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The software for the easy assessment of pipe inspection data on mobile workstations
User Manual
Version 2.0
Date 03.08.2022
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Creating projects
There are two types of projects that can be created. The first one is “Simple project” and the second contains catalogs, structure and observation creation process.
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Simple project
This type of project allows user to record video, create photo and maintain it from the “Multimedia Gallery”. To create that project the user needs to select the “Simple Project (Photos and Videos only)” checkbox during the project creation.
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Catalog project
Another type of project is a full project with catalog structure. In this case creation is done with selection of:
Country,
Language,
Standard.
Those three elements provide a possibility to select corresponding values for: section, lateral and inspection creation as well as observation codes and descriptions. All the information are taken from a standard and are valid from the legal point of view. Fields marked with a “*” sign a mandatory – which means that they should be provided to accomplish the standard requirements. In the application there is a possibility to omit entering those values, but it will be noticed and the warning will occur. To be sure that all the mandatory fields has been entered the user is able to filter fields by using “Show only mandatory fields” checkbox:
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During project creation there is also a possibility to select catalog & template details. In this section the user is able to select a specific template for every element of the project.
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The last thing that needs to be done is a confirmation. After a click on the “CREATE” button the project will be created and the application will switch into the Active project mode:
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After successful project creation the user is able to open it and take a look at the “Active project” screen . From there is a way to go into the “Project overview” screen, generate a report and take a look at the multimedia files.
In this window the user is able to provide all the necessary fields and the optional ones. The entire set of fields is taken from the template selected during project creation. This pop-up could also filter mandatory fields when the corresponding checkbox is selected.
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Next the data entry screen provides buttons to create sections, laterals and drawings. On the left hand side there is a special switch, so the user may choose whether he wants to create a section or a lateral. Hitting the green PLUS button finally adds a section to the project. After a successful section creation the application is automatically starting a first inspection creation. In the catalog project it is necessary to create a section and inspection from this screen.
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After all that the user is able to continue. Next available steps is drawing creation and inspection performing. All of those parts will be described in the further part of the manual.
After a successful inspection performing the user gets back into the project overview screen from which there is a possibility to create another section, inspection or just a summary of the work done in this particular project:
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Running Inspections
The most important part of this software is the “Inspection screen”. In this screen the user performs inspection. On the left hand side there is an observation selection structure. The user can either search by code or observation text or select the desired observation from the list. When the code is selected the observation details are presented and ready for being entered.
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There is a possibility to automate this process a little. In the settings screen (General/observation) there is a setting called: „Auto advance entry mode”. It automates the process of details providing by an automatic advance which means that the application will ask for the next field as soon as the previous one has been entered correctly. When the input is completed correctly the user should confirm it with the Create observation or Create photo observation button. The observation text appears on the screen and is saved to the project database:
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When the recording is finished the user is able to get back to the project overview screen.
OSD Panel
The user gets a set of predefined values – OSD objects, panels and all the settings are prepared to be used out of the box. The only thing that has to be done is a device selection.
WinCan ProTouch has got a full support for the OSD. It gives a possibility to add text onto the video stream in both ways – using dedicated hardware or software itself. All the settings connected with this module are available in the settings tab.
On the inspection screen there is a possibility to control both hardware and software OSD using the OSD panel. Every single object can be switched on and off by a click on its name on the panel. The panel itself can be minimized so that it doesn’t cover the video screenGo back to the Home Screen and hit the green button Create Project. Next fill out all mandatory fields as shown below:
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The check box Simple Project (1) needs to be activated only when end customers ask you to take pictures and record video clips of the inspected sections directly without any data entry.
Hitting the blue button Create is going to generate the corresponding project structure in the background and switches to the Project Start Screen which is shown below. Hitting the button Project data entry then opens the interface for section and inspection data entry:
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Entering section and inspection data
First select the object category SECTIONS and create a new section pushing the green button Add New on the left part of the interface:
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The input mask for section and inspection data entry then pop up automatically. If the virtual keyboard has been enabled in the program settings, it will appear automatically on the screen as soon as you want to type text into a data entry field.
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After data entry you always have to hide the virtual keyboard manually (1) to be able to save the section and inspection data (2):
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Use the pen icon (1) to edit or correct existing data. Hitting the corresponding trash icon (2) on the other hand is going to delete sections, inspections or observations:
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Entering observations and defects
Click on the command button Enter Observations (3) to open the defect catalogue (4) the current project is based on:
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Start entering stepwise all observations or defects for the current section and confirm each observation using one of the blue buttons (5).
Observation entry can be done via an imported video clip or via a LiveVideo signal from a TV camera as a part of the mobile inspection equipment.
Hit the camera icon at the bottom to the right (1) to have the control buttons for video recording and playback shown:
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1a: Import existing video clips
1b: Run video recording directly from the inspection camera
1c: Start and pause video playback
1d: Stop or restart video playback
Push the button Go Back to get back to the overview that will show you all sections and the list of observations per section inspection listed on the right part of the panel:
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You can take 2 pictures per observation per default. The first one is taken automatically hitting the command button Create Photo Observation.
Click on the empty placeholder (1) to add a second photo to the same observation. This is going to open the video panel. Move the slider to the desired location in the clip and push the blue button Add 2nd Photo (2):
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Clicking on an existing photo opens a separate panel and shows the original size of the picture. This panel also allows you to either delete (3) or overwrite (4) the photo:
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Entering continuous defects
Continuous defects must always have a START and an END point. Use the catalogue field Continuous Observation, pick the list item Start for a given observation code (e.g. DEX) and confirm the observation entry.
When you enter a new observation afterwards, all open continuous defects will be listed inside a separate field below the observation catalogue. Simply highlight the desired continuous defect, complete the observation picking the list item Finish (2) and finally confirm the observation entry (3):
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Control of text display
Observation entry based on a LiveVideo signal allows the user to control the text display if the corresponding text generator of the camera equipment is supported by ProTouch. Click on the main button OSD, then select the command button OSD-Panel to get the most important text display control buttons shown below the video screen:
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The Project Bar contains 3 preconfigured lines of basic information to the current section and shows it during the whole video recording process.
The Section Data contain 8 preconfigured lines of detailed information to the current section that are displayed for 10 sec and usually shown at the beginning or the end of the video recording.
The button Objects gets information like the current date, inclination and distance displayed at the bottom of the video screen: the software obtains these data directly from the camera equipment.
Placing and moving OSD-Objects
ProTouch provides configuration modes to have object data from the camera (date, inclination, distance, pressure, temperature etc.) placed and displayed as close to the lower edge of the video screen as possible before you start recording a video clip. Push the button Objects (1) to open the object configuration panel.
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Use this dialogue panel to activate the object display and to define whether you want change the object position via Drag&Drop or via value entry (X and Y values):
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Hitting the button Show changes returns a preview of the object display. Click on Save if you agree with the result (2).
Activate the mode Value input to move the OSD-Objects in horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) direction. The software then is going to interpret the values as follows:
X values: Number of characters from the left edge of the video screen
Y values: Number of lines from the upper edge of the video screen
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The maximum values for X and Y depend upon the text generator which is connected to the computer. Unlike the mode Drag on Screen the mode Value input allows the user to place the OSD objects much more precisely on the video screen.
Hitting the button Show changes returns a preview of the object display. Click on Save if you agree with the result (2).
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If you want to customize your OSD panel you must have the expert mode activated: additional panels can then be selected via the list box Select panel |
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Value assignment
This pop-up gives user a possibility to specify multidevice support details. This one Is similar to the “function assignment” one but it is connected with the OSD values that are delivered into the application. Those could be: meter counter, inclination, or camera angles.
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Open Foto/Video Gallery
This functionality has been mentioned couple of times so far. The gallery (Figure 27) provides a possibility to preview all the photos, videos and drawings created in the project. To be able to get into the gallery the user has to have a project opened.
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Every single element in the gallery can be deleted and renamed. The corresponding buttons has been presented on the above screen.
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Open photo/video gallery
Selecting the standard menu command Photo/Video Gallery is going to list you all media files (i.e. photos and videos) which are available in the current project. So you can check at any time whether all sections have really been assigned their specific videoclips:
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You may also change the media filenames hitting the pencil icon or delete a media file via the trash symbol.
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Contact management
During the project creation there is a possibility to prepare and provide the Client, Contractor and Manager information. When the user selects those fields there is a possibility to select or create a contact (Figure 15). The “Add new contact” button leads directly into the “Contact management” screen which is also available from the dashboard (Home screen). In this page (Figure 16) there is a possibility to take a look at the list of contacts, filter them, search for existing ones, delete, create, import and export.
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This pop-up (Figure 36) gives user a possibility to specify multidevice support details. On the left hand side there are OSD functions. All of them can be used by one of the connected devices. If the user specifies that some function should be used by second device – it will be. The number of the device corresponds with the order on the “DEVICE” tab of OSD settings.
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Value assignment
This pop-up gives user a possibility to specify multidevice support details. This one Is similar to the “function assignment” one but it is connected with the OSD values that are delivered into the application. Those could be: meter counter, inclination, or camera angles.
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