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Modes:
(Any two can be displayed simultaneously) |
Speedometer
- Maximum speed recall
- Best 10 second average speed recall
Compass
- Adjustable damping
- Programmable artificial declination for direct comparison with a magnetic compass
VMG (Velocity Made Good)
- Calculates and displays VMG in real-time based on a user-programmed wind direction
Timer
- 1-9 minute countdown sequences available
- Sync. button
- Loud audible signal
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| Speed Resolution: |
0.1 Knots |
| Heading Resolution: |
1 Degree |
| Update Rate: |
2Hz (once every half-second) |
| Water Resistance: |
Bombproof polycarbonate case is 100% waterproof to 25m (75 ft) |
| Display: |
Ultra high contrast, sunlight readable LCD:
- Main display character height: 30mm (1.2")
- Secondary display character height: 15mm (.6")
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| User Interface: |
Four over-sized capacitive touch sensors |
| Data Logger: |
- Records Latitude, Longitude, Time, Speed and Heading at 0.5Hz (once every two seconds)
- 40 hours of storage capacity
- Download .gpx files (for Kattack and GPS Action Replay) and .kml files (for Google Earth) using an included USB cable
- Data download requires a PC running Windows XP or Vista
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| Batteries: |
- Uses three standard AA cells
- 25 hour endurance with rechargeable NiMH cells
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| Case Dimensions: |
162mm x 110mm x 40mm (6.4" x 4.3" x 1.6") |
| Weight: |
437g (0.96 lb) |
| GPS Chipset: |
U-Blox Antaris LEA-4A, 16 Channel |
An example of PC downloaded GPS sailing session
All devices will download to Google Earth
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Key Features:
- Speed, VMG and Heading updated every half-second
- Start timer with audible alarm
- Display any two measurements simultaneously
- Watertight to 25m (75ft)
- Only brand of GPS equipment that floats
- Maximum and Best 10 Second Average speed recall
- Adjustable damping
- 40+ hours of GPS data storage
- Up to 25 hours of battery life
- Fast data downloading through a USB link
- Downloaded data is fully compatible with Kattack, GPS Action Replay and Google Earth
- Internet upgradeable firmware allows you to benefit from ongoing product enhancements
- Two year warranty against manufacturing defects
As a sportboat, small boat or performance dinghy sailor you need accurate, easy to read, real-time speed, heading and VMG data just as badly as anyone on a large keelboat. Downwind you probably need this information even more than someone sailing a displacement hull. Why don't you have the real-time data you need? At Velocitek, we're guessing it's because you cannot justify adding several kilograms and a couple thousand dollars to your boat. Not to mention the headache of having to bore a hole through your hull to install a speed transducer.
The Velocitek SC-1 GPS changes everything. This device gives you all the information you need to trim for optimal VMG and make sound tactical decisions. All this functionality is contained in one lightweight, bombproof, watertight box that you can install in under a minute. This massive step forward is made possible by recent improvements in civilian GPS technology. At the heart of the Velocitek SC-1 GPS is a state-of-the art UBlox Antaris LEA-4A 16 channel GPS chipset. Designed for luxury automotive navigation systems, this chipset calculates super-accurate position-velocity-time GPS solutions at an unprecedented rate of four times per second. The end result is that you now have all the real-time information you need to sail faster and win.
As an added bonus the Velocitek SC-1 GPS keeps a rolling 40 hour log of all that precious real-time information, allowing you to download it to your windows PC through a standard USB cable. This allows you to use popular replay and track display applications like Kattack, GPS Action Replay and Google Earth to carefully review and analyze your performance in a low-stress dry land environment. You can also combine your data with other boats in your fleet to replay complete races.
Also, unlike almost any other product, the Velocitek SC-1 GPS will work better the longer you own it. This is possible because we designed the firmware that controls how the Velocitek SC1 operates so that it can be easily updated through the device's USB port. Every three months we will release new firmware versions that you will be able to download from our website. These upgrades will allow us to optimize the device's operating modes and user interface algorithms based on feedback and ideas from our customers. The Velocitek SC-1's updateable firmware will make it possible for you to enjoy the fruits of Velocitek's intensive R&D program on an ongoing basis.
Velocitek GPS SC-1 USER GUIDE - right click and "save as"
All prices include VAT and NEXT working day delivery if ordered Mon - Friday before 1-30pm. We use Royal Mail Special delivery for the SC-1 GPS unit. Most competitors sites do NOT include delivery - please check.
- Mounts easily, without tools, on horizontal or vertical spars of any diameter
- Mates with SC-1 case-back using ultra-strong 3M Dual-Lock
- Light weight, unbreakable polycarbonate construction
- Includes 91cm (3 ft) of high-tech 1.7mm (1/16") Dyneema line
- Built in jamcleat termination slots
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New software provides easy downloading, editing and managing of races logged on multiple devices
Paia, Maui (June 5, 2008) - After more than a year of planning and development, today Velocitek released Version 3.0 of the Velocitek Control Center - a fantastic leap forward in race replay capability. Users will now be able to download, manage and play back information from multiple devices at once, allowing them to easily recreate races and training sessions involving multiple boats.
"While some great technical race analysis software has existed to date there has been no simple solution which allowed users to easily download, edit, combine and store race replays from a large group of boats - I am excited that we have been able to achieve this with the Velocitek Control Center 3.0" - Alec Stewart, President and Founder Velocitek.
The built-in race editor and creator allows the combining of multiple Velocitek GPS tracks into one replay which can easily be edited and replayed in the Race Player or exported to other GPS track analysis programs such as Google Earth or GPS Action Replay. This new feature makes it possible for a whole fleet to review their racing and training sessions - every tack, wind shift and change in boat speed! To see this in action, check out the demo video at: www.velocitek.com/video/VCC_3-0_Demo/VCC_3-0_Demo.htm
Screenshots of Velocitek Control Center 3.0 are available here: www.velocitek.com/images/Multiple_Device_Data_Capture.jpg and here: www.velocitek.com/images/Replay_Editor.jpg
As an added bonus, Velocitek also offers users the opportunity to publish their race or training sessions online, so anyone can watch and comment on the action. All sailors need to do is submit their Velocitek replay track files via email and Velocitek does the rest, compiling and publishing the tracks online at their race replay forum. Go to http://www.sailgps.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=181 to see an example from a race in Hawaii at the Lahaina Yacht Club. |