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APPENDIX B: GARMIN BINARY OUTPUT FORMAT 

In binary output mode, the GPS 15xH/15xL will transmit packets once per second. The record 

contains primarily post-process information such as position and velocity information. The default 

serial port settings in binary output mode is 4800 baud, 8 data bits, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit and no 

parity. Of those settings, only the baud rate may be changed. Please see Appendix C for details 

on changing the baud rate in binary output mode. 
To enable the binary output mode as a power-on default (powers up with this mode enabled), use 

the $PGRMC1 NMEA 0183 sentence as described i

Section 4.1.4

. (You must currently be 

operating in NMEA 0183 mode in order for NMEA 0183 configuration sentences to have any 

effect.) If you wish to enable the binary output mode and you do not wish to alter the setting for 

which mode (NMEA 0183 or binary output) is enabled at power on, use the $PGRMO NMEA 

0183 sentence as described i

Section 4.1.5

. Refer to the 

Garmin Device Interface Specification 

found in the Garmin Device Interface SDK

 

for details on how to form and parse Garmin packets, 

available at 

https://www8.garmin.com/support/commProtocol.html

. 

Note that the satellite data information is also enabled when the position record is enabled.  
Records sent over RS232 begin with a delimiter byte (10 hex). The second byte identifies the 

record type (33 hex for a position record and 72 hex for a satellite data record). The third byte 

indicates the size of the data. The fourth byte is the first byte of data. The data is then followed by 

a checksum byte, a delimiter byte (10 hex), and an end-of-transmission character (03 hex). 

Additionally, any DLEs (0x10) that appear between the delimeters are escaped with a second 

DLE. There is sample code at the end of this section that will strip off the DLEs and ETXs. 
RS232 Packet: 
- 0x10    

 

(DLE is first byte) 

- 0x##   

 

(Record ID – single byte) 

- 0x##   

 

(Number of data bytes – single byte) 

- data bytes 

 

(See descriptions below) 

- 0x##   

 

(2’s complement of the arithmetic sum of the bytes between the 

delimiters) 
- 0x10   

 

(DLE) 

- 0x03   

 

(ETX is last byte) 

The data bytes of each packet contain the record specified by the record ID. A description of each 

record follows. 

 

Satellite Data Record 

The satellite data has a record ID of 0x72 with 84 (0x54) data bytes. The data bytes contain data 

for 12 satellites as described below.  

typedef 

struct 

 

 

uint8 

svid; //space vehicle identification (1–32 and 33–64 for 

WAAS) 

 

uint16  

snr;    //signal-to-noise ratio  

 

uint8 

elev; //satellite elevation in degrees 

 

uint16 

azmth;  //satellite azimuth in degrees 

 

uint8 

status;  //status bit-field  

 

} cpo_sat_data; 

 
The status bit field represents a set of Booleans described below: 

Bit 

Meaning when bit is one (1) 

The unit has ephemeris data for the specified satellite. 

The unit has a differential correction for the specified satellite. 

The unit is using this satellite in the solution. 

Summary of Contents for 15 H Series

Page 1: ...GPS 15xH 15xL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 190 00266 03_0B December 2023...

Page 2: ...his manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Go to www garmin com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use of this prod...

Page 3: ...15 4 1 3 Sensor Configuration Information PGRMC 15 4 1 4 Additional Sensor Configuration Information PGRMC1 16 4 1 5 Output Sentence Enable Disable PGRMO 16 4 2 Transmitted NMEA 0183 Sentences 17 4 2...

Page 4: ...to the Sensor 38 File Menu 39 Comm Menu 39 Config Menu 39 View Menu 40 Help Menu 40 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Table 1 GPS 15xH 15xL Wire Descriptions Error Bookmark not defined Figure 1 Computer Ser...

Page 5: ......

Page 6: ...ion If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer...

Page 7: ...xL F 8 pin LIF Low Insertion Force flex connector 1 millimeter pitch For use with common 1 mm pitch 8 conductor flex cable available as Garmin Part Number 310 00040 01 This flex cable mates with commo...

Page 8: ...38 seconds initial position time and almanac known ephemeris unknown Cold Approx 45 seconds 1 6 4 3 Update Rate 1 second default NMEA 0183 output interval configurable from 1 to 900 seconds in 1 seco...

Page 9: ...Cable Garmin Part Number 010 10121 00 is used Place the MCX to BNC Adapter Cable between the connector on the end of the antenna cable and the connector on the GPS 15xH 15xL Noise Figure Gain The tot...

Page 10: ...3 baud rate is selectable in the range of 300 to 38400 baud The default baud rate is 4800 5 PORT 1 DATA IN First Asynchronous Serial Input RS 232 compatible with maximum input voltage range of 25 V 25...

Page 11: ...ormatted per RTCM SC 104 Recommended Standards For Differential Navstar GPS Service Version 2 2 see Section 4 5 for more details 2 2 WIRING DIAGRAMS Figure 1 Computer Serial Port Interconnection Figur...

Page 12: ...s inches 2 Dimension tolerance 0 25 mm 0 01in 3 Use M2 mounting screws Figure 4 GPS 15xH F 15xL F Dimensions 1 Dimensions identical to GPS 15xH F and GPS 15xL F 2 Use M2 mounting screws Figure 5 GPS 1...

Page 13: ...by the GPS sensor must be terminated with CR LF Please note that CR and LF denote the ASCII characters for carriage return 0D hexadecimal and line feed 0A hexadecimal respectively So CR and LF are ea...

Page 14: ...14 14 af0 clock parameter 15 af1 clock parameter...

Page 15: ...error is detected the echoed PGRMC sentence will contain the current default values Current default values can also be obtained by sending PGRMCE CR LF or PGRMCE 0E CR LF to the GPS sensor PGRMC 1 2...

Page 16: ...ld is not used on the GPS 15xH 15xL and is included only for compatibility with other models 11 No Effect This field is not used on the GPS 15xH 15xL and is included only for compatibility with other...

Page 17: ...ily PGRMO G CR LF will cause the COM port to change to Garmin Binary Output mode for the duration of the power cycle or until 10 0A 02 26 00 CE 10 03 Hexadecimal is sent to the GPS receiver in order t...

Page 18: ...n obtained from the GPS satellites to add or delete UTC leap seconds and correct the transmitted date and time of day The transmitted date and time of day for leap second correction follow the guideli...

Page 19: ...PGGA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 M 10 M 11 12 hh CR LF 1 UTC time of position fix hhmmss format 2 Latitude ddmm mmmm format leading zeros will be transmitted 3 Latitude hemisphere N or S 4 Longitude dddmm mmmm...

Page 20: ...ding zeros will be transmitted 8 Course over ground 000 0 to 359 9 degrees true leading zeros will be transmitted 9 UTC date of position fix ddmmyy format 10 Magnetic variation 000 0 to 180 0 degrees...

Page 21: ...nsmitted 7 Latitude hemisphere N or S 8 Longitude dddmm mmmm format leading zeros must be transmitted 9 Longitude hemisphere E or W 10 Mode M Manual A Automatic 11 Fix type 0 no fix 1 2D fix 2 3D fix...

Page 22: ...22 4 2 14...

Page 23: ...xL and is included only for compatibility with other models 9 No Effect This field is not used on the GPS 15xH 15xL and is included only for compatibility with other models 4 2 16 3D Velocity Informat...

Page 24: ...s 14 BERMUDA 1957 Bermuda Islands 15 BOGOTA OBSERVATORY Colombia 16 CAMPO INCHAUSPE Argentina 17 CANTON ASTRO 1966 Phoenix Islands 18 CAPE CANAVERAL Florida Bahama Islands 19 CAPE South Africa 20 CART...

Page 25: ...ding San Salvador Island 57 NORTH AMERICAN 1927 Central America Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua 58 NORTH AMERICAN 1927 Canal Zone 59 NORTH AMERICAN 1927 Canada including New...

Page 26: ...ito Santo Island 88 SAO BRAZ Sao Miguel Santa Maria Islands Azores 89 SAPPER HILL 1943 East Falkland Island 90 SCHWARZECK Namibia 91 SOUTHEAST BASE Porto Santo and Madeira Islands 92 SOUTHWEST BASE Fa...

Page 27: ...The second byte identifies the record type 33 hex for a position record and 72 hex for a satellite data record The third byte indicates the size of the data The fourth byte is the first byte of data T...

Page 28: ...uble gps_tow double lat double lon float lon_vel float lat_vel float alt_vel float msl_hght int leap_sec long grmn_days cpo_pvt_data alt Ellipsoid altitude meters epe Estimated position error meters e...

Page 29: ...atic char in_que 256 static int in_que_ptr 0 static rx_state_type rx_state DAT void add_to_que char data define DLE_BYTE 0x10 define ETX_BYTE 0x03 if rx_state DAT if data DLE_BYTE rx_state DLE else in...

Page 30: ...from the data sent in step 4 This value will be within 5 of the actual baud rate For example the GPS unit might send a baud rate of 38361 which correlates to a baud rate of 38400 6 If the baud rate i...

Page 31: ...in Garmin binary format transmitted and received packets are structured as follows Byte Description Name Notes Packet Delimiter DLE 0x10 Packet ID type ID Packet type Data Size SIZE Number of bytes in...

Page 32: ...f bytes in data SIZE 0x02 Request to D L ephemeris IOP_CMND_DATA 0x0A Pad DATA 0x00 Checksum calculation CHKSUM Delimiter DLE 0x10 End of packet ETX 0x03 Then the unit will immediately send a packet c...

Page 33: ...16 wn week number weeks float toc reference time of clock parameters s float toe reference time of ephemeris parameters s float af0 clock correction coefficient group delay s float af1 clock correctio...

Page 34: ...loat m_TempArray IDX_EPH_AF2 pTemp EphStruct ura float m_TempArray IDX_EPH_URA cnvt_ieee_double long m_TempArray IDX_EPH_E pTemp EphStruct e double m_TempArray IDX_EPH_E cnvt_ieee_double long m_TempAr...

Page 35: ...efine IDX_EPH_OMG0 68 define IDX_EPH_I0 76 define IDX_EPH_ODOT 84 define IDX_EPH_IDOT 88 define IDX_EPH_CUS 92 define IDX_EPH_CUC 96 define IDX_EPH_CIS 100 define IDX_EPH_CIC 104 define IDX_EPH_CRS 10...

Page 36: ...OT uninstall this device Solution 2 Do not plug the DB9 connector into the computer until the computer is turned on and the operating system is completely booted up and running Every time you use the...

Page 37: ...he box next to Garmin Binary Output to change the GPS 15xH 15xL to Garmin Mode The unit will keep this change in the programming until you change it again in the software Note Selecting Config Switch...

Page 38: ...pening the program SNSRXCFG exe the following screen appears Select the radio button next to the type of Garmin sensor you are configuring and click OK Connecting to the Sensor After selecting the typ...

Page 39: ...his manual for clarification about some of these fields This window is primarily used to enter a new Latitude Longitude and Altitude for the sensor This is especially helpful when you are programming...

Page 40: ...ou to view the NMEA 0183 sentences transmitted by the sensor You can also customize how the program looks by showing and hiding the Toolbar and Status Bar Help Menu The Help Menu displays the software...

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