nstrument Make: Furuno Doppler is a DS-60
Model: DS-60
S/N: DS-600: 2780; DS-610:0093
Calibration Date: N/A
Installation Date: January 2017
Intallation Location: bridge, transducer room
Distance from Water Line: in hull of ship
Updated: 2017-02-28 LS

RAW datafile:
NAV 2017/03/16 13:00:00.141 SPD $VDVBW,10.12,-0.32,A,9.93,-0.58,A,-0.31,A,-0.58,A*63
NAV 2017/03/16 13:00:00.220 SPD $VDVHW,185.7,T,,M,10.12,N,18.74,K*6A
NAV 2017/03/16 13:00:00.301 SPD $VDVTG,182.3,T,,M,9.95,N,18.43,K,A*3B
NAV 2017/03/16 13:00:00.359 SPD $VDVDR,71.9,T,,M,0.49,N*07
NAV 2017/03/16 13:00:00.425 SPD $VDVLW,1715.910,N,500.800,N*68

dsLog time stamp:
NAV             Navigation Sensor
2017/03/16      date in gmt
13:00:00.141    time in gmt
SPD             speed data collected uisng Furuno Doppler DS-60
data            $VDVBW,10.12,-0.32,A,9.93,-0.58,A,-0.31,A,-0.58,A*63
                $VDVHW,185.7,T,,M,10.12,N,18.74,K*6A
                $VDVTG,182.3,T,,M,9.95,N,18.43,K,A*3B
                $VDVDR,71.9,T,,M,0.49,N*07
                $VDVLW,1715.910,N,500.800,N*68


$VDVBW,10.12,-0.32,A,9.93,-0.58,A,-0.31,A,-0.58,A*63
Data Parsed             data
$VDVBW                  Identifier, Dual Ground Water Speed
10.12                   Longitudinal water speed, "-" means astern    knots
-0.32                   Transverse water speed, "-" means port        knots
A                       Status, A = Data Valid V = VOID
9.93                    Longitudinal ground speed, "-" means astern   knots
-0.58                   Transverse ground speed, "-" means port       knots
A                       Status, A = Data Valid V = VOID
-0.58                   [not sure]
A                       Status, A = Data Valid V = VOID
A*63                    checksum


$VDVHW,185.7,T,,M,10.12,N,18.74,K*6A
Data Parsed             data                                          Units
$VDVHW                  Identifier Water Speed and Heading
185.7                   degrees True
T                       True
                        degrees Magnetic
M                       Magnetic
10.12                   speed relative to water                       knots
N                       knots
18.74                   speed relative to water                       kilometers
K                       kilometers
*6A                     checksum

$VDVTG,182.3,T,,M,9.95,N,18.43,K,A*3B
Data Parsed
$VDVTG                  Indentifier, track made good ground speed
182.3                   track made good
T                       true
[empty]                 track made good
M                       magnetic
9.95                    speed over ground
N                       knots
18.43                   speed over ground
K                       kilometers
A*3B                    checksum

$VDVDR,71.9,T,,M,0.49,N*07
Data Parsed
$VDVDR                  Indentifier, set and drift
71.9                    Degrees
T                       True
[empty]                 Degrees
M                       Magnetic
0.49                    speed of current
N                       knots
*07                     checksum


$VDVLW,1715.910,N,500.800,N*68
Data Parsed
$VDVLW                 Indentifier, distance traveled through water
1715.910               Total comulative distance
N                      Nautical miles
500.800                Distance since reset
N                      Nautical miles
*68                   checksum