Garmin GPS 16x Technical Specifications

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190-00228-08 GPS 16x Technical Specifications Rev. CPage 51.5.4 GPS Performance1.5.4.1 ReceiverWAAS Enabled ® GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses multiple satellites to compute and update your position.1.5.4.2 Acquisition Times• Reacquisition: Less than 2 seconds• Hot: Approx. 1 second (all data known)• Warm: Approx. 38 seconds (initial position, time, and almanac known; ephemeris unknown)• Cold: Approx. 45 seconds1.5.4.3 Sentence Rate1 second default; NMEA 0183 output interval configurable from 1 to 900 seconds in 1-second increments1.5.4.4 Accuracy• GPS Standard Positioning Service (SPS)Position: <15 meters, 95% typical (100 meters with Selective Availability on)Velocity: 0.1 knot RMS steady state• DGPS (USCG/RTCM)Position: 3–5 meters, 95% typicalVelocity: 0.1 knot RMS steady state• DGPS (WAAS)Position: <3 meters, 95% typicalVelocity: 0.1 knot RMS steady state• PPS Time: ±1 microsecond at rising edge of PPS pulse (subject to Selective Availability)• Dynamics: 999 knots velocity (only limited at altitude greater than 60,000 feet), 3g dynamics1.5.5 Interfaces• True RS-232 output, asynchronous serial input compatible with RS-232 or TTL voltage levels, RS-232polarity.• User selectable baud rate: 4800, 9600, 19200, or 38400.1.5.5.1 Port 1• Configurable between NMEA 0183 Versions 2.00 (factory default) and 3.00• ASCII output sentences GPALM, GPGGA, GPGLL, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRMC, GPVTG (NMEA-approved sentences); PGRMB, PGRME, PGRMF, PGRMID, PGRMM, PGRMT, and PGRMV (Garminproprietary sentences)• NMEA 0183 Outputs section 4.2 Transmitted NMEA 0183 Sentences(see for full protocol specifications)o Position, velocity, and timeo Receiver and satellite statuso Differential Reference Station ID and RTCM Data ageo Geometry and error estimates• NMEA 0183 Inputs section 4.1 Received NMEA 0183 Sentences(see for full protocol specifications)o Initial position, date, and time (not required)o Earth datum and differential mode configuration command, PPS Enable, GPS satellite almanac• Configurable for binary data output1.5.5.2 Port 2Real-time Differential Correction input (RTCM SC-104 message types 1, 2, 3, 7, and 9)