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1. User Manual SpotterRF M600 Introduction M600 Required Components Physical Setup Direct Wire Connection Setting Up the PC Wi Fi Connection Setting up the PC Connection Troubleshooting Setting up Google Earth Configuring the Radar Unit Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Radar Unit Calibrating the Offset Angle Displaying Trackers Setting up Multiple M600 s Introduction The M600 is a light weight about 3 Ib medium range 1 km Micro Surveillance Radar MSR A single M600 can provide surveillance in all visibility conditions for up to 148 acres This manual will guide you through the setup process of an M600 radar unit Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com M600 Required Components M600 Radar Mount Passive Power over Ethernet Injector Cigarette Lighter Adapter Power Cable 2 Cat5 Cables Laptop with Google Earth and Firefox or Chrome browsers a eS Physical Setup Placement of the radar unit will directly affect its performance Avoid pointing the radar at buildings within 100 m or vehicles within 50 m direct reflection from large and flat surfaces can reduce the tracking performance of the radar Mounting the radar high will reduce reflections coming from the ground and thereby improve its performance Mounting the radar unit high can also improve its line of sight Mounting at 10 ft or more is recommended for tracking a target on foot out to 1 km Mounting on a vehicle will shorten t2. 255 255 0 address into a subnetwork Example 255 255 255 0 The network point used to access Gateway l other networks Example 192 168 1 1 Figure 15 Each Spotter must have a unique IP address but the same first 9 digits and the last three digits being between 1 and 253 We suggest you edit the settings as follows Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com Setting Up the PC To establish a connection to the radar unit the static IP address of your computer must be in the same sub network as the radar unit For example to connect to the radar unit at its default address 192 168 254 254 your computer will use the following TCP IPv4 settings see fig 2 IP address 192 168 254 any number 2 249 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 For Windows XP these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections gt Local Area Connection gt Properties gt Internet Protocol TCP IP gt Properties lt lt For Windows 7 these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Internet gt Network and Sharing Center gt Change Adapter Settings gt Local Area Connection gt Properties gt Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 gt Properties lt lt Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com
3. 4 spotter kmi eS J Allow tis folder to be expanded Show contents as optons rado button selection Descnptan View Refresh Time Based Refresh When Penodcaly Shrs View Based Refresh when Nev ert View Bound Scalise 1 Fig 4 New Network Link in Google Earth Edit the fields above marked in red according to the following specifications e Name Choose a descriptive name This name will appear under My Places gt Places in the right hand column Figure 7 after adding the link e Link http The IP address of the radar unit spotter kml e g http 192 168 254 254 spotter kml Time Based Refresh When set to Periodically choose 1 secs Click OK The network link just created should now be visible on the left hand side of Google Earth as seen in figure 5 below Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com kay Google Earth File Edit View Tools Add Help v Search vy Places 3 ie My Places M Default Spotter Vik SpotterRF VIO Fov F Se CALIBRATION LINE V 1p37 V Qe TRACKER ID 37 ID40 V Se TRACKER ID 40 Seventy Seven a P Seventy One Fig 5 Active Spotter Link in Google Earth The icon labeled FOV corresponds to the area that is being monitored by the radar unit The icon labled CALIBRATION LINE corresponds to the Azimuth Angle setting on the QuickStart page of the web interface The items labeled TRACKER ID XX correspond to trackers If a tracker is
4. alive it will have cross hairs at the current position of the tracker If the radar is unable to sense the target being tracked for a given period of time the tracker dies and displays a black dot Configuring the Radar Unit The configuration of settings is done through the unit s web interface To connect to the web interface launch Google Chrome or other HTML5 compatible web browser and type the IP address of the radar unit http 192 168 254 254 into the address bar of the web browser You should see the following Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com QuickStart Estar 1 Input Azimuth Orientation Ang e 2 Select Wind Condition Wind Condition L Verity Location Use Live GPS Lantuce Longitude Altitude a custom Angie in degrees the unit is facing relative to true north 90 ts East Use Low for 1 5 knot wings Medium for 5 15 High for 15 This reduces gt false alerts in windy conditons Select true to use the live GPS coordinates from the GPS receiver ar false to manually input coordinates Latitude in decimal format 90 90 Longitude in decimal format 180 180 Altitude of the unit in meters HAE is WGS 84 Fig 6 Screen shot of QuickStart Page 1 First you must input the azimuth angle the radar is pointing You can use either a compass or the ruler function in Google Earth to determine the azimuth in degrees the Spotter is pointing To do t
5. ble runs longer than 100 ft DO NOT USE AN ACTIVE POE POWER OVER ETHERNET SUPPLY A STANDARD POE SUPPLIES OUTPUT 48V DC WHICH WILL DAMAGE THE RADAR UNIT Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com If you are unable to connect to the QuickStart page you should verify that the computer and the radar unit have established a connection To do this first open up the Windows Start menu type cmd into the search bar at the bottom and press Enter Ping the radar unit s IP address from the computer s command prompt by typing ping t 192 168 254 254 and pressing Enter as seen below Command Prompt ping t 192 168 254 254 gt Pping t 192 168 254 254 If the radar unit is connected correctly you will see the following response in the command prompt Command Prompt ping t 192 168 254 254 icrosoft Windows Version 6 1 7699 Lopyright Cc 2089 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved C Users brockj gt ping t 192 168 254 254 Pinging 192 168 254 254 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 254 254 buytes 32 time lt inms 64 Reply from 192 168 254 254 bytes 32 time lt ims TI L 64 Reply from 192 168 254 254 bytes 32 time lt ims 64 Reply from 192 168 254 254 bytes 32 time lt ims L 64 If this is the case but you still cannot connect to the QuickStart page you may have entered the wrong IP address into the URL Be sure to enter the address 192 168 254 254 exactly If you are not connecte
6. clusion zone Exclusion Zone 1 Max ee measured radially in meters The beginning of the second exclusion Exclusion Zone 2 Min IONES l zone measured radially in meters The end of the second exclusion zone Exclusion Zone 2 Max E AE SS measured radially in meters Fig 10 Using exclusion zones Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com Calibrating the Offset Angle Depending on the environment surrounding the radar trackers might be appearing offset at an angle SPOONS i 1D47 9 OC te wei D 492 11D 493 SS sO WEY N D490 10 482 iD YE f ar i r a Figure 11 Tracks with an Angular offset The solution to this problem is adjusting the angular offset calibration setting as described on the Sensor tab of the web interface To fix the picture above you would first measure the offset angle of the trackers about thirty six degrees Since you want the tracks to be rotated clockwise you would need to reduce the angular offset calibration by thirty six Calibrates the true angle of the ss Rg ae gg aS ee on tracker Increasing the angle will Angular Calibration oe ae ARS SA sa cause the tracker to rotate counter clockwise 45 45 Figure 12 Angular Calibration When there is not enough traffic to know if the trackers are appearing offset at an angle have a person walk down a known path and calibrate accordingly Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary w
7. d correctly your screen will look like this Command Prompt ping t 192 168 254 254 icrosoft Windows Version 6 1 7600 Lopyright Cc 24049 Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved gt esers brock j Pping t 192 168 254 254 Pinging 192 168 254 254 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 25 187 Destination host unreachable Reply from 192 168 25 187 Destination host unreachable Reply from 192 168 25 187 Destination host unreachable Reply from 192 168 25 187 Destination host unreachable Reply from 192 168 25 187 Destination host unreachable If this is the case there could be a number of problems associated with the physical setup and or network setup Please verify that you followed the setup instructions exactly Remember The default IP address of the radar unit is 192 168 254 254 You should be able to establish a connection with the radar unit at this IP address when it is directly connected to the radar unit as shown in figure 1 The static IP address of your computer should never be the same as the IP address of the radar unit Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com Setting up Google Earth To view trackers using Google Earth you must tell Google Earth where to find the radar unit s output file In Google Earth choose Add gt Network Link A window similar to figure 4 below should be visible Google Earth New Network Link Name Default Spotter es Lek http 192 168 254 25
8. he range to roughly 800 m depending on the terrain After mounting the M600 you can set up either a direct wired connection or a wireless connection Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com Setting Up the PC To establish a connection to the radar unit the static IP address of your computer must be in the same sub network as the radar unit For example to connect to the radar unit at its default address 192 168 254 254 your computer will use the following TCP IPv4 settings see fig 2 IP address 192 168 254 any number 2 249 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 For Windows XP these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections gt Local Area Connection gt Properties gt Internet Protocol TCP IP gt Properties lt lt For Windows 7 these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Internet gt Network and Sharing Center gt Change Adapter Settings gt Local Area Connection gt Properties gt Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 gt Properties lt lt Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP v4 Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automaticaly if your network supports this capab ty Otherwise you need to ask your network admwestrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automnatcally Use the fo
9. his open the ruler function in Google Earth Drop one point at the base of the radar and another point out at the direction the radar is facing Measure the dstance between two points on the ground Length 703 41 Meters Le Fig 7 Using Ruler to measure heading and range in Google Earth Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com 2 If the radar unit has the Garmin GPS receiver attached it should be detecting satellites within a few minutes typically less than a minute after initial boot up in a new location If the GPS receiver does not lock on to any satellites manually input the time latitude and longitude of the radar unit in decimal format A simple way to get accurate latitude and longitude is by opening Google Earth placing a new placemark at the location of the radar unit and then copying and pasting the coordinates from Google Earth into their corresponding fields on the GPS Time tab of the web interface If Google Earth is not displaying your Lat Long coordinates in the decimal degree format choose Tools gt Options gt 3D View gt Show Lat Long gt Decimal Degrees Google Earth New Placemark 3 B Name Untitled Placemark E Latitude ESET Longitude 108 723399 e i 2 Fig 8 Using Placemarks to read GPS coordinates in Google Earth Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Radar Unit There are tw
10. llowing IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway hta Ty gt aY AUTOMA at s Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate ONS server Validate settings upon ext Fig 2 Screenshot of proper network settings After setting the IP address open a web browser and type 192 168 254 254 into the URL You should get the following page see fig 3 Angie in degrees che unitis fac ng relative to true north 90 ts East Use Low for 1 5 knot winds Medium Wine Conditon for 5 15 High for 1 5 This reduces false alerts in windy conditons Select true to use the live GPS coordinates from the GPS receiver or false to manually input coordinates Latitude in decimal format Longitude in decimal format 180 150 Alutwde of the unit in meters HA WGS 84 Fig 3 Screenshot of SpotterRF QuickStart web page Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com W1 F1 Connection 1 Assure the spotter is NOT lying flat down against any surface 2 Connect the spotter to the M12 Ethernet cable then connect the cable to the case See Figure 1 3 Connect the case to either AC power or DC power using the appropriate cable 4 Turn on the Wireless switch inside the pelican case Setting up the PC From the Network Sharing Center on your Laptop click on Connect to a network Find the Network Called BA and click Connect You will be pro
11. mpted to enter a security key The security key is PREMIUMS93 To establish a connection to the radar unit the wireless static IP address of your computer must be in the same sub network as the radar unit For example to connect to the radar unit at its default address 192 168 254 254 your computer will use the following TCP IPv4 settings WLAN IP address 192 168 254 any number 2 249 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 For Windows XP these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections gt Wireless Network Connection gt Properties gt Internet Protocol 4 TCP IP gt Properties For Windows 7 these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start gt Control Panel gt Network and Internet gt Network and Sharing Center gt Change Adapter Settings gt Wireless network Connection gt Internet Protocol 4 TCP IP gt Properties After establishing a connection with the network open a web browser that supports HTML 5 i e Google Chrome or FireFox 4 and type 192 168 254 254 into the URL A web page similar to that of figure 3 should appear Connection Troubleshooting Common mistakes while setting up the radar unit include The battery is dead and needs to be recharged The IP address has not been set up correctly The cable from the radar unit to the case is too long The case has a built in 19 Volt power supply however a 24 volt power supply is required when using ca
12. ngle if the unit was looking horizontal and in normal Ground Surveillance Mode Disables the use of the cluttermap and some of the wind detection algorithms Sensitivity of the unit to potential trackers 10 is the most sensitive and yields the greatest number of trackers Minimum detectable velocity in m s The minimum radial velocity a potential target must be moving to be displayed Calibrates the true angle of the tracker Increasing the angle will cause the tracker to rotate counter clockwise 45 45 The radial distance meters a target must move to be displayed Minimum number of times a potential target must be detected during the Tracker Activation Time to be displayed The number of seconds a potential target has to receive Track Min Detections before being killed The number of seconds a tracker can Stay active without there being a detection in that region Smooths the tracker position output May increase the latency in the display of target movement Fig 9 Sensor Page on the Web Interface If there are particular distances that false trackers are appearing from wind blown objects or noise the user can set exclusion zones on the Zones tab to eliminate any tracks at those ranges An example is shown below Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com The beginning of the first exclusion Exclusion Zone 1 Min i SES zone measured radially in meters y The end of the first ex
13. o ways to adjust the Sensitivity of the Radar The simplest way is on the Quick Start page under Select Wind Condition Angle in degrees the unit is facing relative to true north 90 is East _____ _Use Low for 1 5 knot winds Medium Wind Condition custom gt iv for 5 15 High for 15 This reduces T false alerts in windy conditions l d Select true to use the live GPS Use Live GPS no_wind E coordinates from the GPS receiver or false to manually input coordinates There are three settings under this option High_wind Will detect vehicles and some walkers that are in open areas Medium_wind Will detect walkers and vehicles not crawlers wind or noise Low_wind Will detect vehicles walkers and some crawlers No_wind Will detect crawlers walkers vehicles and all wind blown clutter POSTE For more comprehensive settings open the Sensor tab as seen in figure 6 below Copyright 2011 SpotterRF Proprietary www spotterrf com Sensor Ground to Air Mode Base Angle Disable Filters Detection Sensitivity Detection Min Velocity Angular Calibration Track Range Threshold Track Min Detection Tracker Activation Time Tracker Kill Time Track Smooth Output Rotate Spotter so that it is looking vertically up into the air and select true for Ground to Air Mode Angle in degrees the Base of the unit is facing relative to true north 90 is East This is the azimuth a
14. ww spotterrf com Displaying Trackers To change how tracks are displayed in Google Earth you can adjust two settings on the Output tab of the web interface Adjusting KML Track Timeout will affect the amount of time an inactive tracker is displayed on Google Earth If the radar unit is monitoring an area with very little activity using a KML track Timeout of five minutes may be preferred so that past activity is more obvious If there is more traffic and the user is only interested in real time output a KML Track Timeout of ten seconds or less is recommended Setting up Multiple M600 s If you want to set up multiple radars to be viewed on the same computer you will need to network the M600s using a standard Ethernet switch It is essential that care is taken to avoid interference To avoid interference use units with different RF channels The RF channel is labeled on the bottom of your unit as a sticker numbered between four and eight Each radar must be assigned a unique IP address otherwise you will not be able to distinguish between the radars on the network To do this you must connect to each radar individually and assign it a unique IP address Open the QuickStart page as you would in a single radar setup http 192 168 254 254 Next go to the network tab of the web interface EAEAN y The static address used to access the 4A684141 padu ARABADA unit Example 192 168 1 15 n A bitmask used to divide the IP Netmask 255
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