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Step 4 - Calibrate the Gyros
The sensor module’s gyros need to be calibrated to
work with the antenna’s main board. Follow the
steps below to calibrate the gyros.
a.
Connect your computer to the HD11’s Ethernet
or Wi-Fi network. Then type the ACU’s serial
number into your web browser’s address bar, as
shown below:
http://hd11-<ACU serial number>.local
NOTE: You can view the ACU’s IP address and serial
number on the ACU’s front panel display. Press
MENUS
until the display shows “ABOUT SYSTEM”,
press
ACCEPT
, and then scroll through until you see the
desired information.
b.
Log into the web interface:
Default Username:
admin
Default Password:
password
c.
At the Support page of the web interface, select
d.
At the command line (see Figure 6), enter and
send the following commands:
• HALT
• DEBUGON
• EEUNLOCK
• =CALNEWGYRO
e.
After calibration is complete, verify that the
azimuth (AZ), elevation (EL), and skew gyros
all pass, then enter and send the following
command:
• ZAP
Important!
Calibrate the gyros only while the vessel is
stationary in calm seas.
Figure 5: Support Page and Command Line Icon
Figure 6: Command Line