MINIMUS

MINIMUS+
SMART SEISMIC DIGITISER WITH ADVANCED DATA-PROCESSING
CAPABILITY AND SOFTWARE COMMUNICATIONS

KEY FEATURES
> Advanced software communications for quick and
easy instrument and data management
> Hot-swappable and dual-redundant microSD storage
> Select from GNSS or PTP timing sources
> Access real-time data manipulation tools such as
Quick Seismic Characteristic Data protocol and
Maximum, Minimum and Average calculations

FOR EARLY WARNING APPLICATIONS:

> Ultra low-latency capability
> Multi-instrument voting for mitigating false-
positive alerts
 ompact and low-power smart
C > Reduce telemetry load by streaming only derived
seismic digitiser with the values at trigger
option of four or eight primary > Common Alert Protocol (CAP) enabled for
digitisation channels. automated emergency warning
MINIMUS // CAPTURE, PROCESS, DISTRIBUTE

Minimus
The Güralp Minimus (four channel) and Minimus+ (eight
channel) are advanced ‘smart’ seismic digitisers, packed
with a host of features that make them the ideal plug
and play solution for rapid deployments and multi-scale
networked arrays.
ENCASED IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED, HARD ANODISED ALUMINIUM CASING TO WITHSTAND THE
HARSHEST OF ENVIRONMENTS, THE MINIMUS AND MINIMUS+ HAVE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER AND A
HUMIDITY SENSOR TO ALERT YOU TO ANY MOISTURE INGRESS.

MINIMUS DIMENSIONS:

45 mm

134 mm
99 mm

MINIMUS+ DIMENSIONS:

45 mm

134 mm 139mm

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Multidisciplinary functionality with simple instrument Versatile streaming and filtering options.
and data management.
Users can select sample rates of up to 5000 samples per second
The four channel Minimus can simultaneously accommodate with the option to simultaneously stream multiple sample rates
a triaxial analogue sensor, an auxillary input e.g. for in addition to two recording rates.
infrasound; a Radian posthole; plus its own internal MEMS
Data are locally recorded in miniSEED (with metadata stored in
accelerometer (2g).
dataless SEED format) and can be streamed in realtime using
The eight channel Minimus+ accommodates all of the above plus GCF (Scream!), GDI-link and SEEDlink.
an additional triaxial analogue seismic sensor and auxilary input.
Access real-time data manipulation tools such as Quick
Integrated network connectivity enables the Minimus to Seismic Characteristic Data (QSCD); Maximum, Minimum
be controlled remotely using Güralp Discovery, our software and Average (MMA) calculations and transforms such as
platform, or via a standard web browser. Discovery allows integration, differentiation and low and high pass filters.
the user to identify the instrument IP address via a Cloud
registry server or data centre, eliminating the need for static IP For Earthquake Early Warning applications, the Minimus
addresses. has an ultra-low-latency mode running causal filters
alongside traditional acausal filters. When used with
Discovery also provides simple instrument and data
our GDI protocol, this low-latency mode means network
management with access to hardware State-of-Health (SoH);
transmission can be achieved in 40 milliseconds (sample
data streaming; GNSS location; instrument response and
rate and network dependent). Other EEW features include
calibration values.
industry standard triggering algorithms for EEW (STA/
For added confidence during deployments, the GüVü Bluetooth LTA and Threshold); multi-instrument voting for mitigating
app, displays waveforms, orientation, temperature and false positive alerts; and Common Alert Protocol (CAP) for
humidity data, for instant checking of installation integrity. automated emergency warning.

Key features
24-bit, four channel (Minimus) or eight channel (Minimus+) digitiser Dual redundant 16 GB microSD cards (1 fixed, 1 hot-swappable)
with options of 32 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB
Compatible with any analogue seismic sensor
Select from GNSS (GPS and GLONASS, BeiDou optional) or PTP
Ultra-low-latency mode for Earthquake Early Warning - when used (Precision Time Protocol) timing sources
with GDI protocol, transmission can be achieved in 40 ms
Minimus+ supports Power Over Ethernet (POE) which
Industry standard triggering algorithms for EEW (STA/LTA significantly reduces complexity when installing local arrays
and Threshold)
Multi-instrument voting for mitigating false positive alerts
Powerful real-time data Transforms: mathematical operations
applied to real-time and recorded data e.g. integration;
differentiation; high and low-pass filters
Applications
Quick Seismic Characteristic Data (QSCD) protocol and
Maximum, Minimum and Average (MMA) calculated on
selected time window. > Earthquake Early Warning Systems
Seismic event table displaying events detetected using trigger > Volcanology
algorithms with links to download event data (pre and post event
time is user-configurable) > Multi-scale seismic networks
Common Alert Protocol (CAP) enabled for automated
emergency warning > Structural health monitoring
Identification of IP address via Discovery and Cloud registry server > Hydrocarbon exploration
Remote instrument and data management via easy-to-use
Discovery software
> Permanent reservoir monitoring
Scream!™ compatible > Induced seismicity detection
GüVü Bluetooth app for installation integrity checking (Android) > Explosion monitoring
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MINIMUS // TOOLS: DISCOVERY

Minimus:
Güralp Discovery Software*
*See Discovery datasheet for more details

Discovery dramatically simplifies instrument and data management and

gives users powerful tools via a web interface:
> Identify instrument IP address > Upload configuration to multiple
> Analysis of hardware State of Health units simultaensouly
> Data streaming control > Advanced analysis on waveform
> Remotely upgrade digitiser firmware data such as PSD and spectogram

NETWORK
OVERVIEW

DIGITISER WEB INTERFACE

DIGITISER CONFIGURATION

REAL-TIME VIEWER

INSTRUMENT POWER SPECTRAL

DENSITY (PSD) GRAPHS

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 MINIMUS // TOOLS: GÜVÜ

Minimus:
GüVü Bluetooth App
Check the integrity of your installation instantaneously
GüVü displays a range of instrument data such as waveforms, orientation,
temperature and humidity data. Additionally you can lock/unlock and
centre the masses of analogue sensors, reboot Minimus and alter sample
rates without instrument disturbance. GüVü can also format replacement
SD cards. A deployment status report can then be emailed for a detailed
record of the installation.

UNIQUE INSTRUMENT SERIAL NUMBER

MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) ADDRESS

INSTRUMENT TEMPERATURE
INSTRUMENT INTERNAL HUMIDITY
POWER SUPPLY
MICROSD CARD STATUS

DATA RECORDING STATUS

GNSS RECEIVER LOCATION

GNSS TIME-LOCK STATUS

SENSOR MASS POSITIONS

MAIN SENSOR OUTPUTS

INSTRUMENT ORIENTATION (RADIAN/FORTIMUS)

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Minimus+
SPECIFICATIONS
SENSOR INPUTS OPERATION AND POWER USAGE
Primary digitisation channels Minimus: four at 24 bits Operating temperature -20 to +60 °C
Minimus+: eight at 24 bits
Relative humidity range zero to 100 %
Differential input: 40 V peak-to-peak (± 20 V).
Also compatible with single-ended inputs: 20 V Power supply 10 - 36 V DC*
peak-to-peak (± 10 V) Optional 9 V DC available
Secondary channels Minimus: three analogue channels for sensor Power consumption at 12 V DC < 1 W in power save mode with no GNSS or
mass positions, one internal calibration channel (Minimus) Ethernet
at 16 bits
Minimus+: six analogue channels for sensor < 1.65 W in standard mode with GNSS and 10
mass positions, two internal calibration Mb/s Ethernet output
channels at 16 bits Power consumption at 12 V DC < 1.1 W in power save mode with no GNSS or
Internal environmental channels Humidity (Minimus+) Ethernet
Temperature
Supply voltage < 1.75 W in standard mode with GNSS and 10
MEMS accelerometer (three component) Mb/s Ethernet output
Magnetometer (three component) *Power voltage for operation of this unit only. Connection to additional instrumentation
Input impedence 50 kΩ or use of longer cables may result in a higher input voltage requirement.
PERFORMANCE SOFTWARE
ADC converter type Delta-sigma Operating system Windows and Linux compatible
ADC conversion delay 6 μs Communication technologies
supported Minimus and
Output format 32-bit Minimus+: Ethernet (10/100BASE-T)
Dynamic Range >142 dB at 100 samples per second
Minimus+ only: Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Gain drift 3 ppm / °C
USER INTERFACE
Common-mode rejection >110 dB
Configuration and control (Ethernet) Güralp Discovery - free download,
DATA PROCESSING
web browser interface. GüVü Bluetooth app
Output rates available 1 sample per hour up to 5000 samples per (Android)
second for primary channels, user-selectable
DATA COMMUNICATION
Multiple independent data streams at different Data recording formats miniSEED (metadata stored in dataless SEED
sample rates for all channels (transmission and format)
recording) Data streaming protocols (via GCF (Scream!), GDI-link1 and SEEDlink1
Ethernet) (1metadata sent in RESP, StationXML and
Up to 500 samples per second for dataless SEED file formats)
environmental channels
Memory and storage Dual redundant 16 GB microSD cards
Decimation filters ÷2, ÷3, ÷4, ÷5 decimation (Causal / Acausal) (1 fixed, 1 hot-swappable)
Out-of-band rejection >194 dB Option for 64 GB or 128 GB
Data transmission mode Continuous and trigger modes
RAM 256 MB
Triggered data Retrievable using event table in digitiser’s web
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
page. User selectable pre and post event time.
Casing type Environmentally sealed, hard anodised aluminium
Trigger modes STA/LTA, Threshold
Output streams Direct output of PGA, PGV and PGD without Environmental sensor Humidity and temperature
external software Weight Minimus: 674 g (disconnected)
Selectable gain Unity, ×2, ×4, ×8, ×12, ×64 Minimus+: 782 g (disconnected)
TIMING AND CALIBRATION Dimensions Minimus: 134 mm × 99 mm × 45 mm
Minimus+: 134 mm × 139 mm × 45 mm
Timing source precision Accuracy when GNSS locked ±50 ns. Typical
drift when unsynchronised (without GNSS) Connector type MIL-DTL-26482 Series 1:
<1 ms per day Analogue - 26 way (Minimus ×1; Minimus+ ×2)
Ethernet - 8P8C (RJ45)
Timing sources GNSS (GPS and GLONASS, BeiDou optional), Power - 4 pin
PTP (Precision Time Protocol) Digital - 10 pin
Calibration signal generator Triangle, Step, Sinewave or Broadband noise LEMO :
with adjustable amplitude. GNSS/serial - 14 pin
Global navigation satellite Compact, encapsulated, waterproof, precision
system (GNSS) timing GPS/GLONASS (BeiDou optional) receiver
Environmental protection IP68 - protection against effects of prolonged
immersion at 3 m depth for 72 hours

Güralp Systems Limited T +44 118 981 9056 In the interests of continual
Midas House F +44 118 981 9943 improvement with respect to design,
reliability, function or otherwise, all
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