NMEA Message Formats
F.9
Syntax
Description of fields
GSA - GNSS DOP and Active Satellites
$--GSA,a,x,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,x.x,x.x,x.x*hh<CR><LF>
Field
Description
$--GSA
Header including talker ID
a
Mode
M = Manual, forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode
A = Automatic, allowed to automatically change between 2D and 3D
x
Mode
1 = Fix not available
2 = 2D
3 = 3D
xx
Numbers of the satellites used in the solution. This field is repeated 12 times.
1 to 32 = PRN numbers of GPS satellites
33 to 64 = Numbers of WAAS and WAAS like satellites
65 to 96 = Slot numbers of GLONASS satellites
x.x
PDOP
x.x
HDOP
x.x
VDOP
*hh
Checksum
<CR>
Carriage Return
GPS1200
1364