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Copyright©2010RaymarineUKLtd.Allrightsreserved.
ENGLISH
Documentnumber:87072-3
Date:072010
Contents
Chapter1Introduction.............................................7
Handbookinformation.....................................................7
Importantinformation......................................................8
Chapter2Planningtheinstallation........................11
2.1Installationchecklist..................................................12
2.2Inboardautopilotsystem............................................12
2.3SeaT alk
2.4SeaT alkautopilotsystem...........................................16
2.5Partssupplied...........................................................17
2.6Requiredadditionalcomponents................................18
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autopilotsystem.........................................14
Chapter3Cablesandconnections.........................21
3.1Generalcablingguidance..........................................22
3.2SPX-10/SPX-30connectionsoverview.....................23
3.3SPX-SOLconnectionsoverview.................................23
3.4Poweranddrivecables.............................................24
3.5Fusesandcircuitprotection.......................................27
3.6Grounding................................................................28
3.7SPXtoSeaTalk
3.8SeaT alkconnection...................................................31
3.9NMEA0183connection.............................................33
3.10Compassconnection...............................................35
3.11Rudderreferenceconnection...................................36
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connection.....................................29
3.12Sleepswitchconnection..........................................36
Chapter4Installation...............................................37
4.1LocationrequirementsforSPXcourse
computers......................................................................38
4.2InstallingtheSPXcoursecomputer............................38
4.3Initialchecksfortheautopilotinstallation....................39
Chapter5Maintenanceandsupport......................41
5.1Serviceandmaintenance..........................................42
5.2Cleaning...................................................................42
5.3Raymarinecustomersupport.....................................43
AppendixAT echnicalspecication.......................45
AppendixBNMEA0183sentences........................46
AppendixCSeaT alk
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accessories.........................47
AppendixDSeaT alkaccessories............................48
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6 SPXSmartPilotinstallationinstructions
Chapter1:Introduction
Handbookinformation
ThishandbookdescribesinstallationofSPXcoursecomputersas
partofaSmartPilotautopilotsystem.
Thishandbookincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourautopilotsystemandensureyouhaveallthenecessary
equipment,
•installandconnecttheSPXcoursecomputerwithintheautopilot
system,
•obtainsupportifrequired.
Thehandbookisforusewiththefollowingproducts:
•SPX-10,SmartPilotcoursecomputer
•SPX-30,SmartPilotcoursecomputer
•SPX-SOL,SmartPilotcoursecomputer
ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentationisavailableto
downloadinPDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.
SPXhandbooks
SPXdocumentation
Description Partnumber
SPX-10,SPX-30,SPX-SOLInstallationinstructions
PlanandinstallaSmartPilotsystemincludinganSPX
coursecomputer.
SPX-CANInstallationinstructions
PlanandinstallaSmartPilotsystemincludinganSPX
coursecomputer.
SPX-DIOInstallationinstructions
PlanandinstallaSmartPilotsystemincludinganSPX-DIO
coursecomputer.
ST70PilotControllerhandbooks
Description Partnumber
ST70PilotController—Installation
MountingandconnectionoftheST70Pilotcontrolleras
partoftheSmartPilotsystem.
ST70PilotController—CommissioningforSPX
autopilotsystems
Commissioninginstructionsplusmaintenanceand
troubleshootinginformationforanSPXSmartPilotsystem
withanST70controlhead.
ST70PilotController—Userreference
Generaloperation,setupanduserpreferencesforthe
SmartPilotsystemwithanST70controlhead.
ST70PilotController—Quickreference
AshortguidetogeneraloperationofaSmartPilotsystem
withanST70controlhead.
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87073
87124
87071
81287
81288
81289
Introduction
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ST70+handbooks
Description Partnumber
ST70+—Installation
MountingandconnectionoftheST70+system.
ST70+Operatingguide
AshortguidetogeneraloperationoftheST70+.
ST70+—Userreference
Systemcommissioning,generaloperation,setup,
maintenanceandtroubleshooting.
SeaTalk
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handbooks
Description Partnumber
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SeaTalk
Planningandconnectionofsystemsbasedaroundthe
SeaTalk
SeaTalk–SeaTalk
InstallationandconnectionoftheSeaTalk-SeaTalk
converter.
referencemanual
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network.
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converterhandbook
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Importantinformation
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81309
85024
81300
87121
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstallin
ahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasinan
engineroomornearfueltanks).
Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensuretheboat’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF
beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect
ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas
beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe
instructionsinthisguide.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenanceandrepair
toauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorizedrepair
mayaffectyourwarranty.
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto
dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury ,damagetoyour
boatand/orpoorproductperformance.
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Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersource
isadequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-rated
fuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker .
CertiedInstallation
RaymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbyaRaymarine
approvedinstaller .Acertiedinstallationqualiesforenhanced
productwarrantybenets.ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor
furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked
withyourproduct.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize
electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables
carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.
InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar
beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove
andbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused
forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior
anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave
aseparatebattery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin
theinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof
theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum
possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical
equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation
Suppressionferrites
Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These
areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe
removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust
bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine
authorizeddealers.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
Technicalaccuracy
Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocumentwas
correctatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarinecannot
acceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmaycontain.In
addition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovementmaychange
specicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarinecannotaccept
liabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproductandthisdocument.
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Chapter2:Planningtheinstallation
Chaptercontents
• 2.1Installationchecklistonpage12
• 2.2Inboardautopilotsystemonpage12
• 2.3SeaT alk
• 2.4SeaT alkautopilotsystemonpage16
• 2.5Partssuppliedonpage17
• 2.6Requiredadditionalcomponentsonpage18
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autopilotsystemonpage14
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2.1Installationchecklist
S M A R T P I L O T
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2.2Inboardautopilotsystem
Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:
InstallationTask
1 Planyoursystem
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3
Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools
Siteallequipment
4 Routeallcables.
5
Drillcableandmountingholes.
6 Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.
7
Secureallequipmentinplace.
8 Powerontestthesystem.
Schematicdiagram
Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanninganyinstallation.
Itisalsousefulforanyfutureadditionsormaintenanceofthe
system.Thediagramshouldinclude:
•Locationofallcomponents.
•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.
Atypicalinboardautopilotwillconsistoftheitemsshown:
1.Autopilotcontrolhead—Thisprovidesthedisplayand
controlsrequiredtousetheautopilot.Multiplecontrollerscanbe
addedifrequired,forexampleacontrollerateachhelmposition.
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2.Coursecomputer—Thisisthecentralintelligencehubofthe
autopilotsystem,linkingthecontrolheadtothedriveunit.
3.Driveunit—Thedriveunitinterfaceswithyourboat’ssteering
system.
4.Fluxgatecompass—Theuxgatecompassprovidesthe
autopilotwithamagneticheadingrequiredformaintaininga
course.
5.Rudderreference—Requiredforsomesystemsonly .This
providesfeedbackfromtherudderandcanenhancesteering
performance.
Inadditiontheautopilotmayreceivedatafromothercomponents,
forexample:
•Multifunctiondisplay—Theautopilotcanconnecttoa
compatiblemultifunctiondisplay .Thisprovidesenhanced
capabilitiesforcreatingandfollowingroutes.
•GPS—Usuallyreceivedfromamultifunctiondisplay ,theautopilot
usespositiondatawhenfollowingroutesandcalculatingthe
optimumcoursetosteer .
•Windtransducer—Theautopilotcansteerrelativetoaspecied
windangle.
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2.3SeaTalk
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TheautopilotmaybeconnectedaspartofawidernetworkofmarineelectronicsusingSeaTalk
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1.MultifunctiondisplaywithGPS.(GPSmaybeinternalorexternal)
2.Autopilotcontrollerandinstruments(e.g.helm1)
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3.Autopilotcontrollerandinstruments(e.g.helm2)
4.Windtransducer
5.Autopilotcoursecomputeranddriveunit.ThismayalsosupplypowertotheSPXbackbone.
6.Speed/Depthtransducers.
Note: Themultifunctiondisplaywillrequireitsownpowerconnection.ItcannottakeitspowerfromtheSeaT alk
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backbone.
Seatalk
SeaTalk
ofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.Itreplacesthe
olderSeaT alkandSeaT alk
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(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolforconnection
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protocols.
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utilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible
instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarriedwithin
thebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfrom
thenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneedtohavea
separatepowerconnection.
SeaTalk
CANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000andSeaT alk/
SeaTalk
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isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andtheproven
2
devicescanalsobeconnectedusingtheappropriate
interfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.
NMEA2000
NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsoverNMEA0183,most
notablyinspeedandconnectivity .Upto50unitscansimultaneously
transmitandreceiveonasinglephysicalbusatanyonetime,
witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.Thestandard
wasspecicallyintendedtoallowforawholenetworkofmarine
electronicsfromanymanufacturertocommunicateonacommon
busviastandardizedmessagetypesandformats.
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