whole_func_string: function(str, gll) {
  
        if (gll.length !== 9 && gll.length !== 8) {
          throw new Error('Invalid GLL length: ' + str);
        }
  
        /*
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         1       2 3        4 5         6 7   8
         |       | |        | |         | |   |
         $--GLL,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,hhmmss.ss,a,m,*hh<CR><LF>
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         
         1. Latitude
         2. N or S (North or South)
         3. Longitude
         4. E or W (East or West)
         5. Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)
         6. Status A - Data Valid, V - Data Invalid
         7. FAA mode indicator (NMEA 2.3 and later)
         8. Checksum
         */
  
        return {
          'time': parseTime(gll[5]),
          'status': parseRMC_GLLStatus(gll[6]),
          'lat': parseCoord(gll[1], gll[2]),
          'lon': parseCoord(gll[3], gll[4]),
          'faa': gll.length === 9 ? parseFAA(gll[7]) : null
        };
      }
func_code_string: function(str, gll) {
  
        if (gll.length !== 9 && gll.length !== 8) {
          throw new Error('Invalid GLL length: ' + str);
        }
  
        /*
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         1       2 3        4 5         6 7   8
         |       | |        | |         | |   |
         $--GLL,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,hhmmss.ss,a,m,*hh<CR><LF>
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         
         1. Latitude
         2. N or S (North or South)
         3. Longitude
         4. E or W (East or West)
         5. Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)
         6. Status A - Data Valid, V - Data Invalid
         7. FAA mode indicator (NMEA 2.3 and later)
         8. Checksum
         */
  
        return {
          'time': parseTime(gll[5]),
          'status': parseRMC_GLLStatus(gll[6]),
          'lat': parseCoord(gll[1], gll[2]),
          'lon': parseCoord(gll[3], gll[4]),
          'faa': gll.length === 9 ? parseFAA(gll[7]) : null
        };
      }
func_documentation_string: Geographic Position - Latitude/Longitude