Recording Radar Data
Initiating data recording
Open a windows command prompt, and navigate to the directory containing the Colossus net record playback tool (ColossusNetRecordPlayback.exe).
Type in the executable name, followed by the verb “record” the -i flag, and then specify the I.P address of the radar you wish to record data from.
Code Block ColossusNetRecordPlayback.exe record -i 10.77.2.211
Press enter, you will see the radar data recording begin.
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If the folder contains multiple files, they will be played in order, one after the other, starting from the selected file name. |
Other useful flags for recording:
Use flag -f followed by a space and a string to assign a prefix to the recording filename, default is “Radar”. Example: -f HDR200
use flag -m followed by a space and an integer to set a maximum file size for recording (in bytes), default is ~2GB2GB. Example: -m 10000000
use flag -c followed by a space and a boolean to enable use of compression while recording, default is false. Example: -c true
use flag -s followed by a space and a boolean to force usage of simplified filenames, default is false. Example: -s true
Monitoring data recording
Radar data recording will continue while the bottom most line in the command prompt window is displaying a filename.
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If the maximum file size for the radar data capture has been reached, recording will continue in a new file. |
Stopping data recording
To stop recording, press ctrl and c “Ctrl+C“ simultaneously, while the command prompt window is selected.
You can verify recording has stopped when the command prompt returns to its rest state.
Playing Back Radar Data
Initiating playback
Open a windows command prompt, and navigate to the directory containing the Colossus net record playback tool (ColossusNetRecordPlayback.exe).
Type in the executable name, followed by the verb “playback” the -f flag, and then specify the filepath file path and filename you wish to play back.
Code Block ColossusNetRecordPlayback.exe playback -f C:\Local\Development\Tungsten\sdk\bin\Debug\2019\10\24\Radar_1_20191024090305094_CFDFE8.colraw
Press enter, you will see the program waiting for a client to connect and view the radar data.
Monitoring playback
To monitor the radar data playback, open a tool radar data viewing app, such as RadarView-Lite.
In the menu, click “Channel-A”, followed by source.In the pop up dialogue that appears, change the I.P address to localhost (your selected app, change the data source I.P and port to the I.P and port that you previously set up. Default is 127.0.0.1 (localhost) , and press OK.6317
You should now see the radar data playing back from the filein your app, looking similar to the following.
Stopping playback
To stop playback, press ctrl and c “Ctrl+C“ simultaneously, while the command prompt window is selected.
You can verify recording has stopped when the command prompt returns to its rest state.
Other useful flags for playback:
Use flag -l followed by a space and an integer to enable the file playback to loop, default is 0 - loop forever. Example: -l 2
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