Furuno PB 100 Ultrasonic Weather Station Sensor for RD-30

PB 100

Updated vessel weather information is an essential part of the boating experience. Furuno has joined forces with Airmar to bring you the Ultimate Weather Station. With our Ultimate Weather Station, you have your own personal weatherman on-board the boat 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

The PB100 has no moving parts to ensure reliable operation. Information from the PB100 is output as NMEA0183 data and can be sent to a number of devices, such as a PC, Chart Plotter or RD30 NMEA Data Repeater. An optional NMEA data combiner is available to mix data from multiple sources and send combined data to multiple devices.

By combining Furunos popular RD30 Nav Data Repeater with the PB100 Weather Station, you can now display important weather information in a large, easy-to-read format. As an added bonus, the PB100 has been fitted with an internal compass as well as a state-of-the-art Furuno GPS sensor, allowing you to utilize the PB100 as a backup GPS navigator.

Standard Features:

Measures apparent and true wind speed and direction without any moving parts
Measures Barometric Pressure, Air and Wind Chill Temperature, Relative Humidity, Dew Point Temperature, GPS Lat/Lon, Pitch/Roll and Heading
Continuous operation in adverse weather conditions
Standard 1" mount accommodates existing mounting hardware
Quick disconnect for easy removal
NMEA0183 compatible
Internal Furuno GPS sensor standard allows for use as a backup GPS sensor
Internal compass standard for true wind speed and direction computation
Plug and Play compatibility with Furuno RD30 - standard 15 meter cable with RD30 connector powers PB100 from RD30
Optional combiner interface allows PB100 to be displayed simultaneously on both the RD30 and a PC

Data Ouput Protocol:

$WIMWV - Wind Speed/Angle
$WIMWD - Wind Direction/Speed
$WIMDA - Meteorological Composite
$WIXDR - Wind Chill Temperature
$GPGGA - GPS Fix Data
$GPGLL - Geographic Position (Lat/Lon)
$GPRMC - Recommended Minimum GNSS
$GPVTG - COG and SOG
$HCHDG - Heading, Deviation, Variation

Power Use:

10-16 VDC