The Gear Control form can be configured as a Shortcut.
The Gear Control form is highly dependent on how the Transmission section in
Config Inputs under I/O Configuration is configured.
The “Gear” widget displays current gear status according to the Gear Source for the
Transmission Input. Gear requests are performed by setting dedicated Modbus registers. In
order to make full use of this function an external PLC or similar is required to read gear
requests from the DCU via Modbus, as well as physically order the change of gear.
Propulsion Type
defines the types of gear commands shall be available as function buttons
commands in the Gear Control form. For example
Waterjet With Backflush
provides these
commands: “Engage”, “Disengage” and “Backflush” whereas
Bi-directional Propeller
provide the following commands: “Ahead”, “Neutral” and “Astern”
In Local Mode Only
will only allow for gear changes to be requested when the DCU is in
Local Mode.
Automatic Neutral Gear on Shutdown
instructs the DCU to request neutral gear should a
shutdown occur. Neutral Gear is requested when the RPM drops below the configured RPM
during the shutdown sequence.
Request Neutral on Modbus Watchdog Timeout
configures DCU to utilize the internal Gear
Watchdog feature. If enabled, a
Watchdog Time
configures the time in which the external
transmission unit must refresh the watchdog before DCU requests neutral gear.
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