User Manual XC Tracer Maxx
Rev 01 23.2.2020
XC Tracer Maxx Configuration File
Connect XC Tracer Maxx to a computer using a Micro USB Cable and once connected, switch the
device on by briefly pressing the red button until you hear a beep-beep-beep. XC Tracer Maxx is now
running in USB-MSD (Mass Storage Device) mode. XC Tracer Maxx’s internal Micro SD Card will
appear as an external drive in Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder. You will find a PDF copy of the
user manual on the SD card, and also the XC_Tracer_Maxx.txt configuration file. Editing this file in
Notepad (Windows) or Text Editor (Mac) allows you to adjust XC Tracer Maxx’s settings. The
various options are described below:
# XC Tracer Maxx Configuration File
serialNumber= 688D2E4C8100
Serial number of XC Tracer Maxx, is used for the IGC logger.
firmwareVersion=XC_Tracer_Maxx_R01
Indicates the device’s firmware version.
reset=no
Setting
reset=yes resets XC Tracer Maxx to the factory default settings. Reset=no is the default
setting. After a reset reset=no will automatically be set in the config file.
# supported protocols are None, XCTRACER, LK8EX1, LXWP0 or LXWPW.
Select the BLE protocol her. NB. Only one protocol can be selected at once. Please check at
www.xctracer.com which protocol to choose for your app. LXWPW is like LXWPO, but with the
information of the calculated wind.
stringToSend=LXWP0
In this case the LXWPO protocol will be will be used.
# name of BLE service
bleName=XCT
A name for the BLE service can be assigned here, up to 14 numbers and letters are possible.
Please do not use a hyphen, some Android Apps have problems with it.
# logger configuration
The logger records IGC and KML files in parallel. IGC is recorded with 1Hz, KML is recorded with
5Hz. You can configure the logger as follows:
logOnlyWhenFlying=yes
When
logOnlyWhenFlying=yes is set then a log file will be recorded once the GPS has recorded a
speed greater than 4m/s. The logging will get stopped when you have landed. When you make a
toplanding the log file will be stopped, and a new log file will get created when you take off again.
When
logOnlyWhenFlying=no is set then a log file will be recorded as soon as you switch on XC
Tracer, and the logging will only be stopped when you switch off the device.
pilotName=Koni Schafroth
