FlarmView² Version 2.60
April 2018
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Operation
There are two modes of operation: Data transfer mode and Normal operation mode.
When in the data transfer (USB mode) mode, data can be exchanged. Normal operation
mode is when FlarmView
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is not in USB mode.
In data transfer mode, the last two or three green LEDs will be permanently lit, on the
screen, there will be a message “USB connected”, whereas in the normal operation mode,
up to four LEDs will be blinking, or the screen will display data only.
3.1
User Input
The FlarmView
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user interface consists of many dialogues, which have different input
controls. They are designed to make input of names, parameters, etc., as easy as possible.
Input controls can be summarised as:
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Text editor
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Spin controls (Selection control)
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Checkboxes
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Slider control
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Line width control
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Colour selection
To move the function from one control to another, use up or down buttons. By pressing the
EDIT button access to the control that is displayed is possible.
3.1.1
Buttons on FlarmView2
Each of the four buttons have dynamically set functions. When you press a button, beside
the button will appear a blue label with the action assigned to that button in that context.
On the main screen, the top button always performs the function of switching between
pages. Short press will cycle in one direction between pages, a long press will cycle in the
opposite direction between pages. A number of the pages look similar initially as the cycling
between them simply change’s the zoom level. The screen will momentarily be updated to
reflect the new zoom level. The number in a zoom level icon shows us the outer circle
radius (2km – depends on distance units setting etc.). The inner circle is half of that
distance.
The Middle buttons help with target selection by cycling through available targets. The
lower button has an EDIT function, where we can edit/view the currently selected target.
