ImpulseRadar
CrossOver® User Manual V1.4
Software
Overview
CrossOver® has been designed to work wirelessly with suitable Android devices running the
CrossOver® App. Refer to
Appendix A
for a list of specification requirements.
Android devices that meet or exceed the minimum specification requirements will generally offer
better performance in terms of WiFi coverage, data recovery and on-screen functionality. That said,
low-end Android based smartphones can offer a quick and simple means of collecting radar profiles.
Since Android devices are not as standardized as PC’s, there may be slight variations in the way
software is installed and operated between different devices. The following section will detail various
screen shots and menus as taken from a recommended device. However, this may be slightly different
to your personal device.
How to avoid WiFi connection issues
A CrossOver® antenna acts as a wireless access point (WAP) to which your Android device needs to
connect. Once the device has been set-up and connected to the CrossOver® Antenna once, it will then
automatically connect again when within range (if the AP is not disabled (forgotten)).
Nowadays, you are more than likely to have more than one device, and you may in fact like to have
more than one device set-up to collect CrossOver® data. This raises an issue in relation to which device
will connect and stay connected, if more than one is within range; since, this could lead to interruptions
in data acquisition. To manage this, once a CrossOver® antenna is connected to a device, the antenna
cannot be connected to other nearby devices (but these devices can force connection if it is necessary
to change a device).
For users with multiple CrossOver® antennas, we recommend allocating one primary data acquisition
device to each, to avoid the potential issues described above. Furthermore, once the device is
connected, you should disable the AP for any other CrossOver® antennas on that device.
CrossOver® App installation
Security note
As part of the Android operating system, there is a security restriction that prevents the installation of
applications from outside the Google Play Store. Since the CrossOver® App is not yet available on the
Google Play Store, you will need to make some adjustments to your device system settings to proceed
with installation, as follows:
1.
Navigate to Settings > Personal > Lock screen and security
2.
Check the option "Unknown sources"
3.
At the message prompt, select
“
OK
”
You may now proceed with the installation of the CrossOver® App.
The CrossOver® App software is supplied on a USB thumb drive and can either be installed directly
from this device, or by copying it to the internal memory of your Android device. Whichever method
you chose, the installation process is as follows:
