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REB-4315 Operational Manual

10. Software Interface

NMEA Protoco

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NMEA Output Messages: the Engine board outputs the following messages as shown in Table 1:

Table 1 NMEA-0183 Output Messages

NMEA Record

Description

GGA

Global positioning system fixed data

GSA

GNSS DOP and active satellites

GSV

GNSS satellites in view

RMC

Recommended minimum specific GNSS data

GLL

Geographic position – latitude/longitude

VTG

Course over ground and ground speed

GGA-Global Positioning System Fixed Data

Table 2 contains the values of the following example:

$GPGGA, 161229.487, 3723.2475, N, 12158.3416, W, 1, 07, 1.0, 9.0, M, , , ,0000*18

Table 2 GGA Data Format

Name Example

Units

Description

Message ID

$GPGGA

GGA protocol header

UTC Position

161229.48

7

hhmmss.sss

Latitude 3723.2475

ddmm.mmmm

N/S Indicator

N

N=north or S=south

Longitude 12158.341

6

Dddmm.mmmm

E/W Indicator

W

E=east or W=west

Position Fix Indicator

1

See Table 2-1

Satellites Used

07

Range 0 to 12

HDOP

1.0

Horizontal Dilution of

Precision

MSL Altitude

9.0

meters

Units M

meters

Geoid Separation

meters

Units M

meters

Age of Diff. Corr.

second Null fields when DGPS is not

used