• “Connection” provides information about the link status. If the MK 6.0 Radar Interface box
receives valid data, the connection is good.
• “Messages” indicates the number of received messages.
• “CS errors” indicates the number of messages with incorrect control sum, which were
received by the MK 6.0 Radar Interface box.
“TX” represents the link from the MK 6.0 Radar Interface box to the radar.
• “Connection” provides information about the link status. In this case, the status is based on
the data received from the RX link. If the RX data is valid, then the TX connection status is OK.
If the RX data is invalid, then the TX connection status is ERROR. If there is no RX data, the TX
connection status is N/A.
• “Messages” indicates the number of messages sent to the radar (with no respect to the fact
of successful delivery to the radar).
• “CS error flags” indicates how many times the radar reported control sum errors using the RX
interface.
Messages from the radar
This block displays information recieved from the radar.
Switching on/off, pulse length
The Litton/Sperry radar can be switched on by switching on the TX transmitter. When the TX
transmitter does not create a potential difference on its lines, the radar is switched off. When
the potential difference appears, the radar is switched on, goes into Standby mode and starts
sending statuses using the RX link. When the radar is operating in Standby mode, it is
possible to switch the transmission on, but the radar will start transmitting only when it is
warmed up. The current status of the radar is displayed in "Radar status".
The MK 6.0 Radar Interface box can order the radar to set pulse length. The actual pulse
length is displayed in the “Pulse length” indicator.
Tune value
The tuning value can be specified manually or can be chosen automatically based on the
radar response.
“Tune” - shows current Tune value and you can change it manually.
“MinTune” and “MaxTune” - specify the minimum and the maximum values of the Tune. By
default, the minimum is 655 and maximum is 3932 but they can be changed manually to
make the range smaller.
“StartAutoTune” - starts automatic search for the optimal tune. The MK 6.0 Radar Interface
box goes from MinTune to MaxTune comparing and looking for the maximum response. This
takes several minutes. The progress is shown with the “Progress” indicator in “%”. The current
tune value is shown in “Tune”. The procedure can be cancelled by clicking “Cancel”. When
the procedure finishes, “Done” is written in the “Progress” indicator. The result can be
accepted by clicking “Accept” or declined by clicking “Cancel”.
Tuning can also be done by the client (ARPA). In this case, the MK 6.0 Radar Interface box
accepts commands from the client and nothing is shown in the WEB interface.
Blank sectors
The MK 6.0 Radar Interface box supports two blank sectors. They can be configured
independently, but they must not overlap each other. The angles of the beginning and the
end of the blank sectors are specified in degrees. The precision is equal to 1 degree. When
the blank sectors are specified, their values should be saved in the CFG file.
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