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9  |  Introduction

III Introduction

Each type in this navigation and control instrument product range consists of a display unit and, if applicable, one or
more external remote I/O modules.

The following display sizes are available for your AlphaLine instrument:

AlphaLine MFM

6.5 inch display

LCD orientation vertical

AlphaLine MFL

8.4 inch display

LCD orientation horizontal

The AlphaWind for sea-going vessels shows relative and true wind information. Wind information can be obtained from
any IEC 61162-1 compatible wind sensor.

Summary of Contents for AlphaWind AlphaLine MFL

Page 1: ...AlphaWind Wind Repeater Installation and Operation Manual www jrc am ...

Page 2: ... 13 1 1 8 Cable Preparation 13 1 1 8 1 Cable Preparation Sending Sides 13 1 1 8 2 Cable Preparation Receiving Sides 14 1 1 9 Grounding Instrument 14 1 1 10 Instrument Power Supply 15 1 1 11 Serial Interfaces 16 1 1 12 Serial Connection 17 1 1 13 Relay 18 1 1 14 Connecting Serial Ports 19 1 1 15 Connecting Dimmer 20 1 2 Software Installation 21 1 2 1 Selecting Active Software 21 1 2 1 1 Software Ap...

Page 3: ...2 5 NMEA Filter NMEA FILTER 44 2 5 2 6 Serial Port Monitor SERIAL MON 44 2 5 2 7 Factory Reset RESET 46 2 5 2 8 Log LOG 47 2 5 2 9 NMEA Talker NMEA TALKER 48 2 5 2 10 Wind Settings WIND SET 49 2 5 2 11 NMEA Settings NMEA SET 49 3 Maintenance 51 4 Appendix A 52 4 1 Hardware Specifications 53 4 1 1 Specifications MFM 53 4 1 2 Specifications MFL 54 4 1 3 Available Accessories 54 4 2 Software Specific...

Page 4: ...AlphaLine instrument LEDs Light emitting diodes These are used for signaling statuses of hardware and software signals to the user Central alarm system Bridge watch monitoring System that is connected to all vital systems on a ship and that is able to give a centralized indication of the alarm status of all connected systems NMEA protocol Protocol standard for transmitting and receiving of asynchr...

Page 5: ... Instrument setting for backlight color language number of connected apparatus etc as configured as a new instrument by the factory Flash memory Non volatile type of memory This type of memory retains its contents even when the instrument is turned off Firmware Embedded software inside the processors of the AlphaLine instrument Compass safe distance The minimum distances to equipment that will not...

Page 6: ... VDC Volts Direct Current VDR Voyage Data Recorder W Watt Table 2 Abbreviations I 3 Norms and Standards The AlphaWind complies with the applicable standards norms and regulations IEC 60945 2002 including IEC 60945 Corrigendum 1 2008 Standard DNV 2 4 IEC 61162 series IEC 62288 2014 ...

Page 7: ...t the power supply cable if the equipment is generating any smoke or odor or is overheated Immediately inform your local service agent of the symptom to have it repaired Prolonged equipment operation under such a condition can cause a fire or electric shock WARNING Do not place a vessel containing liquid on the equipment It may cause a fire electrical shock or a failure to the equipment if knocked...

Page 8: ...he dust and debris and wipe with a clean dry cloth II 1 Warranty Non compliance with the installation operation and maintenance requirements may void the warranty Read Warnings and Cautions on page 7 Contact the Alphatron dealer regarding the terms of the warranty II 2 Storage The AlphaLine range of instruments are sensitive to humidity temperature fluctuations and aggressive substances Store them...

Page 9: ...nal remote I O modules The following display sizes are available for your AlphaLine instrument AlphaLine MFM 6 5 inch display LCD orientation vertical AlphaLine MFL 8 4 inch display LCD orientation horizontal The AlphaWind for sea going vessels shows relative and true wind information Wind information can be obtained from any IEC 61162 1 compatible wind sensor ...

Page 10: ...ment on page 10 1 1 1 Supplied Parts The AlphaWind is supplied complete with the following parts Display unit Mounting frame with 2 sets of screws for fixing to either steel or wood 3 x Phoenix connectors for power supply and signals USB stick with manual Mounting template Grounding lug 1 1 2 Dimensions Carefully check the applicable drawing s of the instrument See Mechanical Drawings on page 56 1...

Page 11: ...into the hole and attach it with four screws 3 Push the display unit into the mounting frame Note The instrument is locked into position by a spring system Note Use the Overhead Mounting Kit for securing the display unit to an overhead console to prevent the unit from falling out 1 1 5 Fitting Instrument Water Seal The instrument can be positioned outside using a water seal To apply the water seal...

Page 12: ...the following items 1 gasket MFS 4 adapters M3 M6 4 lock washers M6 4 hex nuts M6 Figure 5 IP56 Kit for MFL Mounting instructions 1 Remove the 4 snaps from the instrument 2 Add the 4 adapters M3 M6 to the instrument 3 Remove the 4 clips from the bracket 4 Apply the gasket to the instrument ...

Page 13: ...nection Cables 1 1 8 Cable Preparation Cable preparation and cable connections as described in this manual are essential for the correct functioning of the instrument Note There are two type of cable sides connections sending cable sides and receiving cable sides Normally the cable shield will be grounded only at the sending side of the cable For a power cable this is the power supply side For a d...

Page 14: ...end 3 Attach the isolated cable end to the metal saddle on the rear of the instrument See Figure 7 Cable Preparation Receiving Cable Sides on page 14 Figure 7 Cable Preparation Receiving Cable Sides Note Always check the drawing for the correct shielding of signals 1 1 9 Grounding Instrument To function properly the AlphaLine instrument must be grounded to the ship s mass For this purpose the inst...

Page 15: ... 8 Grounding Bolt on page 15 Note Always check the drawing for the correct shielding of signals 1 1 10 Instrument Power Supply The AlphaLine instrument has one 24 VDC nominal power input Power consumption is approx 500 mA Connect to a power supply 1 A Note The power supply input is protected against connecting to the wrong polarity Note In rush current approximately 4 A ...

Page 16: ...ected on the listener side Note In case the NMEA signal is connected both ways two cables should be used with proper shielding as described above It is just above situation times two for the opposite direction Only one talker is connected to the bus and multiple listeners may be connected to the same bus without the need for a signal isolator multiplier However it is not forbidden and good practic...

Page 17: ...tiplier if needed NMEA Distribution Module Mk 2 The cable should be of a shielded type and the shield connected to the earth on the talker side and NOT to earth on the listener side The IEC 61162 specifies a number of different cables which can be used Of these cables Alphatron recommends to use single shielded cable as shown in Figure 11 Single Shielded Cable on page 17 Figure 11 Single Shielded ...

Page 18: ...EC 61162 1 Tx 7 COM2 IEC 61162 1 Rx 8 COM2 IEC 61162 1 Rx 9 COM3 IEC 61162 1 Tx 10 COM3 IEC 61162 1 Tx 11 COM3 IEC 61162 1 Rx 12 COM3 IEC 61162 1 Rx Table 5 Serial Connector P19 12 pins Note The instrument should always be connected according to the cable diagram See Electric Diagrams on page 58 Ensure connection to the correct COM port 1 1 13 Relay One relay output is available for legacy alarm m...

Page 19: ...the IEC standard for the correct protocol description These are IEC 61162 1 and IEC 61162 2 The manual will use both these standards as there is a difference between them For detailed information on both standards please read the IEC 61162 1 and IEC 61161 2 documents Serial Port IEC Standard COM 0 61162 2 COM 1 61162 1 COM 2 61162 1 COM 3 61162 1 Table 7 Serial Ports To make connections Connect th...

Page 20: ...ecting Dimmer AlphaLine instruments can accept IEC 61162 1 dimmer messages with the DDC format Connect the signal to the designated dimmer connector as shown on the connection diagram see Electric Diagrams on page 58 Figure 13 Dimmer Message ...

Page 21: ...phaLine instrument will restart and install the selected application This will take a couple of minutes to complete Please be patient Note DO NOT switch off or disconnect the AlphaLine instrument while installing this will corrupt the software and make the AlphaLine instrument inoperable Note When the installation has been completed the main screen of the application will appear 1 2 1 1 Software A...

Page 22: ...uired from the Alphatron Service Desk at www jrc am support Note DO NOT shut down the device during an update procedure because this can cause irreversible damage to the files on the internal storage device 1 2 3 Watchdog Protection AlphaLine display unit is guarded by a watchdog application When the software freezes for an unknown reason then after a pre programmed period the display unit will re...

Page 23: ... power button is lit in accordance with the DIM setting of the LCD backlight so the power buttons dims together with the LCD panel 2 2 Main Screen When the AlphaLine Instrument is switched ON it will boot into the AlphaLine Instrument application The application will show the instrument specific data applicable to the particular instrument During the initialization time while the instrument is sta...

Page 24: ...ne step less bright Table 10 Main Screen Buttons 2 2 1 True Wind versus Relative Wind True wind is defined as the direction of the wind relative to True North at a certain speed irrespective of the ships heading and speed On the main screen this is shown as a compass rose from 0 to 360 Relative wind is measured by the sensor as the direction of the wind relative to the heading of the ship at a cer...

Page 25: ...change Accept and save current settings and applied settings will be saved Undo all settings and exit MENU Normal condition meaning there is no alarm Scroll between standard settings using the or button Standard settings are divided into several screens Navigate through these screens using the or button Table 11 Explanation of On screen Buttons and Icons ...

Page 26: ...ow Menu Theme Theme DAY Menu Date_Time 1 2 Year Compulsory Input Month Compulsory Input Day Compulsory Input Menu Date_Time 2 2 Hour Compulsory Input Minutes Compulsory Input Time Zone Compulsory Input Menu Range_Scale ALARM DISABLED Menu Units SPEED wind bft Menu Wind_Set WIND FILTER DISABLED Menu ADV_SET CNTRL_DIM INPUT ON Menu ADV_SET Eth_Config IP Address 192 168 31 31 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 ...

Page 27: ...LKER TALKER USED UNUSED USED Menu ADV_SET Wind_Set FILTER s 1 Menu ADV_SET NMEA_SET SENTENCE NONE INTERVAL ms 1000 PORT OFF Table 12 Default Values for AlphaWind 2 4 Alert Handling If a malfunction occurs an audible and visible alert will be displayed For alert handling while operating the main screen see Figure 20 Alert Handling in Main Screen example on page 28 ...

Page 28: ...28 Operation Figure 20 Alert Handling in Main Screen example For alert handling while operating the MENU see Figure 21 Alert Handling in Menu example on page 29 ...

Page 29: ...29 Operation Figure 21 Alert Handling in Menu example ...

Page 30: ...r and alert text Touching this icon toggles the visibility of the alert text 2 Active Acknowledged Alarm Red triangle with exclamation mark and alert text Touching this icon toggles the visibility of the alert text 3 Rectified Unacknowledged Alarm Flashing red triangle with tick mark and alert text Touching this icon toggles the visibility of the alert text Table 13 Alert Management Icons ...

Page 31: ...during commissioning or troubleshooting 2 5 1 Generic Settings Every user of the AlphaLine instrument can access the generic settings 2 5 1 1 Generic Settings Menu Touch the MENU button in the main screen to enter the MENU with generic settings see Figure 22 Generic Settings Menu on page 31 Figure 22 Generic Settings Menu Select the button to configure a specific setting or touch the button to ret...

Page 32: ...numbered reference points that appear on the screen see Figure 24 Calibration Reference Points on page 32 3 Touch the four reference points in sequence 1 to 4 as they light up The application will determine whether the sequence is carried out correctly 4 If the text VALID CALIBRATION appears then the calibration is performed accurately Test calibration for accuracy by dragging a finger across the ...

Page 33: ...7 Clean mode Countdown Example To start CLEAN MODE perform the following actions 1 Touch the CLEAN MODE button in the MENU The CLEAN SCREEN screen appears see Figure 26 Clean Screen Menu on page 33 2 Touch the CONFIRM CLEANING THE SCREEN button to start the CLEAN MODE The AlphaLine instrument switches to the CLEAN MODE COUNTDOWN page and starts the countdown sequence see for example Figure 27 Clea...

Page 34: ... THEME button The THEME MENU appears see Figure 28 Theme on page 34 2 Touch the or buttons to select the desired ILLUMINATION value INFO Three different ILLUMINATION values can be selected in accordance with ambient light DAY DUSK and NIGHT 3 Touch the button to confirm the chosen setting The MENU appears again 2 5 1 5 Change Date and Time DATE TIME The date and time can be adjusted ...

Page 35: ...te Time Screen 1 on page 35 2 Touch the and buttons to set the correct DATE values 3 Touch the button to select the TIME screen see Figure 30 Date Time Screen 2 on page 35 4 Touch the and buttons to set the correct TIME values 5 Touch the button to confirm the chosen values and return to the SETTINGS screen 6 To abort touch the button to return to the SETTINGS screen ...

Page 36: ...en it was built Figure 31 About the Alphaline Instrument example 1 In the MENU touch the ABOUT button The ABOUT MENU appears see for example Figure 31 About the Alphaline Instrument example on page 36 Note When asking for manufacturer s support this information will be useful 2 Touch the button to return to the SETTINGS screen ...

Page 37: ... speed is above 6 Beaufort Figure 32 Range Settings AlphaWind 1 In the MENU touch the RANGE SCALE button The RANGE SETTINGS MENU appears see Figure 32 Range Settings AlphaWind on page 37 2 Touch the button to ENABLE the ALARM repeatedly touch the button to increase the value 3 Set the precise number at which point the ALARM must be triggered by repeatedly touching the and buttons Note The ALARM ca...

Page 38: ...ge 38 2 Touch the and buttons to select the desired SPEED units 3 Touch the button to confirm the chosen settings 2 5 1 9 Wind Settings WIND SET The WIND FILTER is designed to dampen fluctuations in wind speed and direction depending on weather conditions and location of the wind sensor In the WIND SETTINGS of the Advanced Settings Menu the commissioning engineer can input a damping value to show ...

Page 39: ...on page 39 2 Touch either the or button to enable or disable the WIND FILTER 3 Touch the button to confirm the chosen setting 2 5 2 Advanced Settings The advanced settings are password protected and are for use by commissioning engineers only 2 5 2 1 Advanced Settings Menu ADV SET A password is required to open the menu Figure 35 Password Screen ...

Page 40: ...PASSWORD screen appears see Figure 35 Password Screen on page 39 2 Key in the password and confirm with the button The ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU appears see Figure 36 Advanced Settings Menu on page 40 3 Select the button to configure a specific setting or touch the button to return to the MENU ...

Page 41: ...18 If a central dimmer is connected it can be enabled through the CENTRAL DIMMER menu see Figure 37 CENTRAL DIMMER menu on page 41 Figure 37 CENTRAL DIMMER menu 1 In the MENU touch the ADV SET button The PASSWORD screen appears 2 Key in the password and confirm with the button The ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU appears 3 Touch the CNTRL DIM button The CENTRAL DIMMER screen appears see Figure 37 CENTRAL DI...

Page 42: ...U touch the ADV SET button The PASSWORD screen appears 2 Key in the password and confirm with the button The ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU appears 3 Touch the ETH CONFIG button The ETHERNET screen appears see Figure 38 Ethernet Menu on page 42 4 Touch the bar below IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK or GATEWAY to change these The numeric pad appears every time one of the bars is touched see Figure 39 Numeric Pad on ...

Page 43: ...lect ModbusMaster when an interface such as Analog Interface Mk 2 or AlphaTurn Interface Mk 2 is used Figure 40 UART Screen 1 Figure 41 UART Screen 2 1 In the MENU touch the ADV SET button The PASSWORD screen appears 2 Key in the password and confirm with the button The ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU appears 3 Touch the UART CONFIG button The UART screen 1 appears see Figure 40 UART Screen 1 on page 43 4 ...

Page 44: ...t the correct sentence for its intended use see Figure 42 NMEA Filter Menu example on page 44 Figure 42 NMEA Filter Menu example 1 In the MENU touch the ADV SET button The PASSWORD screen appears 2 Key in the password and confirm with the button The ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU appears 3 Touch the NMEA FILTER button The FILTER MENU appears 4 Select FILTER ID 1 2 or 3 depending on the type of sensor used...

Page 45: ...00 The default value for NMEA is 4800 The default value for Modbus communication is 19200 Data bits The numbers of data bits in each character can be 7 for true ASCII 8 for any kind of data as this matches the size of a byte 8 data bits are almost universally used in newer applications 7 bits is only used on special occasions Valid values are 7 or 8 The default value for NMEA and Modbus communicat...

Page 46: ...he PASSWORD screen appears 2 Key in the password and confirm with the button The ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU appears 3 Touch the RESET button The EXECUTE FACTORY RESET screen appears see Figure 45 Execute Factory Reset on page 46 4 Touch the CONFIRM RESET ALL SETTINGS TO FACTORY DEFAULTS button for a full reset to factory default values The AlphaLine instrument reverts to the first start up screen see ...

Page 47: ...SETTINGS MENU appears 3 Touch the LOG button The log screen appears see Figure 47 Log Screen on page 47 4 Touch the or buttons to scroll through the readings 5 Take a picture of the log screen and contact the Alphatron Service Desk at www jrc am support about errors Note Use for example a mobile phone to take a picture 6 Touch the button return to the ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU INFO Touching the MAIN ...

Page 48: ...tting defines the acceptation of the sentence based on the combination of the selected Talker ID and selected sentence formatter If this is set to UNUSED all sentences formatted with the selected Talker ID are ignored For now this makes it possible for example to reject some specific sentence formatter Figure 48 NMEA Talker Menu 1 In the MENU touch the ADV SET button The PASSWORD screen appears 2 ...

Page 49: ...wind direction indication will appear Figure 49 Wind Settings Menu 1 In the MENU touch the ADV SET button The PASSWORD screen appears 2 Key in the password and confirm with the button The ADVANCED SETTINGS MENU appears 3 Touch the WIND SET button The WIND SETTINGS MENU appears see Figure 49 Wind Settings Menu on page 49 4 Set the desired time in seconds and touch the button to confirm The ADVANCED...

Page 50: ...EA OUTPUT MENU appears see Figure 50 NMEA OUTPUT on page 50 4 Touch the or button to set SENTENCE to VBW DDC or NONE Touch the or button to set INTERVAL to 100 250 500 1000 2000 or BY CHANGE Touch the or button to set PORT to OFF UART0 UART1 UART2 UART3 or TCP 5 Touch the button when the settings are correct Note Please refer to Supported NMEA Sentences IEC 61162 on page 55 for more details about ...

Page 51: ... only be carried out by personnel trained and certified by ALPHATRON MARINE CAUTION When cleaning the surface do not use any organic solvent such as thinner or benzine Otherwise the paint and markings on the surface may get damaged For cleaning the surface remove the dust and debris and wipe with a clean dry cloth ...

Page 52: ...52 Appendix A 4 Appendix A Appendix A contains 1 Hardware Specifications on page 53 2 Mechanical Drawings on page 56 3 Electric Diagrams on page 58 4 Schematics on page 61 ...

Page 53: ...ty Class B Enclosure Class C Display Functionality Font display text 7 mm viewing distance 2 m Font operation buttons 3 5 mm viewing distance 1 m Accuracy Resolution 0 1 min Acoustic noise level 0 db Display Specifications High quality TFT Touch screen 6 5 Pixels 480 x 640 aspect ratio 3 4 Orientation Vertical Light intensity Max brightness 450 cd m2 View angle H V 140 160 Maximum colors 16 7 mill...

Page 54: ... m Accuracy Resolution 0 1 min Acoustic noise level 0 db Display Specifications High quality TFT Touch screen 8 4 Pixels 800 x 600 aspect ratio 4 3 Orientation Horizontal Light intensity Max brightness 450 cd m2 View angle H V 140 180 Maximum colors 16 7 million Input Output Signals COM 0 IEC 61162 2 isolated Modbus RTU Rx Tx COM 1 IEC 61162 1 isolated NMEA Rx Tx COM 2 IEC 61162 1 isolated NMEA Rx...

Page 55: ... Invalid checksum of NMEA sentence Checksum of incoming sentence is incorrect Parsing of NMEA failed Contents of incoming sentence is incorrect No wind direction information received NMEA Missing of correct Wind sentence 6 sec No wind speed information received NMEA Missing of correct Wind sentence 6 sec No true wind speed information received NMEA Missing of correct Wind Course Heading sentence 6...

Page 56: ...56 Appendix A 4 3 Mechanical Drawings 4 3 1 Mechanical Drawing MFM Figure 51 Mechanical Drawing MFM ...

Page 57: ...57 Appendix A 4 3 2 Mechanical Drawing MFL Figure 52 Mechanical Drawing MFL ...

Page 58: ...Appendix A 4 4 Electric Diagrams The cable diagrams and connection diagrams illustrate the connections to hardware power and other equipment 4 4 1 Cable Diagram AlphaWind Figure 53 Cable Diagram AlphaWind ...

Page 59: ...59 Appendix A 4 4 2 Connection Diagram AlphaWind Figure 54 Connection Diagram AlphaWind 1 ...

Page 60: ...60 Appendix A Figure 55 Connection Diagram AlphaWind 2 ...

Page 61: ...pendix A 4 5 Schematics This chapter contains the schematics of the AlphaLine instruments The commissioning engineer uses the schematics to be able to connect the signals according to the ship s requirements ...

Page 62: ...62 Appendix A 4 5 1 Schematics AlphaLine MF Display Unit Figure 56 Schematics AlphaLine MF Display Unit ...

Page 63: ...63 Appendix A 4 5 2 Schematics AlphaLine Instrument Figure 57 Schematics AlphaLine Instrument ...

Page 64: ...is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Alphatron Marine B V T 31 10 453 4000 Document Installation and Operation Manual F 31 10 453 4010 Project no AlphaWind service alphatronmarine com Version V1 0 6 www jrc am All rights reserved Alphatron Marine B V Centers of Excellence Houston Rotterdam Singapore Tokyo ...

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