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3. Figure 4 8 CAM User Interface It is very important to remember that the PSR Extractor CAM runs on the monitoring station PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 18 4 1 File menu An overview of all the available menu items is given in Table 4 2 Table 4 2 Menu bar __ O _ o Settinss S 2 The different menu items will be explained further detail in the next paragraphs 411 View EventLog When you click View EventLog the Info Warning Error Viewer will be opened Figure 4 9 Info Warning Error Viewer This list logs all Info Warnings and Errors events that happen in the software You can select whether you want to see the errors warnings or info events using the drop down menu If you click see window will prompt that asks you to save the current information in a log file T n Infa Warning Error Viewer errors NINE FEN i s m TimeStamp source L NEN message 13 04 2007 09 57 45 Tracker Control vi Tracker operational 13 04 2007 03 57 39 Tracker Control vi Tracker Stopped 13 04 2007 09 57 32 Tracker Control vi Tracker Stopped 13 04 2007 09 57 22 Tracker Control vi Tracker operational 13 04 2007 03 56 39 Tracker Control vi Tracker Stopped 13 04 2007 03 56 13 Server vi Autostart disabled 13 04 2007 03 56 12 Extractor Control vi server started 13 04 2007 09 56 13 CAM Server vi Autostart disabled 13
4. Main PCT Start Tracker Combiner Combiner vi Start Tracker Combiner E Combiner vi stop Tracker Combiner Tracker vi Stop Tracker Combiner E Tracker vi E Track Streamer vi gt Track Streamer vi Tracker Error 9 Tracker Error Tracker running m Tracker running connection Tracker autostart sec connection Tracker autostart sec 13 08 2010 11 12 43 13 08 2010 11 12 13 08 2010 11 12 13 08 2010 11 12 Autostart enabled Tracker operational CAM server started 12 Autostart enabled 05 43 Tracker SRY 13 5 12 40 server started Application priority set an MORMAL 38 Tracker SRY v1 3 5 36 Application priority set an HORMAL Tracker Operational Figure 4 33 Tracker Combiner tab Connected Running PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 38 4 3 6 Connection info tab The Connection Info Tab shows info about the Extractor and the Tracker Combiner As you can see in Figure 4 34 the CAM has 2 socket connections per module If those socket connections are established between the CAM and the Extractor or Tracker Combiner module on the processing server the status will be connected If the socket connection is not established the status will be Initiating Those socket connections are graphically represented in Figure 3 7 User interfaces Ove
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7. ld Relative Il Ee Figure 4 15 Map editor Threshold map cl PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 25 The Power Threshold Map is variable both in range and azimuth The applied power threshold is relative and combined with the power threshold as set in the Extractor server user preferences see Technical Manual E PSR Extractor TM vxx pdf PSR plots with a power after pathloss and STC compensation below the power threshold are not outputted by the reply combiner function of the PSR extractor Figure 4 16 shows a Power Threshold Map created by connection following points Start Range Stop Range Nm Start Azimuth Stop Azimuth Start Threshold Stop Threshold Nm deg deg dB dB 0 18 0 360 5 5 18 22 0 360 5 0 22 55 0 360 0 Map Editor l 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 360 Azimuth deg Start Range Mm Stop Range Mm Start Azimuth deg Stop zimuth deg Start Threshold dB Stop Threshold dB Figure 4 16 Map editor Power Threshold PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 26 4 1 8 PCT Flash Programmer By clicking Settings PCT Flash Programmer a windows as in Figure 4 17 will load Ex PCT Flash Programmer PCT flash file list default V Figure 4 17 PCT Flash programmer This dialog is used in combination with the PCT flash editor and is used to pr
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9. Help and Support Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it For you vj Log Off bert Windows XP Prof Shut Down Figure 5 42 Run dialog J start Suppose that the IP address of processing server 15 192 168 0 92 In figure below the ping command is successful which means good connectivity CWINDOWS system3 cmd exe CG 5 Documents and Settings Hert sping 192 168 60 92 Pinging 172 168 8 72 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 0 92 bytes 32 1 TIL 126 Reply from 192 168 8 92 bytes 32 timetims 11 128 Reply from 192 168 00 92 bhytes 32 time lt ims TIL 126 Reply from 192 168 0 92 bhytes 32 timetims Ping statistics for 172 168 8 72 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost loss gt Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum Ams Maximum ms Average Bms C2 Documents and Settings BHert gt Figure 5 43 Ping command To check the ip address of the local computer you can type ipconfig C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows Version 5 1 26 1 Copyright 1985 2661 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings Bert gt ipconf ig Mindows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix 192 168 0 92 255 255 255 0 192 168 0 22 Figure 5 44 Ipconfig command PSR Extractor CAM User Manu
10. 46 CFAR set 16 4 2 Pactor 2 00 43 46 Probe set RephyVideo channel 0 Threshold set 3 0 UpStep set 2 00 DownStep set 0 20 Extractor SR 11 4 1 Application priority set on Extractor Operational in range 0 196 Probe set on FFT Channel channel 0 ADC offzer Tuned ADi offset 8210 AD cz 13 08 2010 10 43 Tracker Operational J Extractor operational Figure 4 30 Extractor tab Connected Running The PCT vi is only running when programming the PCT791 flash memory The EDR_Replay vi is only running when the extractor is in replay mode PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 36 When you click 9 S t amp 2 _ it will prompt the following window ii Start Extractor E Clutter default w PCT INI File force rebuild clutter map gt Live mode Replay mode Figure 4 31 Start Extractor The following settings can be made e Clutter map select which clutter map must be used This can be overruled by clicking the button in force rebuild clutter map e PCT file select the PCT file to be used e Live mode the Extractor then works on real live data Replay mode the Extractor works on data that is recorded on disk When this option is chosen Figure 4 52 Replay File Select prompts You can choose between the available recordings made Also some comment will be shown gt Replay File Select Recording m
11. Figure 4 23 Main toolbar Table 4 3 1s an overview of the buttons of main toolbar Table 4 3 Main toolbar Open the Recording Display This does the same as choosing View Recorder in the Menu bar Triggers manual offset compensation Save clutter map Opens the IQ tab see 4 3 8 I Q view tab MRD3 The MRD3 can also be launched in the RASS R toolbox Launch the DHM configuration manager Refer to the manual about the Data DHM Handler Module The DHM can also be lauched in the RASS R toolbox amp X Exit Quit the application 4 2 1 Manual offset compensation When you click the manual offset compensation button the system will search for a minimal video offset setting for both I and Q channel Should you notice a video offset by using the IQ view you can use this button to minimize this offset Offset compensation is automatically executed by every start of the extractor PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 30 4 2 2 Clutter Map When you click the save clutter map button the following dialog will open gt Save clutter map as Figure 4 24 Clutter Map A clutter map contains the static objects seen by a radar for example mountain reflections obstacles or other not moving parts On the other hand also dynamic objects like weather can be stored in the clutter map This means that the clutter map is continuously changing while the Extractor is running The clu
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13. 100 4 1 3 2 Reply combiner Reply load The reply combiner engine is allowed to processes a maximum number of replies per processing cycle This parameter shows the actual used percentage of this maximum replies reply limit 100 4 1 3 3 Reply combiner Time load The reply combiner engine has a maximum loop time The loop time is the time needed to do one processing cycle This parameter shows how much time is used compared to the maximum loop time in loop time max loop time 100 4 1 3 4 Combiner combines sec The combiner combines primary plots with secondary plots This value shows how much combines are completed per second CS The calculated value is a sliding average over 20 seconds 4 1 3 5 Combiner PSR messages sec received Shows the number of primary messages received including sector messages 4 1 36 Combiner PSR messages sec used Shows the number of primary messages used sector messages excluded PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 4 1 3 7 Combiner 55 messages sec received Shows the number of secondary messages received including sector messages 4 1 3 8 Combiner SSR messages sec used Shows the number of secondary messages used sector messages excluded 4 1 3 9 Combiner working queue size When you select this field you can see the number of plots in memory where the combiner engine can work with If this value is too small the combiner has not much possibilities of combin
14. 5 Amplitude Y M 5 8 Amplitude ADC 40 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 150 152 154 158 160 162 164 166 168 170 Time us Time us 8 i Amplitude LY EU Figure 4 40 Detailed IQ view of a possible target 4 3 9 Error tab All errors that occur are displayed in the Error tab as in Figure 4 41 Error tab For each error the following information is shown Timestamp the time that the Error occurred Source the particular vi that generates the error Code for internal use Description describes the error PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help x CAM inFa Extractor Tracker Combiner Main PCT IQ view Connection info Error Server manager Timestamp 12 06 2010 12 47 00 source Extractor Control wi Code af Device not Found description Device Mak Found Figure 4 41 Error tab All these errors are also saved in the Info Warning Error viewer window section errors See 4 1 1 PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 42 5 Troubleshooting Next paragraphs gives a few suggestions that can be used to troubleshoot the system 51 Network testing To test if the monitoring station has a proper network connection with the processing server you can use the ping command on the monitoring station Follow the next steps Open the DOS prompt using the run window
15. Run command In the services window you can use the buttons or a right click on the appropriate services for a start stop or restart action iu Services File Action View Help services Local PSR Extractor Description Status Startup Log On Print Spooler Loads Started Automatic Local System Start the service Protected Storage Provides pr Started Automatic Local System amp PSR Extractor Automatic Local System S PSR Tracker Combiner Started Automatic Local System 2 DHIM Background 5e Started Automatic Local System Figure 5 48 Windows services By right clicking the services advanced settings such ad Start up Type can be configured PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 46 6 Appendix how to do 6 1 How to select a file on an other computer Open the run dialog Faxes Ww Paint Calculator Help and Support Search 2 Windows Opens a program Fc Log Off s Disconnect ey LabVIEW Programs Figure 6 49 Run select Type in the following text xxx xxx xxx xxx c where the x s are replaced by the IP number of the remote computer In this example the c drive 1s selected to select an other drive replace the c by the drive letter wanted Run Ed name of a program Folder document or Internet re
16. MRD Offset this value can be used to compensate DC offsets Map Parameters Upstep defines the value that has to be added to the clutter map cell 1f the new cell value 1s greater than the old cell value Downstep defines the value that has to be substracted to the clutter map cell if the new cell value is lower than the old cell value Threshold The FFT result has to be greater than the clutter map cell value threshold threshold map to output the result 4 3 2 PCT tab The PCT tab only becomes active when the PCT791 is connected to the system E PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help view Connection info Errar Server manager CAM info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main PCT Test pulses Timing Generation PEFR Range Mm OFF PEMF Range Mra Stagger 65 00 4 ON PEMR Azimuth deu OFF e 18000 STC Beam switching 2 Automatic Automatic Fixed H beam anD L beam clutter map compare Figure 4 27 PCT tab PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 33 The following settings can be made e Transmitter you can switch the timing generation of the PCT unit On Off with this control e Stagger turn the stagger On or Off e STC you can select the automatic STC generation or fixed When the automatic mode is selected the content of the flash in the PCT unit will be used as STC If you select the fixed mode the values given
17. TABLE 2 1 RASS R MENU BAR rec 13 TABLE 4 2 MENU M H 18 EABEEdXS SMAINCEOODBARascnnefiedniecdtoa 29 ACRONYMS PSR primary radar extractor SSR secondary radar extractor PRE primary radar extractor PCT PSR Controlled Timing Unit MRD Multi Radar Display refer to the manual of the MRD DHM Data Handler Module refer to the manual of the DHM HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface CAM Control And Monitoring COTS Commercial Of The Shelf ATC Air Traffic Control ACPR Azimuth Change Pulse Rate ARP Azimuth Reset Pulse STC Sensitivity Time Control Pulse Repetition Frequency DRAC Dell Remote Access Controller PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 9 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL The following conventions are used in this manual Note This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a note which alerts you to important information Caution This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a caution which alerts you to the possibility of data loss or a system crash Warning This icon to the left of bold italicized text denotes a warning which alerts you to the possibility of damage to you or your equipment PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 10 1 Introduction The Primary Radar Extractor PRE790 is developed to extend
18. 0 0 ARP deg E Upstep dB GPStme 00 00 00 Int time 00 00 00 Threshold 9 Tracker Operational Figure 4 26 Main tab The Main tab has the following items General window e IPR Interrogations Per Rotation This value depends on the PRF and the radar rotation time ACPR Azimuth Change Pulse Rate 1 4096 pulses per cycle PPS Count Pulses Per Second GPS seconds counter when GPS450 connected ARP Azimuth Reset Pulse increments during live or replay mode Deg displays the bearing of the radar in degrees Sec displays the revolution time of the radar GPS Time the GPS450 time will be displayed here format time of week Int Time UTC time at the moment of interrogation format time of day TOD PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 32 Probe Settings Type select how the video will be displayed to the MRD3 The parameters will change according to the probe settings editor values o Log video represents the result of the next formula of the I and Q video signal 20 log sqrt P Q o FFT channel output of the selected Doppler filter dB o Map channel output of the selected clutter map dB o Reply Video displays the video above the clutter map threshold for all 16 output bins The amplitude is the signal above the clutter map dB Channel this is only used on FFT and Map Channel probe It selects the appropriate bin out of 16 Gain controls the gain of the video on the
19. 04 2007 09 53 36 Extractor Control vi pc Stopped 37043 Pas A A TARA hee beet bhl Figure 4 9 Info Warning Error Viewer This information ts very useful when troubleshooting your system since all steps are logged here PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 9 4 1 2 File recorder By clicking View Recorder or by pressing see 4 1 5 the following window will prompt nl 1 i File Recorder vi Figure 4 10 Recorder window If you click to start the recording the software will record the sampled I Q video This data will be saved in a 2M Hz file The path of this recording 15 set in the default ini file in the Extractor Server folder Similar to the recording path the file size can be set in the default ini file see technical manual JE PSR Extractor TM vxx pdf When the maximum file size is reached the recording automatically stops Then a new Start is necessary for a next recording Note that this recording only records I Q video before plot extraction The PSR extracted plots and or SSR data can be recorded with the DHM Replaying files that you recorded yourself is not possible in this software version It is necessary to synchronize the PSR video and SSR data in a separate software tool that is not part of this CAM software 4 1 3 System Load Display By clicking View System Load Display the following window will prompt gt Load Display fj CPU
20. 4 1 3 15 Tracker processing delay ms This value shows the processing delay of the tracker engine This means the delay between the target detection and when the track update leaves the tracker engine PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 222 4 1 3 16 Tracker processing time ms Shows the loop time of the tracker engine in ms 4 1 3 17 CPU load Shows the processor load of the processing server 4 1 3 18 Used memory Mbyte Shows the used physical memory of the processing server This information is very useful when troubleshooting your system This info is stored on disk of the monitor pc for the last 100 days You can find these loggings in the following folder C Program Files Intersoft Electronics PSR Extractor Extractor CAM ogs 4 1 4 Probe Settings By clicking Settings Probe Settings you can edit the Gain and Offset applied by selecting that probe in the Main tab of the CAM The default values are stored in the CAM configuration ini file gt Probe Setting Editor Offset 45 0 Figure 4 13 Probe Setting Editor 4 1 5 STC Fixed attenuation settings See 4 3 2 PCT tab PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 21 41 6 Advanced settings editor By clicking Settings Advanced Settings Editor a windows as in Figure 4 14 will prompt The parameters that can be changed in this screen are used for fine tuning of the different software processes the extractor the combining and the tracker fu
21. OR POWER THRESHOLD MAP cesse eee eene sesso 27 FIGURE 4 17 PCT FLASH PROGRAMMILLER 5655 eaaa 28 FIGURE 4 18 PCT FLASH EDITOR BEAM SWITCHING TABLE eese 28 FIGURE 4 19 SELECT PCT FLASH 5558 5 5 29 FIGURE 4 20 PCT FLASH EDITOR STC TA BL Bisiscsesssscccssessseccanacssscsdansacssccsessvadscesocavessesssesensesssacsansdvsscscantecsecess 29 FIGURE 4 21 ABOUT PSE EXTRACTOR iraa 30 FIGURE 4 22 EVENT VIEW ER ae Ea 30 FIGURE 4 237 MAIN TOOLBAR isesscessasessnscassscassscasnnsesstsanauesscssacesseansedivsentessennosetescasssunsnouscsceusesduvesduvesksestsoeseanesdineats 31 FIGURE 4 24 CEUT PER V uc M M 32 FIGURE 4 25 PCT IND d Goate een bean EYE bnt 32 FIGURE4 260 MAIN Vo M 33 FIGURE 4 27 PCF TAB H 34 FIGURE 4 28 STC FIXED ATTENUATION SETTINGS e sseeesssseesssseessocesssocesssocesssoossssooesssossssssesssssossssessssssesssose 35 FIGURE 4 29 CAM INFO
22. Primary Surveillance Radar Extractor E PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help IQ view Connection info Error Server manager info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main PCT ACPR PPS count Probe Settings 0 0 0 Type Reply viden Gain 10 Offset ap parameters 0 0 00 0 0 ARP deg sec UpStep dB GPStime _ 00 00 00 e Int time 00 00 00 Threshold load Tracker Operational Control And Monitor CAM User Manual Edition 1 7 Naso Je Edition Date 11 08 10 Status Released Issue ELGE ke Te GaN S DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION SHEET DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Primary Surveillance Radar Extractor CAM User Manual Document Reference Number EDITION 1 7 EDITION 08 11 10 Abstract This manual focuses on the control and monitoring software interface of the Primary Radar Extractor This contains the following parts e General overviwe of the hardware PRE790 and 791 e Description of the software All the configurations settings and block diagrams are described in this manual In this manual it is assumed that the output of the PRE790 is connected to INTERSOFT ELECTRONICS Multi Radar Display 3 Keywords Primary Radar Extractor Tracker Combiner Multi Radar Display CONTACT PERSON Jeroen Janssens TEL 32 14 231811 DOCUMENT STATUS AND TYPE STATUS CATEGORY Working Draft Ll Executive Tas
23. RR ERE i LILIILJ gO ek kee eee 2 th beh wasawscsauam 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 fee d uem oom ede B Processing Extractor server Tracker combiner server DHM server Monitoring pc DHM Configuration Manager Multi Radar Display Extractor CAM Remote desktop to processing pc Webapplication DRAC processing pc Control Centre multiple controller displays MRD3 MRD3 Figure 3 6 Example of hardware configuration PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 16 3 2 User interfaces overview In the previous chapter we have seen that different software modules communicate with different hardware modules installed on multiple computers The link between all computers is the local area network LAN The different software modules talk with each other using different socket connections over UDP IP and TCP IP both internal and external between 2 computers In the figure below all coloured arrows represent a different socket connection On the processing server the PSR extractor server and the PSR Tracker server are running as a windows service Both functions use 2 different sockets to communicate with the PSR Extractor CAM which is installed on the monitoring station Remember that if the processing server is not equipped with a keyboard or scree
24. ade by strong storm weather A lot of wheater clutter Figure 4 32 Replay File Select PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 37 4 3 5 Tracker Combiner The Tracker Combiner tab shows the information about the Tracker Combiner that is running on the processing server The Tracker Combiner itself 15 running in the background on the processing server as a Windows service By clicking 9 Stt rrader cobier oy Ra Stop Tracker Combiner yoy actually start or stop the Tracker Combiner service The meaning of the LED s are as follows e Tracker Error if there is an error it will be displayed in the text bar below or in the Error tab Tracker running if the VI s are loaded and the Tracker Combiner is running By clicking Start or Stop In the right figure below the CAM 16 connected and the Tracker Combiner is running e CAM connection if the connection with the Tracker Combiner is made but not started yet the VI s are not running yellow color In the left figure below the CAM is connected to the Tracker Combiner but the Tracker Combiner is not running i PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 i PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help View Settings Help aja S IQ view Connection info Error Server manager IQ view Connection info Error Server manager CAM info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main info Extractor Tracker
25. al 43 5 2 Problems with connection to Extractor or Tracker Combiner server Suppose you see no information at all 1n the Extractor tab Ex PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help IQ view Connection info Error Server manager info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main PCT Start Extractor d Stop Extractor Live Extractor Error m Extractor running CAM connection Extractor autostart sec Figure 5 45 Communication problem This means that a socket connection between the PSR Extractor CAM and the Extractor server cannot be made This can be caused by networking problems or wrong settings in the different ini files refer to the technical manual IE PSR Extractor TM vxx pdf This does not mean that the Extractor server itself is not running This gives only an indication about the fact that no communication to the extractor server can be established A similar explanation 1s true for the tracker combiner server PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 44 5 3 How to check if a Windows service is running The following process run as Windows services and are only visible as an executable in the Windows Task Manager e Extractor on processing server e Tracker server exe on processing server YARDIOS SRV exe DHM server on processing server and monitoring station So use the Windows Task Manager to see whether the executables are running or n
26. g version 1 3 3 http aa inbersort electronics cam PSR Extrator running in LIVE mode The PET unit workmode master Simulate Device info PCT unit Serial number 1 PLO version x31 Extractor running FX2 version 0 0103 LVR m Tracker running Serial number 5 Live version 0106 CSF type 0 00000003 DSP version 0 02000000 PLO type 0 09 PLO version x z System IP address es 10 20 100 101 172 15 100 42 Server IP address 10 20 100 1 Figure 4 21 About PSR Extractor In the top left corner you see the contact information The green LED s in the left bottom corner indicate whether the Extractor is running the Tracker is running and the system is in live or replay mode On the right side you get CAM version PSR extractor and PCT status and device information With the Event Viewer button you can open the Windows Event viewer to read all reported error warning and information events logged in the RASS R event log E Event Viewer File Action View Help gt e Eve TW er 10 20 10 0 1 Y Event Viewer 10 20 100 1 Application d icati Log Application Error Records 512 0 KB Log Security Audit Records 64 0 KB Log System Error Records 512 0 Log Custom Log Error Records 512 0 Figure 4 22 Event Viewer PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 29 4 2 Main toolbar The main toolbar is displayed in the following figure ix
27. ignal E PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help gt Sa x CAM info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main PCT IQ view Connection info Error Server manager 8000 6000 4000 2000 n 2000 4000 000 8000 10000 7 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 Time us 553 us 8 Amplitude Amplitude ADC Figure 4 38 IQ view tab Using the standard Labview buttons for graphs we can easily zoom on the graph Two examples are displayed below Example 1 You see the I Q view of a test pulse The figure below show the log video of the test pulse 20 log sqrt I Q7 Amplitude ADC t tit t 1 t t t t 1 t t tt 755 760 765 770 785 790 795 800 805 610 815 Time us S Time us At Amplitude 70 a A 3 hina JL VA AA N M V i X N Y JY VW 0 E 1 1 1 1 1 t LU 1 t t t t t t 746 750 755 760 765 770 775 780 785 790 795 800 805 810 815 820 823 Time us 1 10 Time us 8 Amplitude M Figure 4 39 Detailed IQ view of a test pulse PSR Extractor CAM User Manual ee Example 2 displays first the IQ view of a possible target The graph below is the log video signal 20 log sqrt P Q Amplitude ADC 1 1 1 1 t 1 t 1 1 162 164 166 168 10 172 174 Time us Time us
28. iguration files If there is a CAM connection this auto start decision depends on this setting e Event Filter List o Sector Messages UDP if ON sector messages will be send over UDP in track and plot output streams It is strongly recommend to leave this ON o Sector messages CAM if ON the PPI on the main tab will follow the antenna rotation e SubEngine Status displays the status of the vi sub engines lt PSR Extractor CAM 1 3 3 Seles View Settings Help Connection info Error Server manager CAM info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main PCT General infa engine state operational oop tine ng Autostart Event Filter List 5 OM sector message UDP OFF sector message CAM SubEngine status gt Extractor Client vi Eb Tracker Client vi E LoadDisplay wi Tracker Operational Figure 4 29 CAM info tab PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 35 4 3 4 Extractor tab The Extractor tab shows the information about the extractor modules running on the processing server The Extractor itself 1s running in the background on the processing server as a Windows service By clicking StartExtractor or Stop Extractor service The meaning of the LED s is as follows you actually start or stop the Extractor Live green if live mode is selected e Extractor Error if there is an error it will be displayed in the te
29. in the setting window are used see Figure 4 28 You can find these settings in the menu under Settings STC fixed attenuation settings gt STC fixed attenuation settings Sees 97 STC fixed attenuation settings Apply Low beam 9 Figure 4 28 STC fixed attenuation settings e Test pulses o PERF Range this value controls at what range the fixed test pulse is placed The fixed test pulse will appear for al azimuths o PEMR Range this value controls at what range the moving test pulse 1s placed o PEMR Azimuth this value chooses at what azimuth the moving test pulse is generated The test pulse will start at the value given and lasts for 15 ACP s Beam switching you can choose between 3 modes o Automatic the content in the flash of the PCT791 unit will be used for beam switching o H beam the high beam is selected The content of the flash is overridden o L beam the low beam is selected The content of the flash is overridden o M S Master Slave corresponds to a PCT791 setting o G N Generator Normal corresponds to a PCT791 setting PSR Extractor 4 3 3 In the CAM info tab we can distinguish 4 sections e General Info CAM User Manual 34 CAM info tab o Engine state displays when the engine is operational or not o Loop time CAM engine loop time for debug purposes e Autostart if there s CAM connection the extractor and tracker will auto start after a certain time in conf
30. ing If this value is too large it takes more time to compare all probabilities 4 1 3 10 Combiner combining percentage The combining percentage CB gives an indication of how much matches there are made between PSR and SSR plots In an ideal situation there is for each primary plot a matching secondary plot so the combining percentage will be 100 in that situation An example PSR messages sec used 30 SSR messages sec used 20 combines sec 17 gt 17 30 20 2 100 68 So the combining percentage is calculated by summing the number of primary plots and the number of secondary plots this sum is divided by 2 Then divide the combines sec by the previous result CB CS PSR SSR 2 100 4 1 3 11 Combiner loop time ms Shows the loop time of the combiner engine in ms 4 1 3 12 Combiner processing delay ms Shows the processing delay of the combiner engine in ms The processing delay is needed to give the system time to receive the incoming PSR and SSR data This delay is also used to compensate for different delays in the both PSR and SSR systems 4 1 3 13 Tracker active tracks Shows how much tracks are active in the tracker engine 4 1 3 14 Tracker input buffer size When you select this field you can see the number of plots in memory where the tracker engine can work with If the tracker treads a track he will search in this buffer for the best matching plot for that track
31. k Draft Specialist Task Proposed Issue Ll Lower Layer Task Released Issue ELECTRONIC BACKUP WindowsXPPro Media Identification PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 3 DOCUMENT APPROVAL The following table identifies all authorities who have successively approved the present issue of this document AUTHORITY NAME AND SIGNATURE DATE Bert Sauviller 19 04 07 Editors Tom De Wit 18 01 07 Jeroen Janssens 11 08 10 Director ATC Ing M Vanuytven Director Software Ir E Moons Department PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 4 DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD The following table records the complete history of the successive editions of the present document SECTIONS EDITION DATE REASON FOR CHANGE PAGES AFFECTED 1 4 18 01 08 CAM version 1 3 0 completion of manual 05 02 08 Minor changes extra explanation 7 pee ener Updated to CAM version 1 3 3 PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS TINT RODUC TION c 10 FRAS R OO 12 IN MODULES c 14 3 1 HARDWARE SOFTWARE 111 1 14 Ded INTERFACES OVER VIR M
32. load 5 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 50 0 12 52 00 12 54 00 12 56 00 59 13 00 00 13 02 00 2411212007 2411212007 2411212007 2411212007 2411212007 2411212007 2411212007 Time LITC Eghgersgerg em last value cubada altejo Figure 4 11 System Load Display PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 20 When you click in the upper selection field the following list of display options appears Reply combiner buffer Fill level Reply combiner Reply load Reply combiner Time load Combiner combines sec Combiner messages sec received Combiner 4P5R messages sec used Combiner 558 messages sec received Combiner 558 messages sec used Combiner working queue size Combiner combining percentage Combiner loop ms Combiner processing delay ms Tracker active tracks Tracker Input buffer size Tracker processing delay ms Tracker processing time ms CPU load 5 Used Memory Mbyte Figure 4 12 System Load Display fields When you select an option the last hour history for the selected parameter is displayed Further explanation of the meaning of the options will be given in the next paragraphs 4 1 3 1 Reply combiner buffer fill level This item shows the buffer fill level of the reply combiner engine This buffer stores the reply video coming from the device for further processing The fill level is shown in replies buffer size
33. mes ay TMD 3 Display e ay j Si 8 y ESE 79 Ly Coverage Map Calculation dy Figure 2 4 RASS R toolbox For details about the DHM and MRD3 software we refer to their respective user manuals TE UM 00025 0xx DHM pdf and IE UM 00027 0xx MRD3 pdf PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 13 The menu bar contains the following items Table 2 1 RASS R menu bar When this button 15 clicked the Help window will appear and show help Help window information whenever you point over a button Click this to make an appropriate campaign structure see further H Campaign change Change settings Under development Print graphs Under development Print tables Under development Quit the application Exit When you click the button it will ask you where you want to create your RASS R campaign folder Select the correct path Upon completion you should have the following directory structure created as in Figure 2 5 Campaign directory structure Under development CAMPAIGN RASS R 22 M SSR 20 DATA EXPORTS INTERROGATIONS 2 LINKED DATA NETWORK PREFS PSR 2 RECORDINGS REPORT RESULTS SCENARIO C VIDEO Figure 2 5 Campaign directory structure When you make a campaign folder with the RASS R toolbox it is suggested to c
34. n you can use Windows Remote Desktop on the monitoring station to access the processing server On the monitoring station there are the following user interfaces The PSR Extractor CAM to configure and monitor the PSR Extractor server the PSR Tracker Combiner the PCT791 e The DHM Configuration Manager to configure and monitor the DHM server on the processing server with connection to the PRE790 The MRD3 displaying information configured in DHM sessions on the processing server Radar shelter Processing pc runnin window rvi PSR Extractor Name _ Status unning as windows service PSR Extractor Started Windows Task Manager File Options View Help Applications Processes Performance Networking Image Name Us CPU Mem Usa YARDIOS SRV exe 00 38 564 LAN connection Monitoring gt PSR Extractor CAM 1 0 1 DHM Configuration manager i DHM Conf Manager 2 2 1 Tracker Combine settings IQ view Connection info File Tools Help CAM info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main Advanced 2 ie at gt IPR ACPR PPScount Probe Settings 0 0 0 a DHM IP Type Reply video s2iumo2ssm id Channel 0 Sessions dE 7 0 BVAircat_CONV Gain Offset 0 Ix DHM Session Editor BV_Aircat_Replay 5 load File Operate Tools Hel Tools Help PERAE rame
35. nctions These parameters are loaded from several ini files Changes to the parameters are not saved and are thus only applicable as long as the services are not restarted A detailed description of each parameter can be found in the Technical Manual JE PSR Extractor TM vxx pdf These parameters may only be changed by personnel having sufficient knowledge about its use gt Advanced Settings Editor Refresh Extractor Combiner Tracker Tracker Zones PSR reply count hits Time window sec PSR min power dB Revolution period sec MinCountConfirmed 3 Association threshold TrackerProcessingDelay ms 11500 E Use Kalman Filter F Split range slot Mm Kalman random range error m 150 I e ca ea 4 Code association threshold Split time slot sec Bridge MODES gap scans Kalman random azimuth error deg 0 5 Bridge PSR SSR scans Code history 4scans e Maximum speed m s Acceleration m s7 4 Speed Filter knots Random range error m t Random azimuth error deg max3attracks processing late tolerance Produce coastings Output track initiations Changer nace in 6e screen are not saved Affer restart fhe IT settings he ured again Figure 4 14 Advanced Settings Editor Tracker PSR Extracto
36. nit is installed PCT791 This unit typically converts the timing signal outputs of the radar into PRE790 acceptable levels Because the timing signals of the radar are manufacturer dependent this interface unit needs to be designed specifically for every radar type Figure 1 2 PCT791 PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 11 The PRE790 is completely controlled by the following software modules installed on the processing server e Extractor function Doppler processing and PSR plot extraction on the digitized video data e Combiner Tracker function combining the extracted PSR plots with the SSR target data and making tracks RASS R Data Handling Module software DHM possibility to output the different data on LAN or on serial lines using the data processing unit in the PRE790 Also the DHM can send the video data over LAN to ATC centres or other clients The processing computer is a 19inch rack server with no screen nor keyboard attached It can be accessed using Windows Remote Desktop from the management console Starting up shutting down be remote controlled using the web application of the Remote Access Controller DRAC interface aa ee La eee ot 55609588 Fi igure 1 3 processing server The Control And Monitoring CAM software serves as Human Machine Interface and controls the PRE790 The
37. nvert into our proprietary D6 format required for further processing with any IE software and or convert into common used radar formats ASTERIX RDIF data recording and or replay distribute the data over various networks LAN WAN Serial e Monitoring station the monitoring station is a desktop computer installed in the radar shelter It is used to monitor the processing server and fulfils the following tasks o Extractor CAM user interface to configure the extractor server and the tracker combiner server software that are running on the processing server o DHM Configuration manager user interface to configure and control the different DHM sessions running on the processing server o visualizes the SSR targets PSR targets combined targets tracks and video o The monitoring station can also be used to access the processing server using Windows Remote Desktop If the processing server is equipped with a DRAC interface its functionalities can be accessed by typing in the processing server s DRAC IP address in a browser on the monitoring station The HDMI cable is only used for its cable specifications The HDMI standard is not followed at all PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 15 III 1 Radar Shelter g i 4 B x I 3 790 Data Video USB USB SEPP
38. ogram the PCT791 see next paragraph When the STC and Beam Switching tables are saved to file using the PCT flash editor the file content can be loaded to the PCT791 flash memory by pressing Program A progress bar will start do not close the programmer until the process 15 finished Note that this menu item is only available when the extractor is stopped The Flash content of the PCT791 unit can not be programmed when the extractor is running 4 1 9 Flash Editor By clicking Settings PCT Flash Editor the following window will prompt E PCT Flash Editor K STC Beam Switching Beam switch table w upper Az Range Nm Range Nm 20 30 00 5 00 60 00 10 00 90 00 5 00 120 00 10 00 150 00 5 00 180 00 10 00 210 00 5 00 240 00 10 00 270 00 5 00 300 00 10 00 330 00 5 00 360 00 10 00 PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 2 In the beam switching table you can fill in the beam switch table that can be loaded into the PCT791 flash memory Click 13 to load a correct flash file click to save and to erase the current table contents The flash files are stored on the processing server at the following location C Program Files Intersoft ElectronicsNPSR Extractor Extractor Server FlashContent Select a PCT flash file Look in FlashContent es Beauvechain pctf My Recent Documents My Documents 3 File name Jefault pct OK My Computer of type PCT fla
39. ot Those three services should automatically start when the computer boots If not check the launch settings of the services see 5 4 Windows Task Manager File Options View Help Applications Processes Performance Networking Image Mame CPU Mem Usage Processes 59 Extractor Server exe WINWORD EXE MRD exe soffice bin REvscan exe Tracker Server exe Paint Shop Pra exe Extractor YARDIOS SRY exe AcraRd32 exe YARDIOS SMGR exe sychost exe RASS R exe explorer exe iFrmewrk exe Wmiprvse exe VPTray exe quickset exe zCfg5vc exe lsass exe EvtEna exe Show processes from all users Bias E Biss S zm Bias Jois Brae Sida Eo Biss Suis aren 230 316 K 108 644 K 94 168 75 012 74 620 61 748 57 880 47 604 43 176 37 572 26 948 26 624 25 408 23 332 12 024 9 616K 0 416 K 8 380 K 8 236 K 8 232 K 7 948 K 7 844 CPU Usage 11 Commit Charge 1060M 3939M Figure 5 46 Taskmanager PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 45 5 4 How to restart a Windows service The Windows Service dialog can easily be started by typing the following run command the name of a program Folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open iE Far vau Open services msc Cancel Browse Figure 5 47
40. r CAM User Manual s24 4 1 7 Map Editor By clicking Settings gt Map editor the map editor will load With this editor you can create or change the Threshold Map and Power Threshold Map The maps are stored on the processing server in the folder c Program Files Intersoft Electronics PSR Extractor Extractor ServerNUserPrefs Eh A map be loaded from file with the load button and saved with the save button map is build by connecting sequence of points You can run through points with next Lv and previous button A point can be removed with the clear button The Threshold is variable in range The threshold 1s relative and added to the overall threshold that can be changed in the Main tab of the CAM User Interface see 4 3 1 Only video received with a power bigger than the sum of the clutter power and threshold is applicable to become reply video We refer to the technical manual for a detailed explanation Figure 4 15 shows a Threshold map created by connection following points Start Range Nm Start Threshold dB Stop Range Nm Stop Threshold dB 0 3 18 3 18 3 55 0 55 50 70 50 Map Editor Threshold ill Relative Threshold dB Power Threshold Map Stark Range Mm Stark Threshald dB Stop Range Mm Stop Threshold dB n 55 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 10 15 20 25 30 Range
41. reate it on a separate drive rather than the drive where your operation system is on For example as in the figure above a structure named CAMPAIGN RASS R is created on the D drive PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 14 3 Different modules This chapter gives an overview of the hardware and software in block diagram and user interfaces It will help the reader to better understand the Control And Monitor software which is explained in the next chapter 3 1 Hardware software overview A standard configuration running different software components is presented in the figure below We can see the following parts PRE790 installed in a existing 19 rack connected with the GPS450 the PCT791 and the processing server The PRE790 processes the I Q video signals coming from the PSR PSR Controlled Timing Unit interface for timing signals between the radar and PRE790 It is connected by a HDMI cable The PCT791 is radar specific e Processing server the server is connected to the PRE790 It is equipped with sufficient processing power CPU Memory e g 4GB recording facilities 1TB harddisk RAID configuration DRAC interface and performs the following tasks o Extractor server Extraction of primary plots using the video data o Tracker combiner server tracking and combining of PSR and SSR plots o Data Handling Module data acquisition of any common radar format ASTERIX Aircat EV760 etc protocol co
42. ress of the computer of which you want to open the desktop 25 Remote Desktop Connection Computer i 0 20 100 1 S Cancel Options gt gt Figure 6 53 Remote desktop connection computer When you want to establish a remote desktop connection to a remote pc this remote pc must permit that somebody has remote access to it This can be set in the System Properties Start Settings Control Panel System System Properties General ComputerName Hardware System Restore Automatic Updates 7 Select the ways that this computer can be used from another location Remote Assistance What is Remote Assistance Advanced Remote Desktop Allow users to connect remotely to this computer Full computer name ie 118 inventive engineering com What is Remote Desktop Select Remote Users For users to connect remotely to this computer the user account must have a password Windows Firewall will be configured to allow Remote Desktop connections to this computer Figure 6 54 Allow remote desktop
43. rview The LED s show what kind of information is sent between the CAM and the modules Command in case a command or inquiry is sent client initiated e Reply in case a reply is received Event in case an event occurs Server initiated The explanation of the event may appear in the text field below Figure 4 35 E PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main PCT IQ view Connection info Error Server manager Extractor Tracker connected connected sockekl status socketl status connected connected socket skatus socket status connected connected o Command 9 Command Reply Reply Event Event Figure 4 34 Connection Info tab Command 9 Command v Reply J Event J Event Trader operatera Figure 4 35 Example of event PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 39 4 3 7 Server Manager tab The Server Manager Tab has the following functions DHM service You can Start or Stop the DHM server that is running as a Windows service on the processing server You see also the current status in the figure below this is running Restart server if you want for some reason to restart the complete processing server without accessing it you can use this button to do a remote restart A complete restart together with other function
44. s can also be performed with the DRAC web interface when applicable DHM process You can see which DHM sessions are running on DHM on the processing server If you also connect to the DHM server by clicking o the sessions become active and you can choose the L button see figure Figure 4 37 E PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help Sa CAM info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main view Connection info Error Server manager DHM service Restart Server a Start DHM service Stop service Restart DHM processes YARDIOS SRY YARDIOS SESSION ENGINE 0 YARDIOS SESSION ENGINE 1 YARDIOS SESSION ENGINE 2 aye Abort selected YARDIOS SESSION ENGINE 3 processes Figure 4 36 Server Manager tab The info in the text field is also saved in the Info Warning Error Viewer section Info DHM processes YARDIOS SESSIOM EMGIME 0 YARDIOS SESSIOM 1 Figure 4 37 Abort DHM sessions PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 40 4 3 8 1 9 view tab When you click the button and open the IQ view tab a snapshot of that moment from the raw IQ video will be taken and displayed The graph will display all video data that was received at that moment Closer to the radar a few usec on the X axis the amplitude will be higher than further away from the radar The white graph 1s the I signal the red is the Q s
45. sh file pctt Figure 4 19 Select PCT flash file When you click the STC map the following window will open Similar to the Beam switching table you can load a file or manually fill in the table gt PCT Flash Editor STC MASTER pctf Beam Switching STC table m lower 42 upper lower Range Mm upper Range Mm attenuation 0 4096 70 360 00 0 00 1 42 39 00 360 00 1 42 1 58 37 50 ar 360 00 1 68 1 81 36 00 60 l 360 00 1 81 1 94 34 50 360 00 1 94 2 07 33 00 59 360 00 2 07 2 33 31 50 5p 360 00 2 33 2 46 30 00 360 00 2 46 2 72 28 50 Ta 360 00 2 72 2 98 27 00 Ane 360 00 2 98 3 24 25 50 E 360 00 3 24 3 50 24 00 35 360 00 3 50 3 88 22 50 360 00 2 88 4 14 21 00 360 00 4 14 4 53 19 50 25 360 00 4 53 4 92 18 00 360 00 492 5 44 16 50 20 360 00 5 44 5 96 15 00 15 3560 00 5 96 647 13 50 360 00 6 47 5 99 12 00 10 360 00 6 99 7 84 10 50 a 360 00 7 64 8 29 9 00 360 00 8 29 9 06 7 50 o 360 00 9 06 9 97 6 00 0 100 200 300 360 360 00 9 97 10 75 4 50 azimuth deg range Mm Figure 4 20 PCT Flash Editor STC table PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 28 4 1 10 About By clicking Help About the About PSR Extractor window will prompt Intersoft Electronics nv RAS 5 Lammerdries 27 2250 Olen Belgium Tel 32 0 14 23 18 11 PSR Extractor Fax 32 0 14 23 19 44 i info intersoft electronics com Control And Monitorin
46. software runs on a remote monitoring station that acts as management console As an asset Intersoft Electronics Multi Radar Display 3 or Technical Maintenance Display 3 can be installed on the management console displaying the plot and video data in PPI style This manual explains the use of the Control And Monitoring software PSR Extractor For detailed explanation about the extractor and the complete software and hardware design we refer to the technical manual E PSR Extractor TM vxx pdf 4 ue names used for the management console are management pc station monitor PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 12 2 RASS R toolbox d e PSR Extractor setup makes use of the Data Handling Module software and the Multi Radar Display which are both part of the RASS R toolbox The RASS R toolbox is installed on your pc and has a shortcut on the desktop It can also be accessed using the Windows Start menu The toolbox is displayed in Figure 2 4 RASS R toolbox The current version of the RASS R toolbox is displayed in the right upper corner The DHM and 9 and E MRD3 are part of this RASS R toolbox and can be opened using the appropriate icons On the other hand also the PSR Extractor CAM has direct shortcuts to these software modules see 4 2 Main toolbar E RASS R Current Configuration CAMPAIGN RASS R RASS R Data Handling 5 Display amp Monitoring Analysis Multi Radar Display TI o
47. source and Windows will open iE Far you Open 1410 20 100 T Cancel Browse Figure 6 50 Run dialog remote disk It can be needed to log on to the remote computer by using a User name and Password Connect to ie 73 inventive engineering Ed Connecting to 192 165 0 94 Remember my password Cancel Figure 6 51 Log on PSR Extractor CAM User Manual f 6 2 Open remote desktop connection Open the Remote Desktop Connection dialog 3 Notepad g gt Set Program Access and Defaults Wj National Instrur Windows Catalog aj LabVIEW 7 1 Windows Update 4 WI RASS R Accessories d m Accessibility fan Braadcam lag Communications a e HyperTerminal ES commend Prom an Games Entertainment i e Network Connections National Instruments System Tools Network Setup Wizard Paint fan Startup k 3 Address Book New Connection Wizard irn Tortoise v5 k Calculator i a Remate Desktop Connection National Instruments LabVIEW 7 1 ES Command Prompt RASS R Notepad Calculator Wireless Network Setup Wizard i Remote Assistance y Paint e Windows Movie Maker Program Compatibility Wizard BECKHOFF 2 Synchronize All Programs TwinCAT System 5 Tour Windows XP l Windows Explorer Log OFF Dis v WordPad hl LabVIEW Figure 6 52 Remote desktop connection dialog Type in the IP add
48. ters 0 00 0 0 pa Configuratie deg sec UpStep 98 1 00 00 00 DownsStep dB 0 1 Tracker Operational Name Rc MEIN At BN as Nd sg Pe KE XD xc m War IEEE Figure 3 7 User interfaces overview Setting up the PSR extractor requires good knowledge of networking All the settings must be made in the appropriate ini files refer to the technical manual PSR Extractor CAM User Manual 17 4 PSR Extractor CAM The PSR Extractor Control And Monitoring user interface runs on the monitoring station It is used for remote controlling and monitoring the extractor server and the tracker combiner server It is also used to program and monitor the PCT791 Directly from this user interface you can also start stop the DHM server running on the processing server restart the processing server open the DHM Configuration Manager or the Multi Radar Display E PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help File menu Menu bar IQ view Connection info Error Server manager CAM info Extractor Tracker Main PCT IFR PPS count 0 0 0 Probe Settings Channel ain Offset Map parameters 0 0 00 un ARP deg ser UpStep dB a GPStme 00 00 00 Downstep dB Int time 00 00 00 Threshold load 1 Tracker Operational
49. the life span of airport approach primary radar systems and to improve their performance Although originally developed for the Thomson TA10M the system can easily be adapted for usage on other radars e g Watchman AR51 The main step in the radar upgrade is the replacement of the full receiver processing unit resulting in an immediate improvement by use of state of the art radar processing techniques for example Synchronous sampling of analog signal providing I and Q digital signals Full Doppler processing instead of MTI processing 16 bin FFT processing with Adaptive Clutter map for each of the 16 bins Constant false alarm rate filter CFAR Improved Pd Figure 1 1 PRE790 The PRE790 has two main units a video processing unit and a data processing unit The video processing unit samples the analog I Q video ADC This digitized video signal is fed to an internal digital signal processor for further preprocessing and data reduction filtering The video data is aligned with the timing signals ACP ARP and trigger and UTC time stamps are added by means of Intersoft Electronics GPS450 The data processing unit contains 4 serial ports for input and or output It can receive SSR targets form the existing co located SSR extractor on its serial input lines The video and data processing units are connected over a separate USB interface to a dedicated processing server Additional to the PRE790 a programmable PSR Controlled Timing U
50. tter map file is split up in 16 clutter maps one for each Doppler bin The size of one map is 1024x1024 cells Each cell contains an 8 byte value With this window you can give the current clutter map a name and save it to file It will be saved in the folder C Program Files Intersoft ElectronicsNPSR ExtractorNExtractor Server ClutterMaps clmp file When the name already exists it will overwrite the old map 4 2 3 PCT ini file When you click the PCT791 button EI the following dialog will open E Select PCT INI file Give in the name of the PCT ini file to load PCT INI file Cancel Figure 4 25 PCT INI file This window is used to load the time settings into the PCT791 unit Therefore it is only enabled in live mode The directory with the PCT791 ini files is C Program Files Intersoft ElectronicsNPSR ExtractorNExtractor Server TimingPrefs on the processing server For detailed description of this ini file consult the Technical Manual PSR Extractor CAM User Manual gt 31 4 3 Different tabs In the next paragraphs the different tabs of the PSR Extractor CAM are explained 4 3 1 Main tab E PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 View Settings Help IQ view Connection info Error Server manager CAM info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main IFR PPS count Probe Settings 0 Type Reply viden Gain Offset m W load Map parameters 0 00
51. xt bar below or in the Error tab e Extractor running if the VI s are loaded and the Extractor is running By clicking Start or Stop In the right figure below the CAM 15 connected and the Extractor 15 running CAM connection if the connection with the Extractor is made but not started yet the VI s are not running yellow color In the left figure below the CAM is connected to Extractor but the Extractor 15 not running PSR Extractor CAM V1 3 3 amal PSR Extractor V1 3 3 View Settings Help View Settings Help x IQ view Connection info Error Server manager IQ view Connection info Error Server manager info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main PCT CAM info Extractor Tracker Combiner Main Start Extractor Reply Combiner vi B Start Extractor Reply Cambiner vi Stop Extractor Plot Streamer vi D Stop Extractor Plot Streamer vi live E Probe Streamer vi Live Probe Streamer vi ive ive FPI vi E FFI wi c PCT vi Extractor Error PCT vi Extractor running c gt EDR Replay vi Extractor running EDR_Replay vi connection E MEUSE connection EU CEST sec 0 0 Extractor Stopped 13 08 2010 10 Autostart enabled 4346 43 46 server started 43 46 Loaded uzarPreFz default ini 143 146 43 46 43 45 43 41 41 9 Extractor Error

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