gadgetPool SeaTalk NMEA, Installation And Operation Manual

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Options
The NMEA SeaTalk converter is normally used without any visualisation or user input.
Optionally however, a LCD Display and a Pushbutton can be connected.
In standard mode
– without LCD and Pushbutton – the board consumes less power and
data conversion is faster than with LCD.
LCD Display
If data visualisation is needed, a 4x20 character LCD Display Type
„LCD Modul EA-DIP204-4“ can be connected.
It is available from

Conrad Elektronik - www.conrad.de
Part No. 181863-14

Electronic Assembly GmbH http://www.lcd-module.de/
Display illumination can be switched on/off by a pushbutton or by SeaTalk command.
The display shows:
Page 1:
Speed through water, Speed over ground
Depth, Temperature
Position Long. Track
Position Lat.
Page 2:
App. Wind Speed. App. Wind Direction
Compass Track
Trip Miles UTC-Time
Total Miles
Page 3:
Route FROM Waypoint Name Route TO Waypoint Name
Heading to WP Current Bearing
Distance to WP X-Track Error
Page 4: Speed over ground in BIG-Digits.
The displayed values are blanked out if no new data has been received for more than 30
seconds.