User's Manual

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MESSAGE FORMATS
RADAR EVENT MESSAGES
Tuning Fork message
This message is sent when a tuning fork target has been detected. This message is sent after a event end
message is sent.
Tuning Fork message format
Name Size / Bytes Value Notes
STX 1 2 Start of message byte
MT 2 ‘TF’ = Tuning Fork Message type
, 1 ‘,’ Comma
Frame Number 8 XXXXXXXX Frame number in hexadecimal format
, 1 ‘,’ Comma
Target Number 8 XXXXXXXX Target number in hexadecimal format
, 1 ‘,’ Comma
Speed 5 ‘DDD.D’
, 1 ‘,’ Comma
Speed Units 1 ‘M’=MPH
‘K’=km/hr
The speed units used for the
measurement
, 1 ‘,’ Comma
Target Range 5 ‘DDD.D’ Target range in metres
* 1 ‘*’ Asterisk
Check Sum 2 ‘XX’ Check sum in hexadecimal format
ETX 1 3 End of message byte
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Frame
Number
Target
Number
Speed
Speed Units
Message Type
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Target Range Check Sum
2 11 1 1 11 1 1 18 8 5 5 2