NMEACHAR Control
NMEACHAR Control
The NMEACHAR Type is used on a User Defined Form to automatically collect character data from an NMEA string
An NMEA module should be included in the PAMGuard configuration to acquire NMEA data from a serial port
Required Fields
Order
The order in which the controls are read in by the program
Title
The text to be shown on the display
NMEA_Module
The name of the NMEA module from which data should be harvested
NMEA_String
The name of the NMEA string containing the data
NMEA_Position
The position of the data item in the NMEA string. Strings are comma separated, the 0’th item will be the string name, the 1’st item the one after that, etc.
Length
Length of the input field in characters
Optional Fields
Autoupdate
This control will update on a time if a non-null positive integer value is entered in the Autoupdate column. The number is the number of seconds between auto-updates
Autoclear
The control is automatically cleared when data is saved
DbTitle
Column heading for the output database. (This will default to the Title if this filed is not completed)
Hint
Text for a hint to be displayed when entering data in the control
PostTitle
Additional text to display after the input box.
Required
Forces the user to fill in the input box before the form can be saved
Plot
Data from this form can be plotted if the value is non-zero. Note that there are extensive plot options available from the Display / Logger forms menu.