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Technical Reference
NMEA Glossary
This glossary lists the most common Talker ID’s and Sentence Formatters in alphabetical order.
Talker ID’s
AG
Autopilot (general)
AP
Autopilot (magnetic)
AI
Automatic Identification System
CD
Communications: Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
CR
Data receiver
CS
Satellite
CT
Radio telephone (MF/HF)
CV
Radio telephone (VHF)
CX
Scanning receiver
DE
Decca navigator
DF
Direction finder
EC
Electronic chart systems (ECS)
EI
Electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS)
EP
Emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)
ER
Engine room monitoring systems
GP
Global Positioning System (GPS)
GL
GLONASS receiver
GN
Global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
HC
Heading sensors: compass, magnetic
HE
gyro, north seeking
HN
gyro, non-north seeking
II
Integrated instrumentation
IN
Integrated navigation
LC
Loran, Loran-C
P
Proprietary sentence
RA
Radar and/or radar plotting
SD
Sounder, depth
SN
Electronic positioning system, other/general
SS
Sounder, scanning
TI
Turn rate indicator
VD
Velocity sensors: doppler, other/general
VM
speed log, water, magnetic
VW
speed log, water, mechanical
VR
Voyage data recorder
YX
Transducer
ZA
Timekeepers:
atomic clock
ZC
chronometer
ZQ
quartz
ZV
radio updated
WI
Weather instruments
Sentence formatters
AAM
Waypoint arrival alarm
ACK
Acknowledgement alarm
ALM
GPS almanac data
ALR
Set alarm state
APB
Heading/track controller (Autopilot) sentence B
BEC
Bearing and distance to waypoint, dead reckoning
BOD
Bearing, origin to destination
BWC
Bearing and distance to waypoint
BWR
Bearing and distance to waypoint, rhumb line
BWW Bearing, waypoint to waypoint
DBT
Depth below transducer
DCN
DECCA position
DPT
Depth
DSC
Digital selective calling information
DSE
Expanded digital selective calling