Quick Start Guide
How to Read MPL115A Values on APEX Board
APEX Controls:
ON/OFF Switch: Located on the left side, under the LCD screen along the PCB edge. It is a slide switch.
Menu Selection Buttons: Located on the right side, next to the blinking LEDs.
On/Off
Slide Switch
Under LCD
Information
Displayed on LCD
UP
ESC
ENT
Push Buttons
“Up, Down, ESC
Enter”
DN
Detail of Push Buttons
Blinking LEDs
Figure 5. APEX Controls
MPL115A Pressure Shown on APEX Example
Navigating Through the Menu
Screen 1:
1. Alti/Baro Press
Press UP or DN until option “1. Altimetry” is selected
Press ENT
2. Waterlevel UporDN
3. Inertial
4. Additional ‘1’
Screen 2:
1. Altimetry Press
a. MPXM2102A UporDN
b. MPL115A2
Press UP or DN until option “b. MPL115A2” is selected
Press ENT
c. Experimental
‘b’
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