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Installation manual

Simrad AP24/28 – EVC,

Volvo IPS Pilot System with

SG05 SimNet-Volvo Gateway

English

I nst a lla t ion m a nua l

Sim rad AP24/ 28 – EVC,

Volvo I PS Pilot System wit h

SG05 Sim Net - Volvo Gat eway

English

Docum ent no: 20223210

Revision: A

Date: May 2008

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2 | SG05 I nst allat ion m anual

Abou t t h is m a nu al

Rev. A 08.05.08 First issue

This m anual is int ended as a reference guide for inst alling

and m aint aining a Sim rad aut opilot system w ith t he

Sim r ad SG05 Sim Net- Volvo Gateway for Elect ronic Vessel

Cont rol.

Please t ake t im e to read t his m anual to get a t horough

understanding of t he sy st em com ponent s and t heir

relat ionship to a com plet e aut opilot system .

I m portant text that requires special at t ent ion from the

reader is em phasized as follows:

Used t o dr aw the r eader’s att ent ion t o a com m ent or

som e im port ant inform ation.

Used w he n it is n ecessa r y t o w a r n p e rson ne l t h a t a

r isk o f da m age t o t h e e qu ipm e nt or ha za rd e x ist s if

care is not exe rcised.

SG05 I nstallation m anual | 3

Con t en t

1 Syst e m de scr ipt ion ..................................... 5

1.1 General ..................................................5

1.2 How to use this manual.............................5

1.3 Soft ware record .......................................6

2 I n st alla t ion . .. .............................................. 7

2.1 Installation checklist .................................7

2.2 Unpacking and handling ............................ 7

2.3 Determ ine syst em configurat ion ................. 8

2.4 Aut opilot system layout.............................9

2.5 SG05 Gateway installation....................... 10

2.6 AP24 and AP28 Cont r ol unit inst allat ion ..... 11

2.7 RC42 Com pass installation ...................... 13

2.8 I nterfacing ............................................ 14

2.9 SimNet ................................................. 15

3 Spa re pa r t s . .. ............................................ 1 9

4 Te chn ica l spe cifica t ion s ............................ 2 1

4.1 Aut opilot System ................................... 21

4.2 AP24 Control Unit................................... 23

4.3 AP28 Control Unit................................... 24

4.4 SG05 Gateway....................................... 25

4.5 RC42 Rat e Compass ............................... 26

4.6 AT10 Sim Net/ NMEA0183 converter ........... 27

4.7 SimNet ................................................. 29

4 | SG05 I nst allat ion m anual

4.8 I P protection ......................................... 30

Syst em descr ipt ion | 5

1 Syst em de script ion

1 .1 Gene ral

The Sim rad SG05 is a gat eway for interfacing the AP24

and AP28 aut opilot syst em s to Volvo Penta Electronic

Vessel Control ( EVC). I t contains t he st eering com puter

and provides int erface t o ot her system com ponents.

I t com m unicat es on t he pr oprietary Sim Net data and

control net work t o est ablish a reliable digital

com m unicat ion and power distribut ion between t he unit s

in the autopilot system as well as other Sim rad products.

Sim Net provides high speed data transfer and control of

Sim rad products integrat ed in a tot al steering and

navigation syst em .

1 .2 H ow t o use t h is m a nu al

This m anual is int ended as a reference guide for inst alling

and m aintaining the Sim rad SG05 Gateway and other

com ponent s in an aut opilot system .

Please t ake t im e to read t his m anual to get a t horough

understanding of t he sy st em com ponent s and t heir

relat ionship to a com plet e aut opilot system .

Ot her docum ent ation m aterial t hat is pr ovided w ith y our

sy stem includes an operat or m anual w hich includes t he

set up instructions for the sy st em , a cont rol unit

inst allation guide and a warrant y card. The warrant y card

m ust be filled out by t he authorized dealer t hat

perfor m ed t he installation.

6 | System description

1 .3 Soft w a re r e cor d

Cont r ol un it s

When t he system is switched on, a status display shows

the serial num ber and soft ware version for the control

unit .

The shown r eadout is only an exam ple!

Sim N e t sour ces

Serial num ber and soft ware version for ot her Sim Net

sources can be found under the cont rol unit User setup

m enu. Refer t o Manual sou rce select ion in the aut opilot

operator m anual.

Operat ion | 7

2 I n st alla t ion

An aut opilot system includes several units t hat need t o

be m ount ed in different locat ions on t he boat, and also

need t o connect wit h at least three different system s on

the boat :

•EVC Aut opilot I nt er face

•The boat s elect r ical sy st em ( 12V Sim Net pow er)

•Ot her equ ipm ent on boar d ( Sim Net / NMEA in t er facin g)

I n addit ion, the advanced capabilit ies of t he syst em

require the installer t o perform a series of set t ings and

tests to verify proper operation of the system , refer to

the check list below.

2 .1 I n st a lla t ion ch eck list

1. Det erm ine the system configurat ion you are

inst alling ( Page 8)

2. Perform t he hardware in st allation ( Page 10)

3. Connect Sim Net devices t o Sim Net ( page 15)

4. Perform Set - up (refer t o Operator m anual)

5. Test Autopilot Operation at Sea ( refer t o Sea Trial

instructions in t he Operator m anual)

2 .2 Unpack ing and ha ndling

Care should be taken w hen unpacking and handling t he

equipm ent . A visual inspection should be m ade to see

that the equipm ent has not been dam aged during

shipm ent and that all com ponent s and part s are present

according t o t he packing list.

8 | Operation

An aut opilot system will include:

•Cont rol unit (AP24 or AP28) wit h accessories

•SG05 Gateway wit h accessories

•Com pass ( RC4 2) w it h 5,5 m ( 1 8') Sim Net cable

att ached

•Opt ional equipm ent t hat m ay have been ordered for

the inst allat ion.

2 .3 D et e rm in e sy st em con figu ra t ion

I t is im portant to become fam iliar wit h t he configurat ion

of t he system prior to beginning t he inst allation. An

aut opilot basic single station system wit h opt ional station

is shown in Figur e 2- 1

Plan y our cabling and configure t he Sim Net network in

accordance w it h chapt er 2.9 on page 15.

As m ost of t he unit s are com m unicat ing on a com m on

net w ork ( Sim Net ) w it h ident ical connectors, t he

installat ion is sim ple. Try t o m ount the unit s wit hin t he

st andard cable lengt h supplied with each unit. Sim Net

cables are available from your dist ribut or ( see page 20)

for connection t o ot her Sim Net devices and cable

ext ension.

Operat ion | 9

2 .4 Au t opilot sy st e m la yout

AP24

Control Unit

RC42 Rate Compass

SG05 Gateway

MODE

MENU AUTO STBY

TUR N

1010

PWR

12V SimNet supply

(SimNet cable with termination

)

To EVC connect point *

AP28

Control Unit

PWR

NAV WI N DTURN

STBY

DRIFT

NO- AUTO

Figure 2-1

RC42 Rate Compass

AP24

Control Unit AP28

Control Uni

SG05 Gateway

24AP

MODE

MENU AUTO STBY

TURN

PWR

12V SimNet supply

(SimNet cable with termination)

To EVC connect point *

PWR

NAV WI N DTURN

STBY

DRIFT

NO- AUTO

Figure 2-2

*The EVC connect point is a connect or on t he Volvo

Pent a Aut opilot I nt er face k it. I t can be ordered from

Volv o Pent a under P/ N 3 81 9744 ( See Figure 2 - 4) .

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