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SMC-520 User Guide revision 1.3 SMC Ship Motion Control www.shipmotion.eu
Main window sections:
Sensor Information
Shows the sensor Type, Serial Number, Hardware version, Firmware version and Calibration date.
Current reading
Displays the current Temperature and Humidity values.
Protocols
Choose the Active protocol from a drop down selection
Transducer Name
Sets the device name of the transducer in the $WIXDR string
Bitrate
Select from a drop down the bitrate of the data output. The same baudrate applies for both serial
ports. Available baudrates 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 or 57600 bps.
Parity
Sets the parity on the serial output string on both serial outputs to Odd, Even or None
Output Interval
The automatic string output rate can be set between 0.25 and 600 seconds
Average calculation time
Sets the temperature and humidity calculation average between 0 and 600 seconds. 0 means no
average set for the output.
Units
Use the drop down to select a unit for the Temperature of Celsius, Fahrenheit or Kelvin. The unit
output for humidity is in percent.
Offsets
Add an offset to the Temperature or Humidity to compensate for certain conditions.
Note, offsets should not be used in place of a full recalibration.
Command
Commands such as changing the data output rate can be sent to the sensor via this input window.
Terminal
Use the check box to enable or disable the display of incoming data in the terminal window.
Click on clear to clear the data in the terminal window.