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Ws425 a/b nmea extended data message, Missing readings – Vaisala WMT700 User Manual

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WS425 A/B NMEA Extended Data
Message

WS425 A/B NMEA Extended data message is as follows:

$PMWV,

,,,,*

where
$P

=

Fixed text

=

Data ID; A … Z

MWV

=

Fixed text

=

Wind angle: 0 to 359 degrees

=

Reference:
R = relative

=

Wind speed

=

Wind speed unit:
K = Kilometers per hour
M = Meters per second
N = Knots

=

Status:
A = Valid data
V = Invalid data

*

=

Fixed text

=

Checksum (8-bit XOR, excluding $ and *)

=

Carriage return code, ASCII 0DH

=

Line feed code, ASCII 0AH

Missing Readings

If data is missing due to a measurement problem, the NMEA
messages show "V" in the status field. Wind speed and wind
direction fields are left empty.

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