NavCom StarUtil Rev.E - Manual (Page 33)

STARUTIL User Guide Rev. E
Chapter 6 NMEA Setup and Output
The receiver has the ability to output 9 industry standard NMEA data strings, and 1 NCT Proprietary
NMEA type string. To view the available NMEA messages, and enable them for output go to the
main StarUtil menu bar and click on RECEIVER\MESSAGES\NMEA OUTPUT as shown in Figure 33
below.
Figure 33: NMEA Output Menu Location
Clicking on NMEA Output will bring up the NMEA Messages window seen in Figure 34. The
operation of this window is similar to that of the NCT Messages screen as messages can be enabled
for output, and scheduled at a user variable rate. However, the output port for NMEA is chosen from
the Unit Port Configuration window seen in Figure 30.
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The NMEA messages GGA, RMC, & VTG follow the output of the Navigation Rate up to 10 HZ
max, when NMEA outpu rate “On Change” is selected for these messages. Click on the Rover
icon, and then choose a Navigation Rate from the pop-up window. t
Receiver must be optioned
for multi-hertz Navigation Rate to ach eve multi-hertz NMEA output i .
Figure 34: NMEA Message Choices & Data Rate
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NMEA messages cannot be outpu on the same port that is u ed for Control. t s
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