User's Manual

RVP8 User’s Manual
October 2005
TTY Nonvolatile Setups
3–7
Live Angle Input – 0:None, 1:Sim, 2:TAGS, 3:S/D : 2
This setting is used to configure the input of live angles. In most situations, the
angles will be coming in from the RCP via TAGS. The S/D option provides direct
conversion of 3–wire synchro waveforms for the AZ and EL position angles. You
may directly hookup AZ/EL synchros to the 12–pin input connector on teh IO–62
standard backpanel when you choose S/D.
Primary RVP8/Rx PCI Card (–1:None) : 0
This setting configures which RVP8/Rx card will be used by the RVP8.
Primary RVP8/Tx PCI Card (–1:None) : –1
This setting configures which RVP8/Tx card will be used by the RVP8.
Primary I/0–62 PCI Card (–1:None : 0
Run I/0–62 external line powerup tests:NO
This setting configures which RVP8/Rx card will be used by the RVP8. The I/O–62
external line powerup tests are used for debugging the backpanel and should be
turned off during normal operation. When enabled, the backpanel receives a spread
of signals which could cause problems in an operational environment (.i.e. firing of
the transmitter).
Provide IRIS RPC network status server: NO
The default value is NO in order to reduce network security concerns. When
enabled, it opens up a network port.
PWINFO command enabled: No
The “Pulsewidth Information” user interface command can be disabled, thus further
protecting the radar against inappropriate combinations of pulsewidth and PRF. This
is a more safe setting in general, and is even more important when DPRT triggers are
being generated. It can also be useful when running user code that is not yet fully
debugged.
TRIGWF command enabled: NO
The “Trigger Waveform” user interface command can be disabled if you want to
prevent the host computer from overwriting the RVP8’s stored trigger specifications.
This is the default setting, based on the assumption that the built-in plotting
commands would be used to configure the triggers. Answering “YES” will allow
new waveforms to be loaded from the host computer.
Fundamental RVP8 Operating Mode: 0
The RVP8/IFD and RVP8/Rx cards can operate in one of several fundamental modes
for the acquisition of (I,Q) timeseries data. Please see Section 5.1.2 for details.
Important: The receiver mode is chosen in the “Mc” menu, but changes do not
take effect until they are saved and the RVP8 is restarted.