Section 6
Parameter Settings
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FT205EV Wind Sensors
– User Manual
6.4.9
DF: Set or Query the Wind Velocity Data Format
Command
Parameter
DF
Command
Syntax
SET Sensor:
$<listenerID>,DF<format>*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,DFc*hh<cr><lf>
or
$aa,DFcc*hh<cr><lf>
QUERY Sensor:
$<listenerID>,DF?*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,DF?*hh<cr><lf>
Sensor output:
$<talkerID>,DF=<format>*<checksum><cr><lf>
$aa,DF=c*hh<cr><lf>
Parameters
<format>
P
Set the data format to Polar (wind speed and direction) (Factory
Default Setting)
N
Set the data format to NMEA 0183 with wind speed in m/s
NN
Set the data format to NMEA 0183 with wind speed in knots
NK
C
Set the data format to NMEA 0183 with wind speed in km/h
Set the data format to Combined (Polar data & acoustic temperature)
Examples
Example 1
Set the wind velocity output data format to NMEA with wind speed in m/s and verify the new
setting.
Message
Comment
$01,DFN*//<cr><lf>
Set format to NMEA (m/s)
$01,DF?*//<cr><lf>
Query format setting
$WI,DF=N*43<cr><lf>
Sensor response
Example 2
Set the wind velocity output data format to NMEA with
wind speed in knots and verify the new setting.
Message
Comment
$01,DFNN*//<cr><lf>
Set format to NMEA (knots)
$01,DF?*//<cr><lf>
Query format setting
$WI,DF=NN*0D<cr><lf>
Example 3
Set
the wind velocity data format to ‘Combined’
Message
$01,DFC*//<cr><lf>
$01,DF?*//<cr><lf>
$WI,DF=C*4E<cr><lf>
Example 4
WV? Command with DFC enabled
$01,WV?*//
$WI,WVC=000.0,323,0,+026.3,C,A*4D
Example 5
CU Mode example with DFC enabled
$01,CUE00010*//
$WI,WVC=000.0,333,0,+026.4,C,A*4B
Sensor response
Comment
Set format to Combined
Query format setting
Sensor Response = C
Comment
Query WV wind data
Sensor Response
Comment
Enable CU mode (1Hz)
CU DFC Response (1Hz)
