APRS Config software for TinyTrak

Documentation Version pTTConfig 1.5

Introduction

pTTConfig is a small application for the Palm OS® to handle the parameter of the TinyTrak radio controller. This module is designed by Byon Garrabrant, N6BG. You will find the manual for this module at http://www.byonics.com/tinytrak/index.html. Please read this first to make clear what we are doing here.

This program works with TinyTrak versions I, II and III (include the version 1.6 - modification by dk7in) and WXTrak. It should run with Palm OS® version 2 or better.

Software

These windows a available:

• Main Window - shows the standard value for your station: callsign, path, MIC-E values. This can be different in your configuration sets.
• Timing Window - gives for all constallations the timing values.
• Parameter Window - This window holds the new TinyTrak III parameter 
• GPS Window - this is different from other TinyTrak software. You don't need a gps if you only transmit a fixed position. The gps dates are saved for the next time using. But you can also receive and display the gps dates. This belongs to your module and its wired constellation.
• Preference Window - holds your personal values like UTC offset. It also offers you the test buttons for your system.

  Here are also some parameters for the gps handling. You may select the 'auto power off' to disable this system function. So your display is always on when the gps runs. But this will cost you a lot of power. An other way is to set an auto off time (in seconds) and an alarm. For the alarm time the primary transmit rate is used.

The NMEA strings $GPGGA and $GPRMC are used for sending the position. So the altitude is already send but TinyTrak I ignores this.

In WXTrak mode the WX200 or the Peet weather station are simulated.

Hardware

There are some ways to use it with TinyTrak:

• classic - The Palm OS® helps you to get and set your configuration with the module. After this the gps is plugged in and gives you the position dates.
• transmitter - The program makes the setting as usual but also sends your the gps dates. This may be useful for fix positions like your at home or at work position.
• receiver - The program does the normal things and the gps sends the position dates to the TinyTrak module and the Palm OS®. pTTConfig shows you some standard values. This may be used when no other gps program on your pda is in action.
• transceiver - The program receives the gps data and sends it to TinyTrak. So you have the positions from your moving part and later you may use this fix to send it to TinyTrak without the gps plugged in. (This could also a way to fix the problems with gps which don't send the used NMEA string. Please let me know.)

History

Version 1.5 -Issued in Feb, 2004.

• TT3 1.1 features added

Version 1.4 -Issued in May, 2003.

• WXTrak added
• The config set is only selectable in the main window now
  

Version 1.3 -Issued in Feb, 2003.

• Symbol handling added
• Problem with slope and slow rate fixed

• Parameter handling for TinyTrak III added
• set with a read back and compare

Version 1.1 -Issued in Nov,2002.

• Parameter handling for TinyTrak II added
• Database has a version number now
• Battery check added
• SmartBeaconing view added

Version 1.0

• Initial publication issued in Sep.,2002 for Palm OS >= 2.0.

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