Bright yellow LED-pointer around face of display shows apparent or true wind • Apparent or True Wind Speed • Apparent or True Wind Angle • Magnetic Wind Direction • Any other desired function, that is available in the system, e.g. Heading, Boat Speed or Depth. Easy installation due to Mono Cable CAN-Bus common to all components Small motor drives anemometer wheel to Multiple displays Guides the Autopilot in true or appar- Mast angle sensor for rotating masts NMEA-connection for PC with Racing Software (Polar diagrams etc.) Cobwebs could eventually block the an- emometer wheel during calm periods. ^ _ However, the Tecnautic Wind Sen- sor has a little motor inside, ^^^^W -"that will free it, ^^^H^^HJI when power is motor is delivering just enough torque, to compensate for the bearing friction. The wind angle is sensed with a wedge shaped vane, providing higher accuracy than a single vane. The resulting signal The Sensor has precision ball bearings for wind speed and wind angle. lation requires only small hole tegrated illumi- nation. NMEA puts at Displays, Steer- All TECNAUTIC cockpit displays are technically identical. The display differen- ces is only in the printing on the bezel. This allows the choice of function to be shown on any specific display unit. The configuration process, selecting or desel- ecting available functions, is done during A similar selection can be made for the sensor type that will be connected to a display unit. For example a wind sensor might be connected to a compass or depth display. Data are exchanged over Beside the sensor connection, every display unit has an NMEA in- and output. This allows a compass sensor, a GPS or other equipment to be connected. Exter- nal data can thus be distributed via the CAN-Bus and vice versa data from the CAN-Bus can be sent to external instru- ments, for example to a PC with navigati- CAN-Bus cable, up to 700 ft. length ding Gyro West Hills (Los Angeles), CA 91304 e-mail: [email protected]