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THE SMARTBAR CONFIGURATION MODE (continued)
SYS - System Configuration (includes BAUD rate)
BPS BAUD rate setting
The BAUD rate controls the data rate for messages received from the DGPS Receiver
and outgoing transmit messages. Press SELECT button to select AUT (Automatic
BAUD select), 38400, 19200, 9600, or 4800. The default setting is AUT. For most
installations, Auto BAUD should be used. Auto BAUD automatically determines the
DGPS Receiver transmission BAUD rate, then uses that BAUD setting to receive and
transmit. BPS stands for Bits Per Second.
Below is a typical BAUD rate setting screen with Auto BAUD at 19200.
UTS Feet, Feet Fine, or Metric Units
Press SELECT button to set the units to FT (English feet), FTF (fee fine mode), or MT
(Metric). When set to FTF, offset distance is shown in feet, and swath width (SWW),
Along Track Offset (ATO), and Across Track Offset (XTO) are shown in tenths of feet
(0.1 feet). When set to the metric mode, the Smartbar shows distances in decimeters
(0.1 meter). A swath width of 6.5 meters would be shown as 065.
Whenever UTS is changed, the Along Track Offset (ATO) and Cross Track Offset (XTO)
distances are set to 0. If the new UTS setting is MT, Swath Width (SWW) is set to 18.3
meters (183 decimeters). If the new UTS setting is FT or FTF, SWW is set to 60 feet.
MSG Outgoing Transmit Message Control
Press SELECT button to turn outgoing Messages ON or OFF. For operation without
data logging or other ancillary Light Bar Data monitoring equipment, Messages should
be set to OFF. When SYS-MSG is set to ON, the MSG
configuration main menu is
enabled for selecting which messages are used.
TAP Tape Measurement Control
Press SELECT button to set the Tape Measurement mode ON or OFF. When Tape
Measurement is enabled, an additional sequence is added to the Operational Mode to
provide control and monitoring of distances. If Tape Measurement will not be used, it
should be set to OFF simplifying the operator’s control sequences.
DSP Display Settings
Press SELECT button to set Display Settings (DSP) to NRM (Normal) or CFG
(Configurable). The default setting is Normal. When SYS-DSP is set to CFG, the DSP
configuration main menu is enabled for configuring various Smartbar display and con-
trol options.
GGA message LED’s
Receive
Data
Signal
Single Message VTG message LED’s
Multiple Messages
BAUD Rate LED’s showing 19200
GPS Status Alarms
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