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Download the application from the link below and unzip the contents in to a single folder.
Contact industrial.automation@navtechradar.com for the password to extract the files.
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With a radar Run SPXRadarView-Lite.exe. You should see a blank main screen:
Run SPXRadarView.exe. You should see a blank main screen:
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Click the Channel-A menu and select the Source... option.
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The default configuration establishes a connection to a radar at 192.168.0.1 which is the as-shipped configuration of all radars.
Once the IP address and port are correctly set and the application
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establishes connection with the
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radar, the “Video”and “Turn” indicators
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will turn green. Shortly afterwards,
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On the left side of the screen, ensure that the Raw option is ticked.
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Click the button to show the Display Control dialog box:
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Ensure that in the Raw Radar section, the Fading option is set to Replace.
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Click the button to zoom into the radar view so that you can clearly see the both of your test targets:
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Right click the mouse pointer on the exact middle point of one of the targets to display a popup options box. Click the option Popup Channel-A AScan…. to display a scan window:
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The scan window provides live signal strength data concentrating only on the angular direction of the chosen target from the radar sensor. In each of the two graph plots, the x-axis shows the distance from the sensor while the y-axis indicates the returned signal strength. You should see a spike representing your target at the relevant distance.
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On the top graph, left click on either side of the spike to create a zoomed view on the lower graph. This will allow you to see small changes in the returned signal strength on the lower graph when levelling the sensor:
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Repeat these steps for the other target so that you can view both on screen at the same time.
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Adjust the radar sensor level (See the section Levelling and optimising the radar position) while checking the scan graphs to ensure the best response from both targets.
To assist with orientation, optionally click the button to show the Graphics Control dialog box:
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Two options within this dialog box are of particular use:
Enable the Compass Ring option to superimpose compass graduation marks around the sensor view.
Note: North is aligned to the zero point of the radar sensor, not magnetic north.
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The main part of the application window will present a live display of raw radar data.
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The main part of the application window can be scaled/zoomed using the mouse wheel or by clicking the magnifying class icons. Clicking with the left mouse/touchpad button and dragging over the raw radar data allows the view to be panned.