The SETHEA command configures the wind sensor heating control. Sensor heating ensures frictionless rotation of sensor bearings in temperatures below -40 °C (-40°F). Heaters are powered by a separate, external power supply. Heating is not enabled by default.
SETHEA [active] [tos] [thys] <value><cr>| active | Enables the wind sensor heating function. Possible values: 0 = Disabled (default), 1 = Enabled, 2 = Forced ON |
| tos | Control limit for heating in Celsius degrees. Range: -55 … +125 (default: 4) |
| thys | Thermal hysteresis in Celsius degrees. Range: -55 … +125 (default: 1) |
| value | Value for the option |
If heating is enabled, it turns on when the temperature drops below TOS - THYS. Heating turns off when the temperature rises above TOS + THYS. With the default values of TOS=4 and THYS=1, heating is enabled at +3 °C and disabled at +5 °C.
CAUTION SETHEA ACTIVE
2 is for testing purposes only. Leaving forced heating on for longer periods of
time may damage the heating elements of the sensors. |
Example
>sethea active 1
ACTIVE = 1
TOS = 4.00
THYS = 1.00
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