NMEASimConnect is a TCP server that provides NMEA 0183 plane position sentences generated from data obtained from Flight Simulator (e.g. MSFS) via SimConnect.
It is useful for connecting applications like XC-Soar and LK8000 to a flight simulator.
- Unzip the packaged to a folder on the PC running a simulator.
- Optionally, edit NMEASimConnect.cfg.
- Start
NMEASimConnect.exe.- Allow connections to the program from the network if Windows prompts you, to enable devices to connect over the network.
- The program will display the IP address and the TCP port it listens on for incoming connections.
- Configure a device or application to use the provided IP address and TCP port. Multiple applications can be connected to the program.
| NMEA Sentence | Data | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPGGA | UTC time of position fix | HHMMSS.00 | current system time |
| Latitude | degrees | PLANE LATITUDE | |
| Longitude | degrees | PLANE LONGITUDE | |
| Altitude above/below MSL | meters | PLANE ALTITUDE | |
| GPRMC | UTC time of position fix | HHMMSS.00 | current system time |
| Latitude | degrees | PLANE LATITUDE | |
| Longitude | degrees | PLANE LONGITUDE | |
| Speed over ground | knots | GROUND VELOCITY | |
| True course | degrees | VELOCITY WORLD X, VELOCITY WORLD Z, PLANE HEADING DEGREES TRUE | |
| Date | ddmmyy | current system date | |
| Magnetic variation | degrees | GPS MAGVAR | |
| PGRMZ | QNE PRESSURE ALTITUDE | meters | PRESSURE ALTITUDE |
| GPGSA | GNSS fix mode | 1 | 3 | 1 - no data from SimConnect, 3 - data received |
- GPGGA, GPRMC, PGRMZ are transmitted when data is available from SimConnect.
- GPGSA is transmitted periodically at all times.