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DISTANCE MADE GOOD (DMG) This is theportionof the distanceyour boathastravelledthatis parallelto your desiredtrack (startpointto destinationt .

SPEED OF ADVANCE (SOA) This is theportionof your boat speeddirectlytowardsthewaypointfrom your currentposition. SOA is usefulto sailingboatsby helpingto determinewhich tack

will themto the walrpointmorequickly. -qet

RELATIVE BEARING ANGLE (RBA) Also calleclSteering Angle,this is theanglebetweenyour currentheading(COG)andthe bearingto thewaypornt(BRG). This is usefulfor adjustin-ilutr)piq- lots,determiningwhcnto tack.or observingleeway.

Waypoint

BearingTo

W"ypoint (BRG)

/

Current

Course

(coG)

Relative

Bearing

AnglePresenl

(RBA)Position

NMEA 0183Data Output

The extraconnectoron theStar Pilot 6 rearpanelis a serialdata outputinterfacewhichcanprovideGPSdatato someautopilots. trackplottersor fishfinders.The serialdatais in theNMEA 0ltt3 formatandis transmittedcontinuouslyandmay not be compatible will all NMEA 0183intei'faceequipmentThe. NMEA 018 - ldatais transmittedat 4tt00baud.8 databits.no parit;-.I stopbit. To usethe data .thc interconneclionslre:

Data Return (This is not grour"rcll

View From Front

of Female Plug

	DataTransmit	Groundat GPSonly!
		Do Not groundat DataReceiverend
l<--	2'InterconnectCatrle		--->j
	#0.1-(X)03-008		i
/ . t - Pin	rPart	)
			. l - Pin
l+	l0'InterconnectExtensionCable
I	tPart #0-l-(XX)6-001i1
I
- r - Pin

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The data sentencesare as fbllows:

$ GPRMC,224317,4,3657 . 55,N,12203 . 80,W,00,325,1. 40591,15 . 5,E . 74

$ GP R M B , A , 0 . 0R2,,S T R T , W E S T , 3 6 5 7 . 5142 ,3N0,3 . 8 0 , W , 0.497,2 70 , 0 01. , V " 01 $ GP G 1 1 . 3 6 5 7 . 5N5.1.2 2 0 3 . 8 0 . W

$ GPBWC,224317,365754,.N .12303 . 80,W,270,r,255,M,047 . 9,N,WEST $ G P V T G , 3 2 5 , T , 3 0 9 , M1,,0N0, 0. 0 . 2 , K

$ G P A P A , A , A , O . 0 2 , R , N . V , V , 2 5 5 , M , W E S T

$ G P A P B , A , A , O . O 2 , R , N , V , V , 2 5 5 , M , W E S T , 2 5 5 , M , , r - ' A

Course

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L l n e

Start

	Waypoint
	tr
	I
	I	- - 1
Velocity					/	speed
MadeGood						Over
				/
(VMGon				/ -		Ground
Course line)			r!	/		(SoG on
{	r					COG line)
	F _ _ ( g

Present

Position

Course ---

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