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‘get PC time’
This button allows the user to get the timestamp from the PC time of the
PC they are using. This can be used as a base time for the timestamps
if the user is not using PTP. In the first box it will show the timestamp
and in the second box it displays the timestamp converted date/time to
make it easier to understand.
‘Apply’
This button will apply the settings chosen on this page.
‘Refresh’
This allows the user to refresh the displayed value of the last read
timestamp from the flightDAQ.
‘last read flightDAQ Unix time’
The top line shows the current time in the flightDAQ in
Table 5.12, Timestamp controls
6.9. Abs Cal
The Abs Cal page allows the user to calibrate the 3 absolute pressure chips in the flightDAQ. This
will allow the user to get a more accurate absolute pressure readout, the user is able to set the
applied pressure either manually or by clicking the defaults button. The accept button will store the
current values of the line selected by the radio button and move the radio button down to the next
line automatically. The clear button sets all of the values to 0 and the Store button will store the
currently save table to a permanent area of memory on the flightDAQ.
The live data section shows the current values of the absolute pressure chips.
Figure 5.14, Abs Cal
Radio button
Shows the user which row is currently selected
“Applied Pressure” column
This column allows the user to enter the values of the
absolute pressure they are applying.
“Accept”
Saves the applied pressure values and the current read
values of the selected row to the flightDAQ.
“Clear”
Clears all the data in the measured and applied pressure
fields.
“Default”
Sets the Applied pressures to the default values of 5 to
15.
“Store”
Stores all the applied pressures and all the measured
pressures into permanent memory.
Table 5.13, Abs Cal
7. Hardware Trigger
