Specifications

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RMC Sentences
This outputs data on the Recommended Minimum.
Example of output:
$GPRMC,095636.00,A,3540.05781,N,13921.63500,E,0.851,193.03,011107,,,A*62
Table 2.75
Item Description Validity
$GPRMC Yes
095636.00 UTC time is displayed in the hhmmss.ss format. Yes
A Indicates status:
A = data is valid.
V = data is invalid during measurement.
Ye s
3540.05781 Displays longitude. The value at the left shows a longitude of 35
degrees and 40.05781 minutes.
Ye s
N N and S indicate north and south respectively. Yes
13921.63500 Displays longitude. The value at the left shows a longitude of
139 degrees and 21.63500 minutes.
Ye s
E E and W indicate east and west respectively. Yes
0.851 Indicates ground speed (knots). Yes
193.03 Indicates traveling direction (degrees). Yes
Shows the date (UTC) as ddmmyyyy. Yes
Geomagnetic variation (degrees). No
011107
Indicates the direction of geomagnetic variations as a single
letter, i.e. N, S, E or W.
No
A Indicates positioning mode:
A = independent positioning
D = DGPS
N = invalid
Ye s
*62 Checksum Yes
Note:
“Yes” indicates the presence of the valid output.
“No” indicates the absence of the valid output.