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Simrad HFB datagram format
Simrad HFB is a proprietary datagram format created by Kongsberg Maritime. It
provides the vertical distance (height) from the headrope to the footrope, and from the
footrope to the bottom. The heights are measured by an ITI TrawlEye or a height sensor.
Format
@IIHFB,x.x,M,y.y,M<CR><LF>
Description
1
II
: Talker identifier
2
HFB
: Datagram identifier
3
x.x,M
: This is the distance (height) from the headrope to the footrope. (0 – 100 m)
4
y.y, M
: This is the distance (height) from footrope to bottom (seabed). (0 – 100 m)
Tip
If you use two height sensors, the information from the second sensor is provided in the
Simrad HB2 datagram.
Simrad MDS datagram format
Simrad MDS is a proprietary datagram format created by Kongsberg Maritime. It
contains the location, bearing and depth of a tracked target. All information is presented
relative to your own vessel.
Format
$PSIMMDS,hh:mm:ss,dd:mm:yy,aaaa,A,llll.lll,a,
yyyyy.yyy,a,xxx(+),M,ppp,P,zzz(+),M,vvv.v,N,
ttt,D,www(+),A,ddd(+),A*hh<CR><LF>
Description
Note
All data relate to the tracked target.
1
$PSIM
: Talker identifier
2
MDS
: Datagram identifier
3
hh:mm:ss
: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
4
dd:mm:yy
: Date (Day, month and year)
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