ASCII time tag

Each time tag is output about 0.5 second before the corresponding pulse. Time tags are in ASCII format on a user-selected serial port. The format of a time tag is:

UTC yy.mm.dd hh:mm:ss ab

Where:

Value	Description
UTC	Fixed text.
yy.mm.dd	Year, month, and date.
hh:mm:ss	Hour (on a 24-hour clock), minute, and second. The time is in UTC, not GPS.
a	An integer number representing the position-fix type: 1 = time only 2 = 1D & time 3 = currently unused 4 = 2D & time 5 = 3D & time
b	The number of GPS satellites being tracked.

Each time tag is terminated by a carriage return, line feed sequence. A typical printout looks like:

UTC 02.12.21 20:21:16 56

UTC 02.12.21 20:21:17 56

UTC 02.12.21 20:21:18 56

NOTE – If the receiver is not tracking satellites, the time tag is based on the receiver clock. In this case, a and b are represented by “??”. The time readings from the receiver clock are less accurate than time readings determined from the satellite signals.