Main View

Manager Main View

Serial Port

The Serial Port dialogue is used to connect to Certus. Select the serial port and baud rate and click Connect. The default baud rate of Certus is 115200. The Connection Indicator displays whether there is communication with a Certus unit.

Attitude Indicator

The aircraft style Attitude Indicator shows roll and pitch through a virtual horizon. Around the sides heading, speed and height are shown. All units are SI (metric) and degrees.

Satellites Table

The Satellites table shows the number of satellites visible by the primary antenna. More detailed information can be found in the Satellites sub section under the View Menu.

Status Indicator

The Status indicator section contains a Certus status indicator, a fix indicator and a satellites table.

  • Certus Status Indicator - This indicator shows any problems with Certus. Before a GNSS position fix is achieved it will show the status “Filter not initialised”. Once the filter has initialised it should show “Healthy”. Clicking on the indicator will show the detailed status flags.

  • Fix Indicator - This shows the status of the GNSS position fix. Under normal operating conditions it should show either “3D Fix” or “SBAS Fix”. When satellite visibility is poor it may show either “2D Fix” or “No Fix”.

  • Satellites Table - The Satellites table shows the number of active satellites being used in the current GNSS solution. More detailed information can be found in the satellites view.

3D Map

The 3D map shows the Certus position on the Earth as well as a red trail of position history. When the filter initialises the map will automatically reset the view to the Certus position. To move the camera click and drag on the map. To zoom in and out use the mouse scroll wheel. To change the camera view right click and drag or shift click and drag.

3D Map Controls

  • Reset View : This resets the map view to current position.

  • Clear History: This clears the current position history, this is the red trail shown on the map.

Baud Rate

This displays the current and available baud rates options for the serial connection.

Connect / Disconnect

This button enables the serial connection to be either connected or disconnected.