GPRMB

Navigation information

Platform:

OEM719, OEM729, OEM7500, OEM7600, OEM7700, OEM7720, PwrPak7, CPT7, CPT7700, SMART7, SMART2

This log contains navigation data from present position to a destination waypoint. The destination is set active by the receiver SETNAV command.

The GPRMB log outputs these messages without waiting for a valid almanac. Instead, it uses a UTC time, calculated with default parameters. In this case, the UTC time status (see the TIME log) is set to WARNING since it may not be one hundred percent accurate. When a valid almanac is available, the receiver uses the real parameters. Then the UTC time status is set to VALID.

Message ID: 224

Log Type: Synch

Recommended Input:

log gprmb ontime 1

Example 1 (GPS only):

$GPRMB,A,4.32,L,FROM,TO,5109.7578000,N,11409.0960000,W,4.6,279.2,0.0,V,D*4A

Example 2 (Multi-constellation):

$GNRMB,A,4.32,L,FROM,TO,5109.7578000,N,11409.0960000,W,4.6,279.2,0.0,V,D*54

If the NMEATALKER command is set to AUTO, the talker (the first 2 characters after the $ sign in the log header) is set to GP (GPS satellites only), GL (GLONASS satellites only), GA (Galileo satellites only), GQ (for QZSS satellites only), GB/BD (for BeiDou satellites only) or GN (satellites from multiple systems).

See the Note in the GPGGA log that applies to all NMEA logs.

Field

Structure

Description

Symbol

Example

1

$GPRMB

Log header

 

$GPRMB

2

data status

Data status: A = data valid; V = navigation receiver warning

A

A

3

xtrack

Cross track error

Represents the track error from the intended course

If the cross track error exceeds 9.99 NM, displays 9.99.

One nautical mile (NM) = 1,852 metres.

x.x

5.14

4

dir

Direction to steer to get back on track (L/R)

Direction to steer is based on the sign of the crosstrack error, that is,
L = xtrack error (+)
R = xtrack error (-)

a

L

5

origin ID

Origin waypoint ID

c--c

FROM

6

dest ID

Destination waypoint ID

c--c

TO

7

dest lat

Destination waypoint latitude (DDmm.mm)

llll.ll

5109.7578000

8

lat dir

Latitude direction (N = North, S = South)

a

N

9

dest lon

Destination waypoint longitude (DDDmm.mm)

yyyyy.yy

11409.0960000

10

lon dir

Longitude direction (E = East, W = West)

a

W

11

range

Range to destination, nautical miles

If the range to destination exceeds 999.9 NM, displays 999.9. 

x.x

5.1

12

bearing

Bearing to destination, degrees True

x.x

303.0

13

vel

Destination closing velocity, knots

x.x

-0.0

14

arr status

Arrival status:

A = perpendicular passed

V = destination not reached or passed

A

V

15

mode ind

Positioning system mode indicator, see Table: NMEA Positioning System Mode Indicator

a

A

16

*xx

Check sum

*hh

*6F

17

[CR][LF]

Sentence terminator

 

[CR][LF]

The fields origin ID, dest ID, dest lat, lat dir, dest lon and lon dir are tagged from the SETNAV command.

NMEA Positioning System Mode Indicator

Mode

Indicator

A

Autonomous

D

Differential

E

Estimated (dead reckoning) mode

M

Manual input

N

Data not valid