B&G H5000 Analogue Expansion - Manual (Page 34)

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Damping
The damping rate aff ects the frequency that the sensor data is updated, the greater the
damping value the smoother the number change will be but the slower the response will be
to data change.
Damped parameters
Below is a list of parameters that a damping value can be applied to. Set the damping value
(response rate) for each parameter from 0 to 9 seconds.
• Heading
• Apparent wind (angle & speed)
• True wind
• True wind direction
• Boat speed
• Dynamic boat speed (Bspd) Hercules & Performance only!
• Tide
• Speed Over Ground (SOG)
• Course Over Ground (COG)
Dynamic boat speed
With Dynamic Damping the damping value applied to boat speed will reduce to almost zero
during conditions when the data is changing rapidly.
The boat speed damping value is set (in seconds) to a steady state value, the Dynamic
Damping is set to a value between 0 (off ) and 9 (maximum), the higher the value, the more
sensitive the boat speed is to rates of change and the quicker the damping value is lowered.
This allows the eff ects of the change to be more readily seen on the instruments. As the
rate of change of the function reduces, so the damping value is allowed to rise to the preset
damping value.
¼ Note:
Damping should not be confused with the update rate, which is the number of times
per second that the function value is sent to the display. The update rate is fi xed for all the
functions.