(3.4) Indication for RMC sentence
MI
Description
A
Autonomous
D
Differential
E
Estimated (dead reckoning) mode
F
Float Real Time Kinematic
M
Manual input mode
N
No fix
P
Precise Positioning Service
R
Real Time Kinematic
S
Simulator mode
Note
When receiving the RMC sentence, and if the Status in that sentence is A (Data valid) and the
Navigational status is S (Safe), the quality type is checked using the MI (Mode Indicator) as
mentioned in the table above.
- If the quality is valid, the operating state is indicated with the position and time information.
- If the quality is invalid, or if the Status is V (Data invalid) or the Navigational status is C
(Caution), U (Unsafe) or V (Not valid), the operating state decided by the Quality Indicator,
Status or Mode indicator of the receiving highest priority sentence (GGA> GNS> GLL> RMC)
is displayed on the screen.
- See 5.2 for method to display the quality information on the regular screen.
Operating state
Device
Positioning
GPS
GPS
GLONASS
GL
Galileo
GA
Other
OTH
GPS
GPS
GLONASS
GL
Galileo
GA
Other
OTH
GPS
GPS
GLONASS
GL
Galileo
GA
Other
OTH
GPS
GPS
GLONASS
GL
Galileo
GA
Other
OTH
GPS
GPS
GLONASS
GL
Galileo
GA
Other
OTH
GPS
GPS
GLONASS
GL
Galileo
GA
Other
OTH
GPS
GPS
GLONASS
GL
Galileo
GA
Other
OTH
GPS
GPS
GLONASS
GL
Galileo
GA
Other
OTH
GPS
GPS
GLONASS
GL
Galileo
GA
Other
OTH
Specifications
Quality
Quality
Valid
Invalid
STD
●
STD
●
STD
●
STD
●
DGPS
●
DGL
●
DGA
●
DOTH
●
EST
●
EST
●
EST
●
EST
●
FRTK
●
FRTK
●
FRTK
●
FRTK
●
MAN
●
MAN
●
MAN
●
MAN
●
INVALID
●
INVALID
●
INVALID
●
INVALID
●
PREC
●
PREC
●
PREC
●
PREC
●
RTK
●
RTK
●
RTK
●
RTK
●
SIM
●
SIM
●
SIM
●
SIM
●
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