NMEA-0183 message: ZDA
UTC day, month, and year, and local time zone offset
An example of the ZDA message string is:
$GPZDA,172809.456,12,07,1996,00,00*45
ZDA message fields
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Field |
Meaning |
|---|---|
|
0 |
Message ID $--ZDA Talker ID can be: |
|
1 |
UTC |
|
2 |
Day, ranging between 01 and 31 |
|
3 |
Month, ranging between 01 and 12 |
|
4 |
Year |
|
5 |
Local time zone offset from GMT, ranging from 00 through ±13 hours |
|
6 |
Local time zone offset from GMT, ranging from 00 through 59 minutes |
|
7 |
The checksum data, always begins with * |
Fields 5 and 6 together yield the total offset. For example, if field 5 is -5 and field 6 is +15, local time is 5 hours and 15 minutes earlier than GMT.
