Nexus FDX-kit - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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1 Function overview ............................................................................................ 5
2 Part specification ............................................................................................. 6
3 Installation ........................................................................................................ 7
3.1 Installation of the USB to RS-232 converter ................................................................... 7
3.1.1 General ..................................................................................................... 7
3.1.2 System Requirements .............................................................................. 7
3.1.3 Features ................................................................................................... 7
3.1.4 Converter Installation................................................................................ 8
4 USB to RS232 converter issue(s) .................................................................... 9
5 Installation of the NexusRace Software ....................................................... 11
5.1.1 General ................................................................................................... 11
5.1.2 Installing the Software ............................................................................ 11
5.2 How to use the NX2 Sail Performance ......................................................................... 12
5.2.1 Monitoring ............................................................................................... 12
5.2.2 Setup ...................................................................................................... 13
5.2.3 Navigation............................................................................................... 13
5.3 Connection of the cables ............................................................................................. 15
6 Set-up the NXR instrument via Nexus Race SW .......................................... 16
6.1 Configure the NXR instruments .................................................................................... 17
6.1.1 Unit settings ............................................................................................ 18
6.1.2 Damping settings .................................................................................... 19
6.1 Setup the NXR Multi Control Instrument ...................................................................... 19
6.2 Edit display of NXR Multi Control Instrument................................................................ 20
6.3 Setup the NXR XL20 and XL30 instruments................................................................. 22
6.4 Edit display of NXR Multi Control Instrument................................................................ 23
6.4.1 Secondary function ................................................................................. 28
6.4.2 Global damping ...................................................................................... 28
6.5 Custom data ................................................................................................................ 29
7 Tools ................................................................................................................ 30
7.1 Calibration.................................................................................................................... 30
7.2 Manual calibration ........................................................................................................ 30
7.2.1 Log calibration ........................................................................................ 30
7.2.2 Depth calibration .................................................................................... 31
7.2.3 Compass calibration ............................................................................... 32
7.2.4 Wind calibration ...................................................................................... 34
7.2.5 Correction tables for nWind .................................................................... 36
7.2.6 Automatic Calibration ............................................................................. 38
7.3 Controls ....................................................................................................................... 39
7.3.1 Timer ...................................................................................................... 39
7.3.2 Steer Pilot ............................................................................................... 40
7.3.3 Trim ........................................................................................................ 40
7.3.4 Reset Trip Counter ................................................................................. 43
7.3.5 Man Over Board ..................................................................................... 43
7.3.6 Reinitialize Nexus Network ..................................................................... 43
7.4 Polar table ................................................................................................................... 44
7.5 Settings........................................................................................................................ 45
7.5.1 NX2 Server settings ................................................................................ 45
7.5.2 NMEA ..................................................................................................... 46
8 Specifications ................................................................................................. 47
8.1 Nexus Network introduction and user policy ................................................................. 47