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Reference
Main Menu: Comm Tab
• NMEA In/NMEA Out— supports the output of standard NMEA 0183 version 2.3* data, and sonar
NMEA input support for the DBT, DPT, MTW, and VHW sentences. (See page 86.)
• None— provides no interfacing capabilities.
Port 2—
• NMEA On/NMEA Off— supports the output of standard NMEA 0183 version 2.3* data, and sonar
NMEA input support for the DBT, DPT, MTW and VHW sentences. (See page 86.)
* Units with software version 5.20 and higher will use NMEA 0183 version 3.01.
To select an input/output format:
1. Highlight the ‘Serial Data Format’or ‘Port 2 NMEA’ field and press
ENTER/MARK
.
2. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to select the desired setting and press
ENTER/MARK
.
To select a transfer mode:
1. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to select ‘Garmin Data Transfer’ in the ‘Serial Data Format’ field.
2. Highlight the ‘Transfer Mode’ field and press
ENTER/MARK
.
3. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to select the desired setting and press
ENTER/MARK
.
To restore the Serial Data Format settings back to the default ‘Garmin Data Transfer’:
1. From the Comm tab, press the ‘Defaults’
SOFT KEY
.
Advanced NMEA Output Setup
The GPSMAP 2006/2010 NMEA data transmission can be customized to change the precision of the
Lat/Lon minutes, set up the waypoint IDs, and keep the output rate at two seconds. If the unit is set up
to output all of the available NMEA sentences, the output rate may exceed two seconds.The ‘Advanced
NMEA Output Setup’ page will allow you to turn On/Off the GPS Status (GSA, GSV), Waypoint/Route
(WPL, RTE) and the Garmin Proprietary sentences.
Advanced NMEA Output Setup:
1. Press the ‘NMEA Setup’
SOFT KEY
located along the bottom of the screen to activate the ‘Advanced
NMEA Output Setup’ page.
2. To turn a field On/Off, place the highlight over that field and press
ENTER/MARK
. Make a selection and
press
ENTER/MARK
again to accept the selection.
When transferring data between two Garmin units, be sure to
always set one to ‘Host’ and use the other unit to either Send or
Request the desired data.
NMEA Sentence Output (NMEA Version 2.30* compliant)
Always transmitted: GPRMC, GPGGA, GPGLL, GPBOD,
GPBWC, GPVTG, GPXTE, GPRMB
Switchable sentences:
GPGSA, GPGSV, GPWPL, GPRTE
Garmin Proprietary: PGRME, PGRMZ, PGRMM
