GUIDANCE MARINE RangeGuard Operator's Manual

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Serial No:

Date of Shipment from UK:

Sensor Software Version: Software Version:

Rangeguard Operator’s Guide

Issue Date: 21/04/2015
Document No: 94-0447-4-A

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Document History

Document Number Changes Issue Date

94-0447-4-A First Release of Rangeguard Operator’s Guide 21/04/2015

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Introduction

System Overview ...................................................................................................... 6

Getting Started

Start Up and Shut Down .......................................................................................... 8

Start Up.............................................................................................................................................. 8

Shut Down ......................................................................................................................................... 8

Screen Layout .......................................................................................................... 9

Table View ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Display Options ...................................................................................................... 12

Selecting/Deselecting Sensors .............................................................................. 13

Measurement Algorithms

Selection of Measurement Algorithm ..................................................................... 15

Setting the Range Limits ........................................................................................ 16

Closest Algorithm ................................................................................................... 17

Manual Threshold Algorithm .................................................................................. 18

Max Peak Algorithm ............................................................................................... 19

Peak Lock Algorithm .............................................................................................. 20

Appendices

System Specications ............................................................................................ 22

FCC Warning Statement ........................................................................................ 23

Index ....................................................................................................................... 24

Table of Contents

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Introduction

Welcome to the RangeGuard Operator’s Guide. It explains how to use the RangeGuard
system once it has been fully installed.

For instructions on how to install RangeGuard onto a vessel, refer to 94-0448-4
RangeGuard Installer’s Guide.

The

System Overview on page 6 describes the different components of the system and

how they work together.

The

Getting Started section on page 8 explains how to get the system up and running

and how to shut it down again. It also details what you will see on the RangeGuard Display
screen when the system is running, and how to interpret the information.

The

Measurement Algorithms section on page 14 describes the different ways that

RangeGuard can measure the distance to an object.

Further useful information is included in the

Appendices section on page 21.

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The RangeGuard system provides object detection and distance measurements using
continuous wave radar sensors. These operate on a licence-exempt Short Range
Device basis at 24.15GHz. The system comprises a control box, up to four sensors and
a graphical user interface which can be accessed from any device connected to the
same network. The sensors are typically positioned around the outside of a vessel and
connected to the control box via standard Cat5e Ethernet cable up to a maximum length of
100m; longer cables can be made using cable with additional cores.

The sensors have a fixed elevation beam width of 11° (+/-5.5°) and two options of azimuth
beam: 11° (Narrow Beam) and 90° (Wide Beam). Each sensor measures the range to the
nearest obstacle by default or to a selected obstacle if preferred.

System Overview

RangeGuard Display - the user interface - is run from a web browser. It is recommended
that either the user interface supplied by Guidance Marine or else Google Chrome are
used. Other browsers will work but without guarantee. Once the control box has been
connected to the network, type its IP address (default 192.168.2.231) into the web browser
address bar and the user interface will appear in Bird’s Eye View.

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Getting Started

This section describes RangeGuard Display and basic use of the system.
It contains the following pages:

•

Start Up and Shut Down (Page 8)

•

Screen Layout (Page 9)

•

Display Options (Page 12)

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Start Up and Shut Down

Start Up

To Open RangeGuard Display

1. Ensure that the control box is powered on.

2. Double-click on the RangeGuard icon.

(Or run the RangeGuard Display application from:
Start > All Programs > Guidance RangeGuard > RangeGuard Display).

3. The display will appear in full screen mode, with the Bird’s Eye View open.

Shut Down

To Close RangeGuard Display

Click on the X button in the top right corner of the screen.

Bird’s Eye View

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