Simrad ES70
3
= latitude north/south, position in degrees, minutes and hundredths.
llll.ll,a
Characters
(North) or
N
= longitude east/west, position in degrees, minutes and hundredths.
4
yyyyy.yy,a
Characters
(West) or
W
5
= coordinated universal time (UTC) of position.
hhmmss.ss
6
= status, characters
A
7
= mode indicator.
a
HDG Heading, deviation and variation
This telegram contains the heading from a magnetic sensor, which if corrected for
deviation will produce magnetic heading, which if offset by variation will provide true
heading.
Format
$--HDG,x.x,z.z,a,r.r,a*hh<CR><LF>
Heading conversions
• To obtain magnetic heading: Add easterly deviation (E) to magnetic sensor reading,
or subtract westerly deviation (W) from magnetic sensor reading.
• To obtain true heading: Add easterly variation (E) to magnetic heading, or subtract
westerly variation (W) from magnetic heading.
Format description
= talker identifier
1
– –
= telegram identifier
2
HDG
3
= magnetic sensor heading, degrees
x.x
4
= magnetic deviation, degrees east/west
z.z,a
5
= magnetic variation, degrees east/west
r.r,a
HDM Heading, magnetic
This telegram contains vessel heading in degrees magnetic. The telegram is no longer
recommended for use in new designs.
It is often replaced by the
Format
$--HDM,x.x,M*hh<CR><LF>
Format description
= talker identifier
1
– –
= telegram identifier
2
HDM
= heading in degrees, magnetic
3
x.x
164
(South) identifies the bearing.
S
(East) identifies the bearing.
E
(data valid) or
(data not valid) are used.
A
V
telegram.
HDG
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