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Advanced Telemetry Systems, Inc.          R4520C Reference User Manual          R05-11A 

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12.3 ATSWinRec 

 
 
 
The main screen of the ATSWinRec program looks like the following:  
 

 

 

 
 
 

12.3.1 First Time Start Up 

 
 
When starting the ATSWinRec program for the first time you will be prompted for a com port with the following 
dialog box: 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for R4520C

Page 1: ...Advanced Telemetry Systems R4520C Receiver Datalogger 12 table version for use with ATS Coded Transmitters User Manual...

Page 2: ...io can be programmed to broadcast only one pulse coded tag for individual tracking with or without background or it can be programmed to play only the background When it is selected to play only the b...

Page 3: ...2 1 4 1 Memory Remaining page 18 2 1 4 2 View Memory page 18 2 1 4 3 Delete Memory page 20 2 1 5 Stat Hold Stationary Hold page 21 2 2 MANUAL Mode page 21 2 3 AERIAL Mode page 22 2 4 STATIONARY Mode...

Page 4: ...R4520C and the Computer page 36 12 3 ATSWinRec page 38 12 3 1 First Time Start Up page 38 12 3 2 Offloading Data page 39 12 3 3 View Edit Default Configuration page 41 12 3 4 View Edit Frequency Table...

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Page 6: ...Advanced Telemetry Systems Inc R4520C Reference User Manual R05 11A 6 Intentionally Left Blank...

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Page 8: ...mode To save a target in the manual mode Record would need to be activated AERIAL Designed for tag location using aircraft While scanning a table no information will be recorded unless Hold is activa...

Page 9: ...irection finding The Audio control should be set for a comfortable level Its setting does not affect detection sensitivity Any monaural headset with a 0 25 inch jack may be used Most users prefer head...

Page 10: ...GPS Enters the GPS Menu TEST Tests internal Battery Voltage Level or External Power Supply Voltage Level ONE Singles out one code to be played by the audio as it is decoded while it silences all other...

Page 11: ...to tune the frequency down in Aerial or Manual mode also used in toggling some of the menu options CHAN Scrolls the channel up by one frequency channel in the table CHAN Scrolls the channel down by o...

Page 12: ...tags in this table Note the first channel is Channel 00 There are 50 channels available for each frequency table After entering the Chan Qty the screen will change to entering the frequencies Screen...

Page 13: ...light and stationary hold delay Note This mode is addressed first because setting the defaults first will make starting Aerial or Stationary modes much easier and also reduce the potential for errors...

Page 14: ...ons for aerial tracking setting the defaults in this option helps reduce unwanted changes or mistakes in having to set the parameters during the tracking survey Screen 1 Table Selects the frequency ta...

Page 15: ...od The user defines the parameter e g 003 300 seconds Refer to section 14 0 for information on setting the Time Out value Scan Time The amount of time to hold on a frequency and attempt to detect tags...

Page 16: ...every hour to another device This can be used for retrieving your data remotely Two example devices are RDP Remote Data Platform and GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites The GOES sa...

Page 17: ...5 7 17 2009 12 47 1 150983 126 86 31 31 7 17 2009 12 47 1 150983 119 15 29 29 7 17 2009 12 47 1 150983 120 6 38 38 7 17 2009 12 47 1 150983 132 18 33 33 7 17 2009 12 47 1 150983 136 42 30 30 For this...

Page 18: ...sor to the Memory Remaining item and press ENTER This screen displays the number of data blocks the R4520C can still write before the memory is full It list two numbers one for Aerial data and one for...

Page 19: ...ed parameter data that was used during the following data block saves It is not viewable here but can be viewed when offloaded from the PC To scroll through the screens displaying the blocks of data u...

Page 20: ...rded This sequence of screens will repeat until you have viewed all the data blocks listed in your range or you press the ESC key 2 1 4 3 Delete Memory Move the cursor to the Delete Memory item and pr...

Page 21: ...ly OFF for the Manual Mode If the GPS has been turned on previously from the GPS Screen or an Aerial Scan the GPS will remain on when entering the Manual Mode To change the frequency The cursor defaul...

Page 22: ...C key 2 3 AERIAL Mode Move the cursor to the AERIAL item and press ENTER Screen 1 Table Selects the frequency table used for scanning Twelve tables are available Multiple tables are used to optimize A...

Page 23: ...rate time You may use the CHAN and CHAN keys at any time to scroll through the channels When the is scanning through the frequencies pressing the chan up or chan down keys will override the scan rate...

Page 24: ...tor on the right hand side Example 2 shows all three lines with a indicator This shows that the list can scroll both up and down The absence of any IDs in the bottom row indicates that scrolling down...

Page 25: ...d for the scan will be able to be viewed along with the data 2 4 STATIONARY Mode Move the cursor to the STATIONARY item and press ENTER See section 2 4 1 for viewing the stationary flowchart The stati...

Page 26: ...Screen 2 Tables The frequency tables you want to scan There are twelve tables available All the tables listed will be scanned Screen 3 Antenna The number of antennas the receiver will sample This feat...

Page 27: ...odes on the reference frequency the number of antennas should not be greater than 16 Store Rate This defines how frequently the data from the reference transmitter will be stored A count of the number...

Page 28: ...ocol values need to be changed you will need to move the cursor to New Scan and press ENTER The values in the list will show the default values If you want the values to be remembered for future scans...

Page 29: ...al antennas Any Signal Present The receiver tunes in the next frequency from the frequency table Timer 0 Monitor all the station s antennas and display Ant 0 Monitor the station s antenna s and displa...

Page 30: ...ess ENTER The Clone feature is used to transfer frequency tables and default settings from one receiver to another The optional blue clone cable with male DB9 connectors on both ends is required to us...

Page 31: ...8 data bits 1 stop bit Enter a 1 or 2 for the desired serial port settings and press ENTER The screen will return to the Setup Menu 2 7 2 Goes Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites With...

Page 32: ...o continue to the next screen and press ENTER Screen 3 Enter the value of the transmit window size assigned by NESDIS and press ENTER Screens 2 and 3 are used to limit the amount of data dumped out th...

Page 33: ...ory are stored as Decimal Degrees or converted to UTM NAD83 when using the ATSWinRec software GPS non flashing The GPS is on and there is a valid GPS fix GPS OFF The GPS is turned OFF NO FIX The GPS i...

Page 34: ...ed and in the Aerial Hold mode they will still be saved to memory It s just the audio that will have the remaining decoded IDs removed This feature is used to allow positional tracking of the selected...

Page 35: ...table 9 0 DELFR Deleting Frequencies Note Used only in Aerial mode Pressing the SHIFT key followed by pressing the DELFR key allows you to delete frequencies from your current scan table 10 0 MERGE M...

Page 36: ...on on your desktop 12 1 Com Port Settings Menu This is the communications port Com Port that you have selected to communicate from your personnel computer to the R4520C You will need to use a standard...

Page 37: ...C CLONE 2 Verify that the selected Com Port matches the PC Com Port that you are currently plugged into 3 Make sure that the R4520C is powered up 4 Make sure that you are in the R4520C s PC Mode and t...

Page 38: ...er Manual R05 11A 38 12 3 ATSWinRec The main screen of the ATSWinRec program looks like the following 12 3 1 First Time Start Up When starting the ATSWinRec program for the first time you will be prom...

Page 39: ...ome of the offload parameters Most are self explanatory Recover Deleted Data allows you to recover deleted data When deleting data a data pointer that is used to store memory in the R4520C is reset an...

Page 40: ...scan parameters for each scan started when offloading the data When this feature is not selected the offloaded data will not have any scan parameters showing in the offloaded data The figure below sho...

Page 41: ...et deleted The deleted data is only retrievable as a downloaded file using ATSWinRec 4 Next will be a window that prompts the user for a file name The default file name is a date stamped file name The...

Page 42: ...o configuration was sent to the receiver or saved to a file selecting Close will not save any changed values When selecting the Set Receiver Clock to PC Clock button the PC time is sent to the R4520C...

Page 43: ...will be looking for a file with the extension _tbl csv A group table file file name with extension _grp csv will not be allowed to be opened If a file is saved as a single table the file can be loaded...

Page 44: ...longest pulse repetition period to be heard The period length is available with the data sheet provided with the transmitters To get the period length in seconds divide the period ms by 1000 For an I...

Page 45: ...ion The version of ATSWinRec used to create this file Date The date the file was originally created Source Indicates whether the data was offloaded via a PC or a PDA Column Headers Lists the name of e...

Page 46: ...sal Transverse or Mercator YYYYYYYY Y ZZZ This will appear only if UTMs were selected and represents the UTM zone AA A number in seconds from 0 119 representing how long ago the GPS coordinates were r...

Page 47: ...cess if the battery pack overheats Turn OFF the power to the R4520C when charging the batteries When the charger is connected to the R4520C the charging sequence will start A fully depleted battery pa...

Page 48: ...tached to the transmission and not to the individual data point If the back log becomes too large the date information will not match the day the data was collected When using the RDP Remote Data Plat...

Page 49: ...00424 Day Hr Min Volts Freq Code Ant Signal Hr Min Matches 261 07 00 12 6 150684 16 0 119 7 01 15 261 07 00 12 6 150684 16 1 126 7 08 15 261 07 00 12 6 150684 16 2 95 7 02 5 261 07 00 12 6 150684 16 0...

Page 50: ...ill be the same hour as the hour the data was collected Volts Voltage to the tenths of volts representing the system voltage at the time the data was sent over to the GOES transmitter This appears in...

Page 51: ...33 164 194 225 256 286 317 347 13 14 014 045 073 104 134 165 195 226 257 287 318 348 14 15 015 046 074 105 135 166 196 227 258 288 319 349 15 16 016 047 075 106 136 167 197 228 259 289 320 350 16 17 0...

Page 52: ...4 134 165 195 226 257 287 318 348 13 14 014 045 074 105 135 166 196 227 258 288 319 349 14 15 015 046 075 106 136 167 197 228 259 289 320 350 15 16 016 047 076 107 137 168 198 229 260 290 321 351 16 1...

Page 53: ...er version Activate installation by tapping on the CAB file name in File Explorer Windows Mobile will explode the CAB and install ATS Rec R4520 on the device 3 The installation should install icons un...

Page 54: ...ommunication is not successful 1 Check that both ends of the offload cable are plugged in The female end of your cable plugs into a Com Port or Serial I O adapter of your PDA and the male end plugs in...

Page 55: ...erence User Manual R05 11A 55 K 1 3 ATS R4520C PDA Software When starting the ATS R4520C PDA program the following screen will appear K 1 3 1 Offloading Data If you select Offload Stored Data followed...

Page 56: ...e for the GPS data You can select the frequency data displayed with all six digits or with the two most significant digits suppressed Showing parameters in the offloaded data This feature allows the d...

Page 57: ...Edit Default Configuration The screens will be the same for viewing or editing the default configuration In the View Default Configuration mode no parameters can be modified Only the selections in blu...

Page 58: ...Frequency Tables mode no frequencies can be modified When editing a frequency table the source can be from a file from a receiver connected the PDA or a new frequency table can be created using ATSPDA...

Page 59: ...ll display the frequency table number in the header followed by both the channel number and the lowest frequency To enter the new frequency use the up down arrows provided or the PDA keyboard that app...

Page 60: ...elected frequency table and sent to the receiver by selecting the corresponding frequency table tab Selecting the tab for the frequency table location is available for opening a file saving a file or...

Page 61: ...ut Selecting View Receiver Serial Output from the Settings Menu will change the PDA screen so that it will display the data appearing on the R4520 screen while it is in Aerial or Stationary Log Modes...

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