AIRMAR
®
PB100 WeatherStation™ Technical Manual revision 1.009
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Table 1: NMEA 0183 Regularly Transmitted Sentences
1
Sentence Description PB100 LB100 Enabled
by Default
Maximum
Length
(chars)
$GP
GGA
GPS Fix Data
3
3
3
82
$GP
GLL
Geographic Position – Latitude/Longitude
3
3
No 48
$GP
GSA
GNSS DOP and Active Satellites
3
3
No 66
$GP
GSV
GNSS Satellites in View
3
3
No 70
$HC
HDG
Heading, Deviation and Variation
3
3
No 33
$WI
MDA
Meteorological
Composite.
Barometric pressure, air temperature,
relative humidity, dew point, wind direction,
wind speed
3
3
3
81
$WI
MWD
Wind Direction and Speed, with respect to
north
3
2
3
2
3
41
$WI
MWV
(relative)
Wind Speed and Angle, in relation to the
vessel’s bow/centerline (relative)
3
3
3
28
$WI
MWV
(theoretical)
Wind Speed and Angle, in relation to the
vessel’s bow/centerline (theoretical)
3
2
3
2
3
28
$GP
RMC
Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS
Data
3
3
No 74
$GP
VTG
Course Over Ground and Ground Speed
3
3
3
42
$WI
VWR
Relative Wind Speed and Angle
3
3
No 41
$WI
VWT
True Wind Speed and Angle
3
3
3
3
41
$WI
XDR
Transducer Measurements: wind chill and
vessel attitude
3
3
No 73
$YX
XDR
(type A)
Transducer Measurements: wind chill, heat
index, and station pressure
3
3
No 74
$YX
XDR
(type B)
Transducer Measurements: vessel attitude
(pitch and roll)
3
3
No 43
$GP
ZDA
Time and Date
3
3
3
38
1
As of firmware version 2.000/2.000.
2
True wind data is provided in the $WIMWD and $WIMWV (theoretical) sentences if SOG/COG,
heading, and magnetic variation data are available from an internal or external GPS and compass.
3
$WIVWT True Wind Speed and Angle referenced to water is provided only if water referenced speed is
available via the NMEA 0183 input from an Airmar® Smart™ speed sensor.
