Airmar PB200 - Manual (Page 68)

PB200 WeatherStation User Manual revision 1.000
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This PGN provides a method of reporting the results of the Power On Self Test performed by the PB200. The various tests performed by the POST are simple tests to determine if
the hardware is minimally responding to software stimuli. The POST function should not be regarded as a comprehensive indicator that a given unit is healthy. In other words, it
is possible that a defective unit might still pass the POST operation. However, the POST can be useful to identify certain types of problems with the PB200.
Field 4, Control, specifies whether this PGN will report the results of the last test, or whether the PB200 will conduct a new self test prior to reporting the results. This field should
be specified when requesting a single transmission of this PGN.
This PGN may be configured to transmit periodically by specifying an Update Rate using the Request Group Function PGN 126208. By default, this PGN is not transmitted
periodically.
If Field 4, Control, is not specified, then Field 4 will be regarded as 0 (report previous values) for single requests, and 1 (generate new values) for periodic transmissions.
The Power-On Self Test is performed automatically a few seconds after applying power to the unit.
See also the proprietary NMEA 0183 command $PAMTC,POST.
Table of IDs and Failure Codes:
ID
Description Failure Codes
0 Inter-CPU communication 0x01 = Communication failure
0x02-0xEF = reserved
1 Format Code 0x01 = Format Code mismatch
0x02-0xEF = reserved
2 Factory EEPROM 0x01-0xEE = count of checksum errors
0xEF = one or more illegal values detected
3 User EEPROM 0x01-0xEE = count of checksum errors
0xEF = one or more illegal values detected
7 Internal temperature sensor 0x01 = Thermistor shorted
0x02 = Thermistor open
0x03-0xEF = reserved
8 Battery voltage sensor 0x01 = Sensor not functional
0x02-0xEF = reserved
9 Air temperature sensor 0x01 = Thermistor shorted
0x02 = Thermistor open
0x03=0xEF = reserved
10 Plate temperature sensor 0x01 = Thermistor shorted
0x02 = Thermistor open
0x03=0xEF = reserved