A2.8.6.1 Rate Of Turn Device Manufacturer; A2.8.6.2; Model; A2.8.6.3 Device Location - Rutter VDR-100G3 Installation Manual

A2.8.6 Configure Rate of Turn (ROT)
Clicking the Configure Rate of Turn tab opens the Rate of Turn data entry window (see Figure
A2- 20 - Rate of Turn below). This window requires the input of information relevant to the ship's
rate of turn device.
A2.8.6.1 Rate of Turn Device Manufacturer
Enter the name of the manufacturer of the rate of turn device.

A2.8.6.2

Model

Enter the model of the rate of turn device.
A2.8.6.3 Device Location
Enter the location of the rate of turn device onboard the ship.
A2.8.6.4 Talker ID
The first two alphanumeric characters of the NMEA sentence 'Address Field' identify the Talker.
When entering the Talker ID for a rate of turn device, these two letters will typically be "TI" or
"HE".
A2.8.6.5 DataMux Channel
Enter the DataMux channel to which the rate of turn device is connected.
A2.8.6.6 String to Use for Rate of Turn
From the drop down box select the string from which rate of turn information is collected. ROT
(Rate of Turn) is the only option available.
ROT – Rate of turn and direction of turn
$--ROT,x.x,A*hh<CR><LF>
A2.8.6.7 Sample of Rate of Turn String
Enter a sample of the rate of turn string. See example ROT string format provided in String to
Use for Rate of Turn provided above.
VDR-100G3/G3S Installation Manual
Appendix 2: System Configuration File, Rev. 1.1
Figure A2- 20 - Rate of Turn
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