Abbreviated ASCII

This message format is designed to make entering and viewing commands and logs simple. The data is represented as simple ASCII characters, separated by spaces or commas and arranged in an easy to understand format. There is no 32-bit CRC for error detection because it is meant for viewing by the user.

The Abbreviated ASCII message header structure is described in Table: Abbreviated ASCII Message Header Structure.

Abbreviated ASCII Message Header Structure

Field	Field Name	Field Type	Description	Ignored on Input
1	Sync	Char	Sync character. The Abbreviated ASCII message is always preceded by a single ‘<’ symbol	N
2	Message	Char[]	The ASCII name of the log or command	N
3	Port	Char[]	The name of the port from which the log was generated. The string is made up of the port name followed by an _x where x is a number from 1 to 31 denoting the virtual address of the port. If no virtual address is indicated, it is assumed to be address 0	Y
4	Sequence #	Long	Used for multiple related logs. It is a number that counts down from N-1 to 0, where 0 means it is the last one of the set. Most logs only come out one at a time in which case this number is 0	N
5	% Idle Time	Float	The minimum percentage of time the processor is idle, calculated once per second	Y
6	Time Status	Enum	The value indicates the quality of the GPS reference time (see Table: GPS Reference Time Status)	Y
7	Week	Ulong	GPS reference week number	Y
8	Seconds	GPSec	Seconds from the beginning of the GPS reference week; accurate to the millisecond level	Y
9	Receiver Status	Ulong	An eight digit hexadecimal number representing the status of various hardware and software components of the receiver (see Table: Receiver Status)	Y
10	Reserved	Ulong	Reserved for internal use	Y
11	Receiver S/W Version	Ulong	A value (0 - 65535) representing the receiver software build number	Y
12	CR/LF	Char	A carriage return / line feed indicates the end of the header	N

Example Command:

log pppsats ontime 1

Resultant Log:

<PPPSATS USB1 0 51.5 FINESTEERING 2209 510815.000 12000020 ce3f 16809

<     45

<          GPS 5 GOOD 00000003

<          GPS 2 GOOD 00000003

<          GPS 31 GOOD 00000003

<          GPS 9 SUPPLEMENTARY 00000007

<          GPS 18 GOOD 00000007

<          GPS 6 SUPPLEMENTARY 00000007

<          GPS 29 GOOD 00000003

<          GPS 20 GOOD 00000003

<          GPS 12 GOOD 00000003

<          GPS 25 SUPPLEMENTARY 00000007

<          QZSS 194 SUPPLEMENTARY 00000007

<          SBAS 135 NOTUSED 00000000

<          SBAS 138 NOTUSED 00000000

<          SBAS 131 NOTUSED 00000000

<          SBAS 133 NOTUSED 00000000

<          GLONASS 19+3 GOOD 00000003

<          GLONASS 2-4 GOOD 00000003

<          GLONASS 9-2 GOOD 00000003

<          GLONASS 3+5 GOOD 00000003

<          GLONASS 18-3 GOOD 00000003

<          GLONASS 15 SUPPLEMENTARY 00000003

<          GLONASS 1+1 GOOD 00000003

<          GLONASS 17+4 GOOD 00000003

<          GALILEO 36 GOOD 0000000f

<          GALILEO 2 GOOD 0000000f

<          GALILEO 30 GOOD 0000000f

<          GALILEO 34 GOOD 0000000f

<          GALILEO 4 SUPPLEMENTARY 0000000f

<          GALILEO 27 GOOD 0000000f

<          GALILEO 15 GOOD 0000000f

<          GALILEO 9 GOOD 0000000f

<          GALILEO 5 SUPPLEMENTARY 0000000f

<          BEIDOU 25 GOOD 0000001d

<          BEIDOU 34 GOOD 0000001d

<          BEIDOU 23 GOOD 0000001d

<          BEIDOU 22 GOOD 0000001d

<          BEIDOU 44 GOOD 0000001d

<          BEIDOU 43 GOOD 0000001d

<          BEIDOU 42 GOOD 0000001d

<          BEIDOU 28 SUPPLEMENTARY 0000001d

<          BEIDOU 37 GOOD 0000001d

<          BEIDOU 11 SUPPLEMENTARY 00000007

<          BEIDOU 12 SUPPLEMENTARY 00000007

<          BEIDOU 9 SUPPLEMENTARY 00000007

<          BEIDOU 21 GOOD 0000001d

The array of 45 entries are offset from the left hand side and start with ‘<’.