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Append Lat/Lon
Satlink transmitters have a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver which is cable of
determining its latitude and longitude. This check box instructs Satlink to add the Latitude and
Longitude to the end of each transmission.
Append Quality
This check box configures Satlink to append quality data to the end of the transmission. Note: as
of version 4.11 of Satlink, Satlink has not yet implemented this function.
Norm Rt
The “Normal Rate” property defines how often random transmissions will be made, when the
unit is not in alarm. The rate is specified in HH:MM:SS.
Alarm Rt
The “Alarm Rate” property defines how often random transmissions will be made when the unit
is in alarm, following burst transmission(s). The rate is specified in HH:MM:SS.
Burst Rt
The “Burst Rate” property defines how often the “# Burst” random transmissions will be made.
These burst transmissions occur when the unit first goes into alarm. The rate is specified in
HH:MM:SS.
Format
Several formats are supported for random transmissions:
“Bin Int” is a binary interleaved format, identical to the 8210 binary transmission format. The
data are in the 6-bit pseudo binary format required by NESDIS.
“Bin NonInt” is a binary non-interleaved format. This format also uses the 6-bit pseudo binary
format but allows different amounts of data to be sent for each sensor. The data is not
interleaved, i.e., one sensor’s data set appears together in the transmission.
Channel
This property defines the channel that Satlink will use to make the random transmission.
Type
This property defines the baud rate for the transmission. The valid selections are 100 and 300.
# Burst
The “# Burst” property defines how many transmissions Satlink will make when the unit first
goes into alarm. This value is normally set to one. When set to a value other than one, Satlink
will make this number of transmissions with each transmission separated by Burst Rate number
of seconds.