Simrad EK15 User Manual

Functionsanddialogboxes
Navigationdialogbox;Speedtab
Purpose
TheparametersonthisSpeedtaballowsyoutocontroltheinterfacewithexternalspeed
sensorsorsetamanualspeed.
Description
Theseexternalspeedsensorsare
typicallyglobalpositioningsystems
(GPS)ordedicatedspeedsensors.
Theyprovidetheirdataonaserial
line,orbymeansofthelocalarea
network.
Theinformationfromthespeed
sensorsystemprovidesthespeed
informationontheEK15Titlebar.
Parameters
1Port
SelectwhichserialorEthernetporttouseforthiscommunication.
2Setup
OnceyouhaveselectedaserialorEthernetcommunicationport,clickthisbuttonto
setuptheapplicableportparameters.Therelevantportsetupdialogboxopens.
3NMEASentence
SelectwhichNMEAsentencetobeusedforthecommunication.
aAuto
TheEK15willreadallrelevanttelegrams.Ifthespeciedinformationis
providedtothesystemonmorethanonetelegramformat,abuilt-inpriority
listwillbeused.
bVHW
Thistelegramcontainsthecompassheadingtowhichthevesselpointsandthe
speedofthevesselrelativetothewater.
→VHWWaterspeedandheadingonpage255
cVTG
Thistelegramcontainstheactualcourseandspeedrelativetotheground.
→VTGCourseoverground&groundspeedonpage256
dRMC
Thistelegramcontainstime,date,position,courseandspeeddataprovidedby
aglobalnavigationsatellitesystem(GNSS)receiver.
→RMCRecommendedminimumspecicGNSSdataonpage254
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Simrad EK15 Specifications

General

Brand	Simrad
Model	EK15
Category	Marine Equipment
Language	English