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Telemetry

Telemetry is a data report provided by the Pico Beacon that shows the current operational status and location.  The Pico Beacon provides one of three types of telemetry data at a regular rate, typically every 15-20 seconds.  NOTE:  The telemetry rates are subject to change based on the other payload that are flying.  The telemetry include the following:

Plain text status message.  The plain text status messages contains flight time, altitude, bus voltage, GPS status, and internal temperature.  The following is a typical status message and its data elements.

>ANSR 02:04:46 70183' 92145'pk 1.1pdop 09trk +2.8v -35.2F www.kd7lmo.net

Telemetry  Description
> Standard AX.25 symbol to indicate this is an APRS status message. 
ANSR Standard project identifier.  ANSR - Arizona Near Space Research
02:04:46 Flight time in hours, minutes, and seconds.  This flight has been aloft 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 46 seconds.
70183' Current altitude in feet. 
92145'pk Maximum altitude recorded in the flight.
1.1pdop GPS Horizontal Dilution of Position.  HDOP/PDOP is used to determine the accuracy of the current GPS solution.  An HDOP/PDOP of 3.0 or less indicates the GPS accuracy is very good.  The HDOP/PDOP is provided in the telemetry string to  determine what happens if the payload is tumbling after a balloon burst or if the package lands in an unusual attitude.

If the units suffix 'hdop' is shown, the GPS fix is provided in 2D (no altitude) mode.

If the unit suffix 'pdop' is shown, the GPS fix is provided in 3D (altitude) mode.
09trk Number of tracked satellites used in the GPS fix solution.
+2.8v Battery voltage in DC volts.
-35.2F Internal payload computer temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. 
www.kd7lmo.net Informational web site reference for payload.


NMEA-0183 $GPGGA (GPS Fix data) navigation message that provides location and altitude information.

NMEA-0183 $GPRMC (Recommended Minimum Specific GPS/Transmit data) navigation message that provides location and course/speed information.
 

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