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Nmea-0183 message overview – Trimble Outdoors SPSX51 User Manual

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A NMEA-0183 Output

118 SPSx51 Modular GPS Receivers User Guide

NMEA-0183 message overview

When NMEA-0183 output is enabled, a subset of NMEA-0183 messages can be output
to external instruments and equipment connected to the receiver serial ports. These
NMEA-0183 messages let external devices use selected data collected or computed by
the GPS receiver.

All messages conform to the NMEA-0183 version 3.01 format. All begin with $ and end
with a carriage return and a line feed. Data fields follow comma (,) delimiters and are
variable in length. Null fields still follow comma (,) delimiters but contain no
information.

An asterisk (

*)

delimiter and checksum value follow the last field of data contained in

an NMEA-0183 message. The checksum is the 8-bit exclusive of all characters in the
message, including the commas between fields, but not including the $ and asterisk
delimiters. The hexadecimal result is converted to two ASCII characters (0–9, A–F).
The most significant character appears first.

The following table summarizes the set of NMEA messages supported by the receiver,
and shows the page that contains detailed information about each message.

To enable or disable the output of individual NMEA messages, do one of the following:

Create an application file in the GPS Configurator software that contains NMEA
output settings and then send the file to the receiver.

Add NMEA outputs in the Serial outputs tab of the GPS Configurator software
and then apply the settings. (You cannot use the GPS Configuration software to
load application files to the SPSx51 Modular GPS receivers.)

For SPSx51 Modular GPS receivers, set up the NMEA output using the keypad
and display or a web browser.

Message

Function

Page

GGA

Time, position, and fix related data

120

GSA

GPS DOP and active satellites

121

GST

Position error statistics

122

GSV

Number of SVs in view, PRN, elevation, azimuth, and SNR

123

HDT

Heading from True North

124

PTNL,AVR

Time, yaw, tilt, range, mode, PDOP, and number of SVs for
Moving Baseline RTK

125

PTNL, BPQ

Base station position and position quality indicator

126

PTNL,GGK

Time, position, position type and DOP values

127

PTNL,PJK

Local coordinate position output

128

PTNL,VGK

Time, locator vector, type and DOP values

129

PTNL,VHD

Heading Information

130

RMC

Position, Velocity, and Time

131

ROT

Rate of turn

132

VTG

Actual track made good and speed over ground

133

ZDA

UTC day, month, and year, and local time zone offset

134