Setting up your GPS to output NMEA 0183 sentences It is
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1. GPS memory use the above procedure to reset the GPS to GRMN GRMN mode Consult your user s manual for specific instructions for other units Compliments of Waypoint 1813 Clement Avenue Bldg 24 Alameda CA 94501 WAYPOINT 510 769 1547 www waypoints com2. Setting up your GPS to output NMEA 0183 sentences It is rare that a GPS is set up out of the box to transmit NMEA 0183 position information to another device The following procedure sets up a Garmin GPS 45 45XL or 12XL handheld GPS unit to output NMEA 0183 for use by a computer or other NMEA listener Other GPS units can be set up similarly consult your user s manual for specific instructions 12 Power on GPS Press PAGE button to bring up MENU Press UP DOWN ARROW button to select I O SETUP GPS 45 or INTERFACE GPS 45XL or GPS 12 XL Press ENTER button to select INTERFACE menu Press ENTER button to select 1 line of INTERFACE menu Press ENTER button to select 1 letter of current interface probably GRMN GRMN Press UP DOWN ARROW button to select NUEA NMEA Press Enter button to select 2 line of INTERFACE menu Press ENTER button to select 1 letter of current interface version probably NMEA 0183 1 5 Press UP DOWN ARROW button to select NMEA 0183 2 0 Check that the 3 line of the INTERFACE menu is set to 4800 baud If it is not repeat the setup process used for the preceding two lines to set the line to 4800 baud Press PAGE button to return to other GPS fuctions The NMEA NMEA parameter is used for GPS communication to other devices such as computers or chart plotters If you wish to communicate information from your computer to your GPS to transfer waypoints or routes from a charting program to the
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