Airmar WeatherCaster™ Software User Manual

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Enable/Disable Functionality

You can enable or disable the NMEA 0183 sentence commands or NMEA 2000
PGN commands sent by the sensor and modify the rate of transmission. In the
Advance Setup window on the Sensor Hardware tab, click the Enable/Disable
Functionality button to access the window (see Figure 29). To learn more, go to
either the “NMEA 0183 Interface” section below or the “NMEA 2000 Interface”
section on the following page.
NOTE: The Bandwidth Used cannot exceed 100%. Reduce one or more intervals
until the color is yellow.
• Green

Adequate bandwidth

• Yellow

Approaching maximum bandwidth (may lose some data)

• Red

Maximum bandwidth exceeded

Click Defaults to return to the factory settings. Click Save to accept the changes.
Note that the Save button is enabled only after changes have been made.

NMEA 0183 Interface

You can enable or disable each of the NMEA 0183 sentences sent by the sensor
and specify the number of seconds between the transmission of each sentence.
As you change the interval, the hertz (Hz) transmission rate will also change.
Display Settings—Not Using WeatherCaster Software

Select the NMEA 0183 Display Settings tab to modify settings when not using
the WeatherCaster software (see Figure 33). These settings will be in effect
whenever the sensor is powered ON.

Figure 33. NMEA 0183 Display Settings window

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