Ease of installation and maintenance thanks to simplified cabling in the sensor-to-Chart Radar/ECDIS interface delivered by common sensor adapter
Sensor Adapter acts as central medium to gather all the sensor data and collectively feed it to all FCR-2xx9 Chart Radar and FMD-3200/3300 ECDIS in the system. Since sensor adapter can be extended to cover all the sensors within the system, individual cablings in the sensor-to-Chart Radar/ECDIS interface can be greatly reduced.
Navigation sensors can be directly interfaced with the processor's 8 serial I/0 ports. Sensor adapters are required under the following conditions:
- the sensor data is to be shared amongst multiple networked Chart Radar and ECDIS systems,
- the number of sensors interfaced is more than the number of the ports the processor has (8 serial I/O ports, 1 digital IN and 6 digital OUT), and/or
- he networked sensors include analog sensors.
In order to integrate onboard sensors into the navigation network, the sensor adapter may be interfaced with the switching hub HUB-100 from which distribution of the sensor data throughout the network is possible. Alternatively, multiple sensor adapters may be interfaced via Ethernet to integrate onboard sensors for use in the shipboard network.
