SpotterRF M600 Manuel utilisateur

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User Manual - SpotterRF M600

Introduction

M600 Required Components

Physical Setup

Direct Wire Connection

Setting Up the PC

Wi-Fi Connection

Setting up the PC

Connection Troubleshooting

Setting up Google Earth

Configuring the Radar Unit

Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Radar Unit

Calibrating the Offset Angle

Displaying Trackers

Setting up Multiple M600’s

Introduction

The M600 is a light-weight (about 3 ½ lb), medium range (1 km) Micro Surveillance Radar (MSR). A single

M600 can provide surveillance in all visibility conditions for up to 148 acres. This manual will guide you

through the setup process of an M600 radar unit.

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M600 Required Components

1. M600 Radar

2. Mount

3. Passive Power over Ethernet Injector

4. Cigarette Lighter Adapter Power Cable

5. 2 Cat5 Cables

6. Laptop with Google Earth and Firefox or Chrome browsers

Physical Setup

Placement of the radar unit will directly affect its performance. Avoid pointing the radar at buildings

within 100 m or vehicles within 50 m (direct reflection from large and flat surfaces can reduce the

tracking performance of the radar).

Mounting the radar high will reduce reflections coming from the ground, and thereby improve its

performance. Mounting the radar unit high can also improve its line of sight. Mounting at 10 ft or more

is recommended for tracking a target on foot out to 1 km. Mounting on a vehicle will shorten the range

to roughly 800 m, depending on the terrain.

After mounting the M600, you can set up either a direct-wired connection or a wireless connection.

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Setting Up the PC

To establish a connection to the radar unit, the static IP address of your computer must be in the same

sub-network as the radar unit. For example, to connect to the radar unit at its default address

(192.168.254.254), your computer will use the following TCP/IPv4 settings (see fig. 2.):

IP address: 192.168.254.(any number 2-249)

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

For Windows XP, these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections >

Network Connections > Local Area Connection > Properties > Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties <<

For Windows 7, these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing

Center > Change Adapter Settings > Local Area Connection > Properties > Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) > Properties <<

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Fig. 2: Screenshot of proper network settings

After setting the IP address, open a web browser and type 192.168.254.254 into the URL. You should get

the following page (see fig. 3):

Fig. 3: Screenshot of SpotterRF QuickStart web page

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Wi-Fi Connection

1) Assure the spotter is NOT lying flat down against any surface.

2) Connect the spotter to the M12 Ethernet cable then connect the cable to the case (See Figure 1).

3) Connect the case to either AC power or DC power using the appropriate cable.

4) Turn on the Wireless switch inside the pelican case.

Setting up the PC

From the Network Sharing Center on your Laptop click on Connect to a network. Find the Network

Called BA and click Connect. You will be prompted to enter a security key. The security key is:

PREMIUM93. To establish a connection to the radar unit, the wireless static IP address of your computer

must be in the same sub-network as the radar unit. For example, to connect to the radar unit at its

default address (192.168.254.254), your computer will use the following TCP/IPv4 settings:

WLAN IP address: 192.168.254.(any number 2-249)

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

For Windows XP, these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections >

Network Connections > Wireless Network Connection > Properties > Internet Protocol 4 (TCP/IP) > Properties

For Windows 7, these settings can be adjusted by choosing Start> Control Panel> Network and Internet> Network and Sharing

Center> Change Adapter Settings> Wireless network Connection > Internet Protocol 4 (TCP/IP)> Properties

After establishing a connection with the network, open a web browser that supports HTML 5 (i.e. Google

Chrome or FireFox 4) and type 192.168.254.254 into the URL. A web page similar to that of figure 3

should appear.

Connection Troubleshooting

Common mistakes while setting up the radar unit include:

1. The battery is dead and needs to be recharged

2. The IP address has not been set up correctly.

3. The cable from the radar unit to the case is too long. The case has a built in 19 Volt power

supply, however a 24 volt power supply is required when using cable runs longer than 100

ft. DO NOT USE AN ACTIVE POE (POWER OVER ETHERNET) SUPPLY -- A STANDARD POE

SUPPLIES OUTPUT 48V DC, WHICH WILL DAMAGE THE RADAR UNIT.

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If you are unable to connect to the QuickStart page, you should verify that the computer and the radar

unit have established a connection. To do this, first open up the Windows Start menu, type cmd into

the search bar at the bottom, and press Enter. Ping the radar unit's IP address from the computer's

command prompt by typing ping -t 192.168.254.254 and pressing Enter, as seen below.

If the radar unit is connected correctly you will see the following response in the command prompt:

If this is the case but you still cannot connect to the QuickStart page, you may have entered the wrong

IP address into the URL. Be sure to enter the address 192.168.254.254 exactly.

If you are not connected correctly your screen will look like this:

If this is the case there could be a number of problems associated with the physical setup and/or

network setup. Please verify that you followed the setup instructions exactly.

Remember: The default IP address of the radar unit is 192.168.254.254 -- You should be able to establish a connection

with the radar unit at this IP address (when it is directly connected to the radar unit as shown in figure 1). The static IP

address of your computer should never be the same as the IP address of the radar unit.

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Setting up Google Earth

To view trackers using Google Earth, you must tell Google Earth where to find the radar unit's output

file. In Google Earth, choose Add > Network Link. A window similar to figure 4 below should be visible.

Fig. 4: New Network Link in Google Earth

Edit the fields above marked in red according to the following specifications:

●Name: Choose a descriptive name. This name will appear under My Places > Places in the right

hand column (Figure 7) after adding the link.

●Link: http://(The IP address of the radar unit)/spotter.kml (e.g.

http://192.168.254.254/spotter.kml)

●Time Based Refresh: When set to Periodically, choose 1 secs.

Click OK. The network link just created should now be visible on the left hand side of Google Earth,

as seen in figure 5 below.

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Fig. 5: Active Spotter Link in Google Earth

The icon labeled FOV corresponds to the area that is being monitored by the radar unit. The icon

labled CALIBRATION LINE corresponds to the Azimuth Angle setting on the QuickStart page of the

web interface. The items labeled TRACKER ID XX correspond to trackers. If a tracker is alive, it will

have cross-hairs at the current position of the tracker. If the radar is unable to sense the target being

tracked for a given period of time, the tracker dies and displays a black dot.

Configuring the Radar Unit

The configuration of settings is done through the unit's web interface. To connect to the web

interface, launch Google Chrome or other HTML5 compatible web browser and type the IP address of

the radar unit (http://192.168.254.254) into the address bar of the web browser. You should see the

following:

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Fig. 6: Screen shot of QuickStart Page

1. First you must input the azimuth angle the radar is pointing. You can use either a compass or the

ruler function in Google Earth to determine the azimuth (in degrees) the Spotter is pointing. To do

this open the ruler function in Google Earth. Drop one point at the base of the radar and another

point out at the direction the radar is facing.

Fig. 7: Using Ruler to measure heading and range in Google Earth

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2. If the radar unit has the Garmin GPS receiver attached, it should be detecting satellites within a

few minutes (typically less than a minute after initial boot-up in a new location). If the GPS receiver

does not lock on to any satellites, manually input the time, latitude, and longitude of the radar unit in

decimal format. A simple way to get accurate latitude and longitude, is by opening Google Earth,

placing a new placemark at the location of the radar unit, and then copying and pasting the

coordinates from Google Earth into their corresponding fields on the “GPS/Time” tab of the web

interface.

If Google Earth is not displaying your Lat/Long coordinates in the decimal degree format, choose

Tools > Options > 3D View > Show Lat/Long > Decimal Degrees

Fig. 8: Using Placemarks to read GPS coordinates in Google Earth

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