CruzPro MaxVu110 User manual

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CruzPro
MaxVu110
UserConfigurable
MultifunctionInstrument

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website: www.cruzpro.com Made in New Zealand

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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table of Standard Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installation and Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operation of the MaxVu110 . . . . . . . . . . 13
Key Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Display ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Changing and Controlling Backlight Intensity . . . . . . . 13
Selecting a Display Configuration . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Alarms ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting High and Low Alarm Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting/Starting Clock/Time-Of-Day Alarms/Race Timers . . 21
Calibrating a Data Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting Display Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting Units of Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setting Tachometer Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting Tachometer Pulley Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Clear Trip Fuel, Trip Distance and Trip Time . . . . 26
Operation of the Windows Software . . . . . . . 27
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
USB Driver Installation (If required) . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting to the MaxVu110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Display Configurations Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Current Display Configuration Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Data Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
High and Low Alarm Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
High and Low Limit Values for Bar Charts . . . . . . . . 32
ICONS Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Pulldown Menu Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Files Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
View/Set Sender Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selecting an NMEA Sentence to Display . . . . . . . . . 38
Uploading and Downloading Display Configurations . . . . 40
Appendix A - Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendix B - Packing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Appendix C - Typical Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Appendix D - Important Notes and Warnings . . . . . . . 48
(You MUST read this section carefully and completely)
Appendix E - Background Critical Alarm Functions . . . . . 51
Appendix F - Key Function Summary . . . . . . . . . 53
Appendix G - NMEA 0183 Sentences . . . . . . . . . 56
Appendix H - Expansion With Optional Accessories . . . 62
Appendix I - Updating the Internal Firmware . . . . . . 63
Appendix J - Display Firmware Version and Serial No. . . 63
Appendix K - Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Appendix L - Optional Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Index - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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CruzPro is a trademark of CruzPro Ltd.

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Introduction
The MaxVu110 user-configurable multifunction instrument will
simultaneously display five sets of data on three digital displays and
two bar graphs. Data to be displayed can be selected from 34
different“DataSources”such asBoat Speed,Engine RPM,Tankage
Levels or NMEA 0183 data, etc. Independent high and low alarms
canbe set foreach data source(including NMEA 0183data). All the
calibration curves and circuitry to measure the data are inside the
MaxVu110 so you do not need a “Brain Box” or “Black Box”.
The data being displayed, where it is displayed and the alarm limits
foreach display iscalleda “DisplayConfiguration”. Youcan switch
between sixteen different predefined display configurations with the
front panel key buttons. The display configurations are highly
flexibleandanyparticularsetofdatacanbedirectedtoonethedigital
displays and/or one of the two bar graphs. Each of the sixteen
display configurations can be edited to show the data that you want
to see from the available data sources. Changes are automatically
saved to a nonvolatile memory.
The MaxVu110 can display up to eight separate NMEA 0183 data
sentences arriving on four different NMEA 0183 inputs. You can
view NMEA 0183 data such as depth, wind speed/direction, GPS
bearing and distance to waypoint, exhaust gas temperature, etc. The
MaxVu110 recognizes thousands of different NMEA sentences.
Variable display damping (filtering) can be selected for RPM, Boat
Speed, Fuel, Tank Level, Trim Angle and four of the eight NMEA
0183 inputs.
You can select from five levels of backlighting and the MaxVu110
worksonboth12and24VDC. Theinternalsoftwarecanbeupdated
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A built-in editor enables you to change alarm levels, calibrate data
sources, select different calibration curves and change display
damping using the front panel keys.
The MaxVu110 is also supplied with software that runs under
Windows 98, WinXP, WinNT, Win2K ,Vista and Win 7 to simplify
editing of the Display Configurations, Alarms, set Units of Measure
and select Calibration Curves. You can create and edit custom
calibration curves for Engine Temperature, Oil Pressure, Fuel and
Tankage Levels and Trim Angle. Settings can be quickly uploaded
to the MaxVu110 or downloaded from the MaxVu110 using either
a RS232 port or USB port.

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Table 1 - MaxVu110 Standard Data Sources
TheMaxVu110containsbuilt-inelectroniccircuitrytomeasureanddisplay:
1 EngineRPM
2 EngineTemperature(DegF,DegC)
3 EngineOilPressure(PSI,Bars)
4 EngineHours
5 SettableDowncountingMaintenanceAlarm(Changeengineoilorcheck
batterywateror changewatermaker filters,etc.).
6 FuelRemaining(Gallons,Liters)
7 TripFuelUsed
8 TotalFuelUsed
9 Boat Speed (Knots, MPH, Km/H)
10 Temperature #2 for Seawater, EngineRoom, etc. (DegF,Deg C)
11 TripLog(Km.Miles,Naut.Miles)
12 TotalLog(Km,Miles,Naut.Miles)
13 Time-of-DayClock (12 or24hour format)
14 ElapsedTripTime
15 Eightsettabletime-of-dayalarms
16 SettableDowncountingRaceTimer#1
17 SettableDowncountingRaceTimer#2
18 Battery Bank#1Volts
19 Battery Bank#2Volts
20 Battery Bank#3Volts
21 SecondTank Level Display (SeeNote 1-Auxiliary Input#1)
22 Third Temperature Input (SeeNote 1-AuxiliaryInput #1)
23 NMEA0183 input#1A (Display NMEADepth,Wind, GPSdata, etc)
24 NMEA0183input #1B (DisplayNMEADepth,Wind,GPS data, etc)

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25 NMEA0183input #2A (Display NMEADepth,Wind,GPS data, etc)
26 NMEA0183input #2B (DisplayNMEADepth,Wind,GPS data, etc)
27 NMEA0183input #3A (Display NMEADepth,Wind,GPS data, etc)
28 NMEA0183input #3B (DisplayNMEADepth,Wind,GPS data, etc)
29 NMEA0183input #4A (Display NMEADepth,Wind,GPS data, etc)
30 NMEA0183 input #4B (Display NMEADepth, Wind, GPS data, etc)
31 RemoteHardware Data Display#1 (Forfutureexpansion options)
32 RemoteHardware DataDisplay#2 (Forfuture expansion options)
33 TrimAngle(See Note 1-Auxiliary Input#1)
34 ExternalBacklightON/OFFcontrol
Note1 -AuxiliaryInput #1. TheYellow#3 wirecan beprogrammed tobe:
a) AdditionalTankage input(Water, fuel,holdingtank -SeeNote 3)
b) ThirdTemperatureinput (SeeNote4)
c) TrimAngle input(See Note2)
Note2 - Engine temperature, oil pressure, trim angle and fuel senders are not
supplied. Transducerstomeasureboatspeed,seawatertemperatureand depth
arenotsuppliedbutavailableseparately.
Note 3 -Works with any standard resistive tank sender (European orAmeri-
can). Sendernot supplied.
Note4 -Temperaturesenders (suchasseawater temperature, refrigeratortem-
perature,engine room or battery temperature,etc.) notsupplied but available
separatelyinavarietyofdifferentformats.

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Installation and Wiring
Before starting the installation, please read this entire section first.
Finger tighten the screws that mount the instrument bracket - It is
not necessary or recommended to use tools.
! Drill a 2-1/8" (55mm) mounting hole where you desire to mount
the instrument (Figure 1).
! Remove the adhesive backing protection from the bulkhead
gasketandcarefullyalignthewaterproofbulkheadgasketontheback
of the instrument.
! Connect the various wires as shown in Figures 2 and 3.
! Carefully check all your wiring then mount the instrument in
the hole. Use only finger tension to tighten the bracket hold-down
nuts
Figure1-MountingtheInstrument

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Figure2 -MaxVu110ScrewTerminalConnections

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A Battery #1 12/24VDC connection (Fuse with 5 amp fuse - supplies power to the instrument).
B NMEA 0183 #1A and NMEA 0183 #1B inputs (from GPS, Depth Sounder, Wind Sensor, Etc.).
C NMEA 0183 #3Aand NMEA 0183 #3B inputs (from GPS, Depth Sounder, Wind Sensor, Etc.)
D Connect to engine temperature sender. Both American and European senders supported.
E Connect to sea water temperature sensor usually located in speed/log transducer.
F Connects to engine RPM sensor such as alternator tacho output or gear tooth sensor.
G NMEA 0183 #2Aand NMEA 0183 #2B inputs (from GPS, Depth Sounder, Wind Sensor, Etc.)
H Connects to speed output from speed/log transducer.
I NMEA 0183 #4Aand NMEA 0183 #4B inputs (from GPS, Depth Sounder, Wind Sensor, Etc.)
J Connect to signal ground from speed log, oil pressure sender, fuel sender, etc.
K RS232 input from computer used for uploading and downloading new display configurations.
L RS232 output to computer used for uploading and downloading new display configurations.
M Battery #2 6/12/24VDC connection.
N Connect to engine oil pressure sender. Both American and European senders supported.
O Connect to fuel tank level sender. Both American and European senders supported.
P AUX Input #1 - Connect to trim angle sender, 2nd pressure/ tank level or third temp. sender.
Q Connect to a switch and +12/24VDC to remotely turn ON/OFF the instrument’s backlights.
R AUX Input #2 - Not currently used - for future use.
S AUX Input #3 - Not currently used - for future use.
T AUX Output #1 - Not currently used - for future use.
U AUX Output #2 - Not currently used - for future use.
V Battery #3 6/12/24VDC connection.
W AUX Output #3 - Not currently used - for future use.
X Connect to battery power ground bus.
Figure 3 - Cable Connections

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Operation of the MaxVu110
Key Functions
The t, :, sand ""
""
"keys are used to select and set backlight levels,
select/edit display configurations, view/set alarm values, calibrate
theinstrument and selectengine/fuelsender types,etc. Changesare
automaticallysavedto anonvolatilememory. A completesummary
of all the possible key functions are shown in Appendix C.
Turning Display ON/OFF
Press and hold the " "
" "
" key for five seconds to turn the MaxVu110
display OFF - the clock will keep running. Press and hold the " "
" "
" key
forthreesecondstore-enablethedisplay. Ifyouremovepowerfrom
screwterminal“A”,theTime-Of-Dayclockwillhavetobesetagain.
Changing and Controlling Backlight Intensity
Press the :key 1/2 second to adjust the backlight level for night
viewing. Each time you press the :key for 1/2 second, the level
will get brighter 1, 2, 3, 4, OFF, 1, 2, ... etc. The Red #3 wire
provides external backlight ON/OFF control and this wire must
be switched to +12/24V for the backlights to work.
Selecting a Display Configuration
Simultaneously press both the s and ""
""
"keys or press both the t
and ""
""
"keys to cycle between the sixteen different display configu-
rations. All sixteen display configurations are programmed at time
of manufacture with the sixteen default configurations shown in
Figures 5 to 21. You may change these configurations to suit your
own preferences. Each time you select a new display configuration
the Current Display Configuration number (in this case #1) is
displayed for one second as shown in Figure 4. After one

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Figure 5
Default display configuration 1
EngineRPM(Display#1)
BoatSpeed(Display #2)
DepthonNMEA#2A(Display#3)
OilPressure(“L” Display)
EngineTemperature (“R”Display)
second the display shows the data for display configuration #1 as
showninfigure5. All16ofthefactorydefaultdisplayconfigurations
are shown in figures 5-20. Note that the two bar graphs can be
configured to display only a single arrow as shown in figure 6 or a
fullbargraphasshowninfigure5. However,onceselected,thesame
typeofbargraphisdisplayedforalldisplayconfigurations. Figures
7 through 21 all use the full bar graph method.
Figure 4 - Current Display
Configuration
“R” Display
Display #2
Display #1
Display #3
“L” Display

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Figure 7
Default display configuration 3
EngineRPM
BoatSpeed
SeaWaterTemperature
OilPressure
EngineTemperature
Figure 6
Default display configuration 2
EngineRPM
BoatSpeed
FuelRemaining
OilPressure
EngineTemperature
Figure 8
Default display configuration 4
Depth(OnNMEAinput#2A)
BoatSpeed
EngineRPM
OilPressure
EngineTemperature

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Figure 11
Default display configuration 7
BoatSpeed
Depth(OnNMEAinput#2A)
EngineRPM
OilPressure
EngineTemperature
Figure 10
Default display configuration 6
Depth(OnNMEAinput#2A)
BoatSpeed
SeaWaterTemperature
OilPressure
EngineTemperature
Figure 9
Default display configuration 5
Depth(On NMEA#2A input)
BoatSpeed
FuelRemaining
OilPressure
EngineTemperature

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Figure 12
Default display configuration 8
BoatSpeed
Depth(OnNMEAinput#2A)
SeaWaterTemperature
OilPressure
EngineTemperature
Figure 13
Default display configuration 9
BoatSpeed
Depth(On NMEA#2A input)
FuelRemaining
OilPressure
EngineTemperature
Figure 14
Default display configuration 10
Engine RPM
Bearing to Waypoint (GPS On NMEA #4A)
Distance To Waypoint (GPS On NMEA #4B)
Oil Pressure
Engine Temperature

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Figure 17
Default display configuration 13
Depth(OnNMEAinput#2A)
Battery Bank #1 Volts
Timeof Day
TrimAngle onAux#1 Input
EGTPyrometer(OnNMEA#3A)
Figure 15
Default display configuration 11
Depth (On NMEA input #2A)
Bearing to Waypoint (GPS On NMEA #4A)
Distance To Waypoint (GPS On NMEA #4B)
Oil Pressure
Engine Temperature
Figure 16
Default display configuration 12
Boats Speed
Bearing to Waypoint (GPS On NMEA #4A)
Distance To Waypoint (GPS On NMEA #4B)
Oil Pressure
Engine Temperature

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Figure 18
Default display configuration 14
Boats Speed
Wind Speed (On NMEA#1A)
Wind Direction (On NMEA #1B)
None
Depth(ON NMEA#2A)
Figure 19
Default display configuration 15
Battery Bank #1 Volts
Battery Bank #2 Volts
Battery Bank #3 Volts
FuelRemaining
WaterTankLevel (On NMEA#2B)
Figure 20
Default display configuration 16
None
None
None
None
None

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Turning AlarmsON/OFF
To“arm” thealarms,press andhold the $key1/2second. The Bellsymbol
willbedisplayedwhenthealarmsare“armed”. Todisablethealarmspressand
hold the %key for 1/2 second. Any press between 1/2 and 2 seconds will
work. Apressoflessthan1/2second or longerthan 2seconds will beignored.
SettingHighandLowAlarmValues
ToView and/orSettheHighAlarmvaluefor any ofthefivecurrent digital dis-
playsand bar charts,press and holdthe $key for tenseconds (until youhear
along beep). ToView and/orSetthe LowAlarm valueforany ofthedisplays
pressandhold the %key fortenseconds. Thealarm value,displayidentifier
(1,2,3,L or r)andtheword“HiAL” or“LoAL”willbedisplayed asshownin
Figure21. Quickpressthe&key toselect the desireddisplayidentifier (1,2,
3,L or r). Pressand holdthe % and$ keys tochange thealarm value. Press
the& keyfor1second(untilthelongbeep)toacceptthenewalarmvalue,save
ittomemoryand leavetheAlarmEditormode.
Topreventconfusion, the Highand Lowalarmvaluesareuniqueforeach Data
Source(i.e.RPM orFuellevel,etc.). Forexample,ifyouchangethehighalarm
valueforRPMinone display configuration, then the highalarmvalueforRPM
willautomaticallychangeforeachdisplayconfigurationwhereRPMisdisplayed.
Be sure to read the warnings about alarms in the Important Notes and
Figure 21 - Alarm Editor
Editing the Hi alarm
fordisplay#3