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GPS Satellite Controlled Clock 6875 - Ver. 04.00
5.7 GPS2000 Data String
With the GPS2000 data string systems can be synchronized to an accuracy of ± 1 µsec with the
time data of the master system.
The whole data string has the following structure:
Current char. no.: Meaning
Value (value range)
1
SOH (start of header)
$01
2
hundreds day in the year
$30-33
3
tens day in the year
$30-39
4
unit day in the year
$30-39
5 :
(colon)
$3A
6 tens
hours
$30-39
7 unit
hours
$30-36
8 :
(colon)
$3A
9 tens
minutes
$30-33
10 unit
minutes
$30-39
11 :
(colon)
$3A
12 tens
seconds
$30-39
13 unit
seconds
$30-39
14
time accuracy
$3F, $23, $2A, $2E, $20
15 CR
(carriage
return)
$0D
16
LF (line feed)
$0A
5.7.1 Time Accuracy in the GPS2000Data String
Hex-
value
ASCII-
value
Description
Meaning, details of accuracy
$3F
?
question mark
Error greater than 1 msec
$23
#
double dagger
Error greater than 100 µsec
$2A
*
star
Error greater than 10 µsec
$2E
.
point
Error greater than 1 µsec
$20
space
Error greater than 1 µsec
Example:
(SOH)042:12:34:56*(CR)(LF)
It is day of the year 42, 12:34:56 hrs., the system time inaccuracy is greater than 10 µsec.