Raymarine SmartPilot SPX-SAL Installation guide

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2
,RayTechNavigator,SailPilot,SeaTalk,SeaTalk
NG
,SeaTalk
HS
andSportpilotareregisteredtrademarksofRaymarine
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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
ng
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
ng
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
ng
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
ST70PilotControllerInstallation
MountingandconnectionoftheST70Pilotcontrolleras
partoftheSmartPilotsystem.
87071
ST70PilotControllerCommissioningforSPX
autopilotsystems
Commissioninginstructionsplusmaintenanceand
troubleshootinginformationforanSPXSmartPilotsystem
withanST70controlhead.
81287
ST70PilotControllerUserreference
Generaloperation,setupanduserpreferencesforthe
SmartPilotsystemwithanST70controlhead.
81288
ST70PilotControllerQuickreference
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
ng
handbooks
DescriptionPartnumber
SeaTalk
ng
referencemanual
Planningandconnectionofsystemsbasedaroundthe
SeaTalk
ng
network.
81300
SeaTalkSeaTalk
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
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Chapter2:Planningtheinstallation
Chaptercontents
2.1Installationchecklistonpage12
2.2Inboardautopilotsystemonpage12
2.3SeaTalk
ng
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.AutopilotcontrolheadThisprovidesthedisplayand
controlsrequiredtousetheautopilot.Multiplecontrollerscanbe
addedifrequired,forexampleacontrollerateachhelmposition.
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2.CoursecomputerThisisthecentralintelligencehubofthe
autopilotsystem,linkingthecontrolheadtothedriveunit.
3.DriveunitThedriveunitinterfaceswithyourboat’ssteering
system.
4.FluxgatecompassTheuxgatecompassprovidesthe
autopilotwithamagneticheadingrequiredformaintaininga
course.
5.RudderreferenceRequiredforsomesystemsonly.This
providesfeedbackfromtherudderandcanenhancesteering
performance.
Inadditiontheautopilotmayreceivedatafromothercomponents,
forexample:
MultifunctiondisplayTheautopilotcanconnecttoa
compatiblemultifunctiondisplay.Thisprovidesenhanced
capabilitiesforcreatingandfollowingroutes.
GPSUsuallyreceivedfromamultifunctiondisplay,theautopilot
usespositiondatawhenfollowingroutesandcalculatingthe
optimumcoursetosteer.
WindtransducerTheautopilotcansteerrelativetoaspecied
windangle.
Planningtheinstallation
13
2.3SeaTalk
ng
autopilotsystem
TheautopilotmaybeconnectedaspartofawidernetworkofmarineelectronicsusingSeaT alk
ng
.
D11 94 4-1
ENTERCANCEL
MENU
SeaTalk
ng
SeaTalk
ng
SeaTalk
ng
SeaTalk
ng
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
15
2.4SeaTalkautopilotsystem
Theautopilotmaybeconnectedaspartofawidernetworkof
marineelectronicsusingSeaTalk.
2 3
1
12 / 24 V
SMARTPILOT
D10 43 4-2
SeaTalk
SeaTalk
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
2x
1 2
3
8 9 10
4
5 6 7
11
12
1.SPXcoursecomputer
2.1m(3.3ft)SPX-SeaT alk
ng
spurcable
3.400mm(15in)SeaT alk
ng
backbonecable
Planningtheinstallation
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4.SeaTalk
ng
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
ng
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
19
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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