Remote monitoring with Bitex

Bitex is the built-in IRIS software for monitoring and managing radar components remotely. Remote managing includes resetting faults, starting equipment, switching power systems, and so on.

Vaisala configures Bitex factory settings before shipping the radar.

Bitex displays status information reported by Built-In Test Equipment (BITE) integrated in the radar and associated systems and reported through the Radar Control Processor (RCP). Operator-initiated commands are sent to BITE units through RCP.

BITE typically connects to the RCP through interfaces such as contact closures, analog voltages, or serial communications. RCP integrates this information and sends it to IRIS for display in the Bitex utility. These packets are mingled with the RCP antenna controller commands on the same network port.

RCP can also decode button pushes into control variables for use in logic equations for complex functions.

Bitex can handle up to 256 pieces of data from up to 16 separate BITE units. For example, the antenna sub-assembly may be one BITE unit, the transmitter a second, the radar controller a third, and facility equipment (power equipment, building alarms, and similar) a fourth.

For more information, see RCP8 User Guide (M212923EN).

For information on setting up and configuring the Bitex, see IRIS and RDA Utilities Guide (M212925EN) and the project documentation.

Bitex status colors

Color		Meaning
	Green	Normal operation
	Yellow	Warning
	Red	Alarm