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Monitoring and control
Cortex Monitor App Introduction
Cortex Monitor is a free Apple iOS and Android app that allows
your phone to monitor and control the sensors of your Cortex M1
via a cellular connection.
Use the Cortex Monitor App to monitor and control your boat when
you are ashore provided your Cortex M1 and phone are within
cellular coverage.
Note - Use the Cortex Onboard App or a handset to configure and
test GPIO sensors and relays.
After the inputs and outputs have been configured and tested,
download the Cortex Monitor App onto your device.
Enter your login details and the Cortex Product Serial number or
scan the QR code to activate monitoring for your Cortex M1. Once
activated it can take a few minutes for your Cortex M1 to connect
for the first time. You can now view the status of M1 sensors on
the Monitor app.
Off-boat vessel monitoring and control is supported via a built-in
cellular modem and the Cortex Monitor App on your phone.
Once the M1 is installed and operating, data from the M1's
integrated sensors, from external sensors wired into the GPIO
port and data from an NMEA bus will be displayed and controlled
on the Cortex Monitor App.
M1 integrated sensors
GPS position
System voltage
Vessel heading (refer
Heading Sensor Calibration
pg24)
Barometric pressure
M1 GPIO sensors and connections
The M1 can monitor up to three general purpose inputs and an
additional two may be configured either as an input or output.
Note - When connecting GPIO sensors to the M1, a Pullup voltage
connection is recommended.
Pullup voltage provides an active high/low voltage
reference for the GPIO input when sensors do not provide
sufficient voltage.
NMEA 2000 sensors
When the M1 is connected to an NMEA 2000 bus, data from
applicable NMEA 2000 and 0183 devices will display on the
handset and Onboard App Instruments screen, and on the Cortex
Monitor App.
See page 26 for the NMEA PGNs received and transmitted and
Monitoring Instruments received.
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