The NMEA protocol handler parses the NMEA 0183 protocol (f.e. from GPS devices). For input both GenericPush and GenericPull can be used in combination with File or UDP transport handler. This protocol can also be used for output, to write NMEA sentences.

Supported Sentences

IDDescriptionFields
DPTDepth of Waterdepth, offset
GGAGlobal Positioning System Fix Data. Time, Position and fix related datatime, latitude, latitudeHem, longitude, longitudeHem, gpsQuality, numberOfSattelites, horizontalDilution, antennaAltitude, antennaAltUnits, geoidalSeparation, geoidalSepUnits, ageOfDgps, differentialRefId
GLLGeographic Position – Latitude/Longitudelatitude, latitudeHem, longitude, longitudeHem, time, status
HDGHeading - Deviation & Variationheading, deviation, deviationDir, variation, variationDir
MTWWater Temperaturedegrees, unit
MWVWind Speed and Angleangle, reference, speed, speedUnit, status
RMCRecomended Minimum Navigation Informationtime, status, latitude, latitudeHem, longitude, longitudeHem, speedOverGround, trackMadeGood, date, magneticVariation, magneticHem, signalIntegrity
RPMRevolutionssource, number, speed, pitch, status
RSARudder Sensor Anglestarboard, sbStatus, portboard, pbStatus
TTMTracked Target MessagetargetNumber, targetDistance, bearing, bearingUnit, targetSpeed, targetCourse, courseUnit, closestPointOfApproach, timeUntilClosestPoint, distanceUnit, targetLabel, targetStatus, referenceTarget, time, typeAcquisition

VDM

AIS (Automatic Identification System) MessagefragmentsCount, fragmentId, messageId, channel, message, fillBits
VDOSame as VDM for own shipsee VDM
VTGTrack Made Good and Ground SpeedheadingTrack, trackReference, headingMagnetic, magneticReference, speedKnots, speedKnotsUnits, speedKilometers, speedKilometersUnits

Default Fields

All above mentioned sentences have default fields derieved from Sentence.

FieldTypeDescription
beginCharcharThe first character, the nmea sentence starts with (e.g. $ or !)
talkerIdStringThe two digit talker ID (Single character 'P' for proprietary sentence types)
sentenceIdStringMostly three digit sentence ID for standard types mentioned in first column in table above. (Or proprietary sentences, starting with three digit manufacturer code)

 

Options

Example

PQL

/// Read from File
input = ACCESS({source='FileInput', wrapper='GenericPull',
	transport='File', protocol='NMEA', dataHandler='KeyValueObject',
	options=[['filename','...'], ['delay','100']]
})
 
/// Read from UDP on Port 4711
inputGps = ACCESS({source='GpsInput', wrapper='GenericPush',
	transport='UDPServer', protocol='NMEA', dataHandler='KeyValueObject',
	options=[['port', '4711']]
})
 
/// UDP Broadcast on Port 6003 
output = SENDER({sink='SinkGps', wrapper='GenericPush',
	transport='UDPClient', protocol='NMEA', dataHandler='KeyValueObject',
	options=[['host', '255.255.255.255'],['port', '6003']]
}, inputGps)

CQL

TODO