AUTOPILOT
Temperature range:
The above products have the same temperature range.
Storage: -30°C to +80°C.( -22°F to 176°F)
Operation: -10°C to +70°C. (14°F to 158°F)
Warranty period:
The above products have the same 2 year warranty period, see separate conditions.
CE approval:
The above products conforms to the EMC requirements for immunity and emission
according to
EN 5008-1 and EN 55022
9.2 Nexus Network specification
The Nexus Network is a high performance, non-collision multi-talker, multi-receiver
data bus, specially designed for marine navigation applications. The most important
features are the high update rate, fast response times, very low data latency (25ms)
and very high data security even at long distances. Another important feature is that
data transfer efficiency will not degrade even when used in large and complex systems.
It utilises the RS485 standard with up to 32 senders and/or receivers to form a Local
Area Network. Data is transmitted asynchronously with 1 start-bit, 8-data-bits, 1 parity-
bit, two stop-bits in 9600 baud.
The link between Nexus Network and your PC-application is the PC interface FD (Full
Duplex) / NMEA (Art. No. 21248-1). This is supplied with a 9-pole D-sub connector on
a 1m (3.3 ft) cable for the RS232 PC port. The PC interface is a useful tool to monitor
and log real time data, or when editing waypoints to/from PC-file or to/from Nexus
Network. For users who writes there own software, please see our web-site where you
find the Nexus application notes.
9.3 Accessories
9.3.1 Autopilot instrument
Additional Autopilot instruments (Art. No. 20445-5) may be added. They are connected
in a "daisy chain" fashion from one to the other, matching colours on terminals. Control
may be transferred from one instrument to another by simply pressing any pushbuttons
(except the OFF push-button) on the instrument where active control is desired. All
other inactive instruments will display the same information as the active instrument,
however in the lower display the text "passive" will blink once every seven seconds.
9.3.2 Nexus Remote Control instrument
The Remote Control instrument (Art. No. 21210) is an instrument in itself that can be
set in either Autopilot mode to be used as an Autopilot instrument, or Instrument mode
displaying all information on the Nexus Network. Further it can be used as a remote
control for all instruments connected to the Network. It is the ultimate Nexus
instrument!
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