Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products
General NMEA 2000 Data Type Requirements
Category
Data Type
PGN Data Required
Typical Sender
Cardinal Wind Direction
130306 - Wind Data, 129026 - COG/SOG, 129029
- GNSS Position, 127250 - Vessel Heading, and
128259 - Water Speed
(If a Heading Sensor and Water Speed Sensor are
not present, a less accurate reading can be calculated
using only the Wind Sensor and GPS antenna
[006 - Wind Data, 2026 - COG/SOG and
202 - GNSS Position]
)
(If a GPS antenna is not present, a less accurate
reading can be calculated using only the Wind Sensor,
Water Speed Sensor, and Heading Sensor [006
- Wind Data, 2720 - Vessel Heading, and 22
- Water Speed])
Either:
Wind Sensor, a Water Speed
Sensor, a Heading Sensor, and a
GPS Antenna
Wind Sensor and a GPS Antenna
Wind Sensor and a Water Speed
Sensor, and a Heading Sensor
•
•
•
Beaufort Scale
130306 - Wind Data, 129026 - COG/SOG, 129029
- GNSS Position, 127250 - Vessel Heading, and
128259 - Water Speed
(If a Heading Sensor and Water Speed Sensor are
not present, a less accurate reading can be calculated
using only the Wind Sensor and GPS antenna
[006 - Wind Data, 2026 - COG/SOG and
202 - GNSS Position]
)
(If a GPS antenna is not present, a less accurate
reading can be calculated using only the Wind Sensor,
Water Speed Sensor, and Heading Sensor [006
- Wind Data, 2720 - Vessel Heading, and 22
- Water Speed])
Either:
Wind Sensor, a Water Speed
Sensor, a Heading Sensor, and a
GPS Antenna
Wind Sensor and a GPS Antenna
Wind Sensor and a Water Speed
Sensor, and a Heading Sensor
•
•
•
Sunrise/Sunset
129026 - COG/SOG and 129029 - GNSS Position
GPS Antenna
Sailing
Apparent Wind Speed
130306 - Wind Data
Wind Sensor
Apparent Wind Angle
130306 - Wind Data
Wind Sensor
True Wind Speed
130306 - Wind Data and 128259 - Water Speed
(If a
Water Speed Sensor is not present, a less accurate
reading can be calculated using a GPS antenna
instead [2026 - COG/SOG and 202 - GNSS
Position])
Either a Wind Sensor and Speed Sensor
or a Wind Sensor and a GPS Antenna
True Wind Angle
130306 - Wind Data and 128259 - Water Speed
(If a
Water Speed Sensor is not present, a less accurate
reading can be calculated using a GPS antenna
instead [2026 - COG/SOG and 202 - GNSS
Position])
Either a Wind Sensor and Speed Sensor
or a Wind Sensor and a GPS Antenna
Wind VMG (Velocity Made Good) 130306 - Wind Data and 128259 - Water Speed
(If a
Water Speed Sensor is not present, a less accurate
reading can be calculated using a GPS antenna
instead [2026 - COG/SOG and 202 - GNSS
Position])
Either a Wind Sensor and Speed Sensor
or a Wind Sensor and a GPS Antenna
Waypoint VMG
129284 - Nav Data
Garmin Chartplotter and GPS Antenna
Maximum Apparent Wind Speed 130306 - Wind Data
Wind Sensor
Maximum True Wind Speed
130306 - Wind Data and 128259 - Water Speed
(If a
Water Speed Sensor is not present, a less accurate
reading can be calculated using a GPS antenna
instead [2026 - COG/SOG and 202 - GNSS
Position])
Either a Wind Sensor, a Heading Sensor,
and Speed Sensor
or a Wind Sensor, a
Heading Sensor, and a GPS Antenna
Opposite Tack Heading
130306 - Wind Data, 127250 - Vessel Heading, and
128259 - Water Speed
(If a Water Speed Sensor is
not present, a less accurate reading can be calculated
using a GPS antenna instead [2026 - COG/SOG
and 202 - GNSS Position])
Either a Wind Sensor and both Water
Speed and Heading Sensors,
or a Wind
Sensor and a GPS Antenna
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