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G2 & G7A
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Date 2019-04-08
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Contents
1 Overview ................................................................................................... 1
2 Data Format Protocol ............................................................................... 2
3 NMEA Identifiers and Field Type ............................................................. 3
3.1 Talker Identifier ............................................................................................................................. 3
3.2 Satellite ID.................................................................................................................................... 3
3.3 System Identifier .......................................................................................................................... 3
3.4 Field Type..................................................................................................................................... 4
4 Sentence Identifiers ................................................................................. 6
5 Input Messages (Custom NMEA Sentences) ......................................... 7
5.1 CAS-Start GAGAN ....................................................................................................................... 7
5.2 CAS00-Save Configurations ...................................................................................................... 7
5.3 CAS01- Set UART Baud Rate...................................................................................................... 8
5.4 CAS02- Set Update Frequency of Position Fix ............................................................................ 9
5.5 CAS03-Enable or Disable Message Output ............................................................................. 9
5.6 CAS04-Set Talker Identifier ...................................................................................................... 10
5.7 CAS05- Set NMEA Protocol Type ...............................................................................................11
5.8 CAS10-Set Start Mode ............................................................................................................. 12
6 Output Messages (Standard NMEA Sentences) .................................. 14
6.1 GGA-Fix Data............................................................................................................................. 14
6.2 GLL-Geographic Position-Latitude/Longitude............................................................................ 15
6.3 GSA-GNSS DOP and Active Satellites ...................................................................................... 16
6.4 GSV-GNSS Satellite in View...................................................................................................... 18
6.5 RMC-Recommended Minimum Navigation Information............................................................. 19
6.6 VTG- Course Over Ground and Ground Speed ......................................................................... 20
6.7 GST-GNSS Pseudorange Error Statistics.................................................................................. 22
6.8 ZDA- Time & Date....................................................................................................................... 23
6.9 ANT-Antenna Status................................................................................................................... 23
6.10 DHV-Design Hourly Volume ................................................................................................ 24

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About This Document
Scope
This document is applicable to G2 & G7A series.
Audience
This document is intended for system engineers (SEs), development engineers, and test engineers.
Change History
Issue
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Changed By
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Initial draft
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Conventions
Symbol
Indication
This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause fatal
device damage or even bodily damage.
Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that
could result in module or product damages.
Means note or tips for readers to use the module

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1 Overview
G2 and G7A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers are compatible with the NMEA 0183
standard. They support NMEA 0183 version 4.1 by default and are compatible with version 2.3 and
3.X. NMEA 0183 V4.0 and versions earlier than V2.3 are supported by sending commands.
Data is transmitted in serial asynchronous form. The first bit is a start bit, followed by data bits. Least
significant bit first is shown in Figure 1-1.
Figure 1-1 Data transmission mode
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
Start bit
Data bit
Stop bit
The following parameters are used:
Table 1-1 Parameters used in data transmission
Baud rate (bps)
4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
Data bit
8 bit
Stop bit
1 bit
Checksum
None

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2 Data Format Protocol
NMEA messages are transmitted by GNSS receivers and comply with the NMEA0183 protocol.
Table 2-1 Data format
$
<address>
{ , < data > }
*<checksum>
<CR><LF>
Start sign
Address field
Data fields
Checksum field
Sequential
message
identifier field
Each
sentence
starts with a
"$" sign.
Two parts: Talker
identifier and
sentence format
Start with a
",", followed
by data of
fixed length
and variable
length
The 8-bit exclusive OR (no
start or stop bits) of all
characters in the sentence,
including "," and "^"
delimiters, between but not
including the "$" and the "*"
delimiters.
The hexadecimal value of
the most significant and least
significant 4 bits of the result
is converted to two ASCII
characters (0-9, A-F (upper
case)) for transmission.
Each sentence
ends with the
termination
delimiter
<CR><LF>
For detailed NMEA protocol, visit http://www.nmea.org/.
This Commands Manual adds custom sentences based on NMEA data format protocol to control the
work mode and query the product information of the GNSS receivers. The identifier of custom
sentences is 'P'.

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3 NMEA Identifiers and Field Type
3.1 Talker Identifier
Talker Identifier sent in NMEA sentence serves to define the GNSS mode. The following table lists
Talker Identifier supported.
Talker
Identifier
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)
BD
Global Positioning System (GPS, SBAS, QZSS)
GP
Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONSS)
GL
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
GN
Custom information
P
3.2 Satellite ID
Satellite System
Satellite ID Number
in NMEA
PRN Number of
Satellite
Relationship between Satellite
ID Number and PRN Number
GPS
1~32
1~32
0+PRN
SBAS
33~51
120~138
87+PRN
GLONASS
65~88
1~24
64+PRN
BDS
1~37
1~37
0+PRN
QZSS
33~37
193~197
PRN-160
3.3 System Identifier
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vary with the system identifier.
NMEA4.0 and Earlier Versions
NMEA4.1
GGA
[1]Identifier
[1]Identifier
ZDA
[1]Identifier
[1]Identifier
GLL
[1]Identifier
[1]Identifier
RMC
[1]Identifier
[1]Identifier
VTG
[1]Identifier
[1]Identifier
GSA
[2]Identifier
[1] Identifier, additional fields are used to identify
different GNSS constellations.
GSV
[2]Identifier
[2]Identifier
[1]Identifier: If satellites of only one GNSS constellation are used to calculate locations, the
transmission identifier is BD, GP, GL, or GA. If satellites of multiple GNSS constellations are used
to fix the position, the transmission identifier is GN.
[2]Identifier: GP (GPS), BD (BDS ), GL (GLONASS)
G2 and G7A receivers support three versions of the NMEA0183 protocol.
NMEA 2.2 is different from 2.3/4.0 in the following items:
Mode is not output in GLL, RMC, and VTG sentences.
In GGA sentence, the quality indicator (FS) is displayed as 1 for both estimated mode and SPS
mode. In NMEA 2.3/4.0, this field is displayed as 6 for estimated mode.
NMEA 4.1 added some fields compared to NMEA 4.0:
systemId in GSA sentence
signalId in GSV sentence
navStatus in RMC sentence
For details, see 5 Input Messages (Custom NMEA Sentences) .
3.4 Field Type
Field Type
Symbol
Definition
Special Format Fields

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Status
A
Single character field
A=Yes, Data Valid, Warning Flag Clear
V=No, Data Invalid, Warning Flag Set
Latitude
ddmm.mmmm
Fixed/variable length field
Degrees minutes. Decimal - 2 fixed digits of degrees, 2 fixed
digits of minutes and a variable number of digits for decimal-
fraction of minutes.
Longitude
dddmm.mmmm
Fixed/variable length field
Degrees minutes. Decimal - 3 fixed digits of degrees, 2 fixed
digits of minutes and a variable number of digits for decimal-
fraction of minutes.
Date
hhmmss.sss
Fixed length field
Hours minutes seconds. Decimal - 2 fixed digits of hours, 2
fixed digits of minutes, 2 fixed digits of seconds and 3 fixed
digits for decimal-fraction of seconds.
Defined field
Some fields are specified to contain pre-defined constants.
Numeric Value Fields
Variable numbers
x.x
Variable length integer or floating numeric field
Fixed HEX field
hh
Fixed length HEX numbers only, MSB on the left
Variable HEX field
h—h
Variable length HEX numbers only, MSB on the left
Information Fields
Fixed alpha field
aa
Fixed length field of upper-case or lower-case alpha
characters
Fixed number field
xx
Fixed length field of numeric characters
Variable text field
c—c
Variable length field of valid characters

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4 Sentence Identifiers
Sentence Formatter
Class/ID
Description
Standard NMEA Sentence
Standard Sentence
GGA
0x4E 0x00
Global Positioning System Fix Data
GLL
0x4E 0x01
Geographic Position—Latitude/Longitude
GSA
0X4E 0x02
GNSS DOP and Active Satellites
GSV
0x4E 0x03
GNSS Satellites in View
RMC
0x4E 0x04
Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data
VTG
0x4E 0x05
Course Over Ground and Ground Speed
GST
0x4E 0x07
GNSS Pseudorange Error Statistics
ZDA
0x4E 0x08
Time & Date
ANT
0x4E 0x11
Antenna Status
DHV
0x4E 0x13
Design Hourly Volume
Custom NMEA Sentence
Custom Sentence
CAS00
-
Save Configurations
CAS01
-
Communication Protocol and Serial Interface
Configurations
CAS02
-
Set Update Frequency of Position Fix
CAS03
-
Enable or Disable Message Output and Frequency
CAS04
-
Set Quantity of Initial Systems and Channels
CAS05
-
Set Talker Identifier of NMEA Sentences
CAS10
-
Set Start Mode