User's Manual

R60 Station
R60 User Manual
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Version
Date
7000 120-019
A1
2022-08-10
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6.17 Configure > Special aids to navigation functions
Note: This functionality requires an external interface hardware unit (7000 000-684),
which must be ordered separately, in order to work.
To configure the special AtoN functions, use the settings in the Special AtoN Functions
category page.
The R60 can be set up to receive input from an external interface hardware unit, and
based on the input modify the AtoN status bits of one of the defined AtoNs (see 6.15).
In addition to setting the AtoN status bits, a binary message 6 AtoN status message
and binary message 8 Meteorological and Hydrographic data message (DAC 1, FI 31)
can be setup for transmission. Some of the data in the transmitted messages are taken
from the selected AtoN.
For the AtoN status message it is possible to setup dynamic transmission based on
changes in the external digital inputs. When this functionality is enabled there is a rate
limiting functionality to avoid causing VDL overload. The function uses TX tokens to
avoid too many transmits. For each transmit (due to a digital input change) a TX token
is consumed. If there are no available TX tokens no transmit will be made. The TX
token count is increased by one at a configurable Token Rate, up to a configurable Max
Tokens.
The parameters on the page have the following meaning:
Group
Parameter
Description
Installation
AtoN Index
Selects which AtoN to use:
0 = Disable the special AtoN functionality.
1 – 30 = Set AtoN status bits in the selected AtoN, also AtoN Status
Message and Met/Hydro Message are taken from the selected AtoN’s
configuration (MMSI, position, off position indicator).
Light
Selects how AtoN lights are installed (used to set message 21 AtoN
status bits).
Not installed/monitored – Lights not installed or installed but
unmonitored.
Monitored – Lights are installed and monitored.
RACON
Selects if/how AtoN RACON is installed (used to set message 21 AtoN
status bits).
Not installed – RACON is not installed.
Not monitored – RACON is installed, but unmonitored.
Monitored – RACON is installed and being monitored.
AtoN Status
Message
Active
Check this box in order to enable transmission of the AtoN Status
Message.
Target
MMSI
The destination MMSI for the AtoN Status Message. The R60 does
not expect an acknowledgement message for AtoN Status Message.
Report
Rate
The interval in seconds (10 – 86400) between transmitted status
messages. If additional messages are transmitted due to the Digital
Input Change Tx settings (see below), the next transmit will be this
number of seconds from that transmit.