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For a detailed description of the file format used by the tool to record the radar data please refer to Colossus File Format in the Products space.

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Please be aware that you should not edit the recording filenames.

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Recording Radar Data

Initiating

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Data Recording

1. Open a windows command prompt, and navigate to the directory containing the Colossus net record playback tool (ColossusNetRecordPlayback.exe).

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3. Press enter, you will see the radar data recording begin.

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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 2GB. Example: -m 10000000

use flag -c followed by a space and a boolean to disable 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

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Data Recording

Radar data recording will continue while the bottom most line in the command prompt window is displaying a filename. The recording tool will check that the RX packet rate matches the packet rate of the configuration of the radar.

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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

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Data Recording

1. To stop recording, press Ctrl+Csimultaneously, while the command prompt window is selected.

2. You can verify recording has stopped when the command prompt returns to its rest state.

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Playing Back Radar Data

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Options:

Use flag -p or --port to specify the port to stream to.

Use flag -f or --filename to select the filename.

Use flag -l or --loopcount to specify the number of loops. The default is 0 which = forever.

Use flag -m or --maxclients to specify the maximum network clients (the default is 1).

Initiating Playback

1. Open a windows command prompt, and navigate to the directory containing the Colossus net record playback tool (ColossusNetRecordPlayback.exe).

2. Type in the executable name, followed by the verb “playback” playback the -f flag, and then specify the file path and filename you wish to play back.

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3. Press enter, you will see the program waiting for a client to connect and view the radar data.

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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.

Monitoring Playback

1. To monitor the radar data playback, open a radar data viewing app, such as RadarView-Lite.

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3. You should now see the radar data playing back in your app, looking similar to the following:

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Stopping

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Playback

1 To stop playback, press Ctrl+Csimultaneously, while the command prompt window is selected.

2. You can verify recording has stopped when the command prompt returns to its rest state.

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