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B12: VTG - Course Over Ground and Ground Speed
Syntax
$--VTG,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K,a*hh<CR><LF>
Description of fields
Field
Description
$--VTG
Header including talker ID
x.x
Course over ground in degrees true North, 0.0 to 359.9
T
Fixed text T for true North
x.x
Course over ground in degrees magnetic North, 0.0 to 359.9
M
Fixed text M for magnetic North
x.x
Speed over ground in knots
N
Fixed text N for knots
x.x
Speed over ground in km/h
K
Fixed text K for km/h
a
Mode Indicator
A = Autonomous mode
D = Differential mode
N = Data not valid
*hh
Checksum
<CR>
Carriage Return
<LF>
Line Feed
Examples
Standard Talker ID
$GNVTG,11.4285,T,11.4285,M,0.007,N,0.013,K,D*3D
User defined Talker ID = GN
$GNVTG,287.7273,T,287.7273,M,0.002,N,0.004,K,D*3E
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