Raymarine RNS-5 User manual

© 2022 Raymarine UK Limited
87442 (Rev 1)Document number:
08-2022Date:
English (en-US)
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
RNS-5
Network switch

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CONTENT
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CHAPER1IMPORANINFORMAION..............................7
Safetywarnings..........................................................................7
Productwarnings.......................................................................7
Regulatorynotices....................................................................7
Disclaimer.............................................................................7
EMCinstallationguidelines............................................7
Suppressionferrites..........................................................8
Connectionstootherequipment................................8
DeclarationofConformity..............................................8
Warrantyregistration........................................................8
Productdisposal................................................................8
IMOandSOLAS.................................................................9
echnicalaccuracy...........................................................9
Publicationcopyright........................................................9
CHAPER2DOCUMENINFORMAION...........................10
2.1Applicableproducts...........................................................11
2.2Productdocumentation...................................................11
2.3Documentillustrations......................................................11
CHAPER3PRODUCANDSYSEMOVERVIEW...........12
3.1Productoverview................................................................13
3.2Requiredadditionalcomponents................................13
3.3ypicalsystem.....................................................................13
3.4Compatiblenetworkdevices.........................................14
CHAPER4PARSSUPPLIED...............................................15
4.1Partssupplied......................................................................16
4.2Inlinefuserequirement...................................................16
CHAPER5PRODUCDIMENSIONS..................................17
5.1Productdimensions..........................................................18
CHAPER6LOCAIONREQUIREMENS...........................19
6.1Warningsandcautions...................................................20
6.2Generallocationrequirements...................................20
6.3IgnitionProtection............................................................20
6.4EMCinstallationguidelines..........................................20
6.5Connectionstootherequipment................................21
6.6Compasssafedistance...................................................21
CHAPER7MOUNING.........................................................22
7.1oolsrequired.....................................................................23
7.2Mountingtheunit..............................................................23
CHAPER8CABLESANDCONNECIONS—
GENERALINFORMAION.......................................................24
8.1Generalcablingguidance..............................................25
Cabletypesandlength................................................25
Cablerouting....................................................................25
Strainrelief........................................................................25
Circuitisolation................................................................25
Cableshielding................................................................25
Suppressionferrites.......................................................25
Connectingcables.........................................................26
8.2ypicalsystem...................................................................26
8.3Expandedsystem..............................................................27
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8.4Multipleswitches...............................................................27
8.5Networkcableconnectortypes.................................28
8.6Seaalkhs.............................................................................28
8.7Connectionsoverview....................................................28
CHAPER9NEWORKCONNECIONS............................29
9.1Equipmentconnections..................................................30
9.2RayNetcableconnections............................................30
9.3RJ45(Seaalkhs®)cableconnections.....................30
9.4RJ45cableconnections..................................................31
9.5Networkcableextensions..............................................31
CHAPER10POWERCONNECIONS................................32
10.1Powerconnection............................................................33
10.2Powerdistribution...........................................................33
10.3Powercableextension(12/24Vsystems)...........35
10.4Powercabledrainwireconnection..........................36
CHAPER11ROUBLESHOOING......................................37
11.1roubleshooting.................................................................38
11.2Poweruptroubleshooting.............................................38
11.3LEDdiagnostics.................................................................38
CHAPER12MAINENANCE................................................40
12.1Serviceandmaintenance...............................................41
12.2Routineequipmentchecks...........................................41
12.3Productcleaning...............................................................41
CHAPER13ECHNICALSUPPOR...................................42
13.1Raymarineproductsupportandservicing..............43
13.2Diagnosticproductinformation..................................44
13.3Learningresources.........................................................44
CHAPER14ECHNICALSPECIFICAION.......................45
14.1echnicalspecification...................................................46
CHAPER15SPARESANDACCESSORIES.......................47
15.1Spares...................................................................................48
15.2Accessories........................................................................49
RayNettoRayNetcablesandconnectors.............49
RayNettoRJ45,andRJ45(Seaalkhs)
adaptercables.................................................................50
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CHAPTER1:IMPOR
TANT
INFORMA
TION
Safetywarnings
Warning:Productinstallationandoperation
•hisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedinaccordance
withtheinstructionsprovided.Failuretodosocouldresult
inpersonalinjury,damagetoyourvesseland/orpoor
productperformance.
•Certifiedinstallationbyanapprovedinstalleris
recommended.Acertifiedinstallationqualifiesforenhanced
productwarrantybenefits.Contactyourdealerforfurther
details,andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked
withyourproduct.
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbefore
startingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOconnectordisconnect
equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,unlessinstructedin
thisdocument.
Productwarnings
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithasbeen
correctlygrounded,inaccordancewiththeinstructions
provided.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositive
grounding.
Warning:Powersupplyvoltage
Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreaterthanthe
specifiedmaximumratingmaycausepermanentdamage
totheunit.Refertotheproduct’sinformationlabelforthe
correctvoltage.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersourceis
adequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-ratedfuseor
thermalcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
hisproductcontainsnouserserviceablecomponents.Please
referallmaintenanceandrepairtoauthorizedRaymarine
dealers.Unauthorizedrepairmayaffectyourwarranty.
Regulatorynotices
Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitis
compatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan
Raymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseor
inabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproducts
manufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsininformationutilizedbytheproduct
suppliedbythirdparties.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarine®equipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimizeelectromagnetic
interferencebetweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuchinterference
couldhaveontheperformanceofyoursystem.
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceisnot
compromised.
Importantinformation7

Note:
Inareasofe
xtremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybe
noticedontheproduct.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceof
theinterferenceshouldbeseparatedbyagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:
•R aymarine®equipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3.3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarrying
radiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSB
radios,thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto2m(6.6ft).
–Morethan2m(6.6ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradarbeam
cannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe
radiatingelement.
•heproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforengine
start.hisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcan
occuriftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.
•Raymarine®specifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedinthe
installationmanual.
Note:
Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyoftheabove
recommendations,alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation
betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,toprovidethebest
conditionsforEMCperformancethroughouttheinstallation.
Suppressionferrites
•R aymarine®cablesmaybepre-fittedorsuppliedwithsuppressionferrites.
heseareimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifferritesaresupplied
separatelytothecables(i.e.notpre-fitted),youmustfitthesupplied
ferrites,usingthesuppliedinstructions.
•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.installationor
maintenance),itmustbereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforethe
productisused.
•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine®orits
authorizeddealers.
•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobeaddedtoacable,
additionalcableclipsshouldbeusedtopreventstressontheconnectors
duetotheextraweightofthecable.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables:
IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipmentusing
acablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppressionferriteMUSalwaysbe
attachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.
DeclarationofConformity
FLIRBelgiumBVBAdeclaresthatthefollowingproductsareincompliance
withtheEMCDirective2014/30/EU:
•RNS-5NetworkSwitch,partnumber:A80731
heoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedonthe
relevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com/manuals.
Warrantyregistration
oregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisit
www.raymarine.comandregisteronline.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarrantybenefits.
Y ourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumberof
theunit.Y ouwillneedthisserialnumberwhenregisteringyourproduct
online.Y oushouldretainthelabelforfuturereference.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
heWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Directiverequires
therecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentwhichcontains
materials,componentsandsubstancesthatmaybehazardousandpresent
arisktohumanhealthandtheenvironmentwhenWEEEisnothandled
correctly.
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Equipmentmarkedwiththecrossed-outwheeledbin
symbolindicatesthattheequipmentshouldnotbe
disposedofinunsortedhouseholdwaste.
Localauthoritiesinmanyregionshaveestablished
collectionschemesunderwhichresidentscandisposeof
wasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentatarecycling
centerorothercollectionpoint.
Formoreinformationaboutsuitablecollection
pointsforwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment
inyourregion,refertotheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.eu/recycling.
IMOandSOLA S
heequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuseon
leisuremarineboatsandworkboatsNOcoveredbyInternationalMaritime
Organization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.
Technicalaccuracy
othebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwascorrect
atthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannotacceptliability
foranyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,ourpolicyof
continuousproductimprovementmaychangespecificationswithoutnotice.
Asaresult,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferencesbetween
theproductandthisdocument.PleasechecktheRaymarinewebsite
(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhavethemostup-to-dateversion(s)of
thedocumentationforyourproduct.
Publicationcopyright
Copyright©2022RaymarineUKLtd.Allrightsreserved.Nopartsofthis
materialmaybecopied,translated,ortransmitted(inanymedium)without
thepriorwrittenpermissionofRaymarineUKLtd.
Importantinformation9

CHAPTER2:DOCUMENTINFORMA
TION
CHAPERCONENS
•2.
1Applicableproducts—page11
•2.2Productdocumentation—page11
•2.3Documentillustrations—page11
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2.
1Applicableproducts
hisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:
RNS-5NetworkSwitch(A80731)—5-portGigabitnetworkswitch.
2.2Productdocumentation
hefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:
•87442—RNS-5NetworkSwitchInstallationInstructions(thisdocument).
•87433—RNS-5NetworkSwitchMountingemplate.
2.3Documentillustrations
Y ourproductandifapplicable,itsuserinterfacemaydifferslightlyfromthat
shownintheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantand
dateofmanufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
Documentinformation11

CHAPTER3:PRODUCTANDS
STEMOVERVIEW
CHAPERCONENS
•3.
1Productoverview—page13
•3.2Requiredadditionalcomponents—page13
•3.3ypicalsystem—page13
•3.4Compatiblenetworkdevices—page14
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3.
1Productoverview
heRaymarine®RNS-5networkswitchenablesyoutoconnectandshare
databetweenmultipledevicesfeaturingaRayNetconnector(orRJ45/
Seaalkhs®connectorviaadaptercables),atuptospeedsofoneGigabit
persecond.
henetworkswitchhasthefollowingk eyfeatures:
•5xethernetports,usingwaterproofRayNetconnectors.
•Eachportcantransferdataatthefollowingspeeds:10/100/1000Mbits/s.
•Multipleswitchescanbeconnectedtogetherina“daisychain”for
expandedsystems.
•Ruggedenclosure—waterprooftoIPx6andIPx7standard.
•IgnitionprotectiontoENISO8846:2017standard.
•StatusandspeedLEDindicatorsforeachport.
•Compatiblewithdevicesfeaturinganyofthefollowingconnectors:
–RayNet.
–RJ45(Seaalkhs®),viaadaptercables.
–RJ45,viaadaptercables.
•Examplesofdevicesthatcanbenetworkedtogetherinclude:
–Radarscanner.
–Sonarmodule.
–hermalcamera.
–Multifunctiondisplay.
Note:
ConnectionstoequipmentwithRJ45orSea alkhs®connectorsmustbe
madeviaadaptercables.Forsuitableadaptercables,refertothefollowing
section:p.50—RayNettoRJ45adaptercables
3.2Requiredadditionalcomponents
Networkswitchesmustbeusedinconjunctionwiththefollowingitems,
availableseparatelyfromRaymarine®
Networkcables
Forinformationonthecablesthataresuitableforyourproduct,refertothe
followingsection:p.29—Networkconnections
Cableextensions
Someinstallationsmayalsorequireextensionstonetworkorpowercables.
Forfurtherinformationoncableextensions,refertothefollowingsections:
•p.29—Networkconnections
•p.32—Powerconnections
•p.47—Sparesandaccessories
3.3Typicalsystem
hefollowingexampleprovidesanoverviewofatypicalsystem,including
theavailableconnectionsandthetypesofdevicesthatcanbeconnectedto
yournetworkswitch.
Note:
hissystemisshownasanexampleonlyandmaydifferfromyourplanned
installation.
Productandsystemoverview13

Example:typicalsystem
1.hermalcamera.
2.R adarscanner.
3.RNS-5NetworkSwitch.
4.Multifunctiondisplay.
Note:
Forinformationonhowtoconnectyourproducts,refertothefollowing
sections:
•p .24—Cablesandconnections—Generalinformation
•p.29—Networkconnections
•p.32—Powerconnections
Forinformationontheavailablecablesandaccessories,refertothe
followingsection:p.47—Sparesandaccessories
3.4Compatiblenetworkdevices
Yournetworkswitchiscompatiblewiththefollowingnetworkdevices:
•AnyRaymarine®productsfeaturingRayNetconnectorscanbeconnected
tothenetworkswitchviatheuseofaRayNettoRayNetnetworkcable.
•AnyRaymarine®productsfeaturingRJ45(Seaalkhs®)connectorscan
beconnectedtothenetworkswitchviatheuseofaRayNettoRJ45
(Seaalkhs®)networkadaptercable.
•AnyRaymarine®/non-Raymarine®productfeaturinganRJ45connector
canbeconnectedtothenetworkswitchviatheuseofaRayNettoRJ45
networkadaptercable.
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CHAPTER4:P
ARTSSUPPLIED
CHAPERCONENS
•4.
1Partssupplied—page16
•4.2Inlinefuserequirement—page16
P artssupplied15

4.
1Partssupplied
Listofpartssuppliedinthebox.
ItemDescriptionQuantity
1RNS-5NetworkS witch1
2Documentationpack1
3Fixingscrews(M4,8.94x25mm)2
4P owercable(1.5m(4.9ft))1
4.2Inlinefuserequirement
Yourproductrequiresasuitably-ratedinlinefusetobefittedtotheredpower
wire,housedinawaterprooffuseholder.hisfuseanditsfuseholderare
NOTsuppliedwithyourproduct,andmustbeobtainedseparately,froma
marineorelectricalretailer.
1.Waterprooffuseholder.
2.Suitably-ratedinlinefuse.
Fuseratings
•Voltagerating—mustbeequaltoorgreaterthanthevoltageofyour
vessel’spowersupply.
•Currentrating—refertotheappropriatePowerconnectionsectionofthis
documentforfurtherdetails.
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CHAPTER5:PRODUCTDIMENSIONS
CHAPERCONEN
S
•5.
1Productdimensions—page18
Productdimensions17

5.
1Productdimensions
•A=286.00mm(11.26in).
•B=72.65mm(2.86in).
•C=55.50mm(2.
19in).
•D=270.70mm(10.66in).
•E=7.65mm(0.30in).
•F=34.33mm(1.35in).
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CHAPTER6:L
OCATIONREQUIREMENTS
CHAPERCONENS
•6.
1Warningsandcautions—page20
•6.2Generallocationrequirements—page20
•6.3IgnitionProtection—page20
•6.4EMCinstallationguidelines—page20
•6.5Connectionstootherequipment—page21
•6.6Compasssafedistance—page21
L ocationrequirements19

6.
1Warningsandcautions
Important:
Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyouhavereadandunderstoodthe
warningsandcautionsprovidedinthep
.7—Importantinformationsection
ofthisdocument.
6.2Generallocationrequirements
Whenselectingalocationforyourproductitisimportanttoconsidera
numberoffactors.
K
eyfactorswhichcanaffectproductperformanceare:
•Ventilation—oensureadequateairflow:
–Ensurethatproductismountedinacompartmentofsuitablesize.
–Ensurethatventilationholesarenotobstructed.Allowadequate
separationofallequipment.
Anyspecificrequirementsforeachsystemcomponentareprovidedlater
inthischapter.
•Mountingsurface—Ensureproductisadequatelysupportedonasecure
surface.Donotmountunitsorcutholesinplaceswhichmaydamage
thestructureofthevessel.
•Cabling—Ensuretheproductismountedinalocationwhichallowsproper
routing,supportandconnectionofcables:
–Minimumbendradiusof100mm(3.94in)unlessotherwisestated.
–Usecableclipstopreventstressonconnectors.
–Ifyourinstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobeaddedtoacablethen
additionalcableclipsshouldbeusedtoensuretheextraweightofthe
cableissupported.
•Wateringress—heproductissuitableformountingbothaboveand
belowdecks.Althoughtheunitiswaterproof,itisgoodpracticetolocate
itinaprotectedareaawayfromprolongedanddirectexposuretorain
andsaltspray.
•Electricalinterference—Selectalocationthatisfarenoughawayfrom
devicesthatmaycauseinterference,suchasmotors,generatorsandradio
transmitters/receivers.
•Powersupply—Selectalocationthatisascloseaspossibletothe
vessel’sDCpowersource.hiswillhelptokeepcablerunstoaminimum.
6.3IgnitionProtection
hisproductiscertifiedtotheENISO8846:2017IgnitionProtectionstandard.
6.4EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarine®equipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimizeelectromagnetic
interferencebetweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuchinterference
couldhaveontheperformanceofyoursystem.
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceisnot
compromised.
Note:
InareasofextremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybe
noticedontheproduct.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceof
theinterferenceshouldbeseparatedbyagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:
•Raymarine®equipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3.3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarrying
radiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSB
radios,thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto2m(6.6ft).
–Morethan2m(6.6ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradarbeam
cannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe
radiatingelement.
•heproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforengine
start.hisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcan
occuriftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.
•Raymarine®specifiedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedinthe
installationmanual.
Note:
Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyoftheabove
recommendations,alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation
betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,toprovidethebest
conditionsforEMCperformancethroughouttheinstallation.
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