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# ROVL + NMEA Output

It may be useful to output NMEA formatted data from SonarView representing the position of the target unit (transmitter/transponder).

To set this up, go to Session Configurations and add the ROVL as a device

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Then add an NMEA Ouput device. This is where the NMEA data will be sent to from SonarView. You can configure which messages you want.<br>

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Finally, add them to a session and connect to it.  Once the topside unit has a global position and the ROVL is getting valid data, NMEA data will automatically sent to the specified location.

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Example below shows the data coming out

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