6.1 Unsolicited Messages
Unsolicited messages may be sent by the Tile to report status information to the user as events
occur. These messages never expect any type of response or confirmation
$DT - Date/Time Status
This unsolicited message indicates the current date/time obtained from GPS. This message is
not sent until the GPS has obtained a valid time reference to set its internal date and time, as
indicated by the
$TILE DATETIME*35
message . If the GPS loses its time reference, the
message is sent with a flag indicating an invalid state. Date/time unsolicited messages can be
enabled or disabled using the
$DT
command.
$DT <YYYY><MM><DD><hh><mm><ss>,<flag>*xx
Parameter
Description
YYYY
Year (1970..2038)
MM
Month (01..12)
DD
Day (01..31)
hh
Hour (00..23)
mm
Minutes (00..59)
ss
Seconds (00..59)
flag
I
Date/time is invalid
V
Date/time is valid
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