Important note: If you change “Source” field for a channel, you also need to change
“Name”, “Units”, and “Coeffs” fields. Otherwise everyone elso who receive your data
(including web services like aprs.fi) will not be able do decode your reports properly.
Every source has its own coefficients, names and units. With USB Configurator you can
get default settings by clicking on “Default parameters” button. When changing
configuration via WWW you need to set these fields manually (you can always write
them down from USB Configurator application).
Digital channels:
“Digital channels 1-4”
and
“Digital channels 5-8”
Tabs – define 8 digital channels
available in APRS telemetry reports. These tabs should be used when WXBits module is
connected,
•
“Name”
- short name for the channel, length is limited by APRS standard and is
different for different channel numbers,
•
“Label”
- short label for the channel, length is limited by APRS standard and is
different for different channel numbers,
•
“Source”
- most important field, specifies what data will be send for particular
channel, (M) sources are associated with WXBits module,
•
“Inverted”
- defines if channels should be reported as inverted in BITS telemetry
message,
•
“Default parameters”
– you should click this button after you change data source
for the channel. It loads default coefficient values and name/units for a channel.
Important note: If you change “Source” field for a channel, you also need to change
“Name”, “Label”, and “Inverted” fields. Otherwise everyone else who receive your data
(including web services like aprs.fi) will not be able do decode your reports properly.
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