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NSS evo2 Installation Manual

NMEA 0183 supported sentences

TX / RX

GPS

Receive

GGA

GLL

GSA

GSV

VTG

ZDA

Transmit

GGA

GLL

GSA

GSV

VTG

ZDA

GLC

Navigation

Receive

RMC

Transmit

AAM

APB

BOD

BWC

BWR

RMC

RMB

XTE

XDR

Echo

Receive

DBT

DPT

MTW

VLW

VHW

Transmit

DBT

DPT

MTW

VLW

VHW

Compass

Receive

HDG

HDT

HDM

Transmit

HDG

Wind

Receive

MWV

MWD

Transmit

MWV

MWD

AIS / DSC

Receive

DSC

DSE

VDM

AIS sentences are not bridged to or from 

NMEA 2000. 

MARPA

Transmit

TLL

TTM

These are only output sentences

Summary of Contents for NSS evo2

Page 1: ...ENGLISH NSSevo2series Installation Manual simrad yachting com ...

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Page 3: ...rd is supplied as a separate document In case of any queries refer to the brand web site of your display or system www simrad yachting com Declarations and conformance This equipment is intended for use in international waters as well as coastal sea areas administered by countries of the E U and E E A Compliance Statements The Simrad NSS evo2 series complies with CE under R TTE directive 1999 5 EC...

Page 4: ...nder license B G Lowrance StructureScan Navico SonicHub SimNet Skimmer InsightHD Broadband Radar Broadband Sonar and SonarHub are trademarks of Navico registered in the US and other countries About this manual This manual is a reference guide for installing the Simrad NSS evo2 series The manual does not cover basic background information about how equipment such as radars echosounders and AIS work...

Page 5: ...n to backbone 16 NMEA 0183 device connection 17 Ethernet device connection 17 Video in 18 Software setup 18 First time startup 19 Time and Date 19 Power Control setup 19 Source selection 20 Device list 20 SimNet Groups 21 Diagnostics 21 Damping 21 Calibration 21 External Alarm Setup 21 Echosounder setup 23 Radar setup 24 Video In configuration 25 Autopilot setup 31 Fuel setup 33 CZone setup 34 NME...

Page 6: ...46 Dimensioned drawings ...

Page 7: ...lude a gimbal bracket however the 16 requires an optional VESA bracket adaptor to mount to a suitably sized VESA bracket Included Items 1 3 2 12 4 5 8 9 10 11 7 ENG LISH InstallationManual bandg c om ENG LISH InstallationManual bandg c om ENG LISH InstallationManual bandg c om ENG LISH InstallationManual bandg c om ENG LISH InstallationManual bandg c om 6 15 16 17 14 13 1 NSS evo2 display 2 Sun co...

Page 8: ...enus 2 Home key opens home page for page selection and setup options 3 Rotary knob zooming and menu scrolling selection by press 4 Exit exits menu dialogue clears cursor from screen 5 STBY AUTO autopilot control 6 Mark places waypoint at vessel location 7 Power turns on unit opens System Controls dialogue long press turns off 8 Card reader door access to dual card reader slot ...

Page 9: ...t connection to high bandwidth network modules 2 HDMI video output for external monitor 3 NMEA 2000 dynamic data and user database sharing 4 Video input for video sources such as cameras 5 Power 12 V or 24 V supply input 6 Sonar chirp and conventional sonar blank on M models 7 Structure side and down scanning sonar blank on M models ...

Page 10: ...a hole in a panel make sure that there are no hidden electrical wires or other parts behind the panel Do not mount any part where it can be used as a hand hold where it might be submerged or where it will interfere with the operation launching or retrieving of the boat Choose an area where the unit will not be subjected to excessive vibration or heat Choose a location that will not expose the unit...

Page 11: ...reinforce it or mount bracket with machine screws and large washers Use only 304 or 316 stainless steel fasteners Mark the screw locations using bracket as template and drill pilot holes If mounting surface is steel or carbon fibre some form of isolating gasket or sealant is recommended between the surface and the bracket Also apply anti seize compound to the fasteners Screw down the bracket Mount...

Page 12: ... fitted A gimballing style bracket similar to those supplied with the NSS7 9 12 is not available for the NSS16 Warning the VESA bracket used should be of suitable strength and materials to suit the harsh marine environment Some standard domestic TV style brackets will not suit potential G forces applied and could result in the display coming loose in rough conditions Use a bracket overrated for th...

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Page 14: ... out if the boat builder has a recommended installation location Establish direction of rotation of the propeller s where mounting level or aft of propellor s Watch actual water flow when boat is travelling at cruising speed to determine the area of transom with cleanest flow least bubbles Avoiding common turbulence areas The primary aim is to stay clear of propeller and hull generated turbulence ...

Page 15: ...sducer for directions on physical installation Warning Most transducer installations require drilling holes below the vessel water line Incorrect installation methods could result in water ingress in to the bilge or in to laminations of the hull material The results could be damaging to the ves sel or dangerous to people aboard Amateur installers are strongly recommended to consult with a professi...

Page 16: ...lectrical power off If power is left on or turned on during the installation fire electrical shock or other serious injury may occur Be sure that the voltage of the power supply is compatible with the NSS evo2 display Warning The positive supply wire red should always be connected to DC with a suitable fuse or a circuit breaker closest available to fuse rating Power connection NSS evo2 displays ar...

Page 17: ...wer button on the front of the unit is pressed Leave yellow Power Control wire disconnected Tape or heat shrink end to prevent shorting Power Control to supply positive auto on Device will turn on immediately when power is applied Common the yellow wire with the red wire after the fuse Note The unit can not be powered down by power button but can be put in to standby mode screen backlight also tur...

Page 18: ...o turn on all network devices from either NSS evo2 both devices can be configured as Power Control Masters Note If an NSS evo2 has its power state controlled by another device or ignition switch and is set as Slave it can t be powered down independantly It can however be placed in a standby state to save power External alarm An external alarm can be connected to one or more NSS evo2 displays on th...

Page 19: ...onitor 2 HDMI cable 3 NSS12 16 evo2 4 HDMI cable waterproof connector use in exposed installations Note While the HDMI standard does not state maximum cable length signal may be com promised on long runs Only use Navico or other high quality HDMI certified cables 3rd party cables should be tested before installation On runs over 10m it may be required to add an HDMI amplifier or use HDMI CAT6 adap...

Page 20: ... information The standardised physical cables connectors for NMEA 2000 are Micro C and Mini C directly derived from the automation industies DeviceNET Micro C being the more commonly used size While most Simrad products use Micro C cabling and connectors some products still use proprietary SimNet connectors which are easily made compatible via adaptor cables A network consists of a linear backbone...

Page 21: ...tors are fully compatible with a Sim Net network by using a Micro C to SimNet adapter cable Note IS40 displays have two Micro C connectors and can either be connected inline with the backbone or wired individually off a drop cable Connecting from device to device is known as daisy chaining This network topology is not officially NMEA 2000 compliant Power the network The network requires its own 12...

Page 22: ...ng both an input and an output The port uses the NMEA 0183 serial balanced standard and can be configured in the software for different baud rates up to 38 400 baud 1 NMEA 0183 RX_B orange 2 NMEA 0183 RX_A green 3 NMEA 0183 TX_B blue 4 NMEA 0183 TX_A yellow Note The connector for NMEA 0183 is labelled VIDEO on rear of unit as the cable is dual purpose and carries both composite video and NMEA 0183...

Page 23: ... 2s can be added to provide required number of ports Note some ethernet devices are equiped with two or more ethernet ports which allow con nection of additional devices and may eliminate the need for an extra NEP 2 Video in Each NSS evo2 can be connected to two composite video sources and display video images on its display Both NTSC and PAL formats are supported The NSS evo2 video input cable is...

Page 24: ... three distinct panels The scrollable left column of icons access most settings that require configuration First time startup When the NSS evo2 is started for the first time or after a factory default the unit will raise prompts requesting the user to select some fundamental setup options Choose language Initiate source selection for data sources both internal and external to device Check all exte...

Page 25: ...the device eg internal GPS or external modules connected via NMEA 2000 or NMEA 0183 The internal virtual devices typically include echo MFD Navigator Pilot Controller and iGPS When a device is connected to more than one source providing the same data the user has the flexibility to choose the prefered source Before commencing with source selection make sure all external devices and the NMEA 2000 b...

Page 26: ...programmed with unique instance numbers This means that the auto select feature can t determine which engine is fitted on the port and which is fitted on the starboard side Note the Advanced option is visible in multiple places the bottom of the Sources list and under each source category eg Compass The latter shows a filtered list that only relates to devices that output data relevant to the cate...

Page 27: ... any fast packet error This could be a missed frame or a frame out of sequence etc NMEA 2000 PGNs are made of up to 32 frames The entire message will be discarded when a frame is missed Note Rx and Tx Errors often indicate an issue with the physical network which may be resolved by correcting termination reducing backbone or drop lengths or reducing the number of network nodes devices Damping If d...

Page 28: ...iming the boat over a known distance Water speed calibration should be performed in calm conditions with minimal wind and current movement Select Auto correct to match water speed to ground speed SOG Manual calculation Increase this value above 100 if the paddle wheel is under reading and decrease this value if it is overreading e g if the average water speed reads 8 5 knots and SOG records 10 kno...

Page 29: ...rce list with an A and B suffix Radar status Scanner type Identifies the model of scanner connected to the network Software version Check to make sure you have the latest software Check website for the latest version Serial Number This number should be recorded for support and insuranc e purposes MARPA status The MARPA status can identify if a heading sensor is on the network and that the radar is...

Page 30: ...ted correctly When the radar is mounted where there are metallic objects near the radar sidelobe energy increases because the beam focus is degraded The increased sidelobe returns can be eliminated using the Sidelobe Suppression control in the Radar installation menu By default this control is set to Auto and normally should not need to be adjusted However if there is significant metallic clutter ...

Page 31: ...s described above before the autopilot is ready to be used Dockside setup Initiating the required dockside setup is done from within the Commissioning dialog Completed procedures are labelled with a tick When the autopilot computer is delivered from factory AND ANY TIME AFTER AN AUTOPILOT RESET HAS BEEN PERFORMED you will have to run a complete setup again All steps in all commissioning procedures...

Page 32: ...e system will also detect whether the drive unit is a reversible motor or if a solenoid valve is operated Rudder drive setup The rudder drive setup controls how the autopilot computer controls the steering system Drive voltage Voltage specified for your drive unit The Drive unit voltage setting does not apply when the system operates solenoids on a continuous running pump steering gear Hence the o...

Page 33: ...e seastate filter Sailboat Setup menu items Compass calibration Before the compass calibration is started make sure that there is enough open water around the vessel to make a full turn The calibration should be done in calm sea conditions and with minimal wind to obtain good results Follow the on screen instruction and use about 60 90 seconds to make a full circle During the calibration the compa...

Page 34: ...opup and the following abbreviations are used HI A High response parameters set automatically LO A Low response parameters set automatically HI M High response parameters set manually LO M Low response parameter set manually Autotuning The autotune feature will run the boat through several tests and then automatically set the most important steering parameters Autotune is not required for the auto...

Page 35: ...ithout continuous trimming of the sails VMG optimizing You can optimize the VMG to wind When selected the function will be active for 5 10 minutes after a new wind angle has been set and only when beating Layline steering Layline steering is useful when navigating Cross Track Error XTE from the navigator will keep the boat on the track line If the XTE from the navigator exceeds 0 15 nm the autopil...

Page 36: ...ls disturbance of the water stream passing the rudder or it is a single nozzle water jet boat By increasing the Minimum rudder parameter you may improve the course keeping performance on some boats This will however increase the rudder activity Minimum wind angle to port and starboard These parameters should be set identical to the minimum apparent wind angle that will keep the sails from stalling...

Page 37: ...nformation refer to Source selection on page 19 note Multiple engines utilising a single gateway will not work with the Navico Fuel Storage device Vessel setup This dialog must be used to select the number of engines the number of tanks and vessel s total fuel capacity across all tanks Fuel flow configuration Once the number of engines are set it s required to set which fuel flow sensor is connect...

Page 38: ...ed using Fuel Flow sensors Fuel Level With the use of a Navico Fluid Level device connected to a suitable tank level sensor it is possible to measure the amount of fuel remaining in any equiped tank The number of tanks must be set in Vessel Configuration to allow discrete tank assignment of the Fluid Level devices Under Device list on the Network page view the Device Configuration page for each se...

Page 39: ...ypically it is set after the config file already exists on the CZone system but it may also be set in advance To do so access the CZone menu on the Settings page When the config is already available on the network it will immediately commence uploading to the NSS evo2 once the dipswitch is set Allow this to complete without interruption Setting CZone to display at startup With this option selected...

Page 40: ...s output via Tx lines and will enable editing of the output sentences list Serial Output Sentences This list allows control over which sentences need to be transmitted to other devices from the NMEA 0183 port Due to the limited bandwidth of NMEA 0183 it is desirable to only enable the data that is required The less sentences that are selected the higher the output rate of the enabled sentences Com...

Page 41: ...he IP address of the display being viewed top of list the Master display with This display next to it and any other displays in a multi display network The function of the Master is invisible to the end user It manages database synchronisation however this task automatically shifts to another display if the current master is shut down The IP address list only refreshes after all devices on the net...

Page 42: ...election The above dialogue will appear on the NSS evo2 display when connection is attempted Select Yes for one time connection or Always if device is to be remembered for regular connection Devices When a wifi device is connected it should appear in the wifi devices list Selecting Always allow will mean the device can automatically connect without needing a password each time This menu also allow...

Page 43: ...lication must be installed on and run from the tablet device The NSS evo2 must be running Iperf server before initiating the test from the tablet Once completed results similar to the following should appear On exiting the page Iperf will automatically stop running DHCP Probe The GoFree Wifi module contains a DHCP server that will allocate IP addresses for all the MFDs radars and sonars in a netwo...

Page 44: ...s found turn off it s DHCP feature if possible Refer to the device s own instructions for further assistance Note Iperf and DHCP Probe are tools provided for diagnostic purposes by users familiar with network terminology and configuration Navico is not the original developer of these tools and can not provide support related to their use ...

Page 45: ...n2 Touch User data file version 3 with depth Use with legacy Lowrance GPS chartplotters User data file version 2 no depth Use with legacy Lowrance GPS chartplotters GPX GPS Exchange Use with some other manufacturers GPS products and PC applications Northstar dat no Tracks Use with legacy Northstar chartplotters The Serial port option outputs the waypoints over NMEA 0183 The receiving GPS PC will t...

Page 46: ... 11590 001 NSS7 EVO2 SUN COVER 000 11592 001 NSS9 EVO2 SUN COVER 000 11594 001 NSS12 EVO2 SUN COVER 000 11596 001 NSS16 EVO2 SUN COVER 000 11598 001 NSS7 EVO2 EDGE BEZELS PAIR SILVER AND BLACK 000 11599 001 NSS9 EVO2 EDGE BEZELS PAIR SILVER AND BLACK 000 11600 001 NSS12 EVO2 EDGE BEZELS PAIR SILVER AND BLACK 000 11601 001 NSS16 EVO2 EDGE BEZELS PAIR SILVER AND BLACK 000 11604 001 NSS16 EVO2 VESA M...

Page 47: ...7237 Heading Track Control 127245 Rudder 127250 Vessel Heading 127251 Rate of Turn 127257 Attitude 127258 Magnetic Variation 127488 Engine Parameters Rapid Update 127489 Engine Parameters Dynamic 127493 Transmission Parameters Dynamic 127503 AC input status 127504 AC Output Status 127505 Fluid Level 127506 DC Detailed Status 127507 Charger Status 127508 Battery Status 127509 Inverter Status 128259...

Page 48: ... 130310 Environmental Parameters 130311 Environmental Parameters 130312 Temperature 130313 Humidity 130314 Actual Pressure 130576 Small Craft Status 130577 Direction Data 130840 Data User Group Configuration 130842 SimNet DSC Message 130845 Parameter Handle 130850 Event Command 130851 Event Reply 130817 Product Info 130820 Reprogram Status 130831 Suzuki Engine and Storage Device Config 130832 Fuel...

Page 49: ...e 129029 GNSS Position Data 129283 Cross Track Error 129284 Navigation Data 129285 Route Waypoint Data 129539 GNSS DOPs 129540 GNSS Sats in View 130074 Route and WP Service WP List WP Name Position 130306 Wind Data 130310 Environmental Parameters 130311 Environmental Parameters 130312 Temperature 130577 Direction Data 130840 Data User Group Configuration 130845 Parameter Handle 130850 Event Comman...

Page 50: ...ZDA GLC Navigation Receive RMC Transmit AAM APB BOD BWC BWR RMC RMB XTE XDR Echo Receive DBT DPT MTW VLW VHW Transmit DBT DPT MTW VLW VHW Compass Receive HDG HDT HDM Transmit HDG Wind Receive MWV MWD Transmit MWV MWD AIS DSC Receive DSC DSE VDM AIS sentences are not bridged to or from NMEA 2000 MARPA Transmit TLL TTM These are only output sentences ...

Page 51: ...mensions overall See dimensioned drawings Electrical Model NSS7 NSS9 NSS12 NSS16 Operating voltage 9 31 2 V DC Current draw at 13 6V sonar off max B L 1 A 1 A 2 A 2 5 A Low power standby mode yes Protection reverse polarity and temporary over voltage to 36V Alarm output current 1 A max Processor iMX61 single core iMX61 single core iMX61 dual core iMX61 dual core Conformity CE C Tick HDMI Interface...

Page 52: ...3 6mm 6 44 NSS9 178 27mm NSS7 122mm 4 8 NSS9 147 1mm 5 79 NSS7 251 1mm 9 89 NSS9 305 1mm 12 0 NSS7 105 6mm 4 16 NSS9 106 6mm 4 20 NSS7 84 0mm 3 31 NSS9 84 0mm 3 30 NSS12 evo2 215 0mm 8 46 345 0mm 13 58 375 1mm 14 77 249 5mm 9 82 105 6mm 4 16 84 0mm 3 3 126mm 4 96 NSS16 evo2 with rear mount bracket 429 1mm 16 89 245 7mm 9 67 9 67 84mm 3 30 105 6mm 4 15 124 5mm 4 9 ...

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