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1. Figure 2 14 Create Bearing Range Mark Dialog Window 2 4 4 2 2 Display and Edit Range Bearing Markers To display all range and bearing markers select Range and Bearing Markers from the Navigation menu A scrolled 2 23 June 20 2000 dialog window list Figure 2 15 appears which displays the coordinates of all of the marked positions along with the range and bearing calculation to each position Range Bearing Markers E4 Latitude Buoy 2 36 08 90 M 097 UD 7b Ww 101252 267 5 0 Piling 30 16 19 HN O69 12 12 4 530 29 139 5 0 Buoy Del Aror M 10454394 1555 61 307 5 0 Done Figure 2 15 Range Bearing Markers Dialog Window List Any of the marked positions may be edited or deleted from the list by pressing the right mouse button while the pointer is located on top of the entry A small shortcut menu appears with two selections Edit Marker and Delete Marker To edit the selected marker select Edit Marker The Edit Range Marker dialog window Figure 2 16 appears allowing the user to rename the marker or change its position by entering a different lat long To delete the selected maker select Delete Marker Edit Range Marker Mame Buya Latitude 36 08 304 D Longitude 037 08 756 w Activation E HM OF Cancel Figure 2 16 Edit Range Marker Dialog Window 2 4 4 3 Track History Configuration The Track History Configuration window Figure 2 17 allows the user to configure the track history display pa
2. June 20 2000 Safety Depth Ownship safety depth can be configured to value between 0 and 100 Meters inclusive Library Switch This feature allows the user to control how FUND automatically switches libraries The time selected determines how close to the edge of a library ownship is allowed to approach before FUND switches to the adjacent library Look Ahead Selecting Look Ahead brings up a list of look ahead times which enable the user to select how far ahead the Grounding Avoidance algorithm will detect potential hazards Slower computers may have difficulty with higher look ahead times Grounding Avoidance The Grounding Avoidance routine can be activated or disabled by toggling on the Grounding Avoidance toggle button When enabled the Grounding Avoidance routine will highlight all features which possibly will ground ownship m the near future Slower computers may not be able to handle the Hazards Only or Full selections 2 4 7 DNC The options on the DNC menu are Load DNC and Update 2 4 7 1 Load DNC A folder selection dialog window appears Figure 2 28 The default starting location is always the C drive The user must select the location of the DNC database Any drive visible to the computer system may contain DNC databases hard disk or CD ROM In this example the location is a directory called VPFDatabases located on the D drive the user has previously copied many DNC volumes to this hard disk folder locati
3. M between two existing waypoints Le Toggle Range Ring Press to toggle the range ring on or off 2 4 6 1 Toggle Scale Bar Text Press to toggle the Scale Bar Text Label on or off 2 3 1 5 Label T Toggle CD Text Press to toggle the CD ROM index text on or off 2 4 11 1 Browse Chart Only June 20 2000 Table 2 2 Hot Keys W Add Waypoint To add a waypoint at the end of the existing 2 4 4 4 a Primary route place pointer at position of desired waypoint and press Lat long X Dead Reckoning Press to place a DR fix at pointer position Position Fix at Pointer Table 2 3 Keyboard Substitutes for Menu Commands Press to enable Library Control function 2441 Ctrl M Update Mouse Press to toggle mouse coordinate update on or Coordinates of f Press to redraw updated chart 2 4 2 4 2 1 3 Menus A menu is a list of user choices Figure 2 1 Menus used in FUND include top level menus drop down menus submenus and shortcut menus gt NIMA s Full Utility Navigation Demonstration Y2 5 Developed by SPAWARSYSCEN Norfolk Code 342 and Litton PRC File View Interface Navigation Chart BUT DNC Help Range Ring Bearing Line Safety Depth Lib Switch Look Ahead Drop Down Menu Grounding Avoidance gt Off Points Only Hazards Only Fu Top Level Menu Un Submenu Route Monitoring oom Ih oom Out Distance T ool Spatial Query Shortcut Menu Figure 2 1 Represe
4. menu To begin press the PLGR MENU button on the keypad The left right arrow keys move the highlight i e the selected field or function Use the keypad up down arrows to select the highlighted function or change the value of the highlighted field Also use up down keys to traverse to the previous next page Ge PLGR LCD screen whenever the P symbol is visible in the lower right hand corner v Find the SETUP I O function and set its field value to Custom v Go to the next page and set serial output to NMEA 5 4 June 20 2000 v Go to the next page SETUP NMEA to enter the SENTENCE SET see below section 5 14 5 for help on NMEA data sentences e Configure FUND using the functions accessible via the nterface item in the main menubar v Select the GPS menu item then Serial Port Config in the subsequent pull down menus in the pop up Configure GPS Interface dialog change the COM port setting to match the port in use the other FUND default settings should match the PLGR I O settings v Again select the GPS menu item and then the Connect GPS item This step must be performed to establish the serial interface and start the flow of GPS data to FUND Alternatively depressing the Nav toolbar Toggle Connection button performs this step 5 14 3 FIVE DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS FOR DETERMINING AN PSN 11 PLGR MODEL Note Ol does not provide a definite diagnosis of PLGR model type but does provide a genera
5. A Area To the right of the feature type character 1s the text describing the feature The user can dismiss the Spatial Query window at any time by clicking DONE Performing a new spatial query without clicking DONE causes the existing Spatial Query window to be updated with the results of the new query The user can get additional information about any of the features displayed in the Spatial Query window by utilizing the EXTENDED QUERY function First click on the line in the Spatial Query window containing the text for the feature about which you would like additional information The text should highlight Then click EXTENDED QUERY in the Spatial Query window The system responds by displaying the Extended Query Information window Figure 2 32 This window displays information from the DNC database pertinent to the feature Some of the information which may be displayed in this window includes buoy colors and light periods To close the Extended Query Information Window click DONE in either the Extended Information window or in the Spatial Query window NOTE Only features which are marked active in the VISIBLE LAYERS window can be queried Invisible features are not queried 2 41 June 20 2000 EXTENDED QUERY INFORMATION X ccurate Certinity of Delineation Limits and Info Enow Existence Category Definite Hydrographic Depth 0 00 im Figure 2 32 Extended Query Information Window 2 4 11 3 Chart Offset When
6. Library is currently being read from the CD ROM c DNC currently not inserted in the CD ROM d Extents of the current library does not cover your viewing port area choose AUTO Library 5 6 2 Not In Route Monitoring Mode a The library is currently being read from the CD ROM b Current viewing area is out of range of the current library select Fit Library to screen 5 7 Why can t I Zoom In or Zoom Out Route Monitoring Mode is probably currently selected In route monitoring mode the view area is automatically controlled to prevent ownship from leaving the viewing area Disabling Route Monitoring will allow the user the ability to zoom in and out 5 8 How do I begin adding waypoints for Route Planning NEW There are now two ways to enter waypoints in FUND First by positioning the cursor on the chart and then pressing the W hot key see Table 2 2 Second using the revamped Navigation gt Planned Route gt View Edit Primary or Secondary dialog and typing into the waypoint Add box moreover that same expanded dialog may now be invoked directly from the Nav toolbar using the buttons labeled Main Route and 2 Route 5 9 How do I create and load my own Demo Routes a Use the Route Planning Tools to create a route b Save the Route c Load the route in the Demo Controls and hit Play 5 10 What are the future plans for FUND software Future plans for the software include adding the following support e Enhanced IHO GEOSYM
7. The LEGS line displays the number of legs in the selected demo route If no route is loaded the entry reads 0 d The PLAYTIME line displays the total time required to run a demo route in hours minutes and seconds 1 e hh mm ss If no route is loaded the entry reads 00 00 00 2 4 1 1 3 Buttons The window contains Play Stop and Close buttons a Play Click to play the selected route and close the DEMO CONTROL window b Stop Click to stop the route c Close Click to close the DEMO CONTROL window 2 4 1 2 Library Normally the FUND software automatically uses the library with the best scale data at the current location of ownship The user can manually override this automatic library selection using the Library Control function of the File menu When the Library Control function is selected the Library Control window Figure 2 8 appears on the screen This function can also be enabled by pressing lt Ctrl L gt The upper part of the Library Control window shows all the libraries currently available to the user The currently selected library is indicated by a black indented radio button The lower part of the Library Control window shows the name projection type extent and scale for the library currently selected in the upper part of the window To change to a new library click on the line containing the desired library and then click OK or APPLY The chart screen will be refreshed with information fro
8. changes to any of the fields in the dialog see Section 2 1 5 4 and press OK to apply the changes to the waypoint Edit Waypoint 6 Latitude E PE 200 N Longitude 076 10 580 w Speed f 0 Track Mode Ahumb Line Figure 2 20 Edit Waypoint Dialog 2 4 4 4 3 Save Route When the user selects Save Primary or Save Secondary a file dialog window appears to save the contents of the route file 2 4 4 4 4 Reverse Route Reverses the waypoint order of either Primary or Secondary route file 2 4 4 4 5 Switch Routes Switches the contents of the Primary and Secondary route files This function can also be performed by pressing lt H gt 2 27 June 20 2000 2 4 4 5 Example of Creating a New Demo Route To create a new route proceed as follows a b a o For this example ensure that DNC CD 17 is installed and loaded Ensure that Route Monitoring is disabled Manually select the H1708230 library under the menu control File gt Library Select Chart Fit Library to Screen You should now see the Norfolk area on your screen Disable the high detail on the chart display by going to the ECDIS BASE DISPLAY mode press lt F2 gt Zoom in on the pier area To see an existing route on the screen load a planned primary route Use menu control Navigation gt Planned Route Read Route gt Read Primary Open file dnc17 norfolk You should see some numbered waypoints on the chart display To see individua
9. window and submit the text information To view a list of these descriptions click the View button Table 2 4 contains explanations of the functions of the Mariner Toolbar buttons th A D BS Figure 2 24 Mariner Toolbar i l f June 20 2000 To delete a Mariner drawn feature a call up the View Mariner List Figure 2 25 b Highlight the feature or features to be deleted 1 Individual features can be highlighted by clicking on the feature entry 2 Adjacent features can be highlighted by clicking the Highlight button and using the up or down arrow key to highlight the desired features C Click Delete Table 2 4 Mariner Toolbar Buttons a Click at start point then at end point to draw a single line T Polyline Click at start point drag and click to identify intermediate points and double click at end point to draw a polyline figure 1 e one consisting of several connected lines that is not a closed figure Rectangle Click where rectangle is to be centered drag to desired size and click again to complete the figure Polygon Click at start point drag and click to identify intermediate points and double click at end point to connect start point to end point and draw a polygon 1 e a closed figure consisting of several connected lines Circle Click where circle is to be centered drag to desired size and click again to complete the figure Ellipse Click where ellipse is to be centered drag to
10. 2 display Not available in Route Monitoring Mode A Add Range Bearing Press to place a range bearing marker on the 2 4 4 2 1 Marker chart Toggle Fixed Bearing Press to toggle a fixed bearing line on or off 2 4 6 1 Clear Chart Offset Returns ownship to the center of the screen 2 4 11 3 Relative Motion Mode only 2 3 x CH C CH lt June 20 2000 Table 2 2 Hot Keys Toggle DNC Database Press to toggle the DNC Database Message on or 2522 Message off F Tag Waypoint Place pointer over a waypoint and press to tag the 2 4 4 4 d waypoint for deletion Press lt Delete gt to delete tagged waypoints G Toggle Great Press to toggle planned route between great circle 2 4 4 4 e Circle Rhumb Line and rhumb line H Toggle Primary Press to toggle between primary and secondary 2 4 4 4 5 Secondary Route routes I Toggle Ownship Press to toggle Ownship Information windows on 2 3 2 1 Information Display or off Mark Ownship Position Press to place a time mark on ownship track 2 4 4 3 Manual Track Mode only Enter Chart Offset Press to enable ownship to be moved from the 2 4 11 3 center of the screen Relative Motion Mode only Toggle Pointer Position Press to toggle the Pointer Position windows on 23522 Display or off Move or Insert Waypoint Position pointer on a waypoint and press to enable it to be dragged or create a new waypoint by pressing while the cursor 1s on the line
11. 2491 Toggles Zoom Out on or off 2492 Toggles Distance Tool on or off 2 4 9 4 Spatial Query Enables Spatial Query window 24 11 2 2 493 2 4 11 Miscellaneous This section describes various functions available to the user which do not have drop down menu entries 2 4 11 1 CD ROM Index Text When the browse library 1s active lt T gt will toggle the display of the CD ROM index text for DNC coverage of the world 2 40 June 20 2000 2 4 11 2 Spatial Query The user can perform a spatial query by selecting the Spatial Query tool from the Nav toolbar 2 4 9 3 and clicking on the feature about which he desires information or by using the Spatial Query selection on the popup menu 2 4 10 The system will respond by displaying the Spatial Query window Figure 2 31 This window identifies all of the chart features which were near the pointer when the spatial query was performed The chart screen will display a black square to show the user the location and extent of his query while the Spatial Query window 1s active SPATIAL QUERY H 37 00 56 N 076 16 77 WY Buoy Anchoring Prohibited AND Restricted Area Depth Curve or Contour Value High lt 30 0 m A Water Except Inland DONE ESTENDED QUERY HIGHLIGHT Figure 2 31 Spatial Query Window The left character in each line of the Spatial Query window identifies the type of feature represented by the description on that line Possible characters are P Point L Lime
12. Compliant Symbology for area patterns and complex line styles DNC Update Capabilities e TOD Tactical Ocean Data e LWD Littoral Warfare Data 5 3 June 20 2000 5 11 Who are the FUND software Points Of Contact FUND Program Manager Sponsor FUND Software Developer for information on DNC or FUND for information on FUND NIMA COTN Navy Customer Support Team SPAWARSYSCEN Norfolk Code 342 CDR Mike O Loughlin Mikan Stamenkovich 757 462 7750 Ext 203 mikan spawar navy mil 703 264 3002 OLOUGHLM NIMA MIL 5 12 Who do I contact for FUND Technical Support Send Email to fund spawar navy mil 5 13 Who do I contact to get additional Digital Nautical Charts DNCs NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency Navy Customer Support Team ATTN Walt Kozak KozakW NIMA mil 703 264 3002 5 14 Notes about GPS Receivers 5 14 1 FUND DOES NOT WORK WITH THE AN WRN 6 OR AN SRN 25 EQUIPMENT 5 14 2 FUND DOES WORK WITH THE PLGR AN PSN 11 e Use an EPLGR PLGR 96 PPS model which are usually green in color SEE THE DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS BELOW FOR IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION e Attach the Rockwell PLGR serial cable between the computer COM serial port and the PLGR J2 port v the DB9 connector end of the PLGR serial cable goes to the computer COM port v the proprietary connector snaps into the PLGR Serial Data interface connector J2 e Configure the PLGR These functions are accessible through the PLGR SETUP
13. FUND cannot print images directly but images can be captured and printed in the following way 2 5 1 Print a Screen a Ensure that the screen is as you want it to appear in the printout b Press lt Print Screen gt May be abbreviated e g PrtSc or PrntScr C Start Microsoft Paint usually in Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Paint 2 42 June 20 2000 In Paint select Edit gt Paste The screen will appear in the Paint window Select File gt Print To save the image as a Bitmap file select File gt Save and enter a title in the Save window 2 5 2 Print a Specific Window a gt m o amp o Open the window you want to print Ensure that the window is as you want it to appear in the printout Press lt Alt Print Screen gt May be abbreviated e g PrtSc or PrntScr Start Microsoft Paint usually in Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Paint In Paint select Edit gt Paste The selected window will appear in the Paint window Select File gt Print To save the image as a Bitmap file select File gt Save and enter a title in the Save window 2 6 Termination Prior to shutting down the system close any open display windows To terminate the FUND Select EXIT from the File drop down menu or press lt Ctrl Q gt When the WARNING window is displayed click YES to quit the FUND 2 43 3 TROUBLESHOOTING 3 1 Unsuccessful Start Up June 20 2000 Problems which may prevent successful power o
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15. Relative Motion is selected with Route Monitoring enabled the chart screen is updated while ownship is held stationary when not selected ownship moves across the chart lt C gt can be used to provide an ownship chart offset at the pointer position Put the pointer where you want ownship to be and press lt C gt If the selected offset position is too close to the edge of the screen the position will be adjusted towards the center of the screen To return ownship to the center of the screen press lt O gt If Relative Motion is selected with Route Monitoring disabled scroll bars will become active so the user can use them to scroll the current chart screen Up Down Right Left 2 4 11 4 FUND Status Bar The FUND Status Bar at the bottom of the FUND Screen contains three items Ship Mouse and GPS Online Offline 2 4 11 4 1 Ship This item identifies the chart on which the ownship symbol appears 2 4 11 4 2 Mouse This item identifies the chart on which the cursor appears If this entry and the Ship entry are different 1t indicates that the display straddles two or more charts 2 4 11 4 3 GPS Online Offline When FUND is connected to a GPS that is sending properly formatted signals to FUND this item reads GPS ONLINE When FUND is not connected to a GPS or if the GPS to which it is connected is not transmitting this item reads GPS OFFLINE 2 5 Printing Images For instructional purposes an operator may wish to save images from FUND
16. To toggle these windows on or off press lt I gt 2 13 June 20 2000 2 3 2 1 1 Position Window The first window displays ownship latitude in degrees minutes and hundredths of a minute 1 e dd mm mm north or south N or S and longitude in degrees minutes and hundredths of a minute 1 e dd mm mm east or west E or W This position 1s normally determined automatically by the Selected Position Source 2 3 2 1 2 Speed Heading Window The second window displays ownship heading as COG Course Over Ground in degrees and hundredths of a degree and SOG Speed Over Ground in knots and tenths of a knot Whenever the SOG is less than 0 5 knots the COG indicator reads N A 2 3 2 1 3 Time Date and Scale Window Although not actual ownship information this window toggles on and off with the previous two Time is GMT UTC displayed in 24 hour format Date is shown in military format day month year Scale is shown as a ratio If U appears after the scale readout the chart is under scale which means that the video presentation cannot show all available details If O appears after the scale readout the chart 1s over scale which means that the video presentation 1s too large to be accurate This information can be used to infer the accuracy of the displayed chart data 2 3 2 2 Pointer Position Display Pointer position information appears in two windows at the lower left corner of the screen To toggle these win
17. Toggle CD Text Toggle Ownship Info Display Toggle Waypoint Hotkeys w Add Waypoint q Mark and Move Waypoint Insert New WP f Tag Waypoint g Great Circle Rhumb Line Toggle h Primary Secondary Route Toggle Delete Delete Tagged Waypoints Combination Keystroke Hotkeys Ctrl Q Quit Ctrl R Refresh the chart display Ctrl L Library Control Ctrl M Toggle Un lock cursor position readout 7 1
18. active or inactive The spatial query routines only look at active features Standard Layers Features listed in the standard layer dialog window Figure 2 26 can be enabled and disabled by clicking on the corresponding toggle buttons STANDARD LAYER FEATURE CONTROL 5 Seaplane Landing Seaplane Take Off Area wl Anchorage wl Anchoring Prohibited AND Restricted rea 5 Submarine Cable Area AND Restricted Area 5 Pipeline Area AND Restricted Area OK Apply Cancel Figure 2 26 Standard Layer Dialog Window User Layers Features listed in the user layer dialog window can be enabled and disabled by clicking on the corresponding toggle buttons Mariner Information The Mariner Information can be enabled and disabled by clicking on the corresponding toggle button 2 34 June 20 2000 2 4 5 4 7 Motion The available combinations of Route Monitoring and Relative or Non Relative Motion produce the following effects on the chart display d With Route Monitoring enabled and Relative motion selected ownship remains stationary on the screen and the chart moves underneath it e With Route Monitoring enabled and non relative motion selected ownship moves inside the Route Monitoring box and the chart is redrawn when ownship reaches one of the borders f With Route Monitoring disabled and Relative Motion selected the scroll bars are enabled g With Route Monitoring disabled and Non Relative Motion the default set
19. and press lt Q gt The waypoint turns red to indicate that it has been selected To move the waypoint to a new location move the pointer to the desired location on the chart and press lt Q gt again c Insert Waypoint To insert a waypoint into a route 1 e between two existing waypoints move the pointer onto the line between two existing waypoints and press lt Q gt A new waypoint appears colored red to indicate that it is selected Move the pointer to the desired location on the chart and press lt Q gt again 2 25 June 20 2000 d Delete Waypoint s To delete a waypoint or waypoints from a route move the pointer onto each undesired waypoint on the chart and press lt F gt The waypoint turns red to indicate that it has been tagged Once all undesired waypoints are tagged press lt Delete gt to delete all the tagged waypoints from the route An entire route may be deleted quickly by reading an empty route file e Track Mode Each waypoint leg is set to Rhumb Line by default To change Great Circle the waypoint leg press lt G gt on the starting waypoint of the desired Rhumb Line leg This toggles the mode between Rhumb Line and Great Circle 2 4 4 4 1 Read Route When Read Primary or Read Secondary is selected a file dialog window similar to Figure 2 18 appears to load or merge the contents of a route file Read Primary Route Look in E3 routes dnc 3 strat of mal
20. and the user can enter the new latitude obtained from external fix by typing the correct value Similarly moving the pointer to the Longitude field utilizing the Tab key highlights that field and the user can change the longitude value as required The fix UTC is entered in the same way NOTE Pressing lt Return gt in any of the edit fields has the same effect as clicking OK lt Tab gt or the mouse pointer should be used to move to the next edit field Clicking CANCEL in the DEAD RECKONING window at any time will cause all edit changes to be ignored the DEAD RECKONING function to be terminated and the window to close Otherwise when the user has entered all the necessary input data in the proper fields click OK to accept the new values When OK is clicked the system may respond by displaying a WARNING window as shown in Figure 2 3 This window shows the distance of the manually entered fix from the current ownship position The user must verify the manually entered fix by clicking ACCEPT or cancel the fix by clicking CANCEL 2 19 June 20 2000 Dead Reckoning Fix Position Fix Lido E 25 714 H Longitude foso 09 598 wl Time E EN Ei Course Fis Course 015 Speed 10 0 OF Cancel Figure 2 10 Dead Reckoning Fix Window When ACCEPT 1s clicked the system responds by resetting the FUND DR position to the new value entered The FUND system automatically determines the format
21. as an option from another menu When the user moves the pointer to the far right of a highlighted menu option with an arrowhead gt displayed to the right of the option label a submenu appears to the right of and below the highlighted option Shortcut Menus A shortcut menu appears at the location of the cursor when the right mouse button is clicked Shortcut menus provide content sensitive commands and options Inactive Menu Options Certain menu options appear in grayed out text when a menu is accessed and do not highlight as the mouse pointer passes over them These menu options are inactive they cannot be selected by the user in the current operating state References to menu selections including cascading menus are shown in this manner MENU BAR ITEM MENU ITEM gt SUBMENU ITEM or MENU BAR ITEM indicates hierarchical menu selection MENU ITEM starting at the MENU BAR which 1s on SUBMENU ITEM the top border of the chart window 2 6 June 20 2000 2 1 4 Windows A window Figure 2 2 is a screen within the main screen which 1s used to hold information that relates to a particular option A window may have some or all the window features described in the following sections Dialog Title Drag Box Close Box FUND Dialog E 25 53 H Longitude 72 4343 El M Range Ring fe 3600 Check Boxes fioo HM e Mouse Tracking 14400 WP H Latitude Longitude Speed Mode d Scroll Arrow Position En Displa
22. disappear but saves any changes that have been made APPLY Saves any changes that have been made but does not cause the window to disappear DONE Causes the window to disappear CANCEL Causes a window to disappear from the screen without saving any changes that have been made 2 1 5 2 Radio Buttons Radio buttons are used to select one choice from a group of features Radio buttons appear as small spheres on the screen To choose a feature associated with an individual radio button point at the button or onto the line containing the button and click A black dot appears within the sphere of the radio button to show that the button 1s selected The black dot in any previously selected button simultaneously disappears so that only one button is selected 2 1 5 3 Check Boxes Check boxes are similar to radio buttons but they allow the simultaneous selection of many features Check boxes appear as small squares on the screen To choose a feature associated with the checkbox point at the checkbox or onto the line containing the checkbox and click The checkbox displays a check mark to show that the checkbox is selected To deselect a checkbox click it again The user may select any combination of check boxes 2 8 June 20 2000 2 1 5 4 Edit Fields An edit field is a box in a window in which the user may enter keyboard 2 1 5 5 data To enter data into an edit field point at the edit field and click to highlight the field W
23. its demo controls Before loading a route for playback make sure you are in demo mode select Interface gt Position Source The Demo listing should have a bullet next to it default at start up if not left mouse click on demo To have FUND automatically update the screen you must turn on route monitoring by pressing lt F5 gt or using the Route Monitor button on the NAV toolbar You must also tell FUND to select automatically the best scale data select Chart gt Configuration gt Library In the Library Control Dialog scroll down and select the AUTO library Click OK You are now ready to let FUND navigate in DEMO mode following your new route file To load a route file for playback select File gt Demo In the Demo Control dialog again select File gt Load Open the dncl7_ practice file you generated Press the Play button and ownship should start to move 2 28 June 20 2000 Demo navigation 1s functionally separate from route planning The demo playback mode only provides a simulated position input which is derived from the route file waypoints as if an externally connected GPS were providing constant geographic coordinates So there is no requirement to have a demonstration running in order to perform any of the route planning functions As a result it is possible to plan edit one route while FUND runs a demonstration loaded from a completely different route file or to have no demo running at all 2 4 5 Chart The
24. of the entered latitude and longitude Decimal degrees degrees and decimal minutes and degrees minutes seconds are all acceptable as input data formats To place a position from the chart into the DR Fix Dialog place the pointer on the desired point and press lt X gt or use the DR Pos Fix tool on the NAV Toolbar 2 4 3 2 GPS The GPS menu selection has three options Serial Port Config Connect GPS and Status 2 4 3 2 1 Serial Port Config Selecting Serial Port Config enables the Configure GPS Interface window Figure 2 11 2 20 June 20 2000 Configure GPS Interface Messages M Use Checksum Tapez Communication Part Cord e Baud 4500 de Parity Odd M Data Bits 8 del Stop Bits Figure 2 11 Configure GPS Interface Window 2 4 3 2 2 Connect GPS FUND can receive GPS data from any GPS receiver that outputs data 2 4 3 2 3 in NMEA 0183 format and is configured to transmit the following NMEA messages GLL GGA GSA RMB and VTG To receive GPS data connect the receiver to your computer s serial input port and use the GPS Communication Settings window to make the proper settings as required by your computer and the GPS receiver Refer to the instruction manuals for your computer and the GPS receiver to determine the necessary settings Status When the Status option is selected from the GPS drop down menu the Navigation Status GPS window Figure 2 12 appears If no GPS is c
25. window containing the FUND logo and the current software version 2 4 9 Nav Toolbar The Nav toolbar Figure 2 29 appears directly below the menu bar on the FUND screen It contains 19 buttons which provide shortcuts to the more commonly used FUND functions 2 37 June 20 2000 La e e o ne el SI sslel 614141 Figure 2 29 Nav Toolbar Each button is marked with an identifying symbol To learn what any toolbar button is for position the cursor on the button for a few seconds to display the button name Table 2 5 identifies the buttons and their functions Further explanation 1s provided in the referenced paragraphs Table 2 5 Nav Toolbar Buttons Symbol Name Paragraph Load Library 2 4 1 2 Route Monitoring 2 4 5 4 3 Fit To Screen 2 4 5 2 EMO Demo Mode Sets Position Source to Demo To activate 2 4 3 2 4 r L LJ a route refer to paragraph 2 4 1 1 DR Mode 2 4 3 2 4 GPS Mode 2 4 3 2 4 Toggle Connection LIL Load Demo 2 4 1 1 1 Pause Demo 2 4 1 1 Spatial Query 2 4 9 3 Distance Tool 2 4 9 4 Mariner Tools 2 4 5 3 DR Pos Fix Enables user to place ownship in a selected 2 4 3 1 DR location DR Course Enables user to set DR course 2 4 3 1 DR Decrease Increases DR speed by 1 knot 2 4 3 1 DR Increase Decreases DR speed by 1 knot 2 4 3 1 2 38 PS coll 2 4 9 1 2 4 9 2 2 4 9 3 2 4 9 4 June 20 2000 Zoom In Pressing this button enables repeated zoom ins When the button is click
26. 2 3 Table 2 3 Keyboard Substitutes for Menu Commands 2 5 Table 2 4 Mariner Toolbar Buttons ss 2 32 Table2 5 Nav Toolbar BUON S de lada ia dde 2 38 Table 2 6 General Purpose Shortcut Menu Functions 2 40 Table 5 1 National Stock Numbers and Part Numbers for AN PSN 11 PLGR 5 6 111 June 20 2000 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1 1 Identification This Software User s Manual SUM applies to the Windows NT version of the Full Utility Navigation Demonstration FUND software FUND software was developed for the National Imagery amp Mapping Agency NIMA by SPAWARSYSCEN Detachment Norfolk Code 342 and PRC Inc Virginia Beach VA 1 2 System Overview FUND is used to demonstrate the functionality of NIMA s Digital Nautical Chart DNC database Display of DNC on FUND provides the tools and features of an Electronic Chart Display and Information System ECDIS and allows the user to exploit the functionality inherent in DNC to meet International Maritime Organization IMO and or International Hydrographic Organization IHO standards FUND utilizes the DNC database directly with no pre processing or re formatting and allows sensor inputs for devices such as Global Positioning Systems GPS FUND has been developed and will continue to be supported in the Windows NT operating system environment Future versions of the FUND software will support DNC updatin
27. 2 4 5 4 3 Update Mouse Coordinates This function enables and disables MMI updates to the Pointer Position Display window When this function 1s active a small black check mark 1s present next to the drop down menu entry and the Pointer Position Display window will be continuously updated with the current location of the mouse When this function is inactive the check mark is not present and the Pointer Position Display window will show the location of the pointer at the time this function was disabled locks unlocks the lat long display to the pointer position Show Refresh Progress The Show Refresh Progress status bar indicates the percentage completion for chart drawing operations The status bar can be enabled or disabled by clicking Show Refresh Progress When this function 1s active a check mark is present to the left of the entry When enabled the status bar is displayed at right edge of the chart each time the chart 1s redrawn to the screen The FUND screen appears more quickly with this feature disabled Route Monitoring In Route Monitoring mode FUND automatically tracks ownship and updates the chart display intelligently according to the best scale data This function causes the screen to be automatically re drawn such that the ownship will remain on the screen The chart will be automatically drawn to the scale of the current chart When this function is active a check mark is present to the left of the entry Route monitor
28. DO I CREATE AND LOAD MY OWN DEMO ROUTES cccccccssecccceseccceescccceeecccceeccseusccsseeecssssuecesaunecess 5 3 5 10 WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PLANS FOR FUND SOFTWARE cccccccecccssccccsecccseccesscccesccceessesceesecceencceensess 5 3 5 11 WHO ARE THE FUND SOFTWARE POINTS OF CONTACT 5 4 5 12 WHO DO I CONTACT FOR FUND TECHNICAL SUPPORTI 5 4 5 13 WHO DO I CONTACT TO GET ADDITIONAL DIGITAL NAUTICAL CHARTS DNCS 5 4 5 14 INOTES ABOUT CPS RE CEL So A aia 5 4 5 14 1 FUND DOES NOT WORK WITH THE AN WRN 6 OR AN SRN 25 EQUIPMENT ccn 5 4 5 14 2 FUND DOES WORK WITH THE PLGR AN PSN I I 5 4 5 143 FIVE DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS FOR DETERMINING AN PSN 11 PLGR MODEL 5 5 5 14 4 FUND WORKS WITH MANY COMMERCIAL GPS RECEIVERS sus 5 6 5 14 5 FUND REQUIRES CERTAIN NMEA 0183 DATA SENTENCES FROM A GPS RECEIVER 5 6 6 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS nn nt tn tit ti ts 6 1 7 HOT KEYS QUICK REFERENCE 7 1 11 June 20 2000 List of Figures Figure 2 1 Representative E EE 2 5 Figure 2 2 Functional and Manipulative Window Features cc cseseesseseeeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 7 Figure 2 3 Warning WEEN 2 10 Picure 24 FUND Screen al Star o dada 2 11 Figure 2252 FUND NEE 2 15 Froure 2 0 Demo Control EE 2 15 Figure 2 7 Load Demo Route Dialog Window 2 16 H ure 228 Library Control W MOOW anne nn de 2 18 Figure 2 9 Exit FUND Warning WindoW eee 2 18 Figure 2 10 Dead Reckoning Fix WindOW siii ts 2 20
29. FUND Menu Bar is located at the top of the FUND display Figure 2 5 The menu bar contains the following entries File View Interface Navigation Chart Ship DNC and Help Each entry has an associated drop down menu File View Interface Navigation Chart Ship DNC Figure 2 5 FUND Menu Bar 2 4 1 File The options on the File drop down menu are Demo Library and Exit 2 4 1 1 Demo Selecting Demo displays the Demo Control window Figure 2 6 The window contains a menu bar four status lines and three buttons Demo Control File Edit Options MODE PLAYING ROUTE idee morfolk LEGS 17 PLAY TIME 01 50 14 Play Stop Close Figure 2 6 Demo Control Window The user can create many different routes with the planned route utility and save them to disk The demo follows from start to end and either stops or returns from end to start To load the current Primary Route the user must first save the route under the Navigation gt Planned Route gt Save Route 2 15 June 20 2000 2 4 1 1 1 Menu Bar The menu bar contains the following entries File Edit and Options Each entry has an associated drop down menu a Selecting the File menu displays one option Load When Load is selected the Load Demo Route dialog window Figure 2 7 appears This window displays all the current route files Load Demo Houte Look ir 3 routes Ei dncll 2 strat of malacca 38 Odnclb bahamas dnc _ toulon el dn
30. June 20 2000 2 4 9 5 DR Pos Fix When DR is selected as the current position source pressing this button enables the user to place ownship at a selected location When the button is pressed the cursor takes on the appearance of the button symbol Position the cursor where you want ownship to appear and click The ownship symbol appears at the selected location and the cursor returns to normal 2 4 9 6 DR Course When DR is selected as the current position source pressing this button enables the user to steer ownship in DR mode When the button is pressed the cursor takes on the appearance of an arrow with the button symbol next to it Position the cursor in the direction relative to ownship that you want ownship to go and click Ownship turns in the chosen direction and the cursor returns to normal 2 4 9 7 DR Speed When DR is selected as the current position source pressing the increase and decrease speed buttons will increase or decrease ownship s speed in 1 Knot increments 2 4 10 General Purpose Shortcut Menu When no special feature is active right clicking enables the general purpose shortcut menu Figure 2 30 It provides quick access to the commonly used features described in Table 2 6 Route Monitoring oor Ih oor Out Distance Tool Spatial Query Figure 2 30 General Purpose Shortcut Menu Table 2 6 General Purpose Shortcut Menu Functions Toggles Route Monitoring on or off 24543 Toggles Zoom In on or off
31. MA MIL STD 2407 National Imagery and Mapping Digital Nautical Chart Specification Agency NIMA MIL PRF 89023 International Maritime Organization Performance Standards for Electronic Chart Displays IMO Resolution A 817 19 and Information Systems ECDIS dated 23 November 1995 PLGR 96 Operations and Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver PLGR 96 Maintenance Manual Northstar GPS Chart Navigator 951 951 Software Version 2 06 Operator s Manual June 20 2000 2 OPERATION This chapter includes procedures for Initialization User Inputs System Inputs Termination Restart and Outputs of the FUND Software 2 1 FUND General Overview This section describes how to begin operating the FUND system by using standard control features including the keyboard and mouse The system employs the mouse as the primary operator interface relying on keyboard strokes only to facilitate actual data entry The main tools for controlling program flow are the toolbars drop down menus pop up menus and windows and various mouse clicking operations used to select items from lists of optional activities Using the FUND involves interaction with a number of on screen items and displays This section identifies and discusses the commonly used interfaces 2 1 1 Mouse Operations 2 1 1 1 PC The mouse is connected by a cable to the keyboard or computer depending upon hardware configuration Moving the mouse causes the pointer to move correspondi
32. S NSN 5825 01 395 3513 is frequently referred to as EPLGR when it is ordered through the stock system The same unit is identified as PLGR 96 PPS when directly purchased from Rockwell Collins Aviation Division PPS means Precise Positioning Service 1 e P Y code capable 5 14 4 FUND WORKS WITH MANY COMMERCIAL GPS RECEIVERS e The commercial receiver must have a NMEA 0183 output port which can be attached to the COM serial port of the computer running the FUND software via a serial RS 232 cable with DB 9 or DB 25 connectors e FUND specifically supports version 2 of the NMEA 0183 standard nearly all commercial GPS receivers manufactured within the past few years that support NMEA 0183 data input output reference NMEA 0183 version 2 x e The GPS receiver and FUND must be set to the same serial communication parameters See FUND Interface pulldown menu and your manufacturer s receiver documentation e For manufacturer s receivers that do not strictly adhere to the NMEA 0183 message format a Use Checksum checkbox option is available on the Configure GPS Interface dialog so that NMEA checksums may be disabled If all other options have been exhausted to establish a connection try un checking this option Note For most makes of receivers NMEA checksums should be enabled to prevent corrupt data from being represented as good e FUND has been tested with the following commercial DGPS capable receivers Sta
33. SOFTWARE USER s MANUAL For The Full Utility Navigation Demonstration FUND Version 2 5 Windows NT ve Nee gGnsopn Demonain We I kapp by SPAWAR SY SCEN Mowlolk Code 342 and Litton COG tag s be E Sid 5 E SE h TC a Fj prnl s re t HI708290_ 12245 Hampton Roads Prepared for National Imagery amp Mapping Agency Bethesda MD Prepared by SPAWARSYSCEN Norfolk Code 342 2425 Stalwart Rd and Building 1558 Annex PRC Inc Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek o 468 Viking Drive Norfolk VA 23521 3325 Virginia Beach VA 23452 7308 June 20 2000 June 20 2000 Table of Contents 1 GENERAL INFORMATION EEN 1 1 Sale IDENTEICA I N ii cies 1 1 ER GR NEEN 1 1 to DOCUMENT E AE 1 1 LA SYSTEM REOUIREMENTS a ane 1 1 LAI PC Hardware De EE 1 1 142 Operan Systema Reguire men taa dio 1 2 et Ee TC Seda tara roo nee 1 2 JO REFERENCED DOCUMENT S craie a 1 2 2 OPERATION eebe 2 1 2s FUND GENERA OVERVIEW IN AA AA A 2 1 AWE Mouse Opera tons tetonas 2 1 2 Kevboard O A ue Sd niet te 2 2 2 1 3 A RS a ee eee ee 2 5 Dec Windows El RS odas 2 7 2 155 Functional Window EH ss dada 2 8 2 16 Manipulative Window Feats siete lila 2 9 EN Kk EE E 2 9 KN E A ANG E WINTOMSE EE 2 10 ARI AVISO NAN SE Gok eel eta ieee ese th ak al eth ieee teh id otal ok dns 2 10 2223 UND INTRODUCTION START E ae a Re TS 2 11 2o FOUND e SI DEEN 2 12 ZO ENEE 2 12 2 92 Head UP DISDIAVS ee 2 13 233 D CLOS am eT ST A OE OR
34. acca dncl bahamas dnc08_toulon el dncl lithe creek Odncl strait el dncl d newroufe dncl2_ north ooch el dic norfolk el dncl4_ central america dnc23 junk E Odncl D yucatan el dnc b_seatile Files of type hd Cancel Figure 2 18 Read Primary Route File Dialog Window File name 2 4 4 4 2 View Route When View Primary or View Secondary is selected the user may view the contents of the Primary or Secondary route files Figure 2 19 2 26 June 20 2000 View Primary Route WP H Latitude Longitude Speedik CSE Deg Rng NM Time Mode 36 9 TN OPE TOE see eee eee Ces E 36 59 14N 076710504 10 0 030 0 1 00 00 34 AL 3 36 59 16N 0610 14 10 0 075 0 1 00 00 26 AL 4 S655 21M Of6 10 635 10 0 O52 0 1 00 00 23 AL z S655 26M 076 10 59 W 10 0 033 0 1 00 00 21 AL E 365530N OB 10584 10 0 011 0 0 00 00 14 AL H S656 02N 07610 61 Ww 20 0 358 0 7 00 02 09 AL o 36 SB 10M OG 10 5 Ww 0 0 022 0 1 00 00 18 AL 3 36 56 17 M 07670564 20 0 Oo 0 1 00 00 12 AL 10 3B5642N 0610604 20 0 353 0 3 00 00 45 AL 11 36 57 60 N 076 10 21 4 15 0 015 1 2 00 04 52 AL El dncl little creek Total Time Jo JD 43 Cancel Figure 2 19 View Route Dialog a Edit Waypoint Waypoints can be edited by selecting an entry in the View Route Dialog Figure 2 19 and the hitting the right mouse button a pop up will appear selecting the Edit Waypoint Entry a waypoint dialog Figure 2 20 Make
35. ace is displayed The default is meters Mode The mode of the chart display Base Standard or Other See Section 2 4 5 4 5 for explanation of display modes North Arrow The North Arrow appears in the upper right corner of the screen to serve as a reminder that north is always up Scale Bar The permanent scale bar appears on the left side of the screen near the center The text identifying the scale can be toggled on and off by pressing lt S gt Status Bar The Status Bar at the bottom of the screen displays the following information Ship Library Identifies the library in which the ownship symbol is located If AUTO library is active this is also indicated followed by the best selected library for ownship s position Mouse library Identifies the library in which the cursor is located If a screen display straddles two charts these two could very well be different GPS If no GPS is connected or if a connected GPS is not functioning this box reads GPS OFFLINE Ifa GPS is connected and functioning this box reads GPS ONLINE 2 3 2 Heads Up Displays The following heads up displays appear by default on the FUND screen They can be toggled on and off To enable all heads up displays press lt F7 gt To disable all heads up displays press lt F8 gt Individual displays can be toggled separately as described 2 3 2 1 Ownship Information Display Ownship information appears in three windows at the top center of the screen
36. ae O 2 14 Dee ANA E Sa ase ace le a le Cle te 2 15 AAE EE 2 15 Ee NN EE 2 19 e MSG A A eee D ee da II EEN 2 19 Se EE 2 22 E E A 2 29 SE 2 35 E PE CR EE 2 36 DO MOTO a a O RE 2 37 ROM ee edd E 2 37 ZAID General Purpose SNorcut Menu Sd nt ant ie 2 40 A Ae Me EE 2 40 Zo GA bg EE EE 2 42 DSL PAT S e i A O lente lee nn ot ee De tete 2 42 25 2 Pinta Specie WING OW ee 2 43 DO A on a ale Sid 2 43 3 TROUBLESHOOTING EE 3 1 SL UNSUCCESSFUL START UPS a EE 3 1 3 1 1 Problems Bringing Up A FUND Workstation 3 1 AMA ai A A nee tee 3 2 2155 Unabloto Load tie CDROM id td ie 3 2 4 SOETWARE INSTAELATION coi ii 4 1 Al MELEN E WC EEN 4 1 June 20 2000 Table of Contents 5 FREQUENTLY ASKED OUESTIONS iii ni a ti dati ks 5 1 Bids HA TAS POUND Se SU ne li een benne le At docs 5 1 5 2 CAN FUND READ A NIMA DIGITAL NAUTICAL CHART DNC FROM MY HARD DISK DRIVE 5 1 5 3 WILL I STILL BE ABLE TO READ DNCS FROM MY CD ROM DRIVE oocccnnccnnnoccnnncononccnnnocnnnacnnnnronanicnnnaccnnnnos 5 1 5 4 WHAT HAPPENS IF I TAKE THE DNC CD ROM OUT OF THE DRIVE WHILE FUND IS STILL READING THE DATADAS EE 5 2 5 5 HOW DOI INTERPRET THE DNC DATABASE SERVER DDS STATUS MESSAGES concccocoooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonononos 5 2 SO WHYDOL SEDA BLAN SOREEN alo E 5 3 S 6 1 Tn Route ria AA nn din 5 3 5 62 INOt In Route Moore Mode idas irc 5 3 Sf WHYCCAN T LZOOM IN OR ZOOM OUT RS ee 5 3 5 8 HOW DOI BEGIN ADDING WAYPOINTS FOR ROUTE PLANNING 5 3 5 9 HOW
37. alculated by Windows NT 1 4 2 Operating System Requirements e Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Workstation with Service Pack 4 applied e System Properties The optimal screen resolution is 1280x1024 pixels if FUND dialog text or the transparent overlay text in the chart window heads up status displays appear too small to be easily read try a lower screen resolution The minimum considered should be 1024x768 Set colors to at least 65 536 16 bit if available For comfortable and long term CRT viewing set the Display Properties monitor vertical refresh rate to at least 75Hz Set Application Performance Boost to maximum 1 5 Enhancements FUND version 2 5 has many improvements over version 2 3beta Major areas of improvement include operating performance display presentation GPS receiver support and memory management In addition FUND now remembers the state of the application via Windows registry entries Such things as GPS settings toolbar configuration and operating mode are now saved upon shutdown 1 6 Referenced Documents International Hydrographic Specifications for Chart Content and Display Organization IHO S 52 Aspects of ECDIS Appendix 1 Guidance on Updating the Electronic Navigational Chart Appendix 2 Provisional Color and Symbol Specifications for ECDIS Appendix 3 Glossary of ECDIS related Terms National Imagery and Mapping Vector Product Format Specification dated 28 June 96 Agency NI
38. button twice in rapid succession without moving the click Cursor Drag To press a mouse button and hold it down while moving the pointer on the screen The drag operation is completed by releasing the button Select To point at and click an item or button within a pop up menu or pop up dialog window When the button is released the item 1s selected In some instances the item will be highlighted or a flashing cursor will appear Deselect To point at and click an item or button already selected 1 e with the indicator On will turn the item Off 2 1 2 Keyboard Operations 2 1 2 1 Key and Keystroke Identification d Keyboard keys are identified in instructions or descriptions in this manual by enclosing the letter or description of the key in pointed brackets e g lt Tab gt Alphabetic keys are identified by the capital letter enclosed in pointed brackets e g lt A gt If two or more keys are to be pressed in succession releasing each before pressing the next they are bracketed separately e g lt Tab gt lt Enter gt If one key 1s to be held down while another 1s pressed they are separated by hyphens and bracketed together e g lt Alt F gt 2 1 2 2 Keyboard Applications The principal use of the keyboard 1s to enter specific data in edit fields but there are some keyboard shortcuts that can be substituted for certain mouse operation lt Tab gt can be used to move between fields i
39. cl litte creek el dncU3_strait dncl_newroute el dred north pacitic dncl _norfalk dncl4 central america el dnc junk dnc15_pucatan el dnce b_seattle Files of type Cancel Figure 2 7 Load Demo Route Dialog Window There are two ways to select a route a Double click on a filename in the upper portion of the dialog window b Type the route file name in the Selection portion of the dialog window b Selecting the Edit menu displays two options 1 ARPA When ARPA Automatic Radar Plotting Aid is selected the DEMO CONTROL ARPA Contacts window appears This feature is not currently implemented so no actions can be taken with this screen 2 Route When Route is selected c Selecting the Options menu displays a single option Looping If the looping option is selected the current route reverses course when the end of the route is reached If it is not selected the demo stops when it reaches the end of the route 2 16 June 20 2000 2 4 1 1 2 Status Lines The window contains MODE ROUTE LEGS and PLAYTIME status lines a The MODE line displays the mode of the currently loaded demo route If no route is loaded the entry reads STOPPED 1 PLAYING The currently loaded route is running 2 STOPPED The currently loaded route is stopped b The ROUTE line displays the filename of the demo route that is currently loaded If no route is loaded the entry reads EMPTY c
40. desired size and click again to complete the figure 66099 1 Info Click at location where i symbol is to appear OS EE D Caution Click at location where symbol is to appear Strike Click at location where 7 symbol is to appear Text Click at location where start of text is to appear EH View Click to display the Mariner List Figure 2 25 Mariner drawn features are deleted by highlighting the selected feature and clicking Delete Click to toggle the Mariner overlays and toolbar on or off 2 32 2 4 5 3 1 2 4 5 3 2 June 20 2000 View Marner List Date Lime Type Points Note 10 03 44 13 50 19 Rectangle 2 Anchorage 10 03 99 1350 49 Overstike wreck 10 03 99 13 51 15 Circle E Fishing rea 10 03 99 135401 Polpuline 4 Shoal Water 10 03 99 135425 Caution 1 Unexploded Ordnance 4 D OK Highlight Figure 2 25 View Mariner List User Overlays User Overlays allows DNC overlays to be displayed on top of the Digital Nautical Chart DNC This feature allows the user to create and display additional DNC overlays which can be displayed when the display mode is selected to OTHER 2 4 5 4 Configuration This function allows the user to specify how the chart will look and how 1t should be drawn When this menu entry 1s selected the Chart Configuration menu appears The available options are described in the following paragraphs 2 4 5 4 1 lt Ctrl M gt 2 4 5 4 2
41. dows on or off press lt P gt 2 3 2 2 1 Position Window The first window displays pointer latitude and longitude in degrees minutes and hundredths of a minute 2 3 2 2 2 Range Bearing Window The second window displays the pointer position relative to ownship Range RNG is displayed in nautical miles and bearing BRG in degrees and tenths of a degree When the distance tool see para 2 4 9 4 is used an additional window 1s displayed to the right of the range and bearing window to display the range and bearing between two chosen points 2 3 2 3 DNC Database Message Window The most recent CD ROM activities are displayed in the lower right corner of the screen To toggle this window on or off press lt D gt 2 3 3 Scroll Bars The FUND screen has part time scroll bars on the right side and the bottom They are only active when the system is operating with Route Monitoring mode disabled with relative motion enabled 2 4 5 4 7 The scroll bars have arrows at the end indicating the scrolling direction To view other chart areas click on the scroll bar arrows Holding the button on an arrow causes the screen to scroll continuously The scroll bars also contain scroll boxes which indicates the position of the chart section currently displayed Dragging and releasing the scroll box causes the section of the list related to the new scroll box position to be displayed in the scroll window 2 14 June 20 2000 2 4 FUND Menu Bar The
42. eRingRadius 1 000000 Problems sometimes arise when Windows system resources are low Try shutting down all other active window applications 1 e Netscape Explorer Etc If the system does not operate after performing all of the above email fund spawar navy mil for technical support 3 1 2 Verifying FUND Files Verify that the installation program has done its job c fund25 bin A listing should look similar to Figure 3 1 Directory of Ce FundZ25 bin 10726799 1107287929 10726799 10 28 99 1028799 11022799 46a 46a 190 08p 08p LO o File s ESNVEUNAZ amp b ne SSES GER 554 06 665 600 3627400 167896 June 20 2000 by examining the contents of the ddsallxealJ fundDIB exe Naveontrol al small El 1 600 000 bytes 1 763 700 736 bytes free 3 1 3 Unable to Load the CD ROM Is VPF DNC media in the drive b Verify the FUND files Figure 3 1 Representative dir File Listing c Also you may have to select the Load DNC option from the DNC menu bar several times before the CD ROM 1s loaded Wait 5 seconds and try again Refer to section 2 4 7 d Try removing ALL fund cache files located in c fund25 cache as a last resort measure June 20 2000 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The following section details the installation of the FUND software 4 1 Installing FUND It is recommended that any previous versions of FUND be deleted from the system before beginning the installa
43. ed the cursor takes on the appearance of a magnifier containing a sign Position the cursor near the area you wish to zoom into and click the left mouse button on the chart screen The system responds by displaying a rectangular outline which represents the area of the chart which will be displayed after the zoom operation is completed The zoom in can be canceled by clicking the zoom in button again or pressing lt Esc gt By default the system zooms in such that the zoomed chart will be displayed at twice the current chart scale By clicking the right mouse button the user can make the zoom rectangle smaller by factors of 2 1 e initial zoom 2X first right button click 4X second right button click 8X etc When the zoom rectangle 1s the desired size move the mouse so that the rectangle covers the desired chart area and click the left mouse button to complete the zoom operation Clicking the toolbar button again or pressing lt Esc gt toggles the zoom in feature off Pressing lt gt produces a single zoom in on the center of the existing display Zoom Out Pressing this button enables repeated zoom outs When the button is clicked the cursor takes on the appearance of a magnifier containing a sign Clicking anywhere on the screen zooms straight out such that the zoomed chart will be displayed at one half the current chart scale The user can continue to zoom out in this manner until the desired scale is reached Clicking the toolbar bu
44. en Figure 2 4 displays a world map with ownship at 0 Latitude 0 Longitude The following features appear on the screen 2 3 1 Permanent Displays The following displays always appear on the FUND screen 2 3 1 1 Ownship Symbol Ownship in represented on the screen by two concentric circles 2 3 1 2 Velocity Vector The Velocity Vector 1s a line that extends from the ownship symbol provides a visual indication of ownship heading and speed and shows where ownship 2 12 2 3 1 3 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 5 2 3 1 6 June 20 2000 position will be in from one to six minutes if the current course and speed are maintained If ownship speed is zero the velocity vector does not appear DNC Data Display This display in the upper left corner of the screen provides the following basic information Scale S The scale at which the DNC is drawn on the screen The default scale for the Browse chart is 1 31 000 000 If U appears after the scale readout the chart is under scale which means that the video presentation cannot show all available details If O appears after the scale readout the chart is over scale which means that the video presentation is too large to be accurate Range R The unit of measure in which distance is displayed The default is nautical miles NM Depth D The unit of measure in which depth is displayed The default is meters Height H The unit of measure in which height above the surf
45. f Position readout is a figure of merit for the current position The lower the number the more accurate the fix A reading of less than 1 is ideal Readings up to 3 are acceptable but a reading greater than 2 will cause a GPS POSITION DEGRADED warning window to appear 2 4 3 2 4 Position Source Position Source controls the source of the POS NAV data being transmitted to the FUND display and Ownship track To select the Position Source select Interface gt Position Source The list of position sources appears The current source 1s indicated with a bullet Continue to hold down the mouse button while moving the pointer onto the desired position source When the desired entry is highlighted select it by releasing the mouse button To cancel the operation release the mouse button while no entry is highlighted The user may choose from the following sources Demo GPS or Dead Reckoning 2 4 4 Navigation The options on the Navigation drop down menu are Magnetic Variation Range and Bearing Markers Track History and Planned Route 2 4 4 1 Magnetic Variation When Magnetic Variation 1s selected the MAGNETIC VARIATION window Figure 2 13 appears The first block displays the current UTC GMT time and date The second block displays the current ownship latitude and longitude The first entry in the third block VARIATION is the variation between true and magnetic north at the latitude and longitude shown 2 22 June 20 2000 The
46. g methods and full NIMA GEOSYM 4 symbology implementation 1 3 Document Overview The purpose of this document is to provide instructions for operating the FUND software Version 2 5 1 4 System Requirements Hardware and software requirements required for use of the FUND software 1 4 1 PC Hardware Requirements Bare Minimum Configuration Recommended Configuration Intel Pentium Pentium Pro 200MHz e Intel Celeron Pentium HAI 300MHz 15 diagonal monitor 1024x768 e 19 diagonal or larger monitor resolution 256 colors 1280x1024 res and 65536 16 bit colors at 75Hz vertical refresh rate e 96 MB memory e 128 MB memory or greater e 2 GB hard disk drive with 6 GB hard disk drive with 550 MB free and gt GB free space and gt Recommended Initial paging file gt 250 300 MB Initial Size paging size The Maximum Size should be file at least double the above number e 6X or greater CD ROM e 40X CD ROM COM port Serial ANSI RS 232 e COM port Serial ANSI RS 232 Mouse or trackball o Mouse or trackball RECOMMENDED PAGING FILE SIZE Press the right mouse trackball button with the cursor positioned over the My Computer icon Select the Properties menu option Then select the Performance tab from the System Properties dialog Under the Virtual Memory 1 1 June 20 2000 heading press the Change button Locate the heading Total Paging File Size for All Drives You will find the Recommended number of Megabytes c
47. ges require the operator to manually Load a new DNC volume 5 1 June 20 2000 5 4 What happens if I take the DNC CD ROM out of the drive while FUND is still reading the database CAUTION Removing a CD from the drive during operation lights are flashing on the drive can cause FUND to crash When utilizing the CD ROM DNC media removing the CD from the drive during operation can have adverse effects on the program In other words DO NOT REMOVE THE DNC CD ROM DISK when the drive status light s are flashing on the drive which indicates that the CD ROM drive is reading CD ROM disk wait for the read operation to finish THEN you can safely replace the CD ROM DNC disk with a different one Note the DNC Database Server DDS status window in the lower right hand corner of the FUND chart display This display should be enabled which is the default hot key is D for the database processing statuses to print to the screen 1t will show you what current DNC chart library 1s being read loaded and whether the operation is completed or is in progress 5 5 How do I interpret the DNC Database Server DDS status messages Messages displayed in the DDS status window in the lower right hand corner of the FUND chart display are listed in reverse chronological order That is the most recent event will be visible at the top of the list All times are derived from the computer system clock and then converted to Universal Time 1e Green
48. hen an edit field is highlighted a cursor appears below one of the characters in the field As keyboard text is entered in the highlighted field it appears at the point of the cursor The user may use the Up Down and Left Right arrow keys to change character position of the cursor before entering keyboard text If there are several edit fields in a sequence the user may press the TAB key to move the highlight to the next edit field in the sequence When all editing is complete click the appropriate button e g OK APPLY to apply the newly entered data Combo Boxes A combo box is an edit field with a list of selectable entries The list of entries can be viewed by clicking the Y button on the combo box and pulling the cursor up and down the list An item in the list can be selected by clicking the pointer on the desired item 2 1 6 Manipulative Window Features Manipulative window features include drag bars minimize boxes upsize downsize boxes and close boxes 2 1 6 1 2 1 6 2 2 1 6 3 2 1 6 4 Drag Bar A drag bar is a colored bar at the top of a window A window can be moved around the screen with the drag bar To move a window point to the drag bar and hold down the left mouse button Drag the window to the desired area of the screen and release the button Minimize Box The FUND main screen has a minimize box An minimize box is a small box near the upper right corner of the window containing an underline Clicking on
49. iner Toolbar Monitor Size and Refresh 2 4 2 1 Nav Toolbar Selecting this option toggles the Nav toolbar which normally appears immediately below the menu bar off or on The Nav toolbar is explained in detail in section 2 4 10 2 4 2 2 Mariner Toolbar Selecting this option toggles the Mariner toolbar on or off The Mariner toolbar is explained in detail in paragraph 2 4 5 3 2 4 2 3 Monitor Size Selecting this option enables the operator to select the monitor size of the computer being used from 14 to 32 At smaller sizes there will be some overlap in elements on the screen 2 4 2 4 Refresh Selecting this option redraws the display In Route Monitoring Mode the display is redrawn with ownship at center This function can also be performed by pressing lt Ctrl R gt 2 4 3 Interface The options on the Interface drop down menu are Dead Reckoning GPS and Position Source 2 4 3 1 Dead Reckoning When the Dead Reckoning Input option is selected from the Navigation drop down menu the Dead Reckoning Fix window Figure 2 10 appears This window permits the user to enter a position fix that will update the FUND DEAD RECKONING position estimate This option may be used when a valid external fix 1s obtained from radar celestial or other means and it is desired to update the current FUND DR position By moving the pointer arrow to the first line of the position field the user wishes to edit 1 e Latitude the field 1s highlighted
50. ing can be toggled on and off by pressing lt F5 gt When Route 2 33 2 4 5 4 4 2 4 5 4 5 2 4 5 4 6 June 20 2000 Monitoring is enabled it is recommended that AUTO remain selected in the Library Control AUTO Library is selected by default Scale Boundaries Different areas in a library have different default scales Enabling this feature displays the boundaries between these different areas as dashed black lines Display Mode The following display modes may be selected Base Standard and Other Base Layer is the minimal layer for safe navigation as defined in the ECDIS Performance Standard The Base Display can be selected by pressing lt F2 gt Standard is the Base Layer plus a number of frequently used feature classes that appear automatically at startup The Standard Display can be selected by pressing lt F3 gt Other includes soundings and user defined features described in Chapter 4 The Other Display can be selected by pressing lt F4 gt Visible Layers This function allows the user to indicate that specific chart features should or should not be displayed on the standard layers user layers and mariner information layer User Layers and Mariner Information Layers are displayed only when the display mode 1s set to Other Standard Layers are displayed when the display mode is set to Standard or Other The grounding avoidance routines look at all features regardless of whether the feature is
51. ist for every chart The Chart Quality window takes some time to appear Repeatedly clicking the button does not speed the process 2 29 June 20 2000 Figure 2 22 Chart Notes Window Figure 2 23 Chart Quality Window 2 30 2 4 5 2 2 4 5 3 June 20 2000 Fit Library To Screen This function causes the screen to be re drawn at a scale such that the extent of the current library covers the entire screen either horizontally or vertically NOTE This function is not valid when the Route Monitoring function is active Mariner Drawn Features The MARINER toolbar Figure 2 24 allows the user to draw shapes and text as an overlay onto the Chart First switch the chart display to OTHER by pressing lt F4 gt Press the display toggle button on the Mariner dialog window to activate the drawing capabilities The toolbar appears on the right side of the FUND screen It can be grabbed and moved to other areas for convenience Click on one of the drawing activities Line Polyline Rectangle Polygon Circle Ellipse Info Caution Strike Text to begin drawing Click on a location on the chart to begin drawing the object For drawing Polyline and Polygon operations continue to draw points by clicking until completed then double click to complete the drawing After the object is drawn a Note dialog window appears to allow text to be entered When completed with the text entry dialog window click OK to close the dialog
52. l rule of thumb Go to Q2 or Q5 for the best methods Q1 What color is it CREEN cestas Very Good chance 1t has NMEA 0183 YELLOW TAN BEIGE Slim chance it has NMEA 0183 Q2 What is the software version number displayed on the PLGR LCD display on power up NMEA 0183 CAPABLE 10 DIGIT NUMBER WITH FORMAT XXX XXXX XXX Where X 1s 0 9 DOES NOT HAVE NMEA 0183 5 ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS WITH FORMAT AOXY Z Where A is G I P U V Where X 1s 0 4 Where Y is 1 2 3 4 a b c d Where Z is 1 2 3 Q3 Does it have an E or 96 in the Rockwell Collins software version name For example NMEA 0183 CAPABLE MODELS PLGR 96 PLGR 95E Original PLGR 95E EPLGR Original EPLGR Q4 What year was it originally manufactured AFTER 1995 HAS NMEA 0183 DURING 1995 MAY HAVE NMEA 0183 BEFORE 1995 DOES NOT HAVE NMEA 0183 5 5 June 20 2000 NOTE the Original PLGR 95E was introduced in late 1995 and it has NMEA 0183 PLGR PLGR PLGR 95 1995 and before DO NOT HAVE NMEA 0183 Q5 What is the NSN or the manufacturer s part number of the unit Table 5 1 National Stock Numbers and Part Numbers for AN PSN 11 PLGR National Stock No Rockwell Intro Date Unofficial NMEA Collins Part No Julian Nomenclature 0183 5825 01 395 3513 822 0077 103 95299 EPLGR PLGR 96 PPS 5825 01 374 6643 822 0077 002 9320 PLGR PLGR PLGR 95 The official tem Name for both listed PLGR models is NAVIGATION SET SATELLITE SIGNAL
53. l waypoint attributes for the current route select Navigation gt Planned Route gt View Route gt View Primary You can manually edit individual waypoints by clicking on the waypoint number with the left mouse button To make changes permanent you must use the Save Route menu selection and then save back out your primary route To start from scratch read in the empty route file To generate a new route file read in the empty route file New waypoints are added by pressing lt w gt at the mouse cursor location Move the mouse to where you want to start your route and begin by pressing lt w gt at that location Continue to enter in three or four waypoints for practice by moving the cursor and pressing lt w gt Use the hot keys to adjust individual waypoints such as moving or deleting a waypoint When you are done with the graphic portion use the view route option to change the speed between waypoints To save your new route associate its name with something you will remember it by An easy way to keep track of route scenarios is to associate a DNC volume number and then a specific area Save your route now as dnc17 practice use menu control Navigation gt Planned Route gt Save Route gt Save Primary The FUND menu controls under Navigation Planned Route are used to manipulate route scenarios In order to have FUND do something when there is no real motion you must tell it to use a planned route under
54. m the specified library To dismiss the Library Control window without affecting the current chart display click CANCEL 2 17 June 20 2000 e BROWSE e AUTO AUTO CERROWSE j BROWS E Oo S 31000000 El o EL 0 00 Hi 0 YPF Version Number MILSTDz407 Database Name 2 nel Security Class UNCLASSIFIED Edition Wumber Se Edition Date z O1 AUG 1996 Extent 20 00 00 180 00 00 1 20 00 00 M 150 00 00 El Ze I cs SS Sort By Mumber C Sort Ey Name Figure 2 8 Library Control Window NOTE If the current extent of the chart screen does not intersect the extent of the specified library no data will be displayed If this occurs the user should either select a more appropriate library or change the extent of the screen by scrolling zooming or selecting the Fit Library To Screen function in the Chart Tools menu 2 4 1 2 1 Exit The EXIT command is used to stop or secure the FUND MMI operation When the user selects this option the system responds with a WARNING window Figure 2 9 If the user clicks YES the FUND MMI exits Clicking NO negates the initial EXIT command and closes the WARNING window permitting the MMI to continue to operate This function can also be performed by pressing lt Ctrl Q gt Exit FUND Do You Really Want To Exit Figure 2 9 Exit FUND Warning Window 2 18 June 20 2000 2 4 2 View The options on the View drop down menu are Nav Toolbar Mar
55. n a dialog window The space bar can be used in place of the left mouse button to make selections in dialog windows All menu bar entries can be accessed by holding down lt Alt gt and pressing the underlined letter of the desired menu item e g to access the File menu press lt Alt F gt 2 2 June 20 2000 d The left right up and down arrow keys can be used to maneuver in drop down menus e lt Enter gt can be used to select a highlighted menu option f The function keys and some of the alphabetic keys have operational assignments These are called hot keys Table 2 2 is a list of hot keys Hot keys only work when the chart window is active If a hot key does not work click on the chart window g In addition to the hot keys several keyboard entries can be substituted for menu initiated operations These substitutes are listed in Table 2 3 Table 2 2 Hot Keys Base Display Mode 2 4 5 4 5 a Standard Display Mode 2 4 5 4 5b Other Display Mode 2 4 5 4 5 c Toggle Route Press to Toggle Route Monitoring On and Off 2 4 5 4 3 Monitoring Enable all Heads Up Press to enable all Heads Up Displays 2 32 Displays F8 Disable all Heads Up Press to disable all Heads Up Displays 2 32 Displays 2 4 9 1 Fl F2 F3 F4 FS a 5 E7 Zoom in Press to double the magnification of the chart display Not available in Route Monitoring Mode Zoom out Press to halve the magnification of the chart 2 4 9
56. n and loading of the FUND software include but are not limited to the following 3 1 1 Problems Bringing Up A FUND Workstation A FUND workstation requires a minimum of 96MB of RAM Below this threshold results cannot be guaranteed The most common symptoms of insufficient RAM is poor performance and random application crashes The following methods can be used to alleviate problems Even a system with 128MB can have poor speed Insufficient virtual memory is the most common problem Running out of virtual memory can lead to a system crash Another common problem is a path setting problem the default paths for the FUND data and cache files are c fund25 data and c fund25 cache The default path locations can be modified by editing the registry The following are examples of registry keys Use extreme care in editing these codes HKEY CLASSES ROOT FUND Port Device 1 Port Baud 1 Port Parity 0 Port Data Bits 1 Port Stop Bits 0 NMEA Checksum 1 Nav Source 3 Cache Drive d Cache Directory tmp fund25 CACHE Data Directory d tmp fund25 DATA Safety Depth 0 Look Ahead 5 Grounding Avoidance 3 bShowDrawProgress 1 bDisplayScaleBoundries 1 nDisplayMode 2 bShowMarinerToolBar 0 bShowNavToolBar 1 bShowMarinerOverlays 0 bRangeRing 1 bBearingLine 1 dRangeRingRadius 50 000000 1BearingLineBearing 0 LibSwitchTime 5 bRang
57. ngly on the monitor 2 1 1 2 Laptop Laptop configurations vary One of the more common laptop configurations has a built in mini joystick with two buttons below the keyboard that correspond to the mouse buttons 2 1 1 3 General The mouse pointer has several different display modes When the mouse pointer is in a menu operation drop down menu or pop up menu it appears as an arrow When the pointer is used to select highlight an alphanumeric field a cursor is displayed m that field When the pointer resembles cross hairs it is in the map area of the display and is accessible to the user When the pointer resembles a clock it indicates that the system is busy When certain features are active the cursor takes on special characteristics associated with the selected feature These are described in the appropriate sections of the manual The terms in Table 2 1 are used in reference to mouse manipulation NOTE The left and right mouse buttons are used to perform different functions but pressing any of them is known as clicking 2 1 June 20 2000 Table 2 1 Mouse Manipulation Terms DEFINITION To move the pointer via the mouse so that it is over an object or menu item Click To press the left or right mouse button once and release In this manual click alone refers to the left button which is the most commonly used Clicking with the right button is referred to as a right click Double To press the mouse
58. ntative Menus 2 5 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 3 4 pm June 20 2000 Top Level Menus A top level menu consists of a menu name and menu items The menu items identify the category of commands or options in the associated drop down menus Clicking a menu item causes a drop down menu to appear listing a group of related options This function can also be performed from the keyboard by holding down the lt Alt gt key and typing the underlined alphanumeric associated with the desired menu option After a menu is selected the user may change to a different menu selection by pressing an underlined alphanumeric using the mouse or using the left or right arrow keys on the keyboard Drop down Menus When a drop down menu 1s displayed the user can select one of the options that is available by moving the mouse pointer down the menu As the user drags the pointer over the options they are highlighted To select an option click it while it is highlighted Most menus are sticky For example drop down menus can be accessed in such a way that they remain on the screen even though the left mouse button is no longer depressed To see the sticky menu effect click to pull down a menu and release the button without making a selection Clicking again while the pointer is on a menu item selects that option To unstick or close the menu simply press lt ESC gt or click on an area outside the menu Submenus A submenu is a menu that is displayed
59. on For example left clicking on Dnc15 will display in the Folder name D VPFDatabases Dnc15 Once a database is selected it will take a few minutes for FUND to initialize the new database a Use the Look in pull down to select the drive and directory location of the DNC database on your system b Left mouse click on the DNC database to load Directory name will highlight c When the correct database 1s highlighted press the Select button 2 36 June 20 2000 LI Other Folder name DVPFDstabasesiDneT5 Cancel T Open as read only Figure 2 28 Load DNC Database Window 2 4 7 2 Update This item contains a submenu with two selections File Replacement and View Update 2 4 7 2 1 File Replacement This item will be available in future FUND releases It will allow the mariner to regularly update the DNC using the File Replacement Method Similar to how paper charts are updated with Notice to Mariner 2 4 7 2 2 View Update This item will be available in future FUND releases It will allow the mariner to view which updates have been applied to the DNC 2 4 8 Help The Help menu contains two options Hotkeys and About FUND 2 4 8 1 Hotkeys Provides a listing of hot keys used by FUND Table 2 2 The hot key list can also be selected by pressing lt F1 gt For the hot keys to work correctly the chart window must be active Click in the chart window to make it active 2 4 8 1 1 About FUND Displays a
60. on on the desktop FUND can also be started by selecting fundDib exe from Windows NT Explorer under the c fund25 bin directory After a brief interval the FUND Screen Figure 2 4 appears File View Interface Navigation Chart Ship DNC OOOO TOON TITI STE KEE A EE hip DNCO01 AUTO BROWSE Browse Mouse DNC001 Browse Browse GPS OFFLINE Figure 2 4 FUND Screen at Startup If a DNC volume is in the CD ROM at start up then FUND will begin to initialize the DNC volume from the CD ROM automatically If the CD ROM drive is empty the operator must manually load a DNC volume from the DNC menu The DNC volume can be on any drive visible to the system see section 2 4 7 1 Once FUND has started the operator can choose the desired position source DEMO Dead Reckoning GPS Demo is the default position source and is best for new users to experience the capabilities of the FUND Software Select a demo route and hit play to begin simulating ownship s motion see section 2 4 1 1 2 11 June 20 2000 The following elements appear at startup referenced to the section of this manual in which they are discussed in detail FUND Screen 23 FUND Menu Bar 2 4 FUND Tool Bar 2 4 2 1 FUND Status Bar 2 3 1 6 Scroll Bars 23 FUND Mariner Tool 2 4 2 2 The default mode of operation for FUND Software 1s with Route Monitoring enabled and with Non Relative Motion selected see sections 2 4 5 4 3 and 2 4 5 4 7 In this mode of opera
61. onnected the GPS line reads ERROR If the GPS receiver is offline a Warning window that reads GPS interface status OFFLINE appears Navigation Status X ERROR Invalid Invalid 00 T rack Error Track Steer F IL Mo Tracking 0 0 Hm 0 0 T Figure 2 12 Navigation Status Window 2 21 June 20 2000 NOTE To function properly with FUND the GPS must be configured to transmit the following NMEA messages GGA VTG RMB XTE and GSA See section 5 14 5 for more details The NAVIGATION STATUS GPS window contains five information blocks The Quality block displays Solution and HDOP information The Solution readout displays OFFLINE ERROR 1 ERROR 2 See notes below for discussion of offline and error messages WAITING or an alphanumeric expression of the GPS solution elements as follows The first element is either R indicating a raw uncorrected solution 1 e one derived from less than three satellites or D indicating a differential corrected solution 1 e one derived from three or more or from a GPS ground station The second element is either 2x indicating a solution giving only latitude and longitude or 3x indicating a solution giving latitude longitude and height The third element is a number in parentheses indicating the number of satellites from which the solution is derived If the GPS solution changes from D to R a GPS POSITION DEGRADED warning window appears The HDOP Horizontal Dilution O
62. options on the Chart menu are Notes Quality Fit Library to Screen User Overlays and Configuration which pertain primarily to the electronic navigation chart displayed 2 4 5 1 Notes Quality The Charts In Library Menu Figure 2 21 provides the user with Charts Notes and Chart Quality information pertaining to the charts in the current library Note and quality information is not available for the Browse Library CHARTS IN LIBRARY HT 408211 CHART NUMBER HAMPTON ROADS CAPE HENRY TO THIMBLE SHOAL LIGHT CAPE CHARLES TO NORFOLK HAR REQUEST MOTE REQUEST QUALITY Figure 2 21 Charts In Library Window 2 4 5 1 1 Notes To request a note highlight the desired chart and click on REQUEST NOTE When this option is selected the Chart Notes scroll window Figure 2 22 appears providing amplifying information about the chart navigational and geographical features of the area and other information that may be useful to mariners in the area This information is extracted from the DNC database and does not exist for every chart The Chart Notes window takes some time to appear Repeatedly clicking the button does not speed the process 2 4 5 1 2 Quality To request a quality reading highlight the desired chart and click on REQUEST QUALITY When this option 1s selected the Chart Quality window Figure 2 23 appears providing a description of the quality of the chart This information is extracted from the DNC database and does not ex
63. rameters To call up this window press lt Ctrl T gt The track is automatically recorded at one minute intervals The entire twelve hour history of ownship position can be marked on the chart or the user may choose not to display any track at all Likewise time marks can be added or removed independently of whether the track history 1s being plotted These marks can be added manually or generated automatically at user defined intervals Time marks do not appear 1f they are too close together to be distinguished Track history information is not saved to disk it is a short term display 2 24 June 20 2000 Track History Configuration Primary Track M Display Track T Display Time Marks Secondary Track Source Dead Reckoning IT Display Track replay Time Marks History Duration ho Minutes Time Markers C Manual Ce Auto Interval fi Minute OF Cancel Figure 2 17 Track History Configuration 2 4 4 4 Planned Route Routes may be created edited and displayed by using the following route planning tools Route files created by these route planning tools can also be read edited and followed by the FUND Demo Controls a Add Waypoint To add a waypoint to the end of the current route press lt W gt while the pointer is over the desired position on the chart b Move Waypoint To move a waypoint to a different location on the chart move the pointer onto the desired waypoint
64. rlink DNAV 212 NorthStar 951X Garmin GPS 48 Raytheon NAV 398 Micrologic ML 250 Furuno some models 5 14 5 FUND REQUIRES CERTAIN NMEA 0183 DATA SENTENCES FROM A GPS RECEIVER Configure your GPS receiver to transmit the appropriate set of messages data sentences See your receiver documentation for details FUND can interpret different combinations and orderings of data sentences transmitted by the receiver but there are imperatives Y FUND requires at a minimum position course and speed messages 5 6 June 20 2000 Y FUND expects that each of these messages be transmitted at least once every one or two seconds the message transmit rate may differ by manufacturer but most support 1 or Y Hertz The ideal NMEA 0183 message set is as follows GGA VTG RMB XTE GSA Otherwise see the following for a breakout of essential data sentences Ata minimum one message from each of the next two groupings must be enabled at the GPS Receiver 1 Position options listed least to best 1 required GLL Geographic Position Latitude Longitude GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data RMC Recommended Minimum Specific GPS data 2 Course and speed options listed least to best 1 required VTG Track Made Good and Ground Speed RMC Recommended Minimum Specific GPS data Yes one instance of the RMC message satisfies both group 1 and group 2 above Optional NMEA 0183 message
65. s are listed below Waypoint tracking options BWC Bearing and Distance to Waypoint RMB Recommended Minimum Navigation Information XTE Cross Track Error Fix information options GSA GPS DOP and Active Satellites GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data The optional groupings are not critical to plotting ownship position speed and course over ground but do allow FUND to display additional information provided by the GPS receiver 5 7 June 20 2000 6 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acrony m Definition Abbreviation ARPA Automatic Radar Plotting Aids co DN od Deparment of lens on cn Li O e N IHO International Hydrographic Organization Monaco IMO International Maritime Organization London UK un RNG sa 6 1 DO d Li June 20 2000 aeration SUM IMG June 20 2000 7 HOT KEYS QUICK REFERENCE Function Hotkeys Fl Help Base Display Mode F3 Standard Display Mode Other Display Mode F5 Route Monitoring Toggle Enable All Heads Up Displays F8 Disable All Heads Up Displays Misc Hotkeys Zoom In Zoom Out a Add Range Bearing Marker Dead Reckoning Position Fix Route Monitoring with Relative Motion Mode Only o Enter Ownship Offset position Center Ownship on Chart Chart Overlay Display Toggle Hotkeys DNC Database Message Toggle Pointer Position Display Toggle Bearing Line Fixed Toggle Range Ring Toggle Scale Bar Text Label
66. second entry ANNUAL CHANGE identifies the change in variation over a one year period MAGNETIC YARIATION X World Magnetic Model 1995 GMT 15 59 17 09 SEP 97 LATITUDE 36 53 51 H LONGITUDE 076 10 50 VARIATION T deg Emir ANNUAL CHANGE rnin W OF Figure 2 13 Magnetic Variation Window 2 4 4 2 Range Bearing Markers A range and bearing marker provides a continuous readout of the range and bearing from ownship to a selected point 2 4 4 2 1 Create a Range Bearing Marker To place a range and bearing marker on the chart position the mouse pointer over the selected point and press lt A gt The Create Bearing Range Mark dialog window Figure 2 14 appears allowing the user to adjust the selected position manually and to select the activation range for the marker Activation ranges may be selected as OFF 1 2NM INM 2NM ANM 10NM 20 NM SONM 100NM 250NM or ON The range and bearing to the selected position will be continuously updated and displayed on the chart When the range to the selected position 1s less than the activated range a dashed line will be drawn from ownship to the selected position If ON is selected the line 1s always present If OFF is selected no line appears though the information will appear in the dialog window list Figure 2 15 with the range showing as 0 0 Add Range Bearing Markers NI Mame buy Latitude 44 25587 D Longitude 095 56 642 w Activation 5 NM UK Cancel
67. st Dragging and releasing the scroll box causes the section of the list related to the new scroll box position to be displayed m the scroll window Clicking the left mouse button in the scroll box moves the scroll box and its related list section upward Clicking the right mouse button in the scroll box moves the scroll box and its related list section downward The scroll bar position can also be adjusted by using the Up and Down arrow keys on the keyboard however the Scroll Window must be selected 2 1 4 3 Dialog windows Dialog windows are any windows that request user input The user may comply and acknowledge the interaction or abort by clicking the Cancel or Done buttons 2 1 5 Functional Window Features There are certain features found in many windows that are used for setting parameters entering data and accepting or rejecting user entries These features include buttons check boxes combo boxes radio buttons edit fields and window pop up menus Collectively they are called functional window features 2 1 5 1 Buttons Buttons are rectangular raised symbols Each button contains a label indicating the function which it serves Point to a button and click to perform the action on the button s label The button will appear pressed Onscreen buttons are identified in this manual by enclosing their label in square brackets e g OK The following buttons are among those most commonly used in the system OK Causes a window to
68. this box causes the selected window to disappear and be replaced by an icon Upsize Downsize Box The FUND main screen has an upsize downsize boxes in upper right corner When the window is not filling the entire available screen space it contains a single square clicking on it expands the window to fill the entire available screen space When the window is filling the entire available space it contains two overlapping rectangles with thick upper borders clicking on it shrinks the window either to a previously selected size or a size small enough to allow for manual sizing Close Box A close box is a small box in the upper right corner of a window containing an X Clicking this box closes the window Not all windows have close boxes 2 1 7 Help Box Some windows have a help box A help box is a small box near the upper right corner of a window containing a question mark Clicking this box adds a question mark to the cursor when the cursor 1s clicked on a part of window a note explaining its use or function appears 2 9 June 20 2000 2 1 8 Active and Inactive Windows While several windows can be open on the screen at once only one window can be active The active window is the window currently being worked on and can be identified by the drag bar which is a different color blue from the drag bars of the other windows on the screen gray All other windows on the screen are inactive An inactive window may be partially or fully obsc
69. ting selected the scroll bars are disabled 2 4 5 4 8 Colors The color menu allows for the selection of colors used for display Bright Sun Day Day Black Background Dusk Night With Filter Night No Filter 2 4 6 Ship The options on the Ship menu are Range Ring Bearing Line Safety Depth Lib Switch Look Ahead and Grounding Avoidance 2 4 6 1 Range Ring Bearing Line When selected this item enables the Range amp Bearing Configuration window Figure 2 27 A range ring and bearing line may be displayed from ownship by selecting the configuration entry from the menus Clicking Display Range Ring displays a range ring The distance of the range ring may be adjusted by selecting a range from the list Available ranges are 1 4 1 2 1 2 5 10 and 20 nautical miles Clicking Display Bearing Line displays a Bearing Line The angle at which the bearing line is displayed may be changed by selecting an angle from the Bearing Line list After changing any Range and Bearing items be sure to click OK to record the changes The Range Ring and Bearing Line can also be toggled on and off by pressing lt R gt and lt B gt respectively RANGE amp BEARING CONFIGURATION Display Range Ring IT Display Bearing Line DEAD AHEAD BROAD ON STARBOARD BOW BROAD ON STARBOARD BEAM BROAD ON STARBOARD QUARTER DEAD 45TERN Cancel Figure 2 27 Range amp Bearing Configuration Window 2 35 2 4 6 2 2 4 6 3 2 4 6 4 2 4 6 5
70. tion Any old Cache or Data files from previous FUND versions should also be deleted Close down all system applications Insert FUND installation CD ROM and then execute the fund25 exe program to begin the installation of FUND c Read the FUND Information Dialog d Select the FUND Software destination The default location is c FUND25 e Select the FUND Program Folder f Read the Software README File for updated software documentation June 20 2000 5 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 5 1 Whatis FUND FUND is a software package designed to demonstrate the use of the Digital Nautical Chart DNC database from NIMA in an ECDIS environment FUND provides most of the tools and features required by the ECDIS standards FUND exploits the SENC potential inherent in DNC to meet the IMO IHO performance standards FUND utilizes the DNC database directly with no pre processing required DNC is a relational database that is based upon the Vector Product Format VPF data structure and is considered a paper chart equivalent FUND is capable of displaying all chart information necessary for safe and efficient navigation The software allows for a GPS DGPS input compliant with NMEA 0183 Extensive simulation capability is provided 5 2 Can FUND read a NIMA Digital Nautical Chart DNC from my hard disk drive Yes FUND will now operate from data resident on a hard disk drive To operate in this mode from the very first make s
71. tion charts will be automatically re drawn by FUND when ownship moves outside of an adjustable bounding rectangle preventing ownship from sailing off the screen When Relative Motion 1s selected with Route Monitoring enabled ownship will remain at a fixed location on the screen and the chart will automatically scroll underneath the ship at a 1Hz rate To browse individual Digital Nautical Charts DNCs Route Monitoring mode must be disabled Once Route Monitoring has been disabled selecting Library Control see section 2 4 1 2 will allow the user to choose individual charts from the currently loaded CD see section 2 4 7 1 Depending on the size of the chart loading a library for the first time may take anywhere from 5 10 seconds up to 10 minutes or more Once a library has been selected and begins loading choosing the Fit Library to Screen operation see section 2 4 5 2 will fit the Library to the viewing area Chart Zooming may be accomplished by either using the and keys or by using the mouse and toolbar buttons see sections 2 4 9 1 and 2 4 9 2 When Relative Motion is selected with Route Monitoring Disable the scroll bars can be used to pan the chart see 2 3 3 The arrow keys can also be used to pan the chart when Non Relative Motion is selected and Route Monitoring 1s Disabled NOTE Manually panning and zooming in and on the chart can only be accomplished when Route Monitoring is DISABLED 2 3 FUND Screen The FUND Scre
72. tton again or pressing lt Esc gt toggles the zoom out feature off Pressing lt gt produces a single zoom out NOTE Zoom in and zoom out are available only when Route Monitoring is disabled Spatial Query Pressing this button enables repeated spatial queries When the button is pressed the cursor takes on the appearance of the button symbol Click on a location to bring up the Spatial Query window Proceed as in paragraph 2 4 11 2 for extended queries etc This feature is sticky The user may conduct as many spatial queries as desired Clicking the toolbar button again or pressing lt Esc gt toggles the spatial query feature off Distance Tool Pressing this button enables repeated measurements with the distance tool When the button is pressed the cursor takes on the appearance of an arrow with the button symbol next to it To determine the range and bearing between any two points on the chart Place the cursor over one point and left click A white dot appears at the point Move the pointer to the second point and press left click again A white dot appears at the point the two dots are joined by a black line and a secondary range bearing window para 2 3 2 2 2 displays the range and bearing from the first point to the second To draw another line repeat the above steps The previous line disappears when a new one is begun Clicking the button again or pressing lt Esc gt toggles the distance tool feature off 2 39
73. ure there is no DNC CD in the CD ROM drive upon program startup provided that first you copy the entire DNC volume directory folder tree to a folder on the target hard disk drive e C dnc17 or D FUND25 data dnc15 It is not necessary to copy the DNC Docs folder tree and other included files Then after FUND starts simply Load the database of choice via the DNC menubar option choose the apropos DNC database folder using the Load file dialog One thing to remember FUND does not automatically search the hard disk drives for DNC database folders so the Load step must be performed each time the program is restarted or the database is switched manually or automatically This is also true of DNC databases read over a network mounted disk drive If FUND was started with a DNC in the CD ROM drive but you wish to switch to a database located on the hard disk drive or a network drive simply wait for FUND to finish initializing the CD ROM database see the messages in the DDS status window located on the lower right corner of the chart screen Immediately afterwards switch to the alternate media using the Load function 5 3 Will I still be able to read DNCs from my CD ROM drive Of course FUND may be operated by directly reading the DNC database from the NIMA official issue CD ROM media This mode of operation is the default and FUND will auto detect a DNC volume in the CD ROM drive upon start up Subsequent DNC volume chan
74. ured by other windows To activate an existing window point at any visible part of the window and click on it This causes the drag bar of the activated window to change color and the window to move in front of any windows that overlap it 2 1 9 Advisory Windows Advisory windows appear to call the user s attention to certain situations and make it less likely to make a wrong choice accidentally A confirmation window appears when the user selects an option such as Exit which is not routinely used A WARNING window appears when some operation which is harmful to previously entered data is about to occur WARNING windows Figure 2 3 inform the user that data will be altered and give the user a chance to continue or abort the operation The user must acknowledge the WARNING window before he can interact with any other portion of the FUND FUND Warning Fis appears Unreasonable Finis 2078 nm from current position Accept Fin Figure 2 3 Warning Window Occasionally when invalid data is entered or an operation cannot be performed a WARNING window is displayed to inform the user that the requested action cannot take place When a WARNING window appears the user must click the appropriate button in the WARNING window to continue with the current operation 2 10 June 20 2000 2 2 FUND Introduction amp Start Up To start FUND click the Windows NT Start button and select FUND or select FUND from a shortcut Ic
75. wich Mean Time GMT Here is an example of an event message indicating that DDS has successfully accomplished database initialization JAN 09 16 20 DDS database info complete A pair of messages like the next two signals that FUND DDS began then completed processing an entire chart library every Retrieving library event message should have a matching Got library message to indicate that the library processing cycle for the named library has finished MAY 31 16 02 Got library H2617730 MAY 31 16 00 Retrieving library H2617730 If the last message posted about a selected or Auto selected DNC library is Retrieving then the retrieval operation is still in progress and incomplete On rare occasions and if many minutes have passed since the Retrieving library status was printed to the window it may indicate that the DDS has crashed Now the FUND Man Machine Interface MMI manages cached data from previous chart library processing sessions When a data cache exists for a particular library the MMI will report in this status window that it has found the previously cached library and is reading the cache from the hard disk drive When the operation is complete the MMI likewise reports the completion JUL 03 18 40 MMI done reading A2617730 June 20 2000 JUL 03 18 40 MMI reading A2617730 library for CD 26 5 6 Why do I see a blank screen 5 6 1 In Route Monitoring Mode a No library coverage for the current location b
76. y Options GPS Baud Rate Subgroup Latitude M Route Monitoring 2400 Radio Buttons T Scale Boundries 4800 Edit Field Combo Box 1 351767N 724289E Great Circle 2 3245 35N F304 35E 20 Great Circle Scorolled iist 3 2942340 734234E 30 Rhumb Line Scroll Bar 4 281223N 751237E 40 Great Circle 5 27 89 23M FF4923E 50 Great Circle 6 278923N 774923E E0 Rhumb Line hd Buttons Lancel Figure 2 2 Functional and Manipulative Window Features 2 1 4 1 Window Boxes Related features are often combined in logical subgroups within a window These groupings of features are usually contained within boxes and are called window boxes or subwindows Each window has a title describing its contents 2 1 4 2 Scroll Windows A scroll window is displayed whenever there is a list of data in the window that requires more space than is available Scroll windows contain a scroll bar directly to the right of the window and includes two arrows one pointing up and the other pointing down Scroll Windows are used when all of the available data cannot fit into one viewing window To view more data click on the scroll bar arrows Click the down arrow to scroll down the list the up arrow to scroll up Holding the left mouse button on the up or down arrow causes the data to scroll automatically 2 7 June 20 2000 The scroll bar also contains a scroll box which indicates the position of the list section currently displayed relative to the entire li

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