Microwave Telemetry PTT FAQs

• How do I place an order?
• What is the lifetime of my battery powered transmitter?
• How do I calculate the duty cycle for the NANO or multi-season NANO timer?
• How do I set up the proper sensor data formatting for my PTT?

  Conventional Battery Powered, Solar Powered, or Implantable transmitters transmit a 24-bit message. When ordering these models, make sure that your IDs are set up for multi-satellite processing and auxiliary processing and that your sensors are set up as follows:

  		28 bit IDs* (IDs greater than 32768)
  Sensor channel #1	Internal temperature of the unit	8 bits
  Sensor channel #2	Battery voltage	8 bits
  Sensor channel #3	A counter that increments by one on each transmission	2 bits
  Sensor channel #4	Activity	6 bits

  *The sensor information on PTT-100 transmitters with 28 bit IDs (IDs greater than 32768) is transmitted as follows:
  

  Sensor CH #1 - 8 bits (values between 0-255)
  Sensor CH #2 - 8 bits (values between 0-255)
  Sensor CH #3 - 2 bits (values between 0-3)
  Sensor CH #4 - 6 bits (values between 0-63)

  Solar-powered Argos/GPS transmitters transmit a 248-bit message. When ordering these models, make sure that you are set up for multi-satellite processing and auxiliary processing and that your sensors are set up with the following template:

  MTI GPS 2 Sensor Setup with A1 processing

• How do I test my PTTs?
• How do I decode my data?
• How do I know if mortality mode Ground Track™ has been initiated in my PTT?
• How do I store my PTTs?
• Can my PTTs be refurbished?
• How do I send my PTTs back to you?
• Can I become your agent or distributor?
• Can I use one of your transmitters to track my spouse?

© Copyright 2001-2006 Microwave Telemetry, Inc. All rights reserved.

Microwave Telemetry, Inc.
8835 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suites K&L
Columbia, MD 21045
410.715.5292