NorthStar Navigation 941X GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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9 — Installation and Interfacing
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Installation and Interfacing Page 117
(NMEA) 0180
0180 0180
0180 is an infrequently-used format, developed in the late
1970’s and is required by many older autopilots.
0183
01830183
0183
V2.1
is the most popular interfacing format and is used by most
autopilots, radars, plotters and other equipment.
After pressing
ENTER
to select 0183 as the output format, you will be
presented with a list of all 0183 sentences which may be individually
turned on or off.
The
1.5
sentences (BWC, GLL, and RNN) enable the 941X to be back-
ward-compatible with marine equipment previously designed for this
earlier version of 0183. Details for using the 0183 format are given in the
following section, “NMEA 0183 and RAY 0183 sentences,” on page 118
DATAMARINE CDX
DATAMARINE CDXDATAMARINE CDX
DATAMARINE CDX is required by Datamarine’s cross-track error indi-
cators, the latest of which display distance and bearing to your waypoint.
0183
01830183
0183 RAY
RAY RAY
RAY is used when transmitting/receiving position information
to/from Raytheon equipment. It uses Raytheon’s non-standard NMEA
0183 checksum, where, on output, the checksum is not included, and on