Raymarine SmartPilot SPX-10 - Page 13

2.Coursecomputer—Thisisthecentralintelligencehubofthe
autopilotsystem,linkingthecontrolheadtothedriveunit.
3.Driveunit—Thedriveunitinterfaceswithyourboat’ssteering
system.
4.Fluxgatecompass—Theuxgatecompassprovidesthe
autopilotwithamagneticheadingrequiredformaintaininga
course.
5.Rudderreference—Requiredforsomesystemsonly.This
providesfeedbackfromtherudderandcanenhancesteering
performance.
Inadditiontheautopilotmayreceivedatafromothercomponents,
forexample:
•Multifunctiondisplay—Theautopilotcanconnecttoa
compatiblemultifunctiondisplay.Thisprovidesenhanced
capabilitiesforcreatingandfollowingroutes.
•GPS—Usuallyreceivedfromamultifunctiondisplay,theautopilot
usespositiondatawhenfollowingroutesandcalculatingthe
optimumcoursetosteer.
•Windtransducer—Theautopilotcansteerrelativetoaspecied
windangle.
Planningtheinstallation
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