How to open
This dialog box is opened from the Setup menu. Click the Navigation button.
Description
Several external sensors(GPS navigation, gyro compass etc) may be connected to the FX80 to provide information about the vessel's speed, position, heading and sailed distance. The FX80 must be set up to receive this information. The interface port is fixed, but the format of the information must be selected. The Navigation dialog box provides dedicated tabs to set up these parameters.
The ship's navigation system is connected to the Bridge Control Unit using a serial port. This connects directly to an NMEA converter that transmits data as UDP packets. These packets - containing the navigation information - are sent to the FX80 Processor Unit on the Ethernet line. You can not change any of the serial line communication parameters in the FX80 user interface. These a fixed to the standard NMEA settings.