“Compas 9X” nke 是一款精密传感器，可媲美惯性单元，能够实时融合加速度计、陀螺仪和磁力计的数据。
它可提供三维空间中的真实姿态：航向、横摇和纵摇。运动和姿态信息可按 25 Hz 的频率提供（NMEA 输出）。
传感器的小型化（MEMS 组件）以及其集成于新一代防水外壳中，使其便于在船上安装。
| Power | 9 to 30V DC |
| Consumption | <500mW |
| Angular resolution | 0,01° |
| Magnetic heading precision | 2° (dynamic) |
| Roll and Pitch precision | 1° (dynamic) |
| Operating temperature | -10 °C to +50 °C |
| Storage temperature | -20 °C to +60 °C |
| Cable | 6 m |
| Waterproofing | IP67 |
| Weight | 200g |
| Dimensions | H68 x Ø78 |
In racing, integrated with the Topline bus, it improves the accuracy of true wind angle and speed by correcting the wind measurements for the boat’s heel.
When the boat heels, the anemometer sensor reels spin slower. The actual wind is no longer perpendicular, the pressure on the reels decreases, and thus the wind speed is pessimistic. The heel calculation allows to correct the apparent wind speed and therefore all the calculations for the real wind. For example, if the angle of heel is not taken into account, we detect an error of 2.5° on the angle of the real wind at 25° of heel.
Under pilot, the system uses the boat acceleration data to apply a correction on the compass heading
The combination of the 9X Compass with a Gyropilot (gyrometer integrated) enhances the pilot performance. A standard fluxgate compass does not provide the boat’s acceleration data. Therefore, there is a damping for compass heading data in order to get a stable value; otherwise it would not be useable. The integrated gyrometer in the autopilot partly compensates for this but with clean data coming from the 9X Compass, the performance is even better.
