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Network settings

Setup and selection of sources are done from the Network menu.

Selecting data sources

A data source can be a sensor or a device connected to the network, providing data to other

devices. Data can be of diﬀ erent type such as compass data, apparent wind data, calculated

wind data, depth data, etc.

Source selection is required on initial start up of the system, if any part of the CAN bus

network has been changed or replaced, or if an alternative source is made available for a

given data type and this source has not been selected automatically.

At the ﬁ rst time turn on of a group of SimNet interconnected products, data sources are

automatically selected from an internal SimNet priority list. If a data source is connected to

SimNet after the ﬁ rst time turn on, this will be identiﬁ ed and automatically selected if no other

data source already is selected for the given data type.

You can let the system automatically select your sources, or set up each source manually as

described below.

Auto select

The Auto Select option will look for all SimNet sources connected to the network. If more

than one source is available for each data type, the system will automatically select from an

internal priority list.

The Auto select function is mainly for situations where the automatic source selection needs

to be updated because a selected data source is not supplying data or has been physically

replaced with another one. The update secures that the existing source selections are valid

and maintained. Missing sources are either automatically exchanged with an alternative

source from the list of available sources for the given data type, or the replacing source is

selected.

Manual source selection

You can manually select the preferred source. This is useful if you have more than one of the

same type of device on the network.

Available sources are listed as shown in the example below. You select active source by

ticking the preferred unit.

Group selection

The autopilot system can use data sources that all other products on the network use, or

select individual sources for the autopilot system.

If the group is set to Simrad, any changes to a source will also aﬀ ect other systems on the

network.

If the group is None, the selected source will be used for the autopilot system only.

In the example below the steering compass is common for all systems on the network.

Advanced selection

Allows the advanced selection of sources available on the network.

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