User's Manual

IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2

Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software

The number of

Samples per scan

can be varied by choosing one of the

preset values available in the

Sample per scan

field (Fig. 4-5). However,

this value can’t be lower than the one indicated in the

Min req.

sample/scan

Fig. 4-5 – Samples per scan

The electromagnetic wave propagation speed can then be set in the

Propagation speed

field (see Fig. 4-6). We recommend you accept the

default value unless you have specific information on the types of ground

present in the area to be investigated.

Fig. 4-6 – Propagation speed field

4.3 Setting up the Calibration

This paragraph describes the procedure used to calibrate the parameters used in

the real-time processing of radar data.

Press the button shown in Fig. 4-2 to view the window

shown in Fig. 4-7, then perform the automatic calibration procedure by

moving the antennas across the surface to be scanned for a distance of at

least one meter.

Stop the calibration phase by pressing the button in the

window shown in Fig. 4-7. This permits the system to save the filter

parameters required to view the radar maps in real time.