Danelec DM800, Installation Manual

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Installation manual for DM800 ECDIS G2
Copyright Danelec Marine A/S
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A sensor has the following parameters:
a) Priority – Priority of the sensor if several sensors of the same type are registered; if the
sensor with the highest priority is lost, the sensor with the next priority is used instead;
b) Timeout – Time period between the loss of connection with the sensor and the triggering of
the alarm “Invalid data”;
c) Talker ID – ID of the sensor used to distinguish between sensors of the same type, or
sensors sending the same NMEA sentences;
d) Description – Description of the sensor;
e) Line name – Name of the connection line;
f) Sensor location – Position of the sensor on board the own vessel relative to the conning
station:

a positive X value indicates the position of the sensor between the conning station and
the starboard;

a negative X value indicates the position of the sensor between the conning station
and the port board;
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a positive Y value indicates the position of the sensor between the conning station and
the bow;
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a negative Y value indicates the position of the sensor between the conning station
and the stern;
g) Mnemonic – NMEA sentences to listen to;
h) Checksum – Indicates that checksum of the sentences should be checked: if the checksum
of a sentence is wrong, the sentence is ignored; if the option is off, all sentences are
processed.
6.4.2 Line monitor
To check if the communication line of a sensor operates, use the line monitor.
1. Go to Main Menu

Settings

Vessel

Sensors : the Sensors panel opens.
2. Select the sensor whose communication line you want to check: the sensor parameters
panel opens.
3. Press the [Line monitor] button in the upper right corner of the panel: the Line monitor
panel opens. If the communication line operates, NMEA sentences coming from the sensor
are displayed in the panel.
4. To pause NMEA sentences, press the [Pause] button: new sentences are no longer
displayed and the [Pause] button changes to [Resume] .
5. To resume NMEA sentences, press the [Resume] button: if the communication line
operates, new NMEA sentences are displayed.
6. To clear all sentences from the panel, press the [Clear] button: the panel is cleared.