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Message Types
Message 2 is intended to be the standard present weather message. The
length of the STAtus Message 3 depends on the possible alarm and
warning states.
PWD32 adds frame strings to the polled and automatic messages. The
content of the frame strings is as follows:
!PW id∀message body#−∗
Start of heading (ASCII 1, non-printable character).
Unit identifier, 2 characters. If the ID is not defined,
characters space and 1 are shown.
Start of text (ASCII 2, non-printable character).
End of text (ASCII 3, non-printable character).
CR + LF (ASCII 13 + ASCII 10).
Message 3
Message 3 is the same as the status message obtained by the STA
command. See status message description in section Maintenance
Commands on page 120.
Message 7
Message 7 is meant for aviation specific purposes mainly. The message
format is same as in FD12P message 7.
00 6839 7505 R 61 61 61 0.33 12.16 0 23.4 12345
-----
background
luminance,
cd/m²
------ Temp
----- cum. snow sum
------- cumulative water sum
------- prec. water intensity,mm/h
--- 1 hour pw code, 0... 99
--- 15 minute pw code, 0 ... 99
--- instant present weather code, 0 ... 99
---- instant present weather, NWS codes
------ visibility ten minute average, max 20000m
------ visibility one minute average, max 20000m