Simrad GS10 Instruction Manual

SIMRAD GS10
GPS Smart Antenna

Introduction

The GS10 GPS Smart Antenna is a self-contained position provider
for a navigation system. The antenna can be mounted in the ex­posed environment on a ship, and will supply position data, time,
SOG and COG, using NMEA2000 protocols on Simrad’s SimNet data­bus.

The GS10 contains a 12-parallel channel GPS receiver with WAAS
and EGNOS. It comes with a fixed 5 m (16.4’) SimNet cable with
connector, ready to connect to a Tee Joiner on the SimNet system,
or navigation product.

Installation

This paper informs how to install your GS10 GPS Smart Antenna and
connect it to a NMEA2000/SimNet network using SimNet network
components.

GS10, bottom view (left) and top view (right).

Supplied Parts:

GS10 GPS Smart Antenna incl. 5 m (16.4’) cable w/connector.
Quick release mount adapter incl. 0-ring, 2 long mounting screws,
2 short screws, 2 lock adapters.
Pole mount adapter incl. 4 mounting screws and 4 lock washers.

Tools required:

Wire pliers, flat + cross-shaped screwdriver.
10 mm (3/8”) drill bit (if you need to route the cable through a
bulkhead).

2.5 mm (7/64”) drill bit (for the screw holes, to secure the quick
release mount).

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Mounting location

The GS10 can be mounted on any flat surface (min. 90 mm (3 1/2”
wide). The pole mount adapter lets you mount the antenna on a
pole or swivel mount that uses standard marine 1” - 14 threads. To
determine the mounting location, be sure that a clear, unobstructed
view of the sky is available, as GPS signals travel “line-of-sight” at
very high frequencies and therefore almost anything blocking the
antenna’s view can stop the unit from finding a satellite.

Caution: Do not mount the GS10 antenna in the direct path of a
radar antenna’s beam. Radar radiates high-energy signals that can
interfere with GPS signal reception.

Surface mount

Once you’ve determined the mounting location, use the quick re­lease mount adapter as template to drill 2 holes (2.5 mm (7/64”)
drill bit) for the 2 long mounting screws. Use the 2 screws to secure
the adapter to the surface with “THIS SIDE UP” facing upwards.

If you wish to route the cable through the mounting surface, drill
a 10 mm (3/8”) hole for the cable’s connector. There is a notch in
the antenna housing that allows the cable to pass through, instead
of routing it through the mounting surface. Pass the O-ring over
the cable and press it into the groove on the bottom of the an­tenna housing. If you are using the housing notch to route the cable
outside, you may need to cut a notch in the O-ring for a proper fit.
Apply a little silicone grease to the O-ring when ready to attach the
antenna to the quick release mount adapter.

GS10 Antenna

Lock adapter Lock adapter

Curved keyhole Curved keyhole

GS10 Quick release mount

Fix the 2 lock adapters with the 2 short screws to the bottom of the
antenna. Guide the lock adapters into the curved keyhole openings
marked “UNLOCK” in the surface mount adapter and turn the antenna
clockwise 90° till it clicks into a locked position. Route the cable to
where it connects to the network and plug it in.

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