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6.6.11 $PCSI,1 Beacon Status Message
This message contains a variety of information relating to the status of a CSI Wireless SBX engine
inside the Vector Sensor. The $PCSI,1 output message from the SBX beacon module is
intelligently routed through the Vector Sensor to the port from which the $PCSI,1 message was
requested (either Port A or B).
$PCSI,CS0,PXXX-Y.YYY,SN,fff.f,M,ddd,R,SS,SNR,MTP,Q,ID,H,T
Field Description
CS0 Channel 0
PXXX-Y.YYY Resident SBX-3 firmware version
S/N SBX-3 receiver serial number
fff.f Channel 0 current frequency
M Frequency Mode (‘A’ - Auto or ‘M’ - Manual)
ddd MSK bit rate
R RTCM rate
SS Signal strength
SNR Signal to noise ratio
MTP Message throughput
Q Quality number {0-25} - number of successive good 30 bit RTCM words
received
ID Beacon ID to which the receiver’s primary channel is tuned
H Health of the tuned beacon [0-7]
T $PCSI,1 status output period {0-99}