10 Technical appendix GPS180PEX
10.2.8 Format of the SPA Time String
The ABB SPA Time String is a sequence of 32 ASCII characters starting with the characters ">900WD" and
ending with the <CR> (Carriage Return) character. The format is:
>900WD:
jj-mm-tt_hh.mm;ss.fff:cc
<CR>
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:
jj-mm-tt
the current date:
jj
year of the century
(00..99)
mm
month
(01..12)
tt
day of month
(01..31)
_
Space
(ASCII-code 20h)
hh.mm;ss.fff
the current time:
hh
hours
(00..23)
mm
minutes
(00..59)
ss
seconds
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)
fff
milliseconds
(000..999)
cc
Checksum. EXCLUSIVE-OR result of the previous characters,
displayed as a HEX byte (2 ASCII characters 0..9 or A..F)
<CR>
Carriage Return
ASCII Code 0Dh
GPS180PEX
Date: 28th March 2018
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