Kilo User Manual Version 3.0
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Information Message
In the event the Kilo was not able to acquire a GPS fix, a summary of information is transmitted
in ASCII.
04141708,I,V=16.35/16.41/16.38
T=0
SNR=43
nSats=7
GPS:591/92/21249
Ird:536/787/35408 RSSI=5
04141708
Date and time of the message (UTC) in MMDDhhmm (M=Month D= Day h=
hour m=min). (April 14th at 17:08 UTC)
I
The message is an ‘Information’ message
V=A/B/C
Shows the most recent voltages for:
A = Unloaded voltage
B = Voltage at the end of the last Iridium session
C = Voltage at the end of the last GPS session
T=0
Temperature, not used
SNR=43
Highest GPS SNR during the last fix attempt
nSats=7
Maximum number of satellites tracked during the last fix attempt
GPS:D/E/F
GPS Statistics for:
D = Number of good fixes since power-up
E = Number of failed GPS sessions since power-up
F = Total seconds the GPS has been on since power-up
Ird:X/Y/Z
Iridium statistics for:
X = Number of Iridium messages sent since power-up
Y = Number of Iridium sessions since power-up
Z = Total seconds the Iridium has been on since power-up
RSSI=5
Last Iridium signal strength value, max value of 5
Other messages specific to certain events are mentioned below in their respective sections.
