Raymarine EV-1, ACU-100, ACU-150, ACU-200, ACU-300 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

EVOLUTION AUTOPILOT

EV-1 / ACU-100 / ACU-150 / ACU-200 / ACU-300 / ACU-400

INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

English (en-US)

07-2024Date:

Document number:

© 2024 Raymarine UK Limited

87180 (Rev 7)

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER1IMPORTANTINFORMATION....................9

Wateringress....................................................................10

Disclaimer..........................................................................10

Suppressionferrites........................................................10

Connectionstootherequipment..................................10

DeclarationofConformity..............................................10

DeclarationofConformity..............................................10

DeclarationofConformity......................

.........................11

DeclarationofConformity...............................................11

DeclarationofConformity...............................................11

DeclarationofConformity...............................................11

Productdisposal...............................................................11

Warrantyregistration........................................................11

IMOandSOLAS...............................................................11

Technicalaccuracy..........................................................12

CHAPTER2DOCUMENTINFORMATION..................13

2.1Applicableproducts...................................................14

2.2Productdocumentation............................................14

Autopilotcontrollerdocumentation.......................14

Autopilotdriveunitdocumentation.......................14

SeaTalkNGdocumentation...................................15

2.3Documentillustrations..............................................15

CHAPTER3PRODUCTANDSYSTEM

OVERVIEW..................................................................16

3.3Multipledatasources(MDS)..................................17

Multipledatasourceexceptions...........................18

3.4Requiredadditionalcomponents...........................18

Compatibleautopilotcontrollers...........................19

Compatibleautopilotcontrollers-MFDs............19

Compatibledriveunits.............................................20

3.5Evolution-Seriesminimumsystemexample

(ACU-100/ACU-150)....................................................22

3.6Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystem

example(ACU-100/ACU-150).

3.7Evolution-Seriesminimumsystemexample

..................................23

(ACU-200/ACU-400)....................................................24

3.8Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystem

example(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)...............25

3.9Softwareupdates.......................................................26

CHAPTER4PARTSSUPPLIED..................................27

4.1Partssupplied(EV-1)...............................................28

4.2Partssupplied(ACU-100/ACU-150)...................28

4.3Partssupplied(ACU-200/ACU-300/

ACU-400).................................................................. .........29

CHAPTER5PRODUCTDIMENSIONS.......................30

5.1Productdimensions(EV-1).....................................31

5.2Productdimensions(ACU-100/ACU-150)..........31

5.3Productdimensions(ACU-200/ACU-300/

ACU-400)...........................................................................32

3.1Productoverview.......................................................17

3.2SeaTalkNG.................................................................17

CHAPTER6LOCATIONREQUIREMENTS................33

6.1Warningsandcautions.............................................34

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6.2Locationrequirements(EV-1)................................34

9.1Connectionsoverview..............................................51

6.3Locationrequirements(ACU-100/

ACU-150)...........................................................................35

6.4Locationrequirements(ACU-200/ACU-300/

ACU-400)...........................................................................35

6.5Compasssafedistance............................................35

6.6EMCinstallationguidelines.....................................36

CHAPTER7MOUNTING.............................................37

7.1Mounting(EV-1)........................................

.................38

Surfacemounting.....................................................38

Surfacemountingusingtheriser..........................39

Bracketmounting.....................................................41

Releasingtheproductfromthebracket..............43

7.2Mounting(ACU).........................................................44

Mountingtheunit(ACU-100/ACU-150)............44

Mountingtheunit(ACU-200/ACU-300/

ACU-400)...................................................................46

7.3Driveunitinstallation............................................... ..46

9.2ConnectingSeaTalkNGcables.............................51

9.3Powerconnection—SeaT alkNG.........................51

9.4Inlinefuseandthermalbreakerratings................52

9.5SeaTalkNGpowerconnectionpoint.....................52

9.6Powerdistribution—SeaT alkNG.........................53

CHAPTER10CONNECTIONS(ACU–100/

ACU–150).....................................................................56

10.1Connectionsoverview............................................57

10.2Evolution-Seriesminimumsystemexample

(ACU-100/ACU-150)................................

10.3Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystem

....................57

example(ACU-100/ACU-150)...................................58

10.4Powerconnection....................................................59

Fusesandcircuitprotection...................................59

Internalfuses.............................................................59

10.5Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire

required..............................................................................60

10.6Powerdistribution....................................................60

CHAPTER8CABLESANDCONNECTIONS—

GENERALINFORMATION..........................................47

8.1Generalcablingguidance........................................48

Cabletypesandlength...........................................48

Cablerouting.............................................................48

Strainrelief.................................................................48

Cableshielding.........................................................48

Suppressionferrites.................................................48

CHAPTER9CONNECTIONS(EV-1)..........................50

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Sharingabreaker.....................................................63

10.7Poweranddrivecables..........................................63

10.8Drive(motor)connection.......................................65

10.9SeaTalkNGconnection.........................................66

10.10Rudderanglereferencesensor

connection.........................................................................67

CHAPTER11ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400

CONNECTIONS...........................................................68

11.1Connectionsoverview(ACU-200).......................69

11.2Connectionsoverview(ACU-300).......................69

11.3Connectionsoverview(ACU-400).......................70

11.4Evolution-Seriesminimumsystemexample

(ACU-200/ACU-400)....................................................70

11.5Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystem

example(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)...............71

11.6Powerconnection....................................................72

Fusesandcircuitprotection...................................72

Internalfuses.............................................................72

11.7Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire

required..............................................................................73

11.8Powerdistribution..............

......................................73

Sharingabreaker.....................................................76

11.9Poweranddrivecables..........................................76

11.10Motor(drive)andclutchconnection

(ACU-200/ACU-400)....................................................78

11.11Solenoid(drive)andbypassvalve

connection(ACU-300)....................................................80

11.12VMUadapterconnection(ACU-400)................81

11.13SeaTalkNGconnection........................................82

11.14SeaTalkNGpowerswitch....................................83

11.15Sleepswitchconnection.. .....................................83

11.16Rudderanglereferencesensor

connection.........................................................................84

CHAPTER12PILOTCONTROLLER

CONNECTIONS...........................................................85

13.2Errormessagetroubleshooting............................88

13.3Autopilotsystemsetup............................

13.4Alarms........................................................................91

13.5LEDindications(EV-1)...........................................93

...............90

SwitchingoffsensorLEDs.....................................93

Findme.......................................................................94

13.6LEDindications(ACU-100/ACU-150)..............94

13.7Rudderdampinglevelsanddeadband

angles.................................................................................94

RudderDampingleveladjustments.....................95

13.8Performing

afactoryresetofaSeaT alkNG

device.................................................................................95

CHAPTER14OPERATION.........................................96

14.1Evolution-Seriesautopilotoperation

instructions........................................................................97

Autopilotcontrollerdocumentation.......................97

CHAPTER15MAINTENANCE....................................98

15.1Serviceandmaintenance......................................99

15.2Routineequipmentchecks....................................99

15.3Productcleaning............................. .........................99

CHAPTER16TECHNICALSUPPORT......................100

16.1Raymarinetechnicalsupportand

servicing...........................................................................101

12.1SeaTalkNGpilotcontrollerconnection..............86

12.2SeaTalk1pilotcontrollerconnection..................86

CHAPTER13SYSTEMCHECKSAND

TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................87

13.1Post-installationchecks.........................................88

Viewingproductinformation................................102

16.2Learningresources...............................................102

CHAPTER17TECHNICALSPECIFICATION

(EV-1).........................................................................103

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17.1Physicalspecication...........................................104

17.2Powerspecication...............................................104

17.3Networkspecication............................................104

17.4Sensorspecication..............................................104

17.5Environmentalspecication................................104

17.6Conformancespecication..................................104

CHAPTER18TECHNICALSPECIFICATION

(ACU-100)..................................................................105

18.1Physicalspecication...........................................106

18.2Powerspecication.....

18.3Networkspecication............................................106

18.4Environmentalspecication................................106

18.5Conformancespecication..................................106

..........................................106

CHAPTER19TECHNICALSPECIFICATION

(ACU-150)..................................................................107

CHAPTER21TECHNICALSPECIFICATION

(ACU-300)...........................

21.1Physicalspecication............................................112

21.2Powerspecication................................................112

21.3Networkspecication.............................................112

21.4Environmentalspecication.................................112

21.5Conformancespecication...................................112

........................................111

CHAPTER22TECHNICALSPECIFICATION

(ACU-400)..................................................................113

22.1Physicalspecication............................................114

22.2Power

22.3Networkspecication.............................................114

22.4Environmentalspecication.................................114

22.5Conformancespecication...................................114

specication................................................114

CHAPTER23SPARESANDACCESSORIES..........115

19.1Physicalspecication...........................................108

19.2Powerspecication...............................................108

19.3Networkspecication............................................108

19.4Environmentalspecication........... .....................108

19.5Conformancespecication..................................108

CHAPTER20TECHNICALSPECIFICATION

(ACU-200)..................................................................109

20.1Physicalspecication............................................110

20.2Powerspecication................................................110

20.3Networkspecication.............................................110

20.4Environmentalspecication.................................110

20.5Conformancespecication...................................110

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23.1Spares.......................................................................116

23.2Accessories..............................................................116

23.3SeaTalkNGcablesandaccessories.................1 17

APPENDIXANMEA2000PGNS(EV-1/EV-2)........123

APPENDIXBNMEA2000PGNS(ACU)......... ..........125

CHAPTER1:IMPORTANT

Warning:Positivegroundsystems

INFORMATION

Warning:Autopilotinstallation

Correctperformanceofthevessel’ssteeringiscriticalfor
safety,thereforeitisSTRONGLYRECOMMENDEDthatthis
productisinstalledbyanAuthorizedRaymarineService
Representative.Y ouwillonlyreceivefullwarrantybenefits
ifyoucanshowthatanAuthorizedRaymarineService
Representativehasinstalledandcommissionedyourautopilot
system.

Warning:Maintainapermanentwatch

Alwaysmaintainapermanentwatch,thiswillallowyouto
respondtosituationsastheydevelop.Failuretomaintaina
permanentwatchputsyourself,yourvesselandothersat
seriousriskofharm.

Warning:Ensuresafenavigation

Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigationand
mustneverbeusedinpreferencetosoundnavigational
judgment.Onlyofficialgovernmentchartsandnoticesto
marinerscontainallthecurrentinformationneededforsafe
navigation,andthecaptainisresponsiblefortheirprudent
use.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytouseofficialgovernment
charts,noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational
skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositive
grounding.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFFbefore
startingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnectordisconnect
equipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,unlessinstructedin
thisdocument.

Warning:Powersupplyvoltage

Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreaterthanthe
specifiedmaximumratingmaycausepermanentdamage
totheunit.Refertotheproduct’sinformationlabelforthe
correctvoltage.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersourceis
adequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-ratedfuseor
thermalcircuitbreaker.

Caution:Productcleaning

Whencleaningproducts:

•Switchoffpowersupply.

•Useacleandampclothtowipeclean.

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforuseinhazardous/flammable
atmospheres.DoNOTinstallinahazardous/flammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroomornearfueltanks).

•DoNOTuse:abrasive,acidic,ammonia,solventorother
chemicalbasedcleaningproducts.

•DoNOTuseajetwash.

Caution:Serviceandmaintenance

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,itMUSTbecorrectly
grounded,inaccordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.

Importantinformation

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceablecomponents.Please
referallmaintenanceandrepairtoauthorizedRaymarine
dealers.Unauthorizedrepairmayaffectyourwarranty.

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Wateringress

Suppressionferrites

Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeetsthestated

wateringressprotectionstandard(refertotheproduct’s

Specification

iftheproductissubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnot
warrantproductssubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.

),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccur

Technical

Disclaimer

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatitis

compatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonorentityotherthan

Raymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseor

inabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionoftheproductwithproducts
manufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsininformationutilizedbytheproduct
suppliedbythirdparties.

Third-partyhardware,suchasconverters,adapters,routers,switches,Access
Pointsetc.,providedbythirdparties,maybemadeavailabledirectlytoyou
byothercompaniesorindividualsunderseparatetermsandconditions,
includingseparatefeesandcharges.RaymarineUKLtdoritsaffiliateshave
nottestedorscreenedthethird-partyhardware.

Raymarinehasnocontrolover,andisnotresponsiblefor:

•(a)thecontentandoperationofsuchthird-partyhardware;or:

•(b)theprivacyorotherpracticesofsuchthird-partyhardware.
ThefactthatRaymarine’sdocumentationmaymakereferencetosuch

third-partyhardwaredoesnotindicateanyapprovalorendorsementof
anysuchthird-partyhardware.Raymarinemayreferencesuchthird-party
hardwareonlyasaconvenience.

THISINFORMATIONISMADEAVAILABLEBYRaymarineONTHEBASIS
THATYOUEXCLUDETOTHEFULLESTEXTENTLAWFULL YPERMITTED
ALLLIABILITYWHATSOEVERFORANYLOSSORDAMAGEHOWSOEVER
ARISINGOUTOFTHEUSEOFTHISINFORMATIONORRELIANCEUPON
THISINFORMATION.

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injuryordeathresultingfromRaymarineUKLtdnegligence,forfraudorfor
anymatterwhichitwouldbeillegaltoexcludeortoattempttoexclude.

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•Raymarinecablesmaybepre-fittedorsuppliedwithsuppressionferrites.
TheseareimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifferritesaresupplied
separatelytothecables(i.e.notpre-fitted),youmustfitthesupplied
ferrites,usingthesuppliedinstructions.

•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.installationor
maintenance),itmustbereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforethe
productisused.

•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarineoritsauthorized
dealers.

•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobeaddedtoacable,
additionalcableclipsshouldbeusedtopreventstressontheconnectors
duetotheextraweightofthecable.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables:
IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipmentusing

acablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppressionferriteMUSTalwaysbe
attachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.

Formoreinformation,refertoyourthird-partycablemanufacturer .

DeclarationofConformity

RaymarineUKLtddeclaresthatthefollowingproductsareincompliancewith

theRadioEquipmentDirective(RED)2014/53/EU:

•Evolution-SeriesEV-1,partnumber:E70096

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedonthe
relevantproductpageat:https://bit.ly/rym-docs

DeclarationofConformity

RaymarineUKLtddeclaresthatthefollowingproductsareincompliance

withtheEMCDirective2014/30/EU:

•Evolution-SeriesACU-100,partnumber:E70098

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedonthe
relevantproductpageat:https://bit.ly/rym-docs

DeclarationofConformity

RaymarineUKLtddeclaresthatthefollowingproductsareincompliance

withtheEMCDirective2014/30/EU:

•Evolution-SeriesACU-150,partnumber:E70374

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedonthe
relevantproductpageat:https://bit.ly/rym-docs

DeclarationofConformity

RaymarineUKLtddeclaresthatthefollowingproductsareincompliance

withtheEMCDirective2014/30/EU:

•Evolution-SeriesACU-200,partnumber:E70099

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedonthe
relevantproductpageat:https://bit.ly/rym-docs

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedonthe
relevantproductpageat:https://bit.ly/rym-docs

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)Directiverequires
therecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentwhichcontains
materials,componentsandsubstancesthatmaybehazardousandpresent
arisktohumanhealthandtheenvironmentwhenWEEEisnothandled
correctly.

Equipmentmarkedwiththecrossed-outwheeledbin
symbolindicatesthattheequipmentshouldnotbe
disposedofinunsortedhouseholdwaste.
Localauthoritiesinmanyregionshaveestablished
collectionschemesunderwhichresidentscandisposeof
wasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentatarecycling
centerorothercollectionpoint.
Formoreinformationaboutsuitablecollectionpointsfor
wasteelectricalandelectronicequipmentinyourregion,
refertotheRaymarinewebsite:https://bit.ly/rym-recycling

DeclarationofConformity

RaymarineUKLtddeclaresthatthefollowingproductsareincompliance

withtheEMCDirective2014/30/EU:

•Evolution-SeriesACU-300,partnumber:E70139

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycertificatemaybeviewedonthe
relevantproductpageat:https://bit.ly/rym-docs

DeclarationofConformity

RaymarineUKLtddeclaresthatthefollowingproductsareincompliance

withtheEMCDirective2014/30/EU:

•Evolution-SeriesACU-400,partnumber:E70100

Importantinformation

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisit

https://bit.ly/rym-warrantyandregisteronline.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarrantybenefits.
Y ourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingtheserialnumberof
theunit.Y ouwillneedthisserialnumberwhenregisteringyourproduct
online.Y oushouldretainthelabelforfuturereference.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedforuseon
leisuremarineboatsandworkboatsNOTcoveredbyInternationalMaritime
Organization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

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Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwascorrect
atthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannotacceptliability
foranyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.Inaddition,ourpolicyof
continuousproductimprovementmaychangespecificationswithoutnotice.
Asaresult,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferencesbetween
theproductandthisdocument.PleasechecktheRaymarinewebsite
(https://bit.ly/raymarine-home)toensureyouhavethemostup-to-date
version(s)ofthedocumentationforyourproduct.

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CHAPTER2:DOCUMENTINFORMATION

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•2.1Applicableproducts—page14

•2.2Productdocumentation—page14

•2.3Documentillustrations—page15

Documentinformation13

2.1Applicableproducts

Document

Description

Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:

•EV-1(E70096)—AttitudeHeadingReferenceSensor(AHRS)

•ACU-100(E70098)—ActuatorControlUnit(ACU)

•ACU-150(E70374)—ActuatorControlUnit(ACU)

•ACU-200(E70099)—ActuatorControlUnit(ACU)

•ACU-300(E70139)—ActuatorControlUnit(ACU)

•ACU-400(E70100)—ActuatorControlUnit(ACU)

2.2Productdocumentation

Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyourproduct:

Evolution-Seriesdocumentation

Document

87180Evolution-SeriesAutopilotSystemInstallationInstructions

87181

87192

87176

87170

Description

Evolution-SeriesDrive-By-Wire(DBW)AutopilotSystem

InstallationInstructions

ACU-100andACU-150MountingTemplate

ACU-200,ACU-300,andACU-400MountingT emplate

EV-1andEV-2MountingTemplate

81370LightHouse3AdvancedOperationInstructions

81360LightHouse2OperationInstructions

AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadfromtheRaymarinewebsite:

https://bit.ly/rym-docs

Autopilotdriveunitdocumentation

Installationinstructionsforyourautopilotdriveunitarelistedbelow.Please
selecttheappropriatedocumentforyourautopilotdriveunit:

Document

87279

81130

87287

Description

TillerDriveInstallationinstructions

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
TillerDrive:

Q047

ST1000+/ST2000+TillerDriveOwnerhandbook

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
TillerDrives:

A12004,A12005

WheelDriveInstallationinstructions

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
WheelDrive:

E12093

Autopilotcontrollerdocumentation

Installation,commissioningandoperationinstructionsforyourautopilot
controllerarelistedbelow.Pleaseselecttheappropriatedocumentforyour
autopilotcontroller:

Document

81355

81365

81406LightHouse4AdvancedOperationInstructions

14

Description

p70/p70RInstallationandOperationInstructions

p70s/p70RsInstallationandOperationInstructions

87039

81177

ConstantRunningHydraulicPumpInstallation
instructions

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
ConstantRunningHydraulicPumps:

E12171,E12172

HydraulicLinearDriveInstallationinstructions

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
HydraulicLinearDrives:

E12207,E12208,M81202,M81203

Document

81178

Description

HydraulicPumpInstallationinstructions

SeaTalkNGdocumentation

Document

Description

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
HydraulicPumps:

E12139,M81119,M81120,M81121,M81122,M81123,M81124

81175

81174

81176

81180

MechanicalLinearDriveInstallationinstructions

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
MechanicalLinearDrives:

M81130,M81131,M81132,M81133,M81134

RotaryDriveInstallationinstructions

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
RotaryDrives:

M81135,M81136,M81137

IOSternDriveInstallationinstructions

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
SternDrives:

M81138,E12019

UniversalIOSternDriveInstallationinstructions

Installationandcommissioninginstructionsforthefollowing
SternDrive:

E12026

81300SeaT alkNGreferencemanual:

Planningandconnectionofsystemsbasedaroundthe

SeaTalkNGnetwork.

87121

SeaTalk1toSeaT alkNGconverterinstallationinstructions:

InstallationandconnectionoftheSeaTalk1toSeaT alkNG
converter.

2.3Documentillustrations

Y ourproductandifapplicable,itsuserinterfacemaydifferslightlyfromthat
shownintheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantand
dateofmanufacture.

Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.

AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadfromtheRaymarinewebsite:

https://bit.ly/rym-docs

Documentinformation15

CHAPTER3:PRODUCTANDSYSTEMOVERVIEW

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•3.1Productoverview—page17

•3.2SeaTalkNG—page17

•3.3Multipledatasources(MDS)—page17

•3.4Requiredadditionalcomponents—page18

•3.5Evolution-Seriesminimumsystemexample(ACU-100/ACU-150)—page22

•3.6Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystemexample(ACU-100/ACU-150)—page23

•3.7Evolution-Seriesminimumsystemexample(ACU-200/ACU-400)—page24

•3.8Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystemexample(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)—page25

•3.9Softwareupdates—page26

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3.1Productoverview

3.2SeaTalkNG

TheEvolution-Seriesisasystemofelectroniccomponentsthatgiveyou
autopilotcontrolofyourvessel’ssteeringsystem.

InconjunctionwithacompatibleAutopilotcontroller,theEvolution-Series
componentsenableyoutodirectlycontrolthevessel’ssteeringsystemand
providenavigationcommands,suchasnavigatingtopre-determinedtracks
andwaypointsforexample.

TheEvolution-Seriessystemprovidesanumberoffeaturestoensureeaseof
installationandminimalsetup:

•Flexiblemountingoptions—TheEV-1sensorcanbemountedhorizontally
onaflatdeckoralternativelyonabracket,formountingonamast,wallor
otherverticalsurface.

Note:

ThearrowonthefrontoftheEV-1sensormustbeparallelwiththe
centerlineofthevesselandpointingtowardsthevessel’sbow.

•Simpleconnections—AllEvolution-Seriessystemcomponentsare
connectedtoasingleSeaTalkNGbackbone.

•Highaccuracy—Accuratecourse-keeping,towithin+/-2degrees,inall
conditions.

•Built-inheadingandattitudesensor—Noadditionalfluxgatecompass
required.

•Automaticsetup—Nocalibrationrequired.TheRudderGain,Rudder
Damping,CounterRudder,andcompasscalibrationsettingsrequiredby
existingautopilotsarenolongernecessary.

TheEvolution-Seriessystemconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:

Component

EV-1AHRS(AttitudeHeading

ReferenceSensor):

Purpose

Theprimaryheadingsensorand
coursecomputer,incorporatingan
attitude9-axissensor.Thissensor
replacesthefluxgatecompass
typicalinexistingautopilotsystems.

SeaTalkNG(

compatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.ItreplacestheolderSeaT alk

1andSeaTalk2protocols.

SeaTalkNGutilizesasinglebackbonewhichcompatibleequipmentconnects

tousingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarriedwithinthebackbone.Devices
thathavealowpowerdrawcanbepoweredfromthenetwork,althoughhigh
currentequipmentwillneedtohaveaseparatepowerconnection.

SeaTalkNGisaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andtheprovenCANbus

technology.CompatibleNMEA2000,SeaTalk1andSeaT alk2devicescanalso
beconnectedusingtheappropriateinterfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.

NextGeneration

)isanenhancedprotocolforconnectionof

3.3Multipledatasources(MDS)

MDSisaRaymarineschemeformanagingmultiplesourcesofidenticaldata
typesonthesamenetwork(e.g.:inanMFDnetworkyoumayhavemorethan
onesourceofGNSS(GPS)positiondata).

TheMFDwillautomaticallyselectapreferreddatasource(device)touse
forthatdatatype.

MDScanbeusedforthefollowingdatatypes:

Depth

•

•

Speedthroughwater

•

Heading

•

GPS

•

GPSDatum

•

Wind

•

Time&Date

Ifyoudonotwanttousetheautomaticallyselecteddatasourceyoucan
manuallyselectyourpreferreddatasource.

ACU(ActuatorControlUnit):

Productandsystemoverview

Housesthemainpoweranddrive
electronicsfordirectconnectionto
avessel’ssteeringsystem.

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Note:

ForMDStobeavailableonyoursystem,allproductsinthesystem
thatreportdatamustbeMDS-compliant.Thesystemwillreportany
productsthatareNOTMDS-compliant.Itmaybepossibletoupgradethe
softwareforthesenon-compliantproducts,tomakethemcompliant.Visit
theRaymarinewebsitetoobtainthelatestsoftwareforyourproducts:

https://bit.ly/rym-software

IfMDS-compliantsoftwareisnotavailablefortheproductandyoudoNOT
wanttousethesystem’spreferreddatasource,youmustremoveany
non-compliantproductsfromthesystem.Youshouldthenbeabletoselect
yourpreferreddatasource.

Onceyouhavecompletedsettingupyourpreferreddatasources,youmay
beabletoaddnon-compliantproductsbackintothesystem.

Multipledatasourceexceptions

WiththeEvolution-Seriessystem,thereareanumberofimportantexceptions
tothehandlingofmultiplesourcesofcertaintypesofdata.

Specifically:

•Headingdata—Ifanon-Evolution-Seriessourceofheadingdatais
designatedbytheuser,theEvolution-Seriessystemcomponentswill
combinethisheadingdatawithitsowngyroandaccelerometerdata,and
thenusetheimprovedheadingdata.Thiscombinedheadingdatawillalso
beavailabletootherequipmentontheSeaTalkNGbus.

•Rudderangledata—Wheretherearemultiplesourcesofrudderreference
information,theEvolution-Seriessystemcomponentswillignorerudder
angleinputsfromanyrudderreferenceunitsthatareNOTconnected
directlytotheACU-Seriesunit.

3.4Requiredadditionalcomponents

–p.19—Compatibleautopilotcontrollers-MFDs

•Adriveunitappropriateforyourvessel,EV-1andACU-Seriesunit.For
moreinformation,refertodocumentationsuppliedwithyourACU-Series
unit:p.13—Documentinformation

•AnACUpowercable(notsupplied).

•ASeaT alkNGbackbone.

•EssentialforACU-300:Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducer
(M81105).

•EssentialforACU-300:Y oumustalsoensurethattheACU-300isrunning
softwareversionv3.13orlater.

Recommended:

•Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducer(M81105).Highly
recommendedtoensureoptimumautopilotperformance.

•Acompatiblespeeddatasource.Theautopilotusesspeeddatawhen
makingcalculationsrelatingtonavigation.Asaminimum,thisinformation
mustcomefromaGNSS(GPS)receiverprovidingSOG(SpeedOver
Ground)data,orideallyfromadedicatedspeedsensor.

•Acompatiblewinddatasource(onlyrequiredforsailingvessels).The
autopilotuseswindvanedatatosteerrelativetoaspecifiedwindangle.
Thisdatamustcomefromananalogwindtransducerconnectedtothe

SeaTalkNGbackbone.

Note:

Thesystemcomponentslistedaboveare“recommended”astheyhelp
toprovideoptimumperformanceforautopilotsystemswhenusedin
conjunctionwiththe“essential”componentslisted.However,these
“recommended”componentsarenotincludedinallautopilotproductsor
systempacks.ConsulttheRaymarinewebsiteoryourlocaldealerforafull
listofthecomponentsincludedwithyourautopilotsystem.

Tocompleteyourautopilotsystem,youwillneedthefollowingcomponents
anddatasourcesinadditiontotheEvolution-Seriescomponents.

Essential:

•Acompatibleautopilotcontroller.Formoreinformation,referto:

–p.19—Compatibleautopilotcontrollers

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Optional:

•Apositiondatasource.Theautopilotusespositiondatawhenfollowing
routesandcalculatingtheoptimumcoursetosteer.Thisdataistypically
suppliedviaaGNSS(GPS)receiverontheSeaTalkNGbackbone.

Compatibleautopilotcontrollers

ASeaT alkNGautopilotcontrollerisrequiredtooperateyourautopilotsystem.
ASeaT alk1autopilotcontrollercanbeusedwhenconnectedviaaSeaTalk1
toSeaTalkNGconverter,butmayhavelimitedfunctionality.

Morethanoneautopilotcontrollercanbeusedtocontrolyourautopilot
system.

SeaTalkNGautopilotcontrollers

DescriptionRequiredsoftwareversion

DescriptionRequiredsoftwareversion

1

p70s(E70328)

2

p70Rs(E70329)

3

p70(E22166)

4

p70R(E22167)

5

ST70(E22105)

6

ST70+(E22115)

SeaTalk1autopilotcontrollers

Productandsystemoverview

Latestsoftwareversion.

Latestsoftwareversion.

v2.11orlater.

v2.11orlater.

Latestsoftwareversion.

Latestsoftwareversion.

1

ST6002(E12098–P/E12100–P)

2

ST7002(E12099–P/E12182)

3

ST8002(E12119–P/E12183)

4

S100(repeatcontrolleronly)

Latestsoftwareversion.

Latestsoftwareversion.

Latestsoftwareversion.

Latestsoftwareversion.

(E15024)

5

SmartController(repeatcontroller

Latestsoftwareversion.

only)(E15023)

Compatibleautopilotcontrollers-MFDs

Y oucanoperateyourautopilotsystemfromaRaymarinemultifunction
display/chartplotter .

LightHouse4multifunctiondisplay/chartplotter:

•Axiom2Pro

•Axiom2XL

LightHouse3multifunctiondisplay/chartplotter:

•Axiom

•Axiom+

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•AxiomPro

•AxiomXL

LightHouse2multifunctiondisplay/chartplotter:

•NewaSeries,NewcSeries,NeweSeries

•eSSeries

•gSSeries

Compatibledriveunits

Thedriveunitinterfaceswiththevessel’ssteeringsystem.Thetypeof
driverequireddependsonthetypeofvessel,thecapacityoftheassociated
steeringsystem,andtheintendeduseofthesystem(e.g.coastalwaters
oroffshore).

Important:

•Alwayschooseyourdriveunitwithsafetyinmind.Don’tbetempted
tochooseadrivewhichwillalwaysbeworkingatthelimitsofits
designcapabilities.

•Whendeterminingyourvesseldisplacement,alwaysadd20%tothe
displacementofyourvesseltoaccountfortheaddedweightoffuel,
gear,provisionsandpeople.

•Pleasenotethatthedisplacementfiguresprovidedareforguidance
only,andyourchoiceofdriveunitshouldnotbebasedonthesefigures
alone.Consideralsotheintendeddutycycle(hoursofoperation)ofthe
autopilotsystem,aswellasthelikelywaterconditions.

•Ifyouareintendingtousethedriveunitoffshore,itisespecially
importanttoconsideralargersystemwithsparecapability,andalsoto
ensureabackupsystemisinplace.

•Ifyouareinanydoubtastothecorrectdriveunitforyourvessel,contact
RaymarineT echnicalSupportoranauthorizedRaymarinedealer.

Raymarineautopilotsystemsaccommodatehydraulic,mechanicalandpower
assistedsterndrivesystems.

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Hydraulicpumps:

Raymarineautopilotsconnecttohydraulicsteeringsystemsusingarugged
hydraulicpumpmatchedtothecapacityofthehydraulicsteeringsystem.

Tofindasuitablepump,you'llneedtoknowthesize(incc)ofthehydraulic
cylinderram(s)mountedtotherudderonvesselsfeaturinganinboard
engine,ortothedriveunitonvesselsfeaturingoutboardengines.Referto
yoursteeringsystemdocumentationforthisinformation.Alternatively,you
canlookonthecylinderramitselfforthebrandandmodelnumber.

Onceyouhavethisfigure,refertotheCylinderRamSizeChart
ontheRaymarinewebsitetodeterminewhichhydraulicautopilot
pumpiscompatiblewithyourvessel'shydraulicsteeringsystem:

http://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=209.

AvailabletypesSuitableACU

Type0.5ACU-100

*Maxoutput

7A

Type112VdconlyACU-15012A

Type112V/24Vdc

ACU-200

15A

Type2ACU-40030A

Type3ACU-40030A

ConstantRunningpump

ACU-300

5A

(solenoid)

Mechanicalhydrauliclineardrives:

Designedforlargermechanically-steeredvesselsover20,000kg,hydraulic
lineardrivesconsistofareversingpump,reservoirandhydraulicram.

Ahydrauliclineardriveunitconnectstotherudderstockviaanindependent
tillerarm.Accessoryfittingsfromyoursteeringsystemmanufacturermaybe
required.Thevessel’ssteeringsystemmustbecapableofbeingback-driven
fromtherudder .

Correctdriveselectiondependsonthemaximumdisplacementofyour
vessel.Additionally,boththevessel’sfittingstructureandthetillerarm
(orrudderquadrant)mustbeabletocopewiththepeaklevelsofthrust
generatedbythehydrauliclineardrive.Forpeakthrustdata,refertothe
technicalspecificationsectionoftheHydraulicLinearDriveinstallation
instructions.

AvailabletypesSuitableACU

Type2(forvesselswitha

ACU-40030A

*Maxoutput

maximumdisplacementof
22,000Kg)

Type3(forvesselswitha

ACU-40030A
maximumdisplacementof
35,000Kg)

Mechanicallineardrives:

Usedinsailingvessels,themechanicallineardrivemovestherudderdirectly
bypushingthetillerarmorarudderquadrant.

Correctdriveselectiondependsonthemaximumdisplacementofyour
vessel.

AvailabletypesSuitableACU

Type1(forvesselswitha

ACU-200

*Maxoutput

15A
maximumdisplacementof
11,000Kg)

Type2Short(for

ACU-40030A
vesselswithamaximum
displacementof15,000Kg)

AvailabletypesSuitableACU

Type1(forvesselswitha

ACU-200

*Maxoutput

15A
maximumdisplacementof
11,000Kg)

Type2(forvesselswitha

ACU-40030A
maximumdisplacementof
20,000Kg)

Universalsterndrive:

Forusewithinboard/outboard(I/O)vesselswithcablepower-assisted
steering.

AvailabletypesSuitableACU

ACU-200

*Maxoutput

15A

Wheeldrive—Power(SportDrive)

Designedforsmallerpowervesselsfeaturingasteeringsystemthatcanbe
drivendirectlyfromthehelmposition.

AvailabletypesSuitableACU

Power(formechanically

ACU-200

*Maxoutput

15A
steeredvesselswitha
maximumdisplacementof
2,000Kg),orhydraulically
steeredvesselswitha
maximumdisplacementof
3,181Kg)

Type2Long(forvesselswith

ACU-40030A
amaximumdisplacementof
20,000Kg)

Mechanicalrotarydrives:

Designedforpowerandsailingvesselsystemsthatcanbedrivenfromthe
helmpositionthroughachainandsprockete.g.cableandrod.

Optionaldrivesprocketsandmodificationtothesteeringchainmaybe
required.

Correctdriveselectiondependsonthemaximumdisplacementofyour
vessel.

Productandsystemoverview

Wheeldrive—Sail

Designedforsmallersailingvesselsfeaturingasteeringsystemthatcanbe
drivendirectlyfromthehelmposition.

Important:

TheWheeldriveissuitableforlocalcoastalsailingonly.Foroffshoreuse,
consideralargerdrivewithamplesparecapability,andensurethata
backupsystemisinplace.

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AvailabletypesSuitableACU

*Maxoutput

3.5Evolution-Seriesminimumsystem

Sail(forvesselswitha
maximumdisplacementof
7,500Kg)

Tillerdrive

Designedforsmallertiller-steeredsailingvessels.

Important:

TheTillerdriveissuitableforlocalcoastalsailingonly.Foroffshoreuse,
consideralargerdrivewithamplesparecapability,andensurethata
backupsystemisinplace.

AvailabletypesSuitableACU

PlusTiller(forvesselswith

amaximumdisplacementof
6,000Kg)

Note:

*DrivemaximumcontinuouspoweroutputsupportedbytheACU.

ACU-100

ACU-100

7A

*Maxoutput

7A

example(ACU-100/ACU-150)

ThefollowingexampleprovidesanoverviewofanEvolution-Series

system

beconnectedtoyourEvolution-SeriessystemwhenanACU-100orACU-150
ispresent.

,includingtheavailableconnectionsandtypesofdevicesthatmust

minimum

Note:

Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducerisahighlyrecommended
systemcomponent(notshowninthedrawingabove,butavailable
separatelyasM81105).

1.12Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheSeaT alkNGbackbone).

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2.Autopilotcontroller(p70Rsshown).

3.EV-1sensor .

4.SeaTalkNGbackbone.

5.SeaTalkNG5-wayblock.

6.Driveunit(hydraulicpumpshown).

7.ACU-100/ACU-150.

8.12Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheACU-100/ACU-150).

3.6Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystem example(ACU-100/ACU-150)

Thefollowingexampleprovidesanoverviewofa
includingtheavailableconnectionsandtypesofdevicesthatcanbe
connectedtoyoursystemwhenanACU-100orACU-150ispresent.

recommendedsystem

,

1.12Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertoSeaTalkNGbackbone).

2.EV-1sensor.

3.Windtransducer(onlyrequiredforSailingvessels).

4.iTC-5converter .

Productandsystemoverview

5.Speeddatasource:

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a.Speedtransducer(providingSTWdata),or

b.GNSS(GPS)Receiver(providingSOGdata).

6.12Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheACU-100/ACU-150).

7.Autopilotcontroller(p70Rsshown).

8.ACU-100/ACU-150.

9.Driveunit(hydraulicpumpshown).

10.Rudderanglereferencesensor/transducer(M81105).

3.7Evolution-Seriesminimumsystem example(ACU-200/ACU-400)

ThefollowingexampleprovidesanoverviewofanEvolution-Series

system

beconnectedtoyourEvolution-SeriessystemwhenanACU-200orACU-400
ispresent.

,includingtheavailableconnectionsandtypesofdevicesthatmust

minimum

Note:

Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducerisahighlyrecommended
systemcomponent(notshowninthedrawingabove,butavailable
separatelyasM81105).

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1.Autopilotcontroller(e.g.P70Rs).

2.EV-1sensor.

3.SeaT alkNGbackbone.

4.SeaT alkNG5-wayblock.

5.ACU-200/ACU-400.

6.12V/24Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheACU-200/ACU-400
andSeaTalkNGbackbone).

7.Driveunit(e.g.hydraulicpump).

3.8Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystem

example(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)

ThefollowingexampleprovidesanoverviewofanEvolution-Series

recommendedsystem

devicesthatcanbeconnectedtoyourautopilotsystemwhenanACU-200
orACU-400ispresent,whichmustbeconnectedtoyourEvolution-Series
systemwhenanACU-300ispresent.

,includingtheavailableconnectionsandtypesof

Productandsystemoverview

1.Autopilotcontroller(e.g.P70Rs).

2.EV-1sensor.

3.Windtransducer(onlyrequiredforSailingvessels).

4.iTC-5converter.

5.Speeddatasource:

a.Speedtransducer(providingSTWdata),or

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b.GNSS(GPS)Receiver(providingSOGdata).

6.12V/24Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheACUandSeaT alk

NGbackbone).

7.ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400.

8.Driveunit(e.g.hydraulicpump).

9.Rudderanglereferencesensor/transducer(M81105)—Thisisessential

forACU-300systems,andhighlyrecommendedforallothersystems.

3.9Softwareupdates

Raymarineregularlyissuessoftwareupdatesforitsproducts,whichprovide

newandenhancedfeaturesandimprovedperformanceandusability.It’s
importanttoensurethatyouhavethelatestsoftwareforyourproductsby
regularlycheckingtheRaymarinewebsitefornewsoftwarereleases.

Tocheckforthelatestsoftwareupdatesandthesoftwareupdateprocedure
foryourspecificproduct(s)referto:https://bit.ly/rym-software

Unlessotherwisestated,softwareupdatesforRaymarineproductsare
performedusingaRaymarineMFD/chartplotter.

•Whereapplicable,youshouldalwaysbackupyouruserdataandsettings

beforeperformingasoftwareupdate.

Caution:Installingsoftwareupdates

•Thesoftwareupdateprocessiscarriedoutatyourown
risk.Beforeinitiatingtheupdateprocessensureyouhave
backedupanyimportantfiles.

•Ensurethattheproduct(s)hasareliablepowersupplyand
thattheupdateprocessisnotinterrupted.

•Damagecausedbyanincompleteupdateisnotcovered
byRaymarinewarranty.

•Bydownloadingthesoftwareupdatepackage,youagreeto
theseterms.

•T oupdateSeaTalkNGproductsyoumustusethedatamaster
MFD/ChartplotterwhichisphysicallyconnectedtotheSeaT alkNG
backbone.

•Ethernet(RayNet)productscanbeupdatedfromanyMFD/Chartplotteron
thesamenetworkastheproducttobeupdated.

•Inordertoperformasoftwareupdate,anyconnectedAutopilotorRadar
mustbeswitchedtoStandby.

•TheMFD’s/Chartplotter’s“Checkonline”featureisonlyavailablewhen
connectedtotheInternet.

Note:

Ifindoubtastothecorrectprocedureforupdatingyourproductsoftware,
refertoyourdealerorRaymarinetechnicalsupport.

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CHAPTER4:PARTSSUPPLIED

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•4.1Partssupplied(EV-1)—page28

•4.2Partssupplied(ACU-100/ACU-150)—page28

•4.3Partssupplied(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)—page29

Partssupplied

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4.1Partssupplied(EV-1)

Description

Thefollowingpartsaresuppliedwithyourproduct:

8Screwsforwallbracket.

Documentationpack.

9

10

SeaTalkNGspurcable,1m(3.3ft).

4.2Partssupplied(ACU-100/ACU-150)

Thefollowingpartsaresuppliedwithyourproduct:

Description

1Mountingtrim.

EVsensor.

2

Largesealingring.

3

4Mountingtray.

5

Smallsealingring.

Wallmountingbracket.

6

7

Screwsfordeckorbracketmounting.

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Description

1

1xACU-100/ACU-150unit.

1xDocumentationpack.

2

32xPanheadtypescrews.

4

1xSeaTalkNGtostripped-endspurcable,1m(3.3ft).

4.3Partssupplied(ACU-200/ACU-300/

ACU-400)

Thefollowingpartsaresuppliedwithyourproduct:

Description

1

1xACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400

2

1xRudderanglereferencesensor/transducer.Notsuppliedwith
allsystempacks—pleasecheckwithyourdealer .Alsoavailable

separatelyasM81105.

310xCableties.

4

2xMountingscrews

51xDocumentpack

Partssupplied

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CHAPTER5:PRODUCTDIMENSIONS

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•5.1Productdimensions(EV-1)—page31

•5.2Productdimensions(ACU-100/ACU-150)—page31

•5.3Productdimensions(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)—page32

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5.1Productdimensions(EV-1) 5.2Productdimensions(ACU-100/ACU-150)

Productdimensions31

5.3Productdimensions(ACU-200/ACU-300/

ACU-400)

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CHAPTER6:LOCATIONREQUIREMENTS

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•6.1Warningsandcautions—page34

•6.2Locationrequirements(EV-1)—page34

•6.3Locationrequirements(ACU-100/ACU-150)—page35

•6.4Locationrequirements(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)—page35

•6.5Compasssafedistance—page35

•6.6EMCinstallationguidelines—page36

Locationrequirements

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6.1Warningsandcautions

•Theunitcanbemountedonaverticalsurfacesuchasabulkheadormast
etc,usingthesuppliedbracket.

Important:

Beforeproceeding,ensurethatyouhavereadandunderstoodthe
warningsandcautionsprovidedinthefollowingsectionofthisdocument:

p.9—Importantinformation

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforuseinhazardous/flammable
atmospheres.DoNOTinstallinahazardous/flammable
atmosphere(suchasinanengineroomornearfueltanks).

6.2Locationrequirements(EV-1)

Theinstallationlocationmusttakeintoaccountthefollowingrequirements:

•Theunitcanbeinstalledaboveorbelowdecks.

•Theunitmustbemountedonahorizontalandlevelsurface.Theunitmay
bemounteduprightorupside-down,buttheunitmustbelevelwithin5ºof
pitchand5ºofroll(comparedwiththevessel’sneutralpositionwhenat
restandnormallyloaded).

•Theunitlocationmustbeatleast1m(3ft.)awayfromanysourceof
magneticinterference,suchascompassesandelectricalcables.

•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillbesafefromphysicaldamageand
excessivevibration.

•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbesubjectedtoaloadorforce.

•Mountawayfromanysourceofheatorpotentialflammablehazards,such
asfuelvapor .

•TheunitshouldbemountedinalocationwherethediagnosticsLEDis
viewable.

•TheunitmustbemountedwiththeLED‘arrow’onthetopoftheunit
pointingtowardsthevessel’sbowandmustbeinparallelalignmentwith
thelongitudinalaxis(centerline)ofthevessel.

1.Roll

2.Pitch

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•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillbesafefromphysicaldamageand
excessivevibration.

•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbesubjectedtoaloadorforce.

•Mountawayfromanysourceofheatorpotentialflammablehazards,such
asfuelvapor .

6.4Locationrequirements(ACU-200/

ACU-300/ACU-400)

Theinstallationlocationmusttakeintoaccountthefollowingrequirements:

•Theunitshouldbeinstalledbelowdecksinadryarea.

•Theunitshouldbemountedonaverticalsurface.

•TheunitshouldbemountedinalocationwherethediagnosticsLEDis
viewable.

•Theunitshouldbelocatedasclosetothebatteryaspractical.

•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillbesafefromphysicaldamageand
excessivevibration.

•Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbesubjectedtoaloadorforce.

1.Vessel’slongitudinalaxis.

6.3Locationrequirements(ACU-100/ ACU-150)

Theinstallationlocationmusttakeintoaccountthefollowingrequirements:

•Theunitshouldbeinstalledaboveorbelowdecks.

•Theunitshouldbemountedonaverticalsurface.

•TheunitshouldbemountedinalocationwherethediagnosticsLEDis
viewable.

•Theunitshouldbelocatedasclosetothebatteryaspractical.

Locationrequirements

•Mountawayfromanysourceofheatorpotentialflammablehazards,such
asfuelvapor .

6.5Compasssafedistance

Topreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel'smagneticcompasses,
ensureanadequatedistanceismaintainedfromtheproduct.

Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproductyoumustaimtomaintaina
distanceofatleast1m(3.3ft)inalldirectionsfromanycompasses.

Forsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibletolocatetheproductthis
farawayfromacompass.Inthissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallation
locationforyourproduct,ensurethatthecompassisnotaffectedbythe
productwhenitisinapoweredonstate.

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6.6EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimizeelectromagnetic
interferencebetweenequipmentandminimizetheeffectsuchinterference
couldhaveontheperformanceofyoursystem.

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceisnot
compromised.

Note:

InareasofextremeEMCinterference,someslightinterferencemaybe
noticedontheproduct.Wherethisoccurstheproductandthesourceof
theinterferenceshouldbeseparatedbyagreaterdistance.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwhereverpossible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3.28ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcablescarrying

radiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.InthecaseofSSB
radios,thedistanceshouldbeincreasedto2m(6.6ft).

–Morethan2m(6.56ft)fromthepathofaRadarbeam.ARadarbeam

cannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesaboveandbelowthe
radiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatusedforengine
start.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavioranddatalosswhichcan
occuriftheenginestartdoesnothaveaseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespecifiedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedinthe
installationmanual.

Note:

Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyoftheabove
recommendations,alwaysensurethemaximumpossibleseparation

betweendifferentitemsofelectricalequipment,toprovidethebest
conditionsforEMCperformancethroughouttheinstallation.

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CHAPTER7:MOUNTING

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•7.1Mounting(EV-1)—page38

•7.2Mounting(ACU)—page44

•7.3Driveunitinstallation—page46

Mounting

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7.1Mounting(EV-1)

Surfacemounting

Thesupplieddeckmountingkitisusedtosurfacemounttheunit.

Ensurethatthechosenlocationmeetstheproduct’slocationrequirements.
Formoreinformation,referto:p.33—Locationrequirements

Important:

Theinstallationmustonlybeperformedwiththevesseleitheronahard
standing,ortied-upalongsideapontoonorberth.

1.Usingthemountingtraytemplate(87170),drill4holesinthemounting
surface,plusa22mm(7/8in)holefortheSeaT alkNGcable.

2.Placethesmallsealingringinthegroovelocatedonthebottomofthe
mountingtray.

3.Securethetraytothemountingsurfaceusingthe4fixingssupplied.

4.Placethelargesealingringintothegrooveontheuppersideofthe
mountingtray.

5.PulltheSeaTalkNGcablethroughthemountingsurfaceholeandthe
mountingtray.Pluginthecableconnectorontheundersideoftheunit
andsecurebyrotatingthelockingcollarclockwise2clicks.

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6.Inserttheunitintothemountingtray,ensuringthetabsinthemounting
trayareslottedintothegroovesaroundtheedgeoftheunit.

Important:

Surfacemountingusingtheriser

Theoptionaldeckmountingkit(A80437)canbeusedtoraisetheproduct
fromthemountingsurface,forinstallationswherethecablingneedstobe
above-surface.

TheunitmustbemountedwiththeLED‘arrow’inparallelalignmentwith
thelongitudinalaxis(centerline)ofthevesselandbepointingtowards
thevessel’sbow.

7.Placethemountingtrimovertheunitslightlyoffset,andthentwistthe
mountingtrimclockwiseuntilitlocksintoposition.

Thewallbracketisnotrequiredwhenusingtheriser.

Mounting

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1.Usethedeckmountrisertemplate(87280)providedwiththekit(A80437)
todrill4holesinthemountingsurface.Securetherisertothemounting
surfaceusingthe4suppliedfixings.

2.Placethesmallsealingringinthegroovelocatedonthebottomofthe
mountingtray.

3.Positionthemountingtrayontopoftheriser.

4.Securethemountingtraytotheriserusing3suppliedfixings.

5.Placethelargesealingringintothegrooveontheuppersideofthe
mountingtray.

6.PulltheSeaTalkNGcablethroughtheriserandmountingtray.Plug
inthecableconnectorontheundersideoftheproductandsecureby
rotatingthelockingcollarclockwise2clicks.

Note:

Ifthereisnotenoughspaceintherisertoaccommodatethecableandto
plugtheSeaT alkNGspurcableintotheproduct,youmayneedtoobtaina
spurcablewitharight-angledelbowconnector(A06081)oraright-angled
elbowadaptor(A06077).

7.Inserttheproductintothemountingtray,ensuringthetabsinthe
mountingtrayareslottedintothegroovesaroundtheedgeoftheproduct.

Important:

Whenfittingtheproducttothetray,ensurethattheorientationoftheLED
“arrow”atthetopoftheproductiscorrect.Forinformationonthecorrect
LEDorientation,refertothe

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Locationrequirements

chapter.

8.Placethemountingtrimovertheproductslightlyoffset,andthentwistthe
mountingtrimclockwiseuntilitlocksintoposition.

Bracketmounting

Thesupplieddeckmountingkitisusedtomounttheunitonaverticalsurface.

Ensurethatthechosenlocationmeetstheproduct’slocationrequirements.
Formoreinformation,referto:p.33—Locationrequirements

Important:

Theinstallationmustonlybeperformedwiththevesseleitheronahard
standing,ortied-upalongsideapontoonorberth.

Mounting

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1.Usethemountingbrackettemplate(87170)todrill3pilotholesinthe
verticalmountingsurface.Securethemountingbrackettothesurface
usingthesuppliedscrews.

2.Placethesmallsealingringinthegroovelocatedonthebottomofthe
mountingtray.

3.Securethetraytothebracketusing3ofthesuppliedscrewsinthe
positionsindicatedintheillustrationabove.

4.Placethelargesealingringintothegrooveontheuppersideofthe
mountingtray.

5.PulltheSeaTalkNGcablethroughthecenterofthebracketandtray.
Pluginthecableconnectorontheundersideoftheunitandsecureby
rotatingthelockingcollarclockwise2clicks.

6.Inserttheunitintothemountingtray,ensuringthetabsinthemounting
trayareslottedintothegroovesaroundtheedgeoftheunit.

Important:

TheunitmustbemountedwiththeLED‘arrow’inparallelalignmentwith
thelongitudinalaxis(centerline)ofthevesselandbepointingtowards
thevessel’sbow.

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7.Orientatethemountingtrimsothatthereleaseholeisaccessiblewhen
mounted.

8.Placethemountingtrimovertheunitslightlyoffset,andthentwistthe
Mountingtrimclockwiseuntilitlocksintoposition.

Releasingtheproductfromthebracket

Followthestepsbelowtoreleasetheproductfromthemountingbracket.

1.Inserttheendofasmallflatbladescrewdriver(orsimilartool)intothe
releaseholelocatedontheflatedgeofthemountingbracket.Twistthe
screwdriver90°,sothatthereisasmallgapbetweenthemountingtrim
andmountingtray.

Important:

Tohelppreventscratchingtheproduct,coverthetipofyourscrewdriver
withasmallpieceofinsulationtape.

2.Withthescrewdriverinplace,twistthemountingtrimcounter-clockwise
approximately10°,andthenliftawayfromtheproduct.

Mounting

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7.2Mounting(ACU)

Mountingtheunit(ACU-100/ACU-150)

Beforemountingtheproduct,ensurethatyouhave:

•Selectedasuitablelocation,basedonthelocationrequirementsfoundin
thisdocument.

•Identifiedtherelevantcableconnectionsandtheroutethatthecables
willtake.

Important:

Theinstallationmustonlybeperformedwiththevesseleitheronahard
standing,ortied-upalongsideapontoonorberth.

1.Usinganappropriatescrewdriver,undothescrewslocatedonthetop

coverandremovethetopcoverfromtheACU.

Oncethecoverisremoved,theunit’smountingholesareaccessible.

2.MounttheACUinanappropriatelocationandsecuretothemounting
surfaceusingthesuppliedscrews.

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Y oushouldalsomounttheautopilotcontrolheadandrudderangle
referencesensor/transducer(ifappropriate)atthistime.

3.T oaccessthescrewterminalsforconnectingthecablestotheACU,
removethescrewterminalconnectorsfromthesockets,asshowninthe
followingillustration:

4.InserttherelevantwiresfromtheSeaT alkNGspurcableintotheSeaT alk
NGscrewterminals,asshownintheillustrationabove.Tightenthe
screwstosecurethewires.Repeatforallrequiredconnections.

5.Pushthescrewterminalsbackintotheconnectorpanel,ensuringatight
connection.

6.Routethecablesthroughthecableguideslocatedonthelowerlipof
theunit.Raymarinerecommendsthatyouusecabletiestosecurethe
cablestotheunit.

7.Onceallconnectionsaremadeandthecablescorrectlyroutedinthe
guides,replacetheACUcover,ensuringatightfitbetweenthecover’s
rubbersealandthecables.

8.Usingthesuppliedscrews,securethecovertotheunit,ensuringthatthe
clipsarealignedandsecured(alongwithanaudibleclick):

Mounting

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Mountingtheunit(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)

Important:

Theinstallationmustonlybeperformedwiththevesseleitheronahard
standing,ortied-upalongsideapontoonorberth.

1.MounttheACUinanappropriatelocationandsecurewiththescrews
supplied.

•A—Unlockcoverpanel

•B—Lockcoverpanel

7.3Driveunitinstallation

Forinstructionsonhowtoinstallthedriveunitforyourautopilotsystem,refer
tothededicatedInstallationInstructionssuppliedwiththedriveunit.

ThedocumentsarealsoavailabletodownloadfromtheRaymarinewebsite:

https://bit.ly/rym-docs

Y oushouldalsomounttheautopilotcontrolheadandrudderangle
referencesensor/transducer(ifappropriate)atthistime.

2.Routethepower,dataandanyothercablesrequiredforconnectionto
theACU.

3.MakeallnecessaryconnectionsintotheACUconnectorpanel.

Theconnectorpanelisaccessedbyremovingthefrontcover.

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CHAPTER8:CABLESANDCONNECTIONS—GENERALINFORMATION

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•8.1Generalcablingguidance—page48

Cablesandconnections—Generalinformation

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8.1Generalcablingguidance

Cabletypesandlength

Itisimportanttousecablesoftheappropriatetypeandlength.

•UnlessotherwisestatedonlyusecablessuppliedbyRaymarine.

•Whereitisnecessarytousenon-Raymarinecables,ensurethattheyareof

correctqualityandgaugefortheirintendedpurpose.(e.g.:longerpower
cablerunsmayrequirelargerwiregaugestominimizevoltagedropalong
therun).

•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesorfluorescentlights.

•Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:

–Otherequipmentandcables.

–HighcurrentcarryingACandDCpowerlines.

–Antennas.

Strainrelief

Useadequatestrainreliefforcablingtoensurethatconnectorsareprotected
fromstrainandwillnotpulloutunderextremeseaconditions.

Cablerouting

Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceandprolong
cablelife.

•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensureaminimum

benddiameter(Ø)of200mm(7 .87in)/minimumbendradius(R)of
100mm(3.94in).

•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.Use

trunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncablesthroughbilgesor
doorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.

•Securecablesinplaceusingcableclipsorcableties.Coilanyexcess

cableandtieitoutoftheway.

•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheadordeckhead,use

asuitablewatertightfeed-through.

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Cableshielding

Ensurethatcableshieldingisnotdamagedduringinstallationandthatall
cablesareproperlyshielded.

Important:

Beawarethatsomethird-partycablesandadaptors(forexample,certain

EthernetcablesusingRJ45connectors)arenotalwaysshielded.T o

preventbreaksincableshieldingcontinuityandpotentialgroundingissues,
specialattentionisrequiredtoensurethatanycables,extensioncables,
adaptors,orothersignal-couplingdevices(suchasmulti-wayconnectors,
junctionboxes,terminalblocksetc.)usedincablerunsmaintainallshield
connectionsthroughoutthecablerun.

Suppressionferrites

•Raymarinecablesmaybepre-fittedorsuppliedwithsuppressionferrites.
TheseareimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifferritesaresupplied
separatelytothecables(i.e.notpre-fitted),youmustfitthesupplied
ferrites,usingthesuppliedinstructions.

•Ifaferritehastoberemovedforanypurpose(e.g.installationor
maintenance),itmustbereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforethe
productisused.

•Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarineoritsauthorized
dealers.

•Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobeaddedtoacable,
additionalcableclipsshouldbeusedtopreventstressontheconnectors
duetotheextraweightofthecable.

Warning:Positivegroundsystems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositive
grounding.

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CHAPTER9:CONNECTIONS(EV-1)

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•9.1Connectionsoverview—page51

•9.2ConnectingSeaT alkNGcables—page51

•9.3Powerconnection—SeaTalkNG—page51

•9.4Inlinefuseandthermalbreakerratings—page52

•9.5SeaT alkNGpowerconnectionpoint—page52

•9.6Powerdistribution—SeaTalkNG—page53

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9.1Connectionsoverview

TheEV-1containsthefollowingconnectors:

9.2ConnectingSeaTalkNGcables

1.Rotateyourproduct’sSeaTalkNGconnectorlockingcollarcounter

clockwise,sothattheconnectorisintheunlockedposition.

2.Ensurethecable’sconnectoriscorrectlyoriented(groovepointingup).

3.Fullyinsertthecableconnector.

4.Rotatethelockingcollarclockwise(2clicks)untilitisinthelocked

position.

1.SeaTalkNG

2.DeviceNet

Important:

(1)TheDeviceNetconnectionisnotcurrentlysupported.

Connections(EV-1)

(1)

9.3Powerconnection—SeaTalkNG

ThepowerforyourproductisprovidedbytheSeaTalkNGnetwork.

•TheproductmustbeconnectedtoaspurconnectionontheSeaT alkNG
network.

•TheSeaTalkNGnetworkmusthaveonlyONE,fused12Vdcpowersource;
thiscanbeviaeither:

–Adistributionpanelorbatteryconnection;or:

–AnACU-200,ACU-300orACU-400providingpowertotheSeaTalkNG

network.

Important:

Ifyourvesselhasa24Vpowersupply,asuitablevoltageconvertoris
required.

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SeaTalkNGpowercable(A06049)

WhenpoweringtheSeaT alkNGnetworkfromabatteryordistributionpanel,
aSeaT alkNGpowercablemustbeused,whichisconnectedtothenetwork
usingaspurconnector.

OnlyuseapprovedSeaTalkNGpowercables.DoNOTuseapowercable
designedfor,orsuppliedwith,adifferentproduct.

All3coresoftheSeaT alkNGpowercablemustbeconnectedcorrectly:

Note:

Thesuitablefuseratingforthethermalbreakerisdependenton:

1.HowmanydevicesyouhaveconnectedtoyourSeaT alkNGnetwork,
and;

2.Howmanydevicesaresharingthesamethermalbreakerthatyour

SeaTalkNGnetworkisconnectedto.

Warning:12Voltdconly

ThisproductmustONLYbeconnectedtoa12Vdcpower
source.

1.SeaTalkNGspurconnector—connectstothespurconnectiononthe

SeaTalkNGnetwork.

2.+Red(positive)wire—connectstothebatteryordistributionpanel
positiveterminal.Awaterprooffuseholderwith5Ainlinefuse(not
supplied)mustbefittedtothisredwire.

3.–Black(negative)wire—connectstobatteryordistributionpanel
negativeterminal.

4.Drainwire—connectstothevessel’sRFcommongroundpoint(if
available),orthebattery’snegative(-)terminal.

9.4Inlinefuseandthermalbreakerratings

TheSeaT alkNGnetwork’spowersupplyrequiresasuitably-ratedinlinefuse
orthermalbreakertobefitted.

InlinefuseratingThermalbreakerrating

5A

3A(refertonotebelow)

9.5SeaTalkNGpowerconnectionpoint

The12VdcpowersupplyisconnectedtoaspurconnectionontheSeaT alk

NGnetwork(backboneor5-wayconnector).

Largesystems

IfabackbonecableisusedastheprimaryinterconnectorfortheSeaTalkNG
network(ratherthana5-wayconnector),andthebackbonelengthisgreater

than60m(197ft),thepowershouldbeconnectedatapointthatcreatesa
balancedcurrentdrawfromeachsideofthebackbone.TheNMEA2000

LoadEquivalencyNumber(LEN)isusedtodeterminethepositionofthe
powerconnectionpointalongthebackbone.

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Intheexampleabove,thebackbonehasanoverallLENof10,sotheoptimum
connectionpointinthisscenariowouldbetohaveacurrentdrawof5LEN
eithersideoftheconnectionpoint.

Important:

•Whenplanningandwiring,takeintoconsiderationotherproductsin
yoursystem,someofwhich(e.g.sonarmodules)mayplacelargepower
demandpeaksonthevessel’selectricalsystem,whichmayimpactthe
voltageavailabletootherproductsduringthepeaks.

•Theinformationprovidedbelowisforguidanceonly,tohelpprotect
yourproduct.Itcoverscommonvesselpowerarrangements,butdoes
NOTcovereveryscenario.Ifyouareunsurehowtoprovidethecorrect
levelofprotection,pleaseconsultanauthorizedRaymarinedealerora
suitablyqualifiedprofessionalmarineelectrician.

Implementation—connectiontodistributionpanel
(recommended)

Smallsystems

Ifthebackbonelengthis60m(197ft)orless,thepowermaybeconnected
atanypointalongthebackbone.

9.6Powerdistribution—SeaTalkNG

Recommendationsandbestpractice.

•OnlyuseapprovedSeaTalkNGpowercables.DoNOTuseapowercable
designedfor,orsuppliedwith,adifferentproduct.

•Seebelowformoreinformationonimplementationforsomecommon
powerdistributionscenarios.

Connections(EV-1)

1.Waterprooffuseholderwith5Ainlinefusemustbefitted(notsupplied).

2.SeaTalkNGpowercable.

3.RFGroundconnectionpointfordrainwire.

•Ideally,theSeaT alkNGpowercableshouldbeconnectedtoasuitable
breakerorswitchonthevessel'sdistributionpanelorfactory-fittedpower
distributionpoint.Itisrecommendedthata5Ainlinefuseisfittedtothe
red(positive)wireoftheSeaTalkNGpowercable.

•Thedistributionpointshouldbefedfromthevessel’sprimarypower
sourceby8AWG(8.36mm

2

)cable.

•Ideally,allequipmentshouldbewiredtoindividualsuitably-ratedthermal
breakersorfuses,withappropriatecircuitprotection.Wherethisisnot

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possibleandmorethanoneitemofequipmentsharesabreaker ,use
individualin-linefusesforeachpowercircuittoprovidethenecessary
protection.

1.Positive(+)bar

2.Negative(-)bar

•Ifyouneedtoextendthelengthofthepowercable,ensureyouuse
suitablyratedcableandthatsufficientpower(12Vdc)isavailableatthe

SeaTalkNGbackbone’spowerconnection.

3.Circuitbreaker

4.Waterprooffuseholderwith5Ainlinefusemustbefitted(notsupplied).

Important:

Observetherecommendedfuse/breakerratingsprovidedintheproduct’s
documentation,howeverbeawarethatthesuitablefuse/breakerratingis
dependentonthenumberofdevicesbeingconnected.

Implementation—directconnectiontobattery

•Whereconnectiontoapowerdistributionpanelisnotpossible,thepower
cablemaybeconnectedtothevessel'sbattery.

•Y ouMUSTfita5Ainlinefusebetweentheredwireandthebattery’s
positiveterminal.

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1.Waterprooffuseholderwith5Ainlinefusemustbefitted(notsupplied).

2.SeaTalkNGpowercable.

3.Connectionpointfordrainwire.

BatteryconnectionscenarioA:

SuitableforavesselwithacommonRFgroundpoint.Inthisscenario,the
powercable’sdrainwireshouldbeconnectedtothevessel’scommonRF
groundpoint.

BatteryconnectionscenarioB:

SuitableforavesselwithoutacommonRFgroundpoint.Inthisscenario
thepowercable’sdrainwireshouldbeconnecteddirectlytothebattery’s
negativeterminal.

SeaTalkNGPowercableextension

IfyouneedtoextendthelengthoftheSeaT alkNGpowercable,ensureyou
usesuitably-ratedcable,andthatsufficientpowerisavailableattheSeaT alk

NGbackbone’spowerconnectionpoint:

•Forpowercableextensions,aminimumwiregaugeof16AWG(1.31mm
isrecommended.Forcablerunslongerthan15m(49.2ft),youmayneed
toconsiderathickerwiregauge(e.g.14AWG(2.08mm
(3.31mm

2

).

•T oensurepowercables(includinganyextension)areofasufficientgauge,
ensurethatthereisacontinuousminimumvoltageof10.8Vdcatthe
endofthecablewhereitenterstheproduct’spowerconnector ,even
withafullyflatbatteryat11Vdc.(Donotassumethataflatbatteryisat
0Vdc.Duetothedischargeprofileandinternalchemistryofbatteries,
thecurrentdropsmuchfasterthanthevoltage.A“fullyflat”batterystill
showsapositivevoltage,evenifitdoesn’thaveenoughcurrenttopower
yourdevice.)

Important:

Beawarethatsomeproductsinyoursystem(suchassonarmodules)
cancreatevoltagepeaksatcertaintimes,whichmayimpactthevoltage
availabletootherproductsduringthepeaks.

2

),or12AWG

2

)

Moreinformation

Itisrecommendedthatbestpracticeisobservedinallvesselelectrical
installations,asdetailedinthefollowingstandards:

•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricalandElectronicInstallationsinBoats

•NMEA0400InstallationStandard

•ISO13297:Smallcraft—Electricalsystems—Alternatinganddirect
currentinstallations

•ISO10133:Smallcraft—Electricalsystems—Extra-low-voltaged.c.
installations

•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats

•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters

•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection

Connections(EV-1)

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CHAPTER10:CONNECTIONS(ACU–100/ACU–150)

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•10.1Connectionsoverview—page57

•10.2Evolution-Seriesminimumsystemexample(ACU-100/ACU-150)—page57

•10.3Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystemexample(ACU-100/ACU-150)—page58

•10.4Powerconnection—page59

•10.5Grounding—Dedicateddrainwirerequired—page60

•10.6Powerdistribution—page60

•10.7Poweranddrivecables—page63

•10.8Drive(motor)connection—page65

•10.9SeaT alkNGconnection—page66

•10.10Rudderanglereferencesensorconnection—page67

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10.1Connectionsoverview

10.2Evolution-Seriesminimumsystem

TheACU-100andACU-150includesthefollowingconnections:

1.SeaTalkNGconnection.

2.Connectionforrudderanglereferencesensor/transducer(M81105).

3.Powerconnection.

4.RFGroundconnection(drainconductor).

example(ACU-100/ACU-150)

ThefollowingexampleprovidesanoverviewofanEvolution-Series

system

beconnectedtoyourEvolution-SeriessystemwhenanACU-100orACU-150
ispresent.

,includingtheavailableconnectionsandtypesofdevicesthatmust

minimum

5.Motor(drive)connection.

Connections(ACU–100/ACU–150)

Note:

Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducerisahighlyrecommended
systemcomponent(notshowninthedrawingabove,butavailable
separatelyasM81105).

1.12Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheSeaT alkNGbackbone).

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2.Autopilotcontroller(p70Rsshown).

3.EV-1sensor.

4.SeaT alkNGbackbone.

5.SeaTalkNG5-wayblock.

6.Driveunit(hydraulicpumpshown).

7.ACU-100/ACU-150.

8.12Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheACU-100/ACU-150).

10.3Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystem

example(ACU-100/ACU-150)

Thefollowingexampleprovidesanoverviewofa
includingtheavailableconnectionsandtypesofdevicesthatcanbe
connectedtoyoursystemwhenanACU-100orACU-150ispresent.

recommendedsystem

,

1.12Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertoSeaTalkNGbackbone).

2.EV-1sensor.

3.Windtransducer(onlyrequiredforSailingvessels).

4.iTC-5converter.

5.Speeddatasource:

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a.Speedtransducer(providingSTWdata),or

b.GNSS(GPS)Receiver(providingSOGdata).

6.12Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheACU-100/ACU-150).

7.Autopilotcontroller(p70Rsshown).

8.ACU-100/ACU-150.

9.Driveunit(hydraulicpumpshown).

10.Rudderanglereferencesensor/transducer(M81105).

10.4Powerconnection

PowertotheACU-100andACU-150mustbefromanappropriatelyfused
andratedsupply.

4.Blackwire(negative)—connectstothepowersupply’snegativeterminal.

Warning:Positivegroundsystems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositive
grounding.

Fusesandcircuitprotection

Thereare3levelsofpowerprotectionintheautopilotsystem.Thedrive
(motor)andassociatedcablesareinitiallyprotectedbythecurrentsensing
andstallconditiondetectionwithintheACU-Seriesunit’shardwareand
software.Asecondlevelofprotectionisprovidedtothesepartsandthe
ACUcomponentsbytheACU'sinternalpowerfuse.Protectionfortheentire
autopilotsystemanditswiringbacktothemainpowerdistributionpanelis
providedbyyourvessel’scircuitbreaker/fuse.

Powersupplycircuitprotection

ProtectthepowersupplyfortheEvolution-Seriessystematthedistribution
boardwithafuseorcircuitbreakerthatissuitablefortheACU.Forguidance,
refertomainpowerfuseratingstatedontheACUconnectorpanel.Ifin
doubt,consultyourlocaldealer.

1.ACU-100/ACU-150powerconnectionpanel.

2.Vesselpowerdistributionpanel.

3.Redwire(positive)—connectstothepowersupply’spositiveterminal.

Connections(ACU–100/ACU–150)

Internalfuses

TheACU-100andACU-150usesstandardautomotivebladefuses.Spare
fusesarelocatedontheundersideoftheremovablecover.

Note:

Forclarity,onlythepowerandfuse-relatedconnectionsareshowninthe
illustrationbelow.

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1.Internalpowerfuse(accessibleviatheremovablecover;twistandpull

toaccess).

Internalfuseratings:

ACU

Internalfuserating

Ifseveralitemsrequiregrounding,theymayfirstbeconnectedtoasingle
localpoint(e.g.withinaswitchpanel),withthispointconnectedviaasingle,
appropriately-ratedconductor,tothevessel’scommonRFgroundpoint.

Implementation

Thepreferredminimumrequirementforthepathtogroundisviaaflattinned
copperbraid,witha30Arating(1/4inch)orgreater .Ifthisisnotpossible,an
equivalentstrandedwireconductormaybeused,ratedasfollows:

•Forrunsof<1m(3ft),use6mm

•Forrunsof>1m(3ft),use8mm

Inanygroundingsystem,alwayskeepthelengthofconnectingbraidor
wiresasshortaspossible.

2

(#10AWG)orgreater.

2

(#8AWG)orgreater.

References

•ISO10133/13297

•BMEAcodeofpractice

•NMEA0400

ACU-100

ACU-150

10A

15A

10.5Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire

required

Thisproductincludesadedicateddrainconductor(screen)forconnectionto
avessel'sRFgroundpoint.

ItisimportantthataneffectiveRFgroundisconnectedtotheunit.The
unitcanbegroundedbyconnectingthedrainconductor(screen)tothe
vessel'sRFgroundpoint.OnvesselswithoutanRFgroundsystemthedrain
conductor(screen)shouldbeconnecteddirectlytothenegativebattery
terminal.

Thedcpowersystemshouldbeeither:

•Negativegrounded,withthenegativebatteryterminalconnectedtothe
vessel'sground;or

•Floating,withneitherbatteryterminalconnectedtothevessel'sground.

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10.6Powerdistribution

Recommendationsandbestpractice.

•TheproductisNOTsuppliedwithapowercable.Formoreinformation
onthepowercablerequirement,refertothefollowingsection:

p.63—Poweranddrivecables

•Formoreinformationonhowtoidentifythewiresinyourproduct’spower
cableandwheretoconnectthem,refertothe

•Formoreinformationontheimplementationofcommonpowerdistribution
scenarios,seebelow.

Important:

Whenplanningandwiring,takeintoconsiderationotherproductsinyour
system,someofwhich(e.g.sonarmodules)mayplacelargepower
demandpeaksonthevessel’selectricalsystem.

Powerconnection

section.

Note:

Theinformationprovidedbelowisforguidanceonly,tohelpprotectyour
product.Itcoverscommonvesselpowerarrangements,butdoesNOT
covereveryscenario.Ifyouareunsurehowtoprovidethecorrectlevel
ofprotection,pleaseconsultanauthorizedRaymarinedealerorasuitably
qualifiedprofessionalmarineelectrician.

Implementation—directconnectiontobattery

•Theunitmaybeconnecteddirectlytothevessel'sbattery,viaasuitably
ratedfuseorbreaker .

•TheunitalsorequiresaseparateRFGround(drain)connection,refertothe
followingsection:

Grounding—Dedicateddrainwirerequired

•Y ouMUSTfitasuitably-ratedfuseorbreakerbetweentheredwireand
thebattery’spositiveterminal.Thisisrequiredinadditiontotheinternal

fusefittedtotheACU.

•Refertothetablebelowforsuitablefuseratings.

Fuseratings—batteryconnectionviainlinefuse

.

ACU-Series

ACU-100

ACU-150

ACU-200

ACU-300

ACU-400

Inlinefuserating

10A

15A

20A

15A

40A

Important:

Beawarethatthesuitablefuseratingisdependentonthenumberof
devicesyouareconnecting.

Connections(ACU–100/ACU–150)

Batteryconnectionscenario

A

SuitableforavesselwithacommonRFgroundpoint.Inthisscenario,
ifyourproductrequiresaseparateRFGround(drain)connection
thenitshouldbeconnectedtothevessel’scommongroundpoint.

B

Suitableforavesselwithoutacommongroundingpoint.Inthiscase,
ifyourproductrequiresaseparateRFGround(drain)connectionthen
itshouldbeconnecteddirectlytothebattery’snegativeterminal.

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Implementation—connectiontodistributionpanel

•Alternatively,theunit’spowerconnectionmaybeconnectedtoasuitable
breakerorswitchonthevessel'spowerdistributionpanel,orfactory-fitted
powerdistributionpoint.

•Thedistributionpointshouldbefedfromthevessel’sprimarypower
sourceby8AWG(8.36mm

•TheunitalsorequiresaseparateRFGround(drain)connection,refertothe
followingsection:

Grounding—Dedicateddrainwirerequired

•Ideally,allequipmentshouldbewiredtoindividualsuitably-ratedthermal
breakersorfuses,withappropriatecircuitprotection.Wherethisis
notpossibleandmorethan1itemofequipmentsharesabreaker,use
individualin-linefusesforeachpowercircuittoprovidethenecessary
protection.

2

)cable.

.

Important:

Beawarethatthesuitablefuseratingforthethermalbreakerorfuseis
dependentonthenumberofdevicesyouareconnecting.

Grounding

Ensurethatyouobservethededicatedgroundingadviceprovided.

Moreinformation

Itisrecommendedthatbestpracticeisobservedinallvesselelectrical
installations,asdetailedinthefollowingstandards:

•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricalandElectronicInstallationsinBoats

•NMEA0400InstallationStandard

•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats

•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters

•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection

•Inallcases,observetherecommendedbreakerratingsprovidedinthe
followingtable.

Thermalbreakerratings—connectionviadistributionpanel

ACU-Series

ACU-100

ACU-150

ACU-200

ACU-300

ACU-400

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Thermalbreakerrating

10A

15A

20A

15A

40A

Sharingabreaker

10.7Poweranddrivecables

Wheremorethan1pieceofequipmentsharesabreakeryoumustprovide
protectionfortheindividualcircuits.E.g.byconnectinganin-linefusefor
eachpowercircuit.

Description

Importantelectricalconsiderationswhenplanningcablerunsandequipment
location.

Theamountofelectricalcurrentavailabletotheautopilotsystemcomponents
willbeimpactedbythelengthandgaugeofthecablesusedtoconnectall
thecomponents.Whendeterminingthecablerequiredforthepowerand
driveconnectionsitisnecessarytoconsiderthecombinedcablelength
ofbothconnections.

1

Positive(+)bar

2

Negative(-)bar

3Circuitbreaker

4

Waterprooffuseholdercontainingasuitably-ratedinlinefusemust
befitted.Forsuitablefuserating,referto:

breakerratings

.

Inlinefuseandthermal

Wherepossible,connectindividualitemsofequipmenttoindividualcircuit
breakers.Wherethisisnotpossible,useindividualin-linefusestoprovide
thenecessaryprotection.

Connections(ACU–100/ACU–150)

1.Driveunit.

2.Powersupply/distributionpanel.

3.ACU(ActuatorControlUnit).

Poweranddrivecableselection:

Type0.5hydraulicpump—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Upto3m(10ft)2.5mm

Upto5m(16ft)4mm

Upto7m(23ft)6mm

Cablesize

2

2

2

(14AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

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Max.length(A+B)

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Type1drive/CRpump(

ACU-300

Cablesize

only)—(12V):

2

2

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

Max.length(A+B)

Upto5m(16ft)6mm

Upto7m(23ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Cablesize

2

2

2

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

Max.length(A+B)

Upto3m(10ft)2.5mm

Upto5m(16ft)4mm

Upto7m(23ft)6mm

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Type2drive—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Upto5m(16ft)6mm

Upto7m(23ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Type2drive—(24V):

Max.length(A+B)

Upto3m(10ft)4mm

Upto5m(16ft)6mm

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Type3drive—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Upto5m(16ft)10mm

Upto7m(23ft)16mm

Upto16m(52ft)25mm

Cablesize

Cablesize

Cablesize

Cablesize

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

(14AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

2

(4AWG)

Wheeldrive;Sail—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Cablesize

Upto3m(10ft)2.5mm

Upto5m(16ft)4mm

Upto7m(23ft)6mm

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Wheeldrive;Power(SportDrive)—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Cablesize

Upto3m(10ft)2.5mm

Upto5m(16ft)4mm

Upto7m(23ft)6mm

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Tillerdrive—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Cablesize

Upto2.5m(8ft)1.0mm

Upto4m(13ft)1.5mm

Upto6m(22ft)2.5mm

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

(14AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

2

(14AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

2

(18AWG)

2

(16AWG)

2

(14AWG)

Type3drive—(24V):

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Important:

10.8Drive(motor)connection

Useofanincorrectpowercablesizewillreducethepowersuppliedtothe
driveunitandcouldcauseyourautopilottomalfunction.Ifindoubt,usea
heaviergaugecable.Keepcablerunstoaminimumwherepossible,and
alsoobservetheguidanceprovidedinthelocationrequirementssectionof
thisdocument.

ThemotorconnectstotheconnectionpaneloftheACU-100andACU-150.

Connections(ACU–100/ACU–150)

1.ACU-100/ACU-150.

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2.Cableferrite:1xferritemustbefittedtothe“ A”Motorcable,and1xferrite

mustbefittedtothe“B”Motorcable.Eachcablemustbeloopedaround
theferrite,asshown.

3.Motordrive(e.g.tillerdrive,wheeldriveorhydraulicpump).

Important:

Theconnectioncolorsforthemotorcablesmaybedifferentdependingon
themotortype.Formoreinformation,refertotheInstallationInstructions
fortherelevantdriveunit.

10.9SeaTalkNGconnection

TheACU-100andACU-150connectstotheSeaT alkNGbackboneusingthe
suppliedspurcable.

Important:

TheACU-100andACU-150doNOTprovidepowertotheSeaT alkNG
backbone.Thebackbonerequiresaseparate12Vdcpowersupply.

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1.Drain(screen).

2.Positive(+)12Vdc(redwire).

3.Negative(–)0Vdc(blackwire).

4.CANHI(whitewire).

5.CANLO(bluewire).

6.ACU-100/ACU-150connectorpanel.

7.SeaTalkNGspurcable(supplied).

8.SeaT alkNGbackbone.

10.10Rudderanglereferencesensor

connection

Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducercanbeconnectedtotheACU
toproviderudderangleinformationtotheautopilotsystem.

Theconnectionofarudderanglereferencesensor/transducerishighly
recommended,tohelpensureoptimumautopilotperformance.

Note:

Therudderanglereferencesensor/transducerconnectiontotheRaymarine
connectionpanelisshownbelow.

Therudderanglereferencesensor/transducerisnotincludedwithall
autopilotproductsorsystempacks.ConsulttheRaymarinewebsiteoryour
localdealerforafulllistofthecomponentsincludedwithyourautopilot
system.Therudderanglereferencesensor/transducerisalsoavailable
separately(M81105).

Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducerconvertsitsmovement
informationtorudderanglein+/-degrees.

Certainenvironmentalconditionssuchascross-currentcancausethe
autopilotsystemtosteerpersistentlytoportorstarboard,evenwhenthe
rudderiscentered.Witharudderanglereferencesensor/transducer
connectedtoyourautopilotsystem,youcanuseanautopilotcontrolheadto
specifyanoffsetanglein+/-degreestocompensateforinaccuraterudder
angleinformationcausedbysuchconditions.

Themoreaccuratetherudderangleinformation,themoreaccuratelythe
autopilotsystemcankeeptoacorrectcourse.

Connections(ACU–100/ACU–150)

1.Redwire.

2.Bluewire.

3.Greenwire.

4.Gray(screen)wire.

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CHAPTER11:ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400CONNECTIONS

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•11.1Connectionsoverview(ACU-200)—page69

•11.2Connectionsoverview(ACU-300)—page69

•11.3Connectionsoverview(ACU-400)—page70

•11.4Evolution-Seriesminimumsystemexample(ACU-200/ACU-400)—page70

•11.5Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystemexample(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)—page71

•11.6Powerconnection—page72

•11.7Grounding—Dedicateddrainwirerequired—page73

•11.8Powerdistribution—page73

•11.9Poweranddrivecables—page76

•11.10Motor(drive)andclutchconnection(ACU-200/ACU-400)—page78

•11.11Solenoid(drive)andbypassvalveconnection(ACU-300)—page80

•11.12VMUadapterconnection(ACU-400)—page81

•11.13SeaT alkNGconnection—page82

•11.14SeaT alkNGpowerswitch—page83

•11.15Sleepswitchconnection—page83

•11.16Rudderanglereferencesensorconnection—page84

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11.1Connectionsoverview(ACU-200)

11.2Connectionsoverview(ACU-300)

TheACU-200includesthefollowingconnections:

1.SeaTalkNGconnection.

2.Sleepswitchconnection.

3.Powerconnection.

4.Motor(drive)connection.

5.RFgroundconnection(drainconductor).

6.Connectionforrudderanglereferencesensor/transducer(M81105).

7.Clutchconnection—selectablebetween12/24Vdctosuitconnected

device.

TheACU-300includesthefollowingconnections:

1.SeaTalkNGconnection.

2.Sleepswitchconnection.

3.Powerconnection.

4.Solenoid(SpoolValve)AandBdriveoutconnection.

5.Solenoid(SpoolValve)drivereturnconnection.

6.RFgroundconnection(drainconductor).

7.Connectionforrudderanglereferencesensor/transducer(M81105).

Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducerisanessentialsystem
componentforACU-300systems.

ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400connections

8.Bypassvalveconnection(solenoiddriveoutput)—selectablebetween
12/24Vdc.

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11.3Connectionsoverview(ACU-400)

11.4Evolution-Seriesminimumsystem

TheACU-400includesthefollowingconnections:

1.SeaTalkNGconnection.

2.Digitalinput/outputconnection.

3.Sleepswitchconnection.

4.Powerconnection.

5.Motor(drive)connection.

example(ACU-200/ACU-400)

ThefollowingexampleprovidesanoverviewofanEvolution-Series

system

beconnectedtoyourEvolution-SeriessystemwhenanACU-200orACU-400
ispresent.

,includingtheavailableconnectionsandtypesofdevicesthatmust

minimum

6.RFgroundconnection(drainconductor).

7.Connectionforrudderanglereferencesensor/transducer(M81105).

8.Clutchconnection—selectablebetween12/24Vdctosuitconnected
device.

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Note:

Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducerisahighlyrecommended
systemcomponent(notshowninthedrawingabove,butavailable
separatelyasM81105).

1.Autopilotcontroller(e.g.P70Rs).

2.EV-1sensor.

3.SeaT alkNGbackbone.

4.SeaT alkNG5-wayblock.

5.ACU-200/ACU-400.

6.12V/24Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheACU-200/ACU-400
andSeaTalkNGbackbone).

7.Driveunit(e.g.hydraulicpump).

11.5Evolution-Seriesrecommendedsystem

example(ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400)

ThefollowingexampleprovidesanoverviewofanEvolution-Series

recommendedsystem

devicesthatcanbeconnectedtoyourautopilotsystemwhenanACU-200
orACU-400ispresent,whichmustbeconnectedtoyourEvolution-Series
systemwhenanACU-300ispresent.

,includingtheavailableconnectionsandtypesof

ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400connections

1.Autopilotcontroller(e.g.P70Rs).

2.EV-1sensor.

3.Windtransducer(onlyrequiredforSailingvessels).

4.iTC-5converter.

5.Speeddatasource:

a.Speedtransducer(providingSTWdata),or

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b.GNSS(GPS)Receiver(providingSOGdata).

2.Vesselpowerdistributionpanel.

6.12V/24Vdcpowersupply(providingpowertotheACUandSeaT alk

NGbackbone).

7.ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400.

8.Driveunit(e.g.hydraulicpump).

9.Rudderanglereferencesensor/transducer(M81105)—Thisisessential

forACU-300systems,andhighlyrecommendedforallothersystems.

11.6Powerconnection

PowertotheACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400mustbefromanappropriately
fusedandratedsupply.

3.Redwire(positive)—connectstothepowersupply’spositiveterminal.

4.Blackwire(negative)—connectstothepowersupply’snegativeterminal.

Warning:Positivegroundsystems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositive
grounding.

Fusesandcircuitprotection

Thereare3levelsofpowerprotectionintheautopilotsystem.Thedrive
(motor)andassociatedcablesareinitiallyprotectedbythecurrentsensing
andstallconditiondetectionwithintheACU-Seriesunit’shardwareand
software.Asecondlevelofprotectionisprovidedtothesepartsandthe
ACUcomponentsbytheACU'sinternalpowerfuse.Protectionfortheentire
autopilotsystemanditswiringbacktothemainpowerdistributionpanelis
providedbyyourvessel’scircuitbreaker/fuse.

Powersupplycircuitprotection

ProtectthepowersupplyfortheEvolution-Seriessystematthedistribution
boardwithafuseorcircuitbreakerthatissuitablefortheACU.Forguidance,
refertomainpowerfuseratingstatedontheACUconnectorpanel.Ifin
doubt,consultyourlocaldealer.

1.ACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400powerconnectionpanel.

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Internalfuses

TheACU-200/ACU-300/ACU-400usesstandardautomotivebladefuses.
Sparefusesarelocatedontheundersideoftheremovablecover.

Note:

Forclarity,onlythepowerandfuse-relatedconnectionsareshowninthe
illustrationabove.

1.SeaTalkNGfuse(fusepowersupplyfromtheACU-200/ACU-300/

ACU-400totheSeaTalkNGbackbone).

Implementation

Thepreferredminimumrequirementforthepathtogroundisviaaflattinned
copperbraid,witha30Arating(1/4inch)orgreater .Ifthisisnotpossible,an
equivalentstrandedwireconductormaybeused,ratedasfollows:

•Forrunsof<1m(3ft),use6mm

•Forrunsof>1m(3ft),use8mm

2

(#10AWG)orgreater.

2

(#8AWG)orgreater.

2.Internalpowerfuse(labelledwithtotalpowerconsumedbysystem).

Internalfuseratings:

Internalfuse

SeaTalkNG

ACU-200

ACU-300

ACU-400

Internalfuserating

3A

20A

15A

40A

11.7Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire

required

Thisproductincludesadedicateddrainconductor(screen)forconnectionto
avessel'sRFgroundpoint.

ItisimportantthataneffectiveRFgroundisconnectedtotheunit.The
unitcanbegroundedbyconnectingthedrainconductor(screen)tothe
vessel'sRFgroundpoint.OnvesselswithoutanRFgroundsystemthedrain
conductor(screen)shouldbeconnecteddirectlytothenegativebattery
terminal.

Thedcpowersystemshouldbeeither:

Inanygroundingsystem,alwayskeepthelengthofconnectingbraidor
wiresasshortaspossible.

References

•ISO10133/13297

•BMEAcodeofpractice

•NMEA0400

11.8Powerdistribution

Recommendationsandbestpractice.

•TheproductisNOTsuppliedwithapowercable.Formoreinformation
onthepowercablerequirement,refertothefollowingsection:

p.76—Poweranddrivecables

•Formoreinformationonhowtoidentifythewiresinyourproduct’spower
cableandwheretoconnectthem,refertothe

•Formoreinformationontheimplementationofcommonpowerdistribution
scenarios,seebelow.

Powerconnection

section.

•Negativegrounded,withthenegativebatteryterminalconnectedtothe
vessel'sground;or

•Floating,withneitherbatteryterminalconnectedtothevessel'sground.

Ifseveralitemsrequiregrounding,theymayfirstbeconnectedtoasingle
localpoint(e.g.withinaswitchpanel),withthispointconnectedviaasingle,
appropriately-ratedconductor,tothevessel’scommonRFgroundpoint.

ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400connections

Important:

Whenplanningandwiring,takeintoconsiderationotherproductsinyour
system,someofwhich(e.g.sonarmodules)mayplacelargepower
demandpeaksonthevessel’selectricalsystem.

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Note:

Theinformationprovidedbelowisforguidanceonly,tohelpprotectyour
product.Itcoverscommonvesselpowerarrangements,butdoesNOT
covereveryscenario.Ifyouareunsurehowtoprovidethecorrectlevel
ofprotection,pleaseconsultanauthorizedRaymarinedealerorasuitably
qualifiedprofessionalmarineelectrician.

Implementation—directconnectiontobattery

•Theunitmaybeconnecteddirectlytothevessel'sbattery,viaasuitably
ratedfuseorbreaker .

•TheunitalsorequiresaseparateRFGround(drain)connection,refertothe
followingsection:

Grounding—Dedicateddrainwirerequired

•Y ouMUSTfitasuitably-ratedfuseorbreakerbetweentheredwireand
thebattery’spositiveterminal.Thisisrequiredinadditiontotheinternal

fusefittedtotheACU.

•Refertothetablebelowforsuitablefuseratings.

Fuseratings—batteryconnectionviainlinefuse

.

ACU-Series

ACU-100

ACU-150

ACU-200

ACU-300

ACU-400

Inlinefuserating

10A

15A

20A

15A

40A

Important:

Beawarethatthesuitablefuseratingisdependentonthenumberof
devicesyouareconnecting.

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Batteryconnectionscenario

A

SuitableforavesselwithacommonRFgroundpoint.Inthisscenario,
ifyourproductrequiresaseparateRFGround(drain)connection
thenitshouldbeconnectedtothevessel’scommongroundpoint.

B

Suitableforavesselwithoutacommongroundingpoint.Inthiscase,
ifyourproductrequiresaseparateRFGround(drain)connectionthen
itshouldbeconnecteddirectlytothebattery’snegativeterminal.

Implementation—connectiontodistributionpanel

•Alternatively,theunit’spowerconnectionmaybeconnectedtoasuitable
breakerorswitchonthevessel'spowerdistributionpanel,orfactory-fitted
powerdistributionpoint.

•Thedistributionpointshouldbefedfromthevessel’sprimarypower
sourceby8AWG(8.36mm

•TheunitalsorequiresaseparateRFGround(drain)connection,refertothe
followingsection:

Grounding—Dedicateddrainwirerequired

•Ideally,allequipmentshouldbewiredtoindividualsuitably-ratedthermal
breakersorfuses,withappropriatecircuitprotection.Wherethisis
notpossibleandmorethan1itemofequipmentsharesabreaker,use
individualin-linefusesforeachpowercircuittoprovidethenecessary
protection.

2

)cable.

.

Important:

Beawarethatthesuitablefuseratingforthethermalbreakerorfuseis
dependentonthenumberofdevicesyouareconnecting.

Grounding

Ensurethatyouobservethededicatedgroundingadviceprovided.

Moreinformation

Itisrecommendedthatbestpracticeisobservedinallvesselelectrical
installations,asdetailedinthefollowingstandards:

•BMEACodeofPracticeforElectricalandElectronicInstallationsinBoats

•NMEA0400InstallationStandard

•ABYCE-11AC&DCElectricalSystemsonBoats

•ABYCA-31BatterychargersandInverters

•ABYCTE-4LightningProtection

•Inallcases,observetherecommendedbreakerratingsprovidedinthe
followingtable.

Thermalbreakerratings—connectionviadistributionpanel

ACU-Series

ACU-100

ACU-150

ACU-200

ACU-300

ACU-400

ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400connections

Thermalbreakerrating

10A

15A

20A

15A

40A

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Sharingabreaker

11.9Poweranddrivecables

Wheremorethan1pieceofequipmentsharesabreakeryoumustprovide
protectionfortheindividualcircuits.E.g.byconnectinganin-linefusefor
eachpowercircuit.

Description

Importantelectricalconsiderationswhenplanningcablerunsandequipment
location.

Theamountofelectricalcurrentavailabletotheautopilotsystemcomponents
willbeimpactedbythelengthandgaugeofthecablesusedtoconnectall
thecomponents.Whendeterminingthecablerequiredforthepowerand
driveconnectionsitisnecessarytoconsiderthecombinedcablelength
ofbothconnections.

1

Positive(+)bar

2

Negative(-)bar

3Circuitbreaker

4

Waterprooffuseholdercontainingasuitably-ratedinlinefusemust
befitted.Forsuitablefuserating,referto:

breakerratings

.

Inlinefuseandthermal

Wherepossible,connectindividualitemsofequipmenttoindividualcircuit
breakers.Wherethisisnotpossible,useindividualin-linefusestoprovide
thenecessaryprotection.

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1.Driveunit.

2.Powersupply/distributionpanel.

3.ACU(ActuatorControlUnit).

Poweranddrivecableselection:

Type0.5hydraulicpump—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Upto3m(10ft)2.5mm

Upto5m(16ft)4mm

Upto7m(23ft)6mm

Cablesize

2

2

2

(14AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

Max.length(A+B)

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Type1drive/CRpump(

ACU-300

Cablesize

only)—(12V):

2

2

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

Max.length(A+B)

Upto5m(16ft)6mm

Upto7m(23ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Cablesize

2

2

2

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

Max.length(A+B)

Upto3m(10ft)2.5mm

Upto5m(16ft)4mm

Upto7m(23ft)6mm

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Type2drive—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Upto5m(16ft)6mm

Upto7m(23ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Type2drive—(24V):

Max.length(A+B)

Upto3m(10ft)4mm

Upto5m(16ft)6mm

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Type3drive—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Upto5m(16ft)10mm

Upto7m(23ft)16mm

Upto16m(52ft)25mm

Cablesize

Cablesize

Cablesize

Cablesize

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

(14AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

2

(4AWG)

Wheeldrive;Sail—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Cablesize

Upto3m(10ft)2.5mm

Upto5m(16ft)4mm

Upto7m(23ft)6mm

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Wheeldrive;Power(SportDrive)—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Cablesize

Upto3m(10ft)2.5mm

Upto5m(16ft)4mm

Upto7m(23ft)6mm

Upto10m(32ft)10mm

Upto16m(52ft)16mm

Tillerdrive—(12V):

Max.length(A+B)

Cablesize

Upto2.5m(8ft)1.0mm

Upto4m(13ft)1.5mm

Upto6m(22ft)2.5mm

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

(14AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

2

(14AWG)

(12AWG)

(10AWG)

(8AWG)

(6AWG)

2

(18AWG)

2

(16AWG)

2

(14AWG)

Type3drive—(24V):

ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400connections

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Important:

11.10Motor(drive)andclutchconnection

Useofanincorrectpowercablesizewillreducethepowersuppliedtothe
driveunitandcouldcauseyourautopilottomalfunction.Ifindoubt,usea
heaviergaugecable.Keepcablerunstoaminimumwherepossible,and
alsoobservetheguidanceprovidedinthelocationrequirementssectionof
thisdocument.

(ACU-200/ACU-400)

ThemotorconnectstotheconnectionpaneloftheACU.

1.Clutch(notallmotorshavethisconnection).

2.Motor(notallcompatiblevariantsareshownintheillustrationabove).

Clutchconnectioncolors:

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Color

Description

Note:

Red

3

4Blue

ClutchPositive(+)connection

ClutchNegative(–)connection

Motorpoweroutput

ACU-200ACU-400

15A(maximumcontinuous

30A(maximumcontinuousoutput)

output)

Note:

Themotoroutputhasfullshort-circuitandover-currentprotection.Should
eitherofthemotoroutputconnectionsbeshortedtoground,thereshould
benopermanentdamagetotheautopilot.

Clutchpoweroutput

ACU-200ACU-400

Upto2Acontinuousat12V
on12Vand24Vsystems.

•Upto4Acontinuousat12Von12V
systems.

•Upto4Acontinuousat24Von24V
systems.

Theclutchoutputhasfullshort-circuitandover-currentprotection.Should
eitheroftheclutchoutputconnectionsbeshortedtoground,thereshould
benopermanentdamagetotheautopilot.

Clutchvoltageswitch

•Upto4Acontinuousat12Von24V
systems.

Note:

Theuseofaclutchdrivewillhaveanimpactontheamountofelectrical
currentavailabletotheSeaTalkNGbackbone.On24Vsystems,thereisan
8A/12VmaximumsupplyfortheSeaT alkNGbackboneandclutchdrive
combined.Forexample,iftheclutchrequires4A,theSeaT alkNGsupply
canonlydeliver4Atotherestofthebackbone.

ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400connections

Ifthedrivehasaseparateclutchconnection,youmustensurethattheclutch
voltageswitchontheACUissetcorrectlytosuittheconnecteddrive.

Important:

Toavoidpotentialdamagetoequipment,ensurevoltageselectorswitch
issettothecorrectsetting.Theclutchvoltagemaybedifferentfromthat
ofthedriveitself,forexampletherangeofboth12Vand24VRaymarine
drivesallhavea12Vclutch.Ifindoubt,consultyourlocaldealer.

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11.11Solenoid(drive)andbypassvalve

Note:

connection(ACU-300)

ConstantRunningPump(solenoid)drivesconnecttotheconnectionpanel
oftheACU-300asfollows:

Solenoiddriveconnection

Ifanelectronicsteeringorjogleverisused,fitdiodes(suggestedtype:
1N4004)in-linewiththesolenoidoutputstopreventback-feedingthe

ACU-300.

Bypassvalveconnectionandvoltageswitch

Somedrivesfeatureanelectrically-operatedbypassvalvetominimizethe
effectonthesteeringwhentheautopilotisinstandby.

Ifthedrivehasaseparatebypassvalve,connectittotheBypassconnection
ontheACU-300,ensuringthatthevoltageselectionswitchissetcorrectlyto
12V/24Vasappropriate.

Important:

Toavoidpotentialdamagetoequipment,ensurevoltageselectorswitchis
settothecorrectsetting.Thebypassvalvevoltagemaybedifferentfrom
thatofthedriveitself.Ifindoubt,consultthemanufacturerofthedriveunit.

1.Electronicsteering/joglever(ifrequired).

2.Back-feedprotectiondiodes(ifusinganelectronicsteeringorjoglever).

3.Solenoidout.

4.Solenoidreturn.

5.Solenoidvalves(withdiodesacrossspoolvalves).

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11.12VMUadapterconnection(ACU-400)

TheACU-400interfacestotheZF-MarineVMU(sailpoddrive)usingtheVMU
adapter.TheVMUadapterconnectstotheACU-400asshownbelow.

Color

1Red

Blue

2

ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400connections

Description

BypassvalvePositive(+)connection

BypassvalveNegative(–)connection

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1.ACU-400.

2.VMUadapter.

3.ZF-MarineVMU(connectiontosailpoddrive).

Note:

ThescreenwireisterminatedattheZF-MarineVMUandVMUadaptor .It
isNOTconnectedattheACU-400.

Note:

Raymarinerecommendsthefollowingcablespecification:

•4-core(22AWG)withoverallscreen.

11.13SeaTalkNGconnection

TheACUisconnectedtoacompatibleautopilotcontrollerusingSeaTalkNG.
TheACUconnectstotheSeaT alkNGbackboneusingtheseparately

availablespurcable.

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1.SeaTalkNGpowerswitch.

2.ACUconnectorpanel.

3.Evolution-SeriestoSeaT alkNGspurcable.

4.SeaT alkNGbackbone.

Note:

Forclarity,onlythepower-relatedEvolution-Seriesconnectionsareshown
intheillustrationabove.

11.14SeaTalkNGpowerswitch

TheACUcanprovidepowertotheSeaT alkNGbackbone.Thiswillprovide
powertoequipmentconnectedtothebackbone(e.g.SeaT alkNGautopilot
controlheadandinstrumentdisplays).

1.FuseforSeaTalkNGpowersupply.

2.PowerswitchforSeaTalkNGpowersupply.Thepowerswitchmustbe
switched
thepowerswitchisswitched
feedtotheSeaTalkNGbackbone.

[ON]

inordertoprovidepowertotheSeaT alkNGbackbone.If

[OFF]

,ensurethatthereisaseparatepower

Important:

•TheSeaT alkNGbackbonemusthaveasinglepowersupplyconnection,
ifyourSeaTalkNGbackboneissuppliedpowerdirectlythenyoumust
ensurethattheSeaT alkNGpowerswitchonyourACUisswitchedOff.

•TheSeaT alkNGpowersupplyfuseMUSTberatedasperthevalue
shownontheACUconnectorpanel.

Note:

TheACU-100,ACU-150andSPX-5autopilotcontrolunitscannotsupply
powertotheSeaTalkNGbackbone.

Example:ACU-200powerswitch

3.ACU/SPX-SeriesautopilottoSeaT alkNGspurcable(partnumber:
R12112).

11.15Sleepswitchconnection

Asleepswitchdisablestheoperationoftheautopilotwhileretainingany
powersuppliedtotheSeaTalkNGbackbone.

ACU-200,ACU-300,ACU-400connections

TheswitchandassociatedcablearenotsuppliedwiththeEvolution-Series
system.Contactyourdealerordrivemanufacturerformoreinformation.

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11.16Rudderanglereferencesensor connection

Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducercanbeconnectedtotheACU
toproviderudderangleinformationtotheautopilotsystem.

Theconnectionofarudderanglereferencesensor/transducerishighly
recommendedforallsystems,tohelpensureoptimumautopilotperformance.

ForACU-300systems,therudderanglereferencesensor/transducer
(M81105)isanessentialcomponent.Forthesesystems,itisalsoimportant
toensurethattheACU-300isrunningsoftwareversionv3.13orlater.

Note:

Therudderanglereferencesensor/transducerisnotincludedwithall
autopilotproductsorsystempacks.ConsulttheRaymarinewebsiteoryour
localdealerforafulllistofthecomponentsincludedwithyourautopilot
system.Therudderanglereferencesensor/transducerisalsoavailable
separatelyasM81105.

Arudderanglereferencesensor/transducerconvertsitsmovement
informationtorudderanglein+/-degrees.

Certainenvironmentalconditionssuchascross-currentcancausethe
autopilotsystemtosteerpersistentlytoportorstarboard,evenwhenthe
rudderiscentered.Witharudderanglereferencesensor/transducer
connectedtoyourautopilotsystem,youcanuseanautopilotcontrolheadto
specifyanoffsetanglein+/-degreestocompensateforinaccuraterudder
angleinformationcausedbysuchconditions.

Themoreaccuratetherudderangleinformation,themoreaccuratelythe
autopilotsystemcankeeptoacorrectcourse.

Therudderanglereferencesensor/transducerconnectiontotheACU
connectionpanelisshownbelow.

Example:ACU-200rudderreferencesensorconnection

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1.Gray(screen).

2.Red.

3.Green.

4.Blue.

Note:

Wheretherearemultiplesourcesofrudderreferenceinformation,the

Evolution-Seriessystemcomponentswillignorerudderinputsfromany

rudderreferenceunitsthatareNOTconnecteddirectlytoanACU.

CHAPTER12:PILOTCONTROLLERCONNECTIONS

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•12.1SeaT alkNGpilotcontrollerconnection—page86

•12.2SeaT alk1pilotcontrollerconnection—page86

Pilotcontrollerconnections85

12.1SeaTalkNGpilotcontrollerconnection

12.2SeaTalk1pilotcontrollerconnection

ASeaT alkNGpilotcontrollerisconnecteddirectlyintothesameSeaT alkNG
backboneastheEvolution-Seriesautopilot.

1.SeaTalkNGMFD(MFDsrequireaseparatepowersupply).

2.SeaTalkNGspurcable.

3.SeaT alkNGpilotcontroller(poweredfromtheSeaT alkNGbackbone).

4.SeaT alkNGautopilot.

5.SeaTalkNG12Vdcpowersupplyconnection.

6.SeaTalkNG5-wayblock.

TheSeaTalk1toSeaT alkNGconvertercanbeusedtoenablecontrolof

SeaTalkNGautopilotsusinglegacySeaTalk1pilotcontrollers.OtherSeaTalk
1devicescanbeconnectedtotheSeaT alkNGbackboneinthesameway.

1.SeaTalkNGMFD(MFDsrequireaseparatepowersupply).

2.SeaTalk1toSeaTalkNGadaptorcable(A22164).

3.SeaT alk1pilotcontroller(poweredfromtheSeaT alkNGbackbone).

4.SeaT alkNGautopilot.

5.SeaTalkNG12Vdcpowersupplyconnection.

6.SeaTalk1toSeaTalkNGconverter(E22158).

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CHAPTER13:SYSTEMCHECKSANDTROUBLESHOOTING

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•13.1Post-installationchecks—page88

•13.2Errormessagetroubleshooting—page88

•13.3Autopilotsystemsetup—page90

•13.4Alarms—page91

•13.5LEDindications(EV-1)—page93

•13.6LEDindications(ACU-100/ACU-150)—page94

•13.7Rudderdampinglevelsanddeadbandangles—page94

•13.8PerformingafactoryresetofaSeaT alkNGdevice—page95

Systemchecksandtroubleshooting

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13.1Post-installationchecks

AlarmMessage

PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

Thesechecksshouldbecarriedoutafterinstallation,andpriortothe
commissioningoftheautopilotsystem.

1.Switchonpowertotheautopilotsystemandanyassociatedequipment.

•

ACU-Series

.

•Autopilotcontroller.

•

SeaTalkNG

2.Checktoensurethattheautopilotcontrollerpowersup.Ifthedisplayis
blank,pressandholdthe

3.ChecktoensurethattheEV-1,ACU-Seriesunitandautopilot
controllerhavethelatestsoftwareinstalled.Formoreinformation,visit:

https://bit.ly/rym-docs

4.Checkthedisplayforerrormessagesthatcouldindicateaproblemwith
theinstallation.

5.ChecktheLEDstatusindicationsforboththeEV-1andACU-Seriesunit.
Formoreinformation,referto:

i.p.93—LEDindications(EV-1)
ii.p.94—LEDindications(ACU-100/ACU-150)

6.Ifthefaultpersistsandcannotberectified,contactyourdealeror

Raymarineproductsupport.

backbone(ifthishasitsownpowersupply).

[Power]

buttonfor2seconds.

13.2Errormessagetroubleshooting

ThefollowingalarmmessagesaredisplayedontheAutopilotcontroller
displaywhenthereisanerrorwiththeautopilotsystemrequiringyour
attention.Usetheinformationprovidedheretotroubleshootyourautopilot.

AUTORELEASEPossiblefaultwith

rudderanglereference
sensor.Alternatively,if
yourautopilotsystem
includesasternI/O
drive,youhavetaken
manualcontrolofthe
steeringwhilethepilot
isinAutomode.

DRIVESTOPPED

•Motor/steeringhas
notmovedwithin20
secondsofacourse
changecommand.

•Theautopilotis
unabletoturn
therudder(either
becausetheweather
loadonthehelmis
toohigh,orifthe
rudderanglesensor
haspassedbeyond
thepresetrudder
limitsorrudder
end-stops.

•Autopilotresets
duetoanexternal
event(suchasuseof
thesleepswitch,
orfaultywiring
causingtheautopilot
componentsto
powercycle).

•Autopilotresetsdue
tosoftwareerror.

•Checkrudderangle
referencesensor
connections.

•Checktherudder
anglereference
sensorhasbeen
installedcorrectly
toreflectthelimits
andend-stopsof
thevessel’srudder
system.

•CheckACUdrive
outputvoltageand
driveandclutch
voltageoutput(if
applicable).

•Checkall
connectionstoACU.

•Checkall
connectionstodrive
unit.

•Checkthatthedrive
unitoperatesand
hasnotstalled.

•Checksteering
systemissecure.

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AlarmMessage

PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

AlarmMessage

PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

NORUDDER
REFERENCE

Norudderangle
referencesensoris
detected,ortherudder
anglereferencesensor
hasturnedoutsideits
operationalrange(50
degrees).

STALLDETECTED

Motorspeeddropped
toolowforgiven
coursechangeor
motorstalling.Thiscan
becausedbyafaulty
driveunitorsteering
fault.Alternatively,the
steeringhard-overtime
maybetooslow.

CLUTCHOVERLOADSeriousdrivefailure;

thedriveisdemanding
toomuchelectrical
currentdueto
short-circuitor
jamming.Caused
byafaultydrive
unitormotor,or
wiringshort-circuit.
Alternatively,afault
inthesteeringsystem
maybecausingthe
driveunittolock-up.

Ifarudderangle
referencesensoris
installed,checkthe
wiring.Inspecttheunit
forpossibledamage.

•Checkthatthedrive
unitoperatesandis
notstalled.

•Checkthesteering
hard-overtime.

Refertotheclutch
poweroutputratings
providedinthe
InstallationInstructions
fortherelevant

Evolution-Series

components,and
ensuretheclutchfor
thedriveunitdoes
notexceedthispower
output.

CURRENTOVERLOADSeriousdrivefailure;

thedriveisdemanding
toomuchelectrical
currentdueto
short-circuitor
jamming.Caused
byafaultydrive
unitormotor,or
wiringshort-circuit.
Alternatively,afault
inthesteeringsystem
maybecausingthe
driveunittolock-up.

NODATA

•Theautopilotisin
WindVanemode
andhasnotreceived
windangledatafor
32seconds.

•Theautopilotisin
Trackmodeand
isnotreceiving
navigationdata,
ortherudderangle
sensorisreceivinga
low-strengthsignal.
Thiswillclearwhen
thesignalimproves.

NOWINDDATA

TheautopilotisinWind
Vanemodeandhasnot
receivedwindangle
datafor32seconds.

Checkthedriveunit.

Checktheconnections
tothewindtransducer,
multifunctiondisplay,
andautopilotcontrol
head(asappropriate).

Checktheconnections
tothewindtransducer .

Systemchecksandtroubleshooting

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AlarmMessage

PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

AlarmMessage

PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

NOSPEEDDATA

NOCOMPASS

RATEGYROFAIL

Theautopilothasnot
receivedspeed(STW
orSOG)datafor10
seconds,whileinAuto
mode.

TheEV-1isnot
receivingheading
data.

Theinternalrategyro
ontheEV-1unithas
developedafault.
Thiswillbeevident
asacompassissue
andcouldcausethe
compassheadingto
deviateorlock-up.

Checktheconnections
tothespeed
transducer.Pilotdoes
notrequirespeeddata
inordertooperate.
However,itdoes
enhancetheoverall
performancewhenin
Automode.

•Checkthe
connectionstothe

EV-1.

•PowercycletheEV-1
byremovingand
thenreconnecting
theSeaTalkNGcable.

Iftheproblempersists,
contactyourlocal

Raymarineservice

center.

JOYSTICKFAULTAfaulthasoccurred

withthejoystick.This
alarmappliesonly
toautopilotsystems
thatincludeajoystick
controller.

NOIPS(NODRIVE
DETECTED)

Lossof
communications
betweentheEV-1
andACU.

PILOTRESETNORMAL
(UNEXPECTED
HARDWARERESET)

Autopilotresetsdueto
anexternalevent(such
asuseofthesleep
switch,orfaultywiring
causingtheautopilot
componentstopower
cycle).

PILOTRESET
EXCEPTION
(UNEXPECTED
SOFTWARERESET)

TheEV-1software
hasdetectedafaultit
cannotrecoverfrom,
andhasresetthepilot.

13.3Autopilotsystemsetup

Checktheconnections
to,andoperationofthe
joystick.

Checkallphysicaldata
connectionsbetween
thesedevices,as
appropriate.

Checkallsystem
wiring,especially
power-relatedwiring.

Waitapproximately1
minutefortheEV-1to
resetandre-initialize.

MOTORPOWER
SWAPPED

OntheACUunit,
themotorcablesare
connectedtothepower
terminals,andvice
versa.

NOGPSDATAAsourceofGPSdata

isnotconnectedtothe

SeaTalkNGsystem.

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Switchoffthepowerto
theunitandreconnect
correctly.

Checkconnectionsto
theGPSdatasource.

Important:

Beforeusingtheautopilotsystemitisessentialthatitisproperly
commissionedinaccordancewiththesetupinstructions.

1.Performaninitialpower-ontesttoensureallcomponentsareworking
correctly.

2.RefertothelatestversionofyourcompatibleAutopilotController’suser
documentationfordetailedinstructionsonhowtocommissionyour
Evolution-Seriesautopilotsystem.

13.4Alarms

Alarmmessage

PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

Alarmsareraisedbytheautopilotsystemtoalertyoutomechanicaland
electricalconditionsrequiringyourattention.

TheEvolution-SeriescomponentstransmitalarmalertsontheSeaT alkNG
networkfordisplayonautopilotcontrollersandMFDs,alongwithanaudible
alert.TheEvolution-Seriescomponentsstopraisinganalarmwhenthealarm
conditionceasesorthealarmisacknowledgedontheautopilotcontrolleror
MFD.Ifthealarmissafety-criticalitwillberaisedagainafteratimeddelay.

Unlessotherwisestatedinthetablebelow,youshouldrespondtoalarmsby

[OK]

or

selecting

[Acknowledge]

Alarmmessage

OFFCOURSE

onyourautopilotcontrollerorMFD.

PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

Autopilothasdeviated
fromplannedcourse.

Checkyourvessel
positionandif
necessarytakemanual
controltosteerthe
vesselbackoncourse.

WINDSHIFT

Autopilotisunableto
maintainnavigationto
thecurrentwindangle.

LOWBATTERY

Powersupplyvoltage
hasdroppedbelow
acceptablelimits.
Causedbylowbattery
voltageorvoltagedrop
attheACUunit(EV-1
systemsonly),dueto
poorconnectionsor
inadequatewiring.

Acknowledgethealarm
andthenstartthe
enginetorecharge
thebattery.Ifproblem
persists,checkwiring
connectionsandthat
thequalityandgauge
ofwiringisadequate
forthecurrentdrawof
thedriveunit.

CUDISCONNECTED

WAYPOINTADVANCE

ROUTECOMPLETE

Theautopilotcontrol
headhasbeen
disconnected.

Theautopilothas
steeredthevesselto
thecurrentwaypoint.

Y ourvesselhasarrived
attheendofthecurrent
route.

•Checkthe
physicalcables
andconnections
betweenthe
autopilotcontrol
headandtheSeaT alk

NGsystem.Also

betweentheEV-1
andtheSeaTalkNG
system.

•Iftheautopilot
controlheadis
connectedviaa

SeaTalk1toSeaTalk
NGconverter,check

theconverterisusing
thelatestsoftware
version.

Acknowledgetheturn
tothenextwaypoint.

Noactionrequired.

LARGEXTE

Systemchecksandtroubleshooting

Largecross-track
error.Theautopilot
hasdeviatedmore
thanexpectedfroma
plannedcourse.

Checkyourvessel
positionandif
necessarytakemanual
controltosteerthe
vesselbackoncourse.

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Alarmmessage

PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions

NODATA

PILOTSTARTUP

•Theautopilotisin
WindVanemode
andhasnotreceived
windangledatafor
32seconds.

•Theautopilotisin
Trackmodeand
isnotreceiving
navigationdata,
ortherudderangle
sensorisreceivinga
low-strengthsignal.
Thiswillclearwhen
thesignalimproves.

Autopilotcomponents
areinitializing.

Checktheconnections
tothewindtransducer,
multifunctiondisplay,
andautopilotcontrol
head(asappropriate).

Somecomponents
maytakeamomentto
startup.

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13.5LEDindications(EV-1)

LEDIndicationLEDStatusandrequiredaction

LEDIndicationLEDStatusandrequiredaction

(Nocolor)LEDhasbeendisabled

•Ensurethatthe
display/chartplotterLEDsetting
(requiresLightHouse4software
versionv4.6.74orlater)hasnotbeen
enabled.Formoreinformation,referto:

p.93—SwitchingoffsensorLEDs

(Solidgreen)LEDNormaloperation

•None(normalpoweruptakes<1minute).

(Green)Unitisinitializing;nopilotor
compassfunctionscurrentlyavailable.

•None(normalpoweruptakes<1minute).

(GreenandRed)LEDhasbeentriggered
manually

•Ensurethatthe
display/chartplotterLEDsetting
(requiresLightHouse4softwareversion

v4.6.74orlater)hasnotbeenenabled.

Onceenabled,theLEDindicator
shownwillappearfora5minute
duration.Formoreinformation,referto:

p.93—SwitchingoffsensorLEDs

[Alwaysoff]

[Findme]

(Red)No SeaTalkNG connection.

•Ensurenetworkispowered.

multifunction

•Ensurenetworkcableandconnections
aresecureandfreefromdamage.

•IfproblempersistscontactRaymarine
technicalsupport.

(Red) SeaTalkNG connectedbutnot
receivingdata.

•IfproblempersistscontactRaymarine
technicalsupport.

SwitchingoffsensorLEDs

Toassistuserswhowishtheirvesselto“godark”(i.e.notemitanyvisible
light),theLEDindicatorspresentonSeaT alkNGpositionsensorscanbe
switchedoff.Supporteddevices:RS150,EV-1,EV-2andAR200).

multifunction

Note:

The

[AlwaysOff]

softwareversions.Ensurethatyouobtainthelatestavailablesoftwarefor
yourpositionsensors.

featuremaynotbeavailablefordevicesrunningolder

Systemchecksandtroubleshooting

1.Openthe

2.Selecttherelevantsensorfromthenetworklist.

[Network]

settingsmenu:

[Homescreen>Settings>Network]

.

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3.Select

4.Select
ThestatusLEDontheselecteddevicewillnowbeswitchedoff,andwill

remainoffuntilthissettingisrevertedto
enabled.

[LEDs:]

.

[AlwaysOff]

.

[Normal]

,orthe

[FindMe]

featureis

Findme

The

[Findme]

ofaspecificRaymarineSeaTalkNGpositionsensor(i.e.:RS150,EV-1,EV-2,or
AR200).

[Findme]

The
continuouslyfor5minutes,givingyoutimetosearchthevesseltodetermine
thedevice’sphysicallocation.Thefeatureworksevenifthedevice’sLEDs
havebeenswitchedto

The

[FindMe]

sequencesinthatboththeredandgreenLEDswillflashonandoffatthe
sametime,twiceeverysecondfor5minutes.

featureassistsyouinfindingthephysicalinstallationlocation

featureworksbymakingtheselecteddevice’sstatusLEDflash

[Alwaysoff]

flashsequencewillbevisiblydifferentthannormalLEDstatus

.

Toinitiatethe
devicenameinthe
thedevice’spop-overmenu.

Once

[FindMe]

FindMe]

Selecting
theLEDflashingandreturnthedevicetoitspreviousLEDstate.

[FindMe]

hasbeenactivated,itsmenuoptionwillchangeto

until5minuteshaselapsed.

[CancelFindMe]

featureforaspecificSeaT alkNGdevice,locatethe

[Network]

settingsmenu,andthenselect

atanytimewithinthe5minutetimeframewillstop

13.6LEDindications(ACU-100/ACU-150)

LEDIndicationLEDStatusandrequiredaction

(Solidgreen)Normaloperation

•None(normalpoweruptakes<1minute).

(Red)No SeaTalkNG connection.

•Ensurenetworkispowered.

[FindMe]

from

[Cancel

Note:

The

[Findme]

softwareversions.Ensurethatyouobtainthelatestavailablesoftwarefor
yourpositionsensors.

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featuremaynotbeavailableondevicesrunningolder

•Ensurenetworkcableandconnections
aresecureandfreefromdamage.

•IfproblempersistscontactRaymarine
technicalsupport.

(Red) SeaTalkNG connectedbutnot
receivingdata.

•IfproblempersistscontactRaymarine
technicalsupport.

13.7Rudderdampinglevelsanddeadband angles

Forautopilotsystemswhichincludearudderanglereferencesensor/
transducer,rudderdampingisusedtopreventEvolution-Seriesautopilot

systemover-activity,characterizedby“hunting”maneuvers.Anumber
ofrudderdampinglevelsareavailabletoaddressthisbehavior.Rudder

dampinglevelsrelateto“deadbandangles”,andcanbeconfiguredusing
yourautopilotcontrolhead(e.g.p70s/p70RsorMFD).Ahigherdampinglevel
isintendedtoeliminatepilotandhelmover-activity.

Typically,theappropriaterudderdampinglevelisthelowestacceptable
value.However,itisimportanttobeawarethattherudderdampingscaling
hasbeenchangedinrecentversionsoftheACU-Seriesunits,whichinclude
newerprocessorandsoftwareversions(theseunitscanbeidentifiedwithan
“A”appendedtotheirSKU).

Important:

Therudderdampinglevelscanhaveasignificantimpactonyourautopilot
performance.Ifyouareunsureastohowtoadjustthesesettingstobest
suityourautopilotsystem,pleaserefertoyourdealerorRaymarineproduct
support.

RudderDampingleveladjustments

Y oucanadjusttheRudderDampinglevelsusingyourpilotcontrolhead.

ThemenuitemforadjustingtheRudderDampingleveldependsonwhich
pilotcontrolleryouareusing:

•p70/p70s/p70R/p70Rs—

Settings>RudderDamping]

•LightHouse3MFD—

[Homescreen>Settings>Autopilot>Pilotcontrol>

Advancedsettings>RudderDamping]

•LightHouse2MFD—FromthePilotSet-uppage:

[Menu>Set-up>AutopilotCalibration>Drive

.

.

[PilotSettings>Drive

Settings>RudderDamping]

13.8PerformingafactoryresetofaSeaTalk

Thefollowingtableliststherudderdampinglevelsanddeadbandanglesthat
areavailablewithbotholdandnewversionsoftheACU-Seriessoftware:

Rudderdamping
level

1

20.2°0.30°0.2°

30.3°0.45°0.3°

4

5

60.6°0.9°0.9°

7

80.8°1.20°1.6°

90.9°1.35°2.2°

It’simportanttochecktherudderdampinglevelcurrentlyconfiguredonyour
autopilotcontrolhead,toensureitmatchesyourneeds.Therudderdamping
valueshouldbeincreasedonelevelatatimeuntiltheautopilotstopshunting.

Systemchecksandtroubleshooting

Existing
Deadband
angle(ACU-100,

ACU-150,
ACU-200,
ACU-400)

0.1°0.15°0. 1°

0.4°0.60°0.4°

0.5°0.75°0.7°

0.7°1.05°1.1°

Existing
Deadbandangle
(ACU-300)

NewDeadband
angle(ACU-

Seriessoftware

versionv3.11or
later)

NGdevice

RaymarineSeaTalkNGdevicescanbefactoryresetfromthe

settingsmenu.

1.Openthe

2.SelecttherelevantSeaTalkNGfromthenetworklist.

3.Select

Theproductwillperformafactoryresetandmayreboot,noconfirmation
willbegiven.

[Factoryreset]

[Network]

settingsmenu:

[Homescreen>Settings>Network]

.

[Network]

.

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CHAPTER14:OPERATION

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•14.1Evolution-Seriesautopilotoperationinstructions—page97

96

14.1Evolution-Seriesautopilotoperation instructions

Fordetailedinstructionsonhowtooperateyourautopilotsystem,please
refertothedocumentationforyourautopilotcontrolunit(e.g.p70s/p70Rs
pilotcontrolhead,oraLightHousemultifunctiondisplay/chartplotter).

Autopilotcontrollerdocumentation

Installation,commissioningandoperationinstructionsforyourautopilot
controllerarelistedbelow.Pleaseselecttheappropriatedocumentforyour
autopilotcontroller:

Document

81355

81365

81406LightHouse4AdvancedOperationInstructions

81370LightHouse3AdvancedOperationInstructions

81360LightHouse2OperationInstructions

AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadfromtheRaymarinewebsite:

https://bit.ly/rym-docs

Description

p70/p70RInstallationandOperationInstructions

p70s/p70RsInstallationandOperationInstructions

Operation

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CHAPTER15:MAINTENANCE

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•15.1Serviceandmaintenance—page99

•15.2Routineequipmentchecks—page99

•15.3Productcleaning—page99

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15.1Serviceandmaintenance

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceablecomponents.Pleasereferall
maintenanceandrepairtoauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorized
repairmayaffectyourwarranty.

15.2Routineequipmentchecks

Itisrecommendedthatyouperformthefollowingroutinechecks,ona
regularbasis,toensurethecorrectandreliableoperationofyourequipment:

•Examineallcablesforsignsofdamageorwearandtear .

•Checkthatallcablesaresecurelyconnected.

15.3Productcleaning

Bestcleaningpractices.

Whencleaningproducts:

•Switchoffpowersupply.

•Useacleandampclothtowipeclean.

•DoNOTuse:abrasive,acidic,ammonia,solventorotherchemicalbased
cleaningproducts.

•DoNOTuseajetwash.

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CHAPTER16:TECHNICALSUPPORT

CHAPTERCONTENTS

•16.1Raymarinetechnicalsupportandservicing—page101

•16.2Learningresources—page102

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