D Weather Station Transmission; D Confirming The Weather Data Input; D Application Setting; D About The Weather Data Content - Icom ID-4100A Advanced Manual

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GPS OPERATION
Transmitting D-PRS data (Continued)

D Weather station transmission

When you transmit as a weather station, you should
set the weather station's settings, and input the
weather data to the [DATA] terminal.
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: If the weather data is not input to the [DATA]
terminal, you cannot transmit as a weather station.
Transceiver
To the
To the
RS-232C
[DATA]
port
jack
Cable
To the
OPC-2350LU
USB port
Terminal information
q e
2.5 mm
(0.1 in) (d)
w

D Confirming the weather data input

You can confirm whether or not the weather data is
input to the [DATA] terminal.
1. Set the "GPS TX Mode" to "D-PRS," and the "TX
format" to "Weather." (pp. 5-21, 5-22)
2. On the standby screen, push [QUICK].
3. Rotate [DIAL] to select "Weather Information,"
then push [ï].
• Displays the weather information screen as shown
below if the weather data is input to the [DATA]
terminal.
L When the weather information is displayed, you can
transmit as a weather station. If "-" is displayed on
the screen, the weather data does not input to the
[DATA] terminal. In that case, check the input data
settings.
PC
or
Weather device
Microcomputer
q Tip: RXD
w Ring: TXD
e Sleeve: GND

D Application setting

Configure the communication software as follows.
• Port: The COM port number that is used by
the ID-4100A/E.*
• Baud rate: 4800/9600 bps*
• Data: 8 bit
• Parity: none
• Start: 1 bit
• Stop: 1 bit
• Flow control: none
* 1 Depending on the PC environment, the COM port number
used by the ID-4100A/E may be higher than 5. In that
case, use an application that can set it to higher than 5.
* 2 Set the baud rate in the "Data Speed" item.
(Function > Data Speed) (p. 9-60)

D About the weather data content

The weather data should be input according to the
format (based on the APRS
below.
Example:
220/004 g005 t077 r000 p000 P000 h50 b09900 End code
1 2 3 4
No. Item
1 Wind direction
2 Wind speed
3 Gust speed
4 Temperature
5 Rainfall
6 Rainfall (24 Hours)
7 Rainfall (Midnight)
8 Humidity
9 Barometric pressure
* 1 The last two digits indicate the two decimal place.
* 2 The last digit indicates the one decimal place.
L If you have no data, enter a space or "." (period)
instead of a number.
(Example: ".../...g...t077r000p...P...h50b.....")
L Enter <CR>, <LF> or <CR><LF> for an end code.
5-23
1
2
® Weather Data) as shown
5 6 7 8 9
Value
000 to 360
000 to 999
g000 to g999
t-99 to t-01,
t000 to t999
r000 to r999* 1
p000 to p999* 1
P000 to P999* 1
h00, h01 to h99
(h00 indicates 100%.)
b00000 to b99999*
Unit
º
mph
mph
ƒ
inch
inch
inch
%
2 hPa,
mb