Furuno FAR-2107 Series Service Manual page 542

AP1.2 Configuration of NMEA Ver-3.00 Sentence
The following each sentence is limited to FAR-2xx7 series.
INPUT
1.2.1 ACK - Acknowledge Alarm
$--ACK , xxx *hh<CR><LF>
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Contents
Acknowledge device alarm.
This sentence is used to Acknowledge an
alarm condition reported by a device.
1.2.2 BWC - Bearing and distance to waypoint
$--BWC, hhmmss.ss , llll.ll , a , yyyyy.yy , a , x.x , T , x.x , M , x.x , N , c—c , a
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*hh<CR><LF>
Contents
Bearing and distance to
waypoint
Time (UTC) and distance
and bearing to,
and location of,
specified waypoints from
present position.
BWR data is calculated
along the rhumb line
from present position
rather than along the great
cirele path.
AP1.2 Configuration of NMEA Ver-3.00 Sentence
1 ID number of the alarm source
2 3
Data
1 UTC of observation
2 Waypoint latitude, N/S
3 Waypoint longitude, E/W
4 Bearing, degrees true
5 Bearing, degrees magnetic
6 Distance, nautical miles
7 Way point ID
8 Mode indicator
AP1-5
Data
4 5 6
Positioning system Mode indicator:
A= Autonomous mode
D= Differential mode
E= Estimated (dead reckoning) mode
M= Manual input mode
S= Simulator mode
N= Data not valid
The position system Mode indicator field
shall not be a null field.
Note
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