Re: gpsd nmea sentences

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Oleg!

On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:49:07 +0100
Oleg Roitburd <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi Gary
> 
> > No specific request for specific sentences in there.  Just general
> > wichfulness.  Do you have specific sentences you have that need
> > decoding?  
> 
> At that time I had a desire for DPT, DBK and wind sets. But it is more
> than 1.5 years ago. I gave up and just use a parser in Python

No mind readers here.  Vague desires are not actionable.
 
> > Is that the exact model you still have?  Differences between NMEA  
> 
> I used this device during my vacation .

I forgot when your vacation was.

> 
> >     Wind Direction & Speed:
> >     $WIMWD,326.6,T,325.2,M,11.4,N,5.9,M*65
> >
> >     Wind Speed and Angle:
> >     $WIMWV,100.2,T,11.5,N,A*13
> >
> > Is that what you want supported?  
> 
> YES

To confirm: Just those two?

I find it annoying that they both report "wind speed" and "wind direction",
using two very different definitions (boat relative and earth relative).

Any ideas for descriptive, simple, variable names?

RGDS
GARY
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