User's Manual

FutureWaves™ User Manual
FutureWaves™ v1.7.0.1
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Radar-1 Tab
The Radar-1 Tab is broken up into two subsections: ‘PPU & RPU Control’ and ‘Radar Control’.
This is displayed in Figure 30.
Figure 30: The
Radar-1 Tab
in the
Control & Settings Panel
PPU & RPU Control
Cycle power to and restart the RPU and PPU in the Equipment Locker. If the component in off,
‘Power’ will turn the component on. Clicking ‘Power’ again will turn the component off. If you
‘Power’ or ‘Restart’ a component, the lights on the System Status in the FutureWaves™ Header
may change. After performing a ‘Power’ or ‘Restart’ on a component, it is recommended that
you wait at least 10 before perform another ‘Power’ or ‘Restart’.
Note that if you ‘Power’ or ‘Restart’ the PPU, it is recommended that you close the GUI and
start it back up again.
Radar Control
The Radar control section was mostly covered in the Startup section. This is used to check the
radar status, turn the radar transmit power on and off, set a radar blanking region, and open the
radar scope. The radar blanking region interrupts the radar transmission between the angles
provided. Two items of note:
1. The blanking regions can be set only when the radar transmit is off.
2. Extensive use of this feature can shorten the life-span of the radar because it actually
turns the radar off every rotation.