Response 07h, RETSERIAL

Report Packet 07h is sent in response to the Command Packet 06h. The report returns the receiver and antenna serial number, antenna type, software processor versions, and the number of receiver channels.

All data in the packet flows from the receiver to the data collector.

Byte

Item

Type

Value

Meaning

0

STX

1 (Char)

02h

Start transmission.

1

STATUS

1 (Char)

 

Receiver status code. See Receiver status byte.

2

PACKET TYPE

1 (Char)

07h

 

3

LENGTH

1 (Char)

??h

Bytes of data after this byte (excluding checksum and ETX).

4–11

RECEIVER SERIAL #

8 (Chars)

ASCII text

Receiver serial number.

On modern receivers, this field gives the lowest (least significant) 8 characters of the serial number and so the LONG SERIAL NUMBER field should be used instead.

12–19

RECEIVER TYPE

8 (Chars)

"BD9xx"

Space padding string with three spaces for the receiver type.

20–24

NAV PROCESS VERSION

5 (Chars)

ASCII text

Version number for firmware.

25–29

SIG PROCESS VERSION

5 (Chars)

 

 

30–34

BOOT ROM VERSION

5 (Chars)

 

 

35–42

ANTENNA SERIAL #

8 (Chars)

 

 

43–44

ANTENNA TYPE

2 (Chars)

 

“E” is unknown external; “KS” is Zephyr model; “GS” is Zephyr Geodetic.

45–46

# CHANNELS

2 (Chars)

 

Total number of GPS receive channels, including L1 and L2.

47–48

# CHANNELS L1

2 (Chars)

 

Number of channels only on L1.

49–58

LONG SERIAL NUMBER

10 (Chars)

 

This is the serial number that should be used instead of Receiver Serial.

59–89

LOCAL LONG ANT SERIAL

31 (Chars)

 

N/A

90–120

BASE LONG ANT SERIAL

31 (Chars)

 

N/A

121–151

BASE NGS ANT DESCRIPTOR

31 (Chars)

 

N/A

152–153

# USABLE CHANNELS

2 (Bytes)

 

Maximum number of usable channels with current configuration.

154–155

# PHYSICAL CHANNELS

2 (Bytes)

 

Total number of hardware channels present.

156

# SIMULTANEOUS CHANNELS

1 (Byte)

 

Number of satellites that the receiver can track at one time.

157–161

Antenna INI version

5 (Chars)

ASCII text

Version number from the antenna.ini file that is currently loaded into the receiver.

162

CHECKSUM

1 (Char)

??h

Checksum value. See Data collector format: packet structure.

163

ETX

1 (Char)

03h

End transmission.

Where,

Receiver Serial is an 8-character-maximum serial number. On newer receivers with longer serial numbers this field gives the lowest (least significant) 8 characters of the serial number. You must use the Long Serial Number field instead of Receiver Serial number.