Installation guide
Appendix E: Serial Data Output     
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DYNON ADAHRS Serial Data Format 
The following section details the format of DYNON ADAHRS serial output data: 
Position 
Width 
Name 
Description 
1 
1 
Start 
Character/Data 
Type 
'!' 
2 
1 
Data Type 
1 = ADAHRS data. Other Dynon formats look 
similar, and may be interleaved. This bit tells you 
what kind of data will follow. 
3 
1 
Data Version 
Currently 1. This is the version of the data 
represented below and will change if there is a 
future version that changes data. Has not 
changed to date. 
4 
8 
System Time 
HHMMSSFF, current Zulu time according to 
SkyView's internal clock which is synchronized 
with GPS time if GPS is available. HH is the hour 
from 00 to 23. MM is the minute from 00 to 59. 
SS is the second from 00 to 59. HHMMSS are '-----
---' if GPS time has never been available. FF is the 
1/16-second fraction counter from 00 to 15, 
and may skip digits if baud rate is too low to send 
data at 16Hz. 
12 
4 
Pitch (deg) 
+/- then 000 to 900, pitch up or down from level 
flight in degrees * 10 (900 = 90°), positive 
meaning the aircraft is pitched up. XXXX when 
not available. 
16 
5 
Roll (deg) 
+/- then 0000 to 1800, roll left or right from level 
flight in degrees * 10 (1800 = 180°), positive 
meaning the aircraft is banked right. XXXXX when 
not available. 
21 
3 
Magnetic Heading 
(deg) 
000 to 359 in degrees. XXX when not available. 
24 
4 
Indicated Airspeed 
(knots) 
0000 to 9999, indicated airspeed in units of knots 
* 10 (1234 = 123.4 knots). XXXX when not 
available. 
28 
6 
Pressure Altitude 
(ft) 
+/- then 00000 to 99999, altitude in units of feet, 
at a baro setting of 29.92" Hg, positive meaning 
altitude is above sea-level. XXXXXX when not 
available. 










