NMEA MWV datagram
The NMEA MWV datagram provides the direction from which the wind blows relative to the vessel's centre line.
Format
$--MWV,x.x,a,y.y,b*hh<CR><LF>
Description
1
$—
:
Talker identifier
2
MWV
:
Datagram identifier
3
x.x
:
Wind angle
(
0 to 359°
)
4
a
:
Reference
R
=
Relative
T
=
Theoretical
5
y.y
:
Wind speed
6
b
:
Wind speed unit (K/M/N/S)
7
*hh
:
Checksum
Related topics
NMEA datagram formats
Setting up the input from a navigation system (GPS)
Setting up the interface from a fixed sound speed sensor
Setting up the input from a motion reference unit (MRU)