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Prisms
To view and manage prism configurations available for selection and usage and to add and delete custom prisms.
- To review prism configurations and to select a new prism configuration to use in measurements:
- The list displays available prism configurations based on three types of prisms:
- predefined prism models (ATP1 360, A7 360, etc.);
- predefined generic prisms (0 Offset, -30 Offset, etc.);
- user-defined (custom) prisms - created by the user.
- Every prism configuration contains the prism parameters:
- Name - the prism's model or the name for generic or custom prism configurations.
- Constant - the Prism Constant (P.C.), parameter of the prism characterizing the difference between the reflection plane and the center of the prism.
- Hybrid Positioning™ antenna offset - is the offset between horizontal optical axis of the prism and antenna reference point (ARP).
- Height Type - the method how the height of the prism is measured in MAGNET Field.
- Center Offset - the distance from bottom of prism to its center.
- 360 Prism - indicates if a 360-degree prism is used in this configuration (Yes or No status).
- Aperture - the value for the reflector's aperture size in mm.
- The currently used prism configuration is marked with
near its name.
- Click on a prism configuration to highlight it and select it to use in measurements.
- Click
or
to change the position of selected prism configuration in the list.
- To view, add, edit, or delete specific prism configuration:
Note: Predefined prism configurations are non-editable and can't be deleted; you can only view prism details.
- Highlight a prism configuration and click the View / Edit button to open the Edit prism dialog and view the details of predefined prism configuration or view and edit the prism parameters for custom prism configuration.
- Click the Add button to open the Edit prism dialog, enter parameters of a new user-defined prism and create a custom prism configuration.
- Click the Delete button to delete a highlighted custom prism configuration from the list.
Click
to save the current prism configuration choice and return to the previous dialog. Click
to close the dialog without saving changes.
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