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Sapphire Technical Reference Manual Rev. J
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1.168 SETPOSITION (ASCII)
SF-3050 Sapphire SF-3040
This command is used to set the approximate position in the receiver.
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If the receiver is already generating navigation solution from tracking live signals,
this command does not take effect.
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This command is typically used, in conjunction with the [SETTIME] command, to
aid the receiver with startup.
Command: [SETPOSITION] Lat-deg, Lat-min, Lat-sec, Lon-deg, Lon-min, Lon-sec, Height
Parameter Definition
Lat-deg Degree portion of latitude (integer) (-90 to 90, positive North)
Lat-min Minute portion of latitude (integer) (0 to 59, assumed to be in same direction as Lat-deg)
Lat-sec Second portion of latitude (float) (0 to <60, assumed to be in same direction as Lat-deg)
Lon-deg Degree portion of longitude, (integer) (-180 to 180, positive East)
Lon-min Minute portion of longitude (integer) (0 to 59, assumed to be in same direction as Lon-deg)
Lon-sec Second portion of longitude (float) (0 to <60, assumed to be in same direction as Lon-deg)
Height Mean sea level (MSL) height (float, meters) (-1000 to 18,000)
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Minus sign for South or West must only precede the Lat-deg and Lon-deg fields.
Examples: [SETPOSITION] 33, 30, 22.649,-118, 20, 33.123, 65.89
Sets position to latitude North 33’30”22.649, longitude West 118’20”33.123,
height 65.89 meters.
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If this command is given without any argument, it responds with the current system
position.