SFI Transmitter

Menu path
→ → Sensors → Add Sensor → SFI Transmitter

Transmits a sentence to the bridge network for SFI collision monitoring and resolution.

SFI Transmitter Connection

Attention

SFI Transmitter connection must be performed by a trained specialist with the appropriate qualifications.

Attention

SFI Transmitter must be enabled at all times during ECDIS operation to prevent and resolve SFI conflicts on the bridge network.

Hint

SFI Transmitter operates only on the IEC 61162-450 network.

No.	Element	Description
1	Network Settings	Transmission group is always NETA
2	—	Default settings for the NETA transmission group
3	First network device	Enable, priority, MAC address, IP address of the first ECDIS network device
4	Second network device	Enable, priority, MAC address, IP address of the second ECDIS network device
5	Monitor	Outgoing message monitor

SFI Transmitter Operational Features

SFI Transmitter operates in the background. At a set interval, SFI Transmitter sends a data packet to the network specifying the network card MAC address and the ECDIS SFI.