Doc updates.

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Ian Gulliver
2016-02-16 21:06:28 +00:00
parent be70180f98
commit 37cd6abb41
2 changed files with 10 additions and 4 deletions

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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ level data. Unlike raw format, lines are terminated with `\r\n` (`0x0d 0x0a`).
* `;` (`0x3b`) * `;` (`0x3b`)
* 1 byte MLAT precision (see below) * 1 byte MLAT precision (see below)
* `;` (`0x3b`) * `;` (`0x3b`)
* 2 byte big-endian RSSI * 2 byte big-endian [RSSI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_signal_strength_indication)
* `;\r\n` (`0x3b 0x0d 0x0a`) * `;\r\n` (`0x3b 0x0d 0x0a`)

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@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ Escaping makes frame length for a given type variable, up to
## Frame types ## Frame types
* `0x31`: Mode-AC frame * `0x31`: Mode-AC frame
* 1 byte signal level * 1 byte [RSSI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_signal_strength_indication)
* 2 byte Mode-AC data * 2 byte Mode-AC data
* `0x32`: Mode-S short frame * `0x32`: Mode-S short frame
* 1 byte signal level * 1 byte RSSI
* 7 byte Mode-S short data * 7 byte Mode-S short data
* `0x33`: Mode-S long frame * `0x33`: Mode-S long frame
* 1 byte signal level * 1 byte RSSI
* 14 byte Mode-S long data * 14 byte Mode-S long data
* `0x34`: Status data * `0x34`: Status data
* *Appears to only be used by Mode-S Beast hardware later versions* * *Appears to only be used by Mode-S Beast hardware later versions*
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ external time, but receiving software can calculate its offset from other
receiving stations across multiple packets, and then use the differences between receiving stations across multiple packets, and then use the differences between
station receive timing to calculate signal source position. station receive timing to calculate signal source position.
FlightAware's dump1090 fork sends 0x000000000000 when it has no MLAT data.
## RSSI
FlightAware's dump1090 fork sends 0xff when it has no RSSI data.
## Examples ## Examples