FlarmBat display Version 1.1
October 2018
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4.3
Startup sequence
Press and hold button for two seconds.
PWR LED will indicate powering up. If FlarmBat did not power up, you need to hold button
longer or internal battery is empty, or external power supply is not present.
4.4
Shutting down FlarmBat
With extremely long press to the button, FlarmBat will shut down.
4.5
Normal operation
In normal operation with short press, we can cycle between three different volumes (Low,
Medium and High). With long press, is enabled or disabled near mode. Switching of mode is
also visually supported with moving light around circle. Red moving light means that near
mode is disabled, yellow moving light means that near mode is enabled.
4.5.1
WARNING Modes:
WARNING Mode
will activate a red blinking diode, if another glider equipped with Flarm
will be close and a prediction for a
collision
risk is calculated. An audio warning will be also
executed. Higher collision risk will increase blinking frequency and audio beep rate. The
warnings are classified into three levels (See Flarm manual for details on www.flarm.com)
o
First level approximately
18 seconds
before predicted collision
o
Second level approximately
13 seconds
before predicted collision
o
Third level approximately
8 seconds
before predicted collision
4.5.2
NEAREST Mode:
Will show the direction to the nearest glider, which´s position is inside of radio range.
One
yellow LED will light
permanently
and there will
be no audio
. The unit will change over to
Warning Mode
automatically, if warning
criteria will be fulfilled and will continue in
NEAREST after collision risk will disappear.
Near mode works only when you are moving. On ground, you cannot see nearest
target.
Near mode can be enabled or disabled with longer press to the button, during
normal operation. Yellow “flying LED” around horizontal led indicator will indicate
Near mode ON, Red “flying LED” around horizontal led ind
icator will indicate Near
mode OFF.
4.5.2.1
Multi target in nearest modus
If more than one targets are in the neighbourhood, the closest target will be displayed with
yellow LED permanently. All other targets will blink in yellow color. Distance and vertical
angle will indicate the closest target.
