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Chapter 5 Command Reference
GPS Satellite Acquisition
5-14 Operating and Programming Guide
Establishing Position___________________________
(continued)
This query returns the current instantaneous position of the GPS antenna.
Response
Returns a list of values defining the Receiver position:
N or S, <latitude degree>, <latitude minute>, <latitude second>,
E or W, <longitude degree>,<longitude minute>, <longitude second>,
<height above the GPS ellipsoid, in meters (58303B)> or <height above mean
sea level, in meters (59551A)>.
Context Dependencies
Error -230 is generated if in survey and first calculation has not occurred.
This query returns the last position-hold setting, which is restored when the
:GPS:POSition LAST command is sent. Refer to the description of the
:GPS:POSition command on page 5-13 for details.
Response
Returns a list of values defining the Receiver position:
N or S, <latitude degree>, <latitude minute>, <latitude second>,
E or W, <longitude degree>,<longitude minute>, <longitude second>,
<height above the GPS ellipsoid, in meters (58303B)> or <height above mean
sea level, in meters (59551A)>.
Context Dependencies
This query is always valid, but if the Receiver has not been in position-hold
mode since it was preset (see :SYSTem:PRESet), the value returned will be the
preset position.
:GPS:POSition:ACTual?
RESPONSE FORMAT
Returns the current instantaneous position of the GPS antenna.
XYZ or
±
dd or
±
d.dEe,
...
:GPS:POSition:HOLD:LAST?
RESPONSE FORMAT
Returns the last position-hold setting.
XYZ or
±
dd or
±
d.dEe,
...