Sailor AP5065 Installation Manual

INSTALLATION MANUAL

SAILOR AP5065 Alarm Panel

Contents

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3

General Description ............................................................................................................. 3

Technical Data ..................................................................................................................... 4

Operation ................................................................................................................................... 5

Distress ................................................................................................................................5

General ................................................................................................................................. 6

Installation ................................................................................................................................. 7

Connector overview ............................................................................................................. 7

Auxiliary interfaces ............................................................................................................... 7

Interconnecting more Alarm Panels .................................................................................... 8

Wiring interconnected Alarm Panels ................................................................................... 9

Wiring to VHF 1 or VHF 2 .................................................................................................. 10

Wiring to MF/HF ................................................................................................................. 11

Wiring to Inmarsat-C 1 or Inmarsat-C 2 (mini-C) .............................................................. 12

Wiring to 24V DC Supply ................................................................................................... 13

Outline and dimension ....................................................................................................... 14

Appendix A - The AUX interface ........................................................................................... 16

The ALR sentence used in AP5065 .................................................................................. 17

The ACK sentence used in AP5065 .................................................................................. 18

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Introduction

General Description

The GMDSS Distress Alarm Panel is used for remote initiation of distress alert transmissions
and visible and audible indication of incoming distress and urgency calls on VHF, MF/HF,
and Inmarsat-C. Normally it is installed on the bridge at the conning position.

The Alarm Panel contains three main sections, intended for connection to System 5000 VHF,
System 5000 MF/HF equipment, and Inmarsat-C SES equipment. All sections work inde­pendently and all control signals are galvanically isolated by opto-couplers.

For Inmarsat-C and VHF, the Alarm Panel has duplicated connections allowing two units of
each system to be supported simultaneously. Each section includes a push button for
distress alert initiation, and a distress annunciator for indication of distress alert transmission
in progress or distress or urgency calls received. Additionally there is an annunciator for
indication of equipment type. This is switched on when the appropriate transceiver has been
sensed by the Alarm Panel.

If a distress alarm is initiated on a system with duplicated units, only one of the units will
send the alarm. The selected unit is indicated on the display.

To protect against inadvertent activation the distress buttons are protected by spring loaded
transparent covers. A button must be kept pressed for 5 seconds before the distress alert is
initiated, during which time the audible alarm is beeping and the distress button is flashing.

The Alarm Panel is supplied from 24 V DC supply voltage (21 V to 32 V). The input is
reverse polarity protected.

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Technical Data

General

Illuminated red distress button with transparent cover for each section.

Indicator Alarm Panel with distress annunciator and status information for each connected
unit.

Audible alarm for indication of distress alert transmission in progress, or distress or urgency
calls received.

Dimmer push button for controlling light intensity in the indicator Alarm Panel.

Mute push button for resetting the audio alarm.

Test push button for verification of indicators, audible alarm and push buttons.

All distress functions work fully independent of each other.

All control signals are galvanically isolated by opto-couplers.

The indication line in the display goes off if the connection to the associated transceiver is
broken. When the connection is re-established it may take up to 20 seconds before it is
indicated in the display.

Supply Voltage: 24 V DC (21 V to 32 V)

Current consumption: max.100 mA

Operating temperature range: -20°C to +55°C

Compass safe distance: Standard: 0.9 m. Steering: 0.6 m.

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Operation

Distress

Sending Distress Alert

Open the key cover and press the ‘DISTRESS’ push button for minimum 5 seconds. The
alert button and the selection annunciator for the active unit flashes, and the buzzer sounds
periodically.

When the distress alert transmission starts, the distress button and the selection annunciator
change to a constant light. This indication is also given if a distress alert is initiated from the
transceiver.

When a distress acknowledgement has been received the distress annunciator flashes and
the buzzer sounds periodically - except Inmarsat-C equipment where distress button
changes to a slow cycle and the buzzer remains silent. Furthermore the dimmer will be set to
full light intensity.

When the distress acknowledgement has been read out or a distress/urgency alert has been
cancelled at the appropriate transceiver, the call lamp and buzzer on the Alarm Panel are
switched off.

Reception of Distress or Urgency Calls

Reception of Distress or Urgency calls, EGCs, and messages are indicated by a slowly
flashing distress annunciator and a periodic sound from the buzzer. Furthermore the dimmer
will be set to full light intensity.

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General

Test the Alarm Panel

Pressing and holding the Test button will make all light indicators and alarm buttons flash.
Pressing any other button while holding the Test button, will sound the buzzer enabling
verification of the buttons and the audible indicator.

Note that this only tests the Alarm Panel itself and does not involve the connected trans­ceiver unit. For description of system test procedures, please refer to the User’s Manual of
each of the system.

Mute the alarm sound

If the buzzer is on, pressing the Mute button will mute the buzzer until reactivated by a new
event.

Adjust the light intensity

Pressing and holding the Dimmer button will increase or decrease the light intensity in the
display. To change between increasing and decreasing, release the button and press it
again. The light can be decreased to distinction, but it will always turn to full intensity if any
distress indicators turn on, or if the Test button is pressed.

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Connector overview

Option

DC Supply

VHF 1

VHF 2

MF/HF

Inm-C 2

Inm-C 1

40708

The Alarm Panel will connect to 5 transceiver units (2 × VHF, 2 × Inmarsat-C, and 1 × MF/
HF) each of which is provided a dedicated connector on the rear side of the Alarm Panel.

Auxiliary interfaces

The AP5065 Alarm Panel provides, through the option connector an auxiliary RS-422 line
with a separate Rx and Tx pair, that can be connected to external equipment for monitoring
of the Alarm Panel state. Unless specific installation instructions describes otherwise, this
interface should not be connected.

For further information please refer to Appendix A on page 16.

The power connector also provides a Service interface connection that may be used for
future maintenance of the Alarm Panel. Leave this disconnected for normal use.

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Interconnecting more Alarm Panels

Alarm Panel 1 Alarm Panel 2 Alarm Panel 3

Inmarsat-C 1

VHF 1

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24V

24V

24V

24V

Interconnected panels Cable length < 200 meter

24V

24V

Inmarsat-C 2

VHF 2

MF/HF

Up to 3 Alarm Panels can be interconnected and placed in different locations on the vessel.
Interconnected Alarm Panels maintain identical light and sound indications, so any operation
and behaviour on either Alarm Panel will be reflected on the others (except using the
Dimming button and the Test button – which only affects the single Alarm Panel being
dimmed or tested).
If interconnection is used, the combined set of Alarm Panels still only accepts the same 5
transceiver units, but each transceiver may be connected to either of the interconnected
Alarm Panels (e.g., the secondary VHF transceiver can be connected to the VHF 2 connec­tor of any of the Alarm Panel).

The interconnection is physically established using a twisted pair cable. The interface is
electrically isolated and it must be supplied with 15V power to one of the Alarm Panels. The
15V interface power is taken from a dedicated supply available in the 9-pin power connector.
Note that only one of the interconnected Alarm Panels must supply the interface with power
in order to maintain the electrical isolation in the installation.

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Wiring interconnected Alarm Panels

Alarm Panel 1 Alarm Panel 2 Alarm Panel 3

8

9

* 120

Option

10

11

12

13

22

23

24

25

INTER L

INTER H

INTER C

INTER S

40714A

DC Supply

*

Note: The terminator resistor must match the cable used 120

DC supply

D-sub 9 Designation

1ID-GND
2 S-RX SERVICE INTERFACE
3 S-TX SERVICE INTERFACE
4ID
5 GND SERVICE INTERFACE
6 DC- SUPPLY INPUT
7 DC+ SUPPLY INPUT
8 INTER-COUT INTERFACE SUPPLY OUT
9 INTER-SOUT INTERFACE SUPPLY OUT

Option
D-sub 25
1 and 14 AUX-TALKER B
2 and 15 AUX-TALKER A
3 and 16 AUX-TALKER C
5 and 18 AUX-LISTENER B
6 and 19 AUX-LISTENER A
7 and 20 AUX-LISTENER C

10 and 22 INTER L
11 and 23 INTER H
12 and 24 INTER C
13 and 25 INTER S

4.8.9 and 17 NC

Option Option

10

22

11

23

12

24

25

13

10

11

12

13

is a typical value.

22

120

*

23

24

25

Note 1: The denotion ”1 and 14”, “2 and 15” etc. used in the table indicates, that the two

pins are internally connected. This will ease cabling when the unit is not an
endpoint.

Note 2: The cable shield must be connected only to the Alarm Panel that powers the

interface (Alarm Panel 1 in the wiring diagram). All segments of the interface
cable must have connected shields”

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Wiring to VHF 1 or VHF 2

40712

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3X'FHV'

yaw9buS-D

noitangiseD

3+SUB-CRAPS2

5-SUB-CRAPS3

FHV

SUB-CRAPS

yaw51buS-D

tnemmoC

riapdetsiwT

2DNG6

9V21+7

²mm5.0x2x2:epytelbaCm001.xaM:htgneL,deneercs

Note: The cable shield must be connected to chassis on the VHF equipment and must

be left unconnected at the Alarm Panel.”

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Wiring to MF/HF

lenaPmralA

4X'FH/FM'

yaw9buS-D

noitangiseD

FH/FM

XUA

yaw9buS-D

tnemmoC

3+SUB-CRAPS1

riapdetsiwT

5-SUB-CRAPS6

2DNG5

9V42+7

²mm5.0x2x2:epytelbaCm001.xaM:htgneL,deneercs

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Note: The cable shield must be connected to chassis on the MF/HF equipment and

must be left unconnected at the Alarm Panel.”

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Wiring to Inmarsat-C 1 or Inmarsat-C 2 (mini-C)

40710

Alarm Panel mini-C

Inm-C Designation Comment

D-sub 9 w ay J302

1,2 GND GND
3,7 Data + Data +
4,5 Data - Data -

Twi s ted pai r

8,9 VCC IN +9V

Cable type: min. 2 x 2 x 0.2mm2 screened.
Length: Max 250m

Note 1: The cable shield must be connected to chassis on the Inmarsat-C equipment and

Note 2: If the cable ends at the Alarm Panel, then connect a strap between pin 6 and 7 in

Note 3: For further details refer to TT-3000E mini-C GMDSS system Installation manual

Note 4: Connection of a classic Inmarsat-C transceiver (TT-3020C) to the Alarm Panel

must be left disconnected at the Alarm Panel.”

order to activate an internal termination resistor.

(Doc. TT98-122414)

requires interface TT-3687A installed. For details refer to TT-3687A Alarm Panel
adapter Installation & User manual (Doc. TT98-125903)

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Wiring to 24V DC Supply

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40716A

Note:

Alarm Pa nel Alarm Pa nel

DC Supply Designa tion Option

D-sub 9 way Connector

6 DC -

7DC +
Cable type: 2 x 0.5mm2 sc reened.
Length: Max. 100m

8 INTER-COUT 12 (Note)

9 INTER-SOUT 13 (Note)
Wiring: 2 x 0.2mm2.
Length: 0.15 - 0.2m

Interface supply used only if interconnecting 2 or 3 alarm panels - refer to page 8.

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Outline and dimension

100

141

100
128

40674A

Mounting option Drilling plan

45

Tilting±45

°

min. 150

Space for cable entry

30

7.5

11.6

31.5

60.5

4 x ø 4.5

86

109.2

40722

Dimensions are in mm.

Weight:

AP5065 0.8 Kg

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Alarm panel with mounting bracket

120

Panel mounting kit (Option)
Part no 405065A-920

Drilling plan

108

20 20

6

6

Drilling plan

105

17.5

7.5

140

Cut out

105

128

min. 150

Space for cable entry

4 x ø5

4 x ø3.5 uns for M3 ISO 14581

9.6

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40723B

4 pcs M3x30

3 pcs M3x8

4 pcs M4x30

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Appendix A - The AUX interface

The AP5065 Alarm Panel is equipped with an auxiliary RS-422 line with a separate Rx and
Tx port, that can be connected to external equipment for monitoring of the Alarm Panel state.

The two ports are called the AUX-LISTENER (Rx) and the AUX-TALKER (Tx), and each has
an A and a B signal according to the RS-422 standard. There is also a “common ground”
connection denoted C.

Option
D-sub 25
1 and 14 AUX-TALKER B
2 and 15 AUX-TALKER A
3 and 16 AUX-TALKER C
5 and 18 AUX-LISTENER B
6 and 19 AUX-LISTENER A
7 and 20 AUX-LISTENER C

10 and 22 INTER L
11 and 23 INTER H
12 and 24 INTER C
13 and 25 INTER S

4.8.9 and 17 NC

Note: The denotion ”1 and 14”, “2 and 15” etc. used in the table indicates, that the two pins

are internally connected. This will ease cabling when the unit is not an endpoint.

The communication on the AUX interface is compatible with parts of ISO/IEC 61162-1 (which
in turn is similar to NMEA 0183) although it should be noted that it is neither intended nor
approved as a full 61162-1 interface. It should be connected only to equipment ports that are
specifically dedicated to communicating with the alarm panel.

The configuration of the serial link and the basic data format is as stated in ISO/IEC 61162-1:

• The link uses serial asynchronous communication with the bit rate 4800 bit/s, 8 data bits,
1 stop bit and no parity.

• The data are sent as lines of ASCII characters with a checksum and terminated with a
Carriage Return and a Line Feed.

• Each line form a “sentence” with the format $aaccc,…,*hh, where <aaccc> is an
address field combined from a talker ID and a sentence code, and <hh> is a checksum
in hexadecimal notation.

• The checksum is calculated as a binary ‘exclusive OR’ of all the ASCII values of the
characters in the sentence. The opening dollar sign ‘$’ and the trailing asterisk ‘*’ are not
included in the calculation.

• The Alarm Panel sends out ALR sentences on the TALKER port and accepts ACK
sentences on the LISTENER port.

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The ALR sentence used in AP5065

The TALKER port sends out an ALR sentence every 5 seconds for each for the connected
and active systems (i.e., systems that show up on the front display of the Alarm Panel). If all
five systems are active, this gives a combined rate of one sentence every second; if no
systems are active, the port does not send anything.

The ALR sentence sent by the AP5065 has the following format:

$aaALR,,n,a1,a2,desc*hh

• <aa> is the talker ID (CS or CD):

- CS for the Inmarsat-C systems.

- CD for the radio systems.

• <n> is the system number (1..5):

- 1: Inm-C 1

- 2: Inm-C 2

- 3: VHF 1

- 4: VHF 2

- 5: MF/HF

• <a1> is the alarm condition (A or V):

- A: DISTRESS or FAULT light active for the system in question.

- V: DISTRESS and FAULT inactive.

• <a2> is the alarm sound’s acknowledge state (A or V):

- A: The alarm sound has been muted (or is inactive).

- V: The alarm sound is active.

• <desc> is the alarm’s description text. It is combined from the following elements:

- The system name (INMC1, INMC2, VHF1, VHF2, MFHF)

- The text “-Fault” is appended if the corresponding FAULT light is on.

- The text “-Distress” is appended if the corresponding DISTRESS light is on.

• <hh> is the checksum as previously described.

This is largely compliant with the ISO/IEC 61162-1 standard where alarm acknowledgement
is interpreted as muting the sound signal.

The example below shows a sequence of sentences from the AP5065. The INMC-2 system
has the DISTRESS light turned on and the alarm sound is on:

$CSALR,,1,V,A,INMC1*7D
$CSALR,,2,A,V,INMC2-Distress*6D
$CDALR,,3,V,A,VHF1*39
$CDALR,,4,V,A,VHF2*3D
$CDALR,,5,V,A,MFHF*53
$CSALR,,1,V,A,INMC1*7D
$CSALR,,2,A,V,INMC2-Distress*6D
$CDALR,,3,V,A,VHF1*39
$CDALR,,4,V,A,VHF2*3D
$CDALR,,5,V,A,MFHF*53

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The ACK sentence used in AP5065

The Alarm Panel accepts the following sentence on the LISTENER port:

$aaACK,id*hh

• <aa> is the talker ID. This is disregarded by the Alarm Panel and may be set to any two-
letter combination.

• <id> is the alarm number ID. This is also disregarded by the Alarm Panel and may be
omitted (along with the preceding comma).

• <hh> is the checksum as previously described.

When the Alarm Panel receives such a sentence, it will forward mute requests to all the
connected systems. It is equivalent to pressing the MUTE button on the front panel.

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