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SPSx80 Smart GPS Antenna User Guide 99
GSOF Messages B
Attitude
This message provides attitude information relating to the vector between the Heading
antenna and the Moving Base antenna. It contains the following data:
Tilt or vertical angle, in radians, from the Heading antenna to the Moving Base
antenna relative to a horizontal plane through the Heading antenna
Heading or yaw, in radians, relative to True North
Range or slope distance between the Heading antenna and the Moving Base
antenna
Table B.13 Attitude (Type 27 record)
Field Item Type Value Meaning
0 Output record type Char 1Bh Attitude information
1 Record length Char 2Ah Bytes in record
2–5 GPS time Long msecs GPS time in milliseconds of GPS week
6 Flags Char See Table B.20 Flag bits indicating validity of attitude components
7 Number of SVs used Char 00h-0Ch Number of satellites used to calculate attitude
8 Calculation mode Char See Table B.21 Positioning mode
9 Reserved Reserved
10–17 Tilt Double radians Tilt relative to horizontal plane
18–25 Yaw Double radians Rotation about the vertical axis relative to True
North
26–33 Reserved Reserved
34–41 Range Double meters Distance between antennas
42–43 PDOP Short 0.1 Position Dilution of Precision