NSR Marine AM-100 User manual

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AM-100
Digital Anemometer System
USER’S MANUAL
NEW SUNRISE

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Modify Record
No. Modify by Date Paragraph Version Reason
1 Q/A 2010/07/09 01 First edition
2 Q/A 2016/03/04 2, 3, 5.1, 5.5 02
a. System diagram
revised from DC24V
to AC220V.
b
.Photos increased

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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL .............................................................................................................................1
2. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................2
3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................3
4. OPERATION .........................................................................................................................4
4.1 DIRECTION INDICATORS ..........................................................................................................4
4.2 DIGIT WINDOW .......................................................................................................................4
4.3 CONTROL BUTTONS ................................................................................................................4
5. INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................5
5.1 INSTALLATION OF TRANSMITTER ............................................................................................5
5.2 INSTALLATION OF DISPLAY UNIT.............................................................................................5
5.3 INSTALLATION OF REMOTE BUTTON .......................................................................................5
5.4 INSTALLATION OF JUNCTION BOX ...........................................................................................5
5.5 CABLE CONNECTION BETWEEN UNITS ....................................................................................6
APPENDIX INSTALLATION DRAWINGS & DIAGRAMS.................................................8

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1. General
AM-100 digital anemometer system is specially designed for marine use. The transmitter
installed on radar mast is made of special nylon to protect from strong wind and salty air at
sea. With 72 LED indicators, both relative and true wind direction can be clearly displayed.
For large vessels, up to four display units can be installed on bridge and other locations on
board. For easy operation, a remote button can be installed at operator’s to control the display
unit.
The digital anemometer can provide six ports of RS-422 wind data to various externals,
including (S)VDR, INS, etc.

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2. System Configuration
The system consists of four main parts:
- AM-100T Anemometer Transmitter
- AM-100D DisplayUnit
- AM-100R Remote Button (Optional)
- AM-100J Junction Box
- AM-100TJ Watertight box for Transmitter
Normally one Display Unit is connected to Junction Box, but four ports are available for
maximum 4 sets of Display Units to be connected, especially for some large vessels.
Each Display Unit can be connected with one Remote Button for easy operation.
Fig 2.1 Block Diagram of Anemometer System
AM-100J
Junction
Box
AM-100D
Display Unit
AM-100R
Remote
Button
AM-100T
Transmitter
Compass
Speed Log
VDR
Power Supply AC220V
NMEA
OUT
Additional
Display
NOTE: ------ Optional or Yard Supplied

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3. Technical Specifications
NO ITEM Wind Speed Wind Direction
1 Wind Range 0～60 m/s 0～360°
2 Accuracy ±(0.5+V×5%) m/s ±5°
3 Display Capacity Up to 4 Display Units can be connected
4 Input Interface
Heading data input (Compass):
NMEA0183, RS422, 4800bps
Speed data input (Speed Log):
NMEA0183, RS422, 4800bps
5 Output Interface
Port Number: RS422 6 ports
Output Format: NMEA0183
Baud Rate: 4800bps
Output Sentence: $WIMWV,180.00,R,30.5,M,A*2D
6 Operating
Environment
Indoor 0～+40℃
Outdoor -30℃～+70℃
7 Power Supply AC220V
8 Power Consumption Max 12W
9 Weight
Transmitter (AM-100T) 3kg
Display Unit (AM-100D) 0.2kg
Remote Button (AM-100R) 0.1kg
Junction Box (AM-100J) 1.5kg

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4. Operation
4.1 Direction Indicators
There are totally 72 LED indicators. Each LED represents 5 degrees in wind direction.
Among 72 LEDs, 12 LEDs are in yellow, representing 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180
degree, and the right LEDs are in green and left LEDs are in red.
Depending the direction in which the wind comes from, all the LEDs in the sector from 0
degree to that direction will light on.
The brightness of the LEDs can be adjusted by pressing the button.
4.2 Digit Window
In the Digit Window, three digits can be displayed.
The displayed contents can be Heading degree or wind speed or ship speed. The change
among three values is controlled by button.
The default value displayed is wind direction. If no button is pressed in 5 minutes, wind
speed will be displayed no matter what the current status is.
4.3 Control Buttons
There are four control buttons, which are described as below.
4 steps to adjust the brightness of all LED indicators:
MostBright Bright Dark Darker
Continuously press the button to select the following functions:
①k/n indicator on. Either wind speed or ship speed is displayed in
k/n.
②m/s indicator on. Only wind speed can be displayed in m/s.
③HEADING indicator on. Heading data is displayed in window.
④SHIP SPEED indicator on. Ship speed is displayed in window.
Change between True wind and Relative wind. Both direction and speed
will be changed accordingly.
Press “RESET” to reset the display unit or switch off it. When the display
unit is switched off, LED on the button will light on.

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5. Installation
5.1 Installation of Transmitter
The Transmitter should be installed in clear space to avoid any obstacle of wind.
There is an installation base and installation plate supplied together with the Transmitter.
The steel base should be welded directly or through a support pole on the radar mast.
There are five long holes on the round base. The center of one of five holes should be
pointed to ship bow. Keep the base horizontal while welding. The installation plate is to
protect the Transmitter base from cracking while fastened.
There are five round holes on the Transmitter base. Fix the transmitter on the mount base
with five M10X45 bolts. The long-holes on mount base are used to for the transmitter to
adjust until the “N” mark on Transmitter base points to bow direction.
The transmitter should be grounded through the small junction box with a grounding
cable.
5.2 Installation of Display Unit
The Display Unit is flush mount-type. Make a cutting area as attached drawing. Usually
the Display Unit can be installed on bridge console or up the bridge.
5.3 Installation of Remote Button
Same as the Display Unit, the Remote Button is also flush mount-type. Make a cutting
area as attached drawing.
Remote Button is optional part. When the Display Unit is installed up the bridge, in
which case, panel operation is impossible, a Remote Button is necessary to operate the
Display Unit.
5.4 Installation of Junction Box
Junction Box can be mounted on table or wall. Enough space should be kept for cabling.

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5.5 Cable Connection between Units
-Connect Transmitter to Junction Box
A watertight box is used to connect Transmitter and Junction Box.
Fig 5.1 Connection between Transmitter and Junction Box
Rubber cable is recommended for outdoor environments. After cable connecting, it is
suggested to use rubber tape to wrap the cable gland for water-tight treatment.
-Connect Display Units to Junction Box
A 4-wire cable is supplied in length of 10m for connection between AM-100D Display
Unit and AM-100J Junction Box. Interface between the units is also RS422.
Max four Display Units can also be connected to Junction Box. Each Display Unit can
operate independently.
Fig 5.2 Connection between Display Unit and Junction Box
RX B
RX A
GND
24V+
7
8
9
10
AM-100D Display Unit
J4
1
2
1
2
J2
24V+
GND
TX A
TX B
AM-100J Junction Box

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-Connect Remote Button to Display Unit
Fig 5.3 Connection between Remote Button and Display Unit
A 6-wire cable is supplied in length of 10m for connection between AM-100D and
AM-100R. The AM-100R Remote Button is an optional part of the system. All the panel
operating function can be realized through AM-100R Remote Button.
-Connect with Compass and Speed Logger
Heading data and Ship Speed data should be input into AM-100J Junction Box in order
to calculate the true wind’s speed and direction. Refer to manuals of Speed Logger and
Compass for connections. The input data should be in NMEA0183 format/RS422, at
baud rate of 4800bps.
-Connect with (S)VDR and other externals
Totally there are six output ports of wind data. The data format is NMEA0183 at baud
rate of 4800bps. The data sentence is as follows:
$WIMWV,180.00,R,30.5,M,A*2D
RST
DIM
FUNC
T/R
GND
+5V
1
2
3
4
5
6
FUNC
T/R
DIM
RST
+5V
GND
1
2
3
4
5
6
AM-100D Display Unit
AM-100R Remote Button