Simrad SU90 - Setting up the Interface for Course Gyro Input

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8IfyouwanttocheckthattheperipheralsystemistransmittingdatatotheSU90,
selectMonitor.
ThePortMonitordialogboxprovidesonetextboxforincomingmessages(Rx
Data),andoneforoutgoingmessages(TxData).Usetheseboxesandyour
knowledgeofthedatacommunicationtoinvestigatethedatagrams.ThePort
Monitordialogboxisatoolfordebuggingpurposes.Itisneitherrequirednor
intendedfornormaloperationoftheSU90.
9Typeacustomnametoidentifytheinterfaceinotherdialogboxes.
10Selectwhichdatagram(s)youwanttoimportfromthesensor.
11Ifrelevant,specifyadedicatedtalkerID.
12SelectAddtosavethenewsensorinterfaceyouhavedened.
ThesensorinterfaceisaddedtotheInstalledSensorslistontheSensorInstallation
page.
13Atthebottomofthedialogbox,selectApplytosaveyoursettings.
14ContinueyourworkintheInstallationdialogbox,orselectOKtocloseit.
Furtherrequirements
OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectSensorConguration.Denethe
priorityofthedatagrams,andsetuprelevantcongurationparameters.
Relatedtopics
Settinguptheinterfacestoperipheraldevices,page119
Settinguptheinterfaceforcoursegyroinput
Inordertooperatecorrectly,theSU90requiresinputfromacoursegyro.Inmostcases
asuitablecoursegyroisalreadyinstalledonthevessel.Aglobalpositioningsystem
(GPS)withacompatibleoutputformatcanalsobeused.Toselectwhichsensorsto
install,usetheSensorInstallationpage.Thecurrentheadingisshownonthetopbarif
youhaveenabledthisintheDisplayOptionsdialogbox.
Prerequisites
Thisprocedureassumesthat:
•YouhaveavacantinterfaceportonyourProcessorUnit.
•YouarefamiliarwithNMEAandotherrelevantdatagramformats.
•Youknowhowtosetuptheparametersforserialandlocalareanetwork(LAN)
communication.
•Theinterfaceportissetupwiththecorrectcommunicationparameters.
•TheSU90systemisturnedonandoperatesnormally.
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