Raymarine Evolution EV-2 - System Requirements

ItemComponentPurpose
3bThird-partydriveinterfaceunitfor
SeaS
tarSolutions/TeleflexOptimus
systems(assuppliedseparatelyby
SeaStarSolutions/Teleflex).
Housesthemainpoweranddrive
electronicsfordirectconnectiontoa
SeaStarSolutions/T eleflexOptimus
Drive-By-Wiresystem.
3c
ECI-100EngineControlInterface(as
suppliedseparatelybyR
aymarine—part
numberE70227)
TheECI-100receivessteeringcontrol
messagesfromaconnectedEV-2
andtransmitsthemessageson
supported,thirdparty,steeringcontrol
systems.PleaserefertotheECI
productpagesontheRaymarine®
websiteforthelateststeeringsystem
andenginecompatibilityinformation:
www.raymarine.com/multifunction-
displays/accessories/engine-
interfacing/eci-100
TheEvolutionsystemprovidesanumberoffeaturestoensureeaseofinstallationandminimalsetup:
•Fle xiblemountingoptions—TheEVsensorcanbemountedhorizontallyonaflatdeckor
alternativelyonabracket,formountingonamast,wallorotherverticalsurface.
Note:ThearrowonthefrontoftheEVsensormustbeparallelwiththecenterlineofthe
vesselandpointingtowardsthevessel’ sbow.
•Simpleconnections—allEvolutionsystemcomponentsareconnectedusingSea Talkng®and
DeviceNetconnections.
•Highaccuracy—accuratecourse-keeping,towithin+/-2degrees,inallconditions.
•Built-inheadingandattitudesensor—noadditionalfluxgatecompassrequired.
•Automaticsetup—simplifieddocksidecalibration,includingautomaticcompasscalibration.The
RudderGain,RudderDamping,CounterRudder,andcompasscalibrationsettingsrequiredby
existingautopilotsarenolongernecessary.
Requiredadditionalcomponents
Tocompleteyourautopilotsystem,youwillneedthefollowingcomponentsanddatasourcesin
additiontotheEvolutioncomponents.
Essential:
•Compatibleautopilotcontroller;referto:p.21—Compatibleautopilotcontroller
•Driveinterfaceunit(asappropriateforyourvessel’sdrivesystem):
–ECI-100—PleaserefertotheECIproductpagesontheRaymarine®websiteforthelatest
steeringsystemandenginecompatibilityinformation:www.raymarine.com/multifunction-
displays/accessories/engine-interfacing/eci-100
–SeaStarSolutions/TeleflexOptimus
–VolvoPentaEVC
•SeaTalkng®backbone.
•DeviceNetcable.
Recommended:
•Compatiblespeeddatasource.Theautopilotusesspeeddatawhenmakingcalculationsrelating
tonavigation.Asaminimum,thisinformationmustcomefromaGNSSreceiverprovidingSOG
(SpeedOverGround)data,orideallyfromadedicatedspeedsensor.
•Compatiblewinddatasource(onlyrequiredforsailingvessels).Theautopilotuseswindvanedata
tosteerrelativetoaspecifiedwindangle.Thisdatamustcomefromananalogwindtransducer
connectedtotheSea Talkng®backbone.
Optional:
•Positiondatasource–Theautopilotusespositiondatawhenfollowingroutesandcalculatingthe
optimumcoursetosteer.ThisdataisusuallysuppliedbyaGNSSreceiverontheSeaTalkng®
backbone.
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