current position in APRS and APRS-IS beacons. Therefore it is possible to use it with a
moving station and display a real-time position on the map.
2.6. Bluetooth interface support and a KISS TNC operation
Firmware version 1.08 adds a functionality of a KISS protocol TNC allowing to
forward received packets via optional Bluetooth interface connection to an external
device (e.g. Android smartphone). It is also possible to receive packets from Bluetooth
and send them to RF. Thereby it is now possible to use the device as a Bluetooth TNC.
Tests were made with APRSDroid 1.3.0 giving a nice ability to show received
packets on the application map and allowing to send packets from mobile phone to RF.
2.7. KISS via TCP/IP packet output
This feature allows any networked device to connect to WX3in1 Plus 2.0 TCP/IP
port and receive packets in KISS format without a need to use of a Bluetooth module. At
the time of writing of this manual revision (firmware v1.09) KISS via TCP/IP is only one
direction (RF TCP/IP). KISS via TCP/IP was successfully tested with APRSDroid 1.3.0.→
2.8. APRS-IS simple server
APRS-IS simple server allows any networked device to connect to WX3in1 Plus 2.0
TCP/IP port and receive packets in APRS-IS format. APRS-IS simple server connection is
bi-directional (RF TCP/IP, TCP/IP RF) and it also allows to exchange packets with→ →
currently connected APRS-IS T2 server. This feature allows third-party software to use
WX3in1 Plus 2.0 as a gateway between network and radio channel.
2.9. Weather station support
WX3in1 Plus 2.0 allows you to receive weather information from weather stations
using RS-232 cable. Data is then encoded into the APRS packet and may be sent to
APRS/APRS-IS network at specified intervals.
Supported weather stations:
• LaCrosse/Technoline WS-2300,
• LaCrosse/Technoline WS-2350,
• Peet Bros Ultimeter 100,
• Peet Bros Ultimeter 800,
• Peet Bros Ultimeter 2000,
• Peet Bros Ultimeter 2100,
• Davis Vantage Pro (with RS232 datalogger),
• Davis Vantage Pro2 (with RS232 datalogger),
• Davis Vantage Pro Plus (with RS232 datalogger),
• Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus (with RS232 datalogger),
2.10. Weather Underground service support
Weather Underground is one of the biggest weather services available on the web.
It allows you to create an account for your weather station and send weather reports
which are stored in their database. Data is then available for view in form of graphs,
tables or a simple web page applet showing current conditions in your location. Anyone
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