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7.7 Apparent Heat Interface
The Apparent Heat sensor provides a Heat Index (US) or Humidex (CAN) calculated value on the SP-003-2 and SP-004-
2. These calculations are based on the measured temperature and relative humidity and the calculated Dewpoint
value.
Apparent Heat Descriptor
Offset Name Value Description
0x00 Sensor Type
0x3a Heat Index (
o
C)
0x3b Humidex (
o
C)
0x01 Data Type/Format 0x06 Float type
0x02 Configuration ?? See below
0x03 Sensor Device 0x0? See Below
0x04 UOMR “
o
C” Units of measure
Apparent Heat Sensor Type
Sensor Type SI Derived Units Measurement
0x3a o C Heat Index Apparent Heat
0x3b o C Humidex Apparent Heat
Apparent Temperature Data Type/Format
Apparent Heat Data Type/Format
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Smart
Sensor
Writeable
Factory
Calibrate
Reserved Data Type
0 0 0 0 6 == Floating point
Data Type
The 4-bit Data Type field determines the type of data of the specific sensor.
Factory Calibrate
The Factory Calibrate bit is used during factory calibration. If set, factory calibration is
performed on the raw sensor reading PRIOR to user scaling.
Writeable
The writeable bit is cleared, indicating that the sensor values may not be overwritten.
Smart Sensor
This bit is cleared.