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Chapter 2: Following a route
2.1 Introduction
You can use your SPX-5 Tiller system to control your course. Use:
• Track mode to automatically follow a pre-determined route.
• Wind Vane mode to automatically maintain a predetermined wind angle.
2.2 Using Track mode
Your autopilot can follow a route (or track) as set on your chartplotter or GPS.
A track is a predefined path through a series of waypoints with each “track leg” being
a straight line between 2 consecutive waypoints.
In Track mode, the SPX-5 Tiller system will make any course changes necessary to
keep your boat on the required track, automatically compensating for tidal streams
and leeway.
Requirements for Track mode
To operate in Track mode, the SPX-5 Tiller system must receive route information
from a suitable navigation system, such as:
• A SeaTalk compatible chartplotter or GPS unit.
• An NMEA 0183 compatible chartplotter or GPS unit.
• A SeaTalk
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compatible chartplotter.
Refer to the
SmartPilot X-5 Tiller Installation and Commissioning Guide
for
connection details.
Track leg
Waypoint
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