RADAC WaveGuide 5 Direction User Manual page 36

In the box labelled as "Distance [cm]" fill in the distances between the radar reference points
(see Fig. 1.2 for the radar reference point). Next fill in the "Orientation [deg]", defined by
the angle from the vector pointing to the North to the line A-C (from radar A to radar
C). The "preview geometry" field to the right, automatically generates an illustration in
topview of the array configuration. The geometry preview includes the approximated radar
reflection footprints based on the parameters provided (see Fig. 3.5).
Figure 3.5: Preview of the array orientation based on user input.
The mounting height above the reference water level, and possibly a number of other
parameters, needs to be set for each specific mounting location. This can be done in the
configuration table that is shown in Fig. 3.6.
Figure 3.6: Setting sensor parameters (changes only take effect after the system is rebooted).
Radar serial nr.
The first item in the table, the radar serial number, allows modification of which sensor
shall serve as sensor A, B or C.
Mounting height
The mounting height is defined as the height of a radar above the reference water level in
[cm]. The reference point for measuring the height of each radar is on the central axis of the
cylindrical housing and on the plane defined by the bottom-side of the sensor's mounting
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