SHOUT nano User Guide Version A
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PPENDIX
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PMS
F
EATURES
A.1 T
RACKING
The SHOUT nano is capable of sending position reports in PECOS Message Structure
(PMS). The PMS complies with the Blue Force Tracking Data Format Specification as
defined in the document PECOS 200708-001 Version 1.3 [2]. The SHOUT nano is shipped
without PMS features activated and can only be enabled by NAL Research at the request of an
authorized user. When PMS is enabled, the
Format
menu has an additional option called
Figure 22: Format Menu
A.2 B
REVITY
C
ODE
With PMS enabled, you can select any one of sixteen Brevity Codes (0000 through 1111)
to be included in the tracking reports. There are two ways to set the Brevity Code:
1.
Under the Tracking > Brevity Code menu, the and soft keys can be pressed
repeatedly to browse through the list of codes. The code appearing on the screen will
be automatically used by the SHOUT nano to include in the tracking reports. No further
action is needed to select the brevity code.
Format
O Full, 30 bytes
O Position Only, 10 bytes
O PECOS
Tracking
GPS
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Iridium
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Format
