RS232/NMEA Output
RS232 Racelogic Data Format
Protocol:
115200 Baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit
 
Message format:
$VBSS25$glbtttaaaaoooovvvhhAAAVVVDspprrSSHHPPRRyyxxYYzzddTTTkkqQQT1T1wwwWWWiicc
You can find the full list of Channel Definitions here.
| Parameter | Number of bytes | Supported* | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| $VBSS25$ | 7 | N/A | Header | 
| 
             g  | 
            
             1  | 
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             GPS sats Number of GPS satellites used  | 
        
| 
             l  | 
            
             1  | 
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             GLONASS sats Number of GLONASS satellites used  | 
        
| 
             b  | 
            
             1  | 
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             BeiDou sats Number of BeiDou satellites used  | 
        
| 
             ttt  | 
            
             3 (MSB first)  | 
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             Time Ticks since midnight UTC, incrementing every 10 ms  | 
        
| 
             aaaa  | 
            
             4 (MSB first)  | 
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             Latitude Signed integers, 0.0000001° per bit  | 
        
| 
             oooo  | 
            
             4 (MSB first)  | 
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             Longitude Signed integers, 0.0000001° per bit  | 
        
| 
             vvv  | 
            
             3 (MSB first)  | 
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             Velocity 0.001 km/h per bit  | 
        
| 
             hh  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Heading 0.01° per bit  | 
        
| 
             AAA  | 
            
             3 (MSB first)  | 
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             Altitude 0.01 m per bit  | 
        
| 
             VVV  | 
            
             3 (MSB first)  | 
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             Vertical velocity 0.001 m/s per bit  | 
        
| 
             s  | 
            
             1  | 
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             Solution type  | 
        
| 
             pp  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Pitch angle derived from KF 0.01° per bit  | 
        
| 
             rr  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Roll angle derived from KF 0.01° per bit  | 
        
| SS | 2 (MSB first) | ![]()  | 
            
             Slip angle derived from KF 0.01° per bit  | 
        
| 
             HH  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Heading derived from KF 0.01° per bit  | 
        
| 
             PP 
  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Pitch rate derived from internal/external IMU 0.01°/sec per bit  | 
        
| 
             RR 
  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Roll rate derived from internal/external IMU 0.01°/sec per bit  | 
        
| 
             yy  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Yaw rate derived from internal/external IMU 0.01°/sec per bit  | 
        
| 
             xx  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             X accel from internal/external IMU 0.01 m/s² per bit  | 
        
| 
             YY  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Y accel from internal/external IMU 0.01 m/s² per bit  | 
        
| 
             zz  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Z accel from internal/external IMU 0.01 m/s² per bit  | 
        
| 
             dd  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Date DOS format  | 
        
| 
             TTT  | 
            
             3 (MSB first)  | 
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             Trigger event time 0.000001 ms per bit  | 
        
| 
             kk  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Kalman Filter Status  | 
        
| 
             q  | 
            
             1  | 
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             Position Quality  | 
        
| 
             | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Speed Quality 0.001 m/s per bit  | 
        
| 
             T1T1  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             T1 0.0000001 ms per bit  | 
        
| 
             www  | 
            
             3 (MSB first)  | 
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             Wheel speed 1 0.001 m/s per bit  | 
        
| 
             WWW  | 
            
             3 (MSB first)  | 
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             Wheel speed 2 0.001 m/s per bit  | 
        
| 
             ii  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             Heading_IMU2 derived from KF 0.01° per bit  | 
        
| 
             cc  | 
            
             2 (MSB first)  | 
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             See CRC Calculation example below  | 
        
*Unsupported channels will be displayed as 0.
NMEA Output
The VBOX 3iS can output 7 types of NMEA messages:
- GGA
 - GLL
 - RMC
 - VTG
 - GSA
 - GSV
 


