functionality of the A and B Separator Slide Gates as per SOP Sample Gate and SbyC Operating Instruction for Lower Monumental Juvenile Facility
  • Insert 20 test-sticks into the entrance of each separator monitor
    • Drop the test-sticks into the flume "PIT Tag end" first
    • Insert the test-sticks no faster than one every five seconds to avoid grouping in the monitors


Image:LMJ_A-separator-Stick_Toss.jpg
A Separator Monitor Entrance


Image:LMJ_B-separator-Stick_Toss.jpg
B Separator Monitor Entrance


  • Retrieve the test-sticks from the A and B diversion tanks
  • If necessary, return the state of SbyC functionality to its prior setting
  • Use the "Report.exe" program on PC2 (see SOP Multimon Operators Manual) to verify that the test-sticks were diverted and detected as expected.
    • Publish the results of the stick-test in the PIT Event




7) Best Practices

  • Turn off the video monitors when leaving
  • Check to see that the temperature in the PIT Tag Room is conducive to PC performance
    • In the fall, set the heater to ~68F
    • In the spring, set the air conditioner to ~72F
  • Observe the surroundings while on-site, looking for possible problems such as:
    • Loose conduit
    • Self-ballasting fluorescent bulbs (possible noise source)
    • Near-by activities such as construction or other agencies projects that could impact system performance



8) Send a PIT Event

Submit a PIT Event to the event log describing the actions taken during the GMC

  • Transceivers tuned
  • Date
  • Clocks set
  • Files submitted
  • Sticktest results
  • Air pressure at the gates
  • Any pertinent notes



References

Event Log - a journal of events pertaining to site status located at ftp://ftp.ptagis.org/Reports/event_log/LMJ

General Maintenance Check - a.k.a. GMC, a group of activities routinely performed to optimize and verify equipment at an interrogation site.

Operation Status Reports - The following reports are available on the internet:

SOP FS1001 Tuning - PTAGIS SOP

SOP Gate Operation - PTAGIS SOP

SOP Multimon Operators Manual - PTAGIS SOP

SOP Multimon Site Configuration - PTAGIS SOP

SOP PTTP Uploader Site Configuration - PTAGIS SOP

SOP Sample Gate and SbyC Operating Instruction for Lower Monumental Juvenile Facility - PTAGIS SOP

SOP Site Platform Manual File Submission - PTAGIS SOP

SOP Site Platform System Clock Adjustment - PTAGIS SOP

SOP Troubleshooting Sub-Group - A sub-group of the PTAGIS SOP library

Submit a PIT Event - This can be accomplished using the web based form at http://www.psmfc.org/cgi-bin/pittag/send_2_event_log.cgi or by sending an email to pitevent@psmfc.org with the subject of LMJ.

Test-stick - typically a 9" piece of 3/4" yardstick with a PIT Tag sealed into one end.



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