User - Radar Configuration

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Last updated: Jun 13, 2023
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Introduction

The Radar Configuration page allows you to change the configuration of the radar which includes options for sending RF health and FFT data.

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Radar Configuration

Once you have logged into the Vertex system the Radar Configuration screen will be displayed when you select the Radar Configuration button:

The following fields will be displayed and are editable:

Radar Mode: This is the data output mode.

Passthrough: This option sends out standard 8-bit raw radar data across the network.

High Precision: This option sends out a higher 16-bit raw radar data across the network, so the resolution will be higher.

Onboard Tracking: This option is no longer available, and will be removed in future versions.

Radar Angle Start: The start angle from which the data is sent. This can help to reduce bandwidth.

Radar Angle End: The end angle from which the data is sent. This can help to reduce bandwidth.

Range Gain / Range Offset: Our industrial units have their range calibrated in the factory. This calibration process configures the Range Gain and Range Offset so that they are perfectly aligned for each unit. Therefore, these settings should not be changed.

Buffer Mode: This option is for when the radar is in fixed mode (not rotating). This buffer enables us to aggregate the data before sending it across the network. This is useful because when the radar is not rotating it is taking a large number of samples of the same view, in a short period of time.

Off: If this setting is selected then the system sends data as it comes; therefore there is no aggregation.

Average: All the data values in the buffer are averaged and the resulting value is sent out across the network.

Max: The maximum value in the buffer is sent out across the network.

Buffer Size: This is the size of the buffer being used for aggregating the data.

Contour Mode: This indicates the current contour mode configuration. A contour is a polygon shape used to define an area of interest within the total coverage area of the radar.

Enabled: If this setting is enabled, only radar data inside the defined contour area will be sent across the network. This can significantly reduced the network bandwidth.

Disabled: This setting will scan and report on the entire range of the radar.

Test Pattern: This setting is for testing the contour area of the radar.

Highways: Highways mode is only used by engineers in the field whilst setting up the radar.

Blanking Mode: We are able to control which segments the radar collects data from. This is explained in more detail here:https://navtechradar.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PROD/pages/2267611194.

Enabled: Select this to remove all raw radar data from the processing chain behind large returns which are close to the radar. This will help to avoid unnecessary false alarms.

Disabled: Blanking Mode is disabled.

Test Pattern: This setting is for testing the blanking on a radar. It tests 8 evenly spaced segments without having to configure them.

All Blanked: This option is a full 360° blanking and is used for test purposes only.

Self Check: Enables / Disables the RF health monitoring. The message contains the data about the current RF performance of the radar

Sub Sampling: This controls how we scale raw data down to display on the radar data page.

Average: Consecutive data samples are averaged to achieve the necessary scaling.

Max: Selects the maximum value from consecutive data samples to achieve the necessary scaling..

Auto Send Data: Enables / Disables the automatic sending of health and FFT data.

Relay Address: The Relay Address is used by the Adam Relay unit, which is only utilized by SafeGuard™ Lite. Further information can be found here: https://navtechradar.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IA/pages/698089566.

Modbus Alarm Offset: The Modbus Alarm Offset is used by the Adam Relay unit, which is only utilized by SafeGuard™ Lite.