Specifications

AIRMAR
®
PB100 WeatherStation Technical Manual revision 1.007
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Table 1: NMEA 0183 Regularly Transmitted Sentences
1
Sentence Description PB100 LB100 Enabled
by Default
Maximum
Length
(chars)
$GPGGA GPS Fix Data
3
No
3
(PB100)
82
$GPGLL Geographic Position – Latitude/Longitude
3
No No 48
$GPGSA GNSS DOP and Active Satellites
3
No No 66
$GPGSV GNSS Satellites in View
3
No No 70
$HCHDG Heading, Deviation and Variation
3
No No 33
$WIMDA Meteorological Composite.
Barometric pressure, air temperature,
relative humidity, dew point, wind direction,
wind speed
3 3 3
81
$WIMWD Wind Direction and Speed, with respect to
north
3
2
3
2
3
41
$WIMWV
(relative)
Wind Speed and Angle, in relation to the
vessel’s bow/centerline (relative)
3 3 3
28
$WIMWV
(theoretical)
Wind Speed and Angle, in relation to the
vessel’s bow/centerline (theoretical)
3
2
3
2
3
28
$GPRMC Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS
Data
3
No No 74
$GPVTG Course Over Ground and Ground Speed
3
No
3
(PB100)
42
$WIVWR Relative Wind Speed and Angle
3 3
No 41
$WIVWT True Wind Speed and Angle
3 3
3
3
41
$WIXDR Transducer Measurements: wind chill and
vessel attitude
3 3
No 73
$YXXDR
(type A)
Transducer Measurements: wind chill, heat
index, and station pressure
3 3
No 74
$YXXDR
(type B)
Transducer Measurements: vessel attitude
(pitch and roll)
3
No No 43
$GPZDA Time and Date
3
No
3
(PB100)
38
1
As of firmware version 1.011/1.003.
2
True wind data is provided in the $WIMWD and $WIMWV (theoretical) sentences if SOG/COG,
heading, and magnetic variation data are available from an internal or external GPS and compass.
3
$WIVWT True Wind Speed and Angle referenced to water is provided only if water referenced speed is
available via the NMEA 0183 input from an Airmar® Smart™ speed sensor.