FE700 Navigational Echosounder data

The FE700 Navigational Echosounder outputs data in the following formats

$PFEC ,aaaa,x,x*hF
Item Definition Units
aaaa unspecified unspecified
x unspecified unspecified
x unspecified unspecified
*hF unspecified unspecified
PFEC sentence format

$DBT,x.x,f,x.x,M,x.x,F*hh
SDDBT sentence format
Item Definition Units
x.x Water depth feet
f f = feet n/a
x.x Water depth meters
M M = meters n/a
x.x Water depth fathoms
F F = fathoms n/a
*hh Checksum n/a

$DBS,x.x,f,x.x,M,x.x,F*hh
SDDBS sentence format
Item Definition Units
x.x Water depth feet
f f = feet n/a
x.x Water depth meters
M M = meters n/a
x.x Water depth fathoms
F F = fathoms n/a
*hh Checksum n/a