User's Manual

FutureWaves™ User Manual
FutureWaves™ v1.7.0.1
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dedicated Radar Processing Unit (RPU) consisting of an Intel PC with Windows 10. The
CORR is on the foremast and the RPU is also within the Electronics Locker.
Ship Motion Sensor (SMS) – Real-time ship motion is provided to the system by an
OXTS RT2502 IMU. The sensor uses accelerometers and gyros in conjunction with dual
antenna GPS with L1 carrier-phase differencing. The SMS is located in the Electronics
Locker and connects to the PPU via a direct Ethernet connection. GPS antennas are
located on the foremast.
Meteorological (MET) Sensor – Real-time environmental data (e.g. wind speed/direction,
temperature) is provided to the system by a Gill® MetPak™ II Weather Station via a RS-
422 serial connection to the PPU. The MET sensor is located on the foremast.
Ethernet network switch – The processors are networked using a Dell PowerConnect
2816 16-port, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet switch also located within the
Electronics Locker.
The three processor components (PPU, RPU, and UWS) are all Cincoze model DS-1002 high
performance, fan-less, expandable computers. Hardware specifications are:
Dimensions: 227mm x 126mm x 261mm, 5.7kg
Power: 120W, 12-30VDC
Operating Temperature: -10 to 76°C
Interface: RS422, Ethernet
Processor: Core i7-4770TE Haswell 2.3Ghz
Memory: DDR3 1600 SO-DIMM- 16 GB
Primary Storage Drive: mSATA SSD - 256 GB
Secondary Storage Drive: 2.5" Hard Drive - 2 TB
The interconnectivity of the components and the general physical layout are shown in
Figure 1.