Raymarine E70096 - Product Overview

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1Productoverview
Evolutionisasystemofelectroniccomponentsthatgiveyouautopilotcontrolofyourvessel’s
steeringsystem.
InconjunctionwithacompatibleAutopilotcontroller,theEvolutioncomponentsenableyouto
directlycontrolthevessel’ssteeringsystemandprovidenavigationcommands,suchasnavigatingto
pre-determinedtracksandwaypointsforexample.
TheEvolutionsystemprovidesanumberoffeaturestoensureeaseofinstallationandminimalsetup:
•Flexiblemountingoptions—TheEVsensorcanbemountedhorizontallyonaflatdeckor
alternativelyonabracket,formountingonamast,wallorotherverticalsurface.
Note:ThearrowonthefrontoftheEVsensormustbeparallelwiththecenterlineofthe
vesselandpointingtowardsthevessel’ sbow.
•Simpleconnections—allEvolutionsystemcomponentsareconnectedtoasingleSea Talkng®
backbone.
•Highaccuracy—accuratecourse-keeping,towithin+/-2degrees,inallconditions.
•Built-inheadingandattitudesensor—noadditionalfluxgatecompassrequired.
•Automaticsetup—nocalibrationrequired.TheRudderGain,RudderDamping,CounterRudder,
andcompasscalibrationsettingsrequiredbyexistingautopilotsarenolongernecessary
TheEvolutionsystemconsistsofthefollowingcomponents:
ComponentPurpose
EV-1unitAHRS(A ttitudeHeadingReference
Sensor)
Theprimaryheadingsensorandcourse
computer,incorporatinganattitude9-axis
sensor.Thissensorreplacesthefluxgate
compasstypicalinexistingautopilotsystems.
A CU(ActuatorControlUnit)
Housesthemainpoweranddriveelectronicsfor
directconnectiontoavessel’ssteeringsystem.
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