Raymarine SmartPilot SPX-10 User manual

SPXSmartPilotinstallationinstructions

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Date:072010

Contents
Chapter1Introduction.............................................7
Handbookinformation.....................................................7
Importantinformation......................................................8
Chapter2Planningtheinstallation........................11
2.1Installationchecklist..................................................12
2.2Inboardautopilotsystem............................................12
2.3SeaT alkngautopilotsystem.........................................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
3.7SPXtoSeaTalkngconnection.....................................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
AppendixCSeaTalkngaccessories.........................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
Introduction7

ST70+handbooks
DescriptionPartnumber
ST70+—Installation
MountingandconnectionoftheST70+system.
87099
ST70+Operatingguide
AshortguidetogeneraloperationoftheST70+.
81309
ST70+—Userreference
Systemcommissioning,generaloperation,setup,
maintenanceandtroubleshooting.
85024
SeaTalknghandbooks
DescriptionPartnumber
SeaTalkngreferencemanual
Planningandconnectionofsystemsbasedaroundthe
SeaTalkngnetwork.
81300
SeaTalk–SeaTalkngconverterhandbook
InstallationandconnectionoftheSeaTalk-SeaTalkng
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.
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Chapter2:Planningtheinstallation
Chaptercontents
•2.1Installationchecklistonpage12
•2.2Inboardautopilotsystemonpage12
•2.3SeaTalkngautopilotsystemonpage14
•2.4SeaTalkautopilotsystemonpage16
•2.5Partssuppliedonpage17
•2.6Requiredadditionalcomponentsonpage18
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2.1Installationchecklist
Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:
InstallationTask
1Planyoursystem
2Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools
3Siteallequipment
4Routeallcables.
5Drillcableandmountingholes.
6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.
7Secureallequipmentinplace.
8Powerontestthesystem.
Schematicdiagram
Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanninganyinstallation.
Itisalsousefulforanyfutureadditionsormaintenanceofthe
system.Thediagramshouldinclude:
•Locationofallcomponents.
•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.
2.2Inboardautopilotsystem
Atypicalinboardautopilotwillconsistoftheitemsshown:
SMARTPILOT
3
45
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.
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2.3SeaTalkngautopilotsystem
TheautopilotmaybeconnectedaspartofawidernetworkofmarineelectronicsusingSeaT alkng.
D11 94 4-1
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SeaTalkng
SeaTalkng
SeaTalkng
SeaTalkng
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ENTERCANCEL
MENU
ENTERCANCEL
MENU
ENTERCANCEL
MENU
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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.ItcannottakeitspowerfromtheSeaTalkngbackbone.
Seatalkng
SeaTalkng(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolforconnection
ofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.Itreplacesthe
olderSeaT alkandSeaT alk2protocols.
SeaTalkngutilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible
instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarriedwithin
thebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfrom
thenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneedtohavea
separatepowerconnection.
SeaTalkngisaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andtheproven
CANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000andSeaT alk/
SeaTalk2devicescanalsobeconnectedusingtheappropriate
interfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.
NMEA2000
NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsoverNMEA0183,most
notablyinspeedandconnectivity.Upto50unitscansimultaneously
transmitandreceiveonasinglephysicalbusatanyonetime,
witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.Thestandard
wasspecicallyintendedtoallowforawholenetworkofmarine
electronicsfromanymanufacturertocommunicateonacommon
busviastandardizedmessagetypesandformats.
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2.4SeaTalkautopilotsystem
Theautopilotmaybeconnectedaspartofawidernetworkof
marineelectronicsusingSeaTalk.
23
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
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10x
5x
2x
4x
3x
2x
2x
12
3
8 9 10
4
567
11 12
1.SPXcoursecomputer
2.1m(3.3ft)SPX-SeaT alkngspurcable
3.400mm(15in)SeaT alkngbackbonecable
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4.SeaTalkngT-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 alkng
orSeaTalk,dependinguponthecoursecomputerandanyexisting
marineelectronicsconnected.
S100REMOTE
STANDBY PILOT
MODE
D10 45 0-2
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PilotcontrollerSeaTalkngSeaTalk
1ST70+●●(repeat
controlleronly)
2ST70●●(repeat
controlleronly)
3ST8002●
4ST7002●
5ST6002●
6S100remote●(repeat
controlleronly)
7Smartcontroller●(repeat
controlleronly)
Driveunits
Thedriveunitinterfaceswiththeboat’ssteeringsystem.Thetype
ofdriverequireddependsuponyourboatandassociatedsteering
system.
D10 45 1-2
Thefollowingarethemaincategoriesofdrive:
DrivecategoryAvailabletypesCoursecomputer
Type0.5SPX–10
Type1SPX–10
Type2SPX-30
Hydraulicpumps
Type3SPX-30
Type2SPX-30 Hydrauliclineardrives
Type3SPX-30
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DrivecategoryAvailabletypesCoursecomputer
Type1SPX–10 Mechanicallineardrives
usedinsailingvessels,
themechanicallinear
drivemovestherudder
directlybypushingthe
tillerarmorarudder
quadrant.
Type2SPX-30
Type1SPX–10 Mechanicalrotarydrives
designedforpowerand
sailboatsystemsthat
canbedrivenfromthe
helmpositionthrougha
chainandsprockete.g.
cableandrod
Type2SPX-30
UniversalsterndriveSPX–10
CRPump(Solenoid)SPX-SOL
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