Gpvtg – NavCom LAND-PAK Rev.N User Manual
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Technical Reference Manual Rev. N
Blk = All;
Blu = IOP w/Internal Radio
;
Red = IOP & LBM
;
Grn = Engine only
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$GPVTG
This output message reports velocity and course over ground information, and is in compliance
with NMEA-0183 Standards version 3.0.
Output Format:
$GPVTG,track,T,track,M,speed,N,speed,K,mode*checksum
Field#
Field Name
Description
F1
track
True track (course over ground) in degrees (0 to 359.9)
F2
T
True track orientation (T=true north)
F3
track
Magnetic track in degrees (0 to 359.9)
F4
M
Magnetic track orientation (M=magnetic north)
F5
speed
Speed over ground in knots (0 to 1000)
F6
N
Speed over ground units (N=knots)
F7
speed
Speed over ground in kilometers (0 to 1852)
F8
K
Speed over ground units (K=km/h (kilometers/hour))
F9
mode
Position mode indicator
A = autonomous
D = DGPS
E = Estimated (dead reckoning)
S = Simulator
N = Data not valid
F10
Checksum
Example: $GPVTG,0.0,T,,M,0.03,N,0.06,K,D*0D