Downloading Waypoints to a Personal
Computer
You can use any terminal or communications program to
download or upload waypoints and routes to or from the
CDU and a PC.
Set the PC to:
4800 baud 8 bits
1 stop bit no parity
no flow control
When sending data to the CDU, it must be sent in block
form, followed by (with an appended) CR (carriage re-
turn) and LF (line feed). Normal communications pro-
grams, like Windows XP Hyper Terminal, are sufficient to
get the job done.
Using Windows XP Hyper Terminal, do the following (from
the Program Manager):
Using an RS-422 to RS-232 convertor, connect 1
the CDU’s port 2 to the PC’s communications port
(Refer to the Appendix F - MX500 PC Interface of
this manual).
On the CDU press the 2 CFG key until CFG1 screen
is displayed.
Scroll down the menu to 3 NMEA Out 2.
Press the 4 EDIT key.
If the port is already Active (5 Yes), write down
which NMEA sentences are set to Yes, then set all
of the NMEA sentences to No. You need to do this
to record just the waypoint data.
If the port is not Active (No), change it to Yes.
Scroll down to the 6 WPL record and change it On.
Highlight the 7 Details softkey and press ENT.
Set 8 Include Waypoint Names to either No or Yes.
Refer to WPL -Waypoint Location - NMEA Compliant
and WPL - Waypoint With Symbols & Description -
NMEA 0183 Non-Compliant sections in this manual
to determine the correct format for your purpose.
Set 9 Decimals in Position to 4.
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