Raymarine iTC-5 User manual

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Docume nt numbe r: 87138-3
Da te : 03-2012
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Documentnumber:87138-3
Date:03-2012

Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation.............................7
Safetynotices.................................................................7
Chapter2Planningtheinstallation........................9
2.1AbouttheiTC-5Converter.........................................10
2.2Handbookinformation...............................................11
2.3Systemexamples......................................................11
2.4Packcontents...........................................................15
2.5T oolsrequired...........................................................16
Chapter3Cablesandconnections.........................17
3.1Generalcablingguidance..........................................18
3.2Converterconnections...............................................19
Chapter4Locationandmounting..........................25
4.1Unitdimensions........................................................26
4.2Mounting..................................................................26
4.3Removingthefrontcover...........................................28
Chapter5Systemchecksandtroubleshoot-
ing..............................................................................29
5.1Serialnumberlocation...............................................30
5.2Typicalsystemchecks...............................................30
5.3iTC-5LEDStatusindicators.......................................31
5.4Systemdatatroubleshooting......................................33
5.5Raymarinecustomersupport.....................................34
5.6T echnicalspecication...............................................34
5.7NMEA2000sentences...............................................35
Chapter6Optionsandaccessories.......................37
6.1Spares.....................................................................38
6.2SeaT alkngcablesandaccessories..............................38
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Chapter1:Importantinformation
Safetynotices
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF
beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect
ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Exposedwires
Withthecoveropentheexposedtransducerwires
provideapotentialforelectricshock.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstallin
ahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasinan
engineroomornearfueltanks).
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto
dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyour
vesseland/orpoorproductperformance.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersource
isadequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-rated
fuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenanceandrepair
toauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorizedrepair
mayaffectyourwarranty.
Declarationofconformity
RaymarineLtd.declaresthatthisproductiscompliantwiththe
essentialrequirementsofEMCdirective2004/108/EC.
TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticatemaybeviewedon
therelevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize
electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables
carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.
Importantinformation7

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
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
Technicalaccuracy
Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocument
wascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarine
cannotacceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmay
contain.Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovement
maychangespecicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarine
cannotacceptliabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproduct
andthisdocument.PleasechecktheRaymarinewebsite
(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhavethemostup-to-date
version(s)ofthedocumentationforyourproduct.
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benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe
serialnumberoftheunit.Youwillneedthisserialnumberwhen
registeringyourproductonline.Youshouldretainthelabelforfuture
reference.
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Chapter2:Planningtheinstallation
Chaptercontents
•2.1AbouttheiTC-5Converteronpage10
•2.2Handbookinformationonpage11
•2.3Systemexamplesonpage11
•2.4Packcontentsonpage15
•2.5Toolsrequiredonpage16
Planningtheinstallation9

2.1AbouttheiTC-5Converter
TheiTC-5converterallowsconnectionofarangeofcompatible
analoguetransducersdirectlytotheSeaTalkngnetwork.
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Supportedtransducersanddatatypes
Thefollowingtransducertypesaresupportedbytheconverter:
•Instrumentdepth
•Instrumentspeedandseatemperature
•RaymarineWindorrotavecta
•Rudderreference
•Fluxgatecompass
Note:Ifthereisashnderinthesystemensurethatitdoes
notoperateatthesamefrequencyastheinstrumentdepth
transducer.
Supporteddatatypesareasfollows:
•AWA—Apparentwindangle
•AWS—Apparentwindspeed
•Depth
•STW—Speedthroughwater
•Logdistance
•Tripdistance
•Seatemperature
•Rudderangle
•VesselHeading
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2.2Handbookinformation
ThishandbookdescribeshowtoincludetheiTC-5converterwithin
aSeaTalkngnetwork,andconnectcompatibletransducers.
iTC-5handbooks
DescriptionPartnumber
InstrumenttransducerconverteriTC-5
Installationinstructions
87138
Additionalhandbooks
Youmayalsoneedtheadditionalinformationincludedinthe
SeaTalkngreferencemanual.Inparticularforassistancewith:
•constructingtheSeaT alkngnetworkandbackbone,
•connectingpower,and
•LENloadingcalculations.
DescriptionPartnumber
SeaTalkngreferencemanual81300
2.3Systemexamples
TheiTC-5convertercanbeconnectedintoaSeaTalkngnetwork,
compatibletransducerscanthenbeconnecteddirectlytothe
converter.
BasicSeaTalkngsystemexample
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ItemDescription
1.ST70Instrumentdisplay.
2.2xi70Instrumentdisplays.
3.TerminatedSeaTalkngT-piece
connector
4.TerminatediTC-5
5.Rudderreferencetransducer
6.Depthtransducer
7.Fluxgatecompass
8.Raymarinewindtransduceror
rotavecta
9.Speedandseatemperature
transducer
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ExtendedSeaTalkngsystemexample
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ItemDescription
1.ST70Instrumentdisplay
2.p70rPilotController
3.i70Instrumentdisplay
4.AIStransceiver
5.SPXcoursecomputer(supplying12VpowertoSeaTalkngnetwork.)
6.Manoverboard(MOB)
7.SeaTalkng5–wayconnector
8.Rudderreferencetransducer(connectedviaSPX)
9.Fluxgatecompass(connectedviaSPX)
10.Multi-FunctiondisplaywithbuiltinGPS
11.SeaTalktoSeaTalkngconverter
12.iTC-5
13.TerminatediTC-5
14.Trimtabs
15.Enginedata(connectedviadevicenetadaptor)
16.TerminatedSeaTalkng5–wayconnector
17.Depthtransducer
18.Speedandseatemperaturetransducer
19.Raymarinewindtransducerorrotavecta
Note:InaSPXautopilotsystemtheuxgatecompassandrudderreferencetransducermustbeconnecteddirectlytothecourse
computerandnotviatheiTC-5.
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Seatalkng
SeaTalkng(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolforconnection
ofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.Itreplacesthe
olderSeaT alkandSeaT alk2protocols.
SeaTalkngutilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible
instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarriedwithin
thebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfrom
thenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneedtohavea
separatepowerconnection.
SeaTalkngisaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andtheproven
CANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000andSeaTalk/
SeaTalk2devicescanalsobeconnectedusingtheappropriate
interfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.
2.4Packcontents
TheiTC-5converterpackcomeswiththefollowingitems:
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ItemDescription
1.iTC-5
2.Fixingscrewsx2
3.Documentpackincludes:
•Installationinstructions
•Warrantyregistrationcard
•MultilingualCD
4.400mmSeaTalkngspurcable(A06038)
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2.5Toolsrequired
Toolsrequiredforinstallation
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1.PowerDrill
2.Pozidrivescrewdriver
3.3.2mm(1/8”)drillbit
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Chapter3:Cablesandconnections
Chaptercontents
•3.1Generalcablingguidanceonpage18
•3.2Converterconnectionsonpage19
Cablesandconnections17

3.1Generalcablingguidance
Cabletypesandlength
Itisimportanttousecablesoftheappropriatetypeandlength
•Unlessotherwisestateduseonlystandardcablesofthecorrect
type,suppliedbyRaymarine.
•Ensurethatanynon-Raymarinecablesareofthecorrectquality
andgauge.Forexample,longerpowercablerunsmayrequire
largerwiregaugestominimizevoltagedropalongtherun.
Routingcables
Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceand
prolongcablelife.
•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensurea
minimumbenddiameterof200mm(8in)/minimumbendradius
of100mm(4in).
100 mm (4 in)
200 mm (8 in)
•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.
Usetrunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncables
throughbilgesordoorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.
•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacingtwine.Coilany
extracableandtieitoutoftheway.
•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheadordeckhead,
useasuitablewatertightfeed-through.
•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescentlights.
Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:
•otherequipmentandcables,
•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,
•antennae.
Strainrelief
Ensureadequatestrainreliefisprovided.Protectconnectorsfrom
strainandensuretheywillnotpulloutunderextremeseaconditions.
Circuitisolation
Appropriatecircuitisolationisrequiredforinstallationsusingboth
ACandDCcurrent:
•Alwaysuseisolatingtransformersoraseparatepower-inverter
torunPC’s,processors,displaysandothersensitiveelectronic
instrumentsordevices.
•AlwaysuseanisolatingtransformerwithWeatherFAXaudio
cables.
•Alwaysuseanisolatedpowersupplywhenusinga3rdparty
audioamplier.
•AlwaysuseanRS232/NMEAconverterwithopticalisolationon
thesignallines.
•AlwaysmakesurethatPC’sorothersensitiveelectronicdevices
haveadedicatedpowercircuit.
Cableshielding
Ensurethatalldatacablesareproperlyshieldedthatthecable
shieldingisintact(e.g.hasn’tbeenscrapedoffbybeingsqueezed
throughatightarea).
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3.2Converterconnections
TheconverterconnectsinlineaspartoftheSeaT alkngbackbone.It
providesconnectionstoenabletransducerstobeinstalledontothe
SeaTalkngnetwork.
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ItemDescription
1.Red—Speedandseatemperature
transducerconnection
2.Orange—Windtransducerand
rotavectaconnection
3.Yellow—Fluxgatecompass
connection
4.Green—Rudderreferencetransducer
connection
5.Blue—Depthtransducerconnection
6.SeaTalkngbackboneconnection
7.SeaTalkngspurconnection
8.SeaTalkngbackboneconnection
SeaTalkngconnections
TheiTC-5converterhas2xbackboneconnectorsand1xspur
connector.
SeaTalkngbackboneconnectors
Thebackboneconnectorsenabletheconvertertobeconnectedin
lineaspartoftheSeaT alkngbackbone.
SeaTalkngspurconnector
ThespurconnectorenablesconnectionofanotherSeaTalkng
device,orconnectiontoasuitable12Vdcpowersupply.
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ConnectingSeaTalkngcables
1.Rotatethelockingcollaronthebackoftheunittothe
UNLOCKEDposition.
2.Ensurethespurcableendconnectoriscorrectlyoriented.
3.Fullyinsertthecableconnector.
4.Rotatelockingcollarclockwise(2clicks)untilitsnapsintothe
LOCKEDposition.
Transducerconnections
TheiTC-5allowsconnectionof5transducersontoyourSeaTalkng
network.
Speedandseatemperaturetransducerconnections
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SPEED/TEMP
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RUDDER
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ItemCablecolorSignalname
1.RedSpeedV+
2.ScreenSpeed0V(shield)
3.GreenSpeed(signal)
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