Kongsberg Simrad ST90 - Verifying the Communication with the Motion Reference Unit (MRU)

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Result
DatagramPortBaudrateTalkerID
Requirements
Results
Headingdataisprovidedanddisplayed.
Therelevantcommunicationparametersarerecorded.
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Relatedtopics
Testingtheinterfaceswithperipheraldevices,page31
Verifyingthecommunicationwiththemotionreferenceunit
(MRU)
Theinformationfromamotionreferenceunit(MRU)(normallyheave,rollandpitch
information)isimportedintotheST90systemtoincreasetheaccuracyoftheechodata.The
ST90systemisprovidedwithabuilt-inmotionsensortoprovideelectronicstabilization
ofthesonarbeams.ItisplacedinsidetheMotorControlUnit.Forimprovedoperational
accuracy,anexternalmotionreferenceunit(MRU)canbeused.Thistaskisonlyapplicable
isyouareusinganexternalmotionreferenceunitonyourST90system.
Prerequisites
TheST90systemhasbeensetupwithitshardwareunitsconnectedasspeciedinthe
InstallationManual.
•ApersonalcomputerwithasensorsimulatorprogramisconnectedtotheST90system.
Thesimulatorisactive.
•Theinterfaceportissetupwiththecorrectcommunicationparameters.
•YouarefamiliarwithNMEAandotherrelevantdatagramformats.
•Youknowhowtosetuptheparametersforserialandlocalareanetwork(LAN)
communication.
•TheST90systemisturnedonandoperatesnormally.
Youneedthefollowingtestequipment:
•Personalcomputer
•NMEASimulatorsoftware
SimradST90FactoryAcceptanceTest