MiniProf

Version 2.42: Additions and updates

Introduction a] Popup menu

In addition to fixing errors and problems in The battery charging can be controlled
the software and optimizing performance, through a popup menu available by right
some functional changes have been made in clicking on the battery symbol:
MiniProf for Windows Version 2.42. These
are not covered by the printed manual, but Battery level: 90 %
are described in this leaflet. Voltage: 4.20 V

Start charging
Battery monitor Stop charging
Automatic charging
The battery monitor is placed next to the
connection status. It shows an estimation of
how much power is available in the battery The first two items in the menu show
for the connected instrument and whether or information about the current battery state.
not the instrument is being charged. The “Start charging” and “Stop charging”
can be used to manually start and stop the
As standard the indicator will appear as charging.
illustrated below. If the battery level falls
under certain limits, the color will change to Enabling “Automatic charging” will
yellow and later red to indicate low power. automatically start charging the instrument
when the level drops below 20%. Charging
will be stopped when the level reach 95%

When the instrument is being charged from

the PC through the USB connection, a small
lightning symbol is shown: b] Hint

The battery monitor shows a hint message

when the mouse is placed hovering above
the symbol. This displays battery level
and voltage when a capable instrument is
connected.
A dimmed out gray battery symbol is
shown when there is no battery monitor
c] Upgrading instruments
functionality in the instrument.
MiniProf USB instruments can be upgraded
with new elctronics to support this new
battery monitor functionality. Please concact
Please note, that the battery monitor only Greenwood Engineering A/S for further
supports newer MiniProf USB instruments. information on availability and pricing.

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Measurement horizontal arrow and grade by the vertical
arrow. Super-elevation is also shown as a
The measurement part of MiniProf for number in the center.
Windows has been extended with two
features: curve results after measurement The values for super-elevation and grade
and super-elevation and grade for MiniProf are stored within the measurement header
Rail instruments equiped with the proper and can be displayed and reported as other
sensors. measurement data later.

a] Curve results

Until now MiniProf for Windows has been

limited to show only the ‘simple’ results
from calculations right after a completed
measurement - results that are formed by
single number. This has now been extended,
allowing calculations like “Residuals“
to display a curve in the measurement
window.

In order to have the residuals or similar

calculated after a measurement is
The tilt sensor currently has a range of ±30°,
performed, open the result definition dialog
which is usually more than enough. If this
(Measure - Define results), and add the
range is exceeded, the arrows and number
“Residuals” calculation in the same way as
turns red to indicate the problem.
other calculation are added. Please refer to
the MiniProf for Windows - User’s Guide
for further information. c] Upgrading instruments

Existing MiniProf USB Rail instruments

b] Super-elevation and grade
can be upgraded with a tilt sensor to enable
readout of super-elevation and grade.
Measuring super-elevation and grade with
Please concact Greenwood Engineering
a MiniProf Rail instrument requires the
A/S for further information on availability
instrument to be equiped with a tilt sensor.
and pricing.
This is something that just recently has
become available.

When a rail instrument equiped with a

tilt sensor is connected, the measurement
window will show super-elevation and grade
in the lower left hand corner, as illustrated
below. Super-elevation is shown by the

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Tools a filename is not assigned by default as
in earlier versions. First time the scheme/
Some tools in MiniProf for Windows have template must therefore be saved using the
be extended and new added. “Save as...” command.

a] Scheme and template designers b] Reference designer

The scheme designer and template designer This release contains a new tool, called
tools have both been extended with a new the “Reference designer”, which can be
“Save as...” command. This enables custom opened through the “Design reference”
naming of scheme and template files and command found in the “Tools” menu. It is
makes it much easier to base new schemes made for editing header information such
and templates on existing ones. as parameters and alarm levels in already
existing MPT format reference files.
When creating new schemes and templates
from scratch using the “New” command, References are opened and saved through

Œ Toolbar with buttons for “Open”, “Save”, “Save as...", etc.

 Visual preview of reference profile
Ž List of geometrical primitives used to construct the reference

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the toolbar buttons in the top (1). A preview on the individual parameter.
(2) of the reference along with name and
comment is shown once a reference is When a parameter has been added, the value
opened. (6) can be changed by double-clicking and
entering a new value in the shown editor.
The right part of the dialog shows a list
(3) of all the geometrical primitives (lines, Click on “Alarm levels” to edit system
arcs, etc.) used to construct the reference and calculation alarms levels for the given
profile. Clicking in the list will highlight the reference. The window will now show a
corresponding primitive in the preview (2). list (7) of results for which alarm levels
are defined in the reference. More can be
Click on “Parameters” to edit system added from the list (8) in the right part
and calculation parameters for the given of the window by double-clicking on the
reference. The window will now show a list individual result.
(4) of the parameters defined in the reference.
More can be added from the list (5) in the When a result has been added, warning and
right part of the window by double-clicking failure level values (9) can be changed by

 List of defined parameters

 List of parameters available for adding to the reference
‘ Parameter value that can be changed by double-clicking

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double-clicking and entering a new value in Database
the shown editor.
The database has been extended to support
To get back to the initial preview of the Unicode for all header information. In some
reference profile, click on “Profile”. cases, this will require that measurements
are re-imported into the database to function
Press the “Save” toolbar button to save the fully.
references when the required changes have
been made. Alternativly use “Save as...” to
create a copy of the reference, including any Excel export
changes to parameters and alarm levels.
The Excel export functions are rewritten in
Version 2.42 to allow full Unicode support
as well as support export of multiple profiles
to multiple sheets in a Excel workbook.

’ List of results with defined alarm values

“ List of alarm levels available for adding to the reference
” Alarm level that can be changed by double-clicking

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Backwards compatibility
Backwards compatibility has been improved
in Version 2.42. Through an auto conversion
function, print templates and measurement
schemes designed in Version 2.3x and
earlier can now be used. Simply put the old
template files in the template folder, scheme
files in the schemes folder and run MiniProf
for Windows to convert the files to the new
XML based format.

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