Navtech Radar AGS800-001 AGS800 Position Sensing Radar User Manual User guide

Navtech Radar Ltd AGS800 Position Sensing Radar User guide

User guide

AdvanceGuardHardware InstallationGuide Document version 1.2e
Hardware Installation Guide1Contents 2 Welcome 2 Essential items 3 Parts 4 Creating an installation 4 Mounting a radar sensor 4 Mounting the enclosure and power supply 5 Levelling a sensor 7 Connecting a radar sensor 8 Connecting other items 8 Connecting cameras 9 Connecting trigger inputs and alarm outputs 10 Confirming sensor operation 10 Preparing your computer 10 Connecting your computer 11 Testing a sensor 15 Appendices 15 Appendix 1 - FAQ 16 Appendix 2 - Radio frequency energy statement
Hardware Installation Guide2WelcomeThe Navtech Radar AdvanceGuard system provides high integrity detection, tracking and intelligent alarm generation for wide area intrusion detection systems. This guide concentrates on installing the key hardware components: Radar sensors; cameras and external inputs/outputs. As part of the installation process this guide also covers how to test the radar sensor output and adjust its positioning for optimum performance. For details about the witness application group, please refer to the companion Witness Commissioning Guide.PowerSupplyUnitRadar ProcessingUnitExternalinputsAlarmoutputsAdam 6060Essential itemsThe following are the essential additional items that you will need to install a radar sensor:• LaptopcomputerrunningRadarViewsoftware,• ShieldedCat5Epatchlead,• Digitallevel,• 25m²radartargetandtripod,2off,• 10mmspanner,• Pairof2wayradios,• Anassistant.Radar & camera models may differ from illustrations
Hardware Installation Guide3PartsThis page lists the main parts that are commonly used in most radar installations (mount poles are not shown). Note that these images are for illustrative purposes only, as items/casing shapes are subject to change.W- Series radar sensorI-Series radar sensorRPU (Radar Processing Unit)IP-rated equipment enclosureAdam 6060 input/output unitRadar sensor power cable (bare ended at enclosure end)Mil spec shroud for radar sensor data connectionRadar sensor power supply
Hardware Installation Guide4Creating an installationMounting a radar sensorNavtech Radar Limited supply a range of radar sensors and mounting posts to suit various installation sites. The two most common posts are:• Standardmountpostwhichprovidesaheightadjustmentofbetween1.35mto1.89m(measuredbeamheightforaW200/500/AGS800/1600sensor)andcanoptionally be tted with a CCTV camera arm.• Telescopicmountpostwhichcanextendto4metresinheightandissuitablefortheX variant sensor. For the standard mount posts you should aim to initially position the sensor so that its metalcollarisatroughly1.5metresabovegroundlevelsothatthepostisatthemid-dle of its vertical adjustment range. During commissioning it may be necessary to raise or lower the sensor to clear obstacles or allow for the local terrain.Note: If you are creating your own mount post, you are recommended to include at least 50 centimetres of vertical adjustment built into the post to allow for local topog-raphy.Mounting the enclosure and power supplyThe IP-rated equipment enclosure is normally mounted at the base of the radar post and is used to house the radar power supply unit, however, other items may also need to be housed within the enclosure: • Iftheradarismountedmorethan70metresfromtheRPUserverthenitisrecom-mendedthatabreopticethernetlinkisused.Inthiscaseamediaconverterwouldalsoneedtobehousedwithintheenclosure.• Ifthereisacameraoptiononthepostthenthecamerapowersupplyunitandapossiblyavideoencoderwillalsoneedtobehoused.IMPORTANT: To prevent oating voltage levels on the low output of the radar sensor powersupplyunit,linkthe0voutputtoearth.IMPORTANT: Note that each radar is supplied with a pressure plug, which is left loose during freight. This plug should be reinserted at install time such that the radar is kept pressurised and maintains its ingress protection. Failure to insert the pressure plug could invalidate the warranty in the event of damage.ACSimplified wiring diagram
Hardware Installation Guide5Levelling a sensorDuetotheverynarrowbeams(1or2degrees)usedbymostradarsensors,itisimpor-tant that each sensor is level in relation to the area that it surveys. Level in this sense may not mean absolutely horizontal. For instance, if the site has a continual slope it may prove benecial to incline the sensor in line with the slope to ensure that targets are correctly tracked.The exaggerated examples below show how a sensor with an incorrect incline could miss targets which are lower down the slope: ABABThe horizontal radar sensor misses target B.The inclined radar sensor locates both targets.To make sensor levelling adjustmentsThe sensor mounting plate allows for a simple yet effective method to ne tune the incline of the sensor. For each of the mounting holes, the bolt is fed from underneath and locked onto the mounting plate with a nut. Two more nuts and washers are then used above and below the sensor plate so that the sensor can be positioned anywhere up or down the bolt thread, as necessary.Werecommendthatyoubeginwiththesensorcompletelyhorizontalandthencarefully adjust it to suit the conditions using the method described next.
Hardware Installation Guide6Target BTarget ARadar sensorTo adjust the sensor levelThe recommended procedure to check for the optimum incline is to use two radar targets mounted on tripods. 1 Adjusteachtargettoaheightof1.3metresabovegroundlevelandlocatethemonoppositessidesofthesensoratsuitabledistances(e.g.30morfurther).2 ConnectaportablecomputertotheradarsensorandthenusetheprocedureTo use SPxRadarView(withinthesectionTesting a sensor)toviewtheresultingscan: Youraimistoensurethatbothtargetscanbeclearlyseenbytheradarsensor.Ifnecessary,carefullyadjusttheinclineofthesensoruntiltheyproducesimilartraces.Itmaybenecessaryatthispointtoraiseorlowertheradarinadditiontochangingtheincline.3 Repositionthetargetsinnewlocationsandrepeattheadjustmentprocedureuntiltargetsinvariouspositionscanbeseenbytheradarsensor.Target response shown in isolation within the SPx RadarView application
Hardware Installation Guide7Connecting a radar sensorEach radar sensor requires a power and a data connection. Both are made using military specication connectors to ensure link integrity in the harshest environmental conditions. In the majority of cases, the power and data connections run from the sensor to the enclosure at the base of the mounting pole where the power supply is situated.Suppliedwitheachradarsensorisapowercablewithamil-specconnectorforthesensor connection and a bare end at the enclosure connection. A mil spec shroud is also supplied for use with a suitable environmentally protected Ethernet network cable. It is essential that the supplied shroud is correctly used to ensure that the data connection is water tight. IMPORTANT: Failure to correctly t the shroud can invalidate the warranty on sensors that have been caused to fail through water ingress. Connections to I-Series radarsOnradarsensorswithI-Seriesenclosures,theconnectionsaremadeonthesidepanel:Data connectionPower connectionData connectionPower connectionConnections to W and AGS-Series radarsOnradarsensorswithWandAGS-Seriesenclosures,theconnectionsaremadeunderneath:
Hardware Installation Guide8Connecting other itemsThe modular nature of the AdvanceGuard system offers considerable opportunity for customisation to suit a wide range of installations. This section discusses the broad approach for connecting third party devices to the AdvanceGuard system. Connecting camerasThe AdvanceGuard system communicates with cameras using either direct Ethernet, RS422serialorVipX(aproprietaryEthernet-basedstandard),asrequired.Allcameraswithin an installation are linked to a server system called an RPU (Radar Processing Unit), which is a high specication industrial computer. In certain cases a single RPU will control several radar sensors as well as the cameras. In larger installations there may be separate RPU systems for the radar sensors and cameras. A software component called Cyclops is used on the RPU for the purpose of controlling all of the cameras.Depending on the nature of your installation, there are numerous ways to connect cameras to an RPU.Basic Ethernet or serial linksThe diagram shows two cameras connected by their own Ethernet and/or serial links (different connection types can easily be mixed on the same RPU). The operator is pro-videdwiththeAdvanceGuardSentineldisplaywhichallowsmanualcontrolofcameraswhere necessary. Additionally, a standard CCTV camera controller can also be provided and would be fed via the RPU, where its actions are interpreted by the AdvanceGuard system before being directed to the cameras.ControllerCam 1Cam 2Cam 3MatrixRPUSentinelControllerID 0RPURS422 Line 1RS422 Line 2SentinelID 1 ID 2 ID 3Cam 1Cam 2RPUControllerSentinel RS422EthernetNote: For simplicity in these examples, the Sentinel display and CCTV controller are shown connecting directly into the RPU. In reality they would not be connected in this manner. For security reasons, these controls would be connected to their own com-puter system which would indirectly link them to the RPU via an Ethernet connection. Multiple serial linksThis diagram indicates the two ways to link serial cameras to the RPU. As required, cameras can either use their own dedicated links to the RPU. It is important that each camera is given a unique ID number.Adapting existing larger installationsWhenAdvanceGuardisintegratedintoanexistinglargeinstallation,itislikelythatamatrix will be employed to link multiple cameras to a single CCTV controller. It is also possible that the AdvanceGuard system is not required to control all of the existing cameras. In such situations it is important that the RPU is linked at the correct point. InthediagramonlyCam3isrequiredtobecontrolledbyAdvanceGuard.TheRPUislinkedtotheexistingoutputforCam3fromthematrixandinterpretsthecontrolsignals before sending them to the camera. In this way the CCTV controller can service both the AdvanceGuard and non-AdvanceGuard sections of the installation.
Hardware Installation Guide9Connecting trigger inputs and alarm outputsIn addition to radars and cameras, the AdvanceGuard system can be integrated with other sensors, such as simple PIR units, and also linked to external alarms. Connections ofthistypearehandledbyoneormoreAdvantechAdam6060industrialI/Odeviceswhich are attached, via Ethernet, to the RPU (Radar Processing Unit) system.EachAdam6060unitprovidessixopto-isolatedinputs(labelledDI0toDI5)andsixrelay switched dry-contact outputs. Input and output connections are made using the green blocks at each end, as shown below:TheAdam6060unitrequiresapowerinputof10to30VDCwhichisappliedbetweenconnections+VSandGND.At24VDCsupplyleveltheunitconsumesamaximumof2W.Status indicatorsThere are four status indicators on the top panel. Their functions are as follows:• Status(red)-Flasheswhenthemoduleispoweredon.• Link(green)-OnwhenEthernetconnectionisvalid.• Speed(red)-OnwhentheEthernetconnection100Mbps.• COM(green)-FlasheswhentheEthernetlinkiscommunicating.AddressingEachAdam6060unitmustuseauniqueIPaddressthatiswithinthesamesubnetasthe RPU. Iso. GNDRL 5-VccRL 5+DI 5DI 4DI 3DI 2DI 1DI 0RL 0+RL 0-RL 1+RL 1-RL 2+RL 2-RL 3+RL 3-RL 4+RL 4-Not used+VSGNDLOAD120/240Vacor30VdcIso. GNDRL 5-VccRL 5+DI 5DI 4DI 3DI 2DI 1DI 00~30Vdc+Connecting inputsTheAdam6060unitcanacceptinputsineitheroftwowaysbetweentheIsoGND.andtheopto-isolatedinputsD0toD5:Dry contact inputsAlso called ‘zero-volt’ switching, where the input line is shorted by an external switch to the Isolated GND terminal to signal a change of state. Wet contact inputsEach input can also accept a DC voltage to represent a logic state. An input of 0to3VDCistakentorepresentalogiczero,whilealogic1istriggeredwhentheinputlevelrisesabove10VDC.Theinputcanacceptvoltagesupto30VDC.Connecting outputsEach of the six outputs are relay driven with an internal contact being made between the+and-terminalpairsofthechannelsRL0toRL5.Therelaycontactscanhandleupto0.5Aat120/240VACorupto1Aat30VDC.RL 0+RL 0-RL 1+RL 1-RL 2+RL 2-RL 3+RL 3-RL 4+RL 4-Not used+VSGNDIso. GNDRL 5-RL 5+DI 5DI 4DI 3DI 2DI 1DI 0EthernetStatus indicators
Hardware Installation Guide10Connecting your computerYou can connect your computer at any point along the signal link from the radar sensor, either directly into the sensor mounted socket; at the pole mounted enclosure (if the signal link is joined there) or at the far end of the link where it will join the RPU (Radar Processing Unit) system. Note: The sensor can be powered on or off while connecting and disconnecting the network link.The network controller within the radar sensor is autosensing so that you can use either straight through or crossover cables and it will adjust its operation accordingly.To connect your computer1 Connectalinkcablebetweenyourcomputerandthenetworkport,eitheronthesensororelsewherealongthesignalpath.Confirming sensor operationIn order to test the output of the radar sensor, you will require:• AportablecomputerrunningWindowsXP,Vista,Windows7orlater,• TheSPxRadarViewapplication,whichcanbeobtainedfromthe‘tools’folderonthesuppliedRPU.• ACAT5,5eor6networkcable(straightorcrossoverwiring).Preparing your computer IMPORTANT: Ensure that your computer has its IP address set to operate within the same subnet as the radar sensor:• TheIPaddress(e.g.192.168.0.1)oftheradarsensorispresetbeforeleavingNavtechRadarLimitedaccordingtoclientspecicationsandwillbedeclaredonalabelattachedtotheoutercasing.• Thesubnetmaskoftheradarsensorisoftenpresetto255.255.255.0butcouldalsobesetwider(suchas255.255.0.0)ifrequested.• Thus,ifthesensorIPaddressis192.168.0.1andthemaskis255.255.255.0,thenyourcomputermustuseanIPaddressintherange:192.168.0.2to192.168.0.254.Note: If you are connecting to the radar via an Ethernet switch rather than making a di-rect link, it is important that no other radar client software is already connected before using radar view.2 Ensurethattheradarsensorispoweredonandisrotating-youcanfaintlyheartherotorwhenitisrunning.
Hardware Installation Guide11To telnet to a sensor1 OpentheWindowsCommandPromptwindow(Start>Accessories>CommandPrompt).2 Inthewindow,typetelnet a.b.c.d where a.b.c.d is the IP address of the radar sensor. Afterashortwhileyoushouldseearesponsefromthesensor:Testing a sensorOnce your computer is connected to a sensor, there are four main tests that you can carry out on the radar sensor:• Pingthesensortocheckforabasicnetworkresponse.• Telnettothesensortoviewfundamentalcongurationsettings.• Runabaseleveldiagnostictest.• UseSPxRadarViewtoviewtheradaroutput.To ping a sensor1 OpentheWindowscommandpromptwindow(Start>Accessories>CommandPrompt).2 Inthewindow,typeping a.b.c.d where a.b.c.d is the IP address of the radar sensor. Afterashortwhileyoushouldseeseveralresponsesfromthesensor: Thisshowsthatthenetworkinterfaceofthesensorisfunctioning(andconrmsconnectivityofanyintermediateswitchingequipment). Ifyoudonotreceivearesponse:•Checkthepowersupplytothesensor.•Listenfortherotorspinning.•Doublecheckthenetworklinktothesensor.•Conrmthatyoucanpingintermediateswitchingequipment.•CheckthatyourcomputerisconguredwithanIPaddressthatiswithinthesamesubnetasthesensor.  Theresponseshouldshowdetailsaboutvariousmoduleswithinthesensor.
Hardware Installation Guide12To run the diagnostic test 1 OpentheWindowsCommandPromptwindowandtelnettothesensorasdiscussedintheprevioussection.2 Whilststillwithinthetelnetsession,typediag 1 Aftertenseconds,resultsfromthediagnosticwillbegintobedisplayed: Note:Theradarsensorwillreportincorrecttemperaturereadingsfortherst100secondsofitsoperationafterrstbeingpoweredon. Theresultswillbeappendedeverytenseconds.Thevariouseldsareasfollows:•Time-Showsthetimewhenthediagnostictestwasrun.•T-Showsthecurrenttemperaturereadingwithinthesensorhousing.•Min/Max-Showstherecordedminimumandmaximumtemperatures.•Revs-Showstherotorrevolutionspersecond.Shouldbe1.0*•Pkts-ShowsthenumberofpacketsofIPdatasentinthelasttenseconds*•Kbits-ShowsthesizeofIPdatasentinthelasttenseconds.•Idle-N/A.•VCO-ShowsthesettingoftheVoltageControlledOscillator-shouldbeA-On.•TCP/IP-ShowsthestatusoftheIPconnection.*Thesewillonlybenonzeroifaclientisconnectedtotheradar(RadarVieworwitness)To use SPx RadarViewTheSPxRadarViewapplicationconsistsoftwoleswhichmustbelocatedinthesamefolder (any folder) on your computer: SPXRadarView.exe and SPXRadarView.rpi. 1 RunSPXRadarView.exe.Youshouldseeablankmainscreen: Note: In the lower panel, the Video and Turn indicators will be red to indicate that there is no communication with the sensor.2 ClicktheChannel-AmenuandselecttheSource...option.3 EnsurethattheSelection option is set to Networkandinthesectionbelow, entertheIP Addressofthesensor.ThePortmustbesetto700.ClickOK.
Hardware Installation Guide134 OncetheIPaddressandportarecorrectlysetandtheapplicationmakescontactwiththesensor,theVideo and Turnindicatorsshouldturngreen.Shortlyafter,youshouldbegintoseeradarscaninformationwithinthemainwindow:
Hardware Installation Guide145 Ontheleftsideofthescreen,ensurethattheRawoptionisticked.6 Clickthe buttontoshowtheDisplay Controldialogbox:7 EnsurethatintheRaw Radarsection,theFading option is set to SweepandtheRate (sweeps) is set to 5.ClickOK.8 Clickthe buttontozoomintotheradarviewsothatyoucanclearlyseethebothofyourtesttargets:Target BTarget ARadar sensor9 Rightclickthemousepointerontheexactmiddlepointofoneofthetargetstodisplayapopupoptionsbox.Clicktheoption‘PopupChannel-AAScan...’todisplayascanwindow: Thescanwindowprovideslivesignalstrengthdataconcentratingonlyontheangulardirectionofthechosentargetfromtheradarsensor.Ineachofthetwographplots,thex-axisshowsthedistancefromthesensorwhilethey-axisindicatesthereturnedsignalstrength.Youshouldseeaspikerepresentingyourtargetattherelevantdistance.10 Onthetopgraph,leftclickonbothsidesofthespiketocreateazoomedviewonthelowergraph.Thiswillallowyoutoseesmallchangesinthereturnedsignalstrengthonthelowergraphwhenlevellingthesensor:11 Repeatsteps9and10fortheothertargetsothatyoucanviewbothonscreenatthesametime.12 Adjusttheradarsensorlevel(seeToadjustthesensorlevelfordetails)whilecheckingthescangraphstoensurethebest(highestsignal)reponsefrombothtargets.Target responseDefine the zoom area hereSee the zoomed view here
Hardware Installation Guide15What is the power consumption of the radar?• Upto25wattsat24VDC.Pleaseseethedatasheetfortheexactgure.What is the network bandwidth usage?• Upto25megabytespersensor.PleasecontactNavtechforexactguresforyourchosenradar.What connectivity does the radar support?• Connectiontotheradarisviaethernet.EachradarhasanRJ45socket.Werecom-mendcat5cabletotheradar,nottoexceed70minlength.Longerlengthsshouldmakeuseofswitchesorbreconverters.What is the ideal mounting height?• Theidealmountingheightcanvarydependingonthespecicsite,thetypeofradarandifthebeamisangled.TheXunitshavebeendesignedtobemountedatabout4m,thiswillgiveaminimumdetectionrangeofabout10mandforamanwalkingupright,withthemaximumaccordingtothesensordatasheet.What is the beamwidth?• Thebeamwidthvariesperradarsensor.Theazimuthbeamwidthiseither1or2de-greeswiththemainelevationbeamwidthoftheradarsrangingfrom2to4degrees.TheXradarinadditionhasacloserangeinllbeamofapproximately25degrees.Pleaseseethedatasheetsforclarication.At what ambient temperatures can the radar operate?• Pleaserefertothedatasheetfortheexactmodel,butmostsensorswilloperateover-20to+60degreesC.Can the radar be used on the move?• Notasanintruderdetectiondevice,astheradarhastobestaticinordertobeabletodetectmovement.Itcan,however,beusedasanobstacledetectiondevicetopreventlargeplantequipmentfromhavingcollisions.AppendicesAppendix 1 - FAQCan the radar sensor be inverted?• PleasecontactNavtechRadarLtdtodiscusstheapplication.TheIndustrialseriesmaybeinverted,subjecttosomermwarechangesandadditionalcharge.What is the operating frequency/band width of the radar?• Allradarsoperatewithinthe76-77GHzbandasperETSIstandardEN301091-1V1.3.3What output power does the radar emit?• Maximumoutputpoweriswithinthelimitof+55dBmEIRPasspeciedbyETSIstandardEN301091-1V1.3.3Does the radar interfere with aviation systems?• TheradarconformstoETSIstandardEN301091-1V1.3.3.Conrmationofcompli-ancewithaviationsystemsistheresponsibilityofthesystemsintegrator/enduser.Is the radar affected by adverse weather conditions?• Theradarisunaffectedbyfog,rain,snowetc.Does witness provide other interfaces?• Witnesscaninterfacetomultipleethernetrelayunits,providingmultiplesof6digitalinputsand6relayoutputs.TheseI/Olinescanbelinkedtovariousactions/eventswithinwitness.Which cameras does Witness support?• Witnesscurrentlysupportsaselectionofcameras,asdetailedintheapplicablesalesliterature.Additionalcamerascanbeadded(atcost)iftheysupportabsoluteposi-tioning.
Hardware Installation Guide16www.ctxd.com Documentation by:©2013NavtechRadarLimited Release1.2eAppendix 2 - Radio frequency energy statementFCC compliance statement (United States)ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowing two conditions:(1) Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2) Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycause undesired operation.The operation of this device is limited to a xed position at airport locations for foreign object debris detection on runways and for monitoring aircraft as well as service vehicles on taxiways and other airport vehicle service areas that have no public vehicle access. This equipment must be mounted in a xed location maintaining a minimum separationdistanceof46cmfrompersonnelwheningeneraloperation.Thisrestrictionof operation is specic for use in North America. For use in other regions aligned to the FCC regulations, specic country restrictions should be reviewed.Changes or modications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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