MWV data message - WM80

WM80 User Guide

Document code
M212995EN
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A
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en-US
Product
WM80
Document type
User guide

NMEA MWV data message is as follows:

$<ID>MWV,<WDI>,R,<WSI>,<units>,<status>*<CHK><CR><LF>
MWV data message
Name Description
$ Start of message delimiter
<ID> NMEA Talker identifier (default = WI)
MWV NMEA message formatter
<WDI> Wind direction: 0 to 359°, instant value
R Wind direction reference:
  • R = relative
<WSI> Wind speed, instant value
<units> Wind speed measurement unit:
  • M = m/s
  • N = knots
<status> Status:
  • A = Valid data
  • V = Invalid data
* Checksum delimiter
<CHK> Checksum
<CR> Carriage return, ASCII code, 0x0D
<LF> Line feed, ASCII code 0x0A

Example of MWV data message

$WIMWV,045,R,011.63,N,A*09<CR><LF>
Example of MWV data message
Name Data
NMEA Talker identifier WI
NMEA message formatter MWV
Wind direction, instant value 45°
Wind direction reference R
Wind speed, instant value 11.63 knots
Wind speed measurement unit Knots
Status Valid data
Checksum 09