Read and write settings

Read and write TX325 settings

Field name

Device Configuration Utility setting

Description
GOESComPort GOES COM Port Port used to communicate with the GOES transmitter.
GOESEnabled GOES Enabled Controls whether the data loggers polls the GOESComPort to see if a TX325 radio is attached to it. With the default setting of 0 (not enabled), the data logger ignores all other GOES settings. A value of 1 enables the setting.

GOESGainSetting

GOES Antenna Gain

Specifies the maximum specified gain (in dbi) for the antenna minus the loss in the cable connecting the TX325 to the antenna. The maximum value is 14 dBi for 300 bps transmissions and 20 dBi for 1200 bps transmissions. The default value of 0 assumes the antenna has the same effective gain as the Yagi antenna used for certification.

The TX325 sets the output power so that the EIRP is close to, without exceeding, the maximum EIRP. Maximum permitted EIRP for GOES V2 is 41 dBm for 300 bps and 47 dBm for 1200 bps transmissions.

GOESMsgWindow

Self Timed TX Options>

TX Window

Length, in seconds, of the assigned self-timed transmission window assigned by NESDIS. Valid entries are 1 to 110 s.
GOESPlatformID GOES Platform ID 8-digit hexadecimal identification number assigned by NESDIS. Value is a string.
GOESRTBaudRate Random TX Options> BAUD Rate

Baud rate for the random transmissions. Valid settings are 100, 300, or 1200. The baud rate must match the user's NESDIS-channel assignment.

GOESRTChannel Random TX Options> Channel Channel used for the random transmission assigned by NESDIS. Valid channel numbers are 0 through 566. The default value of 0 disables random transmissions.
GOESRTInterval Random TX Options> TX Rate Average time between random transmissions. The value is a string entered in the format of Hours:Minutes:Seconds. Typically, the assigned interval is in hours, so the minutes and seconds parameters are left at 0. For example, “01:00:00” setups up an hourly interval. Maximum interval is 24 hours; minimum interval is 1 minute.
GOESSTBaudRate

Self Timed TX Options> BAUD Rate

Baud rate for self-timed transmissions. Valid settings are 300 or 1200. The baud rate must match the user's NESDIS-channel assignment.
GOESSTChannel

Self Timed TX Options> Channel

Channel used for the self-timed transmission assigned by NESDIS. Valid channel numbers are 0 through 566. The default value of 0 disables the self-timed transmissions.
GOESSTInterval

Self Timed TX Options> TX Rate

Time between self-timed transmissions. The value is a string entered in the format of Days:Hours:Minutes:Seconds. Typically, the assigned interval is in hours, so the days, minutes and seconds parameters are left at 0. For example, "00:01:00:00" sets up an hourly interval. Maximum interval is 14 days; minimum interval is 1 minute.

GOESSTOffset

Self Timed TX Options> TX Offset Time

Time after midnight for the first self-timed transmission as assigned by NESDIS. The value is a string entered in the format of "Hours:Minutes:Seconds". Typically, only hours and minutes are used, and seconds are 0, unless the transmission window is less than 60 seconds. Maximum offset is 23:59:59. A value 0 results in no offset.
GOESRepeatCount Random TX Options> Repeat Count Number of times within the random transmit interval that the TX325 will transmit the message data. Valid entries are 1 to 3.

UTCOffset

 

Adjust this setting if you do not want the data logger to use the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is used by the GPS antenna. The data logger automatically syncs to the GPS time. Specify the offset in seconds.