Chapter 8 ____________________________________________ Sensor and Data Message Settings
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Setting Fields
The parameter order is shown in the following table:
[R] = Parameter selection: This field consists of 16 bits 
defining the wind parameters included in the data 
messages. The bit value 0 disables and the bit value 1 
enables the parameter.
Bits 1-8 determine the 
parameters in the data 
message obtained with the 
following commands:
-ASCII: aR1 and ar1
-NMEA 0183: $--WIQ,XDR*hh
-SDI-12: aM1, aMC1, aC1, and 
aCC1
-SDI-12 continuous: aR1 and 
aRC1
1st bit (most left) Dn Direction minimum
2nd bit Dm Direction average
3rd bit Dx Direction maximum
4th bit Sn Speed minimum
5th bit Sm Speed average
6th bit Sx Speed maximum
7th bit  output mode
8th bit spare
& delimiter
Bits 9-16 determine the wind 
parameters in the composite 
data message obtained with 
the following commands:
-ASCII: aR0, ar0
-NMEA 0183: aR0, ar0
-SDI-12: aM, aMC, aC, and aCC
-SDI-12 continuous: aR and 
aRC
9th bit Dn Wind direction minimum
10th bit Dm Wind direction average 
11th bit Dx Wind direction maximum
12th bit Sn Speed minimum
13th bit Sm Speed average
14th bit Sx Speed maximum
15th bit spare
16th bit (most right) 0
[I] = Update interval: 1 ... 3600 seconds
[A] = Averaging time: 1 ... 3600 seconds
Defines the period over which the wind speed and 
direction averaging is calculated. Same period is also 
used for maximum and minimum calculation. See 
Appendix D Wind Measurement Averaging Method 
on page 201 for difference in averaging practices 
when A<I and A>I.