Watson Industries, Inc.
DMS-SGP02 Rev K 03/22/2018
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Setting Altitude Correction:
1) Activate Command Mode (See above).
2) Type '&'(this will bring up the main menu again).
3)
To select the altitude correction setting , type ‘7’.
This will bring up the menu:
To turn on Altitude Correction type ‘1’. This displays the Altitude corrected for “height of geoid
above WGS84 ellipsoid” in feet.
To shut off Altitude Correction type ‘2’. This displays the Altitude above Mean Sea Level (MSL)
in feet. This is the factory default setting.
To make this selection the default the next time you power the unit on type in " (a quote mark.)
Setting Baud Rate
1) Activate Command Mode (See above).
2) Type '&'(this will bring up the main menu again).
3)
To set new baud rate, type ‘8’.
This will bring up the menu:
4) Change the baud rate to a new setting.
To change to 38,400 Baud, type ‘1’.
To change to 19,200 Baud, type ‘2’.
To change to 9,600 Baud, type ‘3’.
To change to 4,800 Baud, type ‘4’.
The baud rate change will take effect immediately. To make the new baud rate the default
setting, send a quote symbol (“) using the new baud rate. Otherwise the old baud rate will return
the next time the unit is powered up.
Note: The baud rate of the software that is communicating to the sensor will need to be changed
to match the new setting.
5) Press the space bar to resume data transmission.
The factory settings for serial communications are 9.6K baud with 8 bits and one stop bit, no parity.
TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUR SELECTION (OR 'Q' TO QUIT):
(EFFECTIVE NEXT POWER-UP)
1 = 38.4 K BAUD
2 = 19.2 K BAUD
3 = 9.6 K BAUD
4 = 4.8 K BAUD
SELECTION ALTITUDE CORRECTION (OR 'Q' TO QUIT):
1 = GPS GEODETIC CORRECTION
2 = NO CORRECTION
