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Nexus HPC Compass Installation And Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 HPC Compass NMEA Version Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 2 English NMEA HPC COMPASS 13-1...
  • Page 3 English NMEA HPC COMPASS This manual is written for the NMEA HPC Compass transducer 1.1 Edition: 1.4 May 2010 13-2...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    English NMEA HPC COMPASS Installation ......................4 Location of the HPC Compass ................4 Check the location: .................... 4 Electrical installation ..................6 Setup and deviation ..................7 Set-up from the Hyper terminal ................7 3.1.1 Adjust the Heel and Trim ................7 3.1.2...

  • Page 5: Installation

    HPC Compass transducer Installation Manual Thank you for choosing a Nexus product. Through this manual we would like to help you to install your new Nexus product. Please read through this manual carefully before starting your installation. The six axis Nexus electronic compass measures the magnetic field and the roll and trim.
  • Page 6 English NMEA HPC COMPASS Horizontal mounting Vertical mounting 13-5...

  • Page 7: Electrical Installation

    NMEA HPC COMPASS Electrical installation The HPC Compass will output NMEA data on both the RS-232 and RS-422 output. The RS-232 is used for setup of the HPC (via a Computer) and the RS-422 is used for connection to other equipment. The unit is not powered via the D-sub connector.

  • Page 8: Setup And Deviation

    English NMEA HPC COMPASS Setup and deviation The HPC Compass is adjusted and compensated from a PC with the use of the Hyper terminal software which is a standard SW for Windows.. After installation: Connect the power and NMEA data cable...

  • Page 9: Magnetic Deviation

    English NMEA HPC COMPASS Note: You will get the best result in calm water with a smooth turn on the steering wheel independently of how the circle is performed. When activated, you can stop the automatic compass deviation at any time with the command C3.

  • Page 10: Other Commands And Settings

    English NMEA HPC COMPASS 3.1.6 Other commands and settings display current baud rate ^B<0|1|2|3> set baud rate: 0 - 4800 (default) 1 - 9600 2 - 19200 3 - 38400 display current output rate ^R<0|1|2|3> set output rate: 0 - 0.5/s...

  • Page 11: Specifications

    English NMEA HPC COMPASS Specifications Type of compass sensor: Magneto resistive sensor (three axis) Type of heel/trim sensor: Silicon sensor (three axis) Dimensions: 102 x 57 x21mm Weight: Enclosure: Water proof Temperature range: -5 to +50 C (+40 to 122 F).

  • Page 12: Nmea Explanation

    English NMEA HPC COMPASS NMEA explanation HDG Heading – Deviation & Variation $--HDG,x.x,x.x,a,x.x,a*hh 1) Magnetic Sensor heading in degrees 2) Magnetic Deviation, degrees 3) Magnetic Deviation direction, E = Easterly, W = Westerly 4) Magnetic Variation degrees 5) Magnetic Variation direction, E = Easterly, W = Westerly 6) checksum HDT Heading –...
  • Page 13 English NMEA HPC COMPASS HPR Transducer Measurements (proprietary data) $PTNTHPR,x.x,a,x.x,a,x.x,a *hh 1) Heading 2) N for Number 3) Pitch in degrees 4) N for Number 5) Roll in degrees 6) N for Number 7) checksum Checksum of all characters in the sentence, The checksum is the 8-bit exclusive OR (no start or stop bits) including “,”...
  • Page 14 English NMEA HPC COMPASS Warranty 13-13...
  • Page 15 English NMEA HPC COMPASS 13-14...
  • Page 16 English NMEA HPC COMPASS 13-15...
  • Page 17 English NMEA HPC COMPASS Copyright ©: Nexus Marine AB Karlsbodavägen 20B, SE-161 02 Bromma, Sweden Tel: +46 -(0) 8 – 506 939 00. Fax: +46 -(0) 8 – 506 939 01 www.nexusmarine.se 13-16...

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