Raymarine SmartPilot SPX-10 Installation guide

SPXSmartPilotinstallationinstructions

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Documentnumber:87072-3

Date:072010

Contents

Chapter1Introduction.............................................7

Handbookinformation.....................................................7

Importantinformation......................................................8

Chapter2Planningtheinstallation........................11

2.1Installationchecklist..................................................12

2.2Inboardautopilotsystem............................................12

2.3SeaT alk

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autopilotsystem.........................................14

2.4SeaT alkautopilotsystem...........................................16

2.5Partssupplied...........................................................17

2.6Requiredadditionalcomponents................................18

Chapter3Cablesandconnections.........................21

3.1Generalcablingguidance..........................................22

3.2SPX-10/SPX-30connectionsoverview.....................23

3.3SPX-SOLconnectionsoverview.................................23

3.4Poweranddrivecables.............................................24

3.5Fusesandcircuitprotection.......................................27

3.6Grounding................................................................28

3.7SPXtoSeaTalk

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connection.....................................29

3.8SeaT alkconnection...................................................31

3.9NMEA0183connection.............................................33

3.10Compassconnection...............................................35

3.11Rudderreferenceconnection...................................36

3.12Sleepswitchconnection..........................................36

Chapter4Installation...............................................37

4.1LocationrequirementsforSPXcourse

computers......................................................................38

4.2InstallingtheSPXcoursecomputer............................38

4.3Initialchecksfortheautopilotinstallation....................39

Chapter5Maintenanceandsupport......................41

5.1Serviceandmaintenance..........................................42

5.2Cleaning...................................................................42

5.3Raymarinecustomersupport.....................................43

AppendixATechnicalspecication.......................45

AppendixBNMEA0183sentences........................46

AppendixCSeaTalk

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accessories.........................47

AppendixDSeaTalkaccessories............................48

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6SPXSmartPilotinstallationinstructions

Chapter1:Introduction

Handbookinformation

ThishandbookdescribesinstallationofSPXcoursecomputersas

partofaSmartPilotautopilotsystem.

Thishandbookincludesinformationtohelpyou:

•planyourautopilotsystemandensureyouhaveallthenecessary

equipment,

•installandconnecttheSPXcoursecomputerwithintheautopilot

system,

•obtainsupportifrequired.

Thehandbookisforusewiththefollowingproducts:

•SPX-10,SmartPilotcoursecomputer

•SPX-30,SmartPilotcoursecomputer

•SPX-SOL,SmartPilotcoursecomputer

ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentationisavailableto

downloadinPDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.

SPXhandbooks

SPXdocumentation

DescriptionPartnumber

SPX-10,SPX-30,SPX-SOLInstallationinstructions

PlanandinstallaSmartPilotsystemincludinganSPX

coursecomputer.

87072

SPX-CANInstallationinstructions

PlanandinstallaSmartPilotsystemincludinganSPX

coursecomputer.

87073

SPX-DIOInstallationinstructions

PlanandinstallaSmartPilotsystemincludinganSPX-DIO

coursecomputer.

87124

ST70PilotControllerhandbooks

DescriptionPartnumber

ST70PilotController—Installation

MountingandconnectionoftheST70Pilotcontrolleras

partoftheSmartPilotsystem.

87071

ST70PilotController—CommissioningforSPX

autopilotsystems

Commissioninginstructionsplusmaintenanceand

troubleshootinginformationforanSPXSmartPilotsystem

withanST70controlhead.

81287

ST70PilotController—Userreference

Generaloperation,setupanduserpreferencesforthe

SmartPilotsystemwithanST70controlhead.

81288

ST70PilotController—Quickreference

AshortguidetogeneraloperationofaSmartPilotsystem

withanST70controlhead.

81289

Introduction

7

ST70+handbooks

DescriptionPartnumber

ST70+—Installation

MountingandconnectionoftheST70+system.

87099

ST70+Operatingguide

AshortguidetogeneraloperationoftheST70+.

81309

ST70+—Userreference

Systemcommissioning,generaloperation,setup,

maintenanceandtroubleshooting.

85024

SeaTalk

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handbooks

DescriptionPartnumber

SeaTalk

ng

referencemanual

Planningandconnectionofsystemsbasedaroundthe

SeaTalk

ng

network.

81300

SeaTalk–SeaTalk

ng

converterhandbook

InstallationandconnectionoftheSeaTalk-SeaTalk

ng

converter.

87121

Importantinformation

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto

dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyour

boatand/orpoorproductperformance.

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein

hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstallin

ahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasinan

engineroomornearfueltanks).

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensuretheboat’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF

beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect

ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,

unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas

beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe

instructionsinthisguide.

Caution:Serviceandmaintenance

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable

components.Pleasereferallmaintenanceandrepair

toauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorizedrepair

mayaffectyourwarranty.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersource

isadequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-rated

fuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.

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CertiedInstallation

RaymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbyaRaymarine

approvedinstaller.Acertiedinstallationqualiesforenhanced

productwarrantybenets.ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor

furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked

withyourproduct.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize

electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe

effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour

system

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis

notcompromised.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever

possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables

carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.

InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased

to7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar

beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove

andbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused

forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior

anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave

aseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin

theinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof

theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum

possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical

equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance

throughouttheinstallation

Suppressionferrites

Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These

areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe

removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust

bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.

Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine

authorizeddealers.

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome

Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware

ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas

correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot

acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In

addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange

specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept

liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.

Introduction9

10SPXSmartPilotinstallationinstructions

Chapter2:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Installationchecklistonpage12

•2.2Inboardautopilotsystemonpage12

•2.3SeaTalk

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autopilotsystemonpage14

•2.4SeaTalkautopilotsystemonpage16

•2.5Partssuppliedonpage17

•2.6Requiredadditionalcomponentsonpage18

Planningtheinstallation

11

2.1Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem

2

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools

3

Siteallequipment

4Routeallcables.

5

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

7

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Powerontestthesystem.

Schematicdiagram

Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanninganyinstallation.

Itisalsousefulforanyfutureadditionsormaintenanceofthe

system.Thediagramshouldinclude:

•Locationofallcomponents.

•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.

2.2Inboardautopilotsystem

Atypicalinboardautopilotwillconsistoftheitemsshown:

SMARTPILOT

3

4 5

1

2

D10 43 2-2

1.Autopilotcontrolhead—Thisprovidesthedisplayand

controlsrequiredtousetheautopilot.Multiplecontrollerscanbe

addedifrequired,forexampleacontrollerateachhelmposition.

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2.Coursecomputer—Thisisthecentralintelligencehubofthe

autopilotsystem,linkingthecontrolheadtothedriveunit.

3.Driveunit—Thedriveunitinterfaceswithyourboat’ssteering

system.

4.Fluxgatecompass—Theuxgatecompassprovidesthe

autopilotwithamagneticheadingrequiredformaintaininga

course.

5.Rudderreference—Requiredforsomesystemsonly.This

providesfeedbackfromtherudderandcanenhancesteering

performance.

Inadditiontheautopilotmayreceivedatafromothercomponents,

forexample:

•Multifunctiondisplay—Theautopilotcanconnecttoa

compatiblemultifunctiondisplay.Thisprovidesenhanced

capabilitiesforcreatingandfollowingroutes.

•GPS—Usuallyreceivedfromamultifunctiondisplay,theautopilot

usespositiondatawhenfollowingroutesandcalculatingthe

optimumcoursetosteer.

•Windtransducer—Theautopilotcansteerrelativetoaspecied

windangle.

Planningtheinstallation

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2.3SeaTalk

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autopilotsystem

TheautopilotmaybeconnectedaspartofawidernetworkofmarineelectronicsusingSeaT alk

ng

.

D11 94 4-1

ENTERCANCEL

MENU

SeaTalk

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SeaTalk

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SeaTalk

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SeaTalk

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12 / 24 V

1 2

ENTERCANCEL

MENU

ENTERCANCEL

MENU

ENTERCANCEL

MENU

3

4

5

6

SMARTPILOT

1.MultifunctiondisplaywithGPS.(GPSmaybeinternalorexternal)

2.Autopilotcontrollerandinstruments(e.g.helm1)

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3.Autopilotcontrollerandinstruments(e.g.helm2)

4.Windtransducer

5.Autopilotcoursecomputeranddriveunit.ThismayalsosupplypowertotheSPXbackbone.

6.Speed/Depthtransducers.

Note:Themultifunctiondisplaywillrequireitsownpowerconnection.ItcannottakeitspowerfromtheSeaTalk

ng

backbone.

Seatalk

ng

SeaTalk

ng

(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolforconnection

ofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.Itreplacesthe

olderSeaT alkandSeaT alk

2

protocols.

SeaTalk

ng

utilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible

instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarriedwithin

thebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfrom

thenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneedtohavea

separatepowerconnection.

SeaTalk

ng

isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andtheproven

CANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000andSeaT alk/

SeaTalk

2

devicescanalsobeconnectedusingtheappropriate

interfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.

NMEA2000

NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsoverNMEA0183,most

notablyinspeedandconnectivity.Upto50unitscansimultaneously

transmitandreceiveonasinglephysicalbusatanyonetime,

witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.Thestandard

wasspecicallyintendedtoallowforawholenetworkofmarine

electronicsfromanymanufacturertocommunicateonacommon

busviastandardizedmessagetypesandformats.

Planningtheinstallation

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2.4SeaTalkautopilotsystem

Theautopilotmaybeconnectedaspartofawidernetworkof

marineelectronicsusingSeaTalk.

2 3

1

12 / 24 V

SMARTPILOT

D10 43 4-2

SeaTalk

4

1.MultifunctiondisplaywithGPS.(GPSmaybeinternalor

external.)

2.Windanddepthinstruments

3.Autopilotcontroller

4.Autopilotcoursecomputeranddriveunit.Thismayalsosupply

powertoSeaT alkinstrumentsandtheautopilotcontroller.

Note:Themultifunctiondisplaywillrequireitsownpower

connection.ItcannottakeitspowerfromSeaT alk.

SeaTalk

SeaTalkisaprotocolwhichenablescompatibleinstrumentsto

connecttoeachotherandsharedata.

TheSeaT alkcablesystemisusedtoconnectcompatible

instrumentsandequipment.Thecablecarriespoweranddataand

enablesconnectionwithouttheneedforacentralprocessor.

AdditionalinstrumentsandfunctionscanbeaddedtoaSeaT alk

system,simplybypluggingthemintothenetwork.SeaT alk

equipmentcanalsocommunicatewithothernon-SeaTalkequipment

viatheNMEA0183standard,providedasuitableinterfaceisused.

NMEA0183

TheNMEA0183DataInterfaceStandardwasdevelopedby

theNationalMarineElectronicsAssociationofAmerica.Itisan

internationalstandardtoenableequipmentfrommanydifferent

manufacturerstobeconnectedtogetherandshareinformation.

TheNMEA0183standardcarriessimilarinformationtoSeaT alk.

Howeverithastheimportantdifferencethatonecablewillonly

carryinformationinonedirection.ForthisreasonNMEA0183is

generallyusedtoconnectadatareceiverandatransmittertogether,

e.g.acompasssensortransmittingheadingtoaradardisplay.This

informationispassedin‘sentences’,eachofwhichhasathree

lettersentenceidentier.Itisthereforeimportantwhenchecking

compatibilitybetweenitemsthatthesamesentenceidentiersare

usedsomeexamplesofwhichare:

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•VTG-carriesCourseandSpeedOverGrounddata.

•GLL-carrieslatitudeandlongitude.

•DBT-carrieswaterdepth.

•MWV-carriesrelativewindangleandwindspeeddata.

NMEAbaudrates

TheNMEA0183standardoperatesatanumberofdifferent

speeds,dependingupontheparticularrequirementorequipment

capabilities.Typicalexamplesare:

•4800baudrate.Usedforgeneralpurposecommunications,

includingFastHeadingdata.

•9600baudrate.UsedforNavtex.

•38400baudrate.UsedforAISandotherhighspeedapplications.

2.5Partssupplied

D119 34-1

SMARTPILOT

10x

5x

2x

4x

3x

2x

1 2

3

8 9 10

4

5 6 7

11

12

1.SPXcoursecomputer

2.1m(3.3ft)SPX-SeaT alk

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spurcable

3.400mm(15in)SeaT alk

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backbonecable

Planningtheinstallation

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4.SeaTalk

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T-piece

5.Fluxgatecompass

6.Coursecomputermountingscrewsandcableties

7.Documentationpack

8.Rudderreference(NotsuppliedwithSPX-10)

9.Balljointcap(NotsuppliedwithSPX-10)

10.Balljoint(NotsuppliedwithSPX-10)

11.Rudderreferencemountingscrews(NotsuppliedwithSPX-10)

12.M6threadedbar(NotsuppliedwithSPX-10)

2.6Requiredadditionalcomponents

Tocompleteyourautopilotsystem,youwillneedthefollowing

componentsinadditiontotheSPXcorepack.

•Compatibleautopilotcontroller.

•Driveunitappropriateforyourboatandautopilotcoursecomputer.

•Poweranddrivecables.

Autopilotcontrollers

Thereareanumberofautopilotcontrollersavailableforconnection

toyoursystem.

TheautopilotcontrollermaybeconnectedusingeitherSeaT alk

ng

orSeaTalk,dependinguponthecoursecomputerandanyexisting

marineelectronicsconnected.

S100 REMOTE

STANDBY

PILOT

MODE

D10 45 0-2

1 53

2 6 74

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PilotcontrollerSeaTalk

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SeaTalk

1

ST70+

●

●(repeat

controlleronly)

2

ST70

●

●(repeat

controlleronly)

3

ST8002

●

4

ST7002

●

5

ST6002

●

6

S100remote●(repeat

controlleronly)

7

Smartcontroller●(repeat

controlleronly)

Driveunits

Thedriveunitinterfaceswiththeboat’ssteeringsystem.Thetype

ofdriverequireddependsuponyourboatandassociatedsteering

system.

D10 45 1-2

Thefollowingarethemaincategoriesofdrive:

DrivecategoryAvailabletypesCoursecomputer

Type0.5

SPX–10

Type1

SPX–10

Type2

SPX-30

Hydraulicpumps

Type3

SPX-30

Type2

SPX-30

Hydrauliclineardrives

Type3

SPX-30

Planningtheinstallation

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DrivecategoryAvailabletypesCoursecomputer

Type1

SPX–10

Mechanicallineardrives

usedinsailingvessels,

themechanicallinear

drivemovestherudder

directlybypushingthe

tillerarmorarudder

quadrant.

Type2

SPX-30

Type1

SPX–10

Mechanicalrotarydrives

designedforpowerand

sailboatsystemsthat

canbedrivenfromthe

helmpositionthrougha

chainandsprockete.g.

cableandrod

Type2

SPX-30

Universalsterndrive

SPX–10

CRPump(Solenoid)SPX-SOL

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