PCSodar Advanced Configuration Menu

The graphic below shows the PCSodar Advanced Configuration screen where the user can adjust signal processing and fine-tune the Model VT-1's associated laptop computer. Most of these settings should not be adjusted by the user without consulting ART.

The Advanced Configuration screen also provides access to Diagnostic Mode, a unique feature of the Model VT-1 that allows the user to record the raw data incoming from the phased-array antenna to a disk file. The raw data can then be "played back," during which process the Model VT-1 operates normally except that it reads raw data from the disk file rather than from the phased-array antenna. This is a useful capability for optimizing system performance and for handling intensive data sampling periods. Since the recording of raw data consumes approximately 1 MB of disk space per minute, care must be taken to ensure that adequate disk space is available. In the normal data collection mode, the raw data are analyzed and discarded, and the recorded data accumulates at a much slower rate.