Garmin GWS 10 Marine Wind Sensor User manual

September 2008 Part Number 190-01016-01 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan
GWS™ 10 Sensor Conguration Guide
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and
other important information.
The GWS 10 provides wind angle and speed information for various screens, data elds,
or digital gauges of NMEA 2000
®
-compatible connected display devices. For a list of
compatible Garmin chartplotters and devices, visit www.garmin.com.
Important: This document provides specic conguration information for the
GWS 10 using your NMEA 2000-compatible chartplotter or marine instrument (such
as a GPSMAP
®
5212 or GMI
™
10). To access the NMEA 2000 device conguration
information on your device, consult the documentation provided with your device.
Conguring the Wind Angle Offset (Orientation)
When mounting the sensor, you must adjust the angle offset if you did not orient the
GWS 10 as described in the GWS 10 Installation Instructions.
To congure the wind angle offset (orientation):
1. While viewing the NMEA 2000 device information, select Cong > Wind Angle Offset.
2. Select the angle in degrees to adjust for the difference in orientation.
To congure the wind speed lter if the menu option is not displayed:
1. Select Generic Conguration to specify data for the lter and offset settings.
2. Enter the following command: “SPEEDFILTER=”
3. Follow the command with a number between 0 and 254, representing a time constant
in increments of 0.25 second, or 255 to represent the Automatic setting (for example:
SPEEDFILTER=215).
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TIP: The angles are congured clockwise around the mast of the boat. For example,
90 degrees is on the starboard side of the boat, and 270 degrees is on the port side.
Conguring the Wind Speed Filter
The wind speed lter governs how quickly the NMEA 2000-compatible display device
shows a change in the wind speed. A lower lter setting shows changes in the wind speed
more gradually, and may stabilize the display.
To congure the wind speed lter:
1. While viewing the NMEA 2000 device information, select Cong > Wind Speed Filter.
2. Choose from the following options to adjust the lter settings.
Off—the wind speed data is not ltered.
On—select a lower number to show a change in the wind speed more gradually, and
help the gauge needle or wind speed number to move or change more steadily.
Auto—automatically adjusts the lter settings based on wind conditions.
Conguring the Wind Angle Filter
The wind angle lter governs how quickly the NMEA 2000-compatible display device
shows a change in the wind angle. A lower lter setting shows changes in the wind angle
more gradually, and may stabilize the display.
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To congure the wind angle lter:
1. While viewing the NMEA 2000 device information, select Cong > Wind Angle Filter.
2. Choose from the following options to adjust the lter settings.
Off—the wind angle data is not ltered.
On—select a lower number to update the display device less often, and help the
gauge needle or wind angle number to move or change more steadily.
Auto—automatically adjusts the lter settings based on wind conditions.
Conguring the GWS 10 if the Filter and Offset
Selections Are Not Displayed
Depending on the version of software loaded on your Garmin marine instrument, the
specic conguration options may not be displayed on the conguration screens.
To congure the wind angle offset if the menu option is not displayed:
1. Select Generic Conguration to specify data for the lter and offset settings.
2. Enter the following command: “ANGLEOFFSET=”
3. Follow the command with a number between 0 and 359, in degrees (for example:
ANGLEOFFSET=180).
To congure the wind angle lter if the menu option is not displayed:
1. Select Generic Conguration to specify data for the lter and offset settings.
2. Enter the following command: “ANGLEFILTER=”
3. Follow the command with a number between 0 and 254, representing a time constant
in increments of 0.25 second, or 255 to represent the Automatic setting (for example:
ANGLEFILTER=12).
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