Concept
KVH Industries C100 {Compass Engine} fluxgate compass
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL1296/ |
|---|---|
| Within Vocab | SeaVoX Device Catalogue |
| Preferred Label | KVH Industries C100 {Compass Engine} fluxgate compass |
| Definition | An industrial grade, micro-processor fluxgate compass module. It outputs heading data at rates up to 10Hz. The compass consists of a toroidal fluxgate sensor element and a small electronics board. Each instance has a saturable ring core in a Lexan cylinder, free floating in an inert fluid to keep it horizontal with respect to the earth. Windings surround the Lexan housing, electrically driving the ring core into saturation and measuring the amplitude of induced pulses which are proportional to the earth's magnetic field. This data is then sent to the microprocessor, which compensates for the hard and soft iron magnetic interference of the host platform. The compass will operate as far as 80 degrees north or south magnetic latitude. It offers both analog and digital outputs with a range of operating tilt angles (+/- 16, 30 and 45 degrees). In digital, several variations of RS-232 and NMEA 0183 are available. The typical accuracy after calibration is +/- 0.5 degrees. It can operate in temperatures raning from -40 deg C to +65 deg C. |
| Broader |
L05:
platform attitude sensors |
| Related |
B75:
KVH Industries Inc. |
| Note | accepted |
| Deprecated | false |
| Alternative Label | KVH C100 compass |
| Version | 1 |
| Has Current Version | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L22/current/TOOL1296/1/ |
| Authored On | 2018-11-19 15:04:09 |
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