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User Manual XC Tracer V1.0 

 

Rev 01 22.2.2016 

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 

Enter your name here. 

Please don’t use accidentally use any tabs as they will invalidate the 

IGC file. Spaces are fine. 

passengerName= 

You can enter the name of a tandem passenger here if you like.   

gliderType=Gin Carrera 

Enter your glider make and model here. 

gliderId=14049 

Enter the immatriculation number (if you have one) of your glider here. 

# create your own vario tone settings below 

beepOnlyWhenFlying=yes 

When this is set XC Tracer will be silent before takeoff. This is very helpful when you have 
configured some kind of a thermal sniffer. With 

beepOnlyWhenFlying=yes

 the variometer will 

be silent until XC Tracer detects a climb/sink rate of +/- 0.75m/s for roughly 2-3 seconds. 
With 

beepOnlyWhenFlying=no

 the variometer will beep not only in flight, but also when you 

walk or move. 

setVolume=2 

There are four volume settings, 0-3. With this option you set the volume that the vario will 
use for beeping. When 

beepOnlyWhenFlying=yes

 is set then the vario will be silent until you 

fly. Once you’re flying the vario will beep with the volume that you have set. Remember 
though, that you can change the volume during flight with a short press of the red button.  

ClimbToneOnThreshold=0.2 

With this setting the vario will begin to beep when the climb rate is higher than 0.2m/s. When 
you want to use a thermal sniffer then you can set 

ClimbToneOnThreshold=-0.5

 for example. 

In this case the vario will begin to beep when the sink rate is less than -0.5m/s. In this way 
you can adjust the beeping tone so that you know when you’re flying in lifting air, despite the 
fact that you’re actually sinking gently. This can be helpful to find and core thermals in weak 
conditions. 

ClimbToneOffThreshold=0.1 

Содержание XC Tracer V1.0

Страница 1: ...User Manual XC Tracer V1 0 Rev 01 22 2 2016 User Manual XC Tracer V1 0 ...

Страница 2: ...t attach it to your helmet or hang it round your neck using a cord Switch on XC Tracer by pressing and holding the red button until you hear beep beep The GPS will then search for a fix The vario will make some beeping sounds once the GPS has a fix and the orange LED will start blinking every 2 3 seconds Don t worry if you forget to switch on XC Tracer before taking off you can switch it on whilst...

Страница 3: ...nes and the good thing is that you can modify the tone settings using the tone simulator on www xctracer com Mounting XC Tracer uses data from a 9 DOF IMU 9 Degrees Of Freedom Inertial Measurement Unit and from a pressure sensor to compute the real time climb rate and altitude avoiding the undesired time lag that conventional variometers suffer due to data filtering For this reason mount your XC T...

Страница 4: ... beep beep beeeeeep indicates that the device is now ready for flight Adjusting The Volume XC Tracer has 4 volume settings Mute gentle medium and loud You can change the volume setting with a short push of the red button always from mute gentle medium loud mute gentle etc Charging the battery You can charge the battery using the Micro USB cable that was shipped with XC Tracer A red LED indicates t...

Страница 5: ...t yes must be deleted otherwise the same settings will be read in again Reset no is the default setting supported Bluetooth protocols are None XCTRACER LK8EX1 LXWP0 FlyNet and BlueFly 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 bluetoothProtocol LXWP0 In this case the LXWPO protocol will be will be ...

Страница 6: ... helpful when you have configured some kind of a thermal sniffer With beepOnlyWhenFlying yes the variometer will be silent until XC Tracer detects a climb sink rate of 0 75m s for roughly 2 3 seconds With beepOnlyWhenFlying no the variometer will beep not only in flight but also when you walk or move setVolume 2 There are four volume settings 0 3 With this option you set the volume that the vario ...

Страница 7: ...figuration file and missing tones will be complemented with values stored in the Eeprom The tones must be defined ascending from tone 1 of 10m s to tone 10m s of tone 12 Important Please avoid using exactly the same climb rate on adjacent tones as it will create problems tone 1 16 579 527 50 means that with a climb rate of 1 16m s the vario will beep with a frequency of 579Hz that the complete ton...

Страница 8: ...d paste other people s tone settings to the configuration file XC Tracer doesn t actually save the new configuration into its internal memory until it starts up in normal flight mode So press the red button briefly to unmount eject the device from your computer disconnect it from the USB cable then turn XC Tracer on as normal Important Always close the configuration file before you unmount eject X...

Страница 9: ...on about the firmware version will only be updated once the device has been started up in normal flight mode If the firmware you copy to the SD card is the same version as the one that is already installed then XC Tracer will simply delete the firmware from the SD card It s impossible to install incorrect firmware on the XC Tracer all that happens is that the incompatible firmware remains on the S...

Страница 10: ...LE 4 0 Many compatible Apps for Android iOS IGC KML Logger Extremely easy operation Firmware update by Drag Drop User configurable acoustics tone setting with tone simulator at www xctracer com State of the arte electronics including a 9 DOF IMU GPS BLE and mems pressure sensor Runtime with fully charged battery min 14h Size 57 5 x 57 5 x 19 25 mm Weight 61g ...

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