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Measurement unit change command ux, Nmea standard – Vaisala WS425 User Manual

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Chapter 4 ________________________________________________________________ Operation

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Measurement Unit Change Command Ux

The measurement unit change command is Ux.

where

x

=

0, for miles per hour, [mph]

x

=

1, for knots (default), [knot]

x

=

2, for kilometers per hour, [km/h]

x

=

3, for meters per second, [m/s]

The following is an example:

U3

It sets meters per second for wind speed.

NMEA Standard

The standard variable length, comma-separated, MWV wind message is
defined by NMEA 0183 V2.20 as follows:

$WIMWV,

,,,,*

where

$WIMWV =

Fixed

text

=

Wind angle, 0 to 359 degrees

=

Reference; R=Relative, T=True

=

Wind

speed

=

Wind speed units; K = kmph [km/h],
M = mps [m/s], N = kt

=

Status; A = Data Valid, V = Invalid Data

* =

Fixed

text

=

Checksum

(8-bit XOR, excluding $ and *)

=

Carriage return code, ASCII 0DH

=

Line feed code, ASCII 0AH

NOTE

When the NMEA Standard message format is selected, the sensor
must have a non-zero output interval setting (parameter 5 in the
configuration menu) since no polling command is defined for this
message type.