Nasa Compass Clipper System

NASA Clipper Compass System – Precision Digital Marine Heading Display

Navigate with unparalleled clarity and precision using the NASA Clipper Compass System, the definitive choice for sailors and motorboat owners seeking a reliable and easy-to-read heading instrument. Engineered for the demanding marine environment, this system replaces traditional, hard-to-read analogue compasses with a large, high-contrast digital display, ensuring you can ascertain your heading with a quick, confident glance, day or night. Its robust design and advanced features make it an essential upgrade for any vessel´s helm station.

The core benefit of the Clipper Compass is its exceptional readability. The generously sized digits are presented on a crisp LCD screen housed in a standard 110mm x 110mm square case, making it a seamless fit with other instruments in the NASA Clipper range. With its powerful backlighting, night-time navigation becomes less strenuous on the eyes, allowing you to maintain perfect course awareness without compromising your night vision.

At the heart of the system is a high-precision fluxgate sensor. This sophisticated electronic sensor detects the Earth´s magnetic field to deliver consistently accurate heading information. Unlike a conventional compass, it is not susceptible to the lag and over-swing caused by rough seas. To further enhance performance, the display unit features nine selectable levels of damping, allowing you to fine-tune the responsiveness to match the sea state, ensuring a stable reading whether you´re on calm inland waters or a choppy offshore passage.

Main Features:

* Large, high-visibility digital display for at-a-glance heading information.
* Powerful backlighting for superior night-time clarity.
* Includes a high-precision fluxgate sensor with 10 metres of cable.
* Displays current heading, locked heading, and off-course data.
* Nine user-selectable levels of damping for stable readings in all conditions.
* Extremely low current consumption, ideal for preserving battery power.
* Standard 110mm square case for easy and consistent panel mounting.
* Simple operation with intuitive, front-mounted controls.

Electrical Circuit Integration and NMEA Connectivity

The NASA Clipper Compass is more than just a standalone display; it is designed to be a central component of your vessel´s integrated Electrical Circuit for navigation. It features a standard NMEA 0183 output (HDG sentence), enabling seamless electrical connections with a wide array of other marine electronics. Connect it to your autopilot to provide a stable heading reference, link it to your chartplotter to overlay heading data on your electronic charts, or feed the information to your DSC VHF radio for enhanced positioning and safety features. This connectivity transforms the Clipper Compass from a simple instrument into a vital data source for your entire navigation suite.

Technical Specifications:

* Supply Voltage: 12V DC
* Current Consumption: 10mA (+20mA for backlight illumination)
* Sensor Type: Fluxgate electronic compass sensor
* Sensor Cable Length: 10 metres
* Display Dimensions: 110mm x 110mm
* NMEA 0183 Output: HDG sentence at 4800 baud
* Damping Levels: 9
* Mounting: Surface mount