Manual

TX320 Transmitter

forward power, reflected power, etc. Also returned is the GPS derived Latitude

and Longitude, which is updated once a day. The GPS update interval can be

changed.

TABLE 7-3. GoesStatus Command 2: Read Last Message Status

Index Contents

1 Command Result Code

2 Message type: Self-timed or Random

3 Size of message in bytes

4 Forward power in tenths of watts

5 Reflected power in tenths of watts

6 Power supply voltage under full load, in tenths of volts

7 GPS acquisition time in tens of seconds

8 Oscillator drift (signed, hundreds of Hz)

9 Latitude degrees

10 Latitude minutes

11 Latitude seconds

12 Longitude degrees

13 Longitude minutes

14 Longitude seconds

7.5.2.4 GoesStatus Read Error Register

Example:

Public Errors(10)

GoesStatus(Errors(), 4)

Command 4 (Read Error Register) is used to return the total number of errors

that have occurred, and codes describing the last four errors. When the

command that caused the error is listed as 31, the error is an internal fault.

Otherwise the error is just a communication error.

TABLE 7-4. GoesStatus Command 4: Read TX320 Error Registers

Index Contents

1 Result Code

2 Number of Errors

3 Command that Caused the Error

4 Error Code

5 Command that Caused the Error

6 Error Code

7 Command that Caused the Error

8 Error Code

9 Command that Caused the Error

10 Error Code