Network Settings - Simrad AP70 Operator's Manual

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 different 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 first 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 first time turn on, this will be identified 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 affect 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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