Chapter 4: Installing the Tiller Pilot
NMEA cabling
If required, you can connect a NMEA navigator or wind instrument to the tiller
pilot. It can then use this information for Track and WindTrim modes.
Recognized NMEA data
The following table lists the recognized NMEA sentences.
Information
Cross Track Error
Bearing to Waypoint
Distance to Waypoint
Waypoint Number
Speed Through Water
Apparent Wind Angle and Speed
12 A fuse
NMEA 0183 data
APB, APA,RMB, XTE, XTR
APB, BPI, BWR, BWC, BER, BEC, RMB
WDR, WDC, BPI, BWR, BWC, BER, BEC,
RMB
APA, APB,BPI, BWR, WDR, BWC, WDC,
RMB, BOD, WCV, BER, BEC
VHW
VWR
Supply (0 V)
Supply (+12 V DC)
Socket
NMEA -
Navigator
or wind
instrument
with NMEA
output
NMEA +
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