Baron Services DSSR-250C Hardware Limited Warranty

RVP8 User’s Manual
April 2003

Preface

Hardware Limited Warranty

SIGMET, Inc. warrants its IRIS hardware (RVP8 and RCP8) to function according to the
hardware User’s Manual documentation for a period of one year following delivery. In the event
of a failure during the warranty period, the customer should notify SIGMET to obtain a Return
Authorization. Upon receiving the Return Authorization from SIGMET, the customer ships the
failed unit to SIGMET by pre-paid freight. SIGMET, at its option, will repair or replace the
defective unit within 30 days and return the unit to the customer.

Damage caused by fire, flood, lightning, or other catastrophe, and damage caused by misuse or
abuse are not covered by this warranty.

In no event shall SIGMET, Inc. be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the hardware or
documentation provided by SIGMET, Inc. SIGMET, Inc. makes no warranty, either
express or implied, with respect to any of the hardware or documentation, as to the quality,
performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

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RVP8 User’s Manual
April 2003

Preface

Preface

This manual provides technical information on the RVP8 digital receiver and Doppler signal
processor.

About This Manual

This manual is used primarily by engineers for installation and troubleshooting, or by users
interested in understanding the signal processing features, algorithms, and control and data
formats.

Chapter 1, Introduction and Specifications, describes the major features of the RVP8 signal
processor and gives its technical specifications.

Chapter 2, Hardware Installation, discusses the electrical issues involved with installing the
RVP8 processor and IFD receiver module. This includes power supply connections, radar
analog and digital signal interfaces and computer interface connections. Software installation is
covered in a separate Appendix.

Chapter 3, TTY Nonvolatile Setups, continues the installation discussion by describing how to
use the local TTY to configure the actual operation of the RVP8. This includes a detailed
description of the (approximately one hundred) setup parameters that affect the operation of the
RVP8.

Chapter 4, Plot-Assisted Setups, completes the installation discussion by using the oscilloscope
plotting modes to configure and align the radar receiver, and measure its performance.

Chapter 5, Processing Algorithms, gives mathematical descriptions of the processing algorithms
implemented in the RVP8 signal processor. This information can be useful to those writing their
own interface to the RVP8, or for those who want to learn more about the internal workings of
the signal processor.

Chapter 6, Host Computer Commands, contains a description of the digital commands that the
host computer must use to set up and control the RVP8 processor. The introductory section
discusses processor I/O in general, and gives an overview of how to set up the RVP8 for
recording data. Each command is then detailed in subsequent sections.

The appendixes give information on software installation and backup, the RVP8 standard
chassis, and clutter filter characteristics.

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