AWOS Operators Manual
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1. within the visible the window 19 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information A DigiWx Advisor Microsoft Internet Explorer laj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Sr Fe Jr x EN N search S Favorites A media O fr ai ei Ka rel B do Address http fwww digiwx ocnj com He Links epes w GDISABLED DigiWx Advisor Ocean City 26N ua SE Ocean City NJ CTAFAUnicom Freq 122 7000 Aap rom BEL POR TINSTrRUMENT company History Wind Speed Current Conditions Wind and Runways SOU Lin 300 18 KT en 26 KT Pigg 29 71 Hg KOCH 10 SM Select the type of graph to view in this drop down menu box Hendene 3 C 27 F Dewpoint 7 C 19 F Relative Humidity 72 MSR Nu 2 040 feet OTe ors 1 900 feet KOL 11 C 12 F Condensation Altitude NOAA Forecast Digiwx Belfort Instrument Indicated Runway 24 E start Inbox Microsoft Outlook 4 Digiwx Microsoft Inter E DigiWx Advisor Kier 27 Document Microsoft JAI Z 8 34am Figure 4b Continued Using a Computer Mouse 4 2 1 2 USING THE DIGIWX DATU COMPUTER KEYBOARD U CAPS SCROLL He ck COCR tock SS ee Figure 4c Standard Computer Keyboard Layout The DigiWx DATU uses a standard 101 key computer keyboard The standard computer keyboard has three main sections The section of the keyboard in the bold outline above is similar t2. More Info Weather Radar NOAA Forecast nende 4 C 25 F Ma 7 C 19 F Relative Humidity E S UE ICH 2 114 feet WT DEED 1 700 feet E 3 Me 11 C 12 F er 0 Indicated Runway 24 E start Inbox Microsoft Outlook Digiwx Microsoft Inter E DigiWx Advisor Micr Figure 4b Using a Computer Mouse Z Digi Advisor Microsoft Internet Explorer E l lSl File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 2 Ger 0O x 2 JO search SG Favorites W I media og a Jya A Address http www digiwx ocnj com X Go Links Q iah Blocker V DISABLED Current Conditions Wind and Runways History n Wind Speed 1 28 2004 Show Graph R GT 300 13 KT Guests 22 KT E n Last 60 minutes Aaaa 29 71 Hg 2 Show Chart VEST Tits 10 SM 14 10 55 ZULU Clicking either of these arrows will open a drop down menu to select the type of graph or chart to be displayed More Info Hen 4 C 25 F E S Weather Radar CH 7 C 19 F E A NOAA Forecast Belative Humtdite 75 E SCAU 2 114 feet Prete CE 1 700 feet E 3 DD 11 C 12 F S gt eg ae HI LLI Indicated Runway 24 METAR 26N 281410Z AUTO 30013G22KT 10SM M04 M07 A2971 i Start 5 Inbox Microsoft Outlook Digi Microsoft Inter je DigiWx Advisor Micr 27 Document Microsoft Click this slide arrow to scroll down the page
3. will appear on the runway centerline graphic As wind shifts with gusts the crosswind component of wind may shift from one side of the runway to the other in severe gust conditions This information is real The average wind is giving the components of wind direction averaged over 2 minutes The GUST wind components of wind direction are taken at the instant the highest wind speed is recorded over the same 2 minute period As significant wind shifts often occur during gusts a shift in crosswind components from one side of the runway may occur Alerts from the DigiWx site are indicated via the RUNWAY graphic 8 When an Alert message is programmed into the DigiWx ground site the word ALERT will flash across the runway graphic When you press the PAGE button 3 the Alert message will be displayed When you push the PAGE button 3 to return to the weather data page the ALERT message will still be displayed but it will not be flashing Whenever a new alert is transmitted from the DigiWx site the ALERT message will flash As soon as an ALERT message is transmitted from a DigiWx site it will be displayed 4 1 5 DATA STATUS INDICATORS 7 amp 8 Two data status indicators are shown on the DigiWx display The first is the DATA OK indicator 9 to the left of the runway graphic and the second is the DATA OLD indicator 9 to the right of the airport indicator The DATA OK indicator 9 to the le
4. 4 4 A 4 H 4 2 A A D Figure 6 Raw History Chart 24 CTAF Unicom Freg 122 Cord en ath MA oGnoou ovrLuvanouuovvsoravoav eo rt BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information 4 2 2 2 Graphs Graphs of each of the weather parameters showing the most recent 50 changes are available from within the Operator s Screen A drop down box allows selection of any one of the sensor readings Only one sensor reading may be shown on each graph Each graph is dynamically prepared and scaled to allow the maximum and minimum values reported to be show The Y axis of the graph shows the range of values displayed on the graph The X axis of the graph is the time scale The time scale will be dynamically adjusted to cover the range of the readings displayed If there have been less than 50 changes for a particular sensor within the most recent 24 hour period the graph will show only those changes for the last 24 hours Graph DigiWx Advisor Sandia Airpark 1N1 L 505 N Lungi0siamw CTAF Unicom Freq 1228 Wind Speed 206 2 2309 Bell 22 33 23 15 Zug 2316 7302 2320 2322 23 23 234 2326 Dar 23 29 90 2331 6 16 2002 6 16 2002 6 16 2082 6 16 2002 Figure 7 Wind Speed Graph 25 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information 4 2 2 3 CONFIGURATION SETTINGS Except for entering NOTAMs all systems configuration settings are preconfigured and password protected at the Belfort factory No changes to softw
5. LIST OF ACRONYMS AC Alternating Current ALS Ambient Light Sensor AVG Average AWOS Automated Weather Observing System BIT Built In Test CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency DATU Data Acquisition Terminal Unit DC Direct Current DCP Data Collection Processor DDR Digital Data Receiver DMM Digital Multi meter DSL Digital Subscriber Line DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency ELDF Endless Loop Dedicated Frequency EPROM Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory FAA Federal Aviation Administration FBO Facility Base Operator FCC Federal Communication Commission FRDF Facility Reference Data File FRU Field Replaceable Unit FSDO Flight Standards District Office Hg Mercury HHDU Hand Held Display Unit ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ID Identification INOP Inoperative KT Knots LED Light Emitting Diode LRU Lowest Replaceable Unit MCIF Microphone Click Interface MHz Megahertz million Hertz ae BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSL Mean Sea Level NAVAID Navigational Aid NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NOTAM Notice To Airman OMM Operations and Maintenance Manual RAF Regional Airway Facilities REL HUM Relative Humidity RIF Radio Interface RPM Revolutions Per Minute T1 T carrier 1 digital transmission line 1 544 Mbps 24 voice channels UHF Ultra High Frequency UNICOM Universal Integrated Communications System VAC Volts Alternating C
6. as accurate as required over this elevation CONDENSATION ALTITUDE 16 MSL Feet The Condensation Altitude display 16 is the altitude in which condensation clouds will occur given normal adiabatic conditions It assumes a normal adiabatic laps rate of 2 degrees per one thousand feet of elevation and calculates the condensation altitude based on the spread between the ground temperature and the dew point temperature It also takes into account runway altitude and displays the condensation altitude in feet MSL up to 13 382 feet MSL LATITUDE and LONGITUDE 17 The Latitude and Longitude displayed 17 is the information programmed into the DigiWx site transmitter for the information displayed on the unit It is used as the basis for locking onto a specific site when the LOCK feature is activated TEMPERATURE 18 The Temperature displayed 18 is the current temperature at the selected DigiWx site in degrees Celsius The range is 40 to 85 degrees Celsius DEW POINT 19 16 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information The Dew Point displayed 19 is the calculated dew point This is based on the current temperature and humidity at the DigiWxQ site displayed When Dew Point and Temperature are close to each other clouds or fog are likely at the displayed site RELATIVE HUMIDITY 20 The Relative Humidity displayed 20 is the current reading transmitted from the DigiWxQ site displayed Its range is 0 to 100 perc
7. data received from the local database Database security The local DigiWx database is behind a firewall and the web services server has the Microsoft Lockdown tool applied This means intrusion attempts are blocked and no response is sent to intruders The web server where the DigiWx sites data are remotely archived also has the Microsoft Lockdown tool applied There is no user activity on either the database server or web server No downloads no email no web surfing Retrievals of archived data from the remote database are by written request coordinated through Belfort Instrument Company only 3 1 2 2 Website optional service The DigiWx website for each installation runs on a central web server Each website is dynamic and uses the most recent data transmitted and received into the central database The html page for the DigiWx website is similar to the DATU Operator s Screen albeit with links to National Weather Service radar websites and other local informational websites The html page will automatically refresh every 60 seconds and the user may cause an immediate refresh by clicking on a refresh button 3 1 3 DDR The DDR Digital Data Receiver Interface is a black box component with power switch AC adapter jack antenna and RS 232 serial port jack The DDR Interface box contains a receiver for the transmissions from the weather tower and signal processing components to convert the received data
8. ideal conditions up to 20 miles Due to this extended range there may be possible interference if two or more DigiWx systems are within this operating range To correct for this the DigiWx will listen on two different frequencies in the 460 MHz range The device will call both fl and f2 simultaneously and will discriminate between the two signals thereby reducing spurious obstruction The following is a description of this process The DigiWx transmits every 5 seconds on either frequency fl or f2 When the unit is initially powered up the receiver listens to fl for 8 seconds If it receives no signal it switches to f2 and listens for 8 seconds If it receives no signal on f2 you are out of range It will then switch back to fl If you are currently receiving a message and lose your signal the receiver will wait 13 seconds and then switch to the other frequency If you do not have a good signal and hence accurate data transmission from the weather tower the display will not show OK after the Data position 9 on the display Once you are receiving a station you want to stay with you may use the data lock feature to lock onto that station There are five main things to remember from the above information e You can receive information from more than one DigiWx weather tower e You are able to select and lock on to a desired weather tower e You should always check to verify that the data displayed is from the w
9. into a serial data stream for input to the base station computer s Serial port interface As each data record is received at the computer from the DDR Interface box a software component reads the data from the Serial port and puts a time stamp into the record This record 4 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information is then written into the local database Only the sensor parameter data received from the DDR Interface box is written to the database The constant components such as Latitude and Longitude are discarded The data capture component runs as a Windows Service and automatically starts when Windows starts This background operation does not require nor permit any input from the Operator 3 1 4 RIF RADIO INTERFACE In addition to the Base Station transceiver DigiWx Voice incorporates a Radio Interface Device RIF This device serves as the interface between the Belfort provided Personal Computer and the UNICOM base station Figure 1 Digi WxQ Radio Interface RIF The RIF Serves as a conduit for the speech synthesis of the current weather conditions transmission 3 1 5 MCIF MICROPHONE CLICK INTERFACE DigiWx Voice incorporates a Microphone Click Interface Device MCIF This device serves as the interface between the Belfort provided Personal Computer the RIF and the UNICOM base station 3 1 6 DIGIWX ADVISOR DISPLAY SCREEN On the computer display configuration screen the operator can
10. may scroll to a second page of information for the alert message Pressing the PAGE button 3 again will return you to the weather data page If no alert message exists scrolling to the second page with the PAGE button 3 will display no alert on the second page The LIGHT button 2 activates the backlight for the display This allows you to see the display in a darkened room cockpit at night If you activate this feature during the day it will not aid in viewing the display and will only decrease the battery life Pressing the LIGHT button 2 again will turn off the backlight and save battery power By pressing and holding down the RUNWAY plus button 6 for more than 1 5 seconds the DigiWx display will LOCK onto the displayed runway The DigiWx will not change to a signal from another DigiWx tower until the RUNWAY minus button 7 is pushed and held for more than 1 5 seconds 10 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information 4 1 2 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING CONTROLS AND DISPLAY FUNCTIONS When you use the DigiWx hand held digital weather display you will find that it will only operate within range of a DigiWx weather tower The DigiWx signal will adequately penetrate a hangar or an office building s walls with its FM modulated digital signals It does however operate best as a line of sight transmission device It will consistently operate within 10 miles line of sight and may operate under
11. the air primarily via the Pilot Activated Unicom or an Endless Loop Dedicated Frequency ELDF on a dedicated VHF frequency DigiWx AWOS system software design incorporates plug and play simplicity for ease of installation maintenance upgradeability and an intuitive interface for ease of operation 3 1 SOFTWARE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICE DESCRIPTION AND CAPABILITIES 3 1 1 DIGIWX ADVISOR SOFTWARE The DigiWx Advisor is a Belfort proprietary software program that provides a PC based graphical display of local weather data collected from the base DigiWx Weather Station The data can be viewed from the system PC terminal at the airport FBO or if the optional Web Service has been purchased on the Internet for pre flight planning purposes and general airport operations a BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information The DigiWx Advisor has an event manager capability that provides visual alerts of important possibly critical weather conditions such as high density altitude or excessive cross wind component The program captures all weather conditions to support aircraft accident or incident investigation if needed All historical data is saved subject only to limitations of hard disk space Current data is optionally also be transmitted to a central site where it is saved in a master database with on line and off line backups for data safekeeping Historical data saved at the master database is retained indefinitely 3 1 1 1
12. the NOTAM information If a NOTAM is entered erroneously the proper way to recover is to immediately enter another NOTAM with the correct information and set an expiration date time that is the same as the incorrect NOTAM In this way both the correct and the incorrect NOTAM will expire at the same time and the incorrect NOTAM will never be displayed e i VI P D Elevation 6550 AD Digit Advisor Bs gt mou BELFORT ammer covenn Expires pa firirastes 64 17 2002 12 17 46 AM DE Cancel Apply Figure 10 NOTAM Message Property Page 4 2 2 6 AUGMENTING AND OVERRIDING AUTOMATED WEATHER DATA The DigiWx system is fully automated and a very reliable system that uses built in error checking algorithms to alert users and system operators of out of tolerance performance It is unlikely that the system will report inaccurate weather data However should one or more DigiWx sensor s become inoperative or start reporting erroneous data use the following procedures to temporarily manually report and augment DigiWx automated weather reports 1 Collect Weather Observation data from a non DigiWx source 2 Perform the following steps to turn off existing DigiWx observations a DigiWx Advisor and DigiWx Phone 1 Click on the Configuration menu selection in DigiWx Advisor 2 Select Display from the menu selections 3 Enter Username 4 Enter Password 5 Click OK 27 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information b 6
13. toggle the display of METAR data on or off The operator can select the display of certain data in English units or Metric units If the selection is changed on either or both METAR or Metric the Operator s Screen program must be stopped and restarted before the change will take effect The program can be stopped by clicking the X in the upper right hand corner of the display window or by selecting exit from the File dropdown menu Restart the program by double clicking the DigiWx FBO icon on the windows desktop 3 1 6 1 Charts 60 minute and 48 hour Charts Charts showing recent historical readings 60 minutes and 48 hours are available from within the Operator s Screen A drop down box allows selection of either the 60 Minute chart or the 48 Hour chart The timestamp and sensor readings comprise the columns of each chart The charts Sz BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information show the first reading received from the sensor package in each time interval beginning at the top of the chart with the most recent time and continuing to the bottom with older readings The charts show only the first reading in the interval No averaging of data is done A blank line will be displayed if no data record has been received within the time interval The time interval for the 60 Minute chart is one 1 minute The time interval for the 48 Hour chart is fifteen 15 minutes 6 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information Chart E J
14. 0 Minute Chart EE T HHDU Display E EE 9 Typical Hand Held Computer Mouse rsrrnnerrnnnnnnerrennrnnerrennrrnerrennrnsessennnnseenn 17 Using a Computer Mob DLR 19 Standard Computer Keyboard Layout rrrnrrrnnnnnnnrrrnnrrnnrrrrnnrnerrrrnnrnnerernnnnseenn 20 DigiWx Advisor Main Sereen uaraososerssse Jess GGAG ees 22 History Chart Meni up aa Genet 23 Raw History Chart Setup vasre 23 Raw History Chatting EE 24 Wmd Speed GA EE 25 DigiWx Advisor Menu Damg sde ise EES AE dee 26 NOTAM ME uke 26 NOTAM Message Property Page visi sscccccccssvevisceesetcscs convceasesabctee caveenscvebsvinets 27 Dig Wx Phone con argc conceit Anuar OS 31 Digiwx DIME Display oscil edu tides stuitn ee ed ee 32 ii BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information 1 0 INTRODUCTION 1 1 PURPOSE This manual is written to comply with the system documentation requirements of FAA Advisory circular AC 150 5220 16C for an Operating Instructions Manual 1 2 SCOPE This manual provides the system owner and base operations and maintenance personnel with detailed instructions for operating the DigiWx weather system It provides a basic overview of the system system software capabilities and provides instructions for operation of the system computer terminal including procedures to extract data and enter and disseminate NOTAM information 2 0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS amp LIST OF ACRONYMS 2l APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS FAA Advisory Circular AC 150 5220 16C 22
15. 7 7888 12674 2003 06 02 15 54 D 129 3 3016 20 45 8 7 527 1273 2003 06 02 15 53 H 141 H 3016 20 4a 7 696 12 940 2003 06 02 15 52 H 133 9 3016 20 44 7 7695 12 985 EI Figure 2 60 Minute Chart BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information 4 0 4 1 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS HAND HELD DISPLAY UNIT One HHDU is provided with each DigiWx system for use in monitoring system outputs The following information provides the DigiWx operator and maintenance personnel with instructions on how to use the HHDU to monitor and verify actual DigiWx system outputs 4 1 1 GETTING STARTED Open the Box and Check the Contents The following items are included e One DigiWx Hand Held Receiver 3 X 6 X 1 25 w digital display e One Antenna e Four AAA batteries e Power Supply optional e Carrying Case optional e User Manual the one you re presently reading Remove the protective plastic cover Open the battery cover on the back of the unit by pressing down and sliding the battery cover downward Place the four AAA batteries in the battery sockets as indicated Ensure proper polarity is observed while inserting batteries Slide the battery cover back over the batteries until it clicks into place If you have purchased the optional AC Power Supply plug it into a 110 VAC wall outlet and insert the 12 vde plug into the hand held display unit Screw the antenna into the antenna receptacle at the top of t
16. BELFOR T NSTRuMENT 800 937 2353 www DIGIWX com HN xe Automated Weather Observing System AWOS Operator Instruction Manual Proprietary Prepared in Response to FAA Automated Weather Observing System AWOS Requirements July 2005 Table of Contents Operator Instruction Manual Paragraph Description Page 1 0 Introductio RE NR Ne Re eee ene 1 1 1 te 1 1 2 SCOPE SE E 1 2 0 Applicable Documents amp List of ACronyms rrrerrrnnrrrnrrrrnrrnnrrrrnrrnnrrrrnrrnserrennn 1 Zal Applicable DOCUMENtS 25s in n aE a E E EE EEE E as 1 2 2 List Of Acronyms ape NET 1 3 0 System Description and Overview vane eeh e 2 3 1 Software and Peripheral Device Description and Capabilities 0000000000000 2 3 1 1 DigiWx Advisor Software rrrnnrronnnrnnrrnrnnnnverernnrnnsrernrrnnssernnrnsssernnrnsssssnnsene 2 3 1 1 1 Data Speech Output Software ae 3 3 1 1 1 1 RV MT 3 ME B N NE eebe 3 3 1 2 Additional System Options ege wand cave San ege Ee 3 3 1 2 1 Central Data Store and Data Transmission sesssesesseeseeeesseessseessersssresseee 3 FAD Website OptionaliService E 4 3 1 3 DDR Digital Data KEE ee edd 4 3 1 4 RIF e Mee 5 3 1 4 1 MCIF Microphone Click Interface 5 3 1 5 Diciwx Advisot RE ET 5 3 1 6 1 Gale EEE EN EE REAR NN ARNO HO 5 4 0 Operating Instraeti0nsasuuassmnsanssesatemadanadruanma vinn a 8 4 1 Hand Held Display Uti sausesssseresse Jes GNAGE 8 4 1 1 Getting Started pb se 8 4 1 2 Detailed Descriptio
17. DATA SPEECH OUTPUT SOFTWARE 3 1 1 1 1 DigiWx Phone The DigiWx Phone augments the DigiWx Advisor program and will automatically answer a phone line and deliver current weather conditions as speech output In order for the telephone answering and reporting system to function a modem capable of voice output must be installed If this option is purchased the modem will be installed and configured at the Belfort factory The DigiWx Phone program will answer a call on the telephone line connected to the modem The program will usually answer before the second ring at the modem The caller may hear three 3 or more rings depending upon the variables in the public telephone switching network Once DigiWx Phone has answered the call the program will query the database to retrieve the most current reading The program will generate speech output into the modem for Airport name NOTAM message if any current winds and gusts altimeter visibility if sensor is installed temperature dew point relative humidity density altitude and condensation altitude The program will repeat the current conditions and will then terminate the call and hang up the phone line Stale data threshold A stale data threshold is pre configured at the Belfort factory Ifthe most current data reading is older than the current clock time minus the stale data threshold interval no weather parameters will be shown and Current data not available wi
18. Locate the weather observation parameter from the list in the Suppress Display of Data Parameters section 7 Click the check box in front of the weather observation parameter being overridden causing a check to appear in the check box 8 Click Apply 9 Click OK 10 Shut down DigiWx Advisor by clicking on the File menu selection 11 Select Exit from the menu selection 12 Restart DigiWx Advisor by double clicking on the DigiWxFBO icon on the desktop 13 Confirm that the weather observation has been replaced with dashes DigiWx Voice 1 Click on the Setup menu selection in DigiWx Voice 2 Select Message from the menu selections 3 Enter Password 4 Click OK 5 In the Message Dialog click the check box in front of the weather observation parameter setting the state to unchecked 6 Click OK 3 Add the manually collected observation to the NOTAM a DigiWx Advisor and DigiWx Phone 1 Click on the NOTAM menu selection in DigiWx Advisor 2 Select NOTAM Message from the menu selections 3 Enter the manually collected observation in the text box labeled New Message Note for DigiWx Phone Enter the observation parameter name then the observation so that both will be announced in the DigiWx Phone message Example Wind Speed 21 knots 4 Set when the NOTAM is to expire 5 Click Apply 6 Click OK DigiWx Voice 1 Click on the Setup menu selection in DigiWx Voice 2 Select NOTAM from the menu selections 3 Enter Password 4 In the N
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20. OTAM dialog in the Enter NOTAM to be spoken enter the observation parameter name then the observation so that both will be announced in the DigiWx Voice message Example Wind Speed 21 knots 5 Select Airport NOTAM and weather to include the NOTAM in the normal DigiWx Voice message 6 Click OK 4 Check that the manual override has been successful a b DigiWx Advisor Confirm that the NOTAM is being displayed on the orange bar starting in the upper right corner of the window and is correct DigiWx Phone Call the phone number assigned to the DigiWx system and listen to the message to confirm that the NOTAM was included and is correct 28 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information c DigiWx Voice Using another radio tuned to the correct UNICOM frequency say the DigiWx Voice phrase that triggers the DigiWx Voice system to broadcast its message Listen to the message to confirm that the NOTAM was included and is correct 5 Reset system back to automatic observations a DigiWx Advisor and DigiWx Phone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Click on the Configuration menu selection in DigiWx Advisor Select Display from the menu selections Enter Username Enter Password Click OK Locate the weather observation parameter from the list in the Suppress Display of Data Parameters section Click the check box in front of the weather observation parameter being cleared causing the check to be re
21. VISOR OPERATOR S SCREEN The Operator s Screen may be started by the operator at any time by double clicking the DigiWx FBO icon on the Windows desktop It is not necessary that the Operator s Screen be running in order for the system to function Data received from the DDR Interface will be recorded in the database regardless of whether the Operator s Screen is running or not The Operator s Screen provides text and graphical output of current data readings The header at the top of the operator s screen shows the airport name identifier ICAO town and state To the immediate right of the airport identification area is an area with field altitude latitude longitude and CTAF Unicom frequency A panel running along the left side of the screen presents textual display of the date and time Zulu and the weather parameters of the most current reading Some text fields are not always visible For example a text line may show Wind Chill Heat Index or nothing depending on current conditions A horizontal band at the bottom of the screen contains an area that will normally be blank This area is used to show flashing red text when an operator settable alert has occurred Setting the alert conditions is described in its own section below A horizontal band at the bottom of the screen is used to show the current readings ina METAR format The METAR display may be toggled on or off on the Display Configuration page which i
22. any new data to the central database Queries into the database are made for new readings for any changes to the airport configuration and for any new NOTAMS entered This subsystem connects to a NEI XML Web Service running at the central location and sends any new data discovered The central location Web Service accepts the new data and records it into the central database The Transmit subsystem waits for an acknowledgement from the Data Receiver and when the acknowledgement is received a synchronized entry is made into a table in the database indicating that the record has been sent and received In the event that the PC is without Internet connection for some time the subsystem will automatically recover When Internet connection is re established the subsystem will transmit the most current reading and up to 40 older readings which had not yet been transmitted This process will continue during each 10 second interval until all the records have been transmitted The data reception system is a NET XML Web Service running at the central location This system accepts new data from multiple DigiWx sites and records the data into a central database After the data is properly recorded in the central database this service replies with an acknowledgement of data received The acknowledgement consists of a list of the timestamps from the local database of records received and recorded The data reception system does not alter in any way the
23. are configuration settings are authorized without specific direction and consultation from the Belfort factory m DigiWx Current Weather File Configuration System Status NOTAM History Help DigiWx Advisor z Test Airport ACBS Anytown MD FRoM BELFOS TINSTRUMENT COMPANY Current Data Altimeter 29 80 Hg Weather Advisories Wind 360 0 KT Figure 8 Menu Bar 4 2 2 4 ALERTS The system monitors the current data and if the alert setting criteria is met or exceeded flashing red text will appear on the Operator s Screen to indicate the condition The flashing Alert text on the Operator s screen will be continuously displayed as long as the alert condition exists When the alert condition no longer exists the flashing text will automatically disappear 4 2 2 5 ENTERING NOTAMS NOTICES TO AIRMEN NOTAMS may be entered on the property page located at the NOTAMs Menu Item HM begs ewrent Weather Current Data 74 46 09 ZULU Figure 9 NOTAM Menu Any number of NOTAMSs may be entered Each NOTAM will have an expiration date and time Any number of NOTAMs may be active i e unexpired but only the most recently entered unexpired NOTAM will be displayed Once a NOTAM has been entered it cannot be modified or deleted This ensures the integrity of the data NOTAMs will appear immediately after they are 26 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information entered and someone may see and act upon
24. ck when the program is waiting for a call and will change to red when the program is servicing a phone call Digi Wx amp Phone depends upon the PC having a voice capable modem installed and properly configured The installation and configuration of the modem will be pre configured at the Belfort factory and is beyond the scope of this document If the phone Icon is not present in the system tray or has changed to a stop sign the phone program has stopped and must be restarted manually in order to resume answering the phone Right click on the Icon and select answer calls If the Icon does not change back to a telephone contact Belfort customer support for assistance in resolving the problem Figure 11 DigiWx Phone Icon 4 2 2 9 DIGIWX VOICE A separate program called DigiWx Voice provides speech output through the CTAF Unicom radio upon demand from a pilot s radio The installation setup and operation of DigiWx Voice are installed and configured at the Belfort factory There is no operator setup or configuration required This optional feature is very reliable and once installed should require no periodic maintenance or user support If this feature is not functioning properly contact Belfort customer support for assistance COMPONENTS Base Station A base station approved or provided by Belfort must be used The base station will function normally to conduct routine UNICOM communications in addition to v
25. e right of the runway graphic next to the DATA position 9 You should see all of the weather data appear on the screen along with the latitude 17 and longitude 17 of the Digi WxQ amp weather tower that is transmitting the Data WHEN activated you will see the airport s designator 11 Look at the Average Wind 12 and Gust Wind 13 indications and select the desired runway heading 8 by pushing the RUNWAY heading buttons 6 NOTE If there are runway headings programmed into the DigiWx tower for the airfield location the Tower will only display those headings not all 36 possible headings Many heliports and seaplane bases will want to display all 36 possible headings 360 degrees in 10 degree increments i e runway 33 is runway heading 330 Push the GUST button 4 and note that the arrows on the runway graphic indicating headwind and crosswind components of gusts may change The word GUST will be displayed down the center of the runway graphic Pushing the GUST button 4 again will return the wind component displayed on the runway graphic to average wind components NOTE If the headwind arrow is not there look below the runway graphic a tailwind arrow may be displayed with tailwind speed in knots If an ALERT message is displayed down the center of the runway it means that the DigiWx tower is sending one of nine possible alert messages By pressing the PAGE button 3 you
26. eather tower you want information from e The system is designed to only display the Data OK sign if the data is of an adequate quality e Always be alert to the Latitude 17 and Longitude 17 displayed and the airport designator 11 4 1 3 DETAILED DISCUSSION OF BUTTON OPERATION ON OFF 1 Turn on the DigiWx hand held display unit by briefly holding down the ON OFF button 1 The display will then show a runway graphic When a valid transmission is received the data OK indicator will illuminate and the rest of the weather data will be displayed Checking validity of the data may take several seconds The LIGHT button is the only button that works until the unit is turned on Turn off the unit using the same ON OFF button 11 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information NOTE If no buttons are pushed for a period of 10 minutes the Auto shut down will activate and the unit will automatically turn off to conserve power LIGHT 2 The LIGHT button 2 controls the display backlight function When the unit initially is turned on the backlight function is off The operator must press the LIGHT button 2 to activate the backlight If the unit is not used for a period of 10 seconds the backlight will go off Pressing any button will reactivate the backlight If the unit is not used for 5 minutes the automatic reactivation feature will turn off PAGE 3 The PAGE button 3 controls the displayed infor
27. ed and displayed instantly next to the runway graphic RUNWAY 6 will lock onto a particular DigiWx weather tower By pressing and holding this button for more than 1 5 seconds the lock symbol will appear on the left side of the runway graphic This will lock the data on to the DigiWx site currently displayed If you are not receiving data from the DigiWx site you desire but believe you are within range you must first toggle to the desired site information by pushing the REFRESH button 5 until the desired data is displayed You then capture the desired data by pressing and holding the RUNWAY button for more than 1 5 seconds RUNWAY 7 The RUNWAY button has three functions and only operates when weather data is displayed e Jt will decrement the runway heading on the runway graphic e It will unlock the display from a locked in DigiWx site e It can be used to force the unit to listen to a different DigiWx site when another is available Pressing and releasing the RUNWAY button 7 within 1 5 seconds will decrement the runway heading number and automatically update the wind component data to the new heading This function is identical to the RUNWAY increment described above except that it scrolls down to a lesser runway heading unless it is already at the lowest In that instance it will roll over to the next available heading If the RUNWAY button 7 is held for a minimum of 1 5 seconds while the receiv
28. ent and is an indication of the moisture content of the air at the selected DigiWx site BATTERY LOW INDICATOR 21 The Battery Low indicator BAT LO is not shown on Figure 1 1 but will appear below the REL HUM displayed data if battery voltage drops to the level indicating the need for battery replacement The amount of time left in the batteries when this indicator is on is a function of the type of battery used It is recommended that batteries be changed when this indicator is displayed If battery power drops below this level the display will automatically shut down 4 2 DATA ACQUISITION TERMINAL UNIT AND SYSTEM SOFTWARE OPERATION The DATU is a commercial off the shelf computer configured specifically for the DigiWx system at the Belfort factory This computer must be dedicated to the DigiWx system and no other software is authorized to be loaded or run on this computer The following DigiWx Advisor software operating instructions and information are provided to enable the DigiWx base operator to effectively use the DigiWx system 4 2 1 USING THE COMPUTER TO OPERATE THE DIGIWX SYSTEM A minimum of operator computer skills are required to operate the DigiWx Display Acquisition Terminal and software programs However the following basic general computer operator skills are needed to operate DigiWx system software 4 2 1 1 USING THE MOUSE WITH THE DIGIWX SOFTWARE A Left Mouse Right Mouse Butt
29. er is locked on to a particular DigiWx site the lock symbol to the left of the runway graphic will disappear If you then press the REFRESH button 5 the unit will receive weather data from the nearest available DigiWx site 213 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information If the RUNWAY button 7 is held for a minimum of 1 5 seconds when the unit is NOT locked to a particular Digi WxQ site the unit will listen to transmissions from alternate sites Press the REFRESH button to display this site data This is a way to force the DigiWx to listen to alternate sites 4 14 DETAILED DISCUSSION OF DISPLAYED DATA OVERVIEW The Digi WxQ hand held weather receiver display is divided into two parts e The upper half of the display contains the runway graphic with associated runway heading and wind components It also contains the DATA OK OLD and LOCK indications and airport identifier e The lower half of the display contains the numerical weather data the latitude and longitude of the DigiWx site received by the display and the low battery alert warning BAT LO If any of the DigiWx sensors wind speed direction temperature humidity or pressure is deemed by the DigiWx site operator or the site transmitter to be inoperative broken the tower can be told to transmit an ALERT message The message will be displayed down the middle of the runway graphic as an ALERT The second pa
30. ft of the runway graphic indicates OK if valid data is being received If 30 seconds elapse without receiving valid data the OK indicator will disappear The DATA OLD indicator 9 to the right of the runway graphic is only displayed if the data displayrd on the unit is over five minutes old It is a reminder to press the REFRESH button 5 to update the displayed information When you depress the REFRESH button 5 to display fresh weather information the OLD display disappears NOTE If the device receives no new data when the refresh button is pushed the DATA OLD indicator 9 stays on THE LOCK SYMBOL The lock symbol graphic of a lock will be shown to the left of the runway graphic between the DATA and AVG WIND indicators When the unit is locked on to a specific DigiWx weather site this symbol will be visible When the symbol is not there the DigiWx unit is scanning for the nearest available DigiWx signal AIRPORT DESIGNATOR 11 Each DigiWx weather site may be programmed with a specific airport identifier of up to five characters in length Ifthe displayed weather site has a designator it will be displayed to the right of the runway graphic between the DATA and Temperature indicators 152 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information AVERAGE WIND 12 The average wind speed averaged over a two minute interval is displayed after the AVG WIND position on the unit It
31. ge will indicate the inoperative sensor Any data on the display that relies on the inoperative sensor will not be displayed Instead a will be displayed at that location NOTE Numerical data is rounded to the nearest increment For example a temperature of 12 4 C will be rounded down to 12 C while 12 5 C will be rounded up to 13 C Altimeter Settings are rounded to the nearest 0 01 of an inch Rounding occurs only as the last step in the calculation to maintain precision in making each calculation WIND COMPONENTS AND RUNWAY GRAPHIC 8 The RUNWAY GRAPHIC display 8 shows a diagram of a runway from the approach end It shows the runway boundary centerline and runway heading at the bottom of the runway graphic as you would see it on final approach The HEADWIND and CROSSWIND components of wind are shown on the graphic with arrows showing direction relative to the selected runway and the wind component speed in knots NOTES e The TAILWIND component of wind will not be displayed unless there is a tailwind component to the wind e The maximum displayed wind component is 99 knots even if it exceeds this velocity The component velocities of wind can be based on AVERAGE wind speed and direction or on GUST wind speed and direction If you have selected the GUST components of wind to be 14 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information displayed by pressing the GUST button 4 the word GUST
32. he display Press the ON OFF button to turn on the device CAUTION The AC Power Supply will not function as a battery charger It is only used for supplying power to the unit from 110 VAC wall outlets Also Do not use rechargeable batteries in this unit 8 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information RUNWAY RUNWAY DISPLAY B RUNWAY GRAPHIC 9 DATA OK and OLD D LOCK SYMBOL 1 AIRPORT DESIGNATOR 2 AVERAGE WIND 3 GUST WIND 4 ALTIMETER SETTING 5 DENSITY ALTITUDE 6 CONDENSATION ALTITUDE 7 LATITUDE and LONGITUDE B TEMPERATURE 19 DEW POINT 20 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 21 BATTERY LOW INDICATOR Figure 3 HHDU Controls and Display Functions Antenna The black four inch antenna should be tightly screwed into the coaxial connector at the top of the unit ON OFF button 1 Press to turn the unit on If there isn t a DigiWx weather tower transmitter within range only the runway graphic will show without data Wait until the OK is displayed next to the DATA 9 location on the display before proceeding It may take several seconds for the data to be verified as reliable for use REFRESH button 5 Press this button to update the display and capture and hold current weather data 202 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information NOTE The REFRESH button 5 must be depressed every five 5 minutes to update the weather data or the word OLD will appear to th
33. is calculated as the average wind speed and direction over a two minute period and displayed as Wind Direction in magnetic degrees and velocity in knots Maximum velocity reported by the transmitter is 99 knots GUST WIND 13 The gust wind speed is calculated as the peak wind speed and the wind direction as measured over a two minute period It is displayed in degrees of magnetic heading and as velocity in knots Every two minutes the DigiWx site computer captures the highest wind speed sampled over a two minute period and transmits it to the hand held display If the highest gust recorded is at the beginning of a two minute sampling period and the subsequent two minute period records no higher wind velocity it is possible to display a gust condition that is 4 minutes old Therefore you may be observing the highest gust velocity that is up to 4 minutes old Maximum Gust velocity displayed is 99 knots ALTIMETER SETTING 14 The Altimeter Setting displayed 14 indicates the DigiWx site barometric pressure reading adjusted for elevation above sea level and displayed in inches of mercury Hg DENSITY ALTITUDE 15 The Density Altitude display 15 is based on current temperature and barometric pressure at the DigiWx transmitting site It does not include humidity factors in the calculation which could alter the precision of the calculation Its range is limited to 13 382 feet MSL as the algorithms used in the calculation are not
34. ll be output instead of the date and time In the event that the stale data threshold has been exceeded the speech message output will consist of the airport name and the phrase Current data is not available 3 1 1 1 2 DigiWx Voice A separate program called DigiWx Voice provides speech output through the CTAF Unicom radio upon demand from a pilot s radio The installation setup and operation of DigiWx Voice are installed and configured at the Belfort factory There is no operator setup or configuration required Base Station When DigiWx Voice is installed a base station transceiver approved or provided by Belfort must be used The base station will function normally to conduct routine UNICOM communications in addition to pilot activated weather broadcasts Radio Interface The DigiWx Voice optional feature is very reliable and once installed should require no periodic maintenance or user support If this feature is not functioning properly contact Belfort customer support for assistance 3 1 2 ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL FEATURES ee BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information 3 1 2 1 Central Data Store and Data Transmission Available as a purchased system option current data may also be transmitted to a central site where it is saved in a master database with on line and off line backups for data safekeeping A subsystem running as a Windows Service queries the local database every 10 seconds and transmits
35. mation There are 2 pages of displayed information Page 1 contains the weather data and runway graphic data Page 2 contains ALERT messages transmitted from the tower When an ALERT message is transmitted the word ALERT will be displayed on the runway graphic Push the PAGE button 3 to toggle to page 2 where the ALERT message is displayed Only the ON OFF LIGHT and PAGE buttons are activated while page 2 is displayed GUST 4 The GUST button controls the wind information displayed on the Runway Graphic You may either select the average wind components or gust wind components The runway graphic will display arrows pointing to the left right top or bottom that will tell you the runway wind components This way you will know at a glance whether the wind is a left or right crosswind a headwind or a tailwind for the runway you have selected If the arrow is at the top of the runway graphic it is a headwind If the arrow is at the bottom it is a tailwind for that runway heading When you turn the unit on it will display the average wind components on the runway graphic When you push the GUST button 4 the word GUST will appear on the runway graphic and the components of the gust wind conditions will be displayed The average wind means the average over a two minute period and the Gust wind means the peak value of wind over a two minute period REFRESH 5 Each time the REFRESH button 5 is pushed the unit captures the c
36. moved from the check box Click Apply Click OK Shut down DigiWx Advisor by clicking on the File menu selection Select Exit from the menu selection Restart DigiWx Advisor by double clicking on the DigiWxFBO icon on the desktop Confirm that the weather observation is once again being updated automatically by watching for changes b DigiWx Voice 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click on the Setup menu selection in DigiWx Voice Select Message from the menu selections Enter Password Click OK In the Message Dialog click the check box in front of the weather observation parameter setting the state to checked Click OK 6 Cancel the NOTAM a DigiWx Advisor and DigiWx Phone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Click on the NOTAM menu selection in DigiWx Advisor Select NOTAM Message from the menu selections Enter Username Enter Password Click OK Enter a new NOTAM message in the text box labeled New Message Set when the NOTAM is to expire Note for DigiWx Advisor The only way to remove a NOTAM that has not expired is to insert a new NOTAM Create a NOTAM using the process outlined above and give it the same expiration date and time as the previous NOTAM you are canceling Click Apply Click OK 29 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information bh DigiWx Voice 1 Click on the Setup menu selection in DigiWx Voice 2 Select NOTAM from the menu selections 3 Enter Password 4 Select None 5 Click OK 7 Check that cleari
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38. n the Radio Interface match the DTMF numbers that correspond with the assigned number Sandia Airpark 1N1 New Mexico 5 Figure 12 DigiWx DTMF Display 249 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information 4 2 3 PROCEDURES TO FREEZE DATA FOR ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS The DigiWx Advisor has an event manager capability that provides visual alerts of important possibly critical weather conditions such as high density altitude or excessive cross wind component The program captures all weather conditions to support aircraft accident or incident investigation if needed All historical data is saved subject only to limitations of hard disk space Current data may be also optionally transmitted to a central site where it is saved in a master database with on line and off line backups for data safekeeping Historical data saved at the master database is retained indefinitely PROCEDURE FOR EXTRACTING WEATHER HISTORY DATA FROM THE SYSTEM DATU COMPUTER HARD DRIVE From the DigiWx Advisor main menu select History From the submenu select Chart data by time period Set the start of the time period by setting the From date and time Set the end of the time period by setting the To date time Click the Chart Data button Ve 9 Sa If a printer is connected to the system 1 Select Print from the menu 2 Select Print from the submenu The report will print out on the printer If there is no prin
39. ng the manual override has been successful a DigiWx Advisor Confirm that no NOTAM is being displayed on the orange bar starting in the upper right corner of the window b DigiWx Phone Call the phone number assigned to the DigiWx system and listen to the message to confirm that no NOTAM was included c DigiWx Voice Using another radio tuned to the correct UNICOM frequency click the microphone the set number of timesthat triggers the DigiWx Voice system to broadcast its message Listen to the message to confirm that no NOTAM was included 4 2 2 7 HISTORY DATABASE PERIODIC MAINTENANCE It may be necessary depending upon hard disk free space availability to delete older entries from the local database after a period of operation Computer hard drives shipped with current systems have ample storage space to preclude the need to archive any data for at least 10 years from date of installation A separate program will be made available if it becomes necessary or desirable to archive these older entries 30 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information 4 2 2 8 DIGIWX PHONE The DigiWx Phone program is an optional component of the Digi WxQ system If Digi WxQ Phone is installed and is running an icon representing a telephone or stop sign will appear in the Windows System Tray lower right hand corner of the desktop When the program is ready to answer phone calls the icon will change to a telephone The phone icon will be bla
40. o a typewriter keyboard with some special additional function key pads on the top row These function keys are not used when operating the DigiWx system The additional Ctrl and Alt keys 20 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information on either side of the space bar are also not used for operation of the Digi Wx system The section of the keyboard to the immediate right of the standard typewriter keypad section contains navigation arrow keys for display screen navigation up down left and right In general these keys are not needed for operation of the DigiWx system since most navigation on the computer display screen is more conveniently accomplished using the computer mouse When the Num Lock key is pressed and the Num lock light is displayed the third section of the keyboard on the far right of the keyboard is a numerical keypad that can be used to enter numerical data Numerical data can either be entered from the typewriter section of the keyboard or the keypad section whichever is more convenient for the operator Normally the Num Lock feature is automatically set when the computer starts up If the Num Lock key is again pressed the Num Lock light will go out and this section of the keyboard can then also be used to navigate on the computer display screen There is no need to use this section for display navigation since most navigation on the computer display screen is more conveniently accomplished using the computer mouse 4 2 2 DIGIWX AD
41. oice activated weather broadcasts RIF The Radio Interface RIF device serves as the interface between the Belfort provided Computer and the UNICOM base station The following Additional functionality features are included with the Radio Interface device MCIF The Microphone Click Interface MCIF device serves as the interface between the Belfort provided Computer the Unicom base station and the RIF Microphone Input When used the base station microphone input will be passed through the radio interface unit This enables the base station operator to override DigiWx Voice weather transmissions by keying the microphone push to talk switch and speaking through the microphone in normal FBO or base station operations Three Digit Display DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency This feature is reserved for future functionality When this feature is activated DTMF tones originating from the aircraft kg BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information will initiate the ground based DigiWx Voice System to transmit the current weather conditions Each FBO will be assigned a DTMF number between 0 9 The corresponding DTMF tones for each number will be as follows DTMF Table Assigned FBO Airport number DTMF numbers 0 123 1 456 2 789 3 987 4 654 5 321 6 147 7 258 8 369 9 109 ID Adjust When an airport or FBO is assigned a single digit number the FBO Airport operator will toggle the ID Adjust switch until the red LED numbers o
42. on S Button AJ Figure 4a Typical hand held computer mouse A mouse is a hand held computer input device that enables the computer operator to interact with software programs Moving the mouse on the mouse pad controls the movement of a pointer on the computer display screen As you slide the mouse on the mouse pad you can point to and select various objects and icons on the computer screen Clicking on the icons or objects will JE BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information R control or initiate various actions within the computer software program The pointer is normally displayed as an arrow but it can change shape When the pointer on the computer screen changes from an arrow to a pointing hand symbol while hovering over an object it indicates that clicking on this object will link to or open another display screen or file When viewing text or numerical data the mouse pointer will change to a blinking vertical line indicating the specific location in the text where the pointer cursor is located There are four common mouse click actions that all users should be familiar with Single Click Click press the left mouse button once while pointing to an object on the computer screen This action is used to select but may or may not initiate a specific action in the software program Double Click Quickly press and release the left mouse button twice A double click is sometimes needed to initiate a specific action in the sof
43. ories um Charts x Wind 360 0 KT show Chat Figure 5a History Chart Menu When the Chart Data by time period dialog box appears enter the time period to be displayed in the Chart Setup screen as shown in Figure 5b Chart Raw Database entires ll x Select the Date Time Range to chert ewn From hie2ran Jos azvo3 D To foran Figure 5b Raw History Chart Setup When the From and To date and time have been entered the Chart Data pushbutton will become active Clicking on the Chart Data pushbutton will extract all readings from the database for the time period selected and will display these in a chart as shown in Figure 6 199 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information Part Options Ed DigiWx Advisor 2009 06 02 162557 20030602 162852 20030612 16 25 47 200602 1626 41 2003 06 02 16 2638 20030592 16 28 32 20136412 16 26 28 2003 06 02 16 28 21 2000602162617 20190802162612 20130802 162506 20030692162602 20130512 162557 20030502 162551 20230802 16 25 47 20130602 16 25 41 20030602162537 2003 06 02 16 25 31 2000 0502 16 25 27 20030602 16 25 21 200502 16 25 18 20030692162511 2009 06 02 16256 20030892 162502 20030692162456 200502 162451 200905321624 47 2003 0602 16 24 42 20062162436 NNN BA B N NN OG Lu D ee ow L b Af Af Li rn NM ri WPAN Elevation 6551 Sandia Airpark 1N1 Lamm mn Long 106 1000w Guet Spd Altirn anna o 2 on Z ven 4 4 A D
44. s described in the Configuration section of this document The METAR display if toggled on will show immediately above the area where alerts are displayed She BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information i4 giWx Current Weather EEK File Configuration System Status NOTAM History Help DigiWx Advisor Bellon Airport BALTM 2277 Balti MD Lat35 10 10N Long 104 1010W ER allimore CTAF Unicom Freq 122 8000 FROM BELFOR instrument COMPANY nicom Freq Current Data 11 25 2003 0136Z we eet Altimeter 30 04 Hg e A e _Show Graph Visibility 13 4V3 SM p d keen Weather Advisories Show Chart Wind 190 5 KT edeticdicH 5 C 41 F Being 3 C 37 Se on j F 86 P re CENENE 1 100 feet uerai 3 C 37 Favored Runway 18 METAR BALTM 25 0136Z AUTO 19005KT VIS 1 3 4V3 05 03 A3004 Figure 4d DigiWx Advisor Main Screen 599 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information 4 2 2 1 RAW DATA CHART Several types of history data charts are available for showing the raw data from the database Charts may be displayed by selecting the History menu item from the top line menu bar and selecting one of the options for charting history data S DigiWx Current Weather File Configuration System Status NOTAM Raps Help DigiWx Adviso ESP A m i smolt na H ME ere FROM WE COMPANY Current Data 3 8 2004 1857Z Altimeter 29 81 Hg Show Graph Weather Advis
45. ter connected to the system 1 Click in the data report 2 Type Ctrl A to select all data entries in the data report 3 Type Ctrl C to copy the selected area to the windows clipboard 4 Bring up the Notepad application a Click on the Start button b Roll mouse pointer on top of All Programs c Roll mouse pointer on top of Accessories d Click on Notepad Type Ctrl V to paste the data into Notepad Select File from the Notepad menu Select Save from the submenu Select a location to save the data report Enter a filename and click Save OOO ON DA The data report may now be moved to another portable storage media using standard windows file manipulation 5 0 CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE DigiWx operators should check the Belfort Instruments website http www belfortinstrument com frequently to obtain the latest information regarding product and technical support and to obtain answers to frequently asked questions When this resource does not provide answer to your questions or concerns contact the Belfort Customer Support number 800 937 2353 for additional assistance 2995 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information
46. tware program Right Click Press and release the right mouse button once This action will cause a shortcut drop down menu to appear on the display screen Click and Drag Press down and hold the left mouse button down while sliding the mouse across the mouse pad This action will enable the operator to select text or specific data to be copied or move an object or file on the computer screen This action can also be used to move or copy files within Windows applications This later use of the Click and Drag action will rarely be needed while operating DigiWx software application programs The following illustrations show typical actions and uses of a mouse with the DigiWx Advisor display program 18 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information A Wx Advisor Microsoft Internet Explorer s Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help z Ei J R S Cam Clicking this X will E ag Ge SE Si B CSR amp gt close the DigiWx Address http wwu digiwx oenj com Eco Links Q farbia v oun Advisor display program Digi Nx Advisor Ocean City 26N ar y rene a it i CTAF Unicom Freq 122 7000 MEASUREMENT From BELFOR Tinsmument company Ocean City NJ Click on this Current Conditions Wind and Runways History slide arrow to SOU scroll up the i Wind Speed Show Graph page within the s gt visible window Gusts amp gt Last 60 minutes x Altimeter 3 gt Show Chart Visibility
47. urrent VDC Volts Direct Current VDD Version Description Document DigiWx Configuration Baseline Document VDU Video Display Unit VHF Very High Frequency VS Visibility Sensor 3 0 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW The DigiWx AWOS is a fully automated aviation weather observing and reporting system designed to support General Aviation and Charter pilots A DigiWx AWOS system consists of wind speed wind direction temperature humidity barometric pressure and visibility sensors mounted on a rugged aluminum tilt over tower Sensor readings are monitored and processed by a digital processor located in the DCP enclosure The processor uses sensor data to calculate the prevailing and gust wind components for pre programmed runway headings The DigiWx AWOS also calculates the altimeter setting density altitude condensation altitude and dew point All of this information plus the speed and direction of both prevailing and wind gusts current surface temperature and visibility are broadcast on UHF 464 MHz by a FCC licensed transceiver located in the DCP enclosure This data is then received and displayed at the FBO office Video Display Unit VDU where it is also available to remote users via the Internet and or telephone dial in The data is also received and displayed on the Hand Held Display HHDU which has a line of sight range of 10 NM and can be used either in flight or on the ground The system reports weather conditions to pilots in
48. urrent weather data and holds it in the display until you push the button again This allows you capture the weather data when you want to keep it available for quick reference However this may also allow the data become foo old to represent current weather conditions After five minutes the Data is considered too old and the data OLD indicator comes on to the right of the runway graphic This reminds you to press the REFRESH button 5 for current weather data and the OLD indicator turns off 2 BELFORT instrument Proprietary Information NOTE e If new data is not available the display will not REFRESH and will display the OLD data e If the lock in function is activated the REFRESH button 5 will only refresh data from a locked in DigiWx weather tower site To refresh data from another site the lock in function must be deactivated RUNWAY 6 The RUNWAY button 6 has several uses and only functions when the display has captured weather data RUNWAY 6 will toggle through each runway heading available from the DigiWx weather tower For Towers with a limited number of runways it will only permit selection of those runways at that site For other locations pressing the RUNWAY button 6 will increment the runway heading displayed at the bottom of the runway graphic by 10 degree increments Each time a runway heading is changed the new wind components are calculat
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