Commissioning alongside, Commissioning during a sea trial – B&G Network Pilot (ACP) User Manual
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COMMISSIONING ALONGSIDE
Set the following parameters prior to a sea trial.
BT TYPE Select type of boat
SET RDP Rudder end stop Port
SET RDS Rudder end stop Starboard
SET RDM Rudder Mid position
DRIVE A Select the rudder drive type
ST RDT
Rudder Hard-over time
BLN10.0M Boat waterline length in Metres (or Feet)
BLN 32F Boat waterline length in Feet
DIP 0
Magnetic Dip Angle correction
CMP 000º Compass alignment correction
POWER Power steer mode to verify that the autopilot can drive the
rudder
COMMISSIONING DURING A SEA TRIAL
The following parameters should be set and checked during the initial
sea trial.
SET RDM Rudder Mid position (reset)
SWING Internal
Compass
Deviation
Correction
BLG 0.3
Boat Lag value
RGN 0.50 Rudder Gain value
SC 6.25 Speed sensor calibration Hz/Knot (availability is software
version dependant)
POWER Power steer mode