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Gissio / radpro

Custom firmware for Geiger counters/radiation meters (FS2011, Bosean FS-600, FS-1000, FS-5000, FNIRSI GC-01)
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Rad Pro: J614 conversion factor, detection speed #107

Closed molisian closed 2 months ago

molisian commented 2 months ago

Hi, I have installed the new 2.0 version on my GC-01 equipped with a J614 GM tube and compared to my stock Bosean FS-5000 with a much better J321 tube (better design and construction of the counter overall). When testing against a small source of Americium-241 or background levels the GC-01 tends to overreport the radiation level in Sv by almost double, sometimes even saturating completely and skyrocketing resulting in a "reset" (the level becomes -.--). Also, if it is possible, I suggest to make the adaptive fast algorithm faster, since compared to the FS-5000 it's much slower to detect a source. Or maybe create an option called adaptive super fast idk. Just a thought, I really appreciate the developer work :)

Gissio commented 2 months ago

Please repost your observations and continue the discussion in #89.

Gissio commented 2 months ago

Can you make a video showcasing the response time of the Bosean FS-5000 and Rad Pro? A video showcasing the fluctuations of the Bosean FS-5000 would also be very helpful (of at least one minute, for the background and the increased level of radiation case). It is also important that you tell us the conversion factor you are using with Rad Pro.

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molisian commented 2 months ago

Here are the videos, remember I have not installed radpro on the FS-5000, only on the GC-01. https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtXtrPDofI3fnF6hsrigzKZNjMyS The conversion factor I'm using is the standard one for the J614 tube in the menu.

Gissio commented 2 months ago

Thanks for the videos.

Regarding the slower response of the GC-01, this is expected. The two devices you are comparing have tubes with significantly different conversion factors. With the same level of radiation, the device with the lower conversion factor will produce fewer pulses per second than the other. As a result, it will take longer to average.

Regarding the conversion factor of the J613 tube, I insist that you continue this conversation in #89.