DR + GPS
STARTER KIT REFERENCE MANUAL
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RMC - Recommended Minimum Specific GPS/Transit Data
The RMC message contains the time, date, position, course, and speed data
provided by the GPS navigation receiver. A checksum is mandatory for this
message and the transmission interval may not exceed 2 seconds. All data fields
must be provided unless the data is temporarily unavailable. Null fields may be
used when data is temporarily unavailable.
$GPRMC,hhmmss.ss,A,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x.x,x.x,xxxxxx,x.x,a,i*hh<CR><LF>

Table 8: RMC Message

Field # Description
1 UTC of Position Fix.
2 Status: A = Valid, V = navigation receiver warning
3, 4 Latitude, N (North) or S (South).
5, 6 Longitude, E (East) or W (West).
7 Speed over the ground (SOG) in knots
Track made good in degrees true.
Date: dd/mm/yy
Magnetic variation in degrees, E = East / W= West
Position System Mode Indicator; A=Autonomous, D=Differential,
E=Estimated (Dead Reckoning), M=Manual Input, S=Simulation
Mode, N=Data Not Valid
hh Checksum (Mandatory for RMC)