Defining a custom sensor – Ag Leader SMS Mobile Sensors Quick Start Guide User Manual

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SMS Mobile Sensor Configuration and Logging Options
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Defining a Custom Sensor

To define a custom sensor you must specify how the information provided from the sensor is
organized and how SMS Mobile should interpret that data. The following parameters must
be set when defining a custom sensor configuration:

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Define Sensor Header to Parse

–

Defines what text strings from the sensor contains the

data you wish to log. For example, in an ASCII text string formatted as: $, 123.5,
South, XYZ if you wanted to record the 123.5, South and XYZ, then you must define
the $ as the header. After defining the Header then SMS Mobile will know that all
data following this Header will be recorded.

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String Delimiter

–

This setting defines the formatting of the ASCII text string to be

parsed, i.e. how each attribute in the string is separated from one another. Options
are commas, spaces and tabs.



String Terminator

–

This setting defines how each ASCII text string outputted by the

sensor ends and thus defines the start of the next string.

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Logging Type

–

This setting defines how often the sensor will output data.



Trigger Type

–

should be used when the sensor outputs a single reading on

demand.



Continuous Type

– should be used when the sensor outputs readings

automatically and constantly without any user control. When Continuous is
selected and the sensor is used in any operating mode except for Coverage
Logging then a Sensor icon will appear on the map that will allow you to take a
reading for the currently selected object in the layer.