HH Hours (00-23)
: Colon separator
MM Minutes (00-59)
SS Seconds (00-60)
The leading edge of the first character (CR) marks the on-time point of the data stream.
The time synchronization status character (I) is defined as described below:
? When the receiver is unable to track any satellites and the time synchronization lamp is red.
* When the receiver time is derived from the battery backed clock or set manually through the
Setup Port Interface.
E x a m p l e :
FRI 20APR15 12:45:36
The example data stream provides the following information:
Sync
Status
The clock is not time synchronized to GNSS. Time is derived from the battery backed
clock or set manually.
Date Friday April, 23, 2015
Time 12:45:36
5.3.8 Spectracom Format 2
This format provides a time data stream with millisecond resolution. The Format 2 data
stream consists of indicators for time synchronization status, time quality, leap second and
Daylight Saving Time. Time data reflects UTC time and is in the 24-hour format. Format 2
data structure is shown below:
Note: Format 2 cannot be configured for a Time Zone Offset or with auto-
matic Daylight Saving Time adjustment. Attempting to configure a Local
clock using Data Format 2 with either a Time Zone Offset or automatic
DST rule will result in an error message.
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