Kongsberg Simrad ST90, Reference Manual

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Procedure
1 Connect the speed log to an available communication port on your computer.
This is described in the Installation Manual .
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
Sensor Type
, select Speed Log 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 ST90 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
tool for debugging purposes. It is neither required nor intended for normal operation of
the ST90 system.
9 Type a custom name to identify the interface in other dialog boxes.
10 Select which datagram(s) you want to import from the sensor.
11 If relevant, specify a dedicated talker ID.
12 Select
Add
to save the new sensor interface you have defined.
The sensor interface is added to the
Installed Sensors
list on the
Sensor Installation
page.
13 At the bottom of the dialog box, select
Apply
to save your settings.
14 Continue your work in the
Installation
dialog box, or select
OK
to close it.
Simrad ST90 Reference Manual