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NMEA OUTPUT
The GPSPlus display software provides NMEA output from
both of the receiver connection sockets.
It is necessary to select the required NMEA output
sentences as ON (transmitted) or OFF (not transmitted). To
determine which sentences are required refer to the NMEA
device handbook.
To turn a sentence from OFF to ON or vice versa:
1. Press the
POS
key to display the
CURRENT FLOW
page.
2. Press the
SETUP
key once, the display will show
OUTPUT
.
3. Turn the
▼ STEP ▲
knob to list all the GPSPlus output
sentence mnemonics. By default all are OFF except RMB
and RMC.
4. Press the
ENTER
key when the desired sentence is
displayed,
ON
(or
OFF
) will flash.
5. Use the
▼ STEP ▲
knob to change the flashing display.
6. Press the ENTER key to memorise the setting.
7. Repeat until all the required sentences are set.
NMEA OUTPUT SENTENCE LIST
The following is a list of all the NMEA output sentences
available from the GPSPlus display unit including the initial
setting. The SETUP key allows selection of each sentence
as ON or OFF, allowing custom interfacing as required by
the end user.
APB Autopilot sentence 'B' OFF
BOD Bearing, Origin to destination OFF
BWC Bearing and distance to waypoint (great circle) OFF
BWR Bearing and distance to waypoint (rhumb line) OFF
DBT Depth Below Transducer OFF
DTM Chart datum OFF
GL2 Geographic Latitude and Longitude (NMEA V2.0) OFF
GL1 Geographic Latitude and Longitude (NMEA V1.5) OFF
RMA Recommended minimum specific - Loran C OFF
RMB Recommended minimum navigation information ON
RMC Recommended minimum navigation - GPS ON
VDR Tidal Set and Drift OFF
VHW Heading and water speed OFF
VLW Distance Travelled through the Water OFF
VTG Actual track and ground speed OFF
VWR Wind bearing (relative) and speed OFF
VWT True Wind speed and Angle OFF
WCV Waypoint closure velocity OFF
XTE Cross track error OFF
ZDA UTC time and date OFF
ZTG Time of arrival at waypoint OFF
WPL Waypoint location OFF