SXBlue II GPS Series Technical Reference Manual
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$PCSI,ACK,1,n,S
Where “n” is the desired output period in seconds (from 0 to 99). The ‘S’ field must be
present and be capitalized as well as ‘$PCSI’.
4.5.3 $PCSI,3,2
This command displays the ten closest stations. It has the following format:
$PCSI,3,2<CR><LF>
($PCSI in Capital letters)
Response:
$PCSI,3,2,StationID,Name,Freq,Status,Time,Date,Distance,Health,WER
Data Field
Description
StationID
Beacon Station ID
Name
Station Name
Freq
Beacon Station Frequency (no decimal point, ex 296.0 kHz displayed as 2960)
Status
0 (operational), 1 (undefined), 2 (no information), 3 (do not use)
Time
Not implemented.
Date
Not implemented. Currently displays as 0
Distance
Calculated in nautical miles
Health
-1 (not updated), 8 (undefined), 0 – 7 (valid range)
WER
-1 (not updated), 0 – 100 (valid range)
Example:
$PCSI,ACK,3,2
$PCSI,3,2, 929,St Jean QC,2960,0,14,0,0,-1,-1
$PCSI,3,2, 919,Cardinal ON,3060,0,94,0,0,-1,-1
$PCSI,3,2, 927,Lauzon QC,3090,0,123,0,0,-1,-1
$PCSI,3,2, 844,Hudson Falls NY,3240,0,136,0,0,-1,-1
$PCSI,3,2, 800,Brunswick ME,3160,0,178,0,0,-1,-1
$PCSI,3,2, 801,Portsmouth NH ,2880,0,188,0,0,-1,-1
$PCSI,3,2, 799,Penobscot ME,2900,0,207,0,0,-1,-1
$PCSI,3,2, 926,Rivière duLoupQC,3000,0,210,0,0,-1,-1
$PCSI,3,2, 772,Acushnet MA,3060,0,247,0,0,-1,-1
$PCSI,3,2, 839,Youngstown NY,3220,0,269,0,0,-1,-1
4.5.4 $PCSI,3,3
This command displays the contents of the station database. It has the following format:
$PCSI,3,3<CR><LF>
($PCSI in Capital letters)
