Continental Protocol (MSG_STATUS 0x02 binary)
Continental on TCP 5161: length-framed binary, unsigned serial, type 0x02 status plots; 0x00 keepalive does not.
On Traxelio
What Continental trackers do once they are on Traxelio
Hardware that speaks this protocol
Devices that speak Continental
Point this protocol at Traxelio
Point Continental at Traxelio
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Capture a Continental fingerprint
Confirm a length-framed binary record with an unsigned 32-bit serial and type 0x02. Reject Cautela CSV and DMT 0x02 0x55.
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2
Point Continental at 5161
Configure only Continental to TCP 5161. Continental on 5161 is not Cautela on 5160 or EGTS on 5162.
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3
Do not wait for 0x06
Traxelio does not emit 0x06 or 0x15. A parsed 0x02 body is enough.
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4
Prove one Continental fix
Send one type 0x02 record whose validity byte is greater than 0 on 5161 and verify a map point.
Still offline after GPS lock
Continental still not landing
- Continental aimed at the wrong port
Continental on 5161 is not Cautela CSV on 5160, EGTS on 5162, or DMT 0x02 0x55 on 5137.
- Session up, empty map
Type 0x00 is keepalive and will not plot. Type 0x02 needs a validity byte greater than 0.
- No 0x06, assumed dead
This dialect has no host reply. Check the map, not the socket for 0x06.
FAQ
Continental leftover questions
Does Continental send Concox 0x7878 frames?
No. Continental is length-framed binary with an unsigned serial. A fix is type 0x02. Concox families use 0x7878 binary login.
Which Continental type plots a map point?
Type 0x02 plots when the validity byte is greater than 0. Type 0x00 is keepalive. Types 0x06 and 0x15 do not plot.
Does Continental send a reply byte?
No. Traxelio does not emit 0x06 or 0x15. A parsed 0x02 body is the whole handshake.
How are Continental coordinates scaled?
Standard divides by 3600 when the first latitude byte is 0. Extended divides by 360000 when that byte is non-zero.
Can a Continental unit run SMS setup or a controlled-action flow?
This dialect is positions only. There is no SMS family on this row.