3.10Fastheadingconnection
IfyouwishtouseMARPA(radartargetacquisition)functions
onasystemwithoutaSeaT alk
ng
autopilotthenyouwillrequire
adedicatedFastheadingconnection.Theconnectionuses
NMEA0183andcanbemadetoeitheracompatibleRaymarine
autopilotoradedicatedFastheadingsensor.Ifyoursystemincludes
aRaymarineSPXcoursecomputerconnectedusingSeaTalk
ng
then
youwillnotneedtheseparateFastheadingconnection.
TypicalFastheadingfromNMEA0183compatibleautopilot
Note:TheconnectioncanbemadeintoanyNMEA0183port.
1.Display
2.Autopilotcoursecomputer
3.AutopilotconnectedviaNMEA0183(Fastheadingandother
relevantdata)
4.Autopilotcontroller
5.Fluxgatecompass
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