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Hercules 2000 User Manual
HB-0845-04
Hercules 2000
USER MANUAL
Premier W
ay, Abbey
Park
Romsey, H
ampshire, S051 9AQ
England
Tel: (+44)
01794 518448
Fax: (
+44) 01794 518077
www.
bandg.com
e-mail: tech_suppor
t@bandg.co.uk
© Brookes & Gatehouse Ltd. 2000
The copyrig
ht of this Manual is the pr
operty of Brookes & Gatehouse Ltd.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
6
Main Processor Unit
9
Processors
9
System Description
9
Expansion Unit
10
Performance Processor
10
Halcyon Gyro Processor
11
Sensors
12
Masthead Unit
12
Paddle-Wheel Speed Sensor
12
Sonic Speed Unit
12
Super Halcyon 3 Fluxgate Compass
12
Depth Sensor
13
Displays
14
Halcyon 2000 Compass
13
Halcyon Gyro Stabilised Compass
13
20/20 Display
14
Analogue Indicators
14
Full Function Display (FFD)
14
Halcyon Display
15
Calibration
15
Damping
15
Menu Structure
16
Part 1 - Introduction/Para Page
22
Para Page
22
Illustrations
24
Part 1 - Introduction
22
Fig no Page
24
Introduction
26
The Keys
26
Power/Light Key
26
Page Key
27
Scroll Keys
27
Enter/Reset Key
28
Speed/Depth (SPD/DEP) Key
29
Wind Key
29
Navigation (NAV) Key
29
Examples of Operation
29
Function Selection
30
Page Display Configuration
30
NAV Key Configuration
31
Damping Adjustment - Boat Speed
31
Examples of Calibration
32
Manual Calibration Adjustment - Boat Speed
32
Calibration Adjustment - Depth
33
Calibration Adjustment - Wind Angle
33
Alarms
34
Alarm Control
34
Alarm Types
34
Set lo Alarm - Depth
35
Switch Alarms On/Off
36
Disable Alarms
36
Trip Functions
36
Reset Timer
37
Reset Trip Log
38
Lighting Control
38
Select Local Lighting Control
38
System Lighting Control
39
Operation Description
39
Operating Functions
40
Air Temperature
40
Apparent Wind Angle
40
Apparent Wind Speed
41
Average Speed
41
Barometric Pressure
41
Barometric Pressure Trend
42
Battery Voltage
42
Bearing to Waypoint
43
Bearing Waypoint to Waypoint
43
Boat Speed
43
Course
44
Course over Ground
44
Cross Track Error
45
Course to Steer
45
Dead Reckoning
46
Depth
48
Distance to Waypoint
48
Fore/Aft Trim
49
Heading
49
Heading on Opposite Tack
50
Head Lift Trend
50
Heel Angle
50
Leeway
51
Layline Distance
51
Local Time of Day
52
Mast Angle
52
Next Leg Wind Information
52
Next Leg Target Boat Speed
53
Next Waypoint Distance
54
Off Course
54
Optimum Wind Angle
54
Polar Boat Speed
55
Reaching Performance
55
Rig Tension
56
Rudder Angle
56
Sea Temperature
56
Speed over Ground
57
Stored Log
57
Tacking Performance
57
Target Boat Speed
59
Tidal Set and Drift
60
Timer
61
Time to Layline
61
Time to Waypoint
62
Trip Log
62
True Wind Angle
62
True Wind Direction
65
True Wind Speed
65
VMG to Waypoint
65
Vmg
66
Calculation of VMG
66
Table of Contents
70
Para
72
Introduction
72
3.2.1 Principle of Log Calibration
73
3.2.2 Preparation for Log Calibration
73
Boat Speed/Log Calibration
73
3.2.3 Calibration Runs
74
3.2.4 Log AUTO CAL Facility
74
3.2.5 Log AUTO CAL Procedure
75
3.2.6 Manual Calibration
76
3.2.7 Boat Calibration Referenced to a Known Value
76
Boat Speed Calibration (Knots, MPH, KPH)
77
3.3.1 Principles of Wind Speed/Angle Calibration
78
Apparent Wind Speed and Angle
78
Apparent Wind Angle Calibration (AWA)
80
3.3.3 Apparent Wind Speed
81
Compass Calibration
82
Principles of Compass Calibration
82
3.4.2 Heading Node Selection
83
3.4.3 Super Halcyon 3 Compass Calibration Procedure
84
3.4.4 Halcyon 2000 Calibration Procedure
85
3.5.1 Heel Angle
88
Heel Angle/Leeway Calibration
88
3.5.2 Leeway
89
Heel and Trim with the Halcyon Gyro Stabilised Compass
90
3.6.1 True Wind Direction
91
True Wind Correction
91
Table of Contents
100
Para
102
Introduction
102
Installation Data Sheets
103
Sonic Speed Unit & Sonic Transducers
103
Depth Transducer, Sonic Speed and Sea Temperature Sensor
104
Multiple Linear Sensor Inputs
105
Analogue Meters
106
Twin XTL Fins Gravity Switch
110
8-Button NMEA Full Function Display
116
Halcyon Gyro Processor with Halcyon Gyro Stabilised Compass
119
Halcyon Gyro Processor with NMEA Gyro Input
120
Halcyon Gyro Processor as Output Interface
121
Table of Contents
122
Default Chapter
126
Barometric Pressure Sensor
126
Heel Angle Sensor
126
Mast Rotation Sensor
126
Sensors
126
System Expansion
126
Trim Angle Sensor
126
Air Temperature Sensor
127
Load Cells
127
Rudder Angle Sensor
127
Sea Temperature Sensor
127
Sensor Input Configuration
127
Displays
128
Analogue Indicator Configuration
130
Analogue Indicators
130
Halcyon Display
130
Meter Scaling
131
20/20 CD Display
132
Display Configuration
132
The Display
132
Function Selection - FFD
133
Function Selection - Remote Pushbutton
133
Re-Configuring 20/20 CD
134
Display Configuration
135
The Display
135
Function Selection - FFD
136
Function Selection - Remote Pushbutton
136
Gravity Switch
138
Audible Alarm
138
Nmea Interface
138
Displaying NMEA Functions
139
Selection of Equipment
139
NMEA Input and Output Configuration
144
Changing NMEA/RS232 Configuration
145
True/Magnetic Reference Selection
146
NMEA-Based Data on the B&G Network
147
NMEA 0183 Sentences
147
Rs232 Interfacing
165
RS232C Input and Output Configuration
165
Changing NMEA/RS232 Configuration
165
Command Syntax
167
Channel Numbers
167
Automatic Output Enable/Disable
170
Automatic Output Start/Stop
170
Input Remote Channel Data and Text
171
Automatic Output of Basic Data
171
Immediate Output of Basic Data
172
Immediate Output of Channel or Remote Data
172
Output Text Immediately
186
Output Alarm
187
Hercules 2000 General Purpose Input Value
189
General Purpose Output Value
189
Output from Network or NMEA
190
Input to Network or NMEA
191
NMEA Sentence Output Rate Selection
191
Displaying Performance Unit Memory
192
Hercules 290/390 Commands Not Recognised by Hercules 2000
193
RS232 Error Messages
193
RS232 Command Summary
196
True Wind Correction
197
Output True Wind Correction Table Values
197
Input True Wind Correction Table Values
198
Expansion Processor
198
The Expansion Processor
198
5.10.2 Linear Function Settings
199
Calibrating a Linear Channel
199
Expansion Processor Wiring
201
Table of Contents
204
Diagnostic Function Selection
206
Ffd Diagnostics
206
Keytest
206
Display
207
Network
207
Ram
207
Debug
208
Eeprom
208
Lighting
208
Prom
208
Res-Sys
208
Versions
209
Errors
210
Main Processor
210
Remote
210
Mast Head Unit
211
Depth Sounder
212
Yacht Stationary
212
Yacht Moving
213
Consistently Shows Shallow Depth
214
Random Deep Depths
214
Performance Unit
215
Error Messages
215
Halcyon 2000 Compass
216
Heading or COMP CAL Shows PHS
216
Heading Shows ERR
216
Shows Heading and CAL Flashing
216
True Wind Direction, Tide Set or DR Course
217
Two Headings Flashing Alternately
217
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Language
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