Raymarine Evolution EV-2 User manual

© 2021 Raymarine UK Limited
87181 (Rev 4)Document number:
08-2021Date:
English (en-US)
Installation instructions
EVOLUTION AUTOPILOT
EV-2 AUTOPILOT

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Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation.....................................................................................9
W
ateringress............................................................................................................................10
Disclaimer..................................................................................................................................10
Suppressionferrites.................................................................................................................10
Connectionstootherequipment............................................................................................10
Declarationofconformity.........................................................................................................10
Productdisposal........................................................................................................................11
Warrantyregistration.................................................................................................................11
IMOandSOLAS.........................................................................................................................11
echnicalaccuracy....................................................................................................................11
Chapter2Documentinformation..................................................................................13
2.1Handbookinformation........................................................................................................14
Applicableproduct...............................................................................................................14
Productdocumentation........................................................................................................14
Documentillustrations..........................................................................................................15
Chapter3Productandsystemoverview......................................................................17
3.1Productoverview................................................................................................................18
Requiredadditionalcomponents..........................................................................................19
Seaalkng®..........................................................................................................................20
Multipledatasources(MDS)................................................................................................20
NMEA2000..........................................................................................................................21
Compatibleautopilotcontrollers..........................................................................................21
Compatibleautopilotcontrollers-MFDs.............................................................................22
Softwareupdates.................................................................................................................22
Chapter4Partssupplied................................................................................................25
4.1Partssupplied—EV-1andEV-2.......................................................................................26
Chapter5Productdimensions......................................................................................27
5.1Dimensions—EV–1andEV–2.........................................................................................28
Chapter6Installationsequence...................................................................................29
6.1Installationchecklist...........................................................................................................30
Schematicdiagram..............................................................................................................30
Chapter7ocationrequirements..................................................................................31
7.1Warningsandcautions......................................................................................................32
7.2Potentialignitionsource...................................................................................................32
7.3Locationrequirements—EV–1andEV–2......................................................................32
7.4Compasssafedistance.....................................................................................................33
7.5EMCinstallationguidelines..............................................................................................33
Chapter8Installation.....................................................................................................35
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8.1EV-2Installation..................................................................................................................36
SurfacemountingtheEV-2...................................................................................................36
SurfacemountingusingtheRiser.........................................................................................38
BracketmountingtheEV-2..................................................................................................40
Releasingtheunitfromthebracket......................................................................................42
Chapter9EV-2connections..........................................................................................43
9.1Generalcablingguidance.................................................................................................44
Cabletypesandlength.........................................................................................................44
Cablerouting........................................................................................................................44
Strainrelief............................................................................................................................44
Cableshielding.....................................................................................................................44
9.2Connectionsoverview—EV-1andEV-2........................................................................45
ConnectingSeaalkng®cables............................................................................................45
9.3Powerconnection—EV-2...............................................................................................46
9.4Seaalkng®powerconnectionpoint..............................................................................46
In-linefuseandthermalbreakerratings...............................................................................46
Seaalkng®systemloading..................................................................................................47
9.5Powerdistribution—Seaalkng®...................................................................................47
Sharingabreaker................................................................................................................50
9.6DeviceNetconnection—EV-2.........................................................................................51
9.7ECI-100unitconnection....................................................................................................52
Chapter10Driveinterfaceunitconnections...............................................................53
10.1Driveinterfaceunitconnection—SeaStarSolutions/eleflexOptimus..................54
10.2Driveinterfaceunitconnection—VolvoPentaEVC...................................................55
Powerconnection—VolvoPentaEVCinterface.................................................................55
Chapter11Pilotcontrollerconnections........................................................................57
11.1Seaalkngpilotcontrollerconnection............................................................................58
11.2Seaalk®pilotcontrollerconnection..............................................................................59
Chapter12Systemchecksandtroubleshooting.........................................................61
12.1Post-installationchecks....................................................................................................62
12.2Errormessages(roubleshooting)................................................................................63
12.3Autopilotsystemsetup....................................................................................................66
12.4Alarms................................................................................................................................67
12.5LEDindications—EV-2...................................................................................................69
Chapter13Operation.......................................................................................................71
13.1Evolutionautopilotoperationinstructions.....................................................................72
Autopilotcontrollerdocumentation......................................................................................72
Chapter14Maintenance................................................................................................73
14.1Serviceandmaintenance................................................................................................74
14.2Routineequipmentchecks.............................................................................................74
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14.3Productcleaning..............................................................................................................74
Chapter15Technicalsupport........................................................................................75
15.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing.....................................................................76
Viewingproductinformation................................................................................................77
15.2Learningresources...........................................................................................................77
Chapter16Technicalspecification...............................................................................79
16.1echnicalspecification—EV-1andEV-2.......................................................................80
Chapter17Sparesandaccessories...............................................................................81
17.1Accessoriesandspareparts...........................................................................................82
17.2Partssupplied—EvolutionDeviceNetcablekit(R70192)..........................................82
17.3Seaalkng®cablesandaccessories..............................................................................83
AppendixANMEA2000sentences(PGNs)—EV-1andEV-2..................................89
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Chapter1:Importantinformation
Warning:Autopilotinstallation
Correctperformanceofthevessel’ssteeringiscriticalforsafety,thereforitis
SRONGL YRECOMMENDthatanAuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentative
fitsthisproduct.Y ouwillonlyreceivefullwarrantybenefitsifyoucanshowthatan
AuthorizedRaymarineServiceRepresentativehasinstalledandcommissioned
yourautopilotsystem.
Warning:Maintainapermanentwatch
Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallowyoutorespondtosituationsas
theydevelop.Failuretomaintainapermanentwatchputsyourself,yourvessel
andothersatseriousriskofharm.
Warning:Ensuresafenavigation
hisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigationandmustneverbeused
inpreferencetosoundnavigationaljudgment.Onlyofficialgovernmentcharts
andnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrentinformationneededforsafe
navigation,andthecaptainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itistheuser’s
responsibilitytouseofficialgovernmentcharts,noticestomariners,cautionand
propernavigationalskillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
hisproductisNOapprovedforuseinhazardous/flammableatmospheres.Do
NOinstallinahazardous/flammableatmosphere(suchasinanengineroom
ornearfueltanks).
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositivegrounding.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbeforestartingtoinstallthis
product.DoNOconnectordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitched
on,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Powersupplyvoltage
Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreaterthanthespecifiedmaximum
ratingmaycausepermanentdamagetotheunit.Refertotheproduct’sinformation
labelforthecorrectvoltage.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersourceisadequatelyprotectedby
meansofasuitably-ratedfuseorthermalcircuitbreaker.
Importantinformation9

Caution:Productcleaning
Whencleaningproducts:
•Switchoffpowersupply.
•Useacleandampclothtowipeclean.
•DoNOuse:abrasive,acidic,ammonia,solventorotherchemicalbased
cleaningproducts.
•DoNOuseajetwash.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
hisproductcontainsnouserserviceablecomponents.Pleasereferall
maintenanceandrepairtoauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorizedrepair
mayaffectyourwarranty.
W ateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeetsthestatedwateringressprotection
standard(refertotheproduct’sTechnicalSpecification),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipment
failuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnotwarrant
productssubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.
Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitiscompatiblewithproducts
manufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthanRaymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseorinabilitytousethe
product,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin
informationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.
Suppressionferrites
•Raymarinecablesmaybepre-fittedorsuppliedwithsuppressionferrites.heseareimportantfor
correctEMCperformance.Ifferritesaresuppliedseparatelytothecables(i.e.notpre-fitted),you
mustfitthesuppliedferrites,usingthesuppliedinstructions.
•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmustbereplaced
intheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarineoritsauthorizeddealers.
•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobeaddedtoacable,additionalcableclipsshould
beusedtopreventstressontheconnectorsduetotheextraweightofthecable.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables
IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipmentusingacablenotsuppliedby
Raymarine,asuppressionferriteMUSalwaysbeattachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.
Declarationofconformity
FLIRBelgiumBVBAdeclaresthatthisproductiscompliantwiththeessentialrequirementsofEMC
Directive2014/30/EU.
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heoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedontherelevantproductpageat
www
.raymarine.com/manuals.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
heWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Directiverequirestherecyclingofwaste
electricalandelectronicequipmentwhichcontainsmaterials,componentsandsubstancesthatmay
behazardousandpresentarisktohumanhealthandtheenvironmentwhenWEEEisnothandled
correctly.
Equipmentmarkedwiththecrossed-outwheeledbinsymbolindicatesthatthe
equipmentshouldnotbedisposedofinunsortedhouseholdwaste.
Localauthoritiesinmanyregionshaveestablishedcollectionschemesunder
whichresidentscandisposeofwasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentata
recyclingcenterorothercollectionpoint.
Formoreinformationaboutsuitablecollectionpointsforwasteelectrical
andelectronicequipmentinyourregion,refertotheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.eu/recycling.
W arrantyregistration
oregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisitwww.raymarine.comandregisteronline.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarrantybenefits.Y ourunitpackage
includesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumberoftheunit.Y ouwillneedthisserialnumber
whenregisteringyourproductonline.Y oushouldretainthelabelforfuturereference.
IMOandSOAS
heequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuseonleisuremarineboatsand
workboatsNOcoveredbyInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea
(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.
Technicalaccuracy
othebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwascorrectatthetimeitwas
produced.However,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmay
contain.Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychangespecifications
withoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproduct
andthisdocument.PleasechecktheRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhave
themostup-to-dateversion(s)ofthedocumentationforyourproduct.
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Chapter2:Documentinformation
Chaptercontents
•2.
1Handbookinformationonpage14
Documentinformation13

2.
1Handbookinformation
hishandbookdescribesinstallationoftheEvolutionautopilotsystem.
hehandbookincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourautopilotsystemandensureyouhaveallthenecessaryequipment,
•installandconnecttheEV-1andACU(ifapplicable)aspartoftheautopilotsystem,
•obtainsupportifrequired.
hisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentationisavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom
www.raymarine.com.
Applicableproduct
hisdocumentcoversthefollowingproduct:
P artnumberNameDescription
E70097EV-2A ttitudeHeadingReference
Sensor(AHRS)—primary
headingsensorandcourse
computer.
Productdocumentation
hefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:
EvolutionEV-2documentation
DescriptionP artnumber
EvolutionDrive-By-Wire(DB W)autopilotsystemInstallation
instructions
PlanandinstallaDBWautopilotsystemincludinganEV-2AHRS.
87181
EV-1andEV-2mountingtemplate
emplateforsurfaceorwallmountingtheEV-1/EV-2sensor.
87170
ECI-100documentation
DescriptionP artnumber
ECI–100Installationinstructions
InstallationofanECI–100unitandconnectiontoawidersystemof
marineelectronics.
88026/87202
A utopilotcontrollerdocumentation
Installation,commissioningandoperationinstructionsforyourautopilotcontrollerarelistedbelow.
Pleaseselecttheappropriatedocumentforyourautopilotcontroller:
DescriptionP artnumber
p70/p70Rinstallationandoperationinstructions
Installation,commissioningandoperationinstructionsincluding
connectiontoawidersystemofmarineelectronics.
81355
p70s/p70R sinstallationandoperationinstructions
Installation,commissioningandoperationinstructionsincluding
connectiontoawidersystemofmarineelectronics.
81365
ightHouse™2MFDs
OperationsandautopilotcommissioninginstructionsforaLightHouse2
Multifunctiondisplay ,includingconnectiontoawidersystemofmarine
electronics.
81360
ightHouse™3MFDs
OperationinstructionsforaLightHouse3Multifunctiondisplay ,including
connectiontoawidersystemofmarineelectronics.
81370
AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadfromtheR aymarinewebsite:www.raymarine.com/manuals
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Sea
Talkng®documentation
DescriptionP
artnumber
Sea
Talkng®referencemanual
PlanningandconnectionofsystemsbasedaroundtheSeaalkng®
network.
81300
Sea
Talk—SeaTalkng®converterinstallationinstructions
InstallationandconnectionoftheSeaalk—Seaalkng®converter.
87121
Documentillustrations
Y ourproductandifapplicable,itsuserinterfacemaydifferslightlyfromthatshownintheillustrations
inthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantanddateofmanufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
Documentinformation15

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Chapter3:Productandsystemoverview
Chaptercontents
•3.
1Productoverviewonpage18
Productandsystemoverview17

3.
1Productoverview
heEvolutionEV-2isaprimaryheadingsensorandcoursecomputer,providingautopilotcontrolfor
vesselsfittedwithcompatibleDrive-By-Wire(DBW)steeringsystems.
Inconjunctionwithaseparatelysuppliedinterfaceunitandacompatibleautopilotcontroller,the
EV-2enablesyoutodirectlycontrolthevessel’ssteeringsystemandprovidenavigationcommands,
suchasnavigatingtopre-determinedtracksandwaypointsforexample.
heEvolutionsystemprovidesanumberoffeaturestoensureeaseofinstallationandminimalsetup.
heEvolutionsystemconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:
ItemComponentPurpose
1Sea alkng®autopilotcontroller.Agraphicaldisplayandinterface
enablingyoutoissuenavigationand
otheroperationalcommandstothe
autopilotsystem.
2EV-2autopilotwithA ttitudeHeading
ReferenceSensor(AHRS).
heprimaryheadingsensorandcourse
computer,incorporatinganattitude
9-axissensor.hissensoralsoreplaces
thefluxgatecompasstypicalinexisting
autopilotsystems.
3aDriveinterfaceunitforV olvoPenta
EVCsystems(assuppliedseparatelyby
Raymarine).
Housesthemainpoweranddrive
electronicsfordirectconnectiontoa
VolvoPentaDrive-By-Wiresystem.
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ItemComponentPurpose
3bhird-partydriveinterfaceunitfor
SeaS
tarSolutions/eleflexOptimus
systems(assuppliedseparatelyby
SeaStarSolutions/eleflex).
Housesthemainpoweranddrive
electronicsfordirectconnectiontoa
SeaStarSolutions/eleflexOptimus
Drive-By-Wiresystem.
3cECI-100EngineControlInterface(as
suppliedseparatelybyR
aymarine—part
numberE70227)
heECI-100receivessteeringcontrol
messagesfromaconnectedEV-2
andtransmitsthemessageson
supported,thirdparty,steeringcontrol
systems.PleaserefertotheECI
productpagesontheRaymarine®
websiteforthelateststeeringsystem
andenginecompatibilityinformation:
www.raymarine.com/multifunction-
displays/accessories/engine-
interfacing/eci-100
heEvolutionsystemprovidesanumberoffeaturestoensureeaseofinstallationandminimalsetup:
•Fle xiblemountingoptions—heEVsensorcanbemountedhorizontallyonaflatdeckor
alternativelyonabracket,formountingonamast,wallorotherverticalsurface.
Note:hearrowonthefrontoftheEVsensormustbeparallelwiththecenterlineofthe
vesselandpointingtowardsthevessel’ sbow.
•Simpleconnections—allEvolutionsystemcomponentsareconnectedusingSea alkng®and
DeviceNetconnections.
•Highaccuracy—accuratecourse-keeping,towithin+/-2degrees,inallconditions.
•Built-inheadingandattitudesensor—noadditionalfluxgatecompassrequired.
•Automaticsetup—simplifieddocksidecalibration,includingautomaticcompasscalibration.he
RudderGain,RudderDamping,CounterRudder,andcompasscalibrationsettingsrequiredby
existingautopilotsarenolongernecessary.
Requiredadditionalcomponents
ocompleteyourautopilotsystem,youwillneedthefollowingcomponentsanddatasourcesin
additiontotheEvolutioncomponents.
Essential:
•Compatibleautopilotcontroller;referto:p.21—Compatibleautopilotcontroller
•Driveinterfaceunit(asappropriateforyourvessel’sdrivesystem):
–ECI-100—PleaserefertotheECIproductpagesontheRaymarine®websiteforthelatest
steeringsystemandenginecompatibilityinformation:www.raymarine.com/multifunction-
displays/accessories/engine-interfacing/eci-100
–SeaStarSolutions/eleflexOptimus
–VolvoPentaEVC
•Seaalkng®backbone.
•DeviceNetcable.
Recommended:
•Compatiblespeeddatasource.heautopilotusesspeeddatawhenmakingcalculationsrelating
tonavigation.Asaminimum,thisinformationmustcomefromaGNSSreceiverprovidingSOG
(SpeedOverGround)data,orideallyfromadedicatedspeedsensor.
•Compatiblewinddatasource(onlyrequiredforsailingvessels).heautopilotuseswindvanedata
tosteerrelativetoaspecifiedwindangle.hisdatamustcomefromananalogwindtransducer
connectedtotheSeaalkng®backbone.
Optional:
•Positiondatasource–heautopilotusespositiondatawhenfollowingroutesandcalculatingthe
optimumcoursetosteer.hisdataisusuallysuppliedbyaGNSSreceiverontheSeaalkng®
backbone.
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Sea
Talkng®
Seaalkng®(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolforconnectionofcompatiblemarine
instrumentsandequipment.ItreplacestheolderSeaalkandSeaalk2protocols.
Seaalkng®utilizesasinglebackbonewhichcompatibleequipmentconnectstousingaspur.Data
andpowerarecarriedwithinthebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfromthe
network,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneedtohaveaseparatepowerconnection.
Seaalkng®isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andtheprovenCANbustechnology.
CompatibleNMEA2000andSeaalkandSeaalk2devicescanalsobeconnectedusingthe
appropriateinterfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.
Multipledatasources(MDS)
MDSisaRaymarineschemeformanagingmultiplesourcesofidenticaldatatypesonthesame
network(e.g.:inanMFDnetworkyoumayhavemorethanonesourceofGPS/GNSSpositiondata).
heMFDwillautomaticallyselectapreferreddatasource(device)touseforthatdatatype.
MDScanbeusedforthefollowingdatatypes:
•Depth
•Speedthroughwater
•Heading
•GPS
•GPSDatum
•Wind
•ime&Date
Ifyoudonotwanttousetheautomaticallyselecteddatasourceyoucanmanuallyselectyour
preferreddatasource.
Note:
ForMDStobeavailableonyoursystem,allproductsinthesystemthatreportdatamustbe
MDS-compliant.hesystemwillreportanyproductsthatareNO MDS-compliant.Itmaybe
possibletoupgradethesoftwareforthesenon-compliantproducts,tomakethemcompliant.Visit
theRaymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)toobtainthelatestsoftwareforyourproducts.
IfMDS-compliantsoftwareisnotavailablefortheproductandyoudoNOwanttousethe
system’spreferreddatasource,youmustremoveanynon-compliantproductsfromthesystem.
Y oushouldthenbeabletoselectyourpreferreddatasource.
Onceyouhavecompletedsettingupyourpreferreddatasources,youmaybeabletoadd
non-compliantproductsbackintothesystem.
Multipledatasourcee xceptions
WiththeEvolutionsystem,thereareanumberofimportantexceptionstothehandlingofmultiple
sourcesofcertaintypesofdata.
Specifically:
•Headingdata—Ifanon-Evolutionsourceofheadingdataisdesignatedbytheuser,theEvolution
systemcomponentswillcombinethisheadingdatawithitsowngyroandaccelerometerdata,
andthenusetheimprovedheadingdata.hiscombinedheadingdatawillalsobeavailable
tootherequipmentontheSeaalkng®bus.
•Rudderangledata—Wheretherearemultiplesourcesofrudderreferenceinformation,the
Evolutionsystemcomponentswillignorerudderangleinputsfromanyrudderreferenceunits
thatareNOconnecteddirectlytotheACU.
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