The Windows application SPxRadarViewLite can be used to view and explore live raw radar data.
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.
Running SPXRadarView-Lite.exe. will call the default configuration which relates to a Navtech CIR radar. Running the included windows batch file LaunchRadarDataViewer.bat allows a user to select a specific viewer configuration according to the radar model in use, and also allows the selection of specific configurations optimised for viewing on laptop displays in bright lighting conditions.
Depending on the local settings of a customer’s Windows computer, it may be required to specifically approve the use of the batch file included within the downloadable zip package.
All of the configurations supplied establish 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 establishes connection with the radar, the “Video” and “Turn” indicators will turn green. Shortly afterwards, The main part of the application window will present a live display of raw radar data.
If it is required to connect to a local source of replayed raw radar data, a running instance of SPXRadarView-Lite can be configured to connect to a device’s loopback address, 127.0.0.1, by selecting “Channel-A” from the window’s menu bar, then selecting “Source” and entering 127.0.0.1 within the network address field.
The main part of the application window can be scaled/zoomed using the mouse wheel or by clicking the magnifying glass icons. Clicking with the left mouse/touchpad button and dragging over the raw radar data allows the view to be panned.
The image displayed presents the intensity of radar energy reflected from each point within the radar’s field of view by the image brightness at the corresponding location.
This page has described the simplest use of the software SPxRadarView-Lite. Within the zip file above, there is a PDF instruction manual included.