Garmin GWS 10 Marine Wind Sensor Sensor Configuration Guide

September 2008

Part Number 190-01016-01 Rev. A

Printed in Taiwan

GWS

™

10 Sensor Configuration Guide

See the

Important Safety and Product Information

guide in the product box for product warnings and

other important information.

The GWS 10 provides wind angle and speed information for various screens, data fields,

or digital gauges of NMEA 2000

®

-compatible connected display devices. For a list of

compatible Garmin chartplotters and devices, visit

www.garmin.com

.

Important:

This document provides specific configuration information for the

GWS 10 using your NMEA 2000-compatible chartplotter or marine instrument (such

as a GPSMAP

®

5212 or GMI

™

10). To access the NMEA 2000 device configuration

information on your device, consult the documentation provided with your device.

Configuring the Wind Angle Offset (Orientation)

When mounting the sensor, you must adjust the angle offset if you did not orient the

GWS 10 as described in the

GWS 10 Installation Instructions

.

To configure the wind angle offset (orientation):

1. While viewing the NMEA 2000 device information, select

Config

>

Wind Angle Offset

.

2. Select the angle in degrees to adjust for the difference in orientation.

To configure the wind speed filter if the menu option is not displayed:

1. Select

Generic Configuration

to specify data for the filter and offset settings.

2. Enter the following command:

“SPEEDFILTER=”

3. Follow the command with a number between 0 and 254, representing a time constant

in increments of 0.25 second, or 255 to represent the Automatic setting (for example:

SPEEDFILTER=215).

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