SECTION THREE - Interfacing
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Figure 24: Port 1 output setup screen
Check the installation instructions of the equipment to which you’re
interfacing for any special requirements. The Northstar factory settings
will be adequate for most peripheral equipment, but the following options
are available, if needed:
Table 6: Port setup optionsParameter Options
OUTPUT FORMAT
(see below)
choose OFF, 0180, 0183,
0183-R, or CDX
NMEA 0183 Talker ID
(see page 51)
choose GP or II to make the unit
look like a GPS receiver or an
“integrated instrument” (II)
NMEA 0183 lat/lon precision
(see page 52)
choose hundredths of minutes,
thousandths of minutes, or
ten-thousandths of minutes
OUTPUT RATE
(see page 53)
choose 1 to 199 seconds
NMEA 0183 waypoint ID as
(see page 53)
choose NAMES or NUMBERS
for the identifier of waypoints
sent to the external device
NMEA 0183 checksums
(see page 53)
choose ON or OFF for compati-
bility with some older devices
NMEA 0183 baud rate The baud rate is fixed at 4800