Simrad AP26 and AP27 Autopilots
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SimNet Data Screen
Select the screen by pressing
the STBD button and confirm
by rotating the course knob
clockwise.
Step through the menu by pressing the STBD button. The menu
provides you with status information about the different SimNet
messages used by the system.
Decoding
The incoming signals are decoded according to a built in priority
table in the autopilot. 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)