Airmar PB200 User Manual
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NMEA 0183 TRANSMITTED SENTENCE
$WI
VWR
Summary
NMEA 0183 Relative (Apparent) Wind Speed and Angle. Wind angle in relation
to the vessel’s heading, and wind speed measured relative to the moving vessel.
Syntax
$WIVWR,<1>,<2>,<3>,<4>,<5>,<6>,<7>,<8>*hh<CR><LF>
Fields
<1>
Measured wind angle relative to the vessel, 0 to 180°, left/right of
vessel heading, to the nearest 0.1 degree
<2>
L = left, or R = right
<3>
Measured wind speed, knots, to the nearest 0.1 knot
<4>
N = knots
<5>
Wind speed, meters per second, to the nearest 0.1 m/s
<6>
M = meters per second
<7>
Wind speed, km/h, to the nearest km/h
<8>
K = km/h
Default State
Disabled. Transmitted once per second if enabled.
Notes
This sentence may be enabled via the $PAMTC,EN,VWR command.