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S9911A TDoA and S9912A AoA

Setup (Receivers)

The Setup tab enables you to add a new receiver or to delete a receiver.

This topic contains the following:

• How to add a receiver

• How to edit a receiver

• How to delete a receiver

• How to break a receiver lock

How to add a receiver

1. Click on the Setup tab (i.e., if not currently selected).

2. Click on Add New ().

Setup Tab

3. In the screen that opens: click in the Add Receiver section and enter the Hostname or IP Address and verify the Port is correct (i.e., 5025 is the default port selected)

4. In the Receiver Details section: The Alias box is populated with whatever value Hostname or IP Address that was used in the Add Receiver section.

5. The Latitude and Longitude values are selected based on the instrument's internal GPS (if available).

6. If you prefer to use a different antenna:

   1. Install the new antenna near the FieldFox or other receiver of interest

   2. Note the latitude and longitude values of the newly installed antenna

   3. On the PC, using the KSMS: Click Use manual location:

   4. Enter the latitude and longitude values for the new antenna.

   5. Verify that the latitude and Longitude values should update to the new antenna's position

   The Add Receiver Screen figure shows a completed add receiver screen capture.

Add Receiver Screen

How to edit a receiver

1. Click on the Setup tab (i.e., if not currently selected).

2. In the Setup display: Click on Edit ().

3. In the edit screen: Click on a receiver to edit.

4. Edit receiver details as desired.

5. Then choose:

   • Refresh - to update current screen to display any ongoing changes with the current receiver

   • Update - to update the current screen as you make changes to the receiver

   • Cancel - to exit the current screen and discard any changes that you have made

   See Receiver Details for Editing for an example of edit Receiver Details screen.

Receiver Details for Editing

How to delete a receiver

1. Click on the Receiver you want to delete and click the Delete button at the bottom of the display. Refer to Setup tab and Delete Receiver Screen.

2. Verify "receiver5" that has been removed from your list of receivers.

Delete Receiver

How to break a receiver lock

This feature allows you to manually release the lock on a receiver currently locked by a measurement session thereby enabling its use for other measurement sessions. This feature is particularly useful in situations such as when a measurement session becomes unresponsive and you are not able to use the receiver in use for that session.

1. Click on the Setup tab to access the receiver that is currently locked.

The Lock column in the receivers table displays the Break button for each receiver. This button is applicable and enabled only if the receiver is In Use.

2. Click the Break button displayed in the receiver row to break the lock for that receiver.

3. Click Yes on the message screen to confirm the action.

4. Restart the KSMS application to ensure that the receiver is available for new measurements.