Read Freefall Logger/GPS

Select your logger type from the combo box on the toolbar. Currently, supported logger types are ProTrack, Neptune (II), Skytronic (G)FX and GPS. When GPS is selected as the logger type, additional choices are available in the GPS download menu.

Make sure your communications hardware (Serial Port, Infrared, USB-Adapters, etc.) is properly configured as required by the logger manufacturer.

To start a download, click the 'Read Logger' toolbar button () or select 'Read Logger' from the 'File' menu after selecting the proper logger type from the drop down list on the toolbar. In the downlaod dialog which pops up, you can specify  default entries for place, aircraft, landing, etc. to automatically add them to your downloaded jump details. The 'Jump Type Name Mapping' table allows you to map the jump type imported from the logger to a jump type, group size and equipment used to store in Paralog as well as setting the 'Video' flag. For loggers which support having their internal clocks set (Neptune, Skytronic GFX), you can optionlly synchronize the logger's clock with your PC's clock during the download.Please refer to the documentation of your logger for more information.

Make sure to select the proper 'Source' , the physical interface where logger data is read from. Depending on the logger type selected, available choices are the serial ports found on your system (COMx), USB (for GPS) and File (for GPS, Neptune and ProTrack).

Select 'Skip' from the duplicate record handling drop-down list to protect your present records from being overwritten; 'Update to update all records in your jump log with the data downloaded from the logger and the defaults entered for place, aircraft, landing, equipment, etc. (Leave the defaults blank to leave the previous values unchanged); 'Append' to append all jumps from the logger to your existing loogbook, ignoring jump numbers on the logger and numbering them in sequence.

Some loggers allow to set their time. Select the check box 'Set Time' to synchronize your logger's internal clock to the clock of your PC.

Once you have confirmed this dialog, a progress dialog will give you further instructions (e.g. to start the upload) and provide you with status updates. If you are using the unregistered demo version, certain restrictions apply.

Reading GPS data is similar do reading data from a freefall logger. Paralog supports direct download of GPS tracks from most units available on the market through the integration of GpsBabel , as well as reading most GPS file formats used today. 

When reading GPS data you several options influence how the data is read: 

• 'Auto Crop' skips tracks which do not represented a jump and and crops tracks 30 secs before exit and after landing. 
• 'Set QNE' overrides the ground level recorded by your GPS, e.g. when your GPS records another ground level as Goggle Earth, otherwise tracks may either end way above or below ground when you later export your tracks to Goggle Earth.
• 'Wind Corr(ection)' lets you enter wind information which is then calculated into your flight profile to correct horizontal speeds and distances for wind influence.

Read Logger Dialog

Read GPS Dialog