NorthStar Pilot System NS3300 manual

Northstar N S33 00 P ilot S ystem Ref er ence Manual[...]

1 Int roduc t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 - 1 Autopilo t Mode s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1- 1-1 O p e r a t i n g m[...]

3 Reference Manual 6- 4 Se tup > Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 6-5 Se tup > A lar ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 6- 6 Se tup > Uni ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot Co ng rat ulat ion s on ch oos ing th e Nor t hs tar N S3300 Pi lot Au topi lot . F or ma x imum b ene f it, p lea se re ad this m anual c are fu lly b ef ore ins tallation and us e. T hi s manual de sc r ib es how t o use a nd se t up th e NS3300 P ilo tand t he as soc i ate d equ ipme nt. T h is manu al also e x plain s[...]

5 Reference Manual T he NS3300 P ilo t is a su per io r quali ty, high per for man ce auto pilo t dis play hea d. T he No r ths t ar autop ilo t sy st em ha s the f le x ibil it y to be u se d wi th powe r or sa il bo at s. T he NS3300 P ilo t ha s ded ica ted p er f or man ce keys and a la rge 3. 8” C olo r TF T disp lay . T his p rov ide s the [...]

6 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot 1 - 1-3 Power steer in g mode s W hen t he autop ilo t is in STBY ( STANDBY) mo de the he lms man mus t s tee r the b oat ma nuall y . H ow ev e r T he NS3300 P ilo t ha s two d if fe ren t powe r st ee ri ng con tro l mode s ( s ee s ec t ion 3- 1 1). Jog: T ur n s the r ud der le f t or r i ght w hil e the key is presse[...]

7 Reference Manual 2 Quickst ar t 1 . Manual ly s tee r the b oat t o ope n wate rs b ef ore en gag i ng the au topil ot to s te er th e boa t. 2. Se lec t t he de sire d s tee r ing mo de by pre ss ing the n use t he co ntro l dial to hi ghl igh t Co mpas s, GP S or Wind then pres s . 3. If u sing G P S mode , st ar t nav ig at ing to a w ay poi n[...]

8 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot T o manu ally s te er the b oat : 1. P r e s s t h e key . T he auto pilo t is now d ise ng age d and you h ave compl et e st eer i ng con tro l. T o man ually s te er th e boa t usi ng the au topi lot t o move the r ud der: 1 . Ens ure th e autop ilo t is in S T BY by pre ssi ng the key. 2. P re ss and hol d or to tur n [...]

9 Reference Manual Button Function 1 ESC Ste p ba ck a m en u leve l o r retu rn to s el e cte d pil ot s cre en 2 ENT Se le cts h ig hl ig hted i tem s or b ri ng s up Pa ra mete rs m en u wh en i n Pil ot display mode 3 Control Dial Use to s cr ol l thr oug h me nu s, in cr em en t or d ec rem en t se le cte d va lu es, fol lo w-up r ud de r co n[...]

10 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot 3- 1- 1 AUTO key Pres s t o enga ge AUTO mod e. T he aut opil ot is now s tee r ing t he boa t bas ed o n the s ele c te d st ee ri ng mo de. P re ss and h old fo r 2 se cond s to engage H-STEER mode. 3- 1- 2 ST BY key Pr ess t o dis eng age AUTO m ode an d se t STBY mo de. T he auto pilo t is no t s tee r ing th e boa t[...]

11 Reference Manual Fo r a power b oat • Fo r a boa t wi tho ut GP S, o r for a b oat w it h GP S but you d o not w ant t o navi ga te to a w ayp oin t, cho ose C omp ass m ode . T he auto pilo t st ee rs the boa t at a se t co mpa ss hea ding . Se lec t C omp ass m ode by pr ess ing , c hoo se Co mpas s and pr ess . • T o u se the au topi lot [...]

12 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot 3-8- 1 C hang ing co urs e in compa ss mode T o c hang e cour se in 1 ˚steps , tur n th e Con trol D ial. • tur n t he Co ntro l Dial c ount er-c loc k w ise t o chan ge co urs e to po r t • tur n t he Co ntro l Dial c loc k w ise t o cha nge co urs e to s tar bo ard Example 3-8 - 2 C ha ng ing co urse i n GPS mo de[...]

13 Reference Manual A dod ge is a sh ar p ch ange o f cou rse , usu ally t o avoid an obs t acle . • pre ss to dodg e to po r t by the do dge a ngl e • pre ss to do dge to s t arb oard by t he do dge an gle . T he bo at w ill c hang e cour se by a p res et d odg e ang le. T o dodg e fu r the r , pres s or mor e time s. T o v iew or ch ang e the[...]

14 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot C T S cha nge s by the do dge a ngl e. Boa t com es to n ew head ing . T he NS3300 P ilo t be eps . Pres s to resume the e arli er he adin g WARNING: T he NS3300 P ilo t w ill s tee r bac k to the G PS p lot t ed cour se . Make sure the re are no ob st acl es or dan ger ous wa ter s in the way . 3-9 -2 D odg in g in GP S[...]

15 Reference Manual 3- 1 0 - 1 Auto tack ing in compass mode Auto t ack in g is in ten ded to t ac k a sai ling b oat . T he co urs e to s tee r ch ange s by the t ac k ang le. • pre ss s ele c t T a ck / Gyb e the n pre ss to tac k to p or t by the t ac k ang le • pre ss s ele c t T a ck / Gyb e the n pre ss to t ack to s t arb oard by t he ta[...]

16 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot 3- 1 0 - 2 T ur ns in compa ss mode T o c hang e cour se by 9 0˚ • pre ss , s ele c t 90˚ t ur n the n pre ss to tur n to p or t by 9 0˚ • pre ss , s ele c t 90˚ t ur n the n pre ss to tu r n to st ar boar d by 90˚ T o c hang e cour se by 1 8 0˚ • pr ess , sel ec t 1 80˚ tur n t hen p res s to tur n to p or [...]

17 Reference Manual 3- 1 0 -3 Auto tac ki ng or g yb ing in w ind mode If th e se t w ind an gle ( S W A ) is 9 0° o r les s, the b oat t ac k s, if t he S W A is mo re tha n 90 ° the b oat g yb es. A f te r the tac k or g y be , the S WA is the sa me as t he S W A be fo re the t ac k or g y be, bu t fr om the o the r sid e. • pre ss , sel ec t[...]

18 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot There are four possibilities for auto tacking or gybing: T ac k ( S WA is 90 ° or l ess ) Gybe ( SWA is mor e than 9 0 ° ) An e r ror me ss age i s dis played i f you at te mp t ot her t ack s o r if th e tac k w ill e nd w ith t he bo at in ir ons . Note: T o v iew o r cha nge t he tac k mo de, t ack an gle , g yb e m[...]

19 Reference Manual W hen th e autop ilo t is in STBY mo de th e hel msma n mus t s tee r the b oat man ually. However t he auto pilo t has p ower s te er ing c ont rol mo de s availa ble w hile in STBY mode: T o Jo g Ste er to p or t : • hold do wn to tur n t he r udde r to po r t T o Jo g Ste er to s t arb oard : • hold do wn t o tur n th e r[...]

20 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot 3- 1 2- 1 T he alar m w indow T he alar m w ind ow shows a li st o f the la tes t ac t ive alar ms . T he mos t seve re alar m s appe ar at th e top of t he lis t . T ur n t he Co ntr ol Dial t o sto p the N S3300 Pil ot from beepin g. Select ‘Details ’ to jump d ire c tl y to the Ac tive al ar ms sc r een . Select ?[...]

21 Reference Manual 4 The displa y s Pres s to show the D isp lay menu, s ele c t a di splay o pti on us ing t he Co ntro l Dial an d pre ss . Dis plays a s tan dard aut opilo t dis play w it h jus t the e sse nti al autop ilo t dat a. Display area Function Drive indicators Le f t and r i ght b oxes lig ht up t o indi ca te wh en the au topi lot i [...]

22 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot Dis plays an ad van ced au topil ot di spl ay wi th es sen tial au topil ot da ta. Display area Function Data Header Cus to mi za ble dat a ce lls . Eac h dis play pa ge ha s a se para te header config uration. Default : V oltage, Cur rent, Alar m Status ( se e se c ti on 5 ) . Heading L arg e dig it s show t he he ading[...]

23 Reference Manual Dis plays a s tan dard aut opilo t dis play w it h jus t the e sse nti al autop ilo t dat a. Options menu: Deviation bar Se lec ts w hat da ta i s disp layed by t he dev ia tion b ar . Auto Rd/CE/XTE – Auto mati cal ly s w itc hes t he dev ia tion b ar be t wee n r udde r , cour se e rr or and c ro ss tr ack e r ror dep end in[...]

24 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot T he dat a dis play sh ows one la rge d ata c ell, t wo sm aller d ata c ell s and a da ta hi sto r y g r aph. E ach i s the se ite ms c an be c onf ig ur ed to di spl ay a rang e of da ta t y pe s. T he g r aph i s use f ul for a naly z ing t he pe r fo r mance of th e autop ilot . Display area Function Big data cell Cu[...]

25 Reference Manual Dat a hea der s are ava ilabl e on the P il ot an d Com pas s sc re ens . A dat a hea der i s a cu s tomi z able f eat ure t hat ca n be us ed t o disp lay up to 6 di f fe ren t dat a ite ms, suc h as bo at sp ee d or alar m s t atu s. T he P ilo t and Co mpas s sc re ens h ave sep ara te se t ti ng s for t he dat a header . Hea[...]

26 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot 6 Menus M any o f the N S330 0 P ilo t fea tu re s and f unc t ion s are o pe rat ed th rou gh me nu s . • T o s c roll th roug h men u ite ms, sc r oll th roug h ite ms in a l is t or ch ange d at a use t he Co ntr ol Dial . Clo ck w is e sc rol ls ac ros s/dow n o r increments data. • T o s ele c t a men u ite m pr[...]

27 Reference Manual Pr of ile s are us ed t o sto re a ra nge o f autop ilo t se t tin gs f or di f fe ren t sea , env iron men tal a nd ves sel con diti ons . Up to 5 u ser p rof ile s may be c onf ig ur ed ( se e se c ti on 8-2) . Profile Se lec t the c ur re nt pro f ile to u se. Op tio ns ca n be se lec ted t o se t autop ilo t ope rat ing li m[...]

28 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot Som e of th e autopi lot al ar ms are u ser c onf ig ur able . Al ar m tr ig g er se t ti ng s can b e de f ine d to sui t the b oat and in div idu al pre fer ence s as f ollow s: Course error T he alar m w ill s oun d if th e vess el s tr ays fro m it s int ende d cou rs e by more t han the s e t er ror. Se t OF F or a [...]

29 Reference Manual Use t his fe atu re whe n the au topi lot i s conn ec t ed to ot her N or th st ar in st r umen ts t hrou gh Nav Bus o r any compatible NMEA instr ument. NMEA mode Se lec t NME A po r t mo de. Input – NME A p or t c an re cei ve NM E A dat a Slow – NME A p or t ou tpu ts h eadi ng and r udde r ang le onc e per s ec ond Fast [...]

30 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot Sw it che s sim ulat e mod e on and o f f ( s ee s ec t ion 3- 1 4 ) . 6- 9 Set up > Si mula te[...]

31 Reference Manual Actual b oat heading is 45° CTS (course to steer, the intended autopilot course) 55° Course error = 1 0° Important: • T he auto pilo t c anno t con trol t he bo at be t te r than a he lms man. T h e autop ilo t is no t inte nde d for u se i n ex tr eme we athe r , in ad ver se co ndi tio ns or ne ar ot her b oat s, da nge r[...]

32 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot HANDSTEE R: Ste er t he b oa t man ual ly. Dis pl ay C T S in the i nf o da ta o r cou rs e er ro r in t he ba r dat a an d us e the se t o s tee r by. T o engage AUTO, press Heading = 45° For example: T o engage H STEE R, hold AUT O : T he P ilo t s te er s the b oa t aut oma ti ca lly. T he NS3300 P ilo t se t s C T S[...]

33 Reference Manual Destination D TG (distance) TTG (time) B RG (bearing) SO G (speed) Course error (angle) CTS (bearing) Plotted course Boat XTE (distance) Star t CO G (bearing) T he auto pilo t ha s thre e ways o f st ee ri ng the b oat , com pass , GP S and w in d. T o s ele c t an ap propr i ate mod e, se e sec tion 3-7 . In G PS m ode, t he au[...]

34 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot HANDSTEE R: Ste er t he b oa t man ual ly. Dis pl ay C T S in th e in fo da t a or cou rs e er r or in t he ba r da ta an d us e th es e to s te er by. T o engage AUTO, press T o engage HAND STE E R, hold AUT O : T he P ilo t s te er s the b oa t aut oma ti ca lly. T o disengage the Pilot, press The Pilot returns to STB [...]

35 Reference Manual 7- 2-3 Ar r iv ing at waypo int s If th e GP S is fo llow ing a r oute an d the b oat re ache s an in ter me dia te way po int : If th e Waypo int Ac kn owle dge al ar m ( s ee se c ti on 6 -5 ) is of f, the autopi lot au toma tic all y st ar t s st ee ri ng to th e nex t way p oin t in the ro ute. I f the Way poi nt Ac know le [...]

36 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot Boat heading Course error, 1 0° to starb oard CTS (intended autopilot course, to achieve the SWA [set wind angle]) SWA (set wind angle), 45° Wind angle, can be A PP (apparent) or TR UE Wind APP Apparent wind angle Th e ap pa re nt wi nd a ng le at t he b oat. P i n fr ont o f the a ng le m ea ns t he w ind i s fr om p [...]

37 Reference Manual 7 -3- 2 Tr ue and apparent wind speed and direction App aren t w ind s pe ed and d ire c tio n are th e valu es me asu red o n the b oat . T ru e wi nd sp ee d and d ire c tio n are the v alue s af te r allow ing f or bo at sp ee d thro ugh t he air. If th e boa t is mov ing , t hen t he app aren t w ind s pe ed is d if fe ren t[...]

38 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot 7-3-3 E ng ag ing the a utop ilo t in wind mo de HANDSTE ER: Ste er th e boat m anuall y . Dis play C T S i n the in fo da ta or cou rs e er ror i n the ba r dat a and us e the se to s te er by. T o engage AUTO, press T o engage HAND STE E R, hold AU TO : T he P ilo t st eer s the b oat automat icall y . T o disengage th[...]

39 Reference Manual 7-3 - 4 Wi n d g a i n In GP S mo de, T he w i nd g ain de te r mine s how muc h cor r ec t ion i s appli ed t o redu ce any di f fer enc e be twe en t he se t w ind ang le an d the ac t ual w ind ang le . A high s et t ing w ill c aus e the au topi lot to b e st ro n g l y a f f e c t e d by cha nge s in th e wi nd. A l ow se t[...]

40 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot T he auto pilo t ha s seve n ste er i ng par ame ter s whi ch can be ad just ed t o opti mize steering performan ce . Se lec t t he Adv ance d che ck box to v iew al l par ame ter s. T hes e par ame ter s c an be ad jus te d usi ng th e Par ame te rs me nu. T o adju st t he par ame te rs, g o to Menu > Setup > Prof[...]

41 Reference Manual st ee ri ng , de c rea se cou nte r r udde r . • Fo r high er bo at s pe eds an d larg e GP S rou tes , dec r eas e GP S ga in ; for l ower sp ee ds an d tig ht GP S rou tes, i nc rea se G PS g ai n. • Fo r high er an d/or m ore s ta ble w ind s, inc r eas e 8- 2 Profiles T he auto pilo t prov ides f i ve conf ig ur able s t[...]

42 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot 8-3 Adju stin g the s teer in g par ame ters Problem: drifts off course to one side Increase ratio. Increase trim gain. Increase response. or Problem: boat mo ves too f ar off course closely befor e the rudder turns to correct the course Decrease ratio. Decrease counter rudder gain. Decrease trim gain. This causes wear o[...]

43 Reference Manual Increase trim gain Decrease trim gain 1 minute 1 minute a Boat takes much more than one minute to trim Sideways force star ts b Boat takes much less than one minute to trim Sideways force star ts Problem: boat oscillated ar ound GP S course Decrease G PS gain. Increase G PS gain. Problem: drifts off GPS course or or Problem: aft[...]

44 Northst ar N S3300 Pilot T his t roubl esh oo ting g ui de as sum es th at you have read a nd unde rs to od thi s manual . It is p oss ible i n many c as es to s ol ve dif f ic ul tie s w itho ut hav ing t o sen d the un it bac k to t he manuf ac t urer f or re pair. Plea se fo llow t his trou bles hoo tin g sec tion b ef ore co nt ac tin g your[...]

45 Reference Manual 10 S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Electrical Supply v oltage : 1 0.5 to 30. 5 V DC . Supply current ( at 1 3.8 V ) : W ithout backlig hting: 1 60 m A. W it h ful l back li gh ting : up t o 390 mA . Ot her o pti onal in st r umen ts : re fe r to th e ins tr ume nt ’s ope rati on manual . Interfaces NavBus: co nne c tio n to MC U a[...]