Kongsberg Simrad EK80 - Setting up the Input from a Navigation System (GPS)

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bSelectSetupbelowthelisttoopentheSerialPortSetuporLANPortSetup
dialogbox.
cSetuptherelevantserialorEthernet(LAN)communicationparameters.
ThecommunicationparametersdenedforNMEA0183are:
•Baudrate:4800bit/s
•Databits:8
•Parity:Even
•Stopbits:1
Someinstrumentsmayprovideotherparametersand/oroptions.You
mustalwayschecktherelevanttechnicaldocumentationsuppliedbythe
manufacturer.
dSelectOKtosavetheselectedsettingsandclosethedialogbox.
6Atthebottomofthepage,selectApplytosaveyoursettings.
7Repeatforanyothercommunicationportsthatyouneedtosetup.
8ClosetheInstallationdialogbox.
Relatedtopics
Interfacingperipheralequipment,page228
Settinguptheinputfromanavigationsystem(GPS)
FortheEK80touseandoffercorrectnavigationalinformation,oneormoreexternal
sensorsmustbeconnected.Typicalsensorsarethoseprovidingnavigationalinformation
(heading,speedorgeographicalposition).Toselectwhichsensorstoinstall,usethe
SensorInstallationpage.Yourcurrentpositionisshownonthetopbarifyouhave
enabledthisintheDisplayOptionsdialogbox.
Prerequisites
Thisprocedureassumesthat:
•YouhaveavacantinterfaceportonyourProcessorUnit.
•YouarefamiliarwithNMEAandotherrelevantdatagramformats.
•Youknowhowtosetuptheparametersforserialandlocalareanetwork(LAN)
communication.
•Theinterfaceportissetupwiththecorrectcommunicationparameters.
•TheEK80systemisturnedonandoperatesnormally.
•ThenewsensorisphysicallyconnectedtotheEK80usingaserialornetworkcable.
Thesensoristurnedonandinnormaloperation.
Neithertoolsnorinstrumentsarerequired.
Settingtowork