Component navigation system for a sailing vessel
First Claim
1. A component navigational system, comprising:
- a video interface unit adapted to be disposed on a marine vessel;
a card-cage unit adapted to be disposed on a marine vessel, wherein the card-cage unit comprises;
at least a first purpose-built printed circuit board having a central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit is in communication with the video interface unit;
at least a second purpose-built printed circuit board having a power supply;
at least a third and fourth purpose-built printed circuit board each having a different function selected from the group consisting of;
depth sounder, speedometer, anemometer, gyrocompass, GPS receiver, chart plotter, radar interface, autopilot interface, weather band receiver, CD-ROM unit, read/write CD-ROM unit, engine parameter monitor, DC power monitor, and collision avoidance unit,wherein the at least first, second, third, and fourth purpose-built printed circuit board have the same physical dimensions;
a parallel signal bus connecting the signal circuits of the at least first, second, third, and fourth purpose-built printed circuit boards;
a power distribution bus connecting the signal circuits of the at least first, second, third, and fourth purpose-built printed circuit boards; and
multiple input sensors and output devices connected to the purpose-built printed circuit boards.
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Abstract
A component navigational system comprising a video interface unit and multiple purpose-built printed circuit boards that are presented in a card cage unit. A number of the printed circuit boards will be further connected to input sensors for measuring various parameters while other printed circuit boards will be connected to specific output devices. The individual units are comprised of computer and/or electronic and/or electro/mechanical devices. The video interface unit provides single point access to all navigational data as well as providing a user interface for the system. The card-cage unit has multiple bus structures with a plurality of sockets for connection to a power supply, a central processing unit and the purpose built printed circuit boards. The purpose-built printed circuit boards and the central processing unit will communicate bi-directionally by means of a parallel signal bus. The central processing unit will thus be able to process input data, display appropriate information and logically control a specific output device.
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1. A component navigational system, comprising:
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a video interface unit adapted to be disposed on a marine vessel; a card-cage unit adapted to be disposed on a marine vessel, wherein the card-cage unit comprises; at least a first purpose-built printed circuit board having a central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit is in communication with the video interface unit; at least a second purpose-built printed circuit board having a power supply; at least a third and fourth purpose-built printed circuit board each having a different function selected from the group consisting of;
depth sounder, speedometer, anemometer, gyrocompass, GPS receiver, chart plotter, radar interface, autopilot interface, weather band receiver, CD-ROM unit, read/write CD-ROM unit, engine parameter monitor, DC power monitor, and collision avoidance unit,wherein the at least first, second, third, and fourth purpose-built printed circuit board have the same physical dimensions; a parallel signal bus connecting the signal circuits of the at least first, second, third, and fourth purpose-built printed circuit boards; a power distribution bus connecting the signal circuits of the at least first, second, third, and fourth purpose-built printed circuit boards; and multiple input sensors and output devices connected to the purpose-built printed circuit boards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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