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Introduction

Thank you for choosing Nexus Wind Data instrument. We are convinced that you will
appreciate all the valuable information either you are a cruiser or a racer. It is important
that you are following this instruction regarding installation and operation.

If the instrument are to be used in a Nexus Network, there are some systems settings that
are dependent on where the transducers are installed, i.e. at the instrument or at the
Server.

This manual is written for Nexus Wind Data instrument version 1.00

Edition: June 2000

INTRODUCTION

Summary of Contents for Wind Data

Page 1: ...0 Installation and Operation Manual...

Page 2: ...It is important that you are following this instruction regarding installation and operation If the instrument are to be used in a Nexus Network there are some systems settings that are dependent on w...

Page 3: ...16 4 5 6 Boat speed BSP option 16 4 5 7 Trip log TRP option 16 4 5 8 Water temperature TMP option 16 4 5 9 Trim function for optimum Wind angle or speed option 16 4 6 More Wind Data functions Nexus Ne...

Page 4: ...nce water or GPS 28 5 4 7 C64 Wind trim reference 28 5 4 8 C68 Roll adjustment 28 5 4 9 C69 Pitch adjustment 28 5 5 C70 Configure Nexus 28 5 5 1 C71 Wind master 29 5 5 2 C72 Log master 29 5 5 3 C73 Fu...

Page 5: ...on cover 9 2 4 pol screw terminal 9 Additional in Wind Data complete with transducer 1 Wind transducer Nexus 10 1 Mast top cable 25m 83 ft 11 3 Mounting screws for mast bracket 12 1 Mast head bracket...

Page 6: ...5 PART SPCIFICATIONS...

Page 7: ...space for additional instruments in the future A few do nots you should consider Do not cut the cables too short Allow extra cable length at the Server so it can be disconnected for inspection withou...

Page 8: ...from the 3 isolated wires the 4th wire is an earth screen Attach the 4 cable protectors to the wires using a pair of flat pliers Connect the 4 cable protectors to the 4 pole jack plug as shown Apply s...

Page 9: ...fuse between Power supply and instrument 1 3 Connections in Nexus Network If you already have a Nexus Network i e a Server it is more practical to connect the transducer to the Server due to the sing...

Page 10: ...20 log you may connect the single log pulse wire from that instrument to the Wind Data instrument terminal 4 If you don t have a log instrument but want to install a log transducer use the connection...

Page 11: ...n 17 and so on The order in which you press KEY is the same order as the instruments will be given a logical ID number on the Nexus Network The example shows that the instrument version number is 1 00...

Page 12: ...as displayed e g AWA This manual has been written to be Compatible with Wind Data instrument from software version 1 0 All functions followed by the text option is not valid in a factory set up instru...

Page 13: ...ng mode a long press 2sec on MODE will escape from that editing mode 3 2 2 DOWN A press on DOWN moves to the next sub function In edit mode it decreases to previous digit 3 2 3 UP A press on UP moves...

Page 14: ...The lighting can be set at 4 different levels To access the light control press and hold MODE for more than 2 seconds The flashing text Lit OFF will be displayed and the display will be lit momentaril...

Page 15: ...Wind scale between 180 and 60 with MODE Selected scale is shown with the LCD arrow pointing at scale The text APP displays selected main function as apparent Wind angle or Wind speed MIX 180 The text...

Page 16: ...Wind Speed and its value is displayed below The text TWS True Wind Speed is toggled with the text KTS KnoTS M S Metres s or BF BeauFort 3 5 3 True maximum Wind speed Press the KEY in the sub function...

Page 17: ...After 99 9 0 00 is displayed Clear trip by pressing UP and DOWN together 3 5 8 Water temperature TMP option The text TMP is displayed with water temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit This function requ...

Page 18: ...deviation is 15 When the deviation is between 15 and 30 the 15 sector is lit When larger then 30 the segment sector is blanked out Trim on speed Select the trim function Press UP and DOWN together Se...

Page 19: ...s Network By adding or using the Wind Data instrument in the Nexus Network more functions will be added if the corresponding transducer is connected The Wind Data functions may be added or removed by...

Page 20: ...ng still the TWD will be random readings if COG is used You may also check long term geographical Wind shifts by entering a marker at present Wind direction as a remainder The marker will stay until p...

Page 21: ...20 Your boat will be displayed on the right or left side of the road The distance is also displayed and can be in either Nautical mile Km or Miles...

Page 22: ...e in COG See C33 5 3 3 The text HDC is displayed with actual magnetic or true heading After 4secs the text NXT together with the true or magnetic course to keep after tack or jibe Note The boat s drif...

Page 23: ...xpect if you where tacking or jibing You may use COG but our recommendation is to use the Compass since the response and accuracy is superior If you use COG without a differential GPS you will loose t...

Page 24: ...the highest WCV speed towards the mark When NXT is 00 you should jibe because your drift is not important The functions BTW and NXT is toggling but can be locked or unlocked by use of the KEY Note Thi...

Page 25: ...libration value press KEY To select calibration value press DOWN UP and MODE as required To lock the selected value press KEY 4 1 C10 User settings To return to normal mode press KEY when the text rET...

Page 26: ...ke a beep at every key press while OFF is silent 4 2 C20 Calibration of Log To return to normal mode press KEY when the text rET is displayed 4 2 1 C21 Select unit for speed Unit for speed knots KTS k...

Page 27: ...splay all as true 4 3 2 C32 Magnetic deviation Set the deviation direction first i e E East or W West then enter the magnetic value in 1 10 of a degree 4 3 3 C33 Reference for Compass static or GPS Se...

Page 28: ...ory setting 4 4 4 C54 Adjustment of Wind angle Mast top unit misalignment adjust value or the so called A fault makes it possible to adjust any horizontal angle Example If the Wind angle is 4 when you...

Page 29: ...sducer according to the instructions Adjust the offset so the roll is displaying 00 when the boat is horizontal By entering a minus sign in front of the value the roll will be decreased by the value W...

Page 30: ...IM function MOB Use the external trim button for the M O B function Roll Use the roll sensor to compensate Wind speed and angle Not yet available at the time for this manual When the selection roll is...

Page 31: ...Demo mode The Wind Data instrument has a built in demonstration mode All values are simulated in this mode It is convenient to learn the functions of the instrument by using this mode Every 7th secon...

Page 32: ...onnected instrument and transducers including their software version numbers Instrument software version number Nexus Network data bus ID numbers for each instrument displayed at power up 5 2 1 Genera...

Page 33: ...sducer When measuring with voltmeter make sure everything is connected that the power is on and make sure the paddle wheel is rotating At the back of the instrument measure between pin 4 and ground Wh...

Page 34: ...ion The Nexus data bus is a Multi talker Multi receiver data bus specially designed for marine navigation applications It utilises the RS485 standard with up to 32 senders and or receivers to form a L...

Page 35: ...34 is supplied with a cable for connection from PC to the Server or Nexus instruments and or the Nexus GPS A 9 pole D sub connector is connected to the RS232 port on the PC...

Page 36: ...s NMEA 20445 5 Autopilot instrument 21210 Remote Control Nexus remote and instrument 21434 1 Wind Data repeater Nexus Analogue Repeaters 20550 1 Wind 20550 2 Steer Pilot 20550 6 Compass 20550 3 Log 0...

Page 37: ...PC interface with 1 m 3 3 ft cable Includes a 3 disc with software for waypoint editing and a data bus manager and NMEA interface 19763 Push button for Tactical and MOB function 21154 High Speed Padd...

Page 38: ...P Boat Speed BTW Bearing To Waypoint C Celsius F Fahrenheit KM KiloMetre KTS KnoTS MH Miles per Hour LCD Liquid Crystal Display LOW LOW MID MID MAX MAX RET RETurn SOG Speed Over Ground TRP TRiP Minus...

Page 39: ...ional distributors or operation outside the environmental parameters specified for the Product The Manufacturer will not compensate for consequential damage caused directly or indirectly by the malfun...

Page 40: ...OWNER Name Street City Zip Code Country Product name Serial number A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Date of purchase _________________________Date installed ______________________________ Dealers stamp Tick here...

Page 41: ...rsta m jliga nytta av ditt nya vindinstrument r det d rf r viktigt att du noggrant f ljer installationsanvisningen Skall vindinstrumentet anv ndas i ett Nexus n tverk m ste vissa systeminst llningar...

Page 42: ...41 Utg va Oktober 1997...

Page 43: ...stighet MAX 16 4 5 4 B tfart mot eller med vinden VMG 16 4 5 5 Batterisp nning BAT tillval 16 4 5 6 B tfart BSP tillval 18 4 5 7 Triplog TRP tillval 19 4 5 8 Vattentemperatur TMP tillval 19 4 5 9 Trim...

Page 44: ...ering av visad vindvinkel C54 26 5 4 5 Kalibreringstabell f r vindgivaren C55 C62 26 5 4 6 Hastighets referens vatten log eller GPS C63 26 5 4 7 Inst llning av trimreferensC64 27 5 4 8 Inst llning av...

Page 45: ...ckning siliconfett 9 1 Anslutningsk pa 9 2 4 poliga skruvterminaler 9 Endast i f rpackning med Wind data instrument komplett med givare 1 Vindgivare Nexus 1 25m mastkabel 3 F stskruvar f r vindgivare...

Page 46: ...45 Svenska INNEH LL I F RPACKNINGEN...

Page 47: ...kabeldragning blir enkel Om Du t nker anv nda Wind Data i ett Nexus n tverk med flera instrument b r Du nu best mma om vindgivaren skall installeras i instrumentet eller i Nexus Server L s mer i kapi...

Page 48: ...m fast de extra ndhylsorna p ledarna med en platt ng innan Du ansluter den till skruvterminalen Dra instrumentkabeln om m jligt bakom b tens inredning Innan den 4 poliga skruvplinten ansluts till inst...

Page 49: ...en 3A s kring mellan batteri och instrument 2 3 Inkoppling i ett Nexus n tverk Om du redan har ett Nexus n tverk dvs en Server r det mer praktiskt att installera givaren till Servern Instrumentet ans...

Page 50: ...det instrumentet till skruv 4 p Wind Data instrumentet Om Du inte har n got annat instrument kan en loggivare anslutas direkt till instrumentet F r att underl tta inkopplingen finns en kopplingsbox Ar...

Page 51: ...50 Svenska 2 INSTALLATION...

Page 52: ...ade p Nexus bussen m ste du v nta p texten Init OK innan du trycker p n sta instrument Den enhet som r bussadministrat r Nexus Server eller Wind instrumentet kommer att ge det f rsta instrumentet enhe...

Page 53: ...s VMG Alla funktioner som f ljs av texten tillval r inte tillg ngliga p ett fabriksinst llt instrument Se kalibreringskapitlet f r att f tillg ng till dessa funktioner Denna manual r skriven f r Wind...

Page 54: ...t v nster 4 2 2 NER Med NER stegar du ner t i underfunktionslistan I redigeringsl ge minskar du ett v rde 4 2 3 UPP Med UPP stegar du upp t i underfunktionslistan I redigeringsl ge kar du ett v rde 4...

Page 55: ...kgrundsbelysning f r display och tryckknappar Belysningen r valbar i tre steg Tryck p FUNKTION under minst 2 sekunder s att texten Lit visas V lj belysningsniv er l g LOW medel MID h g MAX och sl ckt...

Page 56: ...an 180 och 60 vindskala tryck p FUNKTION Inst llt val markeras av en pil under motsvarande vald skala APP Texten APP visar att huvudfunktionen r satt att visa relativ vindvinkel eller vindhastighet mo...

Page 57: ...isas TWS r kompenserad f r b tens fartvind loggivare m ste vara ansluten Texten TWS visas v xlande med information om vald enhet Knop KTS Meter s M S eller Beufort BF 4 5 3 Maximal sann vindhastighet...

Page 58: ...TRP samt vattentemperatur TMP Se inst llningar 4 5 9 Trimfunktion f r kryssvinkel eller fart tillval Text TRM och OFF visas n r funktionen inte aktiverats Trim funktionen kan anv ndas som ett hj lpme...

Page 59: ...R s att displayen blinkar V lj t ex BSP med UPP och avsluta med NYCKEL Det finns olika hastigheter att trimma mot De vanligaste r b tfart vattenhastighet och VMG Wind Data instrumentet kan ven visa av...

Page 60: ...illsammans med Multi Log eller analoginstrumenten F r att underl tta installation i ett litet n tverk rekommenderas kopplingssats Art nr 21453 Anslutning av b de vind och loggivare sker samlat vid t e...

Page 61: ...a ven efter flera timmars segling V lj funktion TWD 360 med FUNKTION och n r texten TWD blinkar blinkar trycker Du NYCKEL Du har nu satt mark ren vid aktuell geografisk vindriktning Vid en best ende v...

Page 62: ...nst llningar C33 se 5 3 3 Texten HDC visas tillsammans med aktuell magnetisk eller sann kurs Efter ca 4s v xlas Text ver till NXT som visar magnetisk eller sann kurs att h lla efter slag Obs eventuell...

Page 63: ...t Vi rekommenderar att anv nda kompass Anv nds COG utan differentiell GPS mottagare kommer kurs ver grund att variera f r mycket f r att upplevas stabilt BTW och NXT visas v xelvis KRYSS Exempel Om Du...

Page 64: ...nde sl rbog efter gipp dvs n r NXT visar 00 kommer att ske s att samma optimala sk rningsvinkel kan h llas nda till m rke utan st rre kurskorrigeringar Funktionerna BTW och NXT v xlar men kan l sas l...

Page 65: ...ka samt mark r FUNKTION f r att flytta till n sta siffra N r Du r klar trycker Du ter NYCKEL motsvarar datorns ENTER knapp 5 1 Anv ndarinst llning C10 F r att terg till normaldrift tryck NYCKEL n r r...

Page 66: ...r tyst funktion 5 2 Kalibrering av LOG C20 F r att terg till normaldrift tryck NYCKEL n r rEt visas 5 2 1 Val av enhet C21 V lj enhet f r fart knop KTS km h K h eller miles h m h 5 2 2 Kalibrering av...

Page 67: ...platsen 5 3 2 Inst llning av missvisning C32 St ll in missvisning E eller W f rst d refter storleken p den lokala magnetiska missvisningen Inst llning medges med 1 decimals noggrannhet vilket ger en...

Page 68: ...och beh ver d rf r inte ndras 5 4 4 Justering av visad vindvinkel C54 Justering av mindre vinkelfel efter montering av givaren eller n r vindgivaren avsiktligt placerats t ex 90 vinkelr tt mot masten...

Page 69: ...vinkel och vindhastighet att kompenseras i motsvarande grad f r att ka noggrannheten Denna givare var inte tillg nglig d denna manual skrevs 5 4 9 Inst llning av l ngskeppslutning offset C69 Denna ins...

Page 70: ...ttre monterad STEER Pilot TRIM knapp SPT Anslutning av yttre monterad SPEED TRIM knapp MOB Anslutning av yttre monterad Man ver bord M O B knapp Endast i Nexus N tverk Roll Anslutning kr ngningsgivare...

Page 71: ...da och en p babord Tryckknappens artikel nummer 19763 5 5 4 Demo mode C74 Inst llning av demo mode demonstrations l ge sker genom att s tta DEM till On Instrumentet visar d refter exempel p data utan...

Page 72: ...ta f r att vi skall ha m jlighet att ge bra service Vilka instrument som r kopplade till Nexus N tverket med dess versionsnummer Nexus N tverksenhets nummer f r alla instrument 6 2 1 Fels kning genere...

Page 73: ...2 Fartfunktioner C13 skall st i on Med en voltm tare kan man kontrollera att givaren fungerar M t mellan skruv 4 och jord alla anslutningar m ste vara gjorda ta upp givaren ur genomf ringen Vrid l ng...

Page 74: ...ligheten medger anv ndande av mycket l nga kablar upp till 1200 m Data s nds synkront med en startbit 8 databitar 1 paritetsbit samt 2 stoppbitar med en verf ringshastighet av 9600 baud Detta ger m jl...

Page 75: ...ot instrument 21210 Remote Control Nexus fj rrkontroll och instrument 21434 1 Wind Data Nexus Analoga Repeaters 20550 1 Wind 20550 2 Steer Pilot 20550 6 Kompass 20550 3 Logg 0 16 KTS 20550 4 Logg 0 50...

Page 76: ...neh ller en 3 disc Med mjukvara f r waypoint editeringing och data bus hantering samt NMEA interface 19763 Extern tryckknapp f r Taktik och MOB funktion 21154 H gfarts Paddelhjul upp till 40 KTS 19038...

Page 77: ...L g m Metre Meter MAG MAGnitic Magnetisk MAX MAX Maximal Mh Miles per hour Engelsk mil i timmen MID MID Medel MIX MIXture Blandad NAV NAVigation Navigation NXT NeXT N sta RET RETurn terg till tidigare...

Page 78: ...ens distribut rer och terf rs ljare r inte ansvarig och kommer inte att kompensera direkta eller indirekta skador som uppkommit p g a felaktigheter i produkten Tillverkaren r inte heller ansvarig f r...

Page 79: ...s Postnummer Land Produktens namn Serie nummer A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ink psdatum _________________________________Installationsdatum___________________________ terf rs ljarens st mpel Kryssa h r om du i...

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