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Appendix A
The following outputs are available via the RS-232 serial link. Their full-scale ranges are listed for both decimal and
binary format.
Inertial Output
Time Since Reset
Bank
Elevation
X Acceleration
Y Acceleration
Z Acceleration
X Angular Rate
Y Angular Rate
Bank Pendulum (simulated)
Elevation Pendulum (simulated)
Temperature
Flag Bits
Status Bits
Built In Test (BIT) Status Bits
The Flag Bits contain the following information:
Bit
Description (If Set)
0
Bank Error Flag
1
Elevation Error Flag
2
Unit Temp Out of Range Flag
3
BIT Test Flag
4
X Rate Out of Range Flag
5
Y Rate Out of Range Flag
6
Checksum Error Flag
7
Unused
Example: The Flag channel output in ASCII Decimal is "042"
Octal Digit
Binary Equivalent
Flag Bit #
This translates into the information below:
Bit 7
Reset
Bit 6
Reset
Bit 5
Set
Bit 4
Reset
Bit 3
Reset
Bit 2
Reset
Bit 1
Set
Bit 0
Reset
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Label
TM
BK
EL
XA
YA
ZA
XR
YR
XI
YI
TP
FL
ST
BT
0
4
0
0
1
0
7
6
5
4
No Checksum Error
X Rate Out Range (>140 º/s)
Y Rate in Range
No BIT Error
Unit Temp in Range (-40º to +85º C)
Elevation Error
No Bank Error
14
Full Scale Decimal
65535
±179.9º
±89.9º
±9.99 g
±9.99 g
±9.99 g
±99.9 º/s
±99.9 º/s
±179.9º
±89.9º
-40º to 88ºC
3 ASCII chars representing Octal
digits
3 ASCII chars representing Octal
digits
3 ASCII chars representing Octal
digits
2
0
0
1
3
2
1
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Full Scale Binary
16383
±180º
±180º
±10 g
±10 g
±10 g
±200 º/s
±200 º/s
±180º
±180º
-40º to 88ºC (7 bit)
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
0
0
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