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Issue: 1.2.4
SCTM2-OPS
Operations Manual
6.3.1.5
DPT
This string contains Water Depth relative to the side scan transducers and offset of the measuring
transducer.
Example:
$GPDPT,10.2,0.0,*64
Format Description:
Name
Example
Units
Description
Start Of String
$
$ indicates start of string
Message ID
GPDPT
DPT string identifier
Water Depth
309.62
meters
Measured Water Depth
Offset from Transducer
0.0
meters
Maximum Range Scale In Use f
not used
Checksum Delimeter
*
The checksum comes after
this character.
64
2 Digit Hexadecimal
Sentence Terminator
<CR><LF>
Indicates end of sentence.
6.3.1.6
ZDA
This string contains the current UTC time. It is usually associated with a GPSs 1 PPS pulse.
Example:
$GPZDA,133926.42,02,12,2014,-5,0*42
Format Description:
Name
Example
Units
Description
Start Of String
$
$ indicates start of string
Message ID
GPZDA
ZDA string identifier
UTC Time
133926.42
hhmmss.ss (h = hour, m =
minutes, s = seconds)
UTC Day
02
Days
Day, 01 to 31
UTC Month
12
Months
Month, 01 to 12
UTC Year
2014
Years
Year
Local Zone Hours
-5
Hours
Local time offset in hours, 00
to +-13 hours.
Local Zone Minutes
0
Minutes
Local time offset in minutes,
00 to +59.
Checksum Delimeter
*
The checksum comes after
this character.
