Simrad TV80 - Setting up the Interfaces to Peripheral Devices through a Serial Port

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Settinguptheinterfacestoperipheraldevicesthroughaserial
port
Toprovidecorrectinformation,theTV80needstocommunicatewithexternaldevices.
Serialportsarestillaverycommonmethodforinterfacebetweenmaritimesystems.In
ordertocommunicatewithperipheraldevices,theProcessorUnitoffersseveralserialand/or
Ethernet(LAN)ports.IntheSelectInput(Serial)dialogboxyoucanselecttheinputforyour
availableCOMportforinterfacepurposes.
Prerequisites
Thisprocedureassumesthat:
•ThenewdeviceisphysicallyconnectedtotheTV80usingaserialornetworkcable.
•Theinterfaceportissetupwiththecorrectcommunicationparameters.
Context
Theseriallineconnectioncanprovideinformationfromthefollowingthecatchmonitoring
sensors:
•SimradPI50
•SimradPI60
•SimradITI
•SimradPI50Software
•Gyro
•GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)
•Otherhardware
Procedure
1ObservetheMainmenu.
ItsdefaultlocationisontherightsideoftheTV80presentation.
2SelecttheSetupicon.
TheiconislocatedundertheMainmenu.ItisusedtoopentheSetupmenu.
3OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.
4OntherightsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,observetheavailablecommunication
ports.
Gettingstarted