Vhw Water Speed And Heading - Simrad EK15 Reference Manual

2 = telegram identifier
RMC
3 = coordinated universal time (UTC) of position fix
hhmmss.ss
4 = status, characters
A
5 = latitude nort/south. Characters
llll.ll,a
6 = longitude east/west. Characters
yyyyy.yy.a
bearing.
7 = speed over ground, knots
x.x
8 = course over ground, degrees true
z.z
9 = date
ddmmyy
10 = magnetic variation, degrees east/west. Characters
r.r,a
identifies the bearing.
11 = mode indicator
a
Related topics
• Navigation dialog box; Position tab on page 177
• Navigation dialog box; Speed tab on page 179
• Select Inputs dialog box on page 229

VHW Water speed and heading

This telegram contains the compass heading to which the vessel points and the speed of
the vessel relative to the water.
Format
$--VHW,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K*hh<CR><LF>
Format description
= talker identifier
1
– –
= telegram identifier
2
VHW
= heading, degrees true
3
x.x,T
= heading, degrees magnetic
4
x.x,M
5 = speed relative to water, knots, resolution 0.1
x.x,N
6 = speed relative to water, km/hr, resolution 0.1
x.x,K
Related topics
• Navigation dialog box; Heading tab on page 183
• Navigation dialog box; Speed tab on page 179
• Select Inputs dialog box on page 229
351718/C
(data valid) or (Navigation receiver warning) are used.
A V
(North) or
N
Telegram formats
(South) identifies the bearing.
S
(East) or (West) identifies the
E W
(East) or
E
(West)
W
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