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OMC-140 Multifunctional NMEA display

Installation Manual

Version 1.18 2019

Author: Observator Instruments

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Page 1: ...OMC 140 Multifunctional NMEA display Installation Manual Version 1 18 2019 Author Observator Instruments ...

Page 2: ...ate 1 10 June 2017 Changed DNV Standard for Certification No 2 4 to DNVGL CG 0339 1 11 March 2017 Added 24VDC version 1 12 October 2017 Added information concerning character height installation instructions 1 13 November 2017 Update extra functionality firmware 001 003B034 and up 1 14 February 2018 Update extra functionality from v 2 4 and up correction DDC sentence 1 15 February 2019 Update v2 6...

Page 3: ...vanced password default 1382 21 6 4 2 Advanced settings 22 6 4 1 NMEA 25 6 4 2 Front Screen layout 26 6 4 3 Rotated wind circle boat symbol 26 6 4 4 Enabling parameters without the actual data 27 6 4 5 MeteoLink and OMC 140 28 6 4 6 Setting up Airport display 29 6 4 7 Setting up RAIN tipping bucket 32 6 4 8 Changing Rain gauge bucket size 33 6 4 9 Sensors 34 6 5 I O UDP LAN NMEA over Ethernet 35 6...

Page 4: ...s 53 13 5 Dimming possibilities 53 13 6 Dimensions 54 13 7 Alarms 54 13 8 In accordance with 54 13 9 Cable specs remote relay outputs 54 13 10 Compass safe distance 54 14 Menu structure Touch screen 55 15 Menu Structure Terminal Mode 58 16 Dimensional drawings 65 17 Panel cut outs 67 17 1 Recommended panel cut out 67 17 2 Panel cut out for retrofit 144x144 instrument 67 17 3 Optional Keypad panel ...

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Page 6: ...on will be available in both manuals for your convenience We do advise to keep the Operators manual at hand as well during installation After installation this manual should be kept by the system administrator of the system It contains information and passwords which could affect the working of the display if used without the proper care Observator Instruments products are under continuous develop...

Page 7: ...s required For correct functioning of this display the display and connected sensors must be installed according installation instructions Remember instruments are tools They do NOT replace your own observations Note the correct power supply voltage Do not connect AC power to DC version of display After end of life dispose this product according local regulations or return to manufacturer ...

Page 8: ...ting 4 Panel mounting screw Nylon 1 Panel mounting plate 4 M4 12mm hex screw 1 Green AC power connector mounted on the display 1 Black 24VDC power connector mounted on Display 2 4 Terminal connector input mounted on the display 1 3 Terminal connector output mounted on the display Either the green AC or black DC power connector is included ...

Page 9: ...on Manual Page 9 3 2 Optional items 1 Spacer for 144x144 retrofit mounting 2 Bracket 3 Micro USB cable 4 Cleaning kit 5 12 24 VDC PSU module 6 Remote control panel 7 Micro SD card max 32GB 8 Power connector cable housing ...

Page 10: ...OMC 140 Installation Manual Page 10 3 3 Display Connections are described in chapter 5 Terminals Option Board slots Micro SD card slot Power Mounting plate Mounting plate ...

Page 11: ...ion Option Modules Beware of ESD when installing the option modules wear an antistatic wrist belt avoid touching any electronics on the module 1 Remove the protection plate of the slot to be used save the screws for locking the module later 2 Remove package of option module 3 Position the module with the connector facing the display on the left side and carefully slide the module in the module slo...

Page 12: ... Landscape default or Portrait position Landscape is preferable since it allows maximum use of the display area Portrait mode has 2 data positions less The display can be panel mounted desktop or ceiling mounted For ceiling or desktop mounting an optional bracket is available 4 3 Panel cut out For new installations we recommend to use the large cut out of 228x142mm Optional the display can be fitt...

Page 13: ...A and Mains terminals are suitable for wires up to 2 5mm2 5 2 Main connections LAN For future use 1 power out GND 2 power out 15Vdc watchdogged 3 NMEA input 1 A 4 NMEA input 1 B 5 power out GND 6 power out 15Vdc watchdogged 7 NMEA input 2 A 8 NMEA input 2 B 9 NMEA output A 10 NMEA output B 11 Output shield connection USB Micro USB connection for advanced programming and firmware updates 100 240 VA...

Page 14: ... power connection Optional the display can be delivered suitable for 24VDC It has a different power supply not suitable for AC power The DC power connecter is black The display is marked to be suitable for DC power 18 32VDC 5 5 DC power module connections optional Optional the AC version of the OMC 140 display can be supplied with a DC power module This enables the display to be powered by both AC...

Page 15: ...ge 15 5 6 Remote keypad and relay module optional Left Connector 1 5 Remote Keypad Right connector Relay outputs 6 Relay 1 NO contact 7 Relay 1 Common 8 Relay 1 NC contact 9 Relay 2 NO contact 10 Relay 2 Common 11 Relay 2 NC contact ...

Page 16: ...ections Connect the data cable s for input and output if required Connect the keypad if applicable Finally connect the power cable If the AC connector is used Details of the terminal connection can be found in the next chapter Connection overview ...

Page 17: ...ages To fully use the auto configure function all inputs should be connected and operational the SD card is optional if fitted the configuration will be stored every 24h or whenever the configuration has been changed The configuration file name is config dat 6 2 Display Type Selection The first time the display is started it will give you the option to select the type Perform a Factory Reset if th...

Page 18: ...rmat but each has specific graphics or layout for its purpose Symbol Display type Specific Features Front tab Marine Wind Vessel graphic for Relative Theoretical wind display Wind rose graphic for True wind display Land Wind Wind rose graphic GPS repeater Large position field Arrow drift display ...

Page 19: ... to 6 parameters of which 2 graphical Cloud Cloud height and coverage up to 3 layers Lighting Lightning display for use with BTD3xx sensor Airport Airborne wind display with runway graphic Echo Sounder Graphical water depth max 6 parameters Heading 2 Heading display full circle Log speed Log speed gauge ...

Page 20: ...OMC 140 Installation Manual Page 20 Rate Of Turn R O T gauge Demo Modus Demonstration mode toggle between all available display types Loads a configuration from the SD card Filename should be config dat ...

Page 21: ...th a code panel The following default codes are available 1382 Advanced setting mode for System Administrator This password can be changed via advanced menu 085 Displays the Operator available codes 0851 Opens terminal window input 1 0852 Opens terminal window input 2 0853 Opens terminal window UDP 0852984 Factory Reset 0851234 Demo mode for demonstration purposes enables internal NMEA simulator E...

Page 22: ...e password can only be reset to default by a Factory Reset if you lose it We will assume your password is 1382 in this manual if you change it replace 1382 with your own password whenever you follow an example 6 4 2 Advanced settings Code 1382 opens settings for the System Administrator on the Advanced page the Front tab and the Sensors tab After editing use the Save Exit button to save any change...

Page 23: ...3 The difference in wind direction between 2 minute 10 minute average is equal to or exceeds 60 degrees To indicate a Marked Discontinuity has occurred the 10 minute average will be shown as 10 minute The symbol will disappear when there hasn t been a Marked Discontinuity for the next 8 minutes d Advanced Wind Alarm Enable or disables Wind Alarm settings Wind Alarm settings can be altered when the...

Page 24: ...d when User has accepted AND alarm situation has been resolved 3 enabled no User acceptance Relay and Display follow the actual alarm status Relay will be deactivated ONLY when alarm situation has been resolved Acceptance on the display does not influence the relay status Display alarm beeper will also deactivate once the alarm situation has been resolved Example Alarm level 20 m s Pre Alarm 15 m ...

Page 25: ...isplay For these options some extra functionality has been implemented in the NMEA tab only available when you are logged in as admin via advanced menu Configuration Incoming sentences Unlock Lock When locked the display will ignore any new sentences Use when your configuration is correct We recommend you lock the Incoming Sentences detection once you are satisfied with your configuration For the ...

Page 26: ...the 2 upper fields can be edited The fields can be chosen from the available data Tap on a parameter location to toggle through the available parameter options Due to the long list of possible options the display will default only show available parameters based on received data 6 4 3 Rotated wind circle boat symbol The wind circle boat can be rotated in steps of 90 This useful in case the display...

Page 27: ...nsor 1 Change the status of the required data from Auto to On Installation Settings Sensor 1 Watchdog Time 1 Baudrate 4800 2 Watchdog OFF 3 MWV Relative AUTO 4 MWV Theoretical AUTO 5 MWD True AUTO 6 GGA GPS Quality AUTO 7 VTG GPS Ship Heading AUTO 8 HDT THS Gyro Heading AUTO 9 VHW Log Speed AUTO A XDR Data AUTO B GMP GPS Data AUTO C GST GPS Data AUTO D MHU Humidity Data AUTO E MMB Baro Data AUTO F...

Page 28: ... 140 is default set to auto configure and will recognize incoming sentences add them to the input list including the tag id The display will monitor the input and warn if messages are missing The list for MWV XDR id s is limited to 15 if the list is full no sensors will be added This is more than enough for any system but could lead to issues if you make changes to a system You should realize iden...

Page 29: ...SB how to connect and enter the menu see 8 Terminal Mode Configuration In the menu select 2 Wind Meteo and the following meu should be visible Default the Airport Direction Rounding will be ON selection H You will need to set manually the direction of the Runway via D It is also possible to name the connected wind sensors The sensor data must have been received by the display in order to change th...

Page 30: ...e Type should be MWV and it will have a Sensor Nr Select 1 to change the Name max 6 characters Please note the 2 middle parameter positions have only space for 5 characters So if you use 6 change the wind sensor selection parameter button to one of the corner positions ...

Page 31: ...OMC 140 Installation Manual Page 31 Repeat this for the other sensors if any ...

Page 32: ...ill be reset to 0 Also depowering MeteoLink will reset the counter Since the counter value will be send every 10s or sooner if a pulse has been received the display will get the correct data even if a message is missed The OMC 140 monitors the counter and if a change is detected the Rain counter is added with difference multiplied by the mm pulse The Rain day will be updated and the Rain intensity...

Page 33: ... Default the bucket size is set to 0 2mm per pulse The size can be changed via the USB menu From the main menu choose 2 Wind Meteo Choose B Wind Sensor Address Sensor Name Find the pulse input which will be a sensor address ending on R1 and type XDR number 6 in this example ...

Page 34: ...Choose 7 to change the bucket size and enter a Factor 0 1 in this example Confirm with Enter Return to main menu by pressing 0 until you are asked to exit Choose save settings otherwise all changes will be lost 6 4 9 Sensors This tab shows the VER data of connected sensors ...

Page 35: ...is function will give you great flexibility IEC 61162 450 compliant It will work in combination with the MeteoLink SMART node but also with other OMC 140 displays On the Info tab the Ethernet status can be found Settings can be done via USB menu Main Menu 7 Ethernet Settings ...

Page 36: ... 1 on 1 connection between 2 OMC 140 displays It is possible to connect 2 OMC 140 displays via UDP without a router but it will require some manual configuration Ethernet settings 1 Ethernet ON 2 DHCP Client OFF 3 Static IP 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 2 for 2nd display 4 Static Gateway 192 168 0 10 not used for 1 on 1 connection doesn t really matter 5 Static Subnet 255 255 255 0 5 UDP Input ON 6 UDP Ou...

Page 37: ...ion details see chapter 8 Terminal Mode Configuration All log related functions are in the menu 5 SD Log Settings 1 SD logging On or Off 2 Storage interval 10 minute 2 minute or 5 second interval 3 Set Date Option to correct the date Format yy mm dd the must be included 4 Set Time GMT Option to correct the time Format hh mm ss the must be included GPS message at noon if available Once SD logging i...

Page 38: ...ute The AWS string is compatible with TurboWin developed by KNMI the Dutch Meteorological authority and used by most Meteorological authorities worldwide to collect data 7 4 Structure 7 5 Functional information In case the display is not able to write to the SD card the user is notified with the following message in the main screen SD fault On the NMEA tab page the following information is availab...

Page 39: ... 10min average 184 0 HDT THS 10 min Avg barometric pressure at sensor level 1min median 997 4 hPa XDR Median 1 min barometric pressure at sea level 998 6 hPa XDR Median 1 min pressure tendency over three hours 2 3 hPa Calculated Delta 3 Hours tendency characteristic 2 Calculated n a air temperature 1min median 16 0 C XDR Median 1 min Relative humidity 1min median 87 5 XDR Median 1 min water temper...

Page 40: ...ernal temperature 18 8 C n a n a VOT visual observation acquisition trigger n a n a n a Example NMEA AWS sentence PEUMB 20120715 090227 52 405 5 338 192 0 5 2 184 0 997 4 998 6 2 3 2 16 0 87 5 9 4 98 5 12 4 55 2 15 2 44 0 24 2 18 8 38 CR LF ...

Page 41: ...rom above page but you are free to use any other terminal program Unzip and install the driver After installation connect the USB cable to the display and your pc Start the terminal program settings Select right com port 9600 baud 8 bits No parity 1 stop bit No Flow control Once connected type menu Enter The following menu should appear Main Menu 1 Device Settings 2 Wind Meteo Settings 3 GPS Setti...

Page 42: ...elative Wind direction speed as measured Sensor 1 Sensor connected to port 1 of the display Sensor 2 Sensor connected to port 2 of the display True True wind direction speed related to True North Theoretical Wind direction speed as if the vessel would not move related to the bow of the vessel Wind Variation The variation in wind direction over the selected Average interval 9 2 Symbols Select betwe...

Page 43: ...d through water direction is not used xxVLW Water Distance xxVTG Speed and direction over ground xxXDR Air Temperature Sea Temperature Humidity Dew point Barometric Pressure measured Barometric Pressure QNH Sea level Barometric Pressure QFE Runway level Observator Proprietarily Messages From MeteoLink xxPOBSVIS Visibility Data xxPOBSCME Cloud Data xxPOBSBTD Lightning Data Retired sentences sentenc...

Page 44: ... B Basic node D OMC 140 Display followed by the last three digits of its serial number followed by the input port Examples A sensor connected to NMEA 1 port of a SMART node with serial number OICA 000123 shall result in s A123P1 hh A sensor connected to NMEA 2 port of a Basic node with serial number OICA 000223 shall result in s B223P2 hh A sensor connected to NMEA 1 port of an OMC 140 with serial...

Page 45: ... RS422 RS485 s A123S3 hh smart node only ports 4x NMEA IN extension board ports 2x Current 2x Voltage IN extension board ports New port indicators may be added in the future OMC 140 Port information as given below NMEA IN 1 s D321P1 hh NMEA IN 2 s D321P2 hh Generated by device s D321G1 hh 10 2 NMEA UDP protocol Since the introduction of ML and the OMC 140 version 2 0 the Ethernet UDP stack is func...

Page 46: ...ce type it was sent from 1 A Meteolink Smart node 2 B Meteolink Basic node 4 D OMC 140 Display The remaining xxx is a direct copy of the device serial number last three digits For example s A123P5 hh Smart node 123 NMEA port 5 A becomes 1 123 is copied 123 P5 is ignored for UDP tag This makes the UDP tag s WI1123 hh 10 3 1 UDP tag combination The UDP tag is always added to the existing ML tag usin...

Page 47: ...7 Total number of satellites in use 00 99 8 HDOP 9 Antenna altitude meters re mean sea level geoid 10 Geoidal separation meters 11 Age of differential data 12 Differential reference station ID 13 Navigational Status Indicator GST hhmmss ss x x x x x x x x x x x x x x hh CR LF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 UTC time of the GGA or GNS fix associated with this sentence 2 RMS value of the standard deviation of the...

Page 48: ...ta invalid THS x x a hh CR LF 1 2 1 Heading degrees True 2 Mode indicator A Autonomous E Estimated dead reckoning M Manual input S Simulator V Data not valid including standby This field shall not be null VER x x aa c c c c c c c c c c c c x hh CR LF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Total number of sentences needed 1 to 9 2 Sentence number 1 to 9 3 Device type 4 Vendor ID 5 Unique Identifier 6 Manufacturer ...

Page 49: ...sition fix P is also used for satellite system used in multi frequency or Precise Point Positioning PPP mode S Simulator mode This Mode Indicator field shall not be a null field XDR a x x a c c a x x a c c hh CR LF 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Transducer type Transducer 1 2 Measurement data Transducer 1 3 Units of measure Transducer 1 4 Transducer 1 ID 5 Data for variable of transducers 6 Transducer n 1 Recogniz...

Page 50: ...ity percent 6 Absolute humidity percent 7 Dew point degrees C 8 Wind direction degrees True 9 Wind direction degrees Magnetic will not be used 10 Wind speed knots 11 Wind speed meters second Barometric Pressure in mercury will only be read when in Bar is not available and will be displayed in the equivalent value in hPa Wind speed in knots will only be read when Wind speed in m s is not available ...

Page 51: ...OMC 140 Installation Manual Page 51 Observator Proprietary Messages POBSBTD POBSCBE POBSVIS ...

Page 52: ...OMC 140 Installation Manual Page 52 11 NMEA Hardware Input circuit simplified Optical Isolated Output circuit simplified ...

Page 53: ...esponds to a nominal viewing distance of 2 85 meters For the other numeric fields the character height is 7 mm which corresponds to a nominal viewing distance of 2 meters 13 3 Electrical 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz max 50 VA 9 30V Vdc via Optional DC Power Module Sensor 1 and 2 power output 15 16 5 Vdc max 1 5 W Connections pluggable screw terminals for max 2 5 mm 13 4 Environmental specifications Operat...

Page 54: ...ge IEC 61000 4 5 Electrical safety IEC 61010 2010 NMEA 0183 version 4 10 IEC 61162 1 2010 IEC 62288 2008 Draft IEC 62288 2012 All relevant IMO resolutions WMO ICAO CAP 13 9 Cable specs remote relay outputs Relay outputs Cable length maximum 30 meter Cable type AC Shielded single ended Cable type DC Shielded twisted pair Advised 0 75 mm2 Min 0 75 mm2 Max 2 50 mm2 The relays are for signal use only ...

Page 55: ...al Automatic NMEA DDC Sensor selection Auto Sensor 1 Sensor 2 Average Wind only 10 minute 2 minute Instant User settings from User Average Interval Wind Speed Wind only Bft Mph m s kn km h Wind Reference Wind only Relative Theoretical True User Average Interval Wind only Wind Speed Wind Direction Gust Wind Variation ...

Page 56: ... only Display Mode Landscape Portrait Marked Discontinuity On Off Wind only Wind Alarm On Off Wind only Wind Alarm settings Wind only Wind Alarm Pre Alarm Hysteresis Alarm Delay Output Baudrate 4800 9600 19200 38400 Secure User Items Average un lock Wind only Wind Speed un lock Wind only Dimming Control un lock Sensor Selection un lock Wind Reference un lock Wind only System Name GPS only Edit GPS...

Page 57: ...duct information Audible Alarm ON Serial OMC 140000xxxxx Forward Tag Block OFF MAC xx xx xx xx xx xx NMEA BAM OFF Firmware xx xxBxx Bootloader 00 06B07 Ethernet Configuration Observator Instruments DHCP Client ON www observator com IP 0 0 0 0 info observator com Subnet 0 0 0 0 31 0 180 463411 Gateway 0 0 0 0 UDP Input ON Total Uptime xxxxx hours UDP Output ON Since dd mm yy LAN Link Status DOWN Fr...

Page 58: ...GPS Quality AUTO 7 VTG GPS Ship Heading AUTO 8 HDT THS Gyro Heading AUTO 9 VHW Log Speed AUTO A XDR Data AUTO B GMP GPS Data AUTO C GST GPS Data AUTO D MHU Humidity Data AUTO E MMB Baro Data AUTO F MTA Air Temp Data AUTO G MDA Combined Data AUTO H MTW Water Temp Data AUTO I VIS Visibility Data AUTO J CME Cloud Data AUTO K BTD Lightning Data AUTO L DBK Depth Data AUTO M DPT Depth Data AUTO N VLW Wa...

Page 59: ...ghtning Data AUTO L DBK Depth Data AUTO M DPT Depth Data AUTO N VLW Water Distance AUTO O VBW Water Speed AUTO P ROT Rate Of Turn AUTO Q Baro Status AUTO Z NMEA Allow No Checksum OFF Port 1 2 0 Previous Menu Installation Settings Sensor 3 UDP Watchdog Time 3 MWV Relative AUTO 4 MWV Theoretical AUTO 5 MWD True AUTO 6 GGA GPS Quality AUTO 7 VTG GPS Ship Heading AUTO 8 HDT THS Gyro Heading AUTO 9 VHW...

Page 60: ...entences Serial Output NMEA Sentences 1 NMEA MWV Calculated OFF 2 NMEA MWV Unattended ON 3 NMEA MWD Calculated OFF 4 NMEA MWD Unattended ON 5 NMEA GGA Unattended OFF 6 NMEA VTG Unattended OFF 7 NMEA HDT THS Unattended OFF 8 NMEA VHW Unattended OFF 9 NMEA XDR Unattended ON A NMEA VER Unattended ON B NMEA VER Display specific ON C NMEA DDC Unattended ON D NMEA DDC As Master OFF E NMEA GMP Unattended...

Page 61: ...OFF 3 Static IP 192 168 123 48 4 Static Gateway 192 168 123 1 5 Static Subnet 255 255 0 0 6 UDP Input ON 7 UDP Output ON 2 Wind Meteo Settings Menu Wind 1 Average Instant 1 Instant 2 2 Minutes 3 10 Minutes 4 User Defined 5 Set User Defined Interval 2 Wind Speed Units kn 1 Bft 2 Mph 3 m s 4 kn 5 Km h 3 Sensor Selection Automatic 1 Automatic 2 Sensor 1 3 Sensor 2 4 Wind Reference True 1 Relative 2 T...

Page 62: ...Sensor Name XDR Config Sensor Address Type Sensor Name Sensor Nr 1 P1 A070S3 XDR 0 2 P1 B218S1 XDR 0 3 P1 A070U1 XDR 0 4 P1 A070U2 XDR 0 5 P1 A070G4 XDR 0 6 P1 A070G1 XDR 0 7 P1 A070G2 XDR 0 8 P1 A070G3 XDR 0 9 Not Used A Not Used B Not Used C Not Used D Not Used E Not Used F Not Used X Clear All Wind Sensor Info C Auto NODE Detect ON D Runway Direction 0 deg E CAP437 Baro Rule ON F Multi sensor d...

Page 63: ...ront View 2 User Defined 1 User Defined 2 SOG View 4 Secure User Items 1 Dimming Control UNLOCKED 2 Sensor Selection UNLOCKED 3 Front View 1 UNLOCKED 4 Front View 2 UNLOCKED 5 Set Selectable System Names 1 GNSS 1 2 GNSS 2 3 GNSS 3 4 GNSS 4 5 GNSS 5 6 GNSS 6 ...

Page 64: ...m Names 1 GNSS 1 2 GNSS 2 3 GNSS 3 4 GNSS 4 5 GNSS 5 6 GNSS 6 5 SD Log settings Menu SD Log 0 1 SD Logging OFF 1 2 NMEA MWV OFF 2 3 NMEA AWS EUMB OFF 3 4 Set Date yy mm dd 2019 02 05 4 5 Set Time in UTC hh mm ss 15 25 37 6 Graph Settings Menu Graph Min Max Decimals 1 Default 2 40 0 60 0 1 7 Ethernet Settings Menu Ethernet Settings 1 Ethernet ON 2 DHCP Client OFF 3 Static IP 192 168 123 48 4 Static...

Page 65: ...OMC 140 Installation Manual Page 65 16 Dimensional drawings ...

Page 66: ...OMC 140 Installation Manual Page 66 Spacer advised to be used in case of retrofitting into a 144x144 cut out ...

Page 67: ...OMC 140 Installation Manual Page 67 17 Panel cut outs 17 1 Recommended panel cut out 17 2 Panel cut out for retrofit 144x144 instrument ...

Page 68: ...OMC 140 Installation Manual Page 68 17 3 Optional Keypad panel cut out ...

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