Nexus RACE BOX, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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Please refer to your Nexus Server manual for instructions on how to select and connect
a buzzer.
Done
You have now completed the hookup. Replace the outer lid and your installation is
complete.
3.5 Software Configuration
The Nexus Race Box is essentially a special purpose computer designed specifically to
interface with the Nexus instrument system. Because it is very feature rich and
powerful, it requires a bit more configuration than other Nexus products do. Don't worry
though, we will address everything you need to know both in this manual and on our
web site. You'll have your race box humming along in no time.
The Race Box accepts a standard SD memory card. This memory card can be written
to and read from using a standard personal computer running Windows or Linux and
also by a Mac. Many computers have a slot for reading SD cards already, but if your
computer does not you will need an SD card reader which plugs into your computers
USB port. These are available at many computer stores and also online. Reading files
from and writing files to this card is done exactly as you would read from or write to your
hard disk drive, your USB thumb drive and other similar memory peripherals.
3.6 Polar File
If you want the Race Box to generate either Target Boat Speed (TBS), Polar Boat
Speed (PBS) or both, you'll need to put your polar file on to the SD card. The difference
between PBS and TBS will be discussed later in this manual.
The polar file used by the Race Box uses the Nexus NXP polar format. This is the same
format used by the Nexus Race Software. Your polar files are typically supplied in a
number of formats, including NXP. If you bought your polar files from US Sailing, for
example, then you have them in NXP format. If you have your polar data in some other
format, please refer to Appendix 'D' for a description of the Nexus NXP polar format.
Polar files are just text data and you can easily edit another format to match NXP format
using a text editor such as Windows Notepad.
If you don't already have a polar file for your boat or if a polar file is not available, you
can make your own using log data from the Race Box. There are several web sites
dedicated to how to make polar files, and a little searching on the Internet will find a
wealth of information on making polar files.
Once you have your polar file ready, copy it to the SD card. You can name your polar
file whatever you like, but it must end in .NXP in order for the Race Box to recognize it.
Don't put more than one polar file on the card. The Race Box will use whichever it finds
first and you won't know which one it is using. If you have different polar files, perhaps