07 argus installation and configuration (jt5.4)

ARGUS 5.4:Installation and Configuration

Contents – Part 1/2

l Lesson 1: ARGUS – Installation

l 1. Essential needed installation equipmentl 2. Requirements for PC-Hardwarel 3. Supported Microsoft-Windows operation systemsl 4. Concept of ARGUS-Versionsl 5. Concept of ARGUS-OPTIONSl 6. Content of ARGUS-Installation-DVDl 7. Installation-Processl 8. ARGUS-Installation as application versus as servicel 9. De-Installation of ARGUSl 10. ARGUS-Installation-Manual

Contents – Part 2/2

l Lesson 2: ARGUS – Configuration

l 1. User-/User-Group Configuration

l 2. Measurement Unit Configuration- General Settings; Device-, Path-, System- Configuration, Alarm Settings- Table-Wizard (Transducer, Correction, Bearing-Correction)- Editing a small Configuration from the scratch- Explanations based on typical configurations

l 3. Control Unit Configuration- General Settings; System View; User Lists; User Specific Export Format; SIS

l 4. Saving and Loading Configurations

l 5. Local / Remote- Sending / Receiving Meas. Unit Configurations to Remote Meas. Unit

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:

BEGIN of LESSON-1

Following components are needed:� DVD (for ARGUS-Versions < 5.3: CD-ROM) :

“ Software for R&S-ARGUS-Systems“

� CD-ROM: Options for R&S ARGUS-Systems

� ARGUS-Hardlock (USB or parallel)

� (optional: CD-ROM: actual Service-Pack)

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Essential Equipment

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Requirements to PC-HW

Windows VistaBusiness

2 GB

80 GB

At least:1024 x 768

Pentium III3.2 GHz

Windows XP

512 MB

80 GB

At least:1024 x 768

Pentium III1 GHz

Windows 2000

512 MB

80 GB

At least:1024 x 768

Pentium III1 GHz

RAM

Free Disk Space

Graphicsresolution

Processor

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Supported Windows Operation Systems

WindowsVista

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Windows2000

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WindowsNT 4.0

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5.2

5.3

5.4

5.0 / 5.1

WindowsXP

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Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Version-Concept 1/2l An ARGUS-Version is listed as

5. 4 (Service Pack x)

Major Version Main Version Minor Version

-Release-cycle more than 5 years

- not free of charge

-Release-cycle about 1½ years

- not free of charge

- No release-cycle

- for supporting new FW-versions ofmonitoring equipment

- for ARGUS-improvements

- for bug-fixing

-free of charge according thepurchased main version

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Version-Concept 2/2

l ARGUS-Version-History

June 20105.4.1

SP 3 (04/2010)

SP 7 (08/2008)

SP 11 (11/2008)

SP 18 (07/2008)

No more supported

Remark /Last Service Pack

12.12.20035.1

20.10.20045.1.5

15.12.20045.2

30.06.20065.2.2

28.06.20075.3

30.01.20014.4.0

June 2009

04.11.2002

Release-Date

5.4

5.0.0

ARGUS-Version

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Option-Concept 1/2

l Running ARGUS-SW requires (unique) Hardlock and associatedOption-Files

l Up to version 5.2: parallel Hardlock is deliveredsince version 5.2: USB-Hardlock is delivered

l Multiple parallel Hardlocks can be plugged in a row on on the PC(e.g. ARGUS-HL, MapView-HL and AllAudio-HL)

l Only 1 USB-Hardlock can be plugged on the PC;plugging more than 1 USB-Hardlocks to the PC results that onlyone of them will be recognized (random which of them)

l Starting with MapView-version … and AllAudio-version …Only one Hardlock for all applications together is needed

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Option-Concept 2/2

l Inside the Option-file there is coded:- the associated Hardlock-nr.- the number, how often a device-driver can be loaded (default 2)

l There are about 25 different ARGUS-options, categorized todevice-drivers groups, measurement-modes, interfaces andextensions

l Options are needed on measurement-unit as well as on control-unit. As a rule of thumb:

- basic-option is required everywhere- device-driver-options are required, where devices are

(i.e. on the measurement unit)- measurement-mode and interfaces are required, where the

respective action is initiated� see also document: Configuration and Licensing ARGUS

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Content of Installation-DVD

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Process 1/11

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Process 2/11

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Process 3/11

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Process 4/11

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Process 5/11

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Process 6/11

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Process 7/11

Default:Unchecked

UnmannedStation:Checked

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Process 8/11

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Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Process 11/11

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Service versus application

l ARGUS can be installed as application (start via desktop-icon) oras service

l service can be used for un-manned measurement-units, whereduring a PC-start/reboot ARGUS will be started automatically(without any operator-action)

l for unmanned station, there is also the possibility to start ARGUSvia the autostart-group of windows

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:De-Installation of ARGUS 1/3

l 1. Control Panel --> Services:Stop the PostgreSQL Service

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:De-Installation of ARGUS 2/3

l 2. Go to Installation Drive:Delete DATA_PG and PostgreSQL folders

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:De-Installation of ARGUS 3/3

l 3. Control Panel --> Add or remove ProgrammsRemove ARGUS

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:Installation-Manual

l In the manual “MAN_ARGUS_Support_EN.pdf”, which is locatedon the ARGUS-DVD in the directory \Documents\ there are furtherinformation about this training like:

installation and configuration for- third party HW (e.g. digi-board)- additional applications (e.g. DDFMMI)- drivers and utilities

l - …

Lesson-1 ARGUS-Installation:

THE END of LESSON-1

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:

BEGIN of LESSON-2

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:User-/User Groups 1/2

l Starting ARGUS the first time after successful installation:The first task of ARGUS is the configuration of the usergroupsand user

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:User-/User Groups 2/2

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Visualizer

l After successful configuration of an user and login into ARGUS,there is an empty “visualizer”

l Now, you have to do the Measurement- and Control-Unitconfiguration

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Measurement Unit Configuration (General): 1/4l Measurement Unit Configuration is started via the menu

Configuration � Measurement Unit Configuration

In the Measurement Unit Configuration there are 2 categorieswhich have to be configured: General and Devices

Under “General”, there are 3 groups to be configured

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Measurement Unit Configuration (General) 2/4: General Settings

Vehicle: needed for automaticGPS-coordinates-take-over

PC-Time: Only relevant, ifGPS-device is available. Timeinterval at which the PC-timeis updated by GPS (starting at00:15)

Disk Usage: Maximum ofhard disk-usage for file-saving

Saving interval: time-intervalin which measurement-resultsarewritten to harddisk

Start Delay: Time-Delay forstarting ARGUS

SMS: Inside AMM, SMS canbe send

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Measurement Unit Configuration (General) 3/4: Simulator

Simulator: for signalsimulation when deviceis in virtual mode. Notneeded for realoperation

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Measurement Unit Configuration (General) 4/4: Alarm Settings

Only for SW-option AMM !

Save in AMM Log File: All Warnings, Alarms,Activity and Error messages of the AMM arewritten into the AMM Log File.Buffer Time: Messages which are older than thebuffer time are overwritten in the AMM Log FileForward Messages / Station:All Warnings, Alarms, Activity and Errormessages are forwarded to theControl Unit.Delay Time : The messages are transferred witha certain delay time so that messages can begathered. This prevents having to initiate thecomplete transfer procedure for each message.Summarize Messages: Only active for Save inAMM Log File. The messages are summarizedover the selected Delay Time to a single linemessage.

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Transducer and Corrections 1/3

For Absolute Measurements the following Objectshave to be taken in account :

Transducer Factor of theselected Antenna

Correction FactorNo. of Connectors DC-Feeder,Filters, Attenuators, LightningProtectors and cables typesbefore the Switching Matrix

No. of Connectors cables andFilters after the SwitchingMatrix

RF

RF

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Transducer and Corrections 2/3

l Using the ARGUS-Table-Wizard is the easiest way for generatingTransducers and Corrections

The Path Correction must be generated before the deviceconfiguration stage

The Transducer (factors) can be generated before or duringdevice configuration stage.

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Transducer and Corrections 3/3

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Measurement Unit Configuration (Device) 1/5:

Load-Devices: Onlydevices which options areavailable will be listed

Method: Can be draggedand dropped to Visualizerarea or selected from the<device> menu

Selecting the devices; antennas, receivers, switch units etc...

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Measurement Unit Configuration (Device) 2/5:

Method: Select from apredefined list or fromthe navigator menu (eg,created from tablewizard

Polarisation: Only fordual-polarised antennaslike ADD157, ADD197

Azimuth, Polarization,Elevation: Only activefor steerable (rotor-controlled) antennas

Assigning the transducer factors in the Antenna properties

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Measurement Unit Configuration (Device) 3/5:

Interface: Physicalinterface of a device to theARGUS-PC,e.g serial,network, GPIB

Physical / Virtual / Adevice can be switchedbetween Phycial andVirtual-Mode with theModify button

Input and Outputs:thenumber of inputs andoutputs of the devicedriver can be selected

Properties: Device-specific parameters haveto be configured.Important: TCP/IP

Assigning the device properties

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Measurement Unit Configuration (Device) 4/5:

Setting the System PathSystem Path: Use to link 2or more devices together

Method: Click and drag toconnect between thedevices

Signal Path: The signalpath/ correction (created inthe table wizard) must bereferenced to the systempath

Devices with multiple inputs,eg, ESMD, DDF255 need tohave their inputs assigned tothe respective paths

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Measurement Unit Configuration (Device) 5/5:

l All the detail about the Measurement are written in the ARGUS-manual (e.g. for ARGUS-version 5.4 in the chapter 2.5.1).

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Control Unit Configuration 1/8l Control Unit Configuration is started via the menu

Configuration � Control Unit Configuration

In the Control Unit Configuration there are 5 folders which have tobe configured: General Settings, System View, User List, UserSpec. Export Formats and Status Information System

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Control Unit Configuration 2/8: General Settings

Logging: Only for software option RCI:Define what have to be logged.

Log File: Name for the Log File

Sending/Receiving data: Exceeding thistime will cancel the procedure for sendingor receiving data from a device with anerror-message.

Establish Connections: Exceeding thistime will cancel the procedure forestablishing a communication to ameasurement-unit with an error-message.

Graphic Settings:

Syncr. Time: on every connection to ameasurement unit the system time of themeasurement unit is set to the system timeof the control unit

Name of Alarm Log File: Default-Nameof the General Log File for received AMMmessages.Display Antenna Direction in MapView:If On and in Auxiliary Toolbar AutomaticPosition Transfer to MapView is selectedthe direction of SuperAntennas isdisplayed in MapView.

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Control Unit Configuration 3/8: General Settings

Write Protection: If Off selected the writeprotection can only changed by membersof the same usergroup. If On selected thewrite protection only can changed by theowner and administrators.System Log File: General LogfileSystemLog_<Control Unit Name> iscreated.

Available Data Base: Names ofdatabases with which ARGUS canexchange data.

Measurement Results/Compress:Measurement results will be automaticexportet in XML/ZIP-format to the directory\ARGUS\OUTBOX.

ORM Orders: ORM-Orders will beautomatic exportet in XML-format to thedirectory \ARGUS\OUTBOX.Transmitter/Frequency Lists: Allchanges in Transmitter or Frequency Listare exported automatically to thecorresponding database.Update Import of Transmitter andFrequency Lists: Transmitter orFrequency Lists which were created by arequest from a database can be updatedwith the selected time interval.

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Control Unit Configuration 4/8: General Settings

Limit for Automatic Export: Number ofdata records, which are maximally allowedin a Measurement Result, so that theMeasurement Result will be exported.(data records in the directory\ARGUS\OUTBOX

UPS Time: Time remaining for saving thesettings between the arrival of an UPSevent and the shutdown of ARGUS. At theend of this period ARGUS automaticallyshuts down without saving any settings. Arunning AMM Measurement will berestarted after rebooting the system.

Windows Background: File name withpath for the background image for themain window of the ARGUS.Image files have to be in Windows Metafileformat (.WMF).

Windows Background: File name withRepresentation of active System Paths intwo colors per System Path.

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Control Unit Configuration 5/8: System View

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Control Unit Configuration 6/8: System View

Measurement PC: Host name or IP-address of measurement PC

Dial-Up Networking: List of dial-up-connections, which have to be configuredby Windows.Have to be selected, if a measurement unitis connected via dial-up-connection.

Control Unit: Display of the control unitname.

Measurement Unit: measurement unitname.Service: The measurement unit isreferenced on a measurement PC via aservice.Transfer Rate: This parameterlimits the transfer of UDP data (Audio, IF)between measurement und controlunit for each UDP channel.

Status Inquiry: Only for option SISInquiry Interval: Only for option SIS

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Control Unit Configuration 7/8: User List

During the first login-process to ARGUS,the operator is forced to enter one user +usergroup and an appropriate password.

Basically, this is enough to operate withARGUS !

On this configuration-page, it is possible toadd addtional user and usergroups.

Meaning of usergroups(generally valid for user-class-Administrator):- The data in the navigator are usuallyonly visible for user of the sameusergroup (exeption: Transducerand Correction).

-Write Protection for file can be changedonly by members of the same usergroup

Meaning of user-class:Administrator is enabled to edit andsending configurations, deleting /modifying meas.-results of the sameusergroup.User: Limited rights in comparison to theadministrator

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Control Unit Configuration 8/8: User Spec. Export Formats

Only for option DEI:Possibilty for definitions of formats, howmeasurement data will be exported by thenavigator.

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:Loading and Saving Configurations

As well the Measurement Unit Configuration aswell the Control Unit Configuration can besaved (ARGUS-proprietary-format) and loaded.

Lesson-2 ARGUS-Configuration:

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