4. Zond Aero NG & LF#

Note

The GPR power cable may be connected/disconnected only when the system is powered off.

Power on the system.

  • Establish connection with SkyHub in UgCS-CPM.

  • Open the Payloads list.

  • Enable the GPR driver in the UgCS-CPM Payloads interface.

  • GPR: Zond Aero NG & LF

Press “Save” in the Payloads interface and confirm system reload.

  • Navigate to the main screen, press “Start” and add the GPR widget from the list.

  • Access full configuration from Settings.

Note

It is possible to configure GPR using Prism2 software when the GPR is connected to SkyHub. It is necessary to establish a connection with SkyHub over Wi-Fi and ensure that UgCS-CPM is closed before starting configuration in Prism2.

4.1. Zond Aero NG & LF Configuration Parameters#

Parameter

Default

Min

Max

Precision

Unit

Options

Description

Pulse delay

174

0

2000

1

Pulse delay should be set up during the calibration in Prism2.

Time range per sample

0.071 ns (#2)

0.018 ns (#0), 0.036 ns (#1), 0.071 ns (#2), 0.089 ns (#3), 0.125 ns (#4), 0.143 ns (#5), 0.179 ns (#6), 0.250 ns (#7), 0.357 ns (#8), 0.500 ns (#9), 0.625 ns (#10), 0.714 ns (#11), 1.000 ns (#12), 1.250 ns (#13), 2.500 ns (#14)

Encodes the trace time range per sample.

Sample count

256

32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192

Sample count per trace

Stacking

128

4, 16, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65535

Defines how many traces are stacked.

Tx PRF

299

1

310

1

kHz

Transmission frequency, khz (Tx PRF)

Cut off altitude, m

1.2

0.0

10.0

0.1

m

Cut off altitude limit for the transmitter.

Altitude source

Default

Lightware SF30D, Ainstein US-D1, Nanoradar NRA24, Mavlink (autopilot), Default

Altimeter that will be used for altitude data

Data log dir

/data/skyhub_logs

Path on SkyHub storage where data is saved

Idle time, s

5

0

100

1

s

Time before connection check if no data was received from the device.

Payload Id

212

192

220

1

Payload Id

Data log dir

/data/skyhub_logs

Path on SkyHub storage where RAW log files are saved

IP address

192.168.0.10

IP address of the device in the Ethernet network

TCP port

23

0

65535

1

IP port to connect the device

Telemetry period

2000

0

10000

1

ms

Telemetry data refresh rate, ms How often to send the values to the CPM