Trimble Outdoors 132 - Manual (Page 105)

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NMEA-0183 Messages C
Table C.3 explains the fields in the ZDA example shown in
Figure C.5.
Fields 5 and 6 together give the total offset. Local time is 5 hours and
15 minutes earlier than
GMT .
C6.1
Symbols and delimiters
All messages follow the NMEA-0183 Version 2.1 format, in which
symbols and delimiters identify or separate the message data.
NMEA-0183 messages always:
• begin with a dollar sign ( $ ) followed by a talker ID code (for
example GP) and a message ID code (for example, ZDA)
• end with a carriage return and line feed
C6.2
Checksum values
Newer Trimble receivers conform to the NMEA-0183 Version 2.1
format, in which checksums are mandatory for all messages.
Table C.3 Fields in an NMEA-0183 message — ZDA
Field Data Description
1 220320.0 Time in UTC
2 26 Day (01 to 31)
3 06 Month (01 to 12)
4 1997 Year
5 -5 Local time zone offset from GMT
(in hours 00 to ±13 hours)
6 15 Local time zone offset from GMT (in minutes)