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Output Message Library

$PASHR,SBA,DAT,d1,m2,d3,d4,s5*cc

Where:

SAL: GPS Almanac Data

This message contains almanac data for one GPS satellite.

The message is as follows:

$PASHR,SAL,<structure>

The message’s binary structure is described in the table
below.

Parameter

Description

Range

d1

SBAS SV ID number

33-51

m2

Time tag: hhmmss.hh
The SBA,DAT message contains the time tag of
the beginning of WAAS message transmission
(WAAS message transmission time is 1 second)

000000.00-
235959.99

d3

RTCA message ID

0-63

d4

Error flags (in HEX): bit0-preamble error, bit1-par-
ity error

0-2

s5

RTCA message: 250 bit in 63 HEX numbers. The
data lie from left to right and from high-order to
low-order bits. The two low-order bits in the 63rd
number are not used.

*cc

Checksum, computed by “exclusive-ORing” all of
the bytes in the message between, but not includ-
ing, the “$” and the “*”. The result is “*cc” where c
is a hexadecimal character.

*00-*FF

Type

Name

Size

Contents

Short

prn

2

Satellite PRN number minus 1 (0-31)

Short

health

2

Satellite health

Float

e

4

Eccentricity

Long

toe

4

Reference time for orbit (sec)

Float

i0

4

Inclination angle at reference time (semi-cir-
cles)

Float

w dot

4

Rate of right ascension (semi-circles/sec)

Double

A1/2

8

Square root of semi-major axis (meters1/2)

Double

w0

8

Longitude of ascending node (semicircles)

Double

w

8

Argument of perigee (semicircles)

Double

M0

8

Mean anomaly at reference time (semi-circle)

Float

Af0

4

Clock correction (sec)

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