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Table 14  Configurable Parameters for WS425 A/B NMEA 
Standard Profile 
Parameter Default 
Value 
Profile-specific 
Allowed Values 
Description 
address  1  String with 1 character 
Address for WMT700. 
autoInt  1  0.25 ... 1000 
Resolution: 0.25 
Automatic message interval in 
seconds. 
Do not select a message interval that 
is shorter than the time it takes to 
send a data message. 
autoPort  1  1 = COM1 port 
2 = COM2 port 
Serial port to which WMT700 sends 
automatic data messages. 
autoSend  0  19 = NMEA automatic 
data message 
Automatic data message number. 
Selects the data message format for 
automatic messages. 
com1_protocol 
com2_protocol 
(depending on the port 
used for operating 
WMT700) 
0  4 = WS425 A/B NMEA 
Standard 
Profile for serial ports COM1 and 
COM2. 
wndAvg  1  0.25 … 3600 
Resolution: 0.25 
Averaging time for wind 
measurement in seconds. 
wndOrientation  0  0 = array facing up 
1 = array facing down 
Orientation of the array of WMT700. 
wndUnit  0  0 = meters per second 
1 = miles per hour 
2 = kilometers per hour 
3 = knots 
Wind speed unit. 
wndVector  1  0 = scalar averaging 
Wind averaging method. 
To start continuous measurement, use the START command. You can 
stop the measurement with the STOP command. For instructions, refer to 
Vaisala WINDCAP
®
 Ultrasonic Wind Sensor Series WMT700 User's 
Guide. 
WS425 A/B NMEA Standard Data 
Message 
The standard variable length, comma-separated, MWV wind message is 
defined by NMEA 0183 V2.20 as follows: 
$WIMWV,<dir>,<ref>,<spd>,<uni>,<sta>*<chk><CR><LF> 
where 
$WIMWV =  Fixed text 
<dir>  =  Wind angle: 0 to 359 degrees 










