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IFT-01 USER GUIDE · 04

Weather and GPS

Understand FIS-B availability, GPS fix states and receiver placement.

Weather and FIS-B

The Weather page displays FIS-B products received over 978 MHz from FAA ground stations when reception is available.

IFT-01 Weather page showing Waiting for FIS-B
Waiting for FIS-B is not automatically a hardware fault.
WAITING FOR FIS-B

No current ground station or weather product is being received. Coverage depends on location, terrain, antenna placement and ground-station availability.

Formal IFT-01 field validation of FIS-B weather reception remains pending. Never assume the Weather page contains complete or current weather. Confirm critical weather through approved aviation sources.

GPS placement and states

Place or move IFT-01 where it has a clear view of the sky. Buildings, roofs and some aircraft structures can delay or prevent a fix.

GPS STATEMEANING
3D FixA three-dimensional position and altitude solution is available.
2D FixA horizontal position is available, but the full altitude solution is not.
No FixThe GPS receiver is connected but does not have a usable position.
DisconnectedIFT-01 is not detecting the GPS receiver.

An indoor No Fix condition is normal. Place or move IFT-01 where it has a clear view of the sky and allow time for acquisition.