ashtech DG16 - Beacon Commands

314 DG14 and DG16 Board & Sensor Reference Manual
The DG16 two-channel scanning beacon receiver has two modes of
operation: automatic or fixed. In both modes, the beacon receiver can provide
corrections from one or two beacon stations. The beacon commands are only
available with the Beacon option (N) installed. See Receiver Options, on
page 15 for more information on available receiver options.
The DG16 beacon receiver outputs in RTCM SC-104 differential correction
format.
The DG16 has several modes of beacon operation Use the
$PASHS,BCN,ddd command to set the beacon operation mode:
• Automatic Mode—the receiver determines which beacon station(s) to use
• Single Automatic Mode
• Dual Automatic Mode
• Manual Mode—you manually set which beacon station(s) to use
• Single Manual Mode
• Dual Manual Mode
The default Beacon mode is Single Automatic. On power up, the DG16
remembers the last beacon stations used, and begins searching with those
frequencies.
Table 9.14 outlines the Beacon commands
.
Table 9.14. Beacon Commands
Function Command Description Default Page
Beacon Mode
$PASHS,BCN,MOD,AUT,DUA Set Dual Automatic mode 321
$PASHS,BCN,MOD,AUT,SNG Set Single Automatic mode 321
$PASHS,BCN,MOD,MAN Set Manual mode 320
$PASHS,BCN,CHN Specify stations to track in Manual
Mode
317
$PASHQ,BCN,MOD Query the Beacon mode 320