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Radian Motion Sensor
User Manual
Document Ref: UM-8041-C1
Issue: C - Rev 1
© Sonardyne International Limited 2007
7.3 NMEA 0183 Data Formats
$PRDID format
Fig 30 NMEA 0183 $PRDID data format
Description
This proprietary telegram from RDI includes roll, pitch and heading information.
Notes
The data string has variable length, with leading zeros and minus signs
added where necessary.
Roll and pitch angles are in the range +30.0° to –30.0°.
Positive pitch is bow up, stern down.
Positive roll is port side up, starboard down.
Attitude measurements contained in the data string are in real time, valid for
the instant when Radian begins to transmit the string.
There is no status indicator in the string.
The string does not include the optional checksum allowed within the
NMEA 0183 standard.
The heading field will be null if there is no heading information available.
$HCHDG format
Fig 31 NMEA 0183 $HCHDG data format
Description
The header information includes the mnemonic
HDG
for Heading, Deviation,
and Variation.
Notes
If either the deviation or the variation parameters have not been configured
in Radian, the corresponding field in the string will be null as defined in the
NMEA 0183 standard.
The direction of deviation and variation are indicated by E or W as appropri-
ate. Refer to the NMEA manual for details.
Start
character
$PRDID,PPP.PP,RRR.RR,hhh.hh<cr><lf>
Comma
separator
Roll,
degrees
and
decimal
Carriage-return,
line-feed
characters
RDI
instrument
Comma
separator
Pitch,
degrees
and
decimal
Comma
separator
Heading,
degrees
and
decimal
Proprietary
packet
indicator
Sub-format
‘D’
Start
character
$HCHDG,x.x,y.y,a,z.z,a*hh<cr><lf>
Header
Comma
separator
Magnetic
deviation,
degrees
Comma
separator
Checksum
Carriage-return,
line-feed
characters
Magnetic
variation
sense,
E
o
r
W
Comma
separator
Magnetic
variation,
degrees
Comma
separator
Magnetic
deviation
sense,
E
o
r
W
Comma
separator
Magnetic
heading