| ArcPAD Input | $GPGGA (GPS fix data) |
$GPGLL (Geo. Position, LL) |
$GPGSA (GPS DOP and active SV's) |
$GPGSV (GPS SV's in view) |
$GPRMC (Recommend Min. Specifiic GPS/Transit data) |
$GPRRE (Range residual error) |
$GPVTG (Track made good and ground speed) |
$GPZDA (Time and date) |
$PGRME (Estimated error info; Garmin proprietary) |
Additional/Comments |
| Garmin GPS V | X | X | X | X | X | X | GPRMB, GPBOD, GPRTE, GPWPL, PGRMZ, PGRMM AND PSLIB | |||
| Garmin GPSMAP 76 | X | X | X | X | X | GPBOD, GPRTE AND GPWPL |
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| Garmin GPSMAP 76S | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | GPBWC, GPXTE, GPRMB, GPWPL, GPRTE, PGRMZ AND PGRMM | ||
| Garmin GPSMAP 176 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | GPBWC, GPXTE, GPRMB, GPWPL, GPRTE, PGRMZ AND PGRMM | ||
| Garmin Etrex Vista |
X | X | X | X | X | X | X | GPRMB, GPBOD, GPRTE, GPWPL, PGRMZ, PGRMM AND PSLIB | ||
| Rockwell PLGR +96 |
X | X | X | X | X | X | APA, APB, BWC, RMA, RMB, WCV, XTC, ZTG UTC AND ZLZ UTC | |||
| Garmin III Plus | X | X | X | X | X | X | GPRMB, GPRTE, GPWPL, GPBOD, PGRMM, PGRMZ AND PGLIB | |||
| Trimble Geo3 | X |
X |
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| CSI MiniMax, DGPSMax |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
GPGST |
In addition, ArcPad reads the following NMEA/Proprietary sentences:
$PGRMT - Sensor information (Garmin prorietary)
$PMGNVER - GPS hardware and software version numbers (Magellan proprietary)
$PASHR POS - Position information (Ashtech proprietary)
$PASHR SAT - GPS satellite tracking status information (Ashtech proprietary)
$PRWIRID - Version Information (Rockwell proprietary)
$PRWIZCH - Channel Status (Rockwell proprietary)
$SDDPT - Depth, in meters
$SDMTW - Water Temperature, in degrees Celcius
Example
of NMEA $GPGGA sentence:
$GPGGA,121505,4807.038,N,01131.324,E,1,08,0,9,133.4,M,46.9,M,,*42
- $GPGGA is the NMEA 0183 sentence ID for the GPS fix data.
- 121505 is the fix taken at 12:15:05 UTC
- 4807.038, N is latitude 48d 07.038'N
- 01131.324,E is longitude 11d 31.324'E
- 1 is the fix quality. The fix quality can have a value between 0 and 3,
defined as follows
- 0=no fix
- 1=GPS or standard positioning service (SPS) fix
- 2=DGPS fix
- 3=Precise positioning service (PPS) fix
- 08 is the number of SV's being tracked
- 0.9 is the horizontal dilution of position (HDOP)
- 133.4,M is the altitude, in meters, above mean sea level
- 46.9,M is the height of the geoid (mean sea level) above the WGS84 ellipsoid
- (empty field) is the DGPS station ID number
- *42 is the checksum field
Additional NMEA Information:
Some Approved
NMEA Sentence Formatters
AAM - Waypoint Arrival Alarm
ALM - GPS Almanac Data
APB - Autopilot Sentence "B"
ASD - Autopilot System Data
EC - Bearing & Distance to
Waypoint, Dead Reckoning
BOD - Bearing, Origin to Destination
BWC - Bearing & Distance to
Waypoint, Great Circle
BWR - Bearing & Distance to
Waypoint, Rhumb Line
BWW - Bearing, Waypoint to Waypoint
DBT - Depth Below Transducer
DCN - Decca Position
DPT - Depth
FSI - Frequency Set Information
GGA - Global Positioning System
Fix Data
GLC - Geographic Position, Loran-C
GLL - Geographic Position, Latitude/Longitude
GSA - GPS DOP and Active Satellites
GSV - GPS Satellites in View
GXA - TRANSIT Position
HDG - Heading, Deviation &
Variation
HDT - Heading, True
HSC - Heading Steering Command
LCD - Loran-C Signal Data
MTW - Water Temperature
MWV - Wind Speed and Angle
OLN - Omega Lane Numbers
OSD - Own Ship Data
RMA - Recommend Minimum Specific
Loran-C Data
RMB - Recommend Minimum Navigation
Information
RMC - Recommend Minimum Specific
GPS/TRANSIT Data
ROT - Rate of Turn
RPM - Revolutions
RSA - Rudder Sensor Angle
RSD - RADAR System Data
RTE - Routes
SFI - Scanning Frequency Information
STN - Multiple Data ID
TRF - TRANSIT Fix Data
TTM - Tracked Target Message
VBW - Dual Ground/Water Speed
VDR - Set and Drift
VHW - Water Speed and Heading
VLW - Distance Traveled through
the Water
VPW - Speed, Measured Parallel
to Wind
VTG - Track Made Good and Ground
Speed
WCV - Waypoint Closure Velocity
WNC - Distance, Waypoint to Waypoint
WPL - Waypoint Loacation
XDR - Transducer Measurements
XTE - Cross-Track Error, Measured
XTR - Cross-Track Error, Dead
Reckoning
ZDA - Time & Date
ZFO - UTC & Time from Origin
Waypoint
ZTG - UTC & Time to Destination
Waypoint
Link for additional information on NMEA sentences
NMEA Information
The full NMEA-0183 standard is
available from:
National Marine Electronics Association
Seven Riggs Avenue,
Severna Park, MD 21146
Phone 410-975-9425
NMEA Homepage: http://www.nmea.org
Last Updated: 7/11/03