4 33-60-084-001 PROCESSOR REGATTA Manual
1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the nke Processor Regatta. This processor is the heart of the
system and provides the most accurate, dynamic and noise-free information to the
autopilot, the navigation programme, the tactician, the crew and of course the skipper.
In this manual you will find all the information necessary to:
-Carry out Installation, configuration and calibration of the Processor Regatta and
sensors
-Access all the functions offered by the Processor Regatta
-Get the best performance from your boat
2. THE TOPLINE NETWORK
The Topline system consists of sensors and displays networked with a single 3 wire cable
(shield: 0V, white: +12V, black: Data). Data is carried on the black “DATA” wire.
Displays have a variable address ranging from 1 to 20 while the sensors have a fixed
address with a value comprised between 21 and 210. The network is managed from one
of the displays that will be chosen as “MASTER” during the system commissioning. Its
address will be “1”.
Once turned on, the “MASTER” will scan all the addresses to discover all the displays and
sensors which are connected to the network.
Once the “MASTER” has scanned the network, it will ping only the channels it has
identified. Also, the “MASTER” will randomly ping the channel “0” (non identified display).
A specific answer from a display will generate an address for that display to integrate
dynamically the network.
3. THE PROCESSOR REGATTA
The Processor Regatta provides the following:
1. Performance:
•Accurate measurement of wind speed and angle (true and apparent), boat speed,
speed over ground, the boat movements, all with sensitivity to small changes.
•Accurate measurement of acceleration and the boat’s attitude (magnetic heading,
angles, acceleration, turn rates, magnetometric vector)
•Accurate dynamic calculation of true wind as a result of the compensation of
measured data from the masthead sensor, the geometry between the mast and the
hull and the use of corrections table.
