II Morrow Inc. 920 GPS User Manual

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distance: nm/kts; sm/mph; km/kph

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altitude: feet; meters

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LAT/LON: d-m.mmm; d-m-S. (where
d=degrees, m=minutes, and s=seconds
of latitude or longitude)

Serial Outputs

The

Apollo

handheld

GPS

receiver

is

equipped

with

a

serial

data

port

for

communication with external serial devices.
This

option

controls

the

outbound

data

function of the port. Using this option with an
appropriate cable connection, you can:

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send serial data to an external moving
map display

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send serial data matching the NMEA
formats to any serial device capable of
accepting it

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disable the serial data port

Before attempting to send serial data to an
external device, use the optional serial data
cable to connect the receiver to the desired
device. The cable is equipped with a standard
DB9 connector to fit most device serial ports.

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