Simrad AP16 Autopilot
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Select the screen by pressing the
STBD 1 button and confirm by
pressing the STBD 10 button.
The menu provides you with status
information about the different
SimNet and/or NMEA messages used
by the system.
Decoding
The incoming signals are decoded
according to a built in priority table in
the AP16. Cross Track Error and
bearing information are taken from
the NMEA messages with highest
priority.
For all data items, one of the
following codes will be displayed:
– – – No data or no NMEA
sentence containing the data
needed is available at the
input port.
OK Valid data found
INV Message with invalid
information.
FRM Message has format failure
such as
a) Incorrect check sum
b) Wrong contents in
datafield(s)
If data are missing or invalid,
perform the following:
• Check the NMEA signal monitor
(see below)