NMEA DECODER
0183 Sentence Parser & Validator
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NMEA 0183 Sentence Decoder

Paste any raw NMEA 0183 string and get an instant human-readable breakdown of every field — sentence type, all field values, checksum validation, and plain-English descriptions. Essential for marine electronics debugging.

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NMEA Input Terminal
Load sample sentence
GPRMC GPGGA GPGLL GPVTG GPGSA HCHDG WIMWV SDDBT VDVHW GPZDA IIVBW IIXDR
GPS / Navigation Sentences
$GPRMC / $GNRMC
Recommended Minimum — position, speed, heading, date
$GPRMC,092204.999,A,4250.5589,S,14718.5084,E,0.00,89.68,211200,,*25
$GPGGA / $GNGGA
Fix Data — position, altitude, satellite count
$GPGGA,092204.999,4250.5589,S,14718.5084,E,1,04,24.4,19.7,M,,,,0000*1F
$GPGLL
Geographic Position — lat/lon
$GPGLL,4250.5589,S,14718.5084,E,092204.999,A*2D
$GPVTG
Course Over Ground — true and magnetic
$GPVTG,089.0,T,,,0.00,N,0.00,K*5F
$GPZDA
Time and Date — UTC, day, month, year
$GPZDA,201530.00,04,07,2002,00,00*60
Instrument Sentences
$HCHDG / $IIHDG
Heading — magnetic, deviation, variation
$HCHDG,238.5,0.0,E,1.6,W*5C
$WIMWV
Wind Speed and Angle
$WIMWV,214.8,R,0.1,K,A*28
$SDDBT
Depth Below Transducer
$SDDBT,7.8,f,2.4,M,1.3,F*2A
$VDVHW
Water Speed and Heading
$VDVHW,238.5,T,236.9,M,5.6,N,10.4,K*5D
$IIVBW
Dual Ground / Water Speed
$IIVBW,5.6,0.0,A,5.4,0.1,A*47
$IIXDR
Transducer Measurement
$IIXDR,P,1.02481,B,Barometer*29