Simrad ST90 - Setting up the Interfaces to Peripheral Devices; Installing Navigation Sensors and Other Sensors

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Settinguptheinterfacestoperipheral
devices
Topics
Installingnavigationsensorsandothersensors,page328
DeningtheserialandEthernet(LAN)portparameters,page329
Settinguptheinputfromanavigationsystem(GPS),page331
Settinguptheinterfaceforspeedloginput,page333
Settinguptheinterfaceforcoursegyroinput,page336
Conguringthesensorinterface,page338
Settinguptheinputfromamotionreferenceunit(MRU),page340
SettinguptheST90inasynchronizedsystem,page342
Installingnavigationsensorsandothersensors
FortheST90touseandoffercorrectnavigationalinformation,oneormoreexternal
sensorsmustbeconnected.Typicalsensorsarethosethatprovidespeed,heading
andgeographicalposition.Tosetupthecommunicationparametersontheserialand
LANports,usetheI/OSetuppage.Toselectwhichsensorstoinstall,usetheSensor
Installationpage.TheSensorCongurationpageallowsyoutodeneadatagrampriority,
sothattheinformationfromthe"mostreliable"sensorisusedbytheST90.Youcanalso
denemanualvaluesincaseasensorisunserviceable,ornotinstalled.
Prerequisites
ThenewsensorisphysicallyconnectedtotheST90usingaserialornetworkcable.
Context
TheSensorInstallationpageallowsyourST90tocommunicatewithexternalsensors
andsystems.However,inordertocommunicatewitheachsensor,youmustrstsetup
therelevantcommunicationparameters.Oncethecommunicationhasbeenestablished
andthesensorisconnected,youmustdenethedatagrampriorityandnalizethe
conguration.
Note
JustmakingchangesandselectingOKatthebottomofthepagewillnotinstallanything.
Selectwhattoinstall,denetherelevantparameters,andthenselectAdd.
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