User Manual for BTD Control Software
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CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION _____________________________________________________ 4
1.1 Minimum System Requirements ___________________________________________ 4
2 INSTALLATION ______________________________________________________ 5
2.1 New Installation _________________________________________________________ 5
2.2 Update to an Existing Installation __________________________________________ 7
3 ETHERNET CONNECTIVITY __________________________________________ 7
3.1 Assigning the Virtual Com Port ____________________________________________ 7
3.2 Private IP Addresses ____________________________________________________ 11
3.3 Removal of Old Port Assignments. ________________________________________ 11
3.4 Network IP Addresses ___________________________________________________ 12
3.5 Static IP Addresses _____________________________________________________ 13
3.5.1 Installing the Device Installer ___________________________________________________ 13
3.5.2 Running the Device Installer ___________________________________________________ 13
3.5.3 Assigning an IP address _______________________________________________________ 14
3.5.4 Assigning Com Port __________________________________________________________ 17
4 RS422 CONNECTION _________________________________________________ 18
5 USER INTERFACE ___________________________________________________ 19
5.1 Main Display __________________________________________________________ 20
5.1.1 Lightning Indication Plot ______________________________________________________ 20
5.1.2 Lightning Key _______________________________________________________________ 22
5.1.3 Warning of Potential Thunderstorm Activity Overhead _______________________________ 22
5.1.4 Status Indication _____________________________________________________________ 23
5.1.5 Flashes with No Direction _____________________________________________________ 23
5.1.6 Idle Mode __________________________________________________________________ 25
5.2 Configuration Screen ___________________________________________________ 26
5.2.1 Configuration Parameters ______________________________________________________ 26
5.2.2 Operation __________________________________________________________________ 30
5.2.3 Site Calibration ______________________________________________________________ 33
5.2.4 Connection _________________________________________________________________ 33
5.2.5 BTD Date and Time __________________________________________________________ 35
5.2.6 Status _____________________________________________________________________ 36
5.3 Service Screen _________________________________________________________ 39
5.3.1 Command Area ______________________________________________________________ 41
5.3.2 Direction Finder Commands ____________________________________________________ 44
5.3.3 Quick Commands ____________________________________________________________ 46
5.3.4 Lightning Warning Limits _____________________________________________________ 47
5.3.5 Sensitivity Thresholds_________________________________________________________ 48
6 APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING___________________________________ 51
6.1 Communication Problems _______________________________________________ 51