Simrad ES70
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
1
= talker identifier
– –
2
= telegram identifier
VHW
3
= heading, degrees true
x.x,T
4
= heading, degrees magnetic
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
VLW Dual ground/water distance
This telegram contains the distance travelled relative to the water and over the ground.
Format
$--VLW,x.x,N,y.y,N,z.z,N,g.g,N*hh<CR><LF>
Format description
1
= talker identifier
– –
2
= telegram identifier
VLW
3
= total cumulative water distance, nautical miles.
x.x,N
4
= water distance since reset, nautical miles.
y.y,N
5
= total cumulative ground distance, nautical miles.
z.z,N
6
= ground distance since reset, nautical miles.
g.g,N
VTG Course over ground & ground speed
This telegram contains the actual course and speed relative to the ground.
Format
$--VTG,x.x,T,y.y,M,z.z,N,g.g,K,a*hh<CR><LF>
Format description
= talker identifier
1
– –
= telegram identifier
2
VTG
= course over ground, degrees true
3
x.x,T
= course over ground, degrees magnetic
4
y.y,M
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