6 Rue Gutenberg – Zi de Kerandré
56700 – HENNEBONT – France
www.nke-marine-electronics.com
PROCESSOR REGATTA
Part number: 90-60-384
USER MANUAL
AND INSTALLATION GUIDE
Version V4.0
Page 1: ...6 Rue Gutenberg Zi de Kerandr 56700 HENNEBONT France www nke marine electronics com PROCESSOR REGATTA Part number 90 60 384 USER MANUAL AND INSTALLATION GUIDE Version V4 0...
Page 2: ...MOTION 21 7 2 FUNCTIONS FOR BOAT SPEED 22 7 3 FUNCTION FOR WIND DATA 23 8 CALIBRATING YOUR SYSTEM 24 8 1 INTRODUCTION 24 8 2 CALIBRATION ORDER 24 8 3 CALIBRATING THE COMPASS 25 8 4 ROLL AND PITCH CALI...
Page 3: ...s managed from one of the displays that will be chosen as MASTER during the system commissioning Its address will be 1 Once turned on the MASTER will scan all the addresses to discover all the display...
Page 4: ...bration files polar tables Use of one single variable definition base for each level in the remote Gyropilot Graphic display the Processor Regatta the variables log the compatible navigation software...
Page 5: ...r we will cover the installation of the unit and all calibration required in the Topline network environment IMPORTANT Please take time to read this manual carefully before you start installation Any...
Page 6: ...mpatibility with the Processor Regatta Type of unit Description Minimum Version required Display Multigraphic All versions Display Multidisplay All Versions Display Gyropilot Graphic V3 1 Display TL25...
Page 7: ...connect the HF GPS if the version is lower than 2 2 or another GPS source On the NMEA 2 input of the REGATTA PROCESSOR In the case of a HF GPS version 2 2 or higher it is not necessary to connect the...
Page 8: ...ion to your PC Ethernet connection via a network The cable supplied with your Processor Regatta is a crossover cable It allows connection with the most recent Ethernet Switches Please check your Ether...
Page 9: ...dress such as 192 168 0 X where X is different from 232 which is the default address of the Processor Regatta see addendum A Connecting the Pocessor Regatta With the http protocol Open your Internet b...
Page 10: ...is connector which can also receive data from the 3D Sensor Cable 3 wires aeronautical type shield Connector Binder 5 pts series 620 Wires Colour Function Termination Blue TX Processor 5 White RX Proc...
Page 11: ...rrent 77 Direction of current DBT 22 Depth DPT 22 Depth GGA 86 Latitude Degrees and Minutes 87 Latitude Minutes decimals 88 Longitude Degrees and Minutes 89 Longitude Minutes decimals GLL 86 Latitude...
Page 12: ...1 Boat speed 42 Dead reckoned drift angle 208 Speed Over Ground 209 Heading Over Ground VDR 76 Speed of Current 77 Direction of current VHW 21 Boat speed 118 True Heading geographical North VLW 32 Log...
Page 13: ...MB APB XTE XTR 67 VMG to Waypoint WCV RMB 69 UTC Year and Month ZDA RMC 70 Autopilot Status APB XTE 71 Bearing Origin Waypoint to Destination Waypoint APB BOD 76 Speed of Current VDR 77 Direction of C...
Page 14: ...heading INMTW Sea Temp INMWV x x R Apparent Wind angle and speed INMWV x x T True Wind angle and speed INMWD True Wind direction and speed INRMB Recommended Minimum Navigation INRMC Recommended Minim...
Page 15: ...configuration of the Processor Regatta for your system You can access the Processor Regatta home page by typing this address in your Internet browser http 192 168 0 232 refer to addendum A for PC con...
Page 16: ...16 47_processor_Regatta_um_UK_40 Action links to the Reboot and Stop buttons Calibration links to the true wind correction tables boat speed correction tables polar tables and constants tuning...
Page 17: ...17 47_processor_Regatta_um_UK_40 Configuration links to the Processor Regatta configuration Tools links to various useful tools to get the best of the Processor Regatta...
Page 18: ...5 Type of compass sensor 7 3D Sensor 10 Regatta Compass 11 KVH Compass 13 3D Fusion 255 AUTODETECT BaudrateNmea1 4800 Baudrate of datas if AUTOTEDECT is off NMEA2 NMEA input output setting ValidNmea2I...
Page 19: ...fset cap additionnel degrees Magnetic heading offset It can be added to the one accessible from the Multigraphic or Multidisplay It is useful for adding an offset to the hundredth MastRotOff 0 0 Offse...
Page 20: ...tion button Num id of the variable Help English description of the variable En10Name English name of variable En3Unit Unit of variable English Aide French description of the variable Fr10Nom French na...
Page 21: ...ed MW_speedHR 3D SENSOR HULL Magnetic Compensation f 3DsensorMapper exe Attitude calculation True Heading Geographic North TrueHdgPil Heading Compensation True Heading TrueHdg Heel l Heel _ Trim _ Tri...
Page 22: ...oatspeed Surface Boat Speed pilot BtSpdPil AWA tack selection OF_VitSuTr Surface Speed Offset Starbord Backup Selection Boat Speed SOG Coefficient x AWS _FI_VitSurf Surface Speed Damping Speed Calibra...
Page 23: ...cted True Wind Direction Orig_TWD Uncorrected True Wind Angle Orig_AVR Uncorrected True Wind Speed Orig_TWS True Wind Speed Table Adjvt d WindShear correction WindShear Off_DVR True Wind Angle Table A...
Page 24: ...sensors are correctly calibrated to achieve accurate data for true wind direction and speed target boat speed VMG Wrong calibration may cause mistakes in tactical decisions 8 2 Calibration order Prio...
Page 25: ...ies from one boat to another Paddlewheel sensors measure boat speed inside a disrupted and accelerated water flow The measurement is not linear and the resulting error may vary against the heel angle...
Page 26: ...n proceed as follows The calibration adjustment value will be entered for each sensor by identifying the correct side and by forcing the heel with an offset greater than 3 for each Heel values are neg...
Page 27: ...peed calibration adjustment for each heel angle several runs at constant speed and heel angle Enter the values in the BsCal of the table WARNING Always save the modifications by pressing Save File Onc...
Page 28: ...rage value for any conditions or change that value for each wind force The drift angle against boat speed and heel angle can be found in the polar provided by the architect The drift adjustment values...
Page 29: ...d from the function Apparent Wind Angle This function is reverse calculated from the true wind angle and damped for display Therefore the true wind table needs to be reset as well as the wind shear an...
Page 30: ...g the Calibration button and further the True Wind Speed button If the table is already filled with values the corrections will have to be added to the existing values Measurement procedure First plac...
Page 31: ...rrors twist flow acceleration downwind sensor To complete the true wind calibration it is necessary to tack often and record the True Wind Direction values We recommend running these measures with a f...
Page 32: ...essor tables Alternatively you can access that table from the home page under Calibration and then True Wind Angle If the table already contains values the corrections will be added to the existing en...
Page 33: ...wind The polar table enables you to display the Performance functions It can be loaded in the Processor Regatta via a ftp link or the nke calibration wizard Polar tables are supplied by the architect...
Page 34: ...in the Processor Regatta The index on the top line shows the true wind speed in knots The column on left shows the true wind angles in degrees Boat speeds are in knots WARNING Always save the modifica...
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Page 36: ...iagram shows the target boat speed against wind speed and wind angle As shown on the picture below a target boat speed upwind is determined with a line perpendicular to the boat speed axis and tangent...
Page 37: ...lay These functionss are a guide for fine tuning Displaying these data in real time gives information about boat speed and wind angle against the target theoretical values VMG Stands for Velocity Made...
Page 38: ...t speed cosine Heading Marks bearing Target boat speed It is the theoretical best VMG Useful information when sailing downwind or upwind For other conditions it is better to use the polar speed Target...
Page 39: ...t speed Angle error VMG It is the error between the actual wind angle in degrees and the angle at VMG Angle error CMG It is the error between the actual wind angle in degrees and the angle at CMG targ...
Page 40: ...nnection to the Processor Regatta 10 1 1 Connecting the Processor Regatta to the PC Connect the Processor Regatta to your PC with the crossover cable 10 1 2 Configuring the network connection with Win...
Page 41: ...41 47_processor_Regatta_um_UK_40 Click on View Network status and tasks...
Page 42: ...42 47_processor_Regatta_um_UK_40 On the right side click on Local area Connection or the connection used for the Processor Regatta Click on Local area Connection and choose Properties...
Page 43: ..._40 Double click on Internet Protocol version 4 TCP IPv4 Tick the box use the following IP address and enter 192 168 0 233 where 233 can be replaced by any number between 2 et 254 except 232 and Subne...
Page 44: ...allows them to communicate with each other The local network IP address can be fixed or dynamic Since neither your computer nor the processor has a DHCP server allowing dynamic addresses to be deliver...
Page 45: ...45 47_processor_Regatta_um_UK_40 Select the network and sharing center Click on modify the card parameters On Ethernet card right click and Properties...
Page 46: ...v4 A new window appears Check Use the following IP address IP address put 192 168 0 233 you can replace 233 with any number between 2 and 254 except 232 at Subnet mask enter 255 255 255 0 By default t...
Page 47: ...on with the Processor Regatta We shall run a PING command to check the connection Start Programs Accessories Run The following window opens Enter cmd and clic OK A DOS prompt will open in which you ty...
Page 48: ...d sensor cannot read flow happens when the boat does not move In the event that boat speed is not available the wind data will be calculated using over ground speed if available on the bus If not a bo...
Page 49: ...format see 9 2 Reading a polar 12 I cannot download the new firmware with Toplink Downloading the firmware with toplink requires disconnecting the Processor Regatta 13 The Gyrographics display sounds...
Page 50: ...ol led V2 3 Limitation of heel angle calculation to a maximum of 60 Limitation of the pitch angle calculation to a maximum of 40 Added error message when 3DH data is outliers V2 4 12 07 2011 Compatibi...
