Garmin GPS 16 Technical Specifications

Also see for GPS 16 Series: Declaration of conformity Quick start guide Technical specifications

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Garmin GPS 16 Technical Specifications Manual pdf 10 page image

190-00228-20 GPS 16/17 Technical Specifications Rev. CPage 61.7.4 GPS Performance1.7.4.1 ReceiverWAAS Enabled™; 12 parallel channel GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites (up to11 with PPS active) to compute and update your position.1.7.4.2 Acquisition Times• Reacquisition: Less than 2 seconds• Warm: Approx. 15 seconds (all data known)• Cold: Approx. 45 seconds (initial position, time, and almanac known; ephemeris unknown)• AutoLocate®: 5 minutes (almanac known; initial position and time unknown)• SkySearch: 5 minutes (no data known)1.7.4.3 Sentence Rate• GPS 16LVS, 16HVS,17HVS, & 17N: 1 second default; NMEA 0183 output interval configurable from 1 to 900seconds in 1-second increments• GPS 16A: 1 second independent update rate, propagated every 200 milliseconds1.7.4.4 Accuracy• GPS Standard Positioning Service (SPS)Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical (100 meters with Selective Availability on)Velocity: 0.1 knot RMS steady state• DGPS (USCG/RTCM)Position: 3–5 meters, 95% typicalVelocity: 0.1 knot RMS steady state• DGPS (WAAS)Position: < 3 meters, 95% typicalVelocity: 0.1 knot RMS steady state• PPS Time (Not available on GPS 16A or 17N): ±1 microsecond at rising edge of PPS pulse(subject to Selective Availability)• Dynamics: 999 knots velocity (only limited at altitude greater than 60,000 feet), 6g dynamics