WiMo DB1NTO, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...PicoAPRS Developed by Taner Schenker DB1NTO Instruction Manual www wimo com 1 Taner Schenker ...

Page 2: ...ved staus message 9 Received message SMS 9 2 3 Menu structure overview 9 2 4 Menu details 10 Power OFF 10 Last Heard 10 Messages 11 APRS Symbol 11 GPS Status 11 USB Mode 12 Save Home pos 12 TX Power 13 TX interval 13 Beep 13 Timezone 13 MyCall 14 MySSID 14 Receiver 15 Frequency 15 AutoPower 15 Autoclose 16 Screensaver 16 GPS Powersave 16 Contrast 17 Comment 17 Info 17 Units 18 Reboot 18 3 Specific...

Page 3: ...save the battery Of course both received packets with MIC E compression as well as uncompressed APRS packets can be decoded and displayed With the built in 850mAh LiIon battery the device can be operated up to 10 hours depending on the configuration Depending on how frequently the position data is to be sent whether APRS packets are to be received the GPS receiver should be switched off automatica...

Page 4: ...ounted on each other and installed in the housing The circuit boards themselves are completely equipped and tested Delivery Housing with keys Circuit board set tested and tested instruction manual LiION battery Pinheader for GPS board www wimo com 4 Taner Schenker ...

Page 5: ...4 Insert the GPS module 5 Install the battery and fold the cable one time to the left of the battery 6 Slide the cover from below Place the groove on the bottom of the unit www wimo com 5 Taner Schenker No effort is required for the assembly All components can be used very easily If something is difficult please check the cause and do not try with violence to protect the parts from damage ...

Page 6: ...efective or damaged battery Do not charge the battery with other chargers Do not place the unit on a flammable base Notes on battery disposal In connection with the distribution of batteries or with the delivery of devices containing batteries the supplier is obliged to inform the customer of the following The customer is legally obliged to return used batteries as end users It can return old batt...

Page 7: ...acter to be changed for example for call sign input In this case the button in the display is labeled next see menu items below Right Button Use the right button to change the currently displayed setting for example changing the character on which the cursor is currently located within the menus On the main screen the right button is used to send a position message labeled beacon PicoPARS sends th...

Page 8: ...ration this helps for better detection of transmissions When receiving data an RX appears at this point If neither transmitting nor receiving a data packet nothing appears here Currently 7 satellites are used for the position determination The battery voltage is approx 4 1V the voltage measurement is not calibrated Time 19 48 34 hours minutes seconds The speed is 1km h Further possible examples on...

Page 9: ...f a pure status packet without position data is received will display Status from Call sign SSID Status text Received message SMS First line Note MessageFrom Second line sender of the message Third line Message text Circulation 2 3 Menu structure overview Power OFF Last Heard Messages APRS Symbol GPS Status USB Mode OFF GPS KISS TNC Save Home pos TX Power High Low TX Interval Timezone www wimo com...

Page 10: ...e the last received four stations with distance in km and direction in degrees are displayed Stations already received are updated when they are received again Press close to exit the menu immediately www wimo com 10 Taner Schenker If you do not press any button for 10 seconds in the Settings menu the changes are saved automatically and the menu will be exited This does not apply if you want to di...

Page 11: ...ted at the beginning so that very quickly between e g Cars and pedestrians An ASCII character is displayed for all other symbols PicoAPRS always use the primary table A translation table is included in the package The most recent version is availible at http wa8lmf net aprs APRS_symbols htm GPS Status Pressing the right ok button will take you to the GPS data displayed on the following page Pressi...

Page 12: ...at via USB So you can use PicoAPRS like a GPS mouse KISS TNC In this mode PicoAPRS behaves like a KISS TNC You can use this mode among other things to use PicoAPRS for APRS PC software such as use UIView32 Thus it is possible to install your own APRS digipeater or gateway In the KISS TNC mode there are no initialization commands necessary Save Home pos In the Save Home pos menu you can save your c...

Page 13: ...ffect if your position has changed at least 50 or 100 meters If set to OFF no packet will be transmitted Beep with Beep you can set when PicoAPRS should beep OFF Off no beep Key Only on Keystroke Message Keystroke and received Message All Keystroke Message and decoded Pkt Timezone By adjusting the Timezone you can adjust the time displayed on the main screen to your local conditions If you set thi...

Page 14: ...e the Check as shown in the figure above and then press next Your setting will be saved MySSID Set your SSID here with the change key Values from 0 16 are available The SSID is used to distinguish the different APRS station types The convention for the SSID is Source http aprs org aprs11 SSIDs txt 0 Your primary station usually fixed and message capable 1 generic additional station digi mobile wx ...

Page 15: ...he frequency of 144 800 MHz usual in Europe and must not be changed in the normal case In analogy to the input of your call sign set the frequency here The first two digits 14 and the decimal point are given The following frequencies are used in other parts of the world for 1200 baud FM APRS USA 144 390 MHz Japan 144 740 MHz Europe 144 800 MHz Australia 145 175 MHz Thailand 145 525 MHz ISS Space S...

Page 16: ... when the display is turned off more frequently In addition the recharge time is slightly extended as energy is saved as soon as the display is deactivated GPS Powersave GPS Powersave defines whether the GPS receiver should be switched off automatically when GPS is not required OFF deactivates the energy saving function and ON activates this function www wimo com 16 Taner Schenker Received persona...

Page 17: ...t this is the location 8 of the maximum possible 50 To finish please set the check as shown above Any preceding and longer text will be truncated at this point Info Under Info you will see some Information The line Dec x x indicates how many APRS data packets were successfully decoded and how often a data transmission was received If the sender sends several data packets at once the value can go b...

Page 18: ...mp h mi nautic kn mp h Reboot If your PicoAPRS does not behave as usual you can restart the device via this menu item No settings are deleted If a reboot does not help disconnect the internal battery and if connected the PicoAPRS USB cable for a few seconds and reconnect the battery www wimo com 18 Taner Schenker ...

Page 19: ...ently Battery voltage too low Please charge the battery In the main screen you will see the GPS status ERR No data from the GPS receiver please check if the GPS module has been correctly plugged in In the main screen GPS status OFF GPS receiver was switched off after several unsuccessful attempts without GPS cover for energy saving There are several ways to re enable GPS reception A Press beacon o...

Page 20: ...ntenna Length 4 5cm 17021 DIAMOND SRH 815S Plug in antenna Length 15 cm 17022 DIAMOND SRH 36 Plug in antenna Length 36 cm 20117 SMA DIAMOND MR 77S Magnetic mount antenna 4m Cable feet 65mm diameter 20119 SMA DIAMOND MR 75S Magnetic mount antenna 3m Cable feet 30mm diameter 20111 SMA No Name Magnetic mount antenna 3m Cable WiMo Antennen und Elektronik GmbH Am Gäxwald 14 76863 Herxheim Germany Tel 4...