Icom ID-52A Advanced Manual english - Page 102

6 GPS OPERATION (ADVANCED) Transmitting D-PRS data DDWeather station transmission When you transmit as a weather station, you should set the weather station's settings and input the weather data into the [USB] port. You can input the weather data from a third party's weather device by converting it to the APRS weather format in your PC or microcomputer. After completing the weather station's settings and inputting the weather data, you can transmit as a weather station. NOTE: To input the Weather data into the [USB] port, set "USB Connect" to "Serialport," and set "USB Serialport function" to "DV Data." ([MENU] > SET > Function > USB Connect) ([MENU] > SET > Function > USB Serialport function) If the weather data is not input into the [USB] port, you cannot transmit as a weather station. PC USB cable (User supplied) To the [USB] port or Weather device Microcomputer DDApplication setting Configure the communication software as follows. •• Port: The COM port number that is used by the transceiver.* •• Baud rate: Your desired speed •• Data: 8 bit •• Parity: none •• Start: 1 bit •• Stop: 1 bit •• Flow control: none * Depending on the PC environment, the COM port number used by the ID-52A/E may be higher than 5. In that case, use an application that can set it to higher than 5. DDConfirming the weather data input You can confirm whether or not the weather data is input into the [USB] port. 1. Set "GPS TX Mode" to "D-PRS," and "TX format" to "Weather." (p. 6-16) 2. On the Standby screen, push [QUICK]. 3. Select "Weather Information." LLDisplays the WEATHER INFORMATION screen if the weather data is entered correctly. LLWhen the weather information is displayed, you can transmit as a weather station. If "-" is displayed on the screen, the weather data is not entered. In that case, check the entered data settings. DDAbout the weather data content The weather data should be input according to the format (based on the APRS® Weather Data), shown below. Example: 220/004 g005 t077 r000 p000 P000 h50 b09900 End code 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 No. Item Value Unit 1 Wind direction 000 to 360 ° 2 Wind speed 000 to 999 mph 3 Gust speed g000 to g999 mph 4 Temperature t-99 to t-01, t000 to t999 °F 5 Rainfall r000 to r999*1 inch 6 Rainfall (24 Hours) p000 to p999*1 inch 7 Rainfall (Midnight) P000 to P999*1 inch 8 Humidity h00, h01 to h99 % (h00 indicates 100%.) 9 Barometric pressure b00000 to b99999*2 hPa, mb *1 The last two digits indicate the one decimal place and the two decimal places. *2 The last digit indicates the one decimal place. LLIf you have no data, enter a space or "." (period) instead of a number. (Example: ".../...g...t077r000p...P...h50b.....") LLEnter , , or for an end code. 6-17