Gill Instruments Windobserver 65, User Manual

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WindObserver 65
Page 36 Issue 4
Doc. No. 1390-PS-0039 June 2016
7.8. ASCII message format (UV, Polar and Tunnel)
ASCII UV format
U axis wind speed V axis wind speed Units
<STX>A,+000.04,-000.02,M,+345.01,+022.36,00,<ETX>25
Start of
string
Unit
identification
Speed of
sound
Temperature Status
End of
string
Check
sum
Where
U axis wind speed
In increments of 0.01 units (  UUU.UU)
V axis wind speed
In increments of 0.01 units (  VVV.VV)
Value Units
Units M Metres per second (m/s)
N Knots (knots)
P Miles per hour (MPH)
K Kilometres per hour (kph)
F Feet per minute (fpm)
Start of string ASCII value 2
Unit identification Letter A – Z ( default A)
Speed of sound
In metres per second (if enabled)
Temperature Sonic temperature in degrees C (if enabled)
Status Value Status
0 OK
60 Heating enabled and OK if enabled
Any other value
Warning or fault condition
- see Section 9.5
End of string
ASCII value 3
Check sum Exclusive OR of all characters between Start of String
and End of String reported as ASCII hex.