Operation
Altimeter Product Manual
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2. Current and average altitude display. The display will change depending on the operating
mode.
3. Terminal style window displaying the raw data received from the altimeter.
4. Serial port settings.
5. Scrolling altitude chart. Displays current altitude in solid blue and average altitude as a
red line.
Menu Functions
File
Exit
closes the AltTest application.
Settings
•
COM port
to change the settings of the COM port.
•
Options
to change the application options (see below).
Log
•
Format
selecting a
Raw
format will log the exact data string that is sent by
the altimeter while
Processed
will log all the processed data and settings in
Comma Separated Value (CSV) format.
•
Setup
sets the logging options (see below).
•
Record
toggle to start/stop logging the data.
Help
About
details the AltTest application, while
System
shows information about
the Windows system.
Options and Log Setup Dialogs
1.
Altimeter Mode
sets the operating mode (see descriptions below).
2.
Gating
to select the percentage to user for the gating range of an altitude reading. The
gating range is calculated as ± the gating of the last altitude reading (i.e., for gate set at
20% the gating rage is ±20% of the last altitude reading). If the next altitude reading falls
out of the range then it is regarded as invalid and the previous altitude reading is used.
3.
Hold Last Value
for selecting how long the program will hold onto the last valid altitude
reading. If an altitude reading falls out of the gating range of the previous reading then it