Gill Format - Gill WindSonic M 1405-PK-201 User Manual

WindSonic M
9.2 Gill format – UV, Continuous
In this mode, the output is given as signed (i.e. positive or negative) speeds along the
'U' (= South – North) axis and the 'V' (= East – West) axis.
WindSonic
node
address
Where:
<STX>
WindSonic M node address =
U axis
V axis
Units
Status
<ETX>
Checksum
The WindSonic M unit identifier, Units, and Checksum are as described in Section 0 above.
Figure 5 shows the polarity of U and V if the wind components along the U and V axis are
blowing in the direction of the respective arrows.
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<STX>Q, +001.59, - 002.74, M, 00, <ETX> 2D
U axis V axis
speed and speed and
polarity polarity
= Start of string character (ASCII value 2)
Unit identifier
= speed & polarity
= speed & polarity
= Units of measure (knots, m/s etc)
= Anemometer status code (see Section 11.5
for further details)
= End of string character (ASCII value 3)
This is the EXCLUSIVE – OR of the bytes
=
between (and not including) the <STX>
and <ETX> characters
Figure 5 UV Polarity
Units
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Status Check
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