It's the low-speed setting. As a work-around, I could have the config program set it to 1 if the user selects 0.
Scott Chris wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com>, > Scott Miller <sc...@...> wrote: > > > > Sorry for the slow response on this stuff - I've been swamped with > > paperwork, we just got ADS-SR1 boards in and we're trying to get those > > processed, and OT2m boards are due in today and will make things even > > more hectic. > > > > This is pretty much the expected behavior unless your GPS receiver is > > configured to have a dead band for low speeds. Your 'direction' will > > tend to flop all over the place. That's why there's a minimum speed for > > it to take effect. Same with the wind reporting on the weather firmware > > - below a certain speed the wind measurement is unreliable and chaotic > > and is discarded. > > > > Scott > > > > Chris wrote: > > > > > > > > > Scott - I wonder if you could comment > > > > > > I believe I have noticed a glitch in the T2 smart beaconing > > > implementation that can be readily demonstrated by changing the Slow > > > Speed setting from a non-zero value to 0. In both cases the end user > > > would reasonably expect: Actual Beacon Rate = Slow Beacon Rate setting. > > > > > > However, what I have observed is that when the Slow Speed Setting = 0 > > > the Beaconing Rate is no longer governed by the the Slow Beacon Rate > > > setting, and can become very fast, e.g. a beacon is transmitted every > > > few seconds. > > > > > > A possible fix would disallow 0 as a valid entry for the Slow Speed > > > setting. A minimum setting of 2 MPH should work fine, (1 MPH is > > > currently disallowed). > > > > > > Chris > > > KF7FIR > > > > > > > > > > Scott, > > Thanks for your reply. You mention that there is minimum speed to > activate the corner pegging. Is this minimum speed fixed in firmware or > is is user configurable? > > If it is user configurable I presume that it is linked to the Low Speed > Setting, but I can not find documentation confirming this. Also, if this > is the case, there would be little value in allowing 0 as an entry > because it effectively places the T2 into a high rate beacon generator > mode. A user would have to be intimately familiar with the workings of > the algorithm to avoid the pitfal of entering 0 if the consequence is > not clearly explained documentation. > > Chris > KF7FIR > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracker2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracker2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
