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BASICTRIPLEPILOT

Installation & User manual

ALPHATRON MARINE B.V.

Schaardijk 23

3063 NH ROTTERDAM

The Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)10

–

453 4000

Fax: +31 (0)10

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452 9214

P.O. Box 210003

3001 AA ROTTERDAM

Web: www.alphatronmarine.com

Mail:

[email protected]

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Page 1: ...31 0 10 453 4000 Fax 31 0 10 452 9214 P O Box 210003 3001 AA ROTTERDAM Web www alphatronmarine com Mail inland alphatronmarine com The information in this manual is subject to change without further notice No rights can be derived from this manual Document manual BASICTRIPLEPILOT Revision 1 3UK ALPHATRON MARINE B V ...

Page 2: ... 9 3 8 Connecting power 9 3 9 Servo unit 9 3 10 Commisioning 9 4 Controlling the BASICTRIPLEPILOT 10 4 1 Push buttons 10 4 1 1 BASICTRIPLEPILOT turning on off 10 4 1 2 BASICTRIPLEPILOT dimming lights 10 4 1 3 BASICTRIPLEPILOT test functions 10 4 1 4 BASICTRIPLEPILOT switching between different operating modes 11 4 1 5 BASICTRIPLEPILOT control unit steering lever 11 4 1 6 BASICTRIPLEPILOT use on pu...

Page 3: ...dustry which have been filed with the Clerk of the District Court in The Hague on 21 August 1991 Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Rotterdam nr 182635 Warranty 1 year on Alphatron equipment on material and or workmanship excluding travel and accommodation and additional sea trials Unless otherwise agreed No part of this manual may be reproduced and or published by print photocopy microfilm o...

Page 4: ...3UK Page 4 of 19 BASICTRIPLEPILOT 1 REVISIONS Revision number Description Date V1 0 first draft 12 07 2012 V1 1 index revised 13 07 2012 V1 2 UK small changes after getting Rhine Certificate 11 09 2012 V1 3 UK Revised version 06 11 2019 ...

Page 5: ...nation is fitted with a rudder and turn indicator available in the same instrument Optionally one can also connect an electronic compass or GPS satellite compass and use that as a reference In result both gyro and compass will serve then as sensor input and combine functions between turn indicator and compass The pilot is able to feed signals to black white or proportional valves Also special serv...

Page 6: ...AUTO or EMERGENCY HAND AUTO OFF Rudder feedback assembly comprising belt pulley set or Chain or Locking bars 2 2 VERSIONS The BASICTRIPLEPILOT is available in two different versions For larger vessels the 90 min model is most suitable for smaller vessels a 300 min is available In addition the instrument are both available in standard Alphatron grey as well as a in black 2 3 CLASSIFICATION All part...

Page 7: ...arding the length of cable between the display unit and the processor unit Operating unit steering lever This unit needs to be installed so that the zero positioning of the steering lever exactly aligns with the bow aft axis of the ship s hull For this unit also certain general installation regulation apply and need to be followed Processor unit To adjust the pilot settings easy access the process...

Page 8: ...auto pilot prior installed and this switch exist must be able to switch at least 5AhDC than this one can be used Otherwise a switch need to be installed can be ordered separately form Alphatron Marine Installation of this switch is normally near to the pilot or near the existing controls of the steering engine This switch is needed to turn off the auto pilot s output to either steering servo or va...

Page 9: ...er 3 9 Servo unit If the pilot is connected to a servo unit electrical steering system then the connections to valves and feedback module will be unnecessary 3 10 Commisioning Connecting the power and valves to the auto pilot is a job reserved only to an installer service engineer of the Alphatron Marine team or someone with the proper training and certification by Alphatron This person also need ...

Page 10: ... 2 BASICTRIPLEPILOT dimming lights Turn the dim button repeatedly to use the dimming cycle from minimal to maximal 4 1 3 BASICTRIPLEPILOT test functions Located on the display unit is a test button for activating testing the alarms and correct working of the gyro During testing the indicator will swing as far as the yellow t marking on the ROT The true rotation speed during the test needs to be 0 ...

Page 11: ...e or less displaced the Alphacourse see chapter 3 4 When a GPS compass is used a heading setter is not necessary the steering lever will than function as such NOTE only with recent softwareversion the AUX button can be used for Compass mode Aux In Aux mode the auto pilot is in standby Controlling the rudders is taken over by other means than the auto pilot Switching to Aux mode is done by handling...

Page 12: ...ction time of the ship to its rudder the rudder settings need to be lowered When the ship is yawing the value of rudder is set to high When the ships reaction time to a steering command is to slow the value of ruder is set to low and it is possible to hear a course alarm The more light bars occur to the right on the display the higher rudder sensitivity is set Trim This setting is used to fine tun...

Page 13: ...n sailing in auto or compass mode than this alarm will sound ROT When the fly wheel in the gyro senor does not spin at the correct rpm this alarm will sound Power provided the pilot is turned on and the power fails this alarm will sound Accepting an alarm Press the reset button to accept an alarm The buzzer will mute but the indicator light will keep on burning until the alarm is no longer active ...

Page 14: ...OT 5 1 Failures IMPORTANT In case of failure during sailing on auto pilot immediate switch over to manual steering until the pilot is repaired Shutting down the auto pilot in such case can be done by switching the external switch manual steering auto pilot steering check chapter 3 4 into manual position 1 No working system after turn on no lighted display Possible causes power supply failure check...

Page 15: ...ot be reached with in the given time Ship sails to slow Better to switch over to follow up mode 8 Rudder blades move to far corner Possible causes Steering engine relays or valves failure Feedback potential meter position is shifted somehow relative to the position of rudder blade broken belt between feedback and rudder NOTE switch over to manual steering external switch manual steering auto pilot...

Page 16: ... case of proportional steering engine Standby operate Output Black white valves 24VDC max 2A magnetic or proportional valves with adjustable current and zero Danfoss servo output analog 10V tot 10V in case of Rudder propeller potential free contact for compass steering on of main valve output Pilot alarm contact Pilot ready contact Pilot voltage alarm contact NMEA ROT rudder pilot Solenoid output ...

Page 17: ...powered from display unit RPM 3750 at 90 min 1250 at 300 min Protection rating IP55 EMC meets Rhine approval requirements Working temp 0 C tot 40 C Storage temp 20 C tot 70 C Dimension 206mm x 156mm x 126mm check drawings Weight 3 2kg Dimensions and weight Display unit 360mm x 160mm Control unit 80mm x 175mm steering lever exceeds max 85mm Processor unit 258mm x 158mm x 90mm 2 9kg Gyro sensor 206m...

Page 18: ...TECHNICAL SUPPORT Please contact us when you have questions or are in need of technical support Alphatron Marine BV Schaardijk 23 3063NH Rotterdam P O Box 21003 The Netherlands Tel 0031 0 10 4534000 Fax 0031 0 10 4529214 www alphatronmarine com service alphatronmarine com ...

Page 19: ...Manual BASICTRIPLEPILOT version 1 3UK Page 19 of 19 BASICTRIPLEPILOT 8 NOTES ...

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