Garmin GPS 152 Owner's Manual And Reference Manual

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84Appendix HAdvanced NMEA SetupAdvanced NMEA Setup PageNMEA InterfaceIf you are going to interface the GPS 152 with another piece of equipment (such as a radar orautopilot), the unit needs to be set to output NMEA data. The NMEA data can be customized toshorten the update time from the unit. If too many NMEA sentences are activated, the unit may takelonger than two seconds to update.To activate the NMEA data:1. With the GPS 152 turned on, press MENU twice to display the Main Menu. Use the ARROWKEYPAD to select the Com tab.2. Highlight the ‘Serial Data Format’ field and press ENTER/MARK.3. Select ‘NMEA In/NMEA Out’ and press ENTER/MARK.Advanced NMEA Output SetupThe GPS 152 NMEA data transmission can be customized to keep the output rate at two seconds.If the unit is set up to output all of the available NMEA sentences, the output rate may exceed twoseconds. The ‘Advanced NMEA Output Setup’ page will allow you to turn on/off the GPS Status (GSA,GSV), Waypoint/Route (WPL, RTE) and the GARMIN Proprietary sentences. You can also change theprecision of the Lat/Lon minutes.To set up the Advanced NMEA Output:1. With ‘NMEA In/NMEA Out’ selected, press MENU. Select ‘NMEA Setup’ and press ENTER/MARK.2. To turn a field On/Off, place the highlight over the desired field and press ENTER. Make a selectionand press ENTER again to accept the selection.GPS 152 NMEA Sentence Output (NMEA Version 2.3 compliant)Always transmitted: GPRMC, GPGGA, GPGLL, GPBWC, GPVTG, GPXTE, GPRMBSwitchable sentences: GPGSA, GPGSV, GPWPL, GPRTEGARMIN proprietary: PGRME, PGRMZ, PGRMM