REFERENCE MANUAL - FTP Directory Listing - Trimble

TRIMBLE ASCII INTERFACE PROTOCOL (TAIP)
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Message Format
All TAIP communication uses printable, uppercase ASCII characters. The interface
provides the means to configure the output of various sentences in response to queries
or on a scheduled basis. Each sentence has the following general format:
>ABB{C}[;ID=DDDD][;*FF]<
where:.
Message Description
> Start of new message
A
Message qualifier
BB
Two character message identifier
C
Data string
DDDD Optional 4 character vehicle ID
FF
Optional 2 character checksum
< Delimiting character
{x}
Signifies that x can occur any number
of times
[x]
Signifies that x may optionally occur
once
Start of a New Message
The > character (ASCII code 62 decimal) is used to specify the start of a new
sentence.
Message Qualifier
A one character message qualifier is used to describe the action to be taken on the
message. The following table lists the valid qualifiers.
Qualifier
Q
R
F
S
D
Action
Query for a single sentence (sent to GPS receiver)
Response to a query or a scheduled report (from the
receiver)
Schedule reporting frequency interval in seconds
Enables equipment to be initialized, and sets various
message types
Specify a minimum distance traveled and a minimum and
maximum time interval for the next report
Note – All TAIP message characters must be in uppercase.
Copernicus GPS Receiver 187