Saab R5 SUPREME MkII Operation & Installation Manual

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R5 SUPREME - Navigation System MkIIGENERAL OVERVIEW7000 118-383, B1 Page 103 GENERAL OVERVIEW3.1 Product DescriptionThe R5 SUPREME Navigation System MkII features an IMO type approved GPS Navigationsensor, providing robust and highly accurate position information to external equipmentthrough a large number of integrated interfaces.The R5 SUPREME Navigation System MkII is available in two versions, GNSS and DGNSS,with and without IALA Beacon reception capability. One R5 Navigation Systems consists ofan external antenna, a navigation sensor and a Control and Display Unit (CDU).The installation options are very flexible; It is possible to add an R5 Supreme AISTransponder for a combined AIS and Navigation using a single CDU unit. Several Navigationsystems can be combined in redundant configurations. Additionally passive CDUs may beconnected to the navigation system using network interfaces.The R5 CDU has a seven-inch colour touch display and provides a graphical interface to thesystem. Via the R5 CDU it is possible to create, edit and modify routes and waypoints,navigate following a route, plot the route, view sensor data, configure the system as well assupervise the system status. It is also possible to configure the R5 CDU for combined AISMKD functionality when adding an R5 SUPREME AIS Transponder.For installations without the R5 CDU, a web-interface is built-in to the R5 Navigation sensor.The Web-interface allows for status monitoring, interface configuration, change of positioningparameters and SW updates.Although delivered in GPS only mode, the R5 GNSS and R5 DGNSS sensors feature apowerful 372 channel receiver capable of combined GPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU andGALILEO reception with a 10Hz update rate. The combined use of several satellite basednavigation systems can be enabled by the operator at any time. This increases robustnessand reliability of the navigation solution, ensuring maximum possible coverage world-wide.Approved antenna options are the MGA-3 GNSS antenna for the GNSS sensor, and also theMGL-5 combined GNSS/Beacon antenna for the DGNSS sensor.