FlySight Configurator - Revision history

WikiSysop at 02:05, 23 January 2024

2024-01-23T02:05:37Z

WikiSysop: /* Speech Settings */

2019-06-04T22:53:59Z

‎Speech Settings

WikiSysop: /* Speech Settings */

2019-06-04T22:46:16Z

‎Speech Settings

WikiSysop: /* Downloading the FlySight Configurator */

2019-06-04T22:30:15Z

‎Downloading the FlySight Configurator

WikiSysop: /* Downloading the FlySight Configurator */

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‎Downloading the FlySight Configurator

WikiSysop: /* Downloading the FlySight Configurator */

2019-06-04T22:25:03Z

‎Downloading the FlySight Configurator

WikiSysop at 23:18, 30 May 2018

2018-05-30T23:18:06Z

WikiSysop: /* Altitude Mode */

2018-05-22T03:32:09Z

‎Altitude Mode

WikiSysop at 03:02, 22 May 2018

2018-05-22T03:02:50Z

WikiSysop at 02:39, 22 May 2018

2018-05-22T02:39:05Z

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 [[File:Configurator-Speech-2.png|600px|center]]
 === Mode ===
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 The “units” indicate what unit will be used for dictation. This is separate from the units which are used in the Configurator and in the FlySight Viewer.
-=== Period ===
+=== Decimals ===
-=== Decimal Places ===
+If you’re indicating glide ratio, you will probably want to hear one decimal place, i.e., to indicate a glide ratio of 2.5:1 the FlySight would say something like, “two point five”. If you’re indicating speed, you will usually want zero decimal places—i.e., to indicate a speed of 210 km/h the FlySight would say “two one zero”.
-If you’re indicating glide ratio, you will probably want to hear one decimal place—i.e., to indicate a glide ratio of 2.5:1 the FlySight would say something like, “two point five”. If you’re indicating speed, you will usually want zero decimal places—i.e., to indicate a speed of 210 km/h the FlySight would say “two one zero”.
+=== Step ===
-=== Volume ===
+If you’re indicating altitude, then you will probably want to hear a rounded value, e.g., instead of hearing "nine thousand four hundred fifty two feet", you probably want to hear, "nine thousand five hundred feet". Instead of specifying decimal places, in altitude mode the "step" value is used to control how big the altitude steps are. In the example above, the altitude step would be 500 feet. If you actually want to hear the exact altitude, just set the step to 1.
 == Threshold Settings ==

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 In addition to producing tones, FlySight can also dictate measured values. The “speech” settings control this feature.
-[[File:Configurator-Speech.png|600px|center]]
+[[File:Configurator-Speech-2.png|600px|center]]
 === Mode ===

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 [[File:Configurator-Altitude.png|600px|center]]
-For example, you can configure altitude mode to call out your altitude every 1000 feet. Altitude is relative to the dropzone elevation specified in the [[#Alarms|Alarms]] tab. You may find that FlySight's altitude readings do not agree with your conventional altimeter, even when dropzone elevation is set correctly. This may be because FlySight is using "geometric altitude" measurements, whereas your altimeter uses "barometric altitude" measurements. The following article explains why there is a difference between the two: [[Geometric_vs._Barometric_Altitude|Geometric vs. Barometric Altitude]]
+For example, you can configure altitude mode to call out your altitude every 1000 feet. Altitude is relative to the dropzone elevation specified in the [[#Alarms|Alarms]] tab. You may find that FlySight's altitude readings do not agree with your conventional altimeter, even when dropzone elevation is set correctly. This may be because FlySight is using "geometric altitude" measurements, whereas your altimeter uses "barometric altitude" measurements. The following article explains why there is a difference between the two:
 As with alarms, it is important to note that GPS measurements depend on extremely weak signals received from orbiting satellites. A GPS unit can lose its fix for a number of reasons, or your earphones may stop working. For these reasons, FlySight’s altitude mode should never be relied upon for life saving purposes—e.g., for break-off or pull time. Always use a conventional altimeter (audible or visual) for these purposes.

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	If the alarm type is set to “Play file”, then the name of the file to be played should be specified in the “Filename” field. It is assumed that the file is in the “audio” folder in the FlySight’s root folder and that the file uses the “.wav” extension. So, for example, if you want to play “audio\time.wav” on initialization, you would simply set the filename to “time” (without quotes).		If the alarm type is set to “Play file”, then the name of the file to be played should be specified in the “Filename” field. It is assumed that the file is in the “audio” folder in the FlySight’s root folder and that the file uses the “.wav” extension. So, for example, if you want to play “audio\time.wav” on initialization, you would simply set the filename to “time” (without quotes).
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		+	== Altitude Mode ==
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		+	When altitude mode is enabled, FlySight will dictate your geometric altitude at fixed intervals.
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		+	[[File:Configurator-Altitude.png\|600px\|center]]
		+
		+	For example, you can configure altitude mode to call out your altitude every 1000 feet. Altitude is relative to the dropzone elevation specified in the [[#Alarms\|Alarms]] tab. You may find that FlySight's altitude readings do not agree with your conventional altimeter, even when dropzone elevation is set correctly. This may be because FlySight is using "geometric altitude" measurements, whereas your altimeter uses "barometric altitude" measurements. The following article explains why there is a difference between the two: [[Geometric_vs._Barometric_Altitude\|Geometric vs. Barometric Altitude]]
		+
		+	As with alarms, it is important to note that GPS measurements depend on extremely weak signals received from orbiting satellites. A GPS unit can lose its fix for a number of reasons, or your earphones may stop working. For these reasons, FlySight’s altitude mode should never be relied upon for life saving purposes—e.g., for break-off or pull time. Always use a conventional altimeter (audible or visual) for these purposes.
		+
		+	Two safety features have been implemented:
		+
		+	* Altitude is not called out below 1500 m AGL in order to prevent this feature from being used for break-off or pull time.
		+	* Altitude is called out when the FlySight first gets a fix so that the user can confirm that the dropzone elevation has been set properly. If you're on the ground, this altitude should be within about 10 meters of zero.
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		+	Altitude readings will not interfere with alarms, but will take precedence over speech and tones.

	== Silence Windows ==		== Silence Windows ==

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