User Input; General; Storage Medias - Simrad Maris ECDIS900 Technical Manual

General

User Input

The ECDIS900 is a window based Human Computer Interface (HCI) where operator requested
information is obtained from menus and dialogue boxes on the display. The mouse is the
main operating tool for the system. A keyboard is also necessary for alphanumeric data
entering .
H
ARD DISK
ECDIS workstation is delivered ready to work with Windows XP and Windows 7 and necessary
system drivers and libraries already installed.
When ECDIS is installed on the computer, the necessary files are copied to the hard disk and
four folders are created:
C:\Program Files\MARIS\ECDIS900_4 or C:\Program Files(x86)\MARIS\ECDIS900_4
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containing:
The application ECDIS900 and necessary libraries in the Bin folder
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The Sensor Monitor application
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Utilities
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C-MAP library components
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C:\Charts containing all data related to chart collections
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C:\Ecdis_UserData containing user data like routes, tracks, object editor, tide database,
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weather, logbook.
C:\Program Data\MARIS containing:
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Configuration files.
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S-52 presentation library components.
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Log files of ECDIS900 including listing of chart installation and updates.
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M
EMORY STICK
Memory sticks are used:
To install chart permits when S57 or ARCS permits are transmitted by memory stick or
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received by email.
To update S57 chart database when the updates are received by memory stick or email.
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To back up and restore routes, logbooks and user data stored on the hard disk.
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To boot the system when a complete restoration of the hard disk is necessary.
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CD(DVD)-ROM
CD-ROM are used:
To install and update charts
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To restore the hard disk when it has failed. ECDIS is delivered with a CD-ROM called
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"Ghost". This CD-ROM is a mirror of the hard disk. Running the Ghost application, you
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