Rebar Test Data Processing Software

Operation Manual

Operation manual of rebar test data processing software

Contents
Conventions in This manual..2
1.

Brief introduction..3

2.

Installation, Running and Uninstallation.5

2.1 Installation.5
2.2 Running.10
2.3 Uninstallation.10

3.

Rebar measurement data processing software.13

3.1

Introduce on the software interface13

3.2

Menus22
3.2.1 File menu22
3.2.2 Edit menu33
3.2.3 View menu41
3.2.4 Evaluation menu42
3.2.5 Tools menu43
3.2.6 Language menu45
3.2.7 Help menu45

AppendixThe installation of USB driver..46

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Conventions in This Manual

1. Word with gray background and black box is a button on the
interface, e.g. OK.
2.

The keys on the instrument panel are represented by e.g.

SAVE.
3.

Word with white background and black box represent software

menu command in Windows, and is a separator between different

menu levels. e.g. FileOpen means the command of selecting
Open under the File menu.
4. Word with gray background but without box indicates the name
of the control (choice box, input box, etc.) of the popup window on
the screen, such as the input box of File Name in the open-file
window.
5. The sign
means special attention is needed here.
6. Besides the descriptions in the manual, some prompt messages
may show automatically in the use of the software. Please operate
accordingly.
7. The bitmap file in the operation manual is a graphics file with an
extend name as BMP file.
8. Interface of this software comprises of multiple parts or views. A
certain part will become the focus after it is clicked.
9. Window pictures for illustration in this manual are offered by the
WindowXP system. Window style or name of this software will be
slightly different when installed in other systems.
10. The software interfaces and photos in manual are only for
reference. There will be changes with software upgrade and
improvement of products. No further notice is provided.
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Chapter 1 Brief introduction

The Process software for reinforcing steel bar measurement data
(shorted as Rebar Process Software) as a window's application
program is mainly used to process the rebar test data obtained by
a ZBL-R6 series rebar scanner.
This process softwares interface is amity, convenient and the
operation method, operation interface are compatible with the
Windows style totally. The user who is familiar with Windows system
is easy to master and use the software, which is specially designed for
the user who work on engineering inspection. The software can
running on the computer installed with Window95 or Window98,
Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows2000, Windows NT operation
system.
This software has mainly the following features:
1)
The management on all engineering information, object
information and each measurement point data (such as the
covers depth, diameter and position of rebar etc.) in the project.
2)
The analysis and evaluation on the measurement data according
to The acceptance criterion on construction quality for
concrete construction (GB 50204-2002);
3)
To figure out the graph of the object detection data, to make
signal graph, position graph and gridding graph separately, from
the signal graph scan, general scan, profile scan and grid scan,
and to save which as the bitmap format, in order to edit them
further by some other graph software.

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4)

5)
6)

To merge many rebar test data file into one file; to add or delete
object conveniently; to add or delete measurement point data
conveniently.
Preview for printing and printout for the measurement data.
By Using a data transmission software, the measure data of
rebar measurement can be transmitted to a computer, in order to
analyze and backup further more.

This software consists of three different type files, as shown in tab.

1.1.
tab.1.1 File type list

Type
Date file
Graphics file
Text file

Ext.
ZRW
BMP
TXT

Description
Measuring data file
Bitmap file
ASCII code file

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Chapter 2 Installation,
Uninstallation

Running

and

The installation of the process software is similar with that of the

ordinary Windows software. The installation and preparation before
using the process software would be detailedly introduced in this
chapter.
All necessary files for installing this process software shall be kept in
the CD or U-disk along with the instrument.

2.1 Installation
1. Please insert the CD or U-disk into the computer, find out the
RebarSetup.exe file in the root directory and run it, the
installing guide to unzip the needed files as shown in (fig. 2.1),
after unzipping file finish, the InstallShield Wizard is
automatically started up (fig 2.2) to guide the user how to install
the software. After some minutes later, the welcome interface
appears as displayed in (fig. 2.3)
2. On the welcome interface, if Cancel button is pressed to exit the
installing program, after Next button is pressed to appear the
customer information input dialog box as shown in fig. 2.4.

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Fig2.1 Extracting files

Fig 2.2 Startup the installshield wizard

Fig. 2.3
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Fig. 2.4 Customer information dialog box

3. As shown in the fig. 2.4 customer information dialog box after

you input user information and press the Back button, you can
return to welcom interface as shown in fig. 2.3, or press Cancel
button to exit installing program; Alternatively, you can press the
Next button to appear the selecting destination folder dialog box
as shown in fig. 2.5.

Fig. 2.5 Selecting destination folder dialog box

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4. As shown in the fig. 2.5 selecting destination folder dialog box, if

Browse button is pressed, you can select the destination folder,
after you complete setting the folder, you can press Back button
to back to fig. 2.4 customer information dialog box or press
Cancel button to exit installing program; Alternatively, you can
press Next button to appear settings review interface as shown in
as fig. 2.6.

Fig. 2.6

Settings review dialog box

5. In the fig 2.6 settings review dialog box, you can press the Back
button to back to selecting destination folder dialog box as shown
in fig. 2.5 or press the Cancel button to exit installing program;
Alternatively, you can press the Next button to start to copy file,
the screen can display the setup status dialog box as shown in fig.
2.7. The copy file time is dependent on the computer hardware
configuration, from a few seconds to a few minutes. In this
processing, you can press the Cancel button at any time to exit the
installing program.

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Fig.2.7 Setup status interface

Fig 2.8 Installation complete

6. After the copy file completion, the installation completion dialog

box (fig. 2.8) is appeared, you can press Finish button to end
installation, A shortcut mode icon to start up this process software
can appear in both desktop and program group. When the
installation is completed, a dialog box of restart computer at
present will appear perhaps, please select this item, the computer
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system can automatically restart again and complete installation.

NOTE: Before installing the process software, please close
all anti-virus software and firewall software etc., otherwise some
troubles maybe appear during installation.

2.2 Running
After install completion, you can use a mouse to choose step by step
StartAll Programs ZBLRebar Measurement Data
Processing Software Rebar Measurement Data Processing Software,
then run this process software. Besides, you can double click Rebar
Measurement Data Processing Software icon to run this process
software as well.

2.3 Uninstallation
After releasing a new version of the software, if you want to upgrade
this software, first of all, the old version software has to be uninstalled.
There are two methods to uninstall:
1) The same as other application program in Windows, in Control
Panel , you can use a mouse to double click Add or Remove
Program, in the dialog box, then to choose the software what you
want to uninstall (Rebar Measurement Data Processing Software),
then to click Remove button to startup installshield wizard, the
rest procedure is same as method two.
2) You can choose StartAll Programs ZBLRebar
Measurement
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Data

Processing

SoftwareRemove

Rebar

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Measurement Data Processing Software , startup installshield

wizard, later on, as shown in the fig 2.9 installing option dialog
box is appeared.

Fig. 2.9 Installing option dialog box

In the installing option dialog box, you can pitch on the third
option---Remove, if you press Cancel button, then the uninstalling
would not be carried out; if you press Next button, then start
automatic uninstalling; the uninstall progress is displayed in fig. 2.10,
after the uninstalling completion, as shown in fig. 2.11 dialog box is
appeared, you can press Finish button to complete the process
software uninstallation.

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Fig. 2.10 Uninstalling progress dialog box

Fig 2.11 Uninstalling completion dialog box

NOTE: If you already install this process software, when

reinstalling again, the installing option dialog box as shown in
fig.2.9 will be appeared, here the user can choose the first item
or the second item---Modify or Repair, then press Next button to
complete upgrade of this process software.
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Chapter 3 Rebar measurement data

processing software
3.1 Introduce on the software interface
This software interface is made up of eight parts (see fig. 3.1): Title
bar, Menu bar, Toolbar, Status bar, Object Info. Area , Object List
Area, Data Area, Graph Area.

Fig 3.1 The main interface

1. In the Title bar from left to right there are the software icon,
name of the current data file, software name and the three
standard Windows application buttons
.The function of
three buttons are minimize, maximize/restore, close the program
respectively.
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2. The six menu items---File, Edit, View, Evaluation, Tools and Help
-- make up the Menu bar, as shown in fig. 3.1. With each menu
item is clicked to appear one rolling down menu, which consists
of a series functions. The six items submenus contain all
functions this software possesses. When some menu item are in a
grey color state that expresses that its current function is inactive.
3. The Toolbar are made up of a series of buttons, as shown in fig.
3.2, each button can have one common-use function, although
which are already contained in command menu, for these
common-use commands, it is more convenient for the user to use
toolbar buttons to complete the related operation. If you make
mouse stay at one button for a moment, this buttons function tips
can appear on the screen automatically. When this button is grey
color state that means the current function button is inactive.
Fig 3.2 Toolbar

4. Status bar is used to display some short helping information or

measuring points data.
5. Object Info. Area is used to display the currently selected
objects information, which consists of Object name, type,
Detection date and Design strength etc., referring to fig. 3.3.
By clicking the Apply all button in the object information area,
the user can make all objects information which consists of
object type, design strength, production date, detection date and
so on to be amended to same as the current object.
Scanning space is used to express the distance between two
scanning in the same direction, if you pitch on this item, you can
input the scanning distance; if you dont do that, the system will
automatically account on the distance between two reinforcing
steel bars.

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Fig. 3.3 Object information area

6. Object List Area is used to display all objects in the current file,
as shown in fig. 3.4, this list is a tree-list, the objects are used as a
father-node, the measuring lines or profile in each object are used
as son-node, the user can click on the + mark in front of a
father-node to extend the son-node display, when extended
father-node, the user can click on the - mark in front of
father-node to cache all the son-node. The user can double click
the object node to extend or cache the object node. The user can
use the mouses left button to click on some objects or measuring
lines for choice. If the current focus locate in the object list area,
the user can use , key to choose object or measuring line.

Fig 3.4 Object list area

Fig3.5 The popup menu

The user can click on the mouses right button in the object list
area, to popup a menu as shown in fig. 3.5 in which the function is
same as the corresponding item in the edit menu. If the current
focus is located in the object area, then the first three items are
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active, and the last two items are inactive; If the current focus is
located in the measuring line or profile area, then the first three
items are inactive, and the last two items are active.
7. Data Area is used to display the current object measuring points
original measuring data, as shown in fig. 3.6. If there is a ----
display that means that there is no data, the data with a yellow
shading are expressed as that are higher than the positive
deviation tolerance, on the other hand, the data with a red shading
are expressed as that are lower than the negative deviation
tolerance.
In the object list area, if one object is selected, then all the
measuring lines or profiles are displayed, in there the user cannot
amend the measure points measuring data.
In the object list area, if one of the measuring line or the profile is
chosen, then all measuring points data of the measuring line or
the profile are displayed, the user can amend the measuring data
(i.e. depth, diameter and position). The position is the distance
between the reinforcing steel bar and the scan starting point, the
distance is the distance between two reinforcing steel bars.

Fig 3.6 Data area

Fig 3.7 Popup menu

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When a measuring line or a profile is chosen in the object list area

and a line or many lines are chosen in the data area, the user can
click the mouses right button, to popup a menu as shown in fig.
3.7 in which the function is same as the corresponding item in the
edit menu (the details refer to 3.2.2).
8. Graph Area is used to display current graph for the measuring
line or the profile. In the graph area, the user can press the
mouses left button and move it to left or right, the measuring
distances, the depth values located in the mouse position are
displayed in the status bar, if the mouse is moved to some one
measuring point, the mouse become hand shape figure, then the
measuring data in the measuring point is displayed in status bar.

Fig 3.8 Figure of general scan

If the current object is tested by general-scan, then after chosing

the object, in the graph area is displayed as shown in fig. 3.8, the
X-coordinate is the serial number of the measuring point, the
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Y-coordinate is the depth of the concrete cover, there are three

broken lines in the fig., the middle broken line is the design depth
of cover, the top broken line is positive deviation tolerance line,
and the underside broken line is negative deviation tolerance line.
The graphic top part is the evaluation results of all measuring
lines of the current object, which is the same direction as the
current measuring line --- the maximum depth and the minimum
depth, the average depth and eligibility level. On the top right
corner for each measuring point there is a number which
expresses the measuring value for concrete cover.

Fig 3.9 Figure of signal graph scan

If the current object is tested by fine scan (ZBL-R650), then after

the object is chosen, the graph area is displayed as shown fig. 3.9,
the X-coordinate is the scanning distance, the signal value is
displayed in graphic area. The graphic top part is the evaluation
results of all measuring lines of the current object, which is the
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same direction as the current measuring line--- the maximum

depth and the minimum depth, the average depth and eligibility
level. If the bar diameter are measured, the blue circle in the
figure is the sketch map for the reinforcing steel bar and the
sideward value is the diameter on the measuring point; if the bar
depth is measured, the inverse triangle in the fig. is used to
express as the depth sketch map, the sideward value is the depth
of concrete cover. The user can click the mouses left button and
move it on left or right to appear a vertical judge line to any
position in the signal figure, the user can click on the add depth
in the toolbar to add a depth value, or click on the delete depth
in the toolbar to delete depth value; The user can click on the
mouses right button and move it up or down to appear
landscape orientation judge line, by loosing the mouses right
button, the updated depth measuring values based on the
landscape orientation judge line refreshing are displayed in the
data area, the depth sketch map in the graphic area is the results
from the signal values in the landscape orientation judge line. If
user double click on the graphic area, a dialog can be shown as in
the fig. 3.10, to adjust the displaying scales of X-axis or Y-axis.

Fig 3.10 Display scale dialog box

If the current object is tested by profile scan (ZBL-R630,

ZBl-R650), then the user should choose a measuring line, the
graph is displayed in the graphic area as shown in fig. 3.11, the
X-coordinate is the distance, the Y-coordinate is the depth, in the
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figure there are three broken lines, the middle broken line is the
designed depth of the cover, the top broken line is the positive
deviation tolerance line, and the underside broken line is the
negative deviation tolerance line. The graphic top part is the
evaluation results of all measuring lines (or profile) of the current
object, which is the same direction as the current measuring line
(or profile) --- the maximum depth and the minimum depth, the
average depth and eligibility level. On the right top corner for
each measuring point there is the number which is the depth of the
cover. The black measuring point is expressed as just only the
diameter without the depth being measured in this position. If user
double click on the graphic area, a dialog box can be shown as in
the fig. 3.10, to adjust the displaying scales of X-axis or Y-axis.

Fig 3.11 Figure of profile scan

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Fig 3.12 Figure of grid scan

If the current object is tested by grid scan (ZBL-R630,

ZBL-R650), then after the user choose the object, the rebar
distribution graph is displayed in the graphic area as shown in fig.
3.12, the X-coordinate is the distance between the vertical rebars,
the Y-coordinate is the horizontal rebars, in the figure there are
some small round points, which is the depth of the cover, the
yellow color round points are higher than the positive deviation
tolerance, and the red color round points are lower than the
negative deviation tolerance. On the right bottom corner for each
measuring point there is the number which is the depth of the
cover. If user double click on the graphic area, a dialog box can be
shown as in the fig. 3.10, to adjust the displaying scale of grid.
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The graphic top part is the evaluation results of the current object
--- the maximum depth and the minimum depth, the average depth
and eligibility level. For each item result, the display format is
expressed as XX/YY, the numerator expresses all evaluating
results from the X direction scanning the reinforcing steel bar, the
denominator expresses all evaluating results from the Y direction
scanning the reinforcing steel bar.

3.2 Menus
3.2.1 File menu
1 Open
By using this software, the user can open the data file which is
transmitted from the instrument to computer (the ext. is ZRW). After
opening data, as shown in fig.3.1, the corresponding data or
information can be displayed in the related area in the interface.

Fig 3.13 Open file dialog box

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After the Open menu is chosen, the open file dialog box is appeared
as shown 3.13, the user can choose the wanted opening file folder
from the Look in, meanwhile choose the wanted opening file type
from the Files of type, the user can input the wanted opening file name
in File name or from file list frame to choose the wanted opening file,
then the user can press Open button to open the file.
Before the user open a new file, if the current file has been modified,
an yes/no save hint is appeared, if the user choose Yes to save the
file; whereas if choose No,

to give up saving it; if the user choose

Cancel, so that no any operation is carried out.

2 Save
The user can save the current data file.
3 Save as

Fig 3.14 Save as dialog box

The user can make the current opening file to save as a new file. After
the user choose Save as menu, the save as dialog box is appeared as
shown in fig. 3.14, the user can choose the wanted saving file folder in
the Save in frame, and input file name in the File name frame and
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press Save button to save the file, or press the Cancel button to give
up.
Before the user save the file, if there is a existed file with a same name,
then a dialog box is appeared to ask if you want to overwrite this file,
if the user choose Yes, so that the existed file is overwritten; if user
choose No, so that the saving is given up and the interface return as
shown in the fig. 3.14, the user can input a new file name again.
4 Save the selected objects
The user can save the selected objects of current file as a new file. The
user can choose the Save the selected menu, a dialog box is appeared
as shown in the fig.3.15, from the Objects list frame the user can
select one or more object, then press OK button, the save as dialog
box is appeared as shown in the fig.3.14, the user can input file name
and press the Save button to complete it.

Fig3.15

Save the selected objects dialog box

5 Save bitmap
After the user choose Save bitmap, a dialog box is appeared as shown
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in the fig 3.16, the user can choose All objects or Current object, in the
range, depending on the different instrument type, the user can choose
the highlight items from the General scan, Profile scan, Grid scan,
Fine scan, (by making a tick on the corresponding item to express
pitch on. Due to the different instrument with the different scanning
style, different optional items ). After the choice completing, the user
can press Cancel button to exit it and give up creating bitmap or press
OK button, the folder choose dialog box is appeared (as shown in the
fig. 3.17), the user can choose the objective folder for saving the
bitmap file, after the user choose completed and press the OK button,
a sub folder named as the project name (if the project name is empty,
which is named as Rebar) will be created under the chosen objective
folder, all of the bitmap will be saved in this sub folder and the file
name is default.

Fig.3.16 Bitmap setup dialog box

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Fig 3.17 Browse for Foler dialog box

NOTE: For grid scan objects, each object graph is saved

as a file and the file name is defaulted as object name.bmp.
For the general and profile scanning object, each measuring line
or profile graph is saved as a file and the file name is defaulted
as object namethe measuring line number. bmp.
6 Export text
The user can save the current opening file as a text format file (ASCII
code) and can open it with Notepad or other software program.
After the user choose Export Txt, as shown in the fig . 3.14

save

as dialog box , the user can choose the wanted saving file folder in
the Save in frame and input the file name in the File name frame, then
press Save button to save the file, or press Cancel button to give up.
The default file name is same as current opening file, for example, if
the current opening file name is rrr.zrw, then the default file name is
rrr .txt.
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7 Import text
The user can transfer the text files from R610 rebar scanner to ZRW
file. After the user choose Import Txt , a open file dialog box will
be shown, the user can choose the wanted file or input the file name in
the File name frame, then press Open button to transfer the file, or
press Cancel button to give up.
8 Import data
The user can convert data files with ext. name 801 into the format
which can be open with the software. After selecting into Import 801
Data menu, it will pop-up "open file" dialog box, the user can choose
the converting file folder from the Look in, input the converting file
name in File name or from file list frame to choose the converting file.
After clicking the Open button, the file can be converted into the ZRW
format and be saved. The name and saved position of the ZRW format
file are same with the data file. The ZRW format file can be
automatically open after the converting work.
9 Merge file
This function is mostly used to combine more than two ZRW files as
one file, to make the user manage the files more conveniently.

Fig 3.18 Merging files dialog box

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After the user choose Merge menu, as shown in the fig. 3.18s dialog
box, firstly to press Browse button, choose one or more ZRW file,
then press Open button, the selected files to be merged can be
displayed in the Files to be merged list, then press Merge button, the
save as dialog box will popup, the user input the file name to be
saved and then press Save button, after that the selected files to be
merged and saved then exit.
In the merging file dialog box, if the user press Cancel button, so that
to give up file combination and exit. If user double click on the mouse
left button in Files to be merged list, then the list frame become empty,
in order to choose other data file else.
NOTE: This software is compatible with all ZBL-R6 series
instrument, when the user combine the files please dont
combine the data files from the different type instrument,
otherwise which maybe bring out some displaying deviation.
10 Print setup
Before printing, users can do some print setup. After selecting the
Print setup menu, users will see the pop-up Print Setup dialog box
in fig.3.19. There are three pages in the dialog box, namely, General,
Header & Footer, and Table Header Information, which are showed
from fig.3.19(a) to fig.3.19 (c). By clicking the left mouse on the label,
users can change the page to the corresponding one and go on
different print setup on each page.
In General page, users can set up page margins, print range and
content and paper type, etc.
In Header & Footer page, users can choose whether print Page
Number or not(when decide to print the page number, users can set up
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the position, format and the starting page number)whether print Page
Header or not (when decide to print the header, users can set up the
position, height and content of header ), whether print Page Footer or
not (when decide to print footer, users can set up the position, height
and content of footer) and the Header & Footers font, etc.
In the Table Header Information page, the list box of Pintable
Header lists all the printable header information and the list box of
Selected Header lists all the selected header information to be printed.
By selecting one or more items in the list box of Pintable Header and
pressing the Add button, users can transfer all the selected ones to the
list box of Selected Header; by selecting one or more items in the list
box of Selected Header and pressing the Remove button, users can
remove the selected ones from the list box of Selected Header. Also
after selecting a certain item in the list box of Selected Header, users
can adjust the sequence of header information in the printout by
pressing the Up button and Down button. By pressing the Add All
button, users can transfer all the printable header information to the
list box of Selected Header. By pressing the Clear button, users can
remove all the header information from the list box of Selected
Header. Besides, users can select font of table header and set the font
size.
By pressing Default button at any page, users can set up all the
parameter at every page as the default value.
NOTE: This software is mainly available for the paper
specification of A4 and B5. When choosing other paper
specification, users may meet some troubles. For the best effect,
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please use A4 specification.

(a) General page

(b) Header and footer page

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(c) Table header information page

Fig 3.19 Print setup dialog box

11 Print preview
After the user choose Print preview, the print preview interface can be
appeared for you to preview its print effect.
Fig 3.20 Print preview tool bar

The toolbar of print preview interface is displayed in Fig 3.20, Each

button function is the following: Print button is used to printout,
which is same as Print function in main menu ;

Next Page button is

used to turn down the next page, when this button is gray color
(inactive), that means that the current page is the last page; Prev Page
button is used to turn up the previous page, when this button is gray
color(inactive), that means that the current page is the first page; Two
Page/One Page button is used to display two pages side by side at the
same time or to display only one page; Zoom In and Zoom Out
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buttons are used to zoom in or zoom out display, when this button is
gray color(inactive), that means that it is impossible to zoom in or
zoom out, By using the mouses left button to click on the preview
interface the user can zoom in or zoom out display as well; Close
button is used to exit the print preview interface and return to the main
interface.
12 Print
After choosing Print menu item, the print setup dialog box is
appeared as shown in the fig. 3.21, the user can choose printer model
in Printer, choose paper size in Paper, choose printout orientation
(Portrait or Landscape) in Orientation, then press OK button to print
out; or press Cancel , to give up printing.

Fig 3.21 Print setup dialog box

NOTE: This software is mainly available for A4 and B5

paper, if other paper is chosen, an abnormal print may be
appeared.
13 Exit
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To close currently data file and exit the program. Before exiting, if the
data has been modified, a saving hint is appeared.

3.2.2 Edit menu

1. Project information

Fig 3.22 Project information setup dialog box

After the user choose Project information menu item, a dialog box is
appeared as shown in fig. 3.22, the user can setup Project,
Construction, Examiner, Certificate, Report No. and so on, as the
setup is completed, you can press OK button to accept this input
information; or press Cancel button to give up this input information.
If the current project information is same as or similar to that of a
saved file, the user can press Read button and choose this file
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appeared in open file dialog box and press Open button, the project
information of this file is read out and filled in the dialog box, the user
can make a slight modification or without modification, the user press
Default button to make the last saved project information read out and
fill in the dialog box.

Fig. 3.23

Input date

The user can move the mouse to click the d button which locates
behind the Entrusting date term in the dialog box, the input date
interface can be appeared as shown in the Fig. 3.23, the input method
as following: 1)Using the mouse left button to click the year of the
interface(for example:2005 year) , it can be appeared as
,
the user can press c, d buttons to adjust year; 2) Clicking the e, f
buttons which locate at the two sides around the interface top, the user
can adjust month, or click the month ( for example: May) position to
choose month that appear in the month list; 3) Using the mouse to
click date number the user can adjust date. Besides, the user can click
any position beyond the date input interface, then the interface is
disappeared and the date is updated.
All input date position in other dialog box or interface can be appeared
as shown in the fig. 3.23, the input method is same as well.
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This menu is used to delete the current object of the file that is listed
in Object List Area, before deleting, it can be asked that whether or
not to remove the current object?, if the answer is Yes to remove the
object; or the answer is No to give up removing the object.
Only the object is chosen in the root node of the Object List Area, this
menu is active, if a measuring line or profile is chosen in sub node of
the Object List Area, the menu is inactive.
NOTE: After the object was removed, which cannot be
recovered again, so that please pay your attention on deleting a
object. When there is only one object left in the file, which cant
be deleted anymore.
3. Add objects
This menu is used to make some part or all objects from other file to
be added to the current file, in order to manage them together.

Fig 3.24 Add object dialog box

After the user choose Add objects menu item, a dialog box is appeared
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as shown in the fig. 3.24, firstly press the Browse button, from the
appeared open file dialog box choose a ZRW file, then press the
Open button, All objects of the file can be shown in the Objects list
frame, the user can choose the objects to be added from this list( the
object in blue color are pitched on), then press the Add button, so that
the chosen objects are added to the current file; or press the Exit
button to give up adding.
Only the object is chosen in the root node of the Object List Area, this
menu is active, if a measuring line or profile is chosen in sub node of
the Object List Area, the menu is inactive.
NOTE: This software is compatible with all ZBL-R6 series
instrument, when the user add the objects please dont add
objects from the different type instrument, otherwise which
maybe bring out some displaying deviation.
4. Invalidate/Validate
This menu is used to set the object in the Object List Area as invalid
or valid. If the current object is a valid object, the selectable item in
the menu appears Invalidate; if the current object is invalid, the
selectable item in the menu appears Validate.
Only the object is chosen in the root node of the Object List Area, this
menu is active, if a measuring line or profile is chosen in sub node of
the Object List Area, the menu is inactive.
NOTE: As printout, saving bitmap and batch evaluation are
carried out, only the valid objects at the current file are available.
5. Delete data
This menu is used to delete the selected data in the Data Area. In the
data area as the user choose one or more rows of data, then choose
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data? will popup, if choose the Yes button, then delete all selected
data, or choose No button, to give up the deleting operation.
When the user choose a sub node(measuring line or profile) from
Object List Area, then choose the data row from Data Area, this menu
item is active, otherwise it is inactive.
NOTE: After the data was removed, which cannot be
recovered again, so that please pay your attention on deleting
data. When there is the last row data in the current measuring
line, which cant be deleted anymore.
6. Add data
This menu is used to add some measuring point data behind the final
measuring point data in the current measuring line(or profile). After
the user choose the Add data menu item, a dialog box is appeared as
shown in the fig. 3.25, after input the data number of rows (measure
point number) to be added, then press the OK button, some blank
rows are appeared behind the final data , the user can input the data.

Fig 3.25 Data number of rows dialog box

Only as the user choose a sub node(measuring line or profile) from

Object List Area and the current focus is Data Area , this menu item is
active, otherwise it is inactive.
7. Insert data
This menu is used to insert some measuring point data before the
current measuring point data in the current measuring line(or profile).
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After the user choose the Insert data menu item, a dialog box is
appeared as shown in the fig. 3.25, after input the data number of rows
(measure point number) to be inserted, then press the OK button,
some blank rows are appeared before the current data , the user can
input the data.
Only as the user choose a sub node(measuring line or profile) from
Object List Area, then choose a data row from Data Area , this menu
item is active, otherwise it is inactive.
8. Extract profile
This menu is used to extract the current measuring line(or profile)
from the current object to become a new object and insert that behind
the last object. After user choose a measuring line or profile from
Object List Area, then choose Extract profile menu item to extract.
Only as the user choose a sub node(measuring line or profile) from
Object List Area, this menu item is active, if a object ( root node)is
chosen from Object List Area , the menu is inactive.
9. Remove profile
This menu is used to remove the current measuring line (or profile)
from the current object. In the Object List Area as the user choose a
measuring line or a profile, then choose Remove profile menu item,
the words Are you sure to delete the current profile or line? will
popup, if choose the Yes button, then delete the current profile or
measuring line, or choose No button, to give up the deleting
operation.
When the user choose a sub node (measuring line or profile) from
Object List Area, this menu item is active, if the user choose a root
node (measuring line or profile) from Object List Area, this menu is
inactive.
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NOTE: After the profile was removed, which cannot be

recovered again, so that please pay your attention on deleting a
profile. When there is only one measuring line or profile left,
which cant be deleted anymore.
10. Depth correction

Fig 3.26 Depth correction dialog box

When the depth of the rebar cover is smaller than the minimum
measuring range, by adding a mat, the measurement can be carried out,
when the user carry out the data process, firstly, the mat depth should
be reduced from the measuring depth. After the user choose Depth
correction menu item, a dialog box is appeared as shown in fig.3.26,
the user choose the object to be corrected( Current object or All
objects), after inputting the Depth, then press OK button to make all
measurement point depth of cover for the object to add the inputting
correct depth. Or press Cancel button to give up the correction.
11. Options
After the user choose Options menu item, a dialog box is appeared as
shown in fig. 3.27, the user can setup Evaluation Rules option and so
on, after the setup is completed, the user press OK button to accept the
setup; or press Cancel button to give up the setup.
Evaluation Rules is used to setup the covers positive and negative
deviation tolerance for various object type. The setup for Max. and
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Min. depth of Y-axis is used to control plot portrait proportion, the

Y axis maximum depth cant be less than the maximum depth of all
measuring point depth of all objects, Y axis minimum depth cant be
bigger than the minimum depth of all measuring point depth of all
objects.

Fig 3.27 Option dialog box

If the option of current file is same as or similar with that of the other
saved file, press Read button, the user can choose this file from the
open file dialog box, then press Open button, the option of this file
is read out and filled into the dialog box, the user can make a little
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modification or without any modification. To press Default button, so

the previous saved option is read out and filled into the dialog box.

3.2.3 View menu

1. Object information
The user can choose Object info. menu item to hide or display the
object information area. The user either can make a tick at the
front of this menu item to display object information area, or to hide
object information.
2. Batch evaluation result

Fig 3.28 Batch Evaluation result dialog box

The user can choose Batch evaluation result menu item, a dialog box
is appeared as shown in the fig.3.28 to display the batch evaluation
result. Each result display format is expressed as xx/yy, among the
format, the numerator is displayed as evaluation results in X direction
scanning of all valid objects, the denominator is displayed as
evaluation results in Y direction scanning of all valid objects. If the
batch evaluation is not carried out, the menu item is inactive.
3. Bar depth
The user can choose Bar depth menu item to hide or display every
measuring point depth of cover at the graph area. The user can either
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make a tick at the front of this menu item to display the depth of
cover, or hide the depth of cover.
4. Toolbar
This menu is mainly used to hide or display the toolbar, the system
default status is to display the toolbar (at the front of the menu item
there is a to express displaying, without a to express hide).
5. Status bar
This menu is mainly used to hide or display status bar, system default
state is display the status bar (at the front of the menu item have
express display, not have express hide).

3.2.4 Evaluation menu

1. Single evaluation
After the user choose Single menu item, the user can carry out the
evaluation according to the beforehand set parameter on all object
according as a single object, and update the result.
NOTE: When the parameter related to the evaluation is
changed, the user should re-evaluate over the object by the
menu.
2. Batch evluation
After the user choose Batch menu item, the user can carry out
evaluation according to the beforehand set parameter on all objects as
a batch and update the result.
NOTE: When the parameter related to the evaluation is
changed, the user should re-evaluate over the object by the
menu.
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3.2.5 Tools menu

1. Data transmission
After the measurement completion, the user can use this menu
function to make the measuring data stored in the instrument transfer
to a computer in order to carry out evaluation and keep them in a
archive file. The procedure is as following:
1) To connect the rebar scanners USB port with a computers USB
port by using the special transmission line
NOTE:Before connection it is better to switch off the
rebar scanner, not to do Hot plug, otherwise it maybe
cause the instrument to be damaged. As connection the
transmission line to a computer at the first time, computer
can check and find a new hardware, and need to install a
driver, the detail operation is shown in the Appendix.
2) Running the rebar measurement data processing software under
the WINDOWS environment, the user can choose Data
transmission menu item, a dialog box can be appeared as shown
in the fig. 3.29. The user can set the model of rebar scanner and
choose transmission port (the common default is USB), then
press Transmit button, a save as dialog box is appeared as
shown in the fig.3.30, the user can input a filename and then
press OK button. After that, the computer start to connect with
the rebar scanner and the message window displays Initial
complete!, the computer is waiting for the transmission data
from a rebar scanner, or the user press Exit to exit the
transmission function.

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Fig3.29 Data transmission dialog box

Fig.3.30 Save as dialog box

3) When the user choose the Data Output item in the main menu of
the rebar scanner and press Enterkey to enter into the data
transmission interface, then press Enterkey again to start the
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measuring data transmission. Upon the data transmission is

completed, the data transmission dialog box (fig.3.29) is
automatically disappeared and the rebar scanner return to its
main menu interface.
The operation on the rebar scanner is explained in the
corresponding chapter in the manual.
NOTE: During data transmission, some correlation
message is displayed in the Message box. If the transmission
fail or some other error bring out, the system can give the
corresponding hints.

3.2.6 Language menu

1. Simplified Chinese
Therere two edition, simplified Chinese and English edition, of this
software. If choose this menu, the user can change to simplified
Chinese edition. If the current edition is simplified Chinese, then this
menu is inactive.
2. English
Therere two edition, simplified Chinese and English edition, of this
software. If choose this menu, the user can change to English edition.
If the current edition is English, then this menu is inactive.

3.2.7 Help menu

1. Help topics
The menu mainly offer the help for software operation, when the
user meets the problem in using the data process software, the user
can choose this item or F1key, then press Contents or Index to find
out the solution in the appeared window.
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Appendix The installation of USB driver

All R6 series rebar scanners manufactured by our company use the
USB port to carry out the data transmission. When the user to carry out
data transmission at the first time and the computer without
corresponding driver software installed before, first of all, the user must
install USB driver, otherwise the data transmission cant be carried out.
Before the user begin to install USB driver, the user must get USB
driver supplied by our company at first. The driver software can come
from two ways: one way is the CD or U-disk attached by our company
as the user purchase our product, there is a corresponding driver
program; the other way is from our company internet web Download
CenterTools page to download USB driver (this driver is an
compressed file).
If the user install the driver with a CD ROM, who should put the driver
CD into the CD-ROM,and find the USB Driver folder under the root
of CD, then enter into the folder and run the UsbSetup.exe, then operate
according to the hints step by step, the driver software will be install on
the computer automatically.
If you download driver from network, please unzip this driver file at
first to some folder of the computer, then enter the folder and run the
UsbSetup.exe.
NOTE: If you have installed the USB driver of our other
instruments, such as Digital Rebounder, Floor Thickness Tester,
etc., you have no need to install the driver software again,
because they have no difference between each other completely.

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