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6.21.1.2
Installation Description
This entry allows you to modify the NMEA 2000 installation description text strings. You can enter
any information you like here, such as the date the unit was installed, or the location in which it was
installed, for later reference. Tools such as Maretron N2KAnalyzer allow you to view these values
later. See Section 3.3.4 for details on how to enter a textual value.
6.21.1.3
NMEA2000 PGN Enable/Disable
The RIM100 Run Indicator Module transmits the NMEA2000 PGN #127501 which can be turned on
or turned off by the DSM410 display. Pressing the
Enter
key with “NMEA2000 PGN
Enable/Disable…” menu item selected causes the DSM410 to display the following screen (Figure
162).
Figure 162
– RIM100 NMEA 2000
®
PGN Enable/Disable Screen
You can enable or disable the transmission of the Binary Switch Status message, or set the frequency
of transmission of the message by pressing the Enter key (
) on the message to be configured.
Options are:
Disable
– The status message will not be transmitted
Default
– The status message will be transmitted at its default NMEA2000 rate, which is once
every 15 seconds, and each time the value changes.
1s...15s
– The status message will be transmitted at the period specified, and each time the
value changes.
Select the required option using the
Scroll Up
and
Scroll Down
keys followed by the
Enter
key.
6.21.1.4
Restore Factory Defaults
This option restores all settings on the device to their factory default state.
6.21.2
Device Label
A label may be assigned to the RIM100 as an aid to identifying the device over the network. Typically
this label will describe the location of the RIM100. See Section 3.3.4 for details on how to enter a
textual value.
