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9 Serial Output String (Serial Output Option)
General Key to Fields
Fields between brackets (‘<’ and ‘>’) represent ASCII character codes. The used codes are in the following table:
Placeholder HEX Content
<SOH> 01 ASCII Start of Header character
<STX> 02 ASCII Start of Text character
<ETX> 03 ASCII End of Text character
<BEL> 07 ASCII BEL character
<LF> 0A ASCII Line Feed character
<CR> 0D ASCII Carriage Return character
 20 ASCII Space character
NGTS Time Code O/P
Timing Transmitted once per minute. Sent during the last second before the minute rollover to which the data in the
string refers.
Timing
Transmitted once per minute. Sent during the last second before the minute rollover to which the
data in the string refers.
Default Comms 9600 bps, 8-bit ASCII, no parity
Definition TyyMMDDWhhmmx<CR><LF>
Placeholder Content
T "T"
yy Last two digits of the year: e.g. “12” = the year 2012
MM Month: “00” = January … “12” = December
DD Day of Month: 01…31
W Day of week: “1”=Monday … “7”=Sunday
hh Two digit hour
mm Two digit minute
x Time mode: ”0” = Local time, “1” = UTC time
Example Interpretation:
T020422112340<CR><LF> Monday 22 April 2002 – 12:34 local time
IRIG J-17 Time Code O/P
About This code is compatible with IRIG Standard 212-00.
Timing
Transmitted once every second. The leading edge of the “start” bit of the first character <SOH> is
exactly on the second that the message describes.
Default Comms 9600 bps, 7-bit ASCII, odd parity
Definition <SOH>ddd:hh:mm:ss<CR><LF>
Placeholder Content
ddd Day of year: range “001” – “366”
: HEX 3A
hh hour: “00” – ”23”
mm minute: “00” – “2
ss Seconds: “00” – “59”
Example Interpretation:
<SOH>112:12:34:36<CR><LF>
day 112, time 12:34:36