Rainbow Electronics EB-A802 - Manual (Page 9)

EB-A802-P GPS Engine Board
EverMore Technology, Inc.
2F, No.7, R&D Road 1, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 300, R.O.C.
http://www.emt.com.tw
N/S Indicator N N=north or S=south
Longitude 12158.3416 dddmm.mmmm
E/W Indicator W E=east or W=west
Speed Over
Ground
0.13 knots
Course Over
Ground
309.62 degrees True
Date 120598 ddmmyy
Magnetic
Variation
degrees E=east or W=west (Not shown)
Checksum *10
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VTG---Course Over Ground and Ground Speed
Table 10 contains the values for the following example:
$GPVTG,309.62,T, ,M,0.13,N,0.2,K*6E
Table 10 VTG Data Format
Name Example Units Description
Message ID $GPVTG VTG protocol header
Course 309.62 degrees Measured heading
Reference T True
Course degrees Measured heading
Reference M Magnetic
Speed 0.13 knots Measured horizontal speed
Units N Knots
Speed 0.2 km/hr Measured horizontal speed
Units K Kilometer per hour
Checksum *6E
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