Kongsberg Simrad TV80, Reference Manual

Page: 325 / 356

406388/F
323
NMEA RMC datagram format
The NMEA RMC datagram transfers the time, date, position, course and speed data from
a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver.
Format
$--RMC,hhmmss.ss,A,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x.x,z.z,ddmmyy,r.r,a,a*hh
Description
1
$—
: Talker identifier
2
RMC
: Datagram identifier
3
hhmmss.ss
: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of the current position
4
A
: Status
A
= The data are valid.
V
= The data are not valid.
5
llll.ll,a
: Latitude North/South (Degrees, minutes and hundredths)
N
= North
S
= South
6
yyyyy.yy,a
: Longitude East/West (Degrees, minutes and hundredths)
W
= West
E
= East
7
x.x
: Speed over ground (knots)
8
z.z
: Course over ground (Degrees True)
9
ddmmyy
: Date
10
r.r,a
: Magnetic variation, East/West (Degrees)
E
= East
W
= West
11
a
: Mode indicator
12
*hh
: Checksum
Datagram formats