Essential Settings Prior To First Flight; Selection Of Aircraft Type; Transponder; Icao Address - FLARM PowerFLARM Core Installation Manual

Select 'Send PCAS targets to LED displays' under 'Data Out-
put' (only relevant for non-Pure devices).
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Ensure that the Display and PowerFLARM Core use the
same Baud rate.
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There are a number of device settings that must be configured prior

Essential Settings Prior to First Flight

to the use of the device. These are aircraft-specific settings, that can
be found in the configuration file. The values chosen depend upon
the aircraft and must be altered before the device is used in another
aircraft.
These settings are mandatory for correct operation of
the device.
This setting is required to specify the type of aircraft in which your

Selection of Aircraft Type

device will be used.
Select whether your aircraft has an operating transponder (any

Transponder

Mode) installed and switched ON, or not.
Enter the hexadecimal ICAO address of your aircraft. This address

ICAO Address

is also known as Mode S Code. It is worldwide unique for each air-
craft and issued by your Civil Aviation Authority (regardless of
whether you have a Mode S transponder installed or not). In case
you have a Mode S transponder installed, this is also the address
transmitted by the transponder.
The ICAO address can be found in the aircraft documents or online:
http://www.faa.gov/
Mode S Code (base 16/hex); addresses start with A0..A9
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or AA..AF)
http://www.bazl.admin.ch/experten/luftfahrzeuge/luftfah
rzeugregister/
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addresses start with 4B)
PowerFLARM Core Manual v.150 International
(US; see 'N-Number Inquiry', use
(Switzerland; use Aircraft Address hex;
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