Exactly Dennis, this is what we want that Garmin does, a new and
complete Advanced Nmea Setup like the GpsMap3010, or at least, include
the BWC, XTE and VTG in the batch of NMEA always sent by the unit, as
stated in page 90 of the manual.

Regards

Pascal



"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message ...
Pascal Goncalves wrote:
Hi Dennis,

The Map276C does not have option to specify the NMEA version. There is
a big confusion he Garmin, in some old units like my old Gpsmap
130 (and others units like G45, G12 etc) alows selection of two
versions: 1.5 and 2.0. In the NMEA V 1.5, the unit sends BWC and XTE,
and in the V 2.0 version, the unit does not sends BWC and XTE. Other
units, like the GIIIPlus and GpsV, does not have option to select NMEA
and do not sends BWC and XTE.

But, the fact is that, the version of NMEA does not have anithing with
the types of messages he should send, just Garmin had made this
option, and the fact is that, Garmin software of some new units like
GpsMap276C, Map76C and Map60C does not sends BWC and XTE and in
others, like my GpsMap76 and GpsMap176C wich specify only NMEA 2.0,
sends BWC and XTE.

There is a great confusion/mistake in Garmin people responsable for
specifying NMEA, but the new family os Garmin ploters: the GpsMap3006
and GpsMap 3010 have a good solution for this: the Advanced Nmea Setup
of these units alows the user to seecify wich messages he wants the
unit to send (one by one) and I hope Garmin implemtnts this function o
the GpsMap276C wich would best resolve in a permanent form, these NMEA
problems.

Anyway, others gps makers like Navman, Raymarine etc already have this
option since many years ago, in theirs gps/ploters.

Regards

Pascal
Hi Pascal,

I recently bought a GPSMAP60C and it claims to support NMEA 2.3 and NMEA
3.0, but does not show BWC and XTE.

From what you are saying, Garmin are actually missing out vital commands in
their 276C models, but the older models send these commands. This seems
crazy!

Maybe their software updates will change the MNEA setup to the Advanced
version. Is this possible?

Dennis.