System introduction – B&G H5000 Analogue Expansion User Manual
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H5000 Installation
System introduction
The innovative B&G H5000 instrument system is powered by a smart
Central Processing Unit (CPU) with the ability to run three levels of
software, Hydra, Hercules and Performance. H5000 is designed for all
sailing types from cruising to racing and provides the sophistication
you need without over-complication.
Running a system with an integral CPU has a wealth of advantages
including web-browser based setup via the new H5000 interface,
for easy set-up, calibration, commissioning, backup/restore and
advanced diagnostics. It also expands the system’s communications
capabilities, with dual NMEA 0183 ports with selectable message
confi guration, Ethernet link to the webserver and the ability to
interface with other software apps. Add a wireless router and
you benefi t from tablet/smartphone integration. A CPU provides
enhanced sensor support and specifi c sailing features like wind
correction for heel/trim angle and true wind correction – improving
the data displayed to the user and guiding the autopilot. It also
simplifi es seemingly complex calibrations through AutoCal
calibration routines.
The H5000 CPU delivers enhanced HV display control, letting you
alternate the displays between two variables, for more effi
cient
display use, and provides support for both expansion modules
and many of B&G’s existing sensors. In addition, the CPU provides
advanced MOB function with dedicated MOB button input and dead
reckoning of relative MOB position, allowing for tide, based on the
initial MOB position or as updated via AIS SART with compatible
equipment.
This manual describes the standard system and then describes how
the system can be expanded.
The system is connected together by the NMEA 2000®
communication network using Micro-C connectors, which handles
all of the data that travels between devices including the Central
Processor Unit, Pilot Computer, Modules, Analog Displays, Graphic &
Race Displays, Pilot Controller and HV Displays.
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