MDC-1840BB/1841BB/1860BB/1810BB/1820BB Series Chapter 10
Operation Manual Technical References
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VBW Dual Ground/Water Speed
$ - - VBW, xx.x, , A, xx.x, xx.x, A, , , , , *hh <CR><LF>
VDR Set and Drift
$ - - VDR, xxx.x, T, , , xx.x, N, *hh <CR><LF>
VHW Water Speed and Heading
$ - - VHW, , , , , xx.x, N, , , *hh <CR><LF>
VTG Course and Ground Speed
$ - - VTG, xxx.x, T, , , xx.x, N, xx.x, K , a *hh <CR><LF>
WPL Waypoint Location
$ - - WPL, xxxx.xxx, N/S, xxxxx.xxx, E/W, c-c *hh <CR><LF>
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In case the speed data in knots is not available, then
the metric speed data field will be recovered and used
for alternative metric data.
Note 2:
Talker Device:Only VD (Doppler Speed Log), VM
(Magnetic Water Speed Log) and VW (Mechanical
Water Speed Log) are accepted.
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