Table 7-3: Read-only TX326 settings
FieldName
Description
GOESTxResultCode
Status of the last radio transmission.
0 = Last transmission was OK
1 = Transmission aborted, radio battery voltage is too low
2 = Transmission aborted, radio PLL lock failure
3 = Transmission aborted, radio flash is corrupt
GOESCurrentTxState
Current state of the radio.
0 = Idle
1 = Transmission is in progress
2 = Post transmission failsafe wait is in progress
7.6.2 Read and write settings
Table 7-4: Read and write TX326 settings
Field Name
Description
GOESComPort
Port used to communicate with the GOES transmitter.
GOESEnabled
Controls whether the data loggers polls the
GOESComPort
to see if a
TX326 radio is attached to it. With the default setting of 0 (not enabled),
the data logger ignores all other GOES settings. A value of 1 enables the
setting.
GOESMsgWindow
Length, in seconds, of the assigned self-timed transmission window
assigned by EUMETSAT. Valid entries are 1 to 110 s.
GOESPlatformID
8-digit hexadecimal identification number assigned by EUMETSAT.
Value is a string.
GOESRTBaudRate
Baud rate for the random transmissions. Valid settings are 100 or 1200.
The baud rate must match the user's EUMETSAT-channel assignment.
GOESRTChannel
Channel used for the random transmission assigned by EUMETSAT.
Valid channel numbers are 0 through 289. The default value of 0
disables random transmissions.
GOESRTInterval
Average time between random transmissions. The value is a string
entered in the format of “Hours:Minutes:Seconds”. Typically, the
assigned interval is in hours, so the minutes and seconds parameters are
left at 0. For example, “01:00:00” setups up an hourly interval. Maximum
interval is 24 hours; minimum interval is 1 minute.
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