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2. INSTALLATION
Sensor and conning positions on ship are in “vessel.config” file, which must be edited at installation time.
Description
Function
1. Power up oil radar
Start up oil radar
2. Open login screen
Press Ctrl-Alt F1 to open a login screen
3. Authenticate
Login: ffoy
Password: ffoy
4. Edit shipInstall.ini file
nano ./FFOYBIN/vessel.config.ini
5. Set position sentence
Alternatives are GLL, GGA or PNEDA
6. Set length and width
Replace ship measurements to correct ones (in meters)
7. Set offsets to CCRP, gps
antenna and radar an-
tenna
; Offset from ship’s centerpoint
; Transverse: positive (starboard), negative (port) or zero
(centre)
; Longitudinal: positive (bow), negative (stern) or zero (cen-
tre)
[CCRP offset]
transverse=xx.x
Longtudinal=xx.x
[gpsAntenna]
; Offset of gps antenna position from ship’s centerpoint
transverse=xx.x
Longtudinal=xx.x
[radarAntenna]
; Offset of radar antenna position from ship’s centerpoint
transverse=xx.x
Longtudinal=xx.x
8. Save your edits
Ctrl-X and Y
9. Restart oil radar
sudo reboot
