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each relevant sensor you must insert the offset values that define the its physical location
relative to the vessel’s coordinate system.
Note
Just making changes and selecting
OK
at the bottom of the page will not install anything.
Select what to install, define the relevant parameters, and then select
Add
.
Procedure
1 Connect the navigation system to an available communication port on your computer.
This is described in the Cable layout and interconnections chapter. Observe the
applicable requirements related to cabling. Make sure that the total length of the serial
line cable does not exceed approximately 50 meters. If a longer cable is required,
you may need to use buffer amplifiers.
If the computer is not fitted with a suitable serial line connector, use a USB-to-serial
converter. Several types are commercially available. Note that most USB-to-serial
converters will introduce some latency. They may also introduce jitter in the
communication. The amount of jitter depends on the quality of the converter.
2 Open the
Setup
menu.
3 On the
Setup
menu, select
Installation
.
Observe that the
Installation
dialog box opens. This dialog box contains a number of
pages selected from the menu on the left side.
4 On the left side of the
Installation
dialog box, select
Sensor Installation
.
5 For
Type
, select the GPS sensor to import information from a global positioning system.
6 Select which port you want to import the sensor information on.
7 If you want to check the communication parameters, select
Inspect Port
.
Note
You cannot make any changes here. To change the communication parameters, use
the
I/O Setup
page.
8 If you want to check that the peripheral system is transmitting data to the MF90 system,
select
Monitor
.
The
Port Monitor
dialog box provides one text box for incoming messages (
Rx Data
),
and one for outgoing messages (
Tx Data
). Use these boxes and your knowledge of the
data communication to investigate the datagrams. The
Port Monitor
dialog box is a
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