IRIS INSTRUMENTS

SYSCAL Junior
RESISTIVITY METER
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
APPLICATIONS
♦ Compact, easy to use
♦ Measurement of electrical resistivity
& chargeability (IP)
♦ 2 simultaneous reception channels
♦ Outputs: 400 V – 100 W – 1.25 A

OUTSTANDING FEATURES APPLICATIONS

• Microprocessor controlled measurement of electrical Resistivity sounding and profiling for:

resistivity and chargeability
• Pollution monitoring and mapping
• LCD display with 4 lines of 20 characters
• Salinity control
• Display of voltage, intensity, SP, standard deviation
• Shallow groundwater exploration
• Computation of resistivity for most electrode arrays:
• Depth-to-rock determination
Schlumberger, Wenner, Gradient, Dipole-Dipole,
Pole-Dipole, Pole-Pole… • Weathered bedrock localization
• Internal memory for more than 44 800 readings, and • Depth and thickness of aquifers
data transfer to PC through USB or serial link
• Capability to drive automatic multi-electrode
switching system (Switch Plus and Switch Pro)

IRIS INSTRUMENTS - 1, avenue Buffon - 45100 Orléans - France

Phone: +33 (0)2 38 63 81 00 - Fax: +33 (0)2 38 63 81 82
E-mail: sales@iris-instruments.com - Web site: www.iris-instruments.com
 SYSCAL Junior

RESISTIVITY SURVEYING
OUTPUT CURRENT SPECIFICATIONS

• Aim: imaging the underground geological structures through surface • Intensity up to 1250 mA
electrical measurements • Voltage up to 400V
• Principle: transmitting a current I through two electrodes and (800V peak to peak)
measuring a voltage V with two other electrodes • Power up to 100 W
• Apparent resistivity: ρ = K*V/I, K depending on the chosen electrode • Selectable cycle time of 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 or
array and the electrode separation 8s and Current measurement precision:
0,5% typical
• Electrical sounding: determining the depths and thickness of layers
through the variations of the electrical resistivity with depth
INPUT VOLTAGE SPECIFICATIONS
• Electrical profiling: delineating anomalous areas through the lateral
variations of the resistivity • 2 simultaneous reception channels
• Applications: environmental studies, groundwater investigation, civil • Measuring process:
engineering, archaeology... automatic ranging and calibration
• Input impedance: 100 MΩ
• Input voltage protection up to 1000V,
EASE OF USE range from –15 V to +15 V
• Rejection filters for 50 Hz and 60 Hz
Taking a reading with the SYSCAL Junior is very easy: • Voltage measurement precision:
0.5% typical
• Strike SPACING to input spacing AB/2 et MN/2 • Noise reduction: continuous stacking
• Press START : selectable from 1 to 255 stacks.
V et I are displayed while measurement is going on • SP compensation through linear drift
• Press RESULT to read apparent resistivity and chargeability values correction
• Press MEMORY for data storage • Resistivity accuracy: 0,5% typical
• Induced polarization (chargeability)
ACCURACY measurement over 20 predefined windows
• Chargeability accuracy: 1% of measured
value for input voltage higher than 10 mV
• Noise monitoring before injection
• SP compensation including linear drift GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
• Digital stacking for noise reduction
• Standard deviation computation • Dimensions: 31 x 21 x 21 cm
• Weight: 10 kg
RELIABILITY • Operating temperature: -20 to +70 °C
• Data flash memory: more than 44 800
readings
• Weather proof.
• USB and serial link RS-232 for data
• Wide operational temperature range from -20°C to +70°C
download
• Shock resistant fiber-glass case
• Possibility of data storage on external SD
card: 7 000 000 readings (option)
ACCESSORY: MULTI-ELECTRODE SYSTEM • Power supply:
internal rechargeable 12V, 7 Ah battery or
The SYSCAL Junior can be connected to an external switching box (Switch external 12V car battery
Plus or Switch Pro (up to 192 nodes driving)) for multi-electrode imaging • Autonomy with internal battery: more than
6000 readings at 20 mA output current and
10 kΩ electrode resistance with 10 seconds
DATA INTERPRETATION SOFTWARE injection time for each reading
• Emergency push button for security
• IX1D or WINSEV (PC), for electrical sounding interpretation
(horizontally layered earth hypothesis)
• TOMOLab, RES2DINV or X2IPI, for pseudo-section inversion to true
resistivity 2D section
• ERTLab or RES3DINV (PC), for resistivity inversion of 3D surveys

Specifications subject to change without notice BR_SYS_J_GB_V1