Format of the sat time string – Meinberg GPS170LCD-MP User Manual
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Format of the SAT Time String
The SAT Time String is a sequence of 29 ASCII characters starting with the STX
(start-of-text) character and ending with the ETX (end-of-text) character. The format
is:
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:
Start-Of-Text, ASCII Code 02h
sending with one bit occuracy at change of second
dd.mm.yy the current date:
dd
day of month
(01..31)
mm month
(01..12)
yy
year of the century
(00..99)
w
the day of the week
(1..7, 1 = Monday)
hh:mm:ss the current time:
hh
hours
(00..23)
mm minutes
(00..59)
ss
seconds
(00..59, or 60 while leap second)
xxxx
time zone indicator:
‘UTC‘ Universal Time Coordinated, formerly GMT
‘MEZ‘ European Standard Time, daylight saving disabled
‘MESZ’ European Summertime, daylight saving enabled
u
clock status characters:
‘#’
clock has not synchronized after reset
‘ ‘
(space, 20h) clock has synchronized after reset
v
anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour
before discontinuity comes in effect:
‘!’
announcement of start or end of daylight saving time
‘ ‘
(space, 20h) nothing announced
Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh
Line Feed, ASCII Code 0Ah
End-Of-Text, ASCII Code 03h