Garmin GWS 10 Marine Wind Sensor Configuration Manual

September 2008 

Part Number 190-01016-01 Rev. A 

Printed in Taiwan

GWS

™

 10 Sensor Configuration Guide

  See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and 

other important information.

The GWS 10 provides wind angle and speed information for various screens, data fields, 

or digital gauges of NMEA 2000

®

-compatible connected display devices. For a list of 

compatible Garmin chartplotters and devices, visit 

www.garmin.com

.

Important: This document provides specific configuration information for the 

GWS 10 using your NMEA 2000-compatible chartplotter or marine instrument (such 

as a GPSMAP

®

 5212 or GMI

™

 10). To access the NMEA 2000 device configuration 

information on your device, consult the documentation provided with your device.

Configuring the Wind Angle Offset (Orientation)

When mounting the sensor, you must adjust the angle offset if you did not orient the 

GWS 10 as described in the GWS 10 Installation Instructions. 

To configure the wind angle offset (orientation):

1. WhileviewingtheNMEA2000deviceinformation,select

Config

>

Wind Angle Offset

.

2. Selecttheangleindegreestoadjustforthedifferenceinorientation.

To configure the wind speed filter if the menu option is not displayed:

1. Select

Generic Configuration

 to specify data for the filter and offset settings.

2. Enterthefollowingcommand:

“SPEEDFILTER=” 

3. Followthecommandwithanumberbetween0and254,representingatimeconstant

inincrementsof0.25second,or255torepresenttheAutomaticsetting(forexample:

SPEEDFILTER=215).

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