Version 4.11 (released November 2018) is a proprietary standard that defines the electrical requirements and data transmission protocols for marine electronics. While the official full specification PDF must be purchased from the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA)
Because the official PDF is behind a paywall (ranging from $1,150 to $10,000 depending on membership), users often rely on these alternatives: NMEA 0183 - National Marine Electronics Association Nmea 0183 Version 4.11 Pdf-
Chapter 4: The Legacy
NMEA 0183 Version 4.11 is a technical communication standard released on November 27, 2018 National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) Version 4
open serial port (baud, 8N1)
buffer = ""
while read byte:
buffer += byte
if buffer ends with CRLF:
sentence = extract last full sentence
if checksum present and valid:
fields = split sentence by ','
handle based on sentence ID (fields[0] contains talker+ID)
else:
attempt resync (find next '$' or '!')
buffer = remaining data