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1. 44 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Ports The serial port connector provides the interface to a computer RS232 interface for command and status control of the unit The unit can be remotely controlled via this interface using ASCII command sequences or the optional software utilities Status information is transmitted out this interface using NMEA 0185 ITXDR sentences Status information includes current gauge readings and display labels Cables supplied for connection to this interface and there should be no need to interface directly A serial interface cable is normally used to remotely control the unit or to collect status information in NMEA 0185 format A separate reprogramming FLASH cable is used if the unit need to be reprogrammed This cable is compatible with RS232 protocols but requires special software to provide this function This cable is supplied only with the purchase of the development kit SERIAL P3 Pin Color Function Direction Volt 1 Grey Serial2 TX OUT 3 3 2 Brown Flash RX IN 0 3 3 3 Brown Serial 1 OUT 0 3 3 4 Yellow 5 Volts OUT 5V 5 Red Serial 1 RX IN 0 3 3 6 Red Flash TX OUT 0 3 3 7 Green Serial 2 RX IN 0 3 3 8 Yellow Serial Ground IN 0 5VPOWER is a 5 0 volt regulated output to provide power for the optional BLUETOOTH serial adapter This signal should not be used for any other purpose Maximum output is 200 mA and is not fuse protected FLASH is the serial transmit l
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3. 10 15 vDC 12 volt Nominal Processor Frequency 18 432 MHz Maximum 800 mA 4 5 W x 2 5 H VFD 16 char H x 22 char W Operating and Storage Temperature 4 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit 20 to 75 degrees Celsius Analog Conversion Accuracy 10 bits Analog update rate tain dip bed ges 2 per second 10 point average Sender voltage tanger iiim 0 3 3 volts Sender voltage resolution 0 0128 volts Pulse Count update tates iie eos 1 per second Maximum Pulse Counties 500 per second Firmware 1 113 NMEA 2 0 Instrumentation Sentences IIXDR A ITXDR C IIXDR D IIXDR F SIIXDR G IIXDR I ITXDR P IIXDR S IIXDR U IIXDR V SDDBT SDMTW GPVTG S GPVTG H Table of Contents TAble of GOoBtentss rede evi ere REPE eT ne 5 THEO UNC EEO TS xdv eret erede id ie Ir 8 AV elcotmies v vv ehe ev Pe ov Pie ERE Nae vx ET een REA A TNR 8 faceplate Dun UU RR Aa CS DRAN Site mesg utes 8 Nhat Y ou Geb eoe aded dtes Dea eR REN 9 fW uc ES AER NOR VE NEAN EN Sp 9 Cables s t e ib Pha bti n ta PO 9 SOFBVALe A quada e WERE ORAE 9 laste 10 SCO lln 11
4. B Bar Graph G Digital Gauge Pressing the Option Scroll button will step the cursor from left to right through the group assignment pairs If the cursor is on a display mode field Pressing the Option Set button will cycle through the five display mode choices If the cursor 15 on the display position index field Pressing the Option Set button will cycle through the eight index values For example the following figure shows the TEMP label assigned to the first third forth and sixth groups and not assigned to the second fifth seventh and eighth groups The first group will be a Digital Data display The third and forth groups will be a Bar Graph Display The sixth group will be a Histogram Display Groups 2 5 7 8 do not display TEMP The flashing cursor indicates the currently selected value Pressing the Scroll button advances to the next group while pressing the Option Set button toggles the assignment of the label to the selected group 37 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual In this example the TEMP label was removed from the first group by pressing the Option Set button until the letters were cleared Pressing the Option Set button again would toggle the display mode to the next letter in the list Using the Scroll button would advance to the next group Once you have advanced through all 8 groups the next label will appear with its group assignments You must advance through all 8 groups for all 16 labels bef
5. Button When you receive your unit it has been programmed to display gauge reading in groups with a maximum of eight groups On power up the unit will start to display the first group of gauge functions Additional gauge display groups can be viewed by using the Scroll menu select button Once the unit has shown all display groups it cycles over again from the first group The Option Set button is used to put the unit into a special setup mode This mode allows control over Alarms backlight and port settings Once you press the Option Set button the unit will enter SETUP mode To enter a new programming mode you press the Scroll menu select button to cycle to the next option Once all options are viewed the unit reverts back to gauge display starting from the first page 10 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Scroll The Scroll button is used for group and menu selection Pressing the button for 0 5 seconds will select the next group or menu item Continuing to hold the button down will automatically scroll to the next group or menu Option Setup modes The Option Set button used to enter setup mode or change a setup setting Pressing the bottom button for 0 5 seconds while viewing gauge display information will enter setup mode Once in setup mode you must Scroll through all menu choices using the top menu select button to exit setup and return to normal display In setup mode this button is used to change vatious settings Norma
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7. sequence representing the desired readout for the given table index The character is reserved to skip the space when displaying the sequence For example 1 3 04 will only display the 4 character value 1 3 Most display values will only be 4 characters long The 2 character HEX Graphic Display Lookup value is used to calibrate the graphic displays The values range for 0x00 Hex to Ox3F Hex 63 decimal were 0x3F represents the 55 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual maximum range for the graphic display Normally these values can increase in a linear fashion form 0x00 to Ox3F However they can be adjusted in a non linear sequence to give graphic displays more resolution in a desired operating range For example if it 15 desired to have more sensitivity at vehicle operating temperature of 180 F these values can be adjusted so graphic displays ramp quickly and then level off Less sensitive graphic display More sensitive graphic display db 55F 20 164 db 60F 20 165 db 65F 20 166 db 70F 20 167 db 75F 21 168 db 80F 21 169 db 85F 21 170 db 90F 21 171 db 95F 22 172 db 100 22 173 db 105 22 174 db 110F 22 175 db 155F 315229 db 160F 32 230 db 165F 33 231 db 170F 34 232 db 175F 35 233 db 180F 36 234 db 185F 37 235 db 190F 38 236 db 195E 39 237 db 200F 3A 238 db 205F 3B 239 db 210F 3C 240 Each table has 20
8. CLEANER on the display A mild dish soap woks well and then rinse with clean water Do not wipe surface with a paper towel as it will mar the finish A lens cleaning tissue used for eye glasses works best Be sure it is safe for plastic lenses and anti glare coatings SeaGauge G8 User s Manual What You Get Unit SeaGauge G 8 head unit with power and sensor input Unit constantly monitors the sensor inputs and updates the graphic VFD display two times per second A 10 bit analog converter samples sensor data and then performs a real time average The built in microprocessor takes the averaged value for each sensor and looks up the display value from a 256 point table that is user modifiable Once a sensor vale is determined it is paired with a corresponding text label and sent to the integrated 256 X 128 Graphic VFD display Two sealed silicone buttons provide control of display pages and unit setup Cables SeaGauge G8 15 supplied with three water resist cables for installation The power sensor cable are un terminated and will need to be modified for you installation The serial interface cable will connect directly to any RS232 computer interface Power cable 6 pin female cable Never connect power without supplying 3 amp fuse protection Sensor cable 9 pin female cable Resistive loads do not need to be fused temperature oil pressure fuel level Voltage loads need to be protected with a 500 mA fuse to prevent damage
9. NMEA setup mode Pressing the Option Set button YES will save the changes and reset the unit Set Groups This setup mode is used to set the eight possible display groups assigned to each of the sensor labels You can skip this mode by pressing the Scroll button NO or enter the 16 group sub modes by pressing the Option Set button YES Once you enter the sub modes you must go though all of them before you exit though you do not need to make any changes Once you enter the Set Groups sub mode you will see the current display label and the groups it is currently assigned to The groups are identified from left to right separated by the display type and display position index first group is on the left and the last group is on the right There are eight pairs of symbols to represent each of the groups The first value is the display mode _ D B G H and the second value is the position index number 0 7 If a 36 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual sensor is not to displayed in a particular group then it will have the symbol pair 7 If the group has a letter D B H G then the sensor label is assigned to that group based on the position index value The five display mode symbols are The Position Index determines the display location of the selected sensor value on the 20 4 character display matrix as outlined below __ not assigned to the group D Digital Data Display Mode Histogram Graph
10. Tc PULSETIME 0 01 Averaged Pulses Tc Averaged Pulses 1 Tc PPS The PULSETIME is an integer value with a range from 1 to 255 Pressing the bottom button while in this mode increments the scale value by 1 until the maximum is reached and then starts over again Increasing the value averages more pulses and slows the display update while decreasing the values averages fewer pulses and speeds the display update rate A value of 75 is normally used 26 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Port Baud Rate Sub mode This sub mode to set the baud rate for the serial ports Normal operation is 9600 but some NMEA equipment requires 4800 Setting to the slower baud rate will affect the display update rate of the remote viewing software To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub menu Alarm Sub mode This sub mode mode is used to set the power up state of the alarm functions If alarms are set off here they will not be active each time the unit is powered up and must be manually activated This mode is also used to set the state of the alarm output signal Some alarms such as 3 5 volt Piezo Buzzets can be driven directly from the units alarm output signal When using these types of alarms set this option to HIGH and connect the hot lead directly to the alarm signal CAUTION the unit can not drive more then 20 mA and never connect a alarm without a fuse If you wish to use an alarm that requires m
11. converted into SIEXDR sentences and output via the serial port The resulting output stream can be cascaded to other NMEA equipment that is capable of decoding IIXDR sentences like the SeaView display and logging utility which is available for all units In this fashion NMEA data from one SeaGauge unit can be feed into another to increase the number of sensors being monitored or to provide remote viewing of the same sensor Fort example one SeaGauge can be located at the helm and then resend data to another unit located in a flying bridge 59 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Flash Programming The firmware of the SeaGauge G8 unit can be upgraded using the supplied flash programming cable and software utility To perform this function you will need a WINDOWS compatible computer or laptop and a NULL MODEM adapter to connect the supplied cable Updating the firmware requires a binary image and flash programming utility If you do not have these or are not sure on version is required PLEASE CONTACT THE FACTORY before proceeding The flashutil exe file is started from the DOS command prompt Before proceeding copy the flashutil exe and SeaGauge binary image file to a directory on your computer Next start the DOS command prompt by going to START gt RUN and type command This will bring up the DOS command window Change the default directory to the folder you copied the files to for example if the folder is C SEAGAUGE then t
12. how to set these modes NMEA S IIXDR tags are filtered based on the first 8 characters of the label portion of the sentence This label must match one of 6 8 the NMEA Display Labels stored in the unit to be displayed The data value will be displayed in the position assigned to the matching label 58 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual IIXDR X DATA U LABEL CHECKSUM X sensor type G P C DATA 8 character sensor data value returned from the lookup table U unit of measurement LABEL 8 character sensor label and a 1 character number representing the channel e CHECKSUM NEMA check sum calculation on the string By matching NMEA Display Labels with labels from incoming NMEA 1IXDR sentences SeaGauge G8 can decode and display a large variety of NMEA data All SeaGauge and SeaSwitch units output NMEA ITXDR data with a number in the last position on the label field so that multiple sentences be displayed on one screen When an incoming NMEA label matches one of the 6 8 stored in the unit the first 4 characters of the data field are extracted for display in the chosen position NMEA data can only be displayed in Digital Data format None of the Graphic Display modes can be used with NMEA data since it arrives as a TEXT stream and is not numerical data SeaGauge G8 will format any received NMEA data into a sentence for output and data logging This means that SONAR and GPS sentences will be
13. possible NMEA tags for the selected display label The top row shows the label used for display and the bottom row shows the NMEA tag and data to listen for All NMEA tags use a comma to separate data fields in the NMEA sentence Pressing the Option Set button will increment the comma count for each tag from 1 to 15 Once the comma count reaches 15 the next of the 16 tags is displayed and the comma count resets to 1 Once all tags have been shown pressing the Option Set button will continue to repeat the list Pressing the Scroll button will show the next display label and the NMEA tag assigned SeaGauge G8 User s Manual In this example the tag for NMEA data position 0 was changed to look for Sonar depth information but the display label still will read SPEED on the display It is important to always pair the selected NMEA tags with the correct Display Labels This flexibility allows freedom to choose any text label for selected NMEA data If the same NMEA Tag is used in then one display location both locations will receive random updates For example here are two NMEA display positions NMEAO and NMEA1 with two different Display Labels SPEED1 and SPEEDJ2 looking for the same NMEA TAG SGPVTG In this case both NMEA positions will receive random updates since it is impossible to determine which location to assign the incoming data to It is important to avoid using the same NMEA TAG in multiple display locati
14. questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department using our number listed below You must send the unit to the factory for warranty service or repair Please call the factory before sending the unit You will be asked for your unit s serial number shown above Use the following number 541 661 2051 U S A only Monday through Friday except holidays Your unit is covered by a full one year warranty See inside for complete warranty details If your unit fails and the failure is not covered by the original warranty Chetco Digital Instruments has a flat rate repair policy that covers your unit and accessories packed with the unit at the factory There is a 180 day warranty on all non warranty repairs from the factory which is similar to the original warranty but is for 180 days rather than one year For further details please call us at the above number Remember non warranty repairs are subject to Chetco Digital Instruments published flat rate charges and 180 day warranty CHETCO DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS INC 14377 Highway 101 South Unit C HARBOR OR 97415 541 661 2051 http www seagauge com 66
15. types of sensors For example voltage inputs are assigned to specific pins and are incompatible with pins used to temperature sensors However there may be occasions when you would like to swap like sensor types to change lookup table assignment This could occur for example if you change the type of temperature or pressure sensor This mode allows assignment of input analog channels and output data logging channels Analog input channels are assigned to pins on the 9 pin Signal connector and usually do not need to be reassigned Output channel numbers are used to assign sensor labels to a position in the data stream sent out the serial port for data logging and remote display Normally data is sent out in the same order that the display labels are set up Label Function InputChannel Output Channel DO Sensor 1 Sensor 2 Sensor 3 Sensor 4 Sensor 5 Sensor 6 Sensor 7 Sensor 8 NMEA 1 NMEA 2 NMEA 3 NMEA 4 NMEA 5 NMEA 6 PULSE1 HOUR TAC PULSEO NOOR If it is desired to swap the position of NMEA1 NMEA 3 in the output data stream all that is needed is to assign NMEA1 to output channel 10 and to output channel 8 39 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Once you enter channel assignment sub mode you see the first sensor label and the channel it is assigned to The pin out diagram for your unit will show how channels are mapped to specific pins on the connector Changing a channel changes the lookup
16. 48 characters to modify and there are 88 choices for each character for a total of over 18 000 character choices for each table For this reason the tables are much too large to be modified directly from the Setup Mode However table files can be obtained and downloaded to the unit to allow for modification of any table All that is needed is a computer interface RS232 or Bluetooth and a communication program such as HyperTerminal or the SeaView utility Contact Checto Digital Instruments or http www seagauge com suppott htm for more information on obtaining additional table files to match particular senders sensors 54 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Serial Port Protocols The serial port interface of the SeaGauge G8 unit be used for real time status and reprogramming The status information is sent in NMEA 0183 format using the SIIEXDR sentence format Custom NMEA control sentences are used to control the unit via the serial port interface To access the serial port information connect the supplied cable to computer RS232 port Set the baud rate of the computer interface to match the baud rate of the unit 4800 or 9600 Use the standard 8 bits no parity and 1 stop bit 8 N 1 Start a serial interface program such as HyperTerminal with these settings then power up the unit If the connection is correct you will status message from the unit SeaGauge Version 1 02 This indicates the settings are correct NMEA 0183 support c
17. 7 e 1 01 04 Mounting Hole Mounting Hole Le E 1 o La 3 43 SM 3 Cutout Area 59 o p 211 S HS Mounting Hole Mounting Hole 1 01 1 04 The unit can be secured in place by using bolts through the mounting holes Do not let the glass of the display touch the dash Use standoffs and foam tape to insolate the glass from the rear of the dash The module should be suspended by the mounting bolts only 48 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Power Power is supplied from the accessory bus via a 3 amp fuse Never attempt to connect power without providing a fused input ot serious damage may result Unit should have power applied when key is in the accessory or run position and power removed when key is off Be sure to attach ground lead to a solid ground bus for proper operation All sensor sender grounds should be attached to the same ground buss IEEE CONNECTOR Ft N i NT E ser E oe CABLE 7 GREEN PULSE npo WHITE VREF WIRE 3 AMP ORANGEZALARM FUSE 12 VOLT BATTERY Alarm The alarm signal can be attached directly to a 3 12 volt pizo buzzer The ground lead of the pizo buzzer should be attached to the ground buss Be sure the set the SeaGauge alarm function be active HIGH when driving a pizo buzzer directly An alternate configuration 15 required for applications where alarms require more then 25 mA or more then 3 3 volts to operate In this case the unit can b
18. Always connect the sensor cable ground to solid ground bus Serial cable 9 pin RS232 DSUB female cable Connected directly to serial port of computer or laptop Cable provides 5 volts on pin 9 for powering external Bluetooth module Flash Programming cable 9 pin RS232 DSUB male cable Connected to serial port of computer or laptop with a NULL MODEM adaptor This cable is only used to reprogram the unit Software Flash programming utility FPU The flashutil exe and associated flash file is used to perform firmware updates of the unit This utility can only be used with the supplied Flash programming cable SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Operation This manual covers operation for Seagauge G8 Dash unit and the SeaGauge G8 OEM Module Both units feature a 256X128 graphic VFD display Operation of both units is the same with the exception of the location of the control buttons On the SeaGauge G8 Dash unit the two sealed buttons are located on the front of the case while the SeaGauge G8 OEM module has a rear connector for attachment of two control buttons Throughout the manual reference will be made to both buttons as Menu Scroll Left Button e Option Set Right Button Control of the SeaGauge G8 unit is done using two sealed membrane pushbuttons The Scroll button is used to scroll through different display options The Option Set button is used to select toggle unit functions Scroll Q Setup Button Options
19. E 28 Save Options Sub mode 28 Set AALS Sd TORO Te QR RENT GI RR 28 Save Alarms Subtriode 5 e bte dh nen deberia debe e reete ideae 30 sdb PIA MM ND Ee 21 Save Display Sub Ode cs qubd dedii he enu decia NR qua DN 33 Set NNMIEAZEAGOS s stt dt ER TRU HR RT ER WHER ae EO 33 Save NMEA sub modle eese teeth 36 GROUPS ei esee a pateat na eaa ee aaa eared 36 Dave Grroupsosub mode amont ori lieved etie dee ti a e e A a RN orae 38 Set Ghantelz I eB eene 39 Save Channels suh MOCE rape ret bete e El a E RE E Ce 40 KODE CIOS ted ena bets ei br lay ayant pe edet p PEEL tvi tei 42 System 42 M 43 45 Installat onm aU INUIDIA NE UU d 47 M E 47 POWER ded t diui au 49 lab Da ic dadas 49 Pulse Terps sats ste aso at ty ua etn 50 Reference Vola e 50 SODAS cese MOM eL MTM EE 51 C libration enun aestatem 52 SeHAT Port oe dat 55 N
20. EX EMENU osos qum opa ARR dp s qudm apps sum Gad ona a eI cara 56 SED 56 quate oa ut aga esa o gate abs 56 ECU Mi saves anced aas qd Aq 56 Proporta b OR Rab RU RT aunties ania dd a aptae UA du 56 Gite diet tente be et tete Eb egeta irt AER rite eoe RH edic 58 Flashi Progtanitmitig eee nii ener titio rin t emite r el bel beh etu i in ee te 60 Unit DimiensonsseaGause Cro CASE eaae Henr 61 Unit Dimensions SeaGauge G8 dedere tinh 62 90 day teda Fossa teen nde coat bite vaa Rut bul 64 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Introduction Welcome Thank you fot purchasing a Chetco Digital Instruments product SeaGauge M provides custom instrumentation in a rugged compact design Its menu dtiven functions allow it adapt to and monitor many different sensors from a single location Optional built in wireless capability allows display of real time data from remote locations Anti reflective faceplate The SeaGauge is shipped with a protective film to prevent damage to the faceplate during shipping Keep the protective film in place until finished with installation It is easily removed by pealing off when ready for use The special anti reflective coating should only be cleaned with soap and water NEVER USE WINDOW
21. SeaGauge G8 User s Manual CHT FUEL VOLT2 Chetco Digital Instruments Copyright 2005 Chetco Digital Instruments Inc All rights reserved SeaGauge is a trademark of Chetco Digital Instruments Inc SeaSwitch is a trademark of Chetco Digital Instruments Inc WARNING USE THIS UNIT ONLY AS AN AID TO MONITORING ENGINE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION CAUTION When showing sensor data this unit will only show information based on the sender used and its installed position The operating and storage temperature for your unit is from 4 degrees to 167 degrees Fahrenheit 20 to 75 degrees Celsius Extended storage temperatures higher or lower than specified will cause the liquid crystal display to fail Neither this type of failure nor its consequences are covered by the warranty For more information consult the factory customer service department All features and specifications subject to change without notice Chetco Digital Instruments may find it necessary to change or end our policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice All screens in this manual are simulated NOTICE Free software upgrades will be available on our website at http www seagauge com as they are released Please check our website periodically for these and other information as they become available Thank you for choosing Chetco Digital Instruments This device complies with Part 15 of t
22. ar in the following order e Set Options various unit options including number of groups and serial port modes Set Alarms adjust min and max alarm levels for each sensor Set Display Set the text label which is used to identify each sensor Set NMEA Set the NMEA tags to listen for Set Groups Set the assignment of each sensor to a display group Set Channel assign the sensor label and lookup table to a input pin Once you enter setup mode you must cycle through all modes before you can exit and get back to sensor displays You can choose to skip each of the setup sub modes by pressing the Scroll button menu select Pressing the Option Set button item set adjust will enter the various sub modes for each setup menu Set Options This setup mode has various sub modes used to configure the unit You can skip this mode by pressing the Scroll button NO or enter the sub modes by pressing the right button YES Port Select Sub mode This sub mode is used when cascading more then one unit In normal operation single device the unit is in Master Mode and does not accept data from other units When multiple units cascaded one must be set to master while the other is set to slave Slave devices receive serial data from Master devices If using only one unit SET THIS MODE MASTER Slave mode is used when receiving real time NMEA data via the serial port Pressing the Option Set button while in this sub mode wil
23. ceipt or sales slip Any such defect malfunction or non conformity which occurs within 90 days from your original purchase date will either be repaired without charge or be replaced with a new product identical or reasonably equivalent to this product at our option within a reasonable time after our receipt of the product If such defect malfunction or non conformity remains after a reasonable number of attempts to repair by us you may elect to obtain without charge a replacement of the product or a refund for the product THIS REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMITY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty does NOT apply in the following circumstances 1 when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us 2 when the product has been connected installed combined altered adjusted or handled in a manner other than according to the instructions furnished with the product 3 when any serial number has been effaced altered or removed or 4 when any defect probl
24. ct any resistive sensor input temperatute pressure directly to a voltage source or damage to the unit may result voltage shift Dil Press Sea auge Controller Temp 4 Sensor H Ground 51 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Calibration Tables SeaGauge G8 utilizes eight modifiable calibration tables to convert sensor data into user readable display information The internal Analog to Digital converter converts sensor voltages to 10 bit values The converter can resolve voltages to 3 3 1024 3 mVolts These values are averaged and then used to lookup 8 character values form 256 point lookup table The use of a lookup table allows for accurate readings from non linear sensors like temperature senders The lookup table also allows for easy modification of display values to suit individual preferences and senders Following is an example of a partial table used to display battery voltage The actual table has 256 indexed values The measured voltage has a range from 0 to 3 3 volts In this example it is desired to measure battery voltage from 0 to 18 volts so the input voltage from the battery is scaled down using a voltage divider ratio of 3 3 18 0 1833 The scaled down voltage is converted to an averaged digital value and then used as an index lookup in the table For example an Input voltage of 1 178 volts becomes index value 18 in the table which corresponds to the 8 character display value of 1 1 vdc Using this me
25. e e Load new table 56 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Program mode is entered by using the PCDIC P command from HyperTerminal If this command is successful the unit will display READY At this point the unit will wait to receive the starting and ending pages to erase Page numbers are 512 bytes and can be calculated by dividing the starting page memory location by 512 The following table will help you determine the table page numbets Start Page End Page Erase Command Sensor Labels E000 Groups E200 Custom Characters E400 Alarms E600 Channels E800 Parameters EA00 Lookup Table 0 A000 Lookup Table 1 A800 Lookup Table 2 000 Lookup Table 3 B800 Lookup Table 4 C000 Lookup Table 5 C800 Lookup Table 6 D000 Lookup Table 7 D800 To erase the memory you must enter a symbol followed by the start and end page values with no spaces For example to erase the Alarms table enter e 7373 To erase Lookup Table 3 enter e Once you have entered the 5 characters the unit will erase the memory and respond with ERASED gt At this point the unit will wait to receive the data to reprogram the unit Use the HyperTerminal Send Text File function to transfer the appropriate file to reprogram the memory As the file is transferring data the unit will display the memory address for each update The display should increment till it reaches the end of file and then reset if no errors occur 57 SeaGauge G8 User s Manua
26. e serial data input Each of the eight possible NMEA data display positions need to have a defined NMEA tag set so that in coming serial data can be filtered and placed in the correct position You can skip this mode by pressing the Scroll button NO or enter the 8 display sub modes by pressing the Option Set button YES Once you enter the sub modes you must go though all of them before you exit though you do not need to make any changes 33 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual The following table shows the currently available tags that can be captured and displayed Once a selected tag is detected for the designated display label the data is decoded and displayed if that label 15 assigned to a Display Group NMEA data can only be displayed in Digital Data format NMEA TAG SIIXDR G GPGGA GPVTG SDDBT SDMTW GPRMC GPRMB YXMTW VWVHW VWVLW SDDPT GPGLL SDVHW SDVLW GPVHW GPRMC Instrumentation Data UTC TIME Position Sat info Track and ground speed depth below transducer water temperature Position ground speed true heading Destination WP position Bearing to WP Closing speed to WP Distance to WP water temperature Speed and heading Water traveled distance depth below transducer Basic position Sonar Water Speed and heading Sonar Water traveled distance GPS Water Speed and heading Used for adjusted UTC time to local time Pressing the Option Set button will scroll through the list of
27. e set to active LOW provide the ground to a relay circuit to drive a high power alarm The relay should not requite more then 25 mA to close but can be hooked to a 12 volt source When an alarm occurs the unit will ground the relay which is used to drive the alarm 49 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Pulse input The unit can detect and count voltage pulses This is typically used for RPM or MPH calculations Signals feed into the pulse input should be 5 12 volts referenced to ground and not exceed 14 volts This input is normally attached to the tachometer signal and can be run in parallel with existing gauges Be careful that the supplied signal does not contain large voltage transients or permanent damage may result Use caution when connecting directly to the negative terminal of the ignition coil as large voltage spikes may occur if not properly filtered Reference Voltage The reference voltage output can be used with senders which require 3 3 volt source such as many pressure senders This is a low current output not to exceed 500 mA and must be fused to avoid damage to the unit The reference voltage is the same as used by the sensor conditioning circuit 50 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Signals The unit supports up to 10 sensor inputs 8 analog and 2 pulse Refer to the connector diagrams for the proper connection for each type of sender Any unused sensors should be connected to ground to avoid unwanted noise Never conne
28. e then 25 mA Never connect the alarm without a fuse The reference voltage is used to supply senders that require a regulated 3 3 volt source Some senders like pressure position and fuel level may require fixed reference voltage Never connect the reference without a 500mA fuse Maximum current supplied by the reference is 500 mAmps The Pulse signal is used for RPM or other rotational senders that output a pulse stream of 12 volts maximum The circuit is normally connected to the tach output of the ignition system to calculate RPM but can be used for other senders Sensors The sensor connector is used to interface with various senders to provide information to the unit The supplied color coded cable will have to be terminated to the appropriate senders dependent on your application The information supplied in the following table is typical but may be different dependent on your application There two basic classes of senders those that provide a resistive load to ground and those that provide a voltage Senders that provide a resistance to ground temperature pressure easily interfaced by using a pull up resistance This resistance should be set to the mid range resistance of the selected sendet Senders that produce a voltage need to limit the full range voltage to no more then 3 3 volts These senders will require a voltage divider series pull down to scale the range down to 3 3 volt max For example to sup
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30. he Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the factory customer service department for help SPECIFICATIONS CASE Dimefisi nsso tabat qeu dn 7 Wx5 Hx23 D MODULE Dimensions 5 75 W x 2 6 H x 1 7 D YN GSO citri
31. he Option Set button while in this sub mode will toggle which port command data received on To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub mode Command Out Select Sub mode This sub mode is used to determine which port command control data is sent This is used when cascading multiple units If using a single unit then this mode must be set the same as DATA OUT mode Pressing the Option Set button while in this sub mode will toggle which port command data sent To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub mode 21 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Max Groups Sub mode This sub mode is used to set the maximum number of display groups In normal operation pressing the Menu Select button will cycle to the next display group Once the Max Group is reached the display will cycle back to the first group While this sub mode pressing the Option Set button will increment the Max Groups value Once the value reaches eight it will start over again at one exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub mode NMEA Groups Sub mode This sub mode is used to set the maximum number of NMEA groups 0 6 This mode is used when receiving NMEA 0183 data on one of the DATA IN ports It allows NMEA data to be displayed on the unit in specified groups There are up to 6 NMEA tags available and A NMEA tag identifies the NMEA data to look for Set
32. ime interval Recent time values are on the left and oldest time values on the right As new values arrive the graph scrolls to the right adding the newest value and dropping the oldest Signal strength is depicted by a 64 segment bar with lowest strength at the bottom and highest at the top Histograms show signal trends over time TBO TEMP 65 Figure 7 Histogram Graphic Element Sensor text label and digital value are displayed on the left of the graph One Histogram Graph uses 8 rows of the display There can be two Histograms per group NO OTHER GRAPHIC ELEMENTS CAN BE ASSIGNED TO THE SAME ROWS WITH THE HISTOGRAM 14 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Digital Gauge Dial Graph A 15 segment digital dial shows the relative signal strength using a analog style gauge display X 95 The needle at the 9 00 O clock position represents low signal ENG TEMP The needle the 12 00 O clock represent Mid strength ENG TEMP 1957 The needle at 3 00 O clock represents Max strength ENG TEMP The needle moves in real time in a clockwise direction to represent the relative strength of the analog signal Sensor text label 15 displayed in small text under the dial and digital sensor readout 15 display in center of dial using larger text Each display page can have up to 8 digital dial elements arranged as 2 rows of 4 elements Other graphic elements can be mixed with digital dial displays 15 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Large Dig
33. ine for reprogramming the unit It is compatible with standard RS232 transmit protocols FLASH is the serial receive line for reprogramming the unit It is compatible with standard RS232 receive protocols 45 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual SERIALITX is the serial transmit line for status information from the unit It is compatible with standard RS232 transmit protocols SERITALIRX is the serial receive line for control information to the unit It is compatible with standard RS232 receive protocols SERIAL2TX is the serial transmit line for status information from the unit It is compatible with standard RS232 transmit protocols SERIAL2RX is the serial receive line for control information to the unit It is compatible with standard RS232 receive protocols SERIALGND is the serial ground It is compatible with standard RS232 transmit protocols Buttons Header P4 GND GND Scroll Options Set OR oe Oe 4 3 2 1 Buttons Header P4 Pin Color Function Direction Volt 1 Red Options Set IN 3 3 2 Green Menu Scroll IN 0 3 3 3 Black Ground OUT 0 5 3 4 Black Ground OUT 5V Options Set is used to enter Setup Mode and to set various configuration options It is a momentary to ground contact and 15 typically connected to a push button Menu Scroll is used to select display pages and to scroll through vatious Setup Menus when in Set Options Mode It is a momentary to ground contact and is typically connected to a push button If contin
34. information you can disable the input by using the Option Set button to toggle off To use the HOUR TACOMETER function Pulse 1 must be disabled THE POSITION CONVERTS TO HOUR TAC FUNCTION To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub mode 25 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Pulse1Scale Sub mode This sub mode is used to scale the pulse per second PPS values for display The unit counts the number of pulses per second and applies a scale factor before displaying the value The formula used for the calculation is DisplayValue Averaged Pulses per second Scale Factor You may wish to scale the PPS values to match the type of data For example in the case of displaying RPM information you would scale the pulses based on the number of sparks per minute required for a complete revolution 4 cylinder engines 60 seconds 2 sparks per revolution 30 6 cylinder engines 60 seconds 3 sparks per revolution 20 8 cylinder engines 60 seconds 4 sparks per revolution 15 The PUSLESCALE is an integer value with a range from 1 to 255 Pressing the bottom button while in this mode increments the scale value by 1 until the maximum is reached and then starts over again Pulse1Time Sub mode This sub mode is used to filter the incoming pulses per second PPS before they used in display calculations The PULSETIME value is divided by 100 before being used in the calculation The formula used is
35. it though you do not need to make any changes 28 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Once you enter the alarm sub mode you will cycle through the min and max alarm values for each of the sensors by pressing the Scroll button Each sub mode will display the sensor name and the current alarm setting Alarms are set by an index into the display lookup table The index has a range from 1 to 254 Some lookup tables have display values that go from low to high voltage while others have display values that got from high to low temperature To make it easier to set alarm values this mode displays the index number on the left and the actual lookup value on the right If the index is OFF then the alarm is deactivated for this setting otherwise it will have a number from 1 to 254 The lt or gt following the VALUE indicates if the alarm will sound when the sensor value is greater then gt or less then lt the display value on the left Pressing the Option Set button will increment decrement the alarm value depending on the current mode Min alarm values increment while Max alarm values decrement Each alarm value will cycle from the beginning once you exceed the range There are 254 possible values for each alarm In this example the Option Set button was pressed once and the min alarm value was incremented by one In this example the Option Set button was pressed four more time and the min alarm index was increme
36. ital Dial This graphic mode shows relative signal strength using a familiar dial display with a 32 element fill ring around the other edge As sensor value increases the ring fills in a clockwise direction This graph 15 an instantaneous display of signal strength Figure 8 Large Dial Display Mode Sensor text label 1s display in small text below dial and digital readout of sensor is shown in the middle using large text Two Large Digital Dials can be used on a single display page atranged in two columns A Large Digital Dial can be combined with other graphic elements as long as they do not overlap the dial position One Large Digital Dial takes up half the display Small Digital Data An 8 character text label followed by a 6 character digital readout The characters 8 X 6 for a total of 32 readouts 16 rows 2 columns per display page Digital data display modes can be mixed with other graphic display modes MPH 2658 Figure 9 Small Digital Data Element Large Digital Data An 8 character text label followed by a 6 character digital readout The characters are 32 X 16 for a total of 4 readouts 4 rows by 1 columns per display page Digital data display modes can be mixed with other graphic display modes ENG TEMP 105 Figure 10 Large Digital Data Element Display pages are configurable to use any of the graphic display formats for each sensor input It is possible to mix some graphic display formats on the sa
37. l NMEA INPUT The serial port interface of the SeaGauge unit can be used to receive information in NMEA 0183 format using the IIXDR sentence format The following table shows the currently available tags that can be captured and displayed Once a selected tag is detected for the designated display label the data is decoded and displayed if that label is assigned to a Display Group NMEA data can only be displayed in Digital Data format NMEA TAG IIXDR G GPGGA GPVTG SDDBT SDMTW GPRMC GPRMB YXMTW VWVHW VWVLW SDDPT GPGLL SDVHW SDVLW GPVHW GPRMC Instrumentation Data UTC TIME Position Sat info Track and ground speed depth below transducer water temperature Position ground speed true heading Destination WP position Bearing to WP Closing speed to WP Distance to WP water temperature Speed and heading Water traveled distance depth below transducer Basic position Sonat Water Speed and heading Sonar Water traveled distance GPS Water Speed and heading Used for adjusted UTC time to local time To receive NMEA 0183 input the following set up conditions must be met SeaGauge put into slave mode NMEA tags set to value other then 0 NMEA display positions set to desired locations NMEA data assigned to 1 of 8 display groups Display text labels for desired NMEA position set to match incoming 1IXDR label Please refer to unit Setup sections of this manual for proper information on
38. l Operation When the unit is powered up it will display the first group of display values The SeaGauge G8 can display from 1 to 16 values per group and up to 8 groups The total number of groups displayed is an option that can be changed in setup mode For example if the number of groups is set to four pressing the Scroll button will take you through the following displays 65 ENG TEMP 150 OIL 65 0 0 MPH 2650 TBO TEMP UOLT Figure 1 Display Group 1 11 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual 2 63 E do Figure 2 Display Group 2 ENG TEMP 105 TBO TEMP 114 TEMP3 119 BOOST 100 VOLT 0 0 VOLT2 0 0 OIL 150 83 Figure 3 Display Group 3 BOOST VOLT EN EN EN TERT amen arian SeaGauge G8 User s Manual RPM 2650 ENG TEMP 65 MPH 2650 TBO TEMP 65 VOLT 0 0 YOLT2 0 0 TEMP3 52 BOOST 100 OIL 150 AMP 83 Figure 4 Display Group 4 Once you cycle through all display groups they start over You can change the group assignment and position for any of the display values using the setup modes Graphic Modes SeaGauge G8 supports seven graphics modes to display digital data The modes can be selected dependent on the type of desired display format Digital Data Display D Bar Graph B Histogram H Small Gauge Dial G Large Gauge Dial L Small Digital Data Display S Large Digital Data Display T Graphic display modes can be co
39. l toggle this mode 19 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub mode Data In Sub mode This sub mode is used to determine which port serial data is received from SeaGauge G8 units equipped with two port options The unit will listen for serial data on one of two potts Choosing an alternate serial port is useful if listening for NMEA data on one port while communicating with a PC data logging on another port Pressing the Option Set button while in this sub mode will toggle which port data is input To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub mode Data Out Select Sub mode This sub mode is used to determine which port data is transmitted from SeaGauge G8 units equipped with two port options The unit will send serial data out one of two ports Choosing an alternate serial port is useful if listening for NMEA data on one port while communicating with a PC data logging on another port Pressing the Option Set button while in this sub mode will toggle which port data is sent out of SeaGauge G8 User s Manual To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub mode Command In Select Sub mode This sub mode is used to determine which port command control data is received on This is used when cascading multiple units If using a single unit then this mode must be set the same as DATA IN mode Pressing t
40. llowing table summarizes the typical assignments of the 16 labels Sensor 1 Once you enter the display sub mode the unit will show the current label assigned to each of the 16 displays Each label can have up to 8 characters The display will flash on the current character starting from the first position Pressing the Scroll button will advance to the next character position Once you advance you can not go backwards You must advance through all 8 characters for all 16 labels 128 positions before you can exit the SET DISPLAY mode 31 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual In this example the cursor is in the R position Pressing the Scroll button would advance P aire 5 the cursor to the position Pressing the Scroll button again would advance to the position and so on Once you advance through all eight positions for a selected label the display will change to the next label To change a character for any position flashing cursor press the Option Set button to select the next character from the character set In this example the bottom button was pressed once to select the character This is a special character since it used to indicate that this position is not to be displayed By using the character in the correct position you can shorten any display string to less then 8 characters In this example the last 4 characters will not be displayed which will create roo
41. m for additional display labels By using the character you can control exactly how long each label is on the display Pressing the bottom button again increments to the A character and so on There are 86 possible characters to choose from in the following order 32 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual HII 1 5 T Y 2 j 4 5 yz 012 34 5 6 8 9 90 amp lt ls lt gt 2 If you miss a character you must cycle through the list again before you can change it Once you have specified a character press the top button to move the cursor to the right one position Once you have gone through all 8 positions for a display label the next label will appear You must go through all 128 positions before you can save changes Save Display sub mode This sub mode to save any changes made in any of the display sub modes Any changes made up to this point have not been permanently saved and will be lost if the unit is reset or if you exit this sub mode Pressing the Scroll button NO will erase all changes and exit the SET DISPLAY setup mode Pressing the Option Set button YES will save the changes and reset the unit Set NMEA TAGS This setup mode is used to set the NEMA tags to listen for on th
42. mbined with digital data display in each display group Graphic display modes are only available for the eight analog inputs and are not available for NMEA inputs NMEA data can be displayed using Digital Data Display D only Graphic display modes are assigned during group configuration As specific gauge values are being assigned to each of the eight possible groups there is an option to choose which display mode to use for that sensor input 13 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Digital Data An 8 character text label followed by a 6 character digital readout The characters 16 X 8 for a total of 16 readouts 8 rows by 2 columns per display page Digital data display modes can be mixed with other graphic display modes ENG TEMP 105 Figure 5 Digital Data Element Bar Graph 128 segment Bar graph used to show relative signal level with low values to the left and high values to the right Each segment contains represents 1 128th of full scale value As sensor signal increases the graph will grow to the right in real time ENG TEMP 105 MN 5 Figure 6 Bar Graph Element Sensor text label and digital value are displayed on the left of the graph One Bar Graph can be assigned to each row of the display for a total of 8 per display page NO OTHER GRAPHIC ELEMENTS CAN BE ASSIGNED TO THE SAME ROW WITH THE BAR GRAPH Histogram Graph 128 bar Histogram graph shows the relative strength of sensor input over a user configured t
43. me page For example 16 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual MPH 2650 65 150 TEMP 65 y VOLT2 0 0 ENG TEMP OIL BOOST 100 MP 83 65 0 0 TEMP VOLT Figure 11 Mixed Display modes ENG TEMP 105 TBO TEMP 114 TEMP3 18 BOOST 100 Tae Ce Ce P d ENG TEMP TBO TEMP BOOST OIL Figure 12 Mixed Display modes These can be configured by using the display setup options in the SETUP entered by pressing the Option Set button SeaGauge G8 User s Manual System Configuration System configuration consists of Disable Alarms Turn Backlight ON OFF LCD ONLY Enter Set Up Options Modes Enter Display Labels Enter Display Positions Select Display Graphics Modes Select Display Groups Select NMEA TAGS These functions can be performed by using a combination of the two buttons provided on the front of the unit The most common task is configuration of display labels and choosing display graphics modes It is always important to set Display Labels first as other operations use them Having incorrect display labels will make other steps confusing and difficult There are 8 analog sensor inputs 6 8 NMEA inputs and 0 2 Pulse Inputs for a total of 16 possible Display Labels Once Display Labels chosen the next step is to decide where to place them on the display Most graphic modes have only a few options while Digital Data can be placed almost anywhere The most common pr
44. n To enable Pulse 0 input active High Low to High edge 0 5 second count interval If you do not wish to display any pulse information you can disable the input by using the Option Set button to toggle off To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub mode 23 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual PulseOScale Sub mode This sub mode is used to scale the pulse per second PPS values for display The unit counts the number of pulses per second and applies a scale factor before displaying the value The formula used for the calculation is DisplayValue Averaged Pulses per second Scale Factor You may wish to scale the PPS values to match the type of data For example in the case of displaying RPM information you would scale the pulses based on the number of sparks per minute required for a complete revolution 4 cylinder engines 60 seconds 2 sparks per revolution 30 6 cylinder engines 60 seconds 3 sparks per revolution 20 8 cylinder engines 60 seconds 4 sparks per revolution 15 The PUSLESCALE is an integer value with a range from 1 to 255 Pressing the bottom button while in this mode increments the scale value by 1 until the maximum is reached and then starts over again PulseOTime Sub mode This sub mode is used to filter the incoming pulses per second PPS before they used in display calculations The PULSETIME value is divided by 100 before being used in the calculati
45. nted by four while the value was incremented by eleven This is due to the fact that the value displayed on the right is the actual display value you see from the lookup table and not the index to the table Keep in mind that the value on the right is the actual sensor value that will trigger the alarm while the index value on the left is just for reference SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Pressing the upper right button will take you to the next alarm setting Pressing the Option Set button will increment decrement the current alarm setting Save Alarms Sub mode This sub mode to save any changes made in any of the alarm sub modes Any changes made up to this point have not been permanently saved and will be lost if the unit 1s reset or if you exit this sub mode Pressing the Scroll button NO will erase all changes and exit the SET ALARMS setup mode Pressing the Option Set button YES will save the changes and reset the unit 30 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Set Display This setup mode is used to set the eight possible characters for each of the sensor labels You can skip this mode by pressing the Scroll button NO or enter the 16 display sub modes by pressing the Option Set button YES Once you enter the sub modes you must go though all of them before you exit though you do not need to make any changes Unless you ate cascading units or connecting NMEA 0183 data you will only use 8 10 of the display labels The fo
46. oblem is placing two or more values on the same location or on overlapping locations Take care to map out all possible combinations to avoid ovetlap The final step is assigning gauge readings to groups and picking the graphic display modes to best view the data A group is collection of information presented on the main display SeaGauge G8 can have up to 8 groups or pages Any Display Label and associated sensor can be assigned to any of the 8 groups Most groups hold from 1 to 8 gauge readings depending on the chosen graphics display format Configuration Button The Option Set button has three functions e Disable Alarms e Turn Backlight ON OFF for LCD displays only e Enter Set Up Modes Pressing the Option Set button for less then one second will momentary disable any alarms Alarms will be deactivated for 30 seconds and then resume if the alarm condition continues 18 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Setup Modes combination of the Option Set button and the Scroll button are used to enter setup mode or change a setup setting Pressing the Option Set button for one second while viewing gauge display will enter OPTIONS mode Once in OPTIONS mode pressing the Scroll button will enter SETUP Mode Once in SETUP Mode you must scroll through all menu choices using the Scroll menu select button to exit setup and return to normal display In Setup Mode this button is used to change vatious settings There are seven setup modes which appe
47. on The formula used is Tc PULSETIME 0 01 Averaged Pulses Tc Averaged Pulses 1 Tc PPS The PULSETIME is an integer value with a range from 1 to 255 Pressing the bottom button while in this mode increments the scale value by 1 until the maximum is reached and then starts over again Increasing the value averages more pulses and slows the display update while decreasing the values averages fewer pulses and speeds the display update rate A value of 75 is normally used 24 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Pulse1Input Sub mode This sub mode is used to enable or disable the pulse count option of the unit The Seagauge can display eight analog sensor inputs and up to 2 pulse inputs PULSEO amp PULSE1 for a total of ten display functions The pulse input is usually assigned to RPM functions but can be used for any other function such as MPH calculations off a paddle wheel sender The unit counts the number of pulses per second and applies a scale factor before displaying the value The formula used for the calculation is DisplayValue Averaged Pulses per second Scale Factor The interval used to count pulses is approximately 0 5 seconds at 1X To increase resolution at slower pulse rates you can increase the interval by increasing from 1X on up to 8X by using the Option Set button To enable Pulse 1 input active High Low to High edge 0 5 second count interval If you do not wish to display any pulse
48. on with the exception of IIXDR G tags The unit handles SIIXDR G tags differently to allow multiple display positions For example here are two NMEA display positions NMEAO and NMEA1 with two different Display Labels TEMP1 and TEMP2 looking for the same NMEA TAG IEXDR In the case of IIXDR G tags display positions are determined by looking at the last character of the Data Label field of the incoming NMEA sentence SIIXDR X DATA U LABEL CHECKSUM sensor type 35 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual DATA 8 character sensor data value returned from the lookup table e U unit of measurement specifier e LABEL 8 character sensor label and a 1 character number representing the channel CHECKSUM NEMA check sum calculation on the string EXAMPLE SIIXDR G 175 6 D TEMPI 1 45 All SeaGauge units append a sequential number to the end of the LABEL field that corresponds to the display position assigned on that unit This allows other units to decode that number and place the received data in the correct location on the slave unit Multiple SeaGauge units can cascade data while sharing the same IIXDR G tag Save NMEA TAG sub mode This sub mode to save any changes made in any of the NMEA TAG sub modes Any changes made up to this point have not been permanently saved and will be lost if the unit is reset or if you exit this sub mode Pressing the Scroll button NO will erase all changes and exit the SET
49. ore current you may have to use a external relay to drive the alarm If this is the case the active low alarm function can be used to ground the relay 27 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Press the Option Set button to toggle between the two options To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next menu Histogram TC Sub mode This sub mode to set the time constant used for the Histogram Graphic Display mode Lower numbers result in faster update rates A value of 1 creates a histogram covering approximately 20 seconds while a value of 2 equals 40 seconds The maximum setting is 255 which covers approximately 90 minutes The value is incremented by pressing the Option Set button while in this sub mode Save Options Sub mode This sub mode to save any changes made in any of the sub modes Any changes made up to this point have not been permanently saved and will be lost if the unit is reset or 1f you exit this sub mode Pressing the Scroll button NO will erase all changes and exit the SET OPTIONS setup mode Pressing the Opti on Set button YES will save the changes and reset the unit Set Alarms This setup mode is used to set the min and max alarm values for each o the eight sensor inputs You can skip this mode by pressing the Scroll button NO or enter the 16 alarm sub modes by pressing the Option Set button YES Once you enter the sub modes you must go though all of them before you ex
50. ore you can save any changes This setup mode is only used to assign labels to groups Just because they assigned here does not mean they will display If a label 15 assigned to group 5 but the Max Groups value is set to 3 the only the first 3 groups will display regardless of settings in this mode Not all labels will need to be assigned to groups It will be common to have only the first 8 labels and the last label assigned to groups NMEA groups and Pulse groups can only display Digital Data and therefore the other display options H B G L will not be available for those modes Save Groups sub mode This sub mode to save any changes made in any of the groups sub modes Any changes made up to this point have not been permanently saved and will be lost if the unit is reset if you exit this sub mode Pressing the Scroll button NO will erase all changes and exit the SET GROUPS setup mode Pressing the Option Set button YES will save the changes and reset the unit 38 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Set Channel This setup mode is used to set the input pin for each of sensor labels You can skip this mode by pressing the Scroll button NO or enter the 16 channel sub modes by pressing the Option Set button YES Once you enter the sub modes you must go though all of them before you exit though you do not need to make any changes Itis rare that you need to make any changes here as channel assignments are made based on the
51. port a voltage reading of 0 20 volts requires a scale down of 3 3 20 0 165 Using the voltage divider calculation of Vout Vin Rpd Rpd Rs if we set Rpd to 1000 and Rs to 5000 the resulting divider is 1 6 0 166 The standard SeaGauge G8 configuration it to provide three temperature sender inputs three voltage inputs and two pressure inputs 43 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Temperature Inputs These inputs are designed to be used with standard coolant senders with a resistance of 1000 ohms at 70 degrees F Most VDO and GM style senders fit into this range Voltage Inputs These inputs use a voltage divider ratio of 1 6 and can accept input voltages up to 19 8 volts Do not connect to a voltage source greater then 20 volts or damage to the unit will result e Pressure Inputs These inputs are designed to be used with standard oil pressure senders of 0 45 PSI and an resistance range of 0 200 ohms Most VDO and GM style senders fit into this range The SeaGauge G8 can be ordered with any combination of and Rs for each of the eight sensor inputs that match your application Contact Chetco Digital Instruments for your custom application 9 20 SIGNAL P1 Pin Color hannel Function Pull ull Q mma C A5 e 35 es _ 33 m e aja re CO a al
52. sions SeaGauge G8 Module The following table provides dimension information for the SeaGauge G8 module with 256 X 128 VFD display All dimensions are in inches 5 75 5 47 1 ait View Area On KE i p 1 0 0 gt 4 50 T 5 25 aiel En TEn 70 9 N 50 0 50 E 62 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual 63 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual 90 day Warranty We our or us refers to Chetco Digital Instruments the manufacturer of this product You or your refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal family or household use We warrant this product against defects or malfunctions in materials and workmanship and against failure to conform to this product s written specifications all for 90 days from the date of original purchase by you WE MAKE NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTYOR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER CONCERNING THIS PRODUCT Your remedies under this warranty will be available so long as you can show in a reasonable manner that any defect or malfunction in materials or workmanship or any nonconformity with the product s written specifications occurred within 90 days from the date of your original purchase which must be substantiated by a dated sales re
53. start listening to the default serial port RS232 or Bluetooth for commands It will not dump data until it receives the PCDIC G command To view real time data type this command in HyperTerminal after you see the prompt Data for each of the sensors will immediately begin to be displayed in NMEA 0183 IIXDR sentence format The unit will dump data for all 8 sensors every 0 5 seconds HyperTerminal allows capture of real time data to a text file First enable the Capture Text command under the Transfer menu Select the file name and location to capture to Next enter the PCDIC G command string to start dumping data to the specified file STOP Function The PCDIC X command is used to stop real time display out the serial ports Program Mode The PCDIC P command is used to put the unit into reprogramming mode Once in this mode a programming file can be sent to the unit to update Lookup Tables Sensor labels Display Groups Label positions or channel assignments Use caution when using this command as improper use will erase the unit and it will have to be sent back for reprogramming Programming files can be obtained from Chetco Digital Instruments for use in this mode These are in a special propriety format and can not be constructed edited the field Contact Chetco Digital Instruments for more information on this option Download of new table information requires three steps e Enter program mode e Erase existing tabl
54. table used for that sensor label Pressing the top button changes the label while the bottom button increments the channel assignment Channels are numbered 0 to 15 and start over when you increment past the maximum In this example the OIL sensor channel was changed from 0 to 1 by pressing the bottom button one time Pressing the Scroll button displays the next sensor label Pulse inputs do not use a lookup table and therefore do not appear in the channel assignments Once you cycle through all the input channel assignments the unit will continue with assignments for the output channels You must cycle through all 16 labels for both INPUT and OUTPUT before you can exit and save changes Save Channels sub mode This sub mode to save any changes made in any of the channels sub modes Any changes made up to this point have not been permanently saved and will be lost if the unit is reset if you exit this sub mode Pressing the Scroll button NO will erase all changes and exit the SET CHANNELS setup mode Pressing the Option Set button YES will save the changes and reset the unit 40 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual 41 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Connectors The SeaGauge G8 unit has three water resist quick connect connectors on the rear panel Each connector is keyed to ensure proper alignment when attaching the supplied cables Never force a cable in Rotate the cable until the keys align and it should smoothl
55. thod allows the SeaGauge G8 to display just about any range of values form a large variety of sensors senders Input Voltage Measured Voltage 0 012968 0 025936 0 038904 0 051872 0 06484 0 077808 0 090776 0 103744 0 116712 0 12968 0 142649 0 155617 0 168585 0 181553 0 194521 0 207489 0 220457 0 233425 0 246393 0 259361 0 272329 0 285297 0 298265 0 311233 0 324201 0 337169 0 350137 0 363105 OONOABRWND SeaGauge G8 User s Manual The calibration table must conform to a strict format to be loaded The first row of the text file must start with TABLE Table Address Num of Characters per line 8 Number of lines 256 to indicate to the download program it 15 a text file The remaining 256 lines are the display lookup values corresponding to each of 256 table indexes No extra spaces or other symbols can be inserted as the file is parsed by position Following is an example of a partial table used to display battery voltage The actual table has 256 indexed values Column 0 3 must be to indicate start of data field Column 4 9 15 the 6 character display value associated with the table index Column 10 11 is two character HEX used for graphic display lookup Column 12 13 must be to indicate end of display values Column 14 is a comment and usually is the table row index number for reference The 6 character display value can be any alpha numeric value but usually is a numeric
56. ting NMEA groups to 0 disables display of incoming NMEA data Setting NMEA tag to 0 will not show any data in that group In normal operation this value is set to 0 Pressing the Menu Select button will cycle to the next NMEA tag and increment the count Once tag count reaches 6 the display will cycle back to zero and start over This option is used to choose how many NMEA tags to display For example T 2 will display the first two assigned NMEA tag While in this sub mode pressing the Option Set button will increment the tag count To exit this mode press the Scroll button to take you to the next Options sub mode 22 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Pulse 0 Input Sub mode This sub mode is used to enable or disable the pulse count option of the unit The Seagauge G8 can display eight analog sensor inputs and up to 2 pulse inputs PULSEO amp PULSE1 for a total of ten display functions The pulse input is usually assigned to RPM functions but can be used for any other function such as MPH calculations off a paddle wheel sender The unit counts the number of pulses pet second and applies a scale factor before displaying the value The formula used for the calculation is DisplayValue Averaged Pulses per second Scale Factor The interval used to count pulses is approximately 0 5 seconds at 1X To increase resolution at slower pulse rates you can increase the interval by increasing from 1X on up to 8X by using the Option Set butto
57. ually grounded the unit will scroll through all display pages at a rate of one page per second Ground System ground provided for push buttons 46 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Installation Cutout SeaGauge G 8 be mounted directly in the dash by performing a rectangular cut out as shown in the figure The bezel lip is 0 5 from the cutout dimensions so care must be taken to not to make the cutout any larger then specified It is a good idea to practice on scrap material before cutting into the panel You must allow for the 1 5 depth of the unit plus another 4 to support the cables for a total of 6 behind the dash The cutout dimensions are 6 5 X 4 5 The unit can be secured in place by using slotted L brackets in the threaded gimbal holes on either side of the unit Be careful not to tighten down the supplied screws into the holes with out a washer or L bracket else damage to the internal seal will result 47 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual SeaGauge G8 OEM MODULE can be mounted directly in the dash by performing a rectangular cut out a shown in the figure You must allow for the 1 5 depth of the unit plus another 3 5 to support the cables for a total of 5 behind the dash The cutout dimensions are 3 5 X 2 to allow for the display area Four mounting holes are required as shown in the diagram D 5 4
58. ustom message formats for command and control of propriety equipment SeaGauge uses the sentence structures PCDIC X for control were X is the control command N Next menu Same as pressing the top button e S Set function Same as pressing the bottom button Start dumping NMEA S IIXDR sentences in real time at two updates per second Initiate programming the unit Initialize the Bluetooth module PCDIS YYYYY for status where YYYYY is the returned status information PCDISSEAGAUGE 0001 100 79 Model Name and Firmware revision Instrumentation data is returned using the standard NMEA sentence structure IIXDR X DATA U LABEL CHECKSUM X sensor type G P C DATA 8 character sensor data value returned from the lookup table U unit of measurement specifier LABEL 8 character sensor label and a 1 character number representing the channel e CHECKSUM NEMA check sum calculation on the string 55 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual NEXT MENU The PCDIC N command is used to command the unit to display the next menu or group It functions exactly the same as pressing the top button on the unit SET Function The PCDIC S command is used to enter Set up mode or increment a setting It operates the same as pressing the bottom button on the unit Real time data The PCDIC G command is used to view real time instrumentation from the serial port When the unit is first powered up it will
59. y insert The serial cable P3 can be left disconnected under normal operation Only connect the serial cable when programming the unit or attachment to a computer for remote display optional Bluetooth serial adaptor can also be attached to this interface Data Power Signal PS AEE a PU Buttons J P4 SEA Rear View SeaGauge G8 Case Rear SeaGauge G8 View Module System Power System power is supplied via the 6 pin power connector The connector also provides the reference voltage used for some sensors and the alarm signal POWER P2 Color Function Direction Volt 1 Black Ground IN 0 2 White Alarm OUT 3 Orange PULSE1 IN 0 3 3 4 Green PULSEO IN 0 3 3 5 Red Power IN 12 14 6 VREF OUT 3 3 42 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual The Power wire is connected to battery 12 volts via a switched 3 Amp fuse circuit Never connect directly without providing a fused circuit Circuit should be powered when key is on and power removed when key 15 off The ground wire should be connected to a solid ground bus located near the unit The case is grounded and can be connected to system ground Be sure to connect the ground wire from the cable and never rely on the case for ground The alarm signal provides the ground for a 2 wire pizo electric alarm or buzzer The hot lead of the alarm is connected via fuse to power source and ground connected directly to alarm signal The alarm should draw no mor
60. ype cd c seagauge Verify you have a valid connection to the unit and the cable is properly attached by typing flashutil i at the prompt This will display information about which com port you are connected to and verify communication with the unit You can not proceed if this test does not pass If there is problem here it is probably due to improper com port or a bad NULL MODEM cable After verifying communications you should proceed to save the current binary image from the SeaGauge to a file in case you need to replace it later At the command prompt type flashutil s oldseagauge hex This will backup the current firmware to a file on your computer To update the firmware type flashutil m seagauge001071 hex or whatever filename is 22 appropriate You will be prompted to hit any key or q to quit Proceed to hit the spacebar and your unit will be reprogrammed In summary the following sequence should be used to program your unit C seagauge gt flashutil i C seagauge gt flashutil s oldseagauge hex C seagauge gt flashutil m seagauge001071 hex If you have any questions problems with this procedure contact the factory for assistance 60 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Unit Dimensions SeaGauge G8 Case The following table provides dimension information for the SeaGauge G8 case unit with 256 X 128 VFD display All dimensions are in inches 61 SeaGauge G8 User s Manual Unit Dimen

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