
TTM 01-G Manual / October 2018
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String-G Time Code O/P
Table 15 details the String G serial string format and fields.
About
This general time string is used predominantly in Europe.
Timing
The string is transmitted once every second, with the leading edge of the “start” bit of the
last <ETX> exactly on the second.
Default Comms
9600 bps, 8-bit ASCII, no parity
Definition
<STX>swhhmmssDDMMyy<LF><CR> <ETX>
Placeholder
Content
<STX>
Start of Text: HEX 02
S
Clock Status (refer to Table 16)
W
Day of Week (refer to Table 17)
Hh
hour of day: “00” – ”23”
Mm
minute of day: “00” – “60”
Ss
seconds: “00” – “59”
DD
day of month: “01” – “31”
MM
month of year: “01” – ”12”
yy
year: “10” – “99”
<LF>
Line Feed: HEX 0A
<CR>
Carriage Return: HEX 0D
<ETX>
End of Text: HEX 03
Table 15 - String-G Time Code Format Fields
Clock Status
The s “Clock Status” is an ASCII character in the range 0-9, A-F representing a single hex digit (nibble)
Bits 3 2 1 0
0 No announcement for time change
1 Announcement for time change – active for an hour before
0
Local Standard Time (LST)
1
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
0 0
Time/date invalid – clock is out of sync
0 1
Hold-over mode – running on local Oscillator
1 0
GPS / IRIGB controlled mode
1 1
GPS / IRIGB controlled mode (high accuracy)
Table 16 - String-G Clock Status Indicators