1
Positive(+)bar
2
Negative(-)bar
3
Circuitbreaker
4Fuse
Wherepossible,connectindividualitemsof
equipmenttoindividualcircuitbreakers.Wherethis
isnotpossible,useindividualin-linefusestoprovide
thenecessaryprotection.
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,
ensureithasbeencorrectlygrounded,in
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.
Grounding—Dedicateddrainwire
Thepowercablesuppliedwiththisproductincludes
adedicatedshield(drain)wireforconnectiontoa
vessel'sRFgroundpoint.
ItisimportantthataneffectiveRFgroundis
connectedtothesystem.Asinglegroundpoint
shouldbeusedforallequipment.Theunitcanbe
groundedbyconnectingtheshield(drain)wireof
thepowercabletothevessel'sRFgroundpoint.
OnvesselswithoutanRFgroundsystemtheshield
(drain)wireshouldbeconnecteddirectlytothe
negativebatteryterminal.
Thedcpowersystemshouldbeeither:
•Negativegrounded,withthenegativebattery
terminalconnectedtothevessel'sground.
•Floating,withneitherbatteryterminalconnected
tothevessel'sground
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhich
haspositivegrounding.
4.4Volvoengineconnections
TheECI–100canconnecttocompatibleVolvoPenta
engineElectronicVesselControl(EVC)systems.
TheECI–100enablesenginedatatobedisplayed
onaRaymarine
®
MFD.InconjunctionwithanEV2
autopilottheECI-100allowsfullsteeringcontrolof
IPSandAquamaticdrive-by-wiresteeringcontrol
systems,withouttheneedforaproprietaryautopilot
gateway.
Newersystemswithamulti-linkhubavailable
NewandrecentVolvoPentaengineEVCsystems
shouldhaveamulti-linkhubavailable.Thehubwill
have6connections,1ofwhichmustbeavailablein
ordertoconnecttheECI-100.
Volvolinkcable(E70240)isrequired,Thiscable
mustbeconnectedtotheDeviceNetconnectoron
theECI-100andanavailableconnectorontheVolvo
Multi-linkhub.
IfaVolvoIPSorAquamaticsteeringsystemistted
thenconnectinganEV2asshownwillalsoprovide
fulldrive–by–wiresteeringcontrol.
1.SeaTalk
ng®
spurcableconnectionbetweenthe
SeaTalk
ng®
backboneandtheEV2’sSeaTalk
ng®
connector.
2.ECI-100unit
3.SeaTalk
ng®
backbonepowersupply(12Vdc)
4.EV2—Evolution
TM
autopilot(notrequiredto
displayenginedata)
5.Volvolinkcable(E70240)
6.VolvoPentaenginesystembus
7.VolvoMulti-linkhub
Oldersystemswithnomulti-linkhubavailable
Onoldersystemswherenomulti-linkhubis
available,theVolvoY-Loomsplittercable(E70241)
mustbeusedinconjunctionwiththeVolvolink
adaptorcable(E70240).
TheY-Loomcablemustbeconnectedinlineinthe
VolvoPentaenginesystembus,asshownandthe
VolvolinkcablemustbettedtotheY-Loomcable
andtotheDeviceNetconnectorontheECI-100.
IfaVolvoIPSorAquamaticsteeringsystemistted
thenconnectinganEV2asshownwillalsoprovide
fulldrive–by–wiresteeringcontrol.
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