TRAINING

CRFS training covers both software and hardware products. Courses are modular, and content is selected based on customer need (including chosen hardware/software options and intended usage).

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  • Customer specific content
  • Face-to-face or remote options
  • A mixture of theory & practical work

Technology Overview

Sand Clock 2 hours
The breadth of CRFS hardware and software options is considerable, this element of training focusses on the customer’s chosen options and covers basic system information and deployment considerations tailored to need and application.

Module content

  • Company overview
  • RFeye product family
  • Hardware and software architecture
  • RFeye Node specification
  • Site surveys
  • Hardware detail
  • Installation and maintenance
  • Backhaul considerations
  • RFeye Node set-up and configuration
  • RFeye Node benefits
  • Recovery, upgrade and licensing
  • Troubleshooting

RFeye Site

Sand Clock 2 days
RFeye Site is CRFS’s spectrum monitoring and geolocation control hub software containing all the essential functionality for full spectrum operations (military and non-military) with advanced RF intelligence. This is a two-day course covering installation and setting up for success, fundamentals and best practice.

Module content

  • Introduction
    • Installation
    • Licensing
    • Upgrading
    • Basic layout
    • Solution files
  • RFeye Site basics
    • UI layout
    • Connection to a Node
    • Charts
    • Logs
    • Spectrum mission (sweeps, masks, triggering)
    • Occupancy
    • Signal intercept
    • Audio demodulation
    • I/Q time, capture and remote recording
    • Network connection testing
  • RFeye Site best practice
    • Default settings
    • Monitoring tx/rx NCP rates
    • Sweep/loop repeat rate
    • Waterfall advanced features
    • AGC settings
    • Optimization
    • Simulation mode
    • Propagation analysis
    • Terrain analysis

RFeye Mission Manager

Sand Clock 2 days
RFeye Mission Manager is CRFS’s automated spectrum management and near-time incident reporting software toolset. This is a two-day course covering features, installation, configuration and licensing fundamentals and administration of users. It takes you through how to automate tasks, missions, alerts and reports, together with advanced features to spot, resolve and respond to trigger events.

Module content

  • RFeye Mission Manager basics
    • System requirements
    • Features
    • Installation
    • Configuration
    • Licensing
  • RFeye Mission Manager administration
    • Users/Groups
    • Authentication
    • User privileges
  • Remote Node monitoring
    • Status monitoring
    • Node upgrades
    • Reports
  • Schedule set-up
    • Incidents
    • Relational data
    • Calendar and schedules
    • Transmitters of Interest (TOIs)
    • Whitelist/blacklist
  • RFeye Mission Manager servers
  • Web apps, spectrum browser

RFeye Deepview

Sand Clock 4 hours
RFeye DeepView is CRFS’s forensic signal analysis software solution offering a 100% probability of intercept. This course provides a useful set-up and onboarding overview including installation, licensing and set-up. It then takes you through familiarization of the signal analysis user interface, menu options, signal analysis techniques, displays and I/Q data processing. The course is designed for operators focused on RF recording and signal capture, as well as signal analysis. You will learn how to quickly find and interrogate terabytes of data and export signal fragments of interest for demodulation.

Module content

  • About RFeye DeepView
  • Installation
  • Licensing
  • Running DSP performance tests
  • User interface
    • Analysis bar and menus
    • Information menus
    • Analysis settings
    • Analysis region
    • Display charts
    • IQ charts
    • Markers
    • Reference fields

Geolocation fundamentals

Sand Clock 1 day
This CRFS training course is aimed at starter and intermediary operators interested in direction finding, localization and geolocation of RF emitters. It explains key geolocation principles, introduces PoA, A0A and TDoA methodology including hybrid geolocation techniques, troubleshooting and how to overcome common errors, false positives and factors impacting accurate and reliable geolocation.

Module content

  • Importance of geolocation
  • Types of geolocation
  • Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA)
  • Power on Arrival (POA) including RFeye Guard systems if applicable
  • Angle of Arrival (AOA)
  • Factors that impact a geolcation

Partner induction

Sand Clock 1 week
This is a modular training programme designed to bring sales, support and technical Partner staff to a consensus understanding and be able to transfer useful technology, application and ‘so what?’ information for their local customers. The modules can be fine-tuned in advance for bespoke in-country needs but are designed to onboard, refresh and develop a deeper understanding of CRFS technology.

Module content

  • Day 1: Introduction & overview
    • Introduction to CRFS
    • Technology overview
    • RFeye software overview
    • RFeye Nodes
    • RFeye Arrays
    • Hands on with the Node
  • Day 2: RFeye Site
    • RFeye Site review
    • RFeye Site usage
    • RFeye Site best practices
    • RFeye Site new features
  • Day 3: RFeye Mission Manager
    • RFeye Mission Manager basics
    • RFeye Mission Manager admin
    • RFeye Mission Manager servers
    • Remote Node management
    • Setting up missions
    • File overlays
    • Working with spectrum licences
  • Day 4: RFeye Arrays & operation
    • RFeye Node and Array installation
    • RFeye Array demos
    • AOA geolocation
    • External antennas
  • Day 5: FAT & summary
    • On-site FAT at CRFS office
    • On-site FAT at CRFS test site
    • RFeye Site hands-on
    • Geolocation with RFeye Site
    • RFeye Mission Manager hands-on
    • Close down