SOB NMEA Sentences and Keyboard Shortcuts  
 


 
SOB is designed for full function via a touchscreen, additional ease of use is experienced with a mouse (or other pointing device) or the many keyboard shortcuts built-into SOB. A cordless mouse with a middle-wheel is highly recommended to streamline your interactions with SOB.
 

 
     
    NMEA 2000 Messages Processed by SOB  
   
  • NMEA 2000 messages are known as "PGN"s
  • The Actisense NGT-1 is required to interface your PC with a NMEA 2000 backbone www.actisense.com
  • SOB does not output any data as NMEA 2000

The following PGN's are processed by SOB (as at SOB ver 11.0)

PGN Description Note
127237 Heading/Track Control  
127245 Rudder  
127250 Vessel Heading  
127251 Rate of Turn Test mode
127257 Attitude Test mode
128259 Speed through Water  
128267 Water Depth  
129025 Position, Rapid Update  
129026 COG & SOG, Rapid Update
129029 GNSS Position Data  
130306 Wind Data  
129038 AIS Class A Position Report
129039 AIS Class B Position Report
129040 AIS Class B Extended Position Report
129794 AIS Class A Static and Voyage Related Data
129809

AIS Class B static data (msg 24 Part A)
129810 AIS Class B static data (msg 24 Part B)
     
Implementation in Progress
129798 AIS SAR Aircraft Position Report
129808 DSC Call Information
126992 UTC
129033 Time & Date

For full information about NMEA2000 and PGNs, refer to www.nmea.org

 

 

  
     
   

NMEA 0183 Sentences Processed by SOB

  
 

 

 Ship & Nav

  • GLL GPS Position (Global Latitude & Longitude)
  • GLP Time and Position
  • RMB Rec minimum navigation information
  • RMC Rec minimum specific GPS/Transit data
  • VTG Course/Speed over Ground
  • VHW Course/Speed over Water
  • HDM Compass Heading
  • HDT Heading True - Gyro Course True
  • HDG Heading, with Deviation and Variation
  • ZDA Time and Date
  • OSD Own Ship Data

 GPS Data

  • GGA GPS Fix data (not all fields supported)
  • GSA GPS dilution of precision and active satellites
  • GSV Satellites in view
  • SGD Accuracy

 AutoPilot

  • APA Autopilot format A
  • APB Autopilot format B
  • BOD Bearing - Origin to Destination waypoint
  • BWR Bearing and Distance to Waypoint (Rhumb Line)
  • BWC Bearing and Distance to Waypoint (Great Circle)
  • XTE Cross track error

 Wind

  • VPW Speed with/against wind (VMG) in knots
  • VWR Apparent Wind Direction and velocity
  • VWT True wind direction and velocity
  • MWV Wind Speed and Angle
  • MWD Wind Direction

 Depth, Temps & Misc

  • DBK   Depth below keel
  • DBT   Depth below Transducer
  • DPT* Depth & Transducer offset
  • DBS   Depth Below Surface
  • MTW  Water Temperature
  • VLW   Distance Logs
  • RSA    Rudder sensor angle

 AIS, DSC, RADAR, ARPA

  • RSD   RADAR System Data
  • TTM  Tracked Target Message (ARPA/MARPA)
  • TLL   Target Latitude and Longitude (ARPA/MARPA)
  • TLB   Common Target Label
  • VDM  UAIS VHF Data-link Message
  • VDO  UAIS VHF Data-link Own-vessel report
  • ABM  UAIS Addressed binary and safety related msg
  • BBM   UAIS Broadcast Binary Message
  • SSD‡ UAIS Ship Static Data
  • VSD‡ UAIS Voyage Static Data
  • DSC   Distress & Position report
  • DSE   DSC Expansion Information

 Text, Alarms and Messages

  • TXT Text message
  • ALM Alarm message
  • ALR  Alarm state
  • AAM Waypoint arrival alarm

 Waypoints & Routes

  • BWW Bearing from Source wpt to Destination wpt
  • WDC  Distance to Waypoint (Great Circle)
  • WDR  Distance to Waypoint (Rhumb Line)
  • WCV  Velocity Made Good to Waypoint
  • ZTG  Time to go to Waypoint
  • R00   Waypoints in active route
  • RTE   Waypoints in active route
  • WPL  Waypoint location

 Proprietary Sentences

  • PSOBI   SOB "Inquiry" sentence
  • PSOBA  SOB "Alarm Module" settings
  • PSTOB Dataline : Battery Volts
  • PFEC Furuno : for sending Waypoints to SOB
  • PGRMZ Garmin : Altitude

    •  
    NASA Marine : AIS Engine settings
  • PNMLS Received message threshold
  • PNMLV Version ID
  • PNMLT Threshold set
  • PNMLC Channel set

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    GpsGate Online
  • FRSES  Session ID
  • FRRMC  Single "buddy" position report
  • FRPOS  Multiple buddies' position report
     
    Magellan GPS
  • PMGNVER Make/model/version information
  • PMGNCMD Command message
  • PMGNWPL Waypoint transfer
  • PMGNTRK† Track transfer
  • PMGNRTE1† Route transfer

*  This sentence includes a manually set "offset" from the transducer to either the surface or bottom of keel. If this value is not present, SOB will print a warning to the Messages Panel.
‡  Used to upload AIS static data to the AIS radio. And for some DSC VHF radios (ie ICOM) can be used to upload MMSI, etc to the radio.
†  Not currently implemented (as @ Feb09)
 

  

 

 
   
   

SOB Keyboard Shortcuts

 
 

 

 

 

  • [R] enter Manual Target position Report

  • [S] Race Start form

  • [Shift-T] Tidal Stream predictions tool

  • [Ctrl-T] Toggle Tides and Tidal Streams display On/Off

 

  • [Space] Refresh chart display and tool drawings, centre ship.
  • End auto-centre mode (if enabled)
  • [Space+Space] place Wpt at ship's position
  • [Arrow keys] pan the chart
  • [Enter] Quick Object Info mode
  • [I] and [O] zoom in and out
  • [Enter] , [Space] enable Auto Centre mode
  • [Backspace] PastTrack form
  • [Tab] Dampen & Calibrate form
  • [Alt+G] Go to exact position
  • [Ctrl+Space] Show Talking Pilot form
  • [Ctrl-A] toggle Animated Lights
  • [Ctrl-G] toggle Graticule
  • [Ctrl-M] start Man Overboard mode
  • [Ctrl-R] Reset the chart display

 

  • [Ctrl-Shft-Y] Show isomagnetic graph (Mag Var)
  • [J] & [K] change Year used for MagVar graph

 

  • [F1] Help Screen list of keyboard shortcuts
  • [F2] Toggle Chart Levels Toolbar
  • [F3] Toggle Chart Toggles Toolbar
  • [F4] Toggle Depth Shading
  • [F5] Display Depth Spot Soundings
  • [F6] Toggle Chart MixLevel Mode
  • [F7] Night-Mode Settings
  • [F8] Toggle Declutter Mode
  • [F9] Display Ship’s Settings Form
  • [F10] AllWaypoints Form
  • [F11] AllRoutes Form
  • [F12] Toggle Perspective View

 

  • [A] start/stop Anti-Grounding
  • [B] show Chart Borders form
  • [C] hide/show Cursor Box
  • [D] start/stop Dead Reckoning
  • [L] [R] steer the ship Left or Right
  • Press [Shift] to toggle 1° or 10° steps
  • [+] [-] add or subtract 2.5kn to speed
  • [F] toggle Fastdraw mode (rarely used)
  • [G] toggle GRIB Viewer
  • [+] [-] cycle loaded F'cast periods
  • [B] toggle Wind arrows big/small
  • [N] display the Raw NMEA Data form
  • [P] hide/show Printing tools
  • [T] display the Targets form
  • [V] hide/show View Panel menu
  • [W] toggle Wind Tools

 

  • [1] Hide/Show Main toolbar
  • [2] Hide/Show Status Bar
  • [3] Hide/Show Menu Bar
  • [4] Depth Shading form (use with [F4])
  • [PgUp,PgDn, Home, End] Set depth area colouring
  • [Ctrl+F4] cycle alternative chart palettes
  • [Shift+F4] show highlighted depth range
  • [5] Toggle Pointer colour (Blue/Yellow)
  • [6] Toggle Datum Shift
  • [7] virtual-zoom mode (rarely used)
  • [8] Toggle Ship's Bells
  • [9] Fixed-Scale/Level-Changing zooming (rarely used)
  • [0] (zero) Reset chart scale

 

 

 

 

 

 
   

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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