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VTG – Course Over Ground and Ground Speed
The actual course and speed relative to the ground.
Structure:
GNVTG,x.x,T,,M,x.x,N,x.x,K,a*hh<CR><LF>
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Example:
$GNVTG,169.9,T,,M,000.0,N,000.0,K,D*11<CR><LF>
True course over ground in degrees (000.0 ~ 359.9)
Speed over ground in knots (000.0 ~ 999.9)
Speed over ground in kilometers per hour (000.0 ~ 1800.0)
Mode indicator
‘A’ = Autonomous mode
‘D’ = Differential mode
‘E’ = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode
‘M’ = Manual input mode
‘N’ = Data not valid
‘P’ = Precise
‘S’ = Simulator mode
ZDA – TIME AND DATE
UTC, day, month, year and local time zone
Structure:
$GNZDA,hhmmss.sss,xx,xx,xxxx,xx,xx*hh<CR><LF>
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Example:
$GNZDA,052315.000,26,12,2019,00,00*45<CR><LF>
UTC time in hhmmss.sss format (000000.00 ~ 235959.999)
UTC time: month (01 ~ 12)
UTC time: year (4 digit format)
Local zone hours (00 ~ +/- 13)
Local zone minutes (00 ~59)