Sailing System Components for Ockam instrument systems The following represents the sailing system components in a typical Ockam System Layout. What it does Sailing System Components in an Ockam sailing system take in sensor readings, calculates new outputs from them and displays these new data items on
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How the driver works In order to do driver setup properly, you should know what it does and how it should fit into your data distribution plan. For an overview of the driver functions, see OckamSoft 5 Driver. Setting up driver input Rules of thumb for driver
Learn more →The Vysion color graphic display Features Vysion™ is the next generation of graphic displays for instrument systems. It is a processor system designed to drive commercially available marine graphic monitors. By separating the display generator from the monitor, the choice of monitor size, features and ruggedness is
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Ockam system components Ockam system components together produce the functions that the system was bought for. T101 processor The T101 processor is the brain of the new Ockam system. It gathers information from various sensors, calculates outputs, and sends data to displays and other data targets. The
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The importance of true wind in winning The importance of true wind cannot be understated. True Wind is the sailboat’s fuel supply. Of all the functions that an instrument system produces, true wind is the most important for performance, tactics and strategy during racing. Wind direction is
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Graphical sailing displays provide more information faster than numbers Classical sailing instruments use numeric displays to provide those vital readouts that are necessary for sailing effectively. With the advent of affordable color graphics, that is changing. Instead of a screen-full of numbers, your current situation can be
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True wind speed and direction are the drivers of your boat The wind you feel onboard a moving boat is a combination of true wind and boatspeed (the apparent wind). By solving the wind triangle, true wind speed and angle is obtained from the measured apparent wind,
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How to do Instrument Control on Ockam Sailboat Instrument control commands modify the way the Ockam system operates. Control commands are entered via the Ockam bus, sourced from: Displays. RS-232 interface (out of a PC). Lynx keyfob controller. EyeApp. The classes of commands for Sailboat Instrument Control
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Sailing Instrument Functions are their reason for being Sailing Instrument functions are the system outputs like boatspeed and wind direction. These are the things you buy an instrument system for. The hardware is only the means for obtaining them. Of course, the better the hardware, the better the
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Remote Coach™ Remote Coach, when enabled by you, extends your connectivity off the boat to allow various experts access to your data in real-time. Experts are available for troubleshooting your system, remote setup, updating software and calibration. This technology allows you real-time access to sailing experts. Troubleshooting of your
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