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Argus Radar, Installation and Service Manual

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5. 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 18 216 3405 a J15 J21 25 SAFETY SWITCH bi XI N 1 X2 12 N 14 13 11 P POWER SUPPLY 24 23 10 8 N FLAT CABLE 2 E PIN TO PIN GND IN2 mea ANTARES BOARD sf 15 17 4 16 18 Nts Fla Ki 5 13 J aa G6 ia 12 Js LINE FILTER 1 IN PWR IN IN PWR 2 GND GND PWR 3 122 422 I 422 4122 GND 5 232 232 GND 5 q 1 8 se VS 1 SF lS 4 5 SFR SFR 9 SF u RX z Re SE 1 RX F RX 8 GND GND GND ii 7 1 PWR 2 1 7 Ne IN eno 3 2 N 3 SHO ts GROUNDING G OH OA OUT OUT 5 E BOLT DUT OUT 7 D IQ B GND GND 8 i UL P2 ISRTI or ac Cin Jes z IN N j 3 GND SHLD 0414 outs 2 OUT a OUT 1 O OUTPUT INPUT gt EAL MONITOR LINE MAIN LINE VD1 GT bat DMA DMA 5 29 22
6. Display Core Unit Internal Connection with SRT Power Supply 988 10187 003 6 2 Argus Radar m 2 6 6 5 TB15 17 O F2 XF2 RVH hag hel amp Pu P 00 IX ot a lt D C63 062 028 C60 C61 029 N DAI GND 03 2 c9 o 142 R85 2 aa L2 oO INT C58 c8 N o B D lt 45V J J3 J4 J2 J5 O z B 2 J6 1812 ie Zom adm 0 7 8 8 qs o PWR
7. ARGUS DISPLAY 27 Wide Screen Monitor dimensional drawing dimensions are mm Weight 16 Kg IP30 FRONT VIEW c quei 9 SIDE VIEW m ex lo e e M fe 8 644 JL 8 15 L 660 102 A Drill n 4 thru holes metric 6268 thread M6x1x6 minimum thread code x pitch x depth for steel or stainless steel panel For aluminium panel increase depth to 12 minimum Or drill n 4 thru holes mounting n 4 self clinching nuts M6x1 REAREN PANEL CUT OUT E i Y 1 TEEEEEEEEEEE A g 1 6 5 1 631 6 5 FAN Input signals main power grounding Screw 988 10187 003 7 18 Argus Radar ARGUS RADAR SYSTEM Control Panel dimensional drawing dimensions are mm Weight 2 7 Kg FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW SERIAL LINE CONNECTOR TOP VIEW USB CABLES PANEL CUT OUT A A un Drill 6 holes A
8. 988 10187 003 4 7 Argus Radar Installation and service manual DEBUG DISPLAY MENU al I I C x lt lt IvI I vDIIIIST lt IFCGCIgILCbI I a n u 4 Incoming PSSatdues 4 a no Pbuti _ VALID AIVDM 1 1 B 13u3S 2P w lt tSF040 VALID AIVDM 1 1 A 13m0jd00190n lt 2POf e VALID AIVDM 1 VALID AIVDM 1 1 A VALID AIVDM 1 1 A 13thlJOP1SPqmD0P4 viPOv 010G 0 1C VALID AIVDM 2 1 0 B 53 66D02 lt 09gTP5WL00d5aTn18UHE8000000001 81 369 095Sm83S 0 30 VALID AIVDM 2 2 0 B KBCPE1 00000000 2 19 VALID AIVDM 1 1 B 13tre gt 00il0mW6PHCF13P0D07 0 32 VALID AIVDM 1 1 A 13u Tcgt001EWwpQs8FR59V gt 00S lt 0 69 VALID AIVDM 1 1 A 13u UWgP011C4GHPvdb8twv gt 0H4p 0 2E VALID AIVDM 1 1 A 13u jD P010q lt SHPSc57v v gt 05PP 0 2C e RX7 Communication Messages RX8 Communication Messages In these positions the sensors enabled in the configuration window Unconventional sensor Cfg Cap 3 6 are displayed e ECDIS Outgoing Messages prints all sentences outgoing from the radar normally used by ECDIS or INS such as RATTM RAALR RARSD and RAOSD AIS Outgoing Messages prints the sentences AISACK when generat ed a manual acknowledge of AIS error e Serial Interfaces Information prints information about the serial connections file descriptor number and baud rate See the serial table in Chapter 2 for a summary of serial line port numbers and Terminal Boards on t
9. HL Type Positive LI Negative L Created STC Tabs L Wide Log 2 ex OF O 12x O 12 s O Antenna Position amp Height X m Yz m Hz m PPR 128 132 LI 1024 4096 O HL Alignment HL Type Positive LI Negative L Created STC Tabs L Wide Log TXRX 3 ex OF O 12x O 12 s O Antenna Position 4 Height X m Yz m Hz m PPR 128 O 132 LI 1024 4096 O Alignment i HL Type Positive L Negative Created STC Tabs L Wide Log TXRX 4 ex OF O 12x O 12 s O Antenna Position 4 Height X m Yz m Hz m PPR 128 132 LI 1024 4096 O HL Alignment HL Type Positive LI Negative L Created STC Tabs L Wide Log 988 10187 003 8 2 Argus Radar TXRX Settings On Board TXRX 1 Ll 222 2 Performance Monitor Tuning Auto 0 Sector On O Sector2 On O Draw Borders O TXRX 2 1 PreSTC uus uen Performance Monitor ae Tuning Auto 0 1 On O Sector2 O Draw Borders O TXRX 3 Ll PreSTC 222 Performance Monitor Tuning Auto 0 1 On O Sector2 On O Draw Borders O TXRX 4 LI PreSTC cu uus Performance Monitor Tuning Auto 0 1 O
10. Protoeticn Ope setator 1675736 T 222 Dnvae 2 33 988 10187 003 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Antares PCB Serial In Out Port Summary Processor PHS and Used For eM STE DU a Connector Name Type Type Rate ttySO Standard Out Console 232 232 57600 ttyS1 Keyboard 232 232 38400 A ttyS2 TB10 Wind Sensor RAALR 422 232 4800 ttyS3 TB4 Not Used 422 232 232 4800 ttySO Standard Out Console 232 232 57600 ttyS1 9 422 232 422 4800 38400 ttyS2 2 ors 3 38400 ttyS3 TB3 INS EPFS ECDIS 422 232 422 4800 38400 ttyS4 TB2 Speed Log 422 232 422 4800 ttyS5 6 Serial TXRX 1 422 232 422 232 4800 ttyS6 TB12 Serial TXRX 2 422 232 422 232 4800 988 10187 003 2 34 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION CHAPTER 3 RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 1 How to access the Radar Configuration To access the Radar configuration a password is required It will then be possible to make the necessary adjustments in the System Configuration plus some Debug and Simulation facilities are available After enabling this function it will be open for adjustment until the system is switched to STAND BY 3 1 1 Radar Configuration To obtain access to the Radar Configuration MENU please follow the procedure below It will take you into the Super User Mode of the Argus system Remember to save all settings and
11. Red background colour indicates sentences not accepted because of wrong syntax or fields missing Yellow printed sentences are for many reasons simply not recognized for example the VMVBW is not accepted because the Log was configured as serial single axis with VHW as the only valid sentence ECDIS Incoming Messages X Tracking Debug Clear Display VALID IN3 GPZDA 110845 00 21 11 2008 66 VALID IN3 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110845 00 A A GE x VA VALID 1 3 6 2 110846 00 21 11 2008 65 VALID IN3 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110846 00 4 A 6D VAI IN3 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110847 00 4 4 6C VALID 9913 UUUUU AA 48 VALID IN3 GP TG 180 0 T 45 00 N 4 2D VALID IN3 GPZDA 110847 00 21 11 2008 64 EPFS ECDIS Incoming Messages Tracking Debug Clear Display VALID IN3 GPZDA 110746 00 21 11 2008 64 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110746 00 A A 62 GPVTG 00 0 T 01 5 M 0 0 N 00 GPZDA 110747 00 21 11 200 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110747 00 A A 63 GPVTG 00 0 T 01 5 M 0 0 N 00 0 K A 17 VALID IN3 GPZDA 110748 00 21 11 2008 VALID IN3 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110748 00 A A 6C WRONG SYNTAX IN3 GPVTG 00 0 T 01 5 M 0 0 N 00 0 K V 00 VALID IN3 GPZDA 110749 00 21 11 200 VALID IN3 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110749 00 A A 6D WRONG SYNTAX IN3 GPVTG 00 0 7 01 5 M 0 0 N 00 0 K 00
12. cc c 3x2x0 5 STP VDR VGA SPEED LOG 20 5 mm STP LAN CATS SYSTEM LAN EPFS NMEA 183 2X0 5 mm STP 2 2 0 5 5 2 3 1 5 115 230V 50 60Hz 450W 1Ph FASTINMEA FROM SHIPS EMG SUPPLY OTHER SUPPLY NOTES CABLES PREWIRED OR WITH P N SUPPLIED STP SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR Block Diagram ARGUS WS with SRT X Band Up Mast Radar Sensor 988 10187 003 7 3 Argus Radar SRT S Band Radar Sensor 12 Ft Antenna and Pedestal with 30 kW Transceiver Up Mast OUTDOOR INDOOR ARGUS Lu Radar Display 288 PREWIRED 03 gt sae _ Cov 555 8 4 OTHER suppLy 1 2 3 2999 9 BNC PLUGS 0585 z z 3 woo c SPEED LOG 2x0 5 mm STP LAN 5 SYSTEM LAN EPFS NMEA 183 2x0 5 STP CE 2x2x0 5 mm STP 2m 3 15 115 230V 50 60Hz 450W 1Ph AIS FAST NMEA FROM SHIPS EMG SUPPLY OTHER SUPPLY NOTES CABLES PREWIRED OR WITH P N ARE SUPPLIED STP SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR Block Diagram ARGUS WS with SRT S Band Up Mast Radar Sensor 988 10187 003 7 4 Argus Radar SRT S Band Radar Sensor 12 Ft Antenna and Pedestal with 30 kW Transcei
13. Sector2 O Draw Borders O 988 10187 003 8 3 Argus Radar TXRX Radar Console Settings TXRX 1 SXI O O Other O When SXI is selected Console 1 Priority Console 2 Priority Console Priority Console 4 Priority Communication Protocol Type cs O NMEA O Trigger Positive L Negative 1 Delay QV Threshold Auto L Manual 0 Video Positive L Negative TXRX 2 SXI O O Other O When SXI is selected Console 1 Priority Console 2 Priority Console Priority Console 4 Priority Communication Protocol Type CS NMEA Trigger Positive L Negative L Delay QV Threshold Auto L Manual Video Positive L Negative TXRX Radar Console Settings TXRX 3 SXI O O Other O When SXI is selected Console 1 Priority Console 2 Priority Console Priority Console 4 Priority Communication Protocol Type cs O NMEA O Trigger Positive L Negative 1 Delay QV Threshold Auto L Manual Video Positive L Negative TXRX 4 SXI O serial O Other O When SXI is selected Console 1 Priority Console 2 Priority Console Priority Console 4 Priority Communication Protocol Type 988 10187 003 8 4 Argus Radar TXRX Radar Console Settings cs NMEA Trigger Positive L Negativ
14. Video Polarity Positive or negative Amplitude 1 to 4 Vpp adjustable Load Load gt 1 terminated 75 Bandwidth 24 MHz 3 dB Trigger Polarity Positive or negative Amplitude TTL to 40 V peak Load Load gt 1 terminated 75 PRF 300 to 4000 Hz Pulse width 50 ns min RS232 or RS422 Serial Interface Signal Standard Load gt 3 terminated 1200 Antenna Rotation Rotation rate 15 to 60 RPM Data Device type Voltage value 4 to 50 V Bearing 128 or 132 pulses per antenna revolution Load 22 Voltage value 4 to 50 V _ Encoder 1024 4096 pulses per antenna revolution Load gt 2 Heading line Voltage value 4to 50V Load Load 2 2 Pulse width 20 1 mS and lt 45 Polarity Positive or negative or bipolar 1 5 Analogue Gyro compass Synchro or Stepper The gyro signals are connected to TB14 on the Alpha PCB There are several connection possibilities depending on type and reference voltage of the gyro Refer to the drawing below for the relevant configuration for Synchro and Stepper 988 10187 003 1 7 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS Fig 1 For Argus ALPHA connect to 14 Synchro Synchro Stepper Stepper Ref gt 80V Ref lt 80V External Ref Internal Ref Note Connection with stepper gyro full wave rectified signal
15. 5 d 22 3 B 5 x 9 EM 5 7 sen J t M ora 9 _ g E n fe 829 D W 1 q n g P uy ey SIM ore amp x ex 69H m oh 5 21 2 v1 v laze 8 SA 19 2 E D 1 2 92 62 215 610 220 leza een ezo oso sand T S i 2 ir a 9d RE 5 E ONASH ONASA 3018 3349 4 9 DI MI 5 5 Jo a ee 5 Bale e e J6 J4 ye J12 J19 6 5 988 10187 003 Argus Radar CHAPTER 7 ANNEX B SRT X Band Radar Sensor 6 9 Ft Antenna and Pedestal with 12 25 kW Transceiver Up Mast OUTDOOR INDOOR ARGUS c c Radar Display e ooo a 9 DAY E 52525 Scc e e QOO _ 3x2x0 5 mm STP VDR VGA SPEED LOG 2 0 5 mm STP 115 230 50 60 2 2 0 5 mm STP 2 5 3x1 5mm 450W 1Ph 183 A FROM SHIPS EMG OTHER SUPPLY NOTES
16. ARGUS DISPLAYS Desk Mounting Version Outline Drawing Grounding bolt i Output cables Optional output cables Panel cut out for op tional output cables only Drill N 4 through holes 60 s 12 mm For installation use only e metric screws M10x1 5 c pO stainless steel Inside the SSS tea ai mechanical part the fixing 200 30 holes threaded for 20 p mm it is recommended to use the thread in full Tightening couple 50 Nm Weight 20 Kg IP 23 Monitor and Keyboard mounted on the mechanical part All dimensions are mm 988 10187 003 7 23 Argus Radar ARGUS DISPLAYS Deck Mounting Version Outline Drawing 1145 Grounding Floor cut out for input cables Drill 4 metric through holes threaded M12x1 75 per 12 mm depth minimum for steel or stainless steel floor For aluminium floor increase depth to 24 mm minimum otherwise drill N 4 through holes and mounting N 4 self clinching nuts M12x1 75 mm Weight 53 Kg IP 20 All dimensions are in mm 988 10187 003 7 24 Argus Radar ANNEX B The following picture shows the terminal board TB1 located at the bottom of the pedestal used for ARGUS deck mounting ship s main line connection a EACH CABLE MUST BE SECURED AN TO THE SUPPORT BY CABLE
17. Links Don Factory Function Ref Link Name Description Presti Video 1 Link closed when the Argus is 1 Termination standalone or the last equipment Close the Video chain Video 2 Link closed when the Argus is 2 Termination standalone or the last equipment Close Video the Video chain Video 3 Link closed when the Argus is P6 Termination standalone or the last equipment on Close the Video chain Video 4 Link closed when the Argus is P8 Termination standalone or the last equipment on Close the Video chain Close in Serial Data Communication P3 VD1 Level open in Combined Video and with Close SRT Adapter Box installations Close in Serial Data Communication P4 VD2 Level in Combined Video and with Close SRT Adapter Box installations Trigger 1 Link closed when the Argus is Trigger 5 Termination standalone or the last equipment Close the Trigger chain Trigger 2 Link closed when the Argus is P7 Termination standalone or the last equipment on Close the Trigger chain 988 10187 003 Argus Radar Installation and service manual This page is intentionally left blank 988 10187 003 1 16 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS CHAPTER 2 SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 2 1 Serial Line 1 Heading It is possible to receive RS422 or RS232 standard signal at 4800 or 38400 bps indifferently on TB9 FNMEA 1 Note that the circuit is able t
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19. pier is bowed away from the center which means that the figure is too low NOTE For SRT transceivers it is also possible to change the delay to negative numbers In this case the trigger from the TXRX will be anticipated in time in respect to the video This negative setting is needed when trigger and video are passing through long coaxial cables with different propagation times the video cable being the slowest one This usually happens for all installations with an SRT Adapter Box as buffer amplifier and cable lengths are more than 150 meters NOTE On channel 1 and 2 two optional buttons C for Trigger and Video polarity will be available 988 10187 003 3 18 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 9 4 QV Quantized Video Threshold WARNING THIS VALUE MUST BE SET AT AUTO EXCEPT FOR THE VARIOUS CASES OUTLINED BY THE MANUFACTURER Pressing the D button password protected of fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 it is possible to set the QV The threshold is used by the automatic tracking to identify real radar echoes from receiver noise This value depends on the receiver noise from the transceiver band and the video cable attenuation This value can be set manually adjusting the noise level to see some speckles in the 24 NM range scale This adjustment is really subjective and the receiver gain changes with the selected pulse length with the weather the humidity and so on so the preferred solution is to activate the
20. OSD Own ship data Heading course speed set and drift summary Useful for but not limited to radar ARPA applications OSD gives the movement vector of the ship based on the sensors and parameters in use OSD a X X a X X X X a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt LM Speed units km h knots S statute miles h Vessel drift speed Manually Entered Vessel set degrees true Speed reference B M W R P see Note Vessel speed Course reference B M W R P see Note Vessel course degrees true Heading status A data valid V data invalid Heading degrees true NOTE Reference systems on which the calculation of vessel course and speed is based The values of course and speed are derived directly from the referenced system and do not additionally include the effects of data in the set and drift fields B bottom tracking log M manually entered W water referenced R radar tracking of fixed target P positioning system ground reference 988 10187 003 2 17 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS RSD Radar system data Radar display setting data RSD X X X X X X X X a a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt o Display rotation see Note 1 Range units K km N nautical miles S statute miles Range scale in use Cursor bearing degrees clockwise from 0 Cursor range from own ship EBL 2 d
21. OUT A Data Output OUT B Data Output GND C Ground Output Drive 150 MA RS 232 Output Talker Connection TX TX Data Output GND GND Output Drive 10 mA 988 10187 003 2 30 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 2 6 Serial Line 6 It is possible to receive RS422 or RS232 standard signal at 2400 or 4800 bps indifferently on TB12 232 422 1 RS 422 Interface Listener Connection IN 6 A Data Input IN 6 B Data Input GND C Ground Input Load gt 3 KO RS 232 Interface Listener Connection IN 6 RX Data Input GND and IN 6 Ground Input Load gt 3 KO RS 422 Output Talker Connection OUT_6 A Data Output OUT_6 B Data Output GND C Ground Output Drive 150 RS 232 Output Talker Connection TX_6 TX Data Output GND GND Output Drive 10 mA 988 10187 003 2 31 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 2 7 Serial Line 7 It is possible to receive RS422 or RS232 standard signal at 4800 indifferently on TB10 422 Note that the circuit is able to receive at 4800 bps also with RS232 connection but this is not a standard connection according to the IEC 61162 2 standard RS 422 Interface Listener Connection RX_7 A Data Input RX_7 B Data Input GND Ground Input Load gt 3 KO RS 232 Interface Listener Connection RX 7 RX Data Input GND and RX_7 Ground Input Load gt 3 KO RS 232 Output Talker Connection TX 7 TX Data Output GND GND
22. d 5422 B Px JUMPER DMA y PREWIRED INx 6 CLOSED IF 7 D FROM S BAND RADAR SENSOR ie SLDx TERMINATED i 4 Day 4 SPEED LOG NMEA 183 AIS Fast NMEA GYRO stepper synchro LAN CAT 5 ERS SYSTEM LAN EPFS NMEA 183 GYRO Fast NMEA SPEED LOG pulses 304752A1 1 TO MONITOR UNIT PREWIRED _ Connection Diagram ARGUS WS Dual Installation STB 988 10187 003 7 12 Argus Radar ARGUS Core Unit PORT EET INPUT MAIN LINE INt
23. CABLES PREWIRED OR WITH P N ARE SUPPLIED STP SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR Block Diagram ARGUS with SRT X Band Up Mast Radar Sensor 988 10187 003 7 1 Argus Radar SRT S Band Radar Sensor 12 Ft Antenna and Pedestal with 30 kW Transceiver Up Mast OUTDOOR INDOOR ARGUS ee Radar Display Too ooo CIS E EE 555 zooo SWITCH z z ress 58 __3x2x0 5mm STP 2x0 5 STP SPEED LOG 9 3 1 EPFS NMEA 183 2x0 5 mm STP E PREWIRED 2 m 5 3x1 5 ie 50 60Hz 450W AIS Fast NMEA 2X2X0 5 mm STP FROM SHIPS EMG E SUPPLY OTHER SUPPLY NOTES CABLES PREWIRED OR WITH P N ARE SUPPLIED STP SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR Block Diagram ARGUS with SRT S Band Up Mast Radar Sensor 988 10187 003 7 2 Argus Radar SRT X Band Radar Sensor 6 9 Ft Antenna and Pedestal with 12 25 kW Transceiver Up Mast OUTDOOR INDOOR ne ARGUS EEE Radar Display Toe PREWIRED 0 3 CCTV ooo m INPUT 1 2 3 ASSO 8 OTHER SUPPLY ul SN c st Y 599889 PLUGS e e c x
24. oe nl M C21 632 5 LA 17 ac P PA gt PET R64 R65 L B C30 P PWON N nd p Ly Lq P gt FI U18 n reped 5 S O R117 J14 C69 413 R114 C68 Alpha Expansion Board 6 4 988 10187 003 v 127 6 Argus Radar
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26. Heading degrees true 988 10187 003 2 2 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 2 2 Serial Line 2 AIS It is possible to receive RS422 or RS232 standard signal at 4800 and 38400 bps on TB8 FNMEA 2 Note that the circuit is able to receive at 4800 and 38400 bps also with RS232 connection but this is not a standard connection according to the IEC 61162 2 standard SCHEME 2 IN IN SHLD OUT OUT GND RS 422 Interface Listener Connection IN A Data Input IN B Data Input SHLD C insulated Ground Input Load gt 7 RS 232 Interface Listener Connection IN RX Data Input SHLD and IN Insulated ground Input Load 27 KQ RS 422 Output Talker Connection TOUT A Data Output OUT Data Output GND C Ground Output Drive 150 mA This serial line complies to IEC 61162 1 and IEC 61162 2 Accepted sentences VDM VDO and ALR Send sentences TLB TTD and ACK VDM AIS VHF data link message Defined in ITU R 1371 and as received on the VHF Data Link VDL using the six bit field type The structure provides for the transfer of long binary messages by using multiple sentences Data messages should be transmitted in as few sentences as possible When a data message can be accommodated in a single sentence then it shall not be split 988 10187 003 2 3 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS VDM AIS VHF data link message Defined
27. STORAGE After the material contained in the boxes have been inspected in the presence of the customer and have been verified that no damage has occurred the unit shall be stored in its original packing until the time of installation The storage premises must be dry and well protected If the units must be kept in storage for more than one month it is advisable to insert hygroscope substances such as silicon gel salts in the crates The Argus Radar System contains delicate electronic components please handle accordingly 988 10187 003 4 Argus Radar Installation and service manual WARNINGS HIGH VOLTAGE Radar equipment includes high voltage that can cause injury or loss of life Danger exists only when the units are opened for service exposing internal circuits The ARGUS Radar has been carefully designed to protect personnel from possible injury from high voltages Nevertheless it is recommended that Main Power Line shall always OFF as an added protection when inspecting or servicing the equipment Although every effort has been made to eliminate danger to personnel no responsibility is accepted for any injury or loss of life suffered in connection with this equipment X RAY RADIATION X RAY radiation may be generated by Transceiver units and care must be taken to avoid possible harmful effects when they are opened for maintenance When power is on care should be taken not to approach closer than 1 ft f
28. 4 thru holes metric thread M6x1x6 minimum thread i mm code x pitch x depth for steel or stainless steel panel For aluminium panel increase z depth to 12 minimum Or drill n 4 thru holes mounting n 4 self clinching nuts M6x1 REAR VIEW PANEL CUT OUT 112 a 112 510 552 Input signals main power grounding bolt 988 10187 003 7 16 Argus Radar ARGUS DISPLAY 23 1 Monitor dimensional drawing All dimensions are inmm Weight 12 16 Kg IP 65 FRONT VIEW 3 EE V GA SIDE VIEW SO w Sw N BE 9 2 1 E ee em D Y 1 Li 565 2 83 A Drill n 4 thru holes metric 434 thread M6x1x6 minimum thread code x pitch x depth for steel or stainless steel panel gol For aluminium panel increase gt o depth to 12 minimum Or drill n 4 thru holes mounting n 4 self clinching nuts TOP VIEW M6x1 REAR VIEW PANEL CUT OUT LA LA SD SD edm ASA n i E Y 440 al Input signals main power grounding bolt 988 10187 003 7 17 Argus Radar
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30. Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING 5 5 Corrective Maintenance Procedures on the Display Unit In case of Monitor failure refer to the Monitor Technical Manual 5 6 Corrective Maintenance Procedures on the Keyboard Unit In case of Keyboard failure contact your local Simrad dealer FIG 5 7 Keyboard Unit FRONT VIEW 988 10187 003 5 12 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING 5 7 Introduction This chapter provides a list of the Argus system s replaceable parts 5 7 1 Parts List The parts list is divided into major assemblies All parts attached to the assemblies are listed in Parts List Tables The Parts List Tables consist of eight columns as follows e Column 1 POS Position the column reports the replaceable parts position in the reference figure e Column 2 DESCRIPTION the column includes the descriptive identification data of the replaceable part e Column 3 DRAWING SPECIFICATION NUMBER OR TYPE the column reports the drawing specification number or the type of the replaceable part assigned by the supplier e Column 4 REQUIRED QUANTITY N the column indicates for each replaceable part how many of them are assembled on the equipment 5 7 2 Parts Location Illustration The following Figures provide the location of the components Each figure is related to a Replaceable Parts List table The position numbers of items shown in the figures are referenced in the related Parts List Tables 988 10187 003 5
31. B kg m3 Kilograms cubic metre metre compression Frequency F Hertz Salinity L S ppt ppt parts per thousand Force N N newtons compression Pressure P P pascals vacuum Flow rate R litres s Tachometer T R revolutions min Humidity H P per cent Volume 2 M cubic metres Voltage 0 V volts Current A amperes Switch or valve 5 None null 222 Generic G None null variable data 988 10187 003 2 27 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 2 4 Serial Line 4 It is possible to receive RS422 or RS232 standard signal at 4800 bps indifferently on TB2 422 Note that the circuit is able to receive at 4800 bps also with RS232 connection but this is not a standard connection according to the IEC 61162 2 standard RS 422 Interface Listener Connection IN 4 A Data Input IN 4 B Data Input SHLD 4 insulated Ground Input Load gt 3 KO RS 232 Interface Listener Connection 4 RX Data Input SHLD 4 and IN 4 Insulated ground Input Load gt 3 KO This serial line complies to IEC 61162 1 and IEC 61162 2 Accepted sentences VBW and VHW 988 10187 003 2 28 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS VBW Dual ground water speed Water referenced and ground referenced speed data VBW A A A hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Status see Note 2 stern ground speed A data
32. S1 code 2 3 WARNING THE GYRO INTERFACE SHOULD BE CONFIGURED CORRECTLY ACCORDING TYPE OF SENSOR CONNECTED OTHERWISE LEVELS AND LED SIGNALS WILL BE INCORRECTLY LIGHTED ALSO WHEN THE SIGNALS ARE AVAILABLE 988 10187 003 1 9 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 1 6 Serial Gyro A Standard or Fast NMEA Gyro can be connected to the Alpha PCB TB9 Connect it according to guidelines defined in Chapter 2 Serial Interfaces WARNING THE HEADING SENSOR A GYRO EQUIPMENT OR EQUIVALENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN A RATE OF TURN UP TO 20 S ACCORDING TO IMO RESOLUTION MSC 192 79 AND MSC 116 73 FOR THD DEVICES IF THE INTERFACE IS ANALOGUE THE MINIMUM TURN RATE SHOULD BE 12 S FOR A DIGITAL INTERFACE THE HEADING REFRESH SHOULD BE MORE THAN 20 HZ UP TO 50 HZ IF THE GYRO UPDATE RATE IS UNDER THE PREVIOUS STATED VALUES THE TRACKING PERFORMANCE CAN BE SERIOUSLY DEGRADED WITH INCREASING ERRORS ON TARGET VECTOR DURING THE OWN SHIP CHANGE OF COURSE 1 7 Speed LOG Speed log with analogue signal is connected to TB14 on the Alpha PCB There are several connections depending on the type of log installed Most single axis analogue speed logs are shorting type relay contact closure in this case the signal shall be connected between PIT and GND on TB14 Mechanical Single Axis Log Analogic Single Axis Log Analogic Dual Axis Log SET UP SET UP SET UP LOG 200P NM or 400P NM LOG 120P MT or 20KP NM LOG TYPE DU
33. UNIT DVI PREWIRED 3 m b TO MONITOR UNIT V TANNVH WLY TANNVH ALPHA BOARD NOTE 1 JUMPER OPEN JUMPER CLOSED CONNECT THE CABLES SHIELD TO THE CABLE HOLDER EE 5515 GROUNDED TO STEEL OF SHIPS SUPERSTRUCTURE e CONNECT THE WIRES ACCORDING TO THE GYRO TYPE er 9 pm alg db ian 1 1 v EXTERNAL CHASSIS STEPPER el el el el SYNCHRO REF OVER 80V SYNCHRO REF UNDER 80V SERIAL LINE ie SERIAL LINE PAX JUMPER 4 CLOSED IF SLDx TERMINATED PREWIRED FROM RADAR SENSOR SPEED LOG NMEA 183 AIS Fast NMEA GYRO stepper synchro EPFS NMEA 163 GYRO Fast NMEA SPEED LOG pulses Drawing n Description CONNECTION DIAGRAM 1304671 1 RADAR DISPLAY SINGLE INSTALLATION Connection Diagram ARGUS Single Installation 988 10187 003 7 8 Argus Radar ARGUS Core Unit
34. and the following window will appear SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Figure 3 11 1 System Configuration 3 11 1 Display settings Fig 3 11 1 A The Display settings are the currently used settings If the diagonal the aspect ratio and the resolution information are shown in green it means that the settings used are the same as detected directly by the monitor Otherwise they will appear in red To modify the display settings press the Display Settings button to enter the Display Settings menu see example next page 988 10187 003 3 21 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION DISPLAY SETTINGS MENU Detected Settings Manual Settings Diagonal Aspect ratio Resolution Monitor selection 16 16 9 1366 x 768 16 9 1366 x 768 5 4 1280 x 1024 4 3 1600 x 1200 24 16 9 1920 1080 27 16 10 1920 1200 Current settings and detected settings are shown this menu You choose to accept the detected settings by clicking on the Accept and set Detected Settings button or you can manually change the display settings by selecting one of the monitor selections available The Argus display video output DVI and VGA can support 6 different display resolutions Display Resolution 1280x1024 1366x768 1600x1200 1920x1080 1920x1200 988 10187 003 3 22 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION The table below shows which resolution is
35. box includes a protecting polyurethane box shaped for the contained parts The following general rules apply Inspection for damage during transport When the unit s arrive at destination inspection should be made immediately to register any damage that may have occurred during transport The customer is normally responsible for insurance during transportation If any damage is found both the insurance company and the shipping agent must be informed immediately Units must be transferred on board still packed into their boxes When the units are removed from their boxes they must be left in their protective plastic cover until installation It is advisable to keep the packing material for possible future use The plastic sheet the unit is wrapped in can be used to protect it during installation and maintenance procedures In addition to the various main parts the package should also include Technical Manual with installation procedures Installation kit terminals clamps connectors etc Standard spare part kit fuses screws etc The installation kit and spare part kit are necessary for the installation and operation of the equipment and must be kept together to perform the installation work Contents of the kits should be checked immediately after unpacking using the supplied material list in the box The manufacturer will not accept claims for missing items unless presented immediately after unpacking
36. 5 aus 0708 L i PREWIRED 2 4 FROM SHIPS GND te Seli Be EMG SUPPLY 4224 3 P7 422 12 422 422 gt x PREWIRED 3 m 232 gt 232 gt SEI gt TO MONITOR 2 2 UNIT TB5 m TB11 m KEYB SE zi SF ALPHA BOARD gg Cir PREWIRED FROM KEYBOARD SFR SFR UNIT TB4 TB10 DI PREWIRED 3 RX WHITE RX Se _ TO MONITOR RX YELLOW UNIT 1 GND BROWN GND da B TO VDR SYSTEM VGA BNC un m GREEN JUMPER OPEN TX TX ER PREWIRED 3 OTHER SUPPLY mH 5 5 JUMPER CLOSED ERT P5 TB3 TB9 P4 GND C CONNECT THE CABLE SHIELD PIT LAN E TO THE CABLE HOLDER 2 Ne IN 12 GND USB E Hu Li CHASSIS GROUNDED STEEL SHIPS SHLD SHED ale ES E SUPERSTRUCTURE OUT OUT a RH OUT OUT CONNECT THE WIRES ACCORDING TO THE A GYRO TYPE GND GND stot 53 LAN LE P2 TB2 TB8 P3 LL 52 use 5 811 2 IN B N Lo 2 2 GND SHLD x gt gt 2 OUT OUT 8 c x VD1 OUT OUT SERIAL LINE GND 524 304646 1 2 PREWIRED 6 11 16 m SERIAL LINE FAIL uo L TO VD2 DISPLAY CORE UNIT STB NX Pax Bu o VD2 nem oA dNx s 2 JUMPER FAIL Me 304646A1 A2 A3 PREWIRED 6 11 16 2 E SLDx OPEN DGT Eo lt FROM VD1 DISPLAY CORE UNIT STB DGT STE O ET SERIAL LINE DMA n 5 o Y Ra
37. Auto Threshold With this selection the automatic tracking software measures the PFA Probability of False Alarm and calculates the correct threshold for the optimum detection performance 3 10 Sector Blanking Pressing the button of fig 3 1 2 page 3 2 the following window will appear 08 Figure 3 10 1 Sector Blanking Settings The radar offers two blanking sectors which can be set individually Transmission will be off within the set sectors The sector blanking is visible on the PPI with a sector delimited by two green lines which will be red during the setting and if the gain value is high enough the absence of receiver noise will be clearly visible 988 10187 003 3 19 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION To configure sector blanking use up or down arrows to change the Start Sector and the End Sector values The graphic displayed on the PPI will change in real time but the command to the transceiver will be sent only after pressing the Apply Sector button Use Discard to discard temporary modifications to the sector blanking configuration button next to the sector n label 1 2 shall be pressed to cancel the current sector blanking NOTE The settings of the Sector Blanking are stored directly in the TXRX and not in the Argus Core Unit display 988 10187 003 3 20 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 11 System Configuration Press the L button of fig 3 1 2 page 3 2
38. INx Px JUMPER or E PREWIRED _ Nx CLOSED IF CY J FROM X BAND RADAR SENSOR SLDx TERMINATED 9 Da 4 SPEED LOG 183 AIS Fast NMEA GYRO stepper synchro LAN CATS SYSTEMLAN EPFS 183 GYRO Fast NMEA SPEED LOG pulses 304752A1 TO MONITOR UNIT PREWIRED 3m Connection Diagram ARGUS WS Dual Installation PORT 988 10187 003 7 13 Argus Radar ARGUS Core Unit INPUT MAIN LINE ANTARES 5 Cj hc 10798 2 2 C T f PREWIRED 2 1 FROM SHIPS GND x VD1 GND 2 VD2 5 bri EMG SUPPLY 422 P7 422 z P12 OUTPUT LINE x 422 TFA 422 gt 232 x 4 PREWIRED 3 m TO MONITOR 232 2 2 UNIT NOTE 1 5 F N ALPHA BOARD Cru PREWIRED3m FROM KEYBOARD JUMPER CLOSED TB10 DVI 184 Dur PREWIRED 3 gt TO MONITOR CONNECT THE CABLE SHIELD YELLOW RX UNIT 114 TO THE CABLE HOLDER VGA GND BROWN GND zu m m TO VDR SYSTEM VGA BNC 2 CHASSIS GROUNDED TO STEEL OF SHIPS TX GREEN TX FR PREWIRED 3 m OTHER SUPPLY toa SUPERSTRUCTURE t FR CONNECT THE WIRES ACCORDING TO THE tra ino GND IN PIT LAN se IN GND uss CD SHLD SHLD R2 usb L A OUT OUT RL1 NOTE 2 OUT OUT _ GND GND sts 53 LAN B SERIAL LINE TYPE a TR pd dida use CB SERIAL LINE IN IN 1 USB INx Pxx
39. LOG 183 AIS Fast GYRO stepper synchrol EPFS 183 GYRO Fast NMEA SPEED LOG pulses Drawing n Description CONNECTION DIAGRAM Sheet Size Designed by Approved by 1304672 1 RADAR DISPLAY DUAL INSTALLATION 2 3 21 ee M A E 1 JUMPER OPEN JUMPER CLOSED al CHASSIS GROUNDED TO STEEL OF SHIPS Connection Diagram ARGUS Dual Installation STB 988 10187 003 7 11 Argus Radar ARGUS Core Unit STB dini sala dud INPUT MAIN LINE IN n IN ANT
40. Link closed when the Argus is equipment 422 serial Pen Serial communication chain Link closed when the Argus is standalone on 422 serial 2 communication or the last Open Termination equipment on 422 serial pe communication chain Link closed when the Argus is standalone on 422 serial P5 FNMEA 3 communication or the last Open Termination equipment on 422 serial communication chain Link closed when the Argus is standalone on 422 serial 232 422 1 communication or the last Termination equipment on 422 serial communication chain Link closed when the Argus is standalone on 422 serial P9 2324422 2 communication or the last Termination equipment on 422 serial communication chain 11 232 RX7 Setthis link to configure serial 1 2 Inversion polarity 14 232 RX8 Setthis to configure serial 4 2 Inversion olarit Normally open close in case of P10 53 Gyro set Sperry MK20 or MK37 Open Normally open close in case of Gyro P13 52 Gyro set Sperry MK20 or MK37 open Normally open close in case of P15 S1 Gyro set Sperry MK20 or MK37 Open Dead Man Set 1 2 normally open contact 1 Alarm or 2 3 normally close contact 1 2 Alarm Danger Target Set 1 2 normally open contact P6 Alarm 2 3 normally close contact 1 2 988 10187 003 1 14 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 1 12 3 Alpha Expansion
41. TIES lt gt INPUT MAIN LINE _ 988 10187 003 7 25 Argus Radar 8 System Installation Checklist VESSEL Customer s ref Equipment type DCORE for all installed consoles Serial n Gyrocompass Configuration Gyro connected as Synchro Stepper LI NMEA L FastNMEA O For Gyro Stepper connection Reference generated internally Negative Phases L For Gyro Synchro Stepper connection 136 O 1 90 O 1 180 O 1 360 O For Gyro NMEA Fast NMEA connection L Com2 O Com3 O Check Gyro clockwise anticlockwise rotation for synchro stepper after gyro preset Check Gyro value validity with NMEA serial connection Speed LOG Configuration Speed LOG connected as 100 p NM L 200p NM 400p NM L 120 p mt 20000p NM O NMEA For Speed connection Dual Axis LI 2 O Com3 O Check Speed Log value validity with NMEA serial connection Ownship Dimension and Weight Conning and EPFS Position Conning Position X m Y EPFS to Antenna Position X m Y m 988 10187 003 8 1 Argus Radar Serial Port Settings F Antenna Settings TXRX 1 ex ex 0 12x 12 L Antenna Position 4 Height X m Yz m H PPR 128 O 132 1024 4096 O HL Alignment
42. The following warning signs appear in this technical manual To point out their importance they are repeated here for emphasis WARNING USE EXTREME CARE WHEN WORKING ON THE UNIT ONCE THE COVER HAS BEEN OPENED THE MAGNETRON ASSEMBLY OPERATES AT HIGH VOLTAGES THAT MAY CAUSE FATAL INJURIES WARNING AWARE OF HIGH VOLTAGE CAPACITORS 1 NECESSARY TO SHORT CIRCUIT THEIR LEADS BEFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE ACTION ON THEM WARNING ON THE ELECTRIC SWITCHBOARD SET THE POWER BREAKER DEDICATED TO THE PRESENT EQUIPMENT TO OFF AND ATTACH A SIGN READING WORK PROGRESS DO NOT SWITCH ON WARNING USE EXTREME CARE WHEN WORKING ON THE EQUIPMENT ONCE THE UNIT HAS BEEN OPENED THE MAGNETRON ASSEMBLY OPERATES AT HIGH VOLTAGES THAT MAY CAUSE FATAL INJURIES WARNING SET MAIN LINE BREAKER TO OFF BEFORE REPLACING ANY FUSE FUSES ARE AT VOLTAGE LEVELS WHICH MAY CAUSE FATAL INJURIES 988 10187 003 8 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 1 1 Guidelines for the installation of shipborne radar equipment Information provided by radar is of vital importance for navigators and the safe navigation of ships Special care should be taken to ensure correct installation of the radar in order to ensure the performance of the radar system Correct location of the radar antenna is an important factor the performance of the radar system Interference either by reflecting
43. The operator just needs to wait until the progress bars show Success Software Updated Note that it is possible to read the value 100 in the progress bar but the upgrading is not terminated until the notice appears To run the new software reset the system by the Restart button in the Radar Setup Menu or just by resetting the Antares Assy 988 10187 003 3 33 Argus Radar Installation and service manual CHAPTER 4 DEBUG AND SIMULATION FACILITIES 4 1 General information Simulation The first part of this menu is dedicated to simulation facilities DEBUG AND SIMULATION MENU Figure 4 1 1 Debug and simulation menu e Trigger if the transceiver is in failure it is possible to test most of the functions of the display just by choosing a PRF to be simulated in the first row of the menu e Antenna if not available for some reason just press Antenna Sim and setting the correct antenna speed e Speed Log when speed log is not working just select this window Log Simulation and set the correct speed WARNING THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS MANUAL SPEED THIS IS A SIMULATION AND IF YOU CHOOSE THIS FACILITY THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO STOP RECEIVING DATA FROM A CONNECTED EPFS BUT WILL CALCULATE THE SHIP S POSITION USING THE SPEED YOU INSERTED 988 10187 003 4 1 Argus Radar Installation and service manual e Gyro when this function is selected the gyro compass function is simulated T
44. Unrecognized sentences are marked in red e Gyro Incoming Messages prints all sentences received on the Gyro port TB9 e Speed Log Incoming Messages prints all sentences received on the Speed Log port TB2 Gyro Incoming Messages Tracking Debug Clear Display VALID HEHDT 152 8 T 21 VALID VALID VALID VALID VALID VALID VALID VALID VALID HEHDT 145 5 T24 ECDIS Incoming Messages prints all sentences received on the EPFS ECDIS port TB3 988 10187 003 4 6 Argus Radar Installation and service manual In the following pages some screenshots are shown to explain how the sentences are colour coded Yellow background colour indicates sentences not accepted because of incorrect CRC EPFS ECDIS Incoming Messages Tracking Debug Clear Display VALID IN3 GPZDA 110706 00 21 11 2008 6E MISSING MODE INDICATOR IN3 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110706 00 A 0B VALID IN3 GPVTG 00 0 T 01 5 M 0 0 N 00 0 K A 17 VALID IN3 GPZDA 110707 00 21 11 2008 6F MISSING MODE INDICATOR IN3 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110707 00 A 0A VALID IN3 GPVTG 00 0 T 01 5 M 0 0 N 00 0 K A 17 VALID IN3 GPZDA 110708 00 21 11 2008 60 MISSING MODE INDICATOR IN3 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110708 00 4 05 VALID IN3 GPVTG 00 0 T 01 5 M 0 0 N 00 0 K A 17 VALID IN3 GPZDA 110709 00 21 11 2008 61 MISSING MODE INDICATOR IN3 GPGLL 4340 069 N 01106 848 E 110709 00 A 04
45. and on fuses 988 10187 003 6 Argus Radar Installation and service manual SW2 switch red rotary component 7 1 973281 A2 He EPHONG 07 Q TB 7 1211111 The following general safety precautions are not related to any specific procedure and therefore do not appear elsewhere in this technical manual These are recommended precautions that personnel must understand and apply during most phases of operation and maintenance KEEP AWAY FROM ANY LIVE CIRCUITS Operating personnel must at all times observe all safety regulations Do not replace components or make adjustments inside the unit with the high voltage supply turned ON Under certain conditions dangerous potentials may exist when the power breaker is in OFF position due to charges retained by capacitors To avoid danger and casualties always remove power and discharge to ground a high voltage circuit before touching it DO NOT SERVICE OR ADJUST YOURSELF Under no circumstances should any person initiate servicing or adjusting the unit except in the presence of authorized personnel RESUSCITATION Personnel working with or near high voltage should be familiar with modern methods of resuscitation Such information may be obtained from the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery or equivalent 988 10187 003 7 Argus Radar Installation and service manual Warning Information
46. in ITU R M 1371 and as received on the VHF Data Link VDL using the six bit field type The structure provides for the transfer of long binary messages by using multiple sentences Data messages should be transmitted in as few sentences as possible When a data message can be accommodated in a single sentence then it shall not be split VDM x x x a s s x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Number of fill bits to 5 see Note 5 Encapsulated ITU R M 1371 radio message see Note 4 AIS channel see Note 3 Sequential message identifier 0 to 9 see Note 2 Sentence number 1 to 9 see Note 1 Total number of sentences needed to transfer the message 1 to 9 see Note 1 NOTE 1 The length of an ITU R M 1371 message may require the transmission of multiple sentences The first field specifies the total number of sentences used for a message minimum value 1 The second field identifies the order of this sentence in the message minimum value 1 These cannot be null fields NOTE 2 The sequential message identifier provides a message identification number from 0 to 9 that is sequentially assigned and is incremented for each new multi sentence message The count resets to O after 9 is used For a message requiring multiple sentences each sentence of the message contains the same sequential message identification number It is used to identify the sentences containing portions of the same message This allows for the possibility that other s
47. metric thread M4x0 7x4 minimum thread code x pitch x depth for steel or stainless steel panel For aluminium panel depth should be 8 mm minimum Or drill 6 holes and mount 6 self clinching nuts M4x0 7 in the panel 988 10187 003 7 19 Argus Radar ARGUS RADAR SYSTEM CORE UNIT outline drawing All dimensions are in mm Weight 9 Kg 20 3D VIEW FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW 45 Main line input 261 e A N 400 LG ale nidi 461 15 1 Minimum distance to the floor Ground 2 Minimum distance to the wall and to bolt other equipment For installation drill 4 holes 212 or drill 4 holes metric thread M8x1 25x8 minimum thread code x pitch x depth for steel or stainless steel support For alluminium support depth should be 16 minimum 988 10187 003 7 20 Argus Radar ARGUS DISPLAYS Cable lengths Main line cable max length 2 m Keyboard cable max length 3 m Keyboard USB extension cable max length 3 DVI DVI cable max length 3 m Power supply cable max length 2 m 1 2 3 4 5 6 Monitor supply cable max length 1 8 m 988 10187 003 7 21 Argus Radar DISPLAY CORE UNIT internal view DISPLAY CORE UNIT 304550A1 bottom view 988 10187 003 7 22 Argus Radar
48. or input a new X or Y value in meters A picture of the ship profile and a text on line will be drawn in order to help the operator to insert the correct values This is the position of the EPFS referred to the graphical shape as indicated in the figure This value is used to calculate the exact geographical coordinate of the antenna position Length and width are not used when AIS is connected instead they are extracted from the VDO static message The CCRP will be located at the conning position EPFS Ant Position Look to the help line for correct use of the 3 Mouse Operating Push Buttons in order to decrease increase the X or Y value or input a new X or Y value in meters A picture of the ship profile and a text on line will be drawn in order to help the operator to insert the correct values This is the position of the EPFS referred to the graphical shape as indicated in the figure This value is used to calculate the exact geographical coordinate of the GPS antenna position EPFS Datum Check Accept the DTM sentence when the checkbox is signed The datum is used to compensate local geographic coordinates with an offset with reference to WGS 84 988 10187 003 3 7 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 6 Unconventional sensor Cfg By pressing the Unconventional sensor Cfg button the following window will appear DEVICES PORTS CONFIG Figure 3 6 1 Unconventional sensor Cfg
49. time zone ZDA hhmmss ss xx xx hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Local zone minutes see Note 00 to 59 Local zone hours see Note 00 h to 13 h Year UTC Month 01 to 12 UTC Day 01 to 31 UTC UTC NOTE Local time zone is the magnitude of hours plus the magnitude of minutes added with the sign of local zone hours to local time to obtain UTC Local zone is generally negative for East longitudes with local exceptions near the International date line 988 10187 003 2 11 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS GLL Geographic position latitude longitude Latitude and longitude of vessel position time of position fix and status GLL a yyyyy yy a hhmmss ss A a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Mode indicator see Notes 1 2 Status see Note 2 A data valid V data invalid UTC of position Longitude E W Latitude N S NOTE 1 Positioning system mode indicator A Autonomous D Differential E Estimated dead reckoning M Manual input S Simulator N Data not valid NOTE 2 The mode indicator field supplements the status field field 6 The status field should be set to V invalid for all values of operating mode except for A Autonomous and D Differential The positioning system mode indicator and status fields should not be null fields 988 10187 003 2 12 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS GGA Global position
50. transceiver is in parallel mode all radar signals connected separately 988 10187 003 3 9 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 7 1 Adjustment of Azimuth Type PPR Selection Pressing the B button of fig 3 7 1 page 3 9 a list will be open with all the possible azimuth values The list below shows all the standard and some special configurations with the relevant PPR alan Sensor Type PPR 1XP Proximity Switch 132 1XP Encoder Kit 1024 to 4096 SU Lettore Antsig 128 SU Encoder Kit 1024 to 4096 SRT 12 25 UP Lettore Antsig 128 NOTE If the communication with the transceiver has already been established if the Heading Line pulse is being received and if it has been correctly set it is possible to read the PPR value measured by he system on the label next to the PPR selection between parenthesis This is the easier and faster way to insert the correct PPR setting 988 10187 003 3 10 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 7 2 Adjustment of the heading line Pressing the C button of fig 3 7 1 page 3 9 it is possible to set the Heading Line The Heading Line skew value can be set in two ways e Pressing the right or left arrow in order to turn the Radar picture clockwise or counter clockwise with a precision of 1 10 of a degree with the possibility to turn it from 180 to 180 e Placing the EBL on the angle where it is desired to place the HL and pressing th
51. transfer the entire contents of an AIS unit s broadcast message packet as defined in ITU R M 1371 and as sent out by the AIS unit over the VHF data link VDL using the six bit field type The sentence uses the same structure as the VDM sentence formatter VDM x x x a s s x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Number of fill bits to 5 see Note 5 Encapsulated ITU R M 1371 radio message see Note 4 5 channel see Note 3 Sequential message identifier 0 to 9 see Note 2 Sentence number 1 to 9 see Note 1 Total number of sentences needed to transfer the message 1 to 9 see Note 1 NOTES 1 To 5 See VDM sentence notes ALR Set alarm state Local alarm condition and status This sentence is used to report an alarm condition on a device and its current state of acknowledgement ALR hhmmss ss xxx A A c c hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Alarm s description text Alarm s acknowledge state A acknowledged V unacknowledged Alarm condition A threshold exceeded V not exceeded Unique alarm number identifier at alarm source Time of alarm condition change UTC 988 10187 003 2 6 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS TLB Target label Common target labels for tracked targets This sentence is used to specify labels for tracked targets to a device that provides tracked target data e g the TTM Tracked target message This will allow all devices displaying tracked target data to use a commo
52. 13 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING 5 7 3 Parts List Tables List of the Units Pos Drawing Required Fig 5 8 B 1 Simrad M5016 000 12209 001 1 26 MMD SER 1ACRAL901 1 1 WIDE SCREEN 000 11570 001 1 Core unit for Argus 120 240 VAC 2 w DOCS 000 10330 001 1 Simrad M5024 000 11781 001 1 1 19 MMD SER 1ACRAL9011 000 10632 001 1 Simrad M5019 000 12210 001 1 23 SER 1ACRAL9011 LED BACKLIGHT 000 10633 001 1 3 Multifunction Control Panel 000 11855 001 1 List of Items of DISPLAY CORE Unit Drawing Required Pos Description Specification Quantity Number or Type 2 ANTARES ASSY 000 10688 001 1 ALPHA PCB ASSY 000 10691 001 1 3 4 ALPHA EXPANSION PCB ASSY 000 10690 001 1 6 POWER SUPPLY ELECTRONIC UNIT 000 10689 001 1 988 10187 003 5 14 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING FIG 5 8 ARGUS Units 0 99 N WOR AJ 988 10187 003 5 15 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING 5 8 System lifetime Column 5 LIFETIME the column indicates the lifetime for replaceable part List of the Lifetime of ARGUS LIFETIME Pos Description Part no Refer to K Hours 1 19 SER 1ACRAL9011 000 10632 001 50 23 MMD SER 1ACRAL9011 LED BACKLIGHT 000 10633 001 50 POWER SUPPLY ELECTRONIC 3 UNIT 000 10689 001 1 48 List of Lifetime of SRT Transceiver and SRT Pedestal L
53. 51 USB CE IN IN PE Fa GND L_ISHLD i TN NOTE 2 OUT OUT S 8 OUT OUT SLI SERIAL LINE TYPE Bug Q GND 2 SERIAL LINE gt FAIL Px v n B 02 Rs232 ACHHU s JUMPER FAIL SLDx SEEN DET 29 2 DET SERIAL LINE DMA lt Pa ef DMA H PREWIRED 2 18 3 CLOSED 5 0 FROM RADAR SENSOR 5 sali TERMINATED i 4 Ha SPEED LOG NMEA 183 AIS Fast NMEA GYRO stepper synchro LANCAT5 lt SYSTEM LAN EPFS NMEA 183 GYRO Fast NMEA SPEED LOG pulses 304752A1_ TO MONITOR UNIT PREWIRED 3 m 5 Connection Diagram ARGUS WS Single Installation 988 10187 003 7 9 Argus Radar ARGUS Core Unit PORT E j 2 rr INPUT LINE PREWIRED 2 FROM SHIPS EMG SUPPLY OUTPUT LINE PREWIRED 3 m p TO MONITOR UNIT KEYB PREWIRED 3m FROM KEYBOARD UNIT DVI CES PREWIRED 3 m p TO MONITOR UNIT ALPHA BOARD T3NNVED WLY TINNVHI WLY NOTE 1 JUMPER OPEN JUMPER CLOSED Cx CONNECT THE CABLE SHIELD TO THE CABLE HOLDER E 0 EXTERNAL 5515 CHASSIS GROUNDED TO STEEL SHIPS SUPERSTRUCTURE e CONNECT THE WIRES ACCORDING TO THE GYRO TYPE USB C USB SERIAL LINE sis s JUMPER OPEN __ SERIAL LINE 3m JUMPER AH 8
54. 7 mm socket wrench loosen the nuts pos 3 fixing the P S Assy pos 4 remove the terminal board plastic cover protection and by means of the proper screwdriver remove all the wires Take note of their position 4 Remove P S Assy Installation In order to install the new P S Assy perform the removing operation in reverse order 988 10187 003 5 5 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING 5 4 7 Fans Assy Replacement Required Tools Torx wrench T10 Scissor Removing Figure 5 6 1 By following the procedure of Para 5 4 1 remove the DISPLAY CORE UNIT Cover 2 By following the procedure of Para 5 4 3 remove the Antares assy 3 By means of the scissor cut the cable ties fixing the fans cable 4 By means of the T10 Torx wrench loosen and remove the screws pos 1 fixing the Fans Assy pos 2 5 Remove the Fans Assy Installation In order to install the new filter perform the removing operation in reverse order Fig 5 1 Display core unit 988 10187 003 5 6 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING FIG 5 2 Display core unit 1 x6 988 10187 003 5 7 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING FIG 5 3 Display core unit I 988 10187 003 5 8 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING FIG 5 4 Display core unit 988 10187 003 5 9 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING FIG 5 5 Display core unit 988 10187 003 5 10 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING FIG 5 6 Display core unit 988 10187 003 5 11
55. AL AXIS Speed log with NMEA output can be connected to Alpha PCB input TB2 See the serial interface chapter for accepted sentences 988 10187 003 1 10 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 1 8 EPFS The EPFS Electronic Position Fixing System signal is connected to TB3 on the Alpha PCB When connected to an EPFS the TB3 output sends relevant data for INS and ECDIS NOTE Supported EPFS equipment must follow IMO recommendation MSC 114 73 1 9 AIS The AIS signal is connected to TB8 on the Alpha PCB It s possible to receive RS422 or RS232 standard signal only at 38400 bps The sentences accepted are AIALR AIVDM and AIVDO NOTE It is also possible to connect the output from the RADAR to the AIS device to acknowledge the alarms coming from AIS from the RADAR interface Normally the AIS equipment has only one input available so that only one RADAR can be connected to it and only one will be able to acknowledge the alarms This output is on the same serial port TB8 with only one sentence generated AIACK The same output is the source for tracking data sentences TTD and TLB NOTE Supported AIS equipment must follow the IMO recommendation A 917 22 988 10187 003 1 11 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 1 10 VDR Connection To connect a VDR System to the Argus Radar use the VGA Output on the Core Unit Alpha Assy The maximum distance from the Unit to the VDR depends on
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57. ARGUS RADAR SIMRAD SYSTEM Installation amp Service Manual ENGLISH PRO S Argus Radar Installation and service manual RECORD OF CHANGES Part number Rev Date Purpose of change Requested by 988 10187 001 September 2011 First issue 988 10187 002 December 2013 Software release 3 2 M Carmagnini 988 10187 003 October 2014 Software release 3 2 5 M Carmagnini Warnings Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS RADAR CONFIGURATION DEBUG AND SIMULATION FACILITIES TROUBLESHOOTING Annex A Annex B Annex c Argus Radar Installation and service manual 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 1 11 1 12 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3f 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 11 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 5 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 3 1 12 1 1 12 2 1 12 3 3 3 7 2 3 6 1 3 8 3 3 8 4 3 8 5 3 8 6 3 9 1 3 9 2 3 9 3 3 9 4 3 11 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS GUIDELINES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SHIPBORNE RADAR EQUIPMENT 1 1 IN IERFBRENCE2 u bka umanta kuu i 1 1 Location relative to masts funnels and other constructions 1 1 Blind sectors and range snai ea 1 2 Interaction with sea and false echoes i
58. BLANKING ets detecte coe ye 3 19 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION L sx t teet ru Rainet 321 Display settings Fig 3 11 1 iii 3 21 Argus Radar Installation and service manual 3 11 2 IP Address Pig JULI LAB ma ee ile ela bai 3 24 3 11 3 MAC Address Fig 3 11 1 ie ae aaa 3 25 3 11 4 TXRX Associated by Default Fig 3 11 1 D 3 25 3 11 5 General info ira b niti eee eret eed 3 25 3 11 6 Additional Functions Fig 3 11 1 3 26 3 12 RESTART BUTTON Rt ere ERE RE EU 3 27 3 13 USB MENUXEIG3zE2 N 5 eee REOR HERI eO HEC 3 28 3 13 1 Screens hotsari ciae eimi edt Onde metis 3 30 3 13 2 Saving and reloading maps iii 3 30 3 13 3 File confisurationi ice eddie AE eee ee eed 3 31 3 13 4 System log oaa ot eoe NER E EON PUR 3 31 3 14 STORED PARAMETERS etr oe chri e D eee tee perte retra ret R 3 32 3 15 SOFTWARE UPGRADESQ Hee UU Re So RU ale re ER Visi iens 3 33 4 1 GENERALANFORMATION 4 1 5 1 INTRODUGTION 5 2 3 antep E s p Pi Ca Ete Pi endo 5 1 5 1 1 Safety Precautions u en ir p 5 1 5 1 2 Personnel oriris 5 1 5 2 REQUIRED TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS iii 5 1 5 3 CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES iii 5 2 54 CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES O
59. ENU Figure 3 4 1 Own Ship Dim and Weight In the window it is possible to insert the following data Weight by pressing the relevant button will open a list 100000 T 30 200000 T 10 min 200000 T 15 min 100000 15 min 100000 T 30 min 50000 30 min 50000 T 45 min 10000 T 45 min 10000 T 60 The list shows a selection of 8 pre defined Tonnage values The chosen selection related to the tonnage of the ship will be used to define the Rate of Turn for the Trial Manoeuvre computing Be sure to select a relevant value otherwise the Trial Manoeuvre will provide incorrect information Length look to the help line for correct use of the 3 Mouse Operating Push Buttons in order to decrease increase the length value or input a new length value in meters Width look to the help line for correct use of the 3 Mouse Operating Push Buttons in order to decrease increase the width value or input a new width value in meters 988 10187 003 3 6 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 5 Conning and EPFS Pos Configuration Menu By pressing the Conning and EPFS Position button the following window will appear CONNING AND EPFS POS CONFIG MENU P Figure 3 5 1 Conning and EPFS Position Conning Position Look to the help line for correct use of the 3 Mouse Operating Push Buttons in order to decrease increase the X or Y value
60. Eel eee e 2 32 HOW ACCESS THE RADAR 2 122000 00 00200000000000000000000000000088 3 1 Configuration 3 oues ete REC ia 3 1 GYROCOMPASS CONFIGURATION ceri 3 3 SPEED EOG CONFIGURATION O e 3 5 OWN SHIP DIM AND WEIGHT ilaele ana ai 3 6 CONNING AND EPFS POS CONFIGURATION MENU eese 3 7 UNCONVENTIONAL SENSOR 0 20 2 0402 ente in u veraci setate 3 8 ANTENNA SETTINGS weiss tenter e Free ERA e bare xt eerte 3 9 Adjustment of Azimuth Type PPR Selection see 3 10 Adjustment of the heading 3 11 TXRXSEELTINGS23 id 3 12 Transceiver Communication Type iii 3 13 Transceiver Communication Type iii 3 13 Performance Monitor Adjustment iii 3 14 Tuning Adjustment o meet ete dee tede e edere 3 15 Magnetron timer reset iii 3 15 Digital potentiometers reset eese eene 3 15 VIDEO TRIGGER ADJUSTMBENTS 5 eerie te REP PE PO ert P d ee RR 3 16 Video Adjust iei ene ui o teats Gem een 3 17 Adopted communication configurations eene 3 17 Irigger Delayza ed ere ote eoi eee ebore dette beck ese e Reg edita 3 18 QV Quantized Video Threshold see eene 3 19 SECTOR
61. FAR TARGETS AND FOR SMALL LOW REFLECTIVITY ONES LIKE SAILBOATS HIGHEST MAST POSITION IS GOOD FOR LONG RANGE DETECTION BUT IT AFFECTS HEAVILY THE DETECTION IN SEA CLUTTER FOR OPTIMAL DETECTION IN SEA CLUTTER SUGGESTED ANTENNA HEIGHT FROM SEA LEVEL IS APPROX 20 M USUALLY THE CONTRADICTORY SPECIFICATIONS ARE SOLVED WITH INSTALLATION OF MORE THAN ONE ANTENNA FOR EXAMPLE ONE AT 30 M FOR LONG RANGE DETECTION AND ONE AT 20 M FOR OPTIMAL DETECTION OF LOW INTENSITY ECHOES IN SEA CLUTTER WARNING ONLY ELECTRONIC POSITION FIXING SYSTEMS EPFS APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE IMO IN RESOLUTION MSC 112 73 SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE ARGUS RADAR CONSOLE WARNING ACCORDING THE IMO STANDARD A GROUND SPEED SENSOR IS REQUIRED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE ARGUS CONSOLE IT IS ALLOWED TO USE AN ELECTRONIC POSITION FIXING SYSTEM EPFS APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE IMO IN RESOLUTION MSC 112 73 OR AN ALTERNATIVE TWO DIMENSIONAL GROUND STABILISING SDME IN COMPLIANCE WITH IMO RESOLUTION MSC 96 72 988 10187 003 1 4 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS WARNING THE RADAR UNIT IS PROVIDED WITH A SAFETY SWITCH WHICH DISABLES ANTENNA ROTATION DURING MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND AVOIDS HIGH VOLTAGE DAMAGE ALWAYS TURN THE SAFETY SWITCH OFF WHENEVER ADVISED IN THIS MANUAL FOR INSTANCE BEFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE OR INSTALLATION PROCEDURE IGNO
62. IFETIME Pos Description Part no Ei by K Hours 12825 kW SRT Gear Reducer 000 10682 001 20 12 amp 25 kW Motor 000 10683 001 1 20 SRT Transmission Gear Assy 000 10744 001 40 SRT Transmission Bearing 90 x 55 x 18 000 10745 001 40 SRT Transmission Bearing 95 x 60 x 18 000 10746 001 ra 40 12 kW Magnetron JRC MSF1425A 000 10676 001 12 25 kW Magnetron JRC MSF1475A 5 000 10677 001 1 17 Estimated depending on use WARNING ALL COMPONENTS INDICATED THE TABLE SHOULD BE REPLACED BEFORE THE EXPECTED LIFETIME EXPIRES 988 10187 003 5 16 Argus Radar ANNEX A CHAPTER 6 ANNEX A 2 3 89111 8 10 1 9 Feta lela 115 121 282 SAFETY SWITCH X2 7 N 14 13 24 23 5 L 8 FLAT CABLE 5 a 5 PIN TO PIN GND INZ m ANTARE
63. ION AND SETTINGS 1 2 2 Blind sectors and range To ensure full benefit from the radar it is vitally important for the that horizontal and vertical blind sectors for the radar antennae are minimized The objective is to see the horizon freely through 360 or as close to as possible For all radar systems and where practical a line of sight from the radar antenna to the bow of the ship should hit the surface of the sea at no more than 500 m or twice the ship length depending which value is smaller This goes for all load and trim conditions The radar antenna should be located in an elevated position to permit maximum target visibility Ideal Radiation Plane Blind sectors should be kept at a minimum and should not occur in an area of the horizon from right ahead to 22 5 abaft the beam to either side Note Any two blind sectors separated by 3 or less should be treated as one blind sector Individual blind sectors of more than 5 or a total of blind sectors of more than 20 should not occur in the remaining area excluding the area in the above subparagraph e For radar installations with two radar systems where possible the antennas should be placed in such a way as to minimize the blind sectors RADAR Antenna Obstruction ex funnel Blind Sector N Coastline 988 10187 003 1 2 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS All installations should facilitate
64. In the picture a flashing cyan drawn cross is shown on the plot which means that it is the training target The light brown rectangle is the tracking window normally not displayed e Anti Sea Clutter On the PPI some concentric circles filled with different levels of yellow colour will be displayed showing the intensity of the threshold of clutter suppression according to the used shape In the zone of the strongest yellow the anti sea clutter suppresses more video than in the zone of the light brown By increasing the STC control the circles will expand indicating that the clutter suppression is moved out in range Tracking Window By activating this control it will be possible to see the windows where the tracking is checking for targets For more information regarding the tracking windows refer to the Video Selection section and see the Video Plot and Video Test pictures 988 10187 003 4 3 Argus Radar Installation and service manual Plots This control will show the plot symbols Video Bank Selection By this function the user can select five types of video visualization e Scan Combined Shows the combination of all the video banks e Scan A Bank Shows radar video of bank A e Scan Bank Shows radar video of bank e ScanRT Bank Shows radar video of the Relative Trails bank e Scan TT Bank Shows radar video of the True Trails bank Special Features By pressing the relevant butto
65. MI Messages the standard print outs of the MMI program ex CPU load MMI Messages Tracking Debug Pause Display Clear Display Num packets 0 s Tot Bytes 0 s Time 0 us Loops 28 Num packets 0 s Tot Bytes 0 s Time 0 us Loops 29 MMI user 0 00 system 10 00 Num packets 0 s Tot Bytes 0 s Time 0 us Loops 29 Num packets 0 s Tot Bytes 0 s Time 0 us Loops 28 MMI user 2 00 system 10 00 ate Ao t fo Timeout Table prints the names of the sentences accepted and next to the names a number means sentence still received regularly 1 means sentence in timeout This message also prints a statistic of the error for which the sentences have been refused 988 10187 003 4 5 Argus Radar Installation and service manual Timeout Table Tracking Debug Clear Display Error Statistics VALID 6615 WRONG NO CRC 0 WRONG CRC 0 WRONG NOT REC 298 WRONG SYNTAX 0 WRONG SINGLE AXIS 0 WRONG DUAL AXIS 0 NMEA Timeout Table Error Statistics VALID 6638 WRONG NO CRC 0 WRONG CRC 0 WRONG NOT REC 299 WRONG SYNTAX 0 WRONG SINGLE AXIS 0 WRONG DUAL AXIS 0 TXRX Communication Messages prints all the sentences transmitted between the display console and the TXRX The commands from the display to the transceiver are written in white colour and the status from the TXRX in cyan CRC error discarded sentences are marked in yellow
66. N DISPLAY CORE UNIT 5 3 5 4 1 DISPLAY CORE UNIT Cover Removing Installation 5 3 5 4 2 Alpha Expansion Board Replacement eese 5 3 5 4 3 ANTARES Assy Replacement iii 5 4 5 4 4 Alpha Board Replacement eese eene 5 4 5 4 5 Line Filter Replacement iii 5 5 5 4 6 PS Assy Replacements ose te tue deer 5 5 5 4 7 LFans Assy Replacement hh m elia 5 6 5 5 CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES ON THE DISPLAY 5 12 5 6 CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES ON THE KEYBOARD UNIT 5 12 5 7 INTRODUCTIONS a usaq Ott 5 13 5 7 1 PUHSKLiSt ilaele relati 5 13 2 722 Parts Location IHhistration etes 5 13 5 7 3 Parts s e RL 5 14 5 8 SYSTEM LIEETIME ete roy ies ar enone e e 5 16 List of Tables TABLE 1 4 1 SUMMARY OF THE INPUT OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS i 1 6 TABLE 1 10 1 VDR 1 12 TABLE 1 10 2 MONITOR TIMINGS 1 12 TABLE 5 1 LIST OF CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES 5 2 Argus Radar Installation and service manual SHIPPING AND UNPACKING The unit parts are placed in cardboard boxes covered with a plastic sheet Each
67. Note 1 NOTE 1 The transfer of all tracked targets may require the transmission of multiple sentences The first field specifies the total number of sentences used for a message minimum value 1 The second field identifies the order of this sentence in the message minimum value 1 These cannot be null fields NOTE 2 The sequential message identifier provides a message identification number from 0 to 9 that is sequentially assigned and is incremented for each new multi sentence message The count resets to O after 9 is used For a message requiring multiple sentences each sentence of the message contains the same sequential message identification number It is used to identify the sentences containing portions of the same message This allows for the possibility that other sentences might be interleaved with the message sentences that taken collectively contain a single message This should be a null field for messages that fit into one sentence NOTE 3 The tracked target data structure is described below One sentence may contain from one up to four structures of 15 characters in the same sentence This field supports a maximum of 60 valid characters for messages transferred using multiple sentences NOTE 4 This cannot be a null field See x4 in description of encapsulation sentences in IEC 61162 1 Every target tracked or 15 is packed according to the structure below Data is stored most significant bit first Every message cha
68. Output Drive 10 mA The output is the source of RAALR sentences 988 10187 003 2 32 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS LP im Protection Cirasa 1 Ptolycton 422 Ovce 3 E n Vote Inte TARCTIA F IN mi 4 2 Duva N 2 ADAS M arto Vod suc 2 we E foro A ENOUTE oun ADUN524 1 1 2 BUTE 422 ner ENCUTE 1 CND BPSC 1 TES 35599 TPS Conto sor ME 120 si E XRX o Lovce 20 521 2 2 i 2 2 Prolecton A22 Receiver 57 gt 23 4 AAMAS 2 xse XIE 123 2 1 Dolo swich 222 Diwer Laou AOYATE MIC Ao F E RxD 2 Lx M E su ENCUTS E lw a 2 m 1 CND 9 XORXD BPSC 2 N mera M 1521 e 422 Yecowet Vnd 1 Fiotecticn 7 ine a RX N M 4 2 BPSCIRX A nacre i ADUN 3 lous 422 Dever x APSCE IX 232 Gower 1426 ma
69. R30 2 R67 _ IN N sl a Q 54 PWR P9 GND GND 5020 o PWR 422 4224 cab N m GND 422 422 o 8 847 C38 C47 F E i GND 0 0 OE Sn 232 232 a us DI R46 030 x bi I 9 5 U25 Or vs T Fr 3 OR vs 07 cam 0 00025 m C29 036 C37 C46 c35 0 c45 Yo 5 TP2 ei RX RN RE RVIO R29 g a UE SF R 9 ol o sv um U N P5 R28 9 m eno J D 2 Pin ESSA Sue Sus O Q nee pe enp xalo 5 aa sog R27 io m 0 E wl 9 PWR R7 RV8_ mo a Ne lon 5 E Sl eno Jen 05 0 gas U24 U28 9 44 pa Ros D gt 2 564 FA DUS 91 2 D ll SHLD SHLD o R82 D36 s R24 5 844 R45 R56 ROS R64 R72 R76 877 CUm o nn n U 0 252204 qa R81 035 2 N pa RV5 SAN 5 Ra 2 2 l 1 out our o 7 is 00 00 0 0550 0 90 C27 C28 C42 C43 052 gt Dn end En 5 h 2 fe puja pum 2821 a puz Z 2927 Dust 032 so A m x N R21 29 9 O 9 2 gt 0 I DIO x n sns one J 5 2205 5 pe L nl bu 031 MET R43 e n GND
70. RING SAFETY SWITCH OPERATION MAY PRODUCE HAZARD OF ELECTROCUTION AS WELL AS OTHER SEVERE INJURES 1 3 System Specifications 1 3 1 Dimension and Weight See outline drawings 1 3 2 Power P Single phase 220 or 115 Vac CPSICSHBP 15 50 60 Hz Power consumption estimated Monitor M5024 35 W 5 W power supply Monitor M5019 30 W 5 W power supply Monitor M5016 25 W 5 W power supply Monitor 26 Hatteland 16 9 120W Monitor 24 Hatteland 110W Core Keyboard 40 W Monitor Core Keyboard 65 W 1 3 3 Environmental Data Operating temperature 15 55 Storage temperature 25 C 70 C Relative humidity Up to 95 at 40 Water resistance Salt spray Vibrations etc as per IEC 60945 988 10187 003 1 5 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 1 4 Input Output Requirements The parameters with tolerances are included with each of the inputs listed Table 1 4 1 Summary of the Input Output Requirements Feature Characteristics Power see also Voltage Single phase 110 to 230 Vac 15 50 60 section 1 3 2 Consumption Hz 6 50 VA Environmental Operating Temperature 15 C to 55 C Conditions Storage Temperature 20 C to 60 C Voltage value 50 115 Vac 10 reference SMPCompass SDN Hz 3 300 400 Hz Gear ratio 1 360 1 180 1 90 1 36 Voltage value 15 to 100 V positive V
71. S BOARD z 2 KI 45V 26 a in 12 J5 LINE FILTER 1 Ne se IN PWR PWR 2 GND GND PWR 42 1 520 z a amp 22 22 SD 5 232 8 232 GND N se 5 5 L SF a E VS SERIF SFR SF 5 RX RX S SF 7 RX RX Ev n GND GND GND Tx P TX 1 2 PWR 7 Ne N UND 3 2 TRI N IN E eps 3 SHLD SHLD 5 4 GROUNDING VAC OUT 0 4 5 BOLT 2 OUT a OUT 7 i 1 E GND 8 ERI 8 GND INe INA Posh e IN IN GND SHLD OUT 00 OUT DUT eat amp GND OUTPUT INPUT VD1 Fal MONITOR LINE MAIN LINE DGT Dat DMA DMA J5 19 Ep EN B Jm Display Core Unit Internal Connection 988 10187 003 6 1 Argus Radar
72. SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Recommended minimum specific GNSS data Time date position course and speed data provided by a GNSS navigation receiver This sentence is transmitted at intervals not exceeding 2 s and is always accompanied by RMB when a destination waypoint is active RMC and RMB are the recommended minimum data to be provided by a GNSS receiver All data fields should be provided null fields used only when data is temporarily unavailable RMC hhmmss ss yyyyy yy X X a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt be 2 Mode indicator see Notes 2 and 3 Magnetic variation degrees E W see Note 1 Date dd mm yy Course over ground degrees true Speed over ground knots Longitude E W Latitude N S Status see Note 3 A data valid V navigation receiver warning UTC of position fix NOTE 1 Easterly variation E subtracts from true course Westerly variation W adds to true course NOTE 2 Positioning system mode indicator A Autonomous mode D Differential mode E Estimated dead reckoning mode M Manual input mode S Simulator mode N Data not valid NOTE 3 The positioning system mode indicator field supplements the positioning system status field field No 2 which should be set to V invalid for all values of mode indicator except for A Autonomous 988 10187 003 2 16 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
73. SPERRY MK 37 MK 20 1 Close the jumpers P10 P13 P15 on the Alpha PCB 2 make the interconnection to TB4 on the Alpha PCB as follow TB14 WIRE 5 50 NUMBERS 1 FROM 2 zr GYRO 3 R1L 84 R2 3 Follow the configuration instructions described in Chapter 3 4 Check the phases status through the LED on the Alpha PCB The three phases are given by the gyro with a 3 bit Gray code The purpose of this code is to detect the increment of the value and its sign its most important characteristic is that only one of the three bits at the time can change and in this application normally is not a characteristic of the Gray code the 3 bits cannot have all the same level To give a quick look to the Gray code see the four green LED on the Alpha 1 The first one next to red LED is D33 and it indicates the first phase S1 988 10187 003 1 8 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 2 The second one is 034 and it is the second phase indicator 52 3 The third one is D35 and it indicates the third phase 53 4 The last one is D36 and it is to indicate the Reference Now that the LEDs are individuated move the gyro or in any way simulate a steering and the three LEDs 51 52 and 53 will start to change their state and it will be easy to observe that they will never be all on or all off their state will change one at a time Gyro Phases combinations in Gray
74. TANT ALWAYS PRESS THE PUSH BUTTON E ACCEPT TO SAVE AND MAKE EFFECTIVE THE MODIFICATIONS CARRIED OUT 3 9 2 Adopted communication configurations A text appears in box I Fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 This text varies on the basis of the communication hardware configurations adopted between the console and the transmitter Pay attention to what is shown otherwise the adjustment operations could become useless and bring about an incorrect visualisation of the radar video 988 10187 003 3 17 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 9 3 Trigger Delay Press the C button password protected of fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 to adjust the Trigger Delay The Trigger delay is caused by the path length mismatch for the trigger and video signal The video path delay is much longer because it s the result of the transmission through the waveguide to the antenna and back The delay depends of the length and type of the cable waveguide used in the installation The range scale is automatically set to 0 25 NM Press the arrow buttons in order to enlarge or squeeze the picture and adjust the delay between video and trigger from 0 meters to a maximum of 384 meters The delay adjustment is visible in real time on the PPI around the ship The illustration shows two different samples of incorrectly adjusted trigger delay 1 2 1 dockor pier is bowed towards the center which means that the figure is too high 2 The
75. U MAX_AL188_cfg 3 13 4 System log files In this mode it is possible to save or transfer system configuration log files from Argus to a USB pen drive This is to allow Simrad to have information about the system present on the Argus system No reverse transfer of data is permitted USB STORAGE MENU _ x 988 10187 003 3 31 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 14 Stored parameters All configuration parameters are stored in files that can be stored and retrieved from the memory stick These parameters are essential for the system they should be saved in a backup storage or the System Installation Checklist should be filled These parameters should be restored when the Antares Assy is replaced Stored On Parameter Antares PCB TXRX Gyro configuration Log configuration Own ship dimensions Ship Tonnage Conning position coordinates EPFS antenna position coordinates Radar antenna position and type Sea clutter attenuation shapes Heading Line Alignment Trigger Video delay adjustment PRESTC Amplitude Slope PM Opening and Distance Tuning Offset Indication TXRX communication type and protocol Startup TXRX selection adjustment Display Resolution Function keys configuration Time configuration UTC Local Time e Miscellaneous personal settings Tasks A
76. W Latitude N S UTC of position 1 Mode Indicator A variable length valid character field type with the first two characters currently defined 988 10187 003 2 14 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS The first character indicates the use of GPS satellites the second character indicates the use of GLONASS satellites If another satellite system is added to the standard the mode indicator will be extended to three characters new satellite systems shall always be added to the right so the order of characters in the mode indicator is GPS GLONASS other satellite systems The characters should take one of the following values N No fix Satellite system not used in position fix or fix not valid A Autonomous Satellite system used in non differential mode in position fix D Differential Satellite system used in differential mode in position fix P Precise Satellite system used in precision mode Precision mode is defined as no deliberate degradation such as selective availability and higher resolution code P code is used to compute position fix R Real time kinematic Satellite system used in RTK mode with fixed integers F Float RTK Satellite system used in real time kinematic mode with floating solution E Estimated dead reckoning mode M Manual input mode S Simulator mode The mode indicator should not be a null field 988 10187 003 2 15 Argus Radar
77. With this function it is possible to configure specific sensors A in addition to the conventional sensors For example a GPS backup is useful when connected to ECDIS a wind sensor for conning wind information an alarm monitoring system The menu above as well as identifying the selected sensor has the characteristic of being able to set the serial port speed NOTE This operation is possible only and exclusively if the various sensors are directly connected to the RADAR 988 10187 003 3 8 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 7 Antenna Settings By pressing the Antenna Settings button the following window will appear ANTENNA SETTINGS MENU x Figure 3 7 1 Antenna Settings Following the Help Line and the suggestion in the window it should be easy to set the correct values for antenna height and antenna Cartesian coordinates which will be important to draw the ship profile correctly visible only at a low range scale The PPI will be centred on the cross representing the position of the Radar The antenna height is one of the parameters used to calculate the Anti Sea Clutter processing As a consequence of this insertion a drawing of the ship s profile will appear at a low scale in the centre of the PPI To configure a valid radar connection the checkbox E should be activated and the correct antenna selected from list A The PPR selection B is available only when communication with the
78. _ n o rise SpA Lin JUMPER cl n z 50 SLDx OPEN GND SHLD gt gt OUT OUT 33 c ac _ SERIAL LINE OUT OUT PA A RS422 SI JUMPER TB1 GND n OZ NO 6 59 cLOSEDIF FAIL Uu SLDx TERMINATED c ui o VD2 FAIL o 2 N NE DGT lt 5 DGT gt gt 2 SRT 2 3 DMA fm 22 PREWIRED lt FROM X BAND RADAR SENSOR uj SPEED LOG NMEA 183 AIS Fast NMEA GYRO stepper synchro LAN CAT 5 RADAR FMCW EPFS NMEA 183 GYRO Fast NMEA SPEED LOG pulses 304752A1 TO MONITOR UNIT PREWIRED 3 m Connection Diagram ARGUS WS Single Installation with FMCW Radar 988 10187 003 7 14 Argus Radar TO RADAR DISPLAY X BAND 304 609A1 15 ml OR 819 2 31 609A3 1610 SRT X BAND RADAR SENSOR 6 9 Ft Antenna and Pedetal with 12 25 KW Transceiver Up Mast Connection Diagram SRT X Band Up Mast Radar Sensor 988 10187 003 Argus Radar ARGUS DISPLAY 19 Monitor outline drawing All dimensions are mm Weight 17 21 IP 65 FRONT VIEW 3 1 G 1 SIDE VIEW Ss 5 el eo 1 1 568 5 584 541 TOP VIEW A Drill n
79. ally select the TXRX n 2 at the restart WARNING IF THE SETUP HAS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM CONSOLE TO CONSOLE VIA A MEMORY STICK CHECK THAT THE DEFAULT TRANSCEIVER IS NOT THE SAME FOR ANY OF THE CONSOLES 3 11 5 General info Fig 3 11 1 E This window shows information regarding the screen resolution PPI pixel size and the exact software version installed in the system 988 10187 003 3 25 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 11 6 Additional Functions Fig 3 11 1 F ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS MENU 3 11 6 In this configuration it is possible to enable disable or expand the ECDIS Conning Information and Twin Scan functions ECDIS interface Figure 3 11 6 A Selecting deselecting this function enables disables transmitting the Overlay video to a connected ECDIS Clicking on the button expands the configuration window and it is possible to see the console for the radar that is enabled at that moment For more information refer to the Technical User Manual ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS MENU Figure 3 11 6 A Simplified Conning Information Enable Figure 3 11 6 B Selecting this function enables the Conning Tasks on the System Data Area Section if the wide screen configuration is being used 988 10187 003 3 26 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION Twin Scan Enable Figure 3 11 6 C Selecting this function enables disables the Video Combination Mode if the
80. an sea level geoid surface mean sea level surface below the WGS 84 ellipsoid surface GNS GNSS fix data Fix data for single or combined satellite navigation systems GNSS This sentence provides fix data for GPS GLONASS possible future satellite systems and systems combining these This sentence could be used with the talker identification of GP for GPS GL for GLONASS GN for GNSS combined systems as well as future identifiers Some fields may be null fields for certain applications as described below If a GNSS receiver is capable simultaneously of producing a position using combined satellite systems as well as a position using only one of the satellite systems then separate GPGNS GLGNS etc sentences be used to report the data calculated from the individual systems If a GNSS receiver is set up to use more than one satellite system but for some reason one or more of the systems are not available then it may continue to report the positions using GNGNS and use the mode indicator to show which satellite systems are being used Differential reference station ID see Note 2 Age of differential data see Note 2 Geoidal separation m see Note 4 Antenna altitude m re mean sea level geoid GNS hhmmss ss a yyyyy yy a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt HDOP see Note 3 Total number of satellites in use 00 99 Mode indicator see Note 1 Longitude E
81. ase of connection with a MOSFET transceiver with an RTM Control P C B on board instead of an RTM Control B P C B TXRX software version lower than 54 the buttons in position 12 15 16 17 19 will not be activated In case of connection with a non Simrad transceiver or with an old transceiver type non MOSFET all the buttons above and the button in position 5 will not be activated The password protected NMEA Protocol button E selects the protocol to use SRT and SRT derived transceivers work with NMEA protocol The communication mode is working at a baud rate of 4800 bps More TXRX information is available from the Debug Display window see Chapter 4 selecting the TXRX communication messages 988 10187 003 3 12 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 8 1 Transceiver Communication Type Pressing the A button of fig 3 8 1 page 3 12 the following list will open serial Comm Other Comm Comm SXI Prior 1 Lowest SXI Prior 2 SXI Prior 3 The list permits the selection of the communication s type used to control the transceiver Other Comm For any transceiver that cannot be controlled by the console but is still able to generate the appropriate video trigger and antenna synchronism signal Serial Comm For the standard connection with RS232 serial line SXI n Comm For video combined connections all the signals needed are combined with the video on only one coaxial cable n is
82. aseo i TERMINATED STEPPER el el el SYNCHRO REF OVER 80 SYNCHRO REF UNDER 80 304646A1 A2 A3 PREWIRED 6 11 16 VD2 DISPLAY UNIT STB DE 304646A1 A2 A3 PREWIRED 6 11 16 q FROM VD1 DISPLAY CORE UNIT STB PREWIRED FROM X BAND RADAR SENSOR SPEED LOG NMEA 183 AIS Fast NMEA GYRO stepper synchro EPFS NMEA 183 GYRO Fast NMEA SPEED LOG pulses Drawing n Description CONNECTION DIAGRAM 1304672 1 RADAR DISPLAY DUAL INSTALLATION Connection Diagram ARGUS Dual Installation PORT 988 10187 003 7 10 Argus Radar ANNEX B ARGUS Core Unit STB 5 ww 0 3 L 2 a INPUT MAIN LINE PREWIRED 2 SHIPS SUPPLY OUTPUT LINE CTF PREWIRED 3 m MONITOR UNIT KEYB CTS PREWIRED 3 m_y FROM KEYBOARD UNIT PREWIRED 3 CES RR PT To MONITOR 5 USB CE USB ALPHA BOARD TANNVH WLY 1INNVHI gt m EXTERNAL CHASSIS SUPERSTRUCTURE e CONNECT THE WIRES ACCORDING TO THE GYRO TYPE SERIAL LINE Nx Pxx TRES JUMPER OPEN SERIAL LINE _ INx_ JUMPER Hn TERMINATED STEPPER sl el el SYNCHRO REF OVER 80 SYNCHRO REF UNDER 80V 304646A1 A2 A3 PREWIRED 6 11 16 TO VD2 DISPLAY CORE UNIT PORT VD2 304646A1 A2 A3 PREWIRED 6 11 16 m FROM VD1 DISPLAY CORE UNIT PORT PREWIRED FROM S BAND RADAR SENSOR SPEED
83. atums use IHO datum code from International Hydrographic Organisation Publication S 60 Appendices B and C Null field if unknown This field should be set to 999 when manual offsets are entered and in use by the position fixing device NOTE 2 One character subdivision datum code when available or user defined reference character for user defined datums null field otherwise Subdivision character from IHO Publication S 60 Appendices B and C NOTE 3 Latitude and longitude offsets are positive numbers the altitude offset may be negative Offsets change with position position in the local datum is offset from the position in the reference datum in the directions indicated 988 10187 003 2 20 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Plocal datum Pref datum offset When field 1 contains a value of 999 these fields may not be null and should contain the manually entered or user defined offsets NOTE 4 Users should be aware that chart transformations based on IHO S60 parameters may result in significant positional errors when applied to chart data WPL Waypoint location Latitude and longitude of specified waypoint WPL a yyyyy yy a c c hh lt CR gt lt LF gt LD Waypoint identifier Waypoint longitude E W Waypoint latitude N S NOTE 1 Waypoints with name field are not accepted 988 10187 003 2 21 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Routes Waypo
84. bility is mandatory a failure output is available The FAIL output is located on TB1 on the Alpha PCB andit is a NC contact that can supply up to 200 mA of current see Input Output specification at this Chapter s introduction A special electronic circuit on the Antares PCB acts continuously as a watchdog to detect any operational failure that can cause a processor malfunction Should a failure occur or the system is powered off the contact switches to closed condition 1 12 Configuration Links Table 1 12 1 Antares Links Factory Function Ref Link Name Description Preset BDM Open J8 Enable B Normally Open BDM BDM 11 Enable Normally Open If closed at startup the default programs will not start and the open Restore J7 SW upgrade restore programs will be run 1 12 2 Alpha PCB Links Function Ref Link Name Description pati Link closed when the Argus is P7 standalone or the last Close Termination equipment on the Video chain Video Link closed when the Argus is P12 VD2 standalone or the last Close Termination equipment on the Video chain Link closed when the Argus is standalone on 422 serial 2 422 communication or the last Open Termination equipment on 422 serial communication chain 988 10187 003 1 13 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS Function Ref Link Name Description Rud reset
85. colour To adjust the video the scale must be set at 0 75 NM or 1 5 NM refer to the Argus user manual 988 10185 003 paragraph Range scale increase decrease Using the arrows Fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 increase or decrease the value that appears in window F Fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 The purpose of this operation is to eliminate the saturated echoes and therefore make the various red zones disappear from the video screen e If red zones are seen on the screen decrease the value in window F Fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 to make them completely disappear some limited red zones are acceptable e If the screen is completely yellow increase the value in window F Fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 to make the red zones appear and then decrease the value to remove as many red zones as possible A datum that assists in understanding that the adjustment is correct is the value in window A Fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 This value oscillates during adjustment and it can assume three colourations e Yellow when the value drops below 240 indicates that the value should be increased but more than 220 is anyway acceptable e Red when the value exceeds 250 indicates that the value must be decreased e Green when the value is between 240 and 250 indicates that the value is correct End the adjustment operation by pressing push button B Fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 into OFF mode Push button H Fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 permits the automatic adjustment of the video IMPOR
86. constructions or other transmitters may heavily reduce the radar performance by creating blind sectors clutter on the radar display or generation of false echoes 1 2 Interference Proper care should be taken with regard to the location of radar antennas relative to other antennas which may cause interference to either equipment The location of the antenna should comply with the following The radar antenna should be installed at a safe distance from interfering high power energy sources and other transmitting and receiving radio antennas The lower edge of the radar antenna should be a minimum of 50 cm above any safety rail Radar antennas in close proximity should have a minimum vertical elevation separation angle of 20 and a minimum vertical separation of 1 m where possible 1 2 1 Location relative to masts funnels and other constructions Proper care should be taken with regard to the location of radar antennas relative to masts funnels and other constructions The location of the antenna should comply with the following The antenna should generally be mounted clear of any structure that may cause signal reflections Ensure that any support or other obstacles are clear of the rotation of the antenna see specific antenna outline drawing for rotation radius Install antenna and turning unit so that the installation complies with the compass safe distance for the equipment 988 10187 003 1 1 Argus Radar INSTALLAT
87. dditional PPI ROT Depth Heading etc Twin scan data combination Types 988 10187 003 3 32 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 15 Software Upgrade Pressing the SW Upgrade button the following menu will be displayed If you need to upgrade the software of the Argus console choose the relevant Console Update file normally the latest Argus software update packages were historically named as selux pkg X Y Z YEARMONTHDAY but from Argus version 3 2 5 they will be named as argus pkg X Y Z YEARMONTHDAY Where X Y Z usually is the version the subversion and the revision of the main application program MMI and the Year Month Day number identifies the creation date of the package Zipped files cannot be used and they should be decompressed before transferred to the memory stick Other updates are available like the SRT update X Y YEARMONTHDAY and they will be automatically recognized as upgrade files for the SRT and transferred accordingly Press the USB Selection gt System push button to start the Upgrade USB STORAGE MENU LY iconsole upd 1 07 20060214 iconsole upd 1 08 20061103 iconsole upd 1 09 ina 9 2005022 4 1 05 2007 seluxST pkg 1222 0081058 seluxST pkg 1 20081114 isrt update 0 1 20080516 Another menu window will be displayed with two progress bars showing the state of the upgrade on each processor of the Antares PCB A and B
88. de depth relative to the keel DBT Depth below transducer Water depth referenced to the transducer DBT x x f x x F hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Bu Water depth fathoms Water depth m Water depth feet ROR Rudder order status Angle ordered for the rudder ROR x x A x x A a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Command source location as TRC Port rudder order see Notes 1 and 2 Status data valid V data invalid Starboard or single rudder order see Notes 1 and 2 Status A valid V data invalid 988 10187 003 2 24 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS NOTE 1 Relative measurement of rudder order angle without units bow turns to port NOTE 2 The status field should not be a null field RSA Rudder sensor angle Relative rudder angle from rudder angle sensor RSA A A hh lt CR gt lt LF gt ee Port rudder sensor see Notes 1 and 2 Status A data valid V data invalid Starboard or single rudder sensor see Notes 1 and 2 Status A valid V data invalid NOTE 1 Relative measurement of rudder angle without units bow turns to port Sensor output is proportional to rudder angle but not necessarily 1 1 NOTE 2 The status field should not be a null field 988 10187 003 2 25 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS XDR Transducer measurements Measurement data from transducers that measur
89. e 988 10187 003 3 28 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION If the USB memory is used with the ARGUS for the first time the following window will be displayed USB STORAGE MENU argus directory and all sub directories not found Figure 3 13 3 USB Storage To enable the Memory Stick a directory file tree is needed in the USB memory A directory named ARGUS shall be created in the root of the USB memory and it should contain other directories named logs maps screenshots setup and update If this file tree is not present a warning will appear and the only action possible will be Format Module This will not erase any files in USB Module but just create the required directory tree By pressing the Format Module button the window will return to the previous and it will be possible to access the functions The USB flash disk will be mounted in mnt usb and the USB STORAGE Menu will appear as shown by the following picture The figure shows the possibility to store maps backup setup files system logs and screenshot pictures on the flash disk and to get maps backup setup files and to upgrade the Argus software from the flash disk This is a list of the sub directories that can be found under the Argus directory Maps All files map Setup Sub directories named NAME XXXXX cfg where NAME given when it was stored usually own ship name and XXXXX is the serial numb
90. e SET TO EBL button the picture will automatically turn placing the angle where the EBL was positioned on the Heading Line Marker Press the D button to select the correct Heading Line polarity positive for a signal that is zero with positive voltage as the active state negative when the signal is bipolar going from negative to positive voltage or active with a negative level Note This function is only available when Alpha Extension board is installed WARNING BUTTONS B AND D ARE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR THE RADAR VIDEO CHANNEL 1 AND 2 CAUTION IF THE CORRECT ANTENNA AND ANTENNA HEIGHT HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED OR IF THE SEA TABLES WERE NOT CREATED A DEFAULT SETTING WILL BE USED THE DEFAULT SETTING MAY HOWEVER NOT BE THE OPTIMAL ONE FOR TARGET DETECTION IN THE SEA CLUTTER AND TRACKING PERFORMANCE 988 10187 003 3 11 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 8 TXRX Settings Pressing the button TXRX settings G button of fig 3 1 2 page 3 2 the window below will appear The TXRX buttons can be up to four to which can be connected the 3 and the 4 In the TXRX n SETUP MENU where n is the number of the TXRX chosen it is possible to adjust the TXRX parameters such as video heading line azimuth type etc Note Some of these functions are protected by a password i e can only be accessed by authorized personnel TRANSCEIVER SETTINGS MENU 5 ij bb Figure 3 8 1 TXRX Settings Menu NOTE In c
91. e L1 Delay m QV Threshold Auto O Manual DI Video Positive L Negative Video Level Adjustments Video Amplitude of CH1 O Video Amplitude of CH2 J System Configuration H Console 1 TXRX Default Console 2 TXRX Default Console TXRX Default Console 4 TXRX Default K Final Checks H Check AIS target superimposition on correct radar echoes H Check Interswitch function and Master Slave operation H Check CCRP correctness at the lowest scale displaying radar antenna position H Backup Settings in USB Memory Module Fields from A to J shall be fully compiled if the console settings files are not made available to Simrad SYSTEM PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS BLIND SECTORS ETC ADDITIONAL NOTES Setup and Installation was carried out according to Simrad Argus Radar System Installation amp Service manual and Scanner Manual s Date fi Report Compiled by 988 10187 003 8 5 O 3 9 8 8 10187 PRO SIMRAD YACHTING COM
92. e Phases associated button another list will open showing the possibilities of Gyro ratio The list is valid and activated only when the Gyro is not serial Use the list to define how many cycles of stepper or synchro are calculated for each 360 Gyro turn 988 10187 003 3 3 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION Examples 1 360 means that each stepper or synchro cycle corresponds to 1 degree and 1 complete 360 turn correspond to 360 cycles For this setup the gyro resolution will be 1 6 1 36 means that each stepper or synchro cycle corresponds to 10 degree and 1 complete 360 turn correspond to 36 Normally for most Gyro types the Gyro Ratio is 1 360 Other settings are available with analogue gyro one is the Reference generated Internally checkbox that is the usual setup for stepper gyro When the reference signal to sample phases is external the checkbox should not be activated Another checkbox Negative Phases is available in stepper mode and it should be checked when the voltage on phase is going from zero to negative 51 52 53 symbols be highlighted and reflect exactly the same gyro phases states described in the analogue gyro section The user manual explains the analogue gyro interface operation Note that this kind of interface does not permit equal phase levels or lack of reference signal synchro mode Failure warnings due to incorrect settings can
93. e physical quantities such as temperature force pressure frequency angular or linear displacement etc Data from a variable number of transducers measuring the same or different quantities can be mixed in the same sentence This sentence is designed for use by integrated systems as well as transducers that may be connected in a chain where each transducer receives the sentence as an input and adds on its own data fields before retransmitting the sentence XDR X X c C a C c hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Transducer n see Note 1 Data variable number of transducers Transducer No 1 ID Units of measure transducer No 1 see Note 2 Measurement data transducer No 1 Transducer type transducer No 1 see Note 2 NOTE 1 Sets of the four fields type data units ID are allowed for an undefined number of transducers Up to n transducers may be included within the limits of allowed sentence length null fields are not required except where portions of the type data units ID combination are not available NOTE 2 Allowed transducer types and their units of measure are as specified in below table see next page 988 10187 003 2 26 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Transducer Units Comments Temperature C C degrees Celsius 2 degrees anticlockwise isplacement Absolute humidity
94. ef Stepper 15 to 100 V negative Vef Gear ratio 1 360 1 180 1 90 1 36 Voltage value 100 Vac Vef Stepper rectified Frequency 50 60 Hz or 300 400 Hz 6 Gear ratio 1 360 1 180 1 90 1 36 Serial RS422 standard FNMEA or RS232 Load gt 7 terminated 120 O PRR 100 pulses NM 200 pulses NM 400 pulses NM Input type diode isolated pull up Speed Log Mechanical input pulse width 1 ms Load gt 2 7 Threshold 10 V typ PRR 120 pulses m 20000 pulses NM Speed For Load KO switch Pulse width 0 1 us min Voltage TTL to 15V typ Electronic input Input type RS422 standard NMEA RS Speed Serial ane 232 serial Load gt 3 terminated 120 System Failure Closed when the system is in failure or FAIL Relay output NC switched off 1 pin 5 6 Max 125 V 30 W load DED Target Relay output NC NO joda a Radar Target or AIS is 1 pin 3 4 125 30 W load Active when an action is made on th Relay OUIPUENCINO i sa i ae TB1 pin 1 2 conngurabls Max 125 V 30 W load Video and Combined data without ALPHA Expansion or CH3 and CH4 with this card Voltage value 0 8 to 1 5 adjustable Load gt 1 terminated 75 988 10187 003 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS Feature Characteristics Video and data with Alpha Expansion CH1 and 2 Optional
95. egrees VRM 2 range Origin 2 bearing see Note 2 Origin 2 range see Note 2 Bearing line 1 EBL1 degrees from 0 Variable range marker 1 VRM1 range Origin 1 bearing see Note 2 degrees from 0 Origin 1 range see Note 2 from own ship NOTE 1 Display rotation C course up course over ground up degrees true H head up ship s heading centre line 0 up N north up true north is 0 up NOTE 2 Origin 1 and origin 2 are located at the stated range and bearing from own ship and provide for two independent sets of variable range markers VRM and electronic bearing lines EBL originating away from own ship position 988 10187 003 2 18 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS Tracked target message Data associated with a tracked target relative to own ship s position T TM X X X X X X X X X X X X C C a a hhmmss ss a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Type of acquisition A Automatic M manual R reported Time of data UTC Reference target see Note 2 R null otherwise Target status see Note 1 Target name Speed distance units K N S Time to CPA min increasing Distance of closest point of approach Target course degrees true relative T R Target speed Bearing from own ship degrees true relative T R Target distance from own ship Target number 00 to 99 NOTE 1 Target status L Lost tracked target has been lost Q Query ta
96. entences might be interleaved with the message sentences that taken collectively contain a single message This should be a null field for messages that fit into one sentence NOTE 3 The AIS channel is indicated as either A or This channel indication is relative to the operating conditions of the AIS unit when the packet is received This should be a null field when the channel identification is not provided The VHF channel numbers for channels A and B are obtained by using a query see 7 3 4 of the AIS unit for ACA sentence 988 10187 003 24 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS NOTE 4 This field supports up to 60 valid characters Under certain conditions this field may support up to a maximum of 62 valid characters 1 When the message can be transmitted using a single sentence the sequential message identifier field is set to null allowing an additional valid character in this encapsulated field 2 When the AIS channel field is set to null an additional valid character is allowed in this encapsulated field 3 The maximum number of 62 valid characters is only possible when the conditions allow both the sequential message identifier and AIS channel fields is set to null NOTE 5 This cannot be a null field See x4 in 7 3 3 988 10187 003 2 5 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS VDO AIS VHF data link own vessel report This sentence is used to
97. er of the ANTARES p c b e Update All console update packages Screenshots Screenshots of the display picture in PNG format Named usually as G V SERNUM YEARMONTHDAY HOURMINUTES png where or V means 988 10187 003 3 29 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION complete screenshot with all the graphic included and the second one with only the PPI video SERNUM is the serial number of the Antares YEARMONTHDAY HOURMINUTES the date and time in UTC format from EPFS sensor of the picture 3 13 1 Save Screenshots USB STORAGE MENU Figure 3 13 4 Save screenshots The Screen Capture function allows you to save the views of the radar in order to capture the situation at that particular moment Pressing the Video radar Only button it is possible to save only the radar image at that specific moment Pressing the Entire Screen button it is possible to save the whole image on the display at that specific moment Pressing the Cancel button will take you back to the main menu 3 13 2 Saving and reloading maps In this mode it is possible to save or transfer maps from the Argus system to USB pen drive and vice versa INOA2 INOA_TEST L M 988 10187 003 3 30 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 13 3 File configuration In this mode it is possible to save or transfer system configuration files from Argus to a USB pen drive and vice versa USB STORAGE MEN
98. exit the mode again as soon as configurations are completed 1 Press Radar Configuration in the Main Menu bar on the display 2 Enter the password HIGH using the alphanumerical keypad i RRR ERP HP Ta P BR IP M 988 10187 003 3 1 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 Before entering the setup a check dialog appear on screen with the following warning Fig 3 1 1 Security Check The console setup is necessary for the commissioning of the system From the console display using only the trackball it s possible to configure and adjust all parts of the system Several functions of the console setup can normally only be accessed by an authorized service engineer using a password to gain access Please contat Navico service if you need assistance FI Elem e ele Fig 3 1 2 Radar configuration Menu 988 10187 003 3 2 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 2 Gyrocompass Configuration To configure the Argus radar settings for connected gyro Press the A button in fig 3 1 2 page 3 2 to open the following window GYROCOMPASS Figure 3 2 1 Gyro compass Configuration Menu The first row Gyro Connected As indicates the type of Gyro By pressing the associated button will open the following list The selection changes the type of interface used and for NMEA referring to NMEA 0183 serial the baud rate By pressing the Negativ
99. he Antares PCB 988 10187 003 4 8 Argus Radar Installation and service manual Tracking debug the standard messages of the tracking program For these messages it is possible to add all the debug tracking prints It is possible to activate the tracking debug just by pressing the Tracking Debug Off button and selecting one of the options available Every target selected from that moment will be the source of this debug information a m E m quam mmm Function available in Tracking Messages mode only 988 10187 003 4 9 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 5 1 Introduction This chapter provides the procedure that must be followed in order to replace a failed component of the Argus system 5 1 1 Safety Precautions If not otherwise specified in the procedures during the corrective maintenance operations the following safety rules must be observed Each maintenance operation must be carried out only after the equipment is switching off WARNING SET THE MAIN BREAKER OF THE EQUIPMENT TO OFF AND HANG UP A PLACARD READING WORK IN PROGRESS DO NOT SWITCH ON Before removing any component be sure the spare part is available Verify the integrity of the spare part and if possible perform a functional test 5 1 2 Personnel Only skilled personnel with a good knowledge of the equipment may carry out service and replace parts 5 2 Required Tools and Instrument
100. he adjacent window serves to vary the angle between the ship and geographic north e Video selecting this window reproduces the interferences and background noises relevant to the situation to be simulated e Tracking video simulation of up to 40 targets to test the tracking function Video Selection This facility is used only to test the system and it must be returned to Raw Video at the end of the test e Raw Video Is the normal video e Quantized Video This is the on off video used by the ARPA for tracking For testing the Q V can be used to see if the ARPA sees all the echoes and if the Q V threshold is correctly adjusted or if the auto adaptive one works at satisfaction To tell if it is working fine all the echoes should be visible in raw video plus some noise speckles around Figure 4 1 2 Video view e Video Plot On the PPI only the video of the plotted targets will be displayed It could be necessary to use it when ARPA loses an acquired target to see if it is present under the acquired target during the plot In the picture the video plots are the yellow echoes under the tracks and the light brown rectangles are the tracking windows 988 10187 003 4 2 Argus Radar Installation and service manual e Video Test On the PPI only the video generated by the Training function will be displayed available in the ARPA and AIS Menu It is interesting to see it when using the Training function
101. he theoretical wind is 10 knots at 180 if the boat suddenly stops the wind will be at the full 10 knots and come from the stern of the vessel 180 from the bow Example 2 If the vessel is heading west at 5 knots and the wind is from the southeast at 7 07 knots the relative wind is 5 knots at 270 In this same example the theoretical wind is 7 07 knots at 225 if the boat suddenly stops the wind will be at the full 7 07 knots and come from the port quarter of the vessel 225 from the bow MWV x x a a A hh lt CR gt lt LF gt fa 2 Status data valid V data invalid Wind speed units K km h M m s N knots Wind speed Reference R relative T true Wind angle 0 to 359 988 10187 003 2 23 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS DPT Depth Water depth relative to the transducer and offset of the measuring transducer Positive offset numbers provide the distance from the transducer to the waterline Negative offset numbers provide the distance from the transducer to the part of the keel of interest x x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Pe Maximum range scale in use Offset from transducer in metres see Notes 1 and 2 Water depth relative to the transducer in metres NOTE 1 positive distance from transducer to water line distance from transducer to keel NOTE 2 For IEC applications the offset should always be applied so as to provi
102. i 1 3 Cables grounding e o et toa 1 3 Radar controls display sse 1 3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS 1 5 Dimension 1 5 h lau 1 5 Environmental tee 1 5 INPUT OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS 1 6 ANALOGUE GYRO COMPASS SYNCHRO OR 65 1 7 SERIAL GYRO ciendum ineo tuii i buit 1 10 SPEED LOG resales a a Eq eda eu eae 1 10 M G 1 11 ATIS eae eee tei RE oe sta s 1 11 VDR CONNECTION quim ntenim en aci 1 12 RADAR CONSOLE FAILURE OUTPUT iii 1 13 CONFIGURATION LINKS TABLE tertie iaia eb territus 1 13 Antares PCB e REG 1 13 Alpha cH 1 13 Alpha Expansion 1 15 SERTAL EINE T HIEA DING 2 1 SERIAL LINE 2 sestertia reete er ete erg restet er ure eri etae 2 3 SERIAL EINE 3 ERPS GPS nope epe 2 10 SERIAL LINE M awaq 2 28 SERIAL EINE 2 30 SERIAL LINE ka 2 31 SERIAL SIN
103. in bang and too close echoes that otherwise would be in saturation This adjustment is normally perfectly performed at the testing in the factory and shall not be touched again and only very skilled radar experts shall be allowed to touch these adjustments in case of very special situations The digital potentiometer values to measure the above described Amplitude and Slope values are normally Amplitude 58 60 Slope 5 9 CAUTION BAD ADJUSTMENT OF PRESTC WILL COMPROMISE ARPA GOOD WORKING AND OR AUTO TUNING FACILITY 3 8 3 Performance Monitor Adjustment Press the C button of fig 3 8 1 page 3 12 to control the performance monitor The range scale is automatically set to 24 NM and the performance monitor activated Set the transceiver at maximum tuning using the Auto Tuning function or by adjusting the Manual Tune Progress bar to have the best echoes performance on the screen The top arrow buttons can be used to adjust the opening of the Performance Monitor Ring now visible on the screen and the bottom ones can be used to adjust the distance of the above mentioned ring Referring to the above figure OPEN and DISTANCE labels indicate the actual values of the digital potentiometers The Opening shall be adjusted to around 60 to 100 degrees The Distance which correspond to the Power Level shall be adjusted to a value of around 180 in the label down on the left P L NOTE the performance monitor is a facility
104. ing system GPS fix data Time position and fix related data for a GPS receiver Differential reference station ID 0000 1023 Age of differential GPS data see Note 2 Units of geoidal separation m Geoidal separation see Note 3 Units of antenna altitude m Antenna altitude above below mean sea level geoid Horizontal dilution of precision GGA hhmmss ss a x M M xxxx hh lt CR gt lt LF gt MEINEN Number of satellites in use 00 12 may be different from the number in view GPS quality indicator see Note 1 Longitude E W Latitude N S UTC of position NOTE 1 All GPS quality indicators in headings 1 through 8 are considered valid The heading 0 is the only invalid indicator The GPS quality indicator field should not be a null field 0 fix not available or invalid 1 GPS SPS mode 2 differential GPS SPS mode 3 GPS PPS mode 4 Real Time Kinematic Satellite system used mode with fixed integers 5 Float Satellite system used in mode with floating solution 6 Estimated dead reckoning mode 7 Manual input mode 8 Simulator mode 988 10187 003 2 13 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS NOTE 2 Time in seconds since last SC104 type 1 or 9 update null field when DGPS is not used NOTE 3 Geoidal separation the difference between the WGS 84 earth ellipsoid surface and me
105. int identifiers listed in order with starting waypoint first for the identified route Two modes of transmission are provided c indicates that the complete list of waypoints in the route is being transmitted w indicates a working route where the first listed waypoint is always the last waypoint that had been reached FROM while the second listed waypoint is always the waypoint that the vessel is currently heading for TO and the remaining list of waypoints represents the remainder of the route RTE X X C C c c hh lt CR gt lt LF gt li ooo n identifier see Note 1 Additional waypoint identifiers see Note 1 Waypoint identifier Route identifier Message mode c complete route all waypoints w working route first listed waypoint is FROM second is TO and remaining are rest of route Sentence number see Note 2 Total number of sentences being transmitted see Note 2 NOTE 1 A variable number of waypoint identifiers up to n may be included within the limits of allowed sentence length As there is no specified number of waypoints null fields are not required for waypoint identifier fields NOTE 2 single route may require the transmission of multiple sentences all containing identical field formats when sending a complex message The first field specifies the number of sentences minimum value 1 The second field identifies the order of this sentence sentence numbe
106. isplay the actual main band value 3 8 5 Magnetron timer reset When the magnetron is replaced and only when it is replaced the Service Engineer should reset the timers of the transceiver so that at the next service it will be possible to check how many hours the new magnetron has been transmitting and at which pulse and PRF and thereby see if it is really still new or needs to be changed The magnetron timers can be reset by pressing the F button of fig 3 8 1 page 3 12 and accepting the action pressing Yes to the asked question Are You Sure The Argus system gives a System Warning if the magnetron is close to the expected lifetime A Magnetron EOL End Of Life will be displayed under the TXRX field in the System Status Display Menu Everything described in this paragraph is valid only in case of RTM Control B PCB on board of the transceiver TXRX software version 54 or higher If this is not the case when the magnetron is replaced it is kindly requested to write down the value of the Main TX timer which is placed on the Transformer assy of the transceiver on a sticker and attach it on the chassis of the transceiver 3 8 6 Digital potentiometers reset This button password protected should be used when it is necessary to restore the default presets of the transceiver when the service engineer is no longer able to return it to a working condition 988 10187 003 3 15 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 9 Vide
107. l manual WARNING IF THIS OPERATING PROCEDURE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE PRACTICE CONDITION OR STATEMENT IS NOT STRICTLY FOLLOWED IT COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH OF PERSONNEL WARNING IF THIS OPERATING PROCEDURE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE PRACTICE CONDITION OR STATEMENT 15 NOT STRICTLY FOLLOWED COULD RESULT DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION OF UNIT OR LOSS OF TRANSMISSION EFFICIENCY NOTE Advice of an essential operating procedure maintenance procedure condition or statement which must be followed Whenever a precaution relating specifically to a part of the technical manual is needed precaution information is given in the relevant part of the manual Warning and Caution Signs precede applicable text Safety Operations During normal operation unit closed the unit can be quickly disconnected from the main power line switching OFF the main circuit breaker located on the electric switchboard During maintenance unit opened it is possible to turn on the unit by setting the SERVICE MODE to SW2 switch mounted on the SRT control PCB see next page This switch is connected in parallel with the relay controlled by the POWER ON command and during normal operation must be set to NORMAL During maintenance in order to prevent RTM occasional turning on it is better to disconnect and insulate momentarily PWON terminal from the relevant terminal board NOTE Main power line is always present on terminal board
108. n the system will ask for a password There are several special features in the system and each one has a different password Enter the password nmea using the alphanumerical keypad to access the Debug Display Video Oscilloscope This button opens a menu where it is possible to see the video input of the Antares p c b this facility is meant to see the video amplitude The video will be sampled at the EBL position for each scan and the VRM mark will be displayed as a range reference The oscilloscope can be configured in Spread mode where the video is sampled equally spaced sixteen times a scan On the right list it is possible to select between different modes of presentation 1 Video Integrated in different scans 2 Maximum of different scans 3 Maximum and Minimum of different scan 988 10187 003 4 4 Argus Radar Installation and service manual Debug Display Press the Debug key to access the display for checking various messages and in and output data MMI Messages Tracking Debug Clear Display Prints MMI Messages Tracking Messages Timeout Table TXRX Communication Messages Gyro Incoming Messages Speed Log Incoming Messages ECDIS Incoming Messages AIS Incoming Messages Rx 7 Communication Messages Rx 8 Communication Messages ECDIS Outgoing Messages By pressing the first button on the left MMI Messages a list will be displayed with all available messages e M
109. n set of labels e g targets reported by two radars and displayed on an ECDIS TLB x x 0 C X X C C X X 0 C hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Additional label pairs see Note 1 Label assigned to target n see Note 2 Target number n reported by the device NOTE 1 This sentence allows several target number label pairs to be sent in a single message the maximum sentence length limits the number of labels allowed in a message NOTE 2 Null fields indicate that no common label is specified not that a null label should be used The intent is to use a null field as a place holder A device that provides tracked target data should use its local label usually the target number unless it has received a TLB sentence specifying a common label 988 10187 003 2 7 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS TTD Tracked target data This sentence is used to transmit tracked radar targets in a compressed format This enables the transfer of many targets with minimum overhead New target labels are defined by the TLB sentence to reduce bandwidth use Transmission of up to four targets in the same sentence is possible TTD hh hh x s s x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Number of fill bits 0 to 5 see Note 4 Encapsulated tracked target data see Note 3 Sequential message identifier 0 to 9 see Note2 Hex sentence number 1 to FF see Note 1 Total hex number of sentences needed to transfer the message 1 to FF se
110. o Trigger Adjustments Pressing the H button password protected of fig 3 1 2 page 3 2 it is possible to adjust the radar video and trigger delay IMPORTANT TO GAIN ACCESS TO THIS FUNCTION THE SYSTEM MUST BE MASTER refer to the Argus Radar System user manual 988 10185 003 THIS TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN PORT After entering the section VIDEO AND TRIGGER SETTINGS the following screen display appears on the left side of the menu IMPORTANT AFTER ENTERING THE SECTION VIDEO AND TRIGGER SETTINGS THE SCALE AT 0 25 NM operation useful only for setting the trigger delay IS AUTOMATICALLY SET ON THE MAIN PPI DISPLAY This menu is divided into the following areas VIDEO AND TRIGGER SETTINGS 2 X Figure 3 9 1 Video and Trigger Setting 988 10187 003 3 16 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 9 1 Video Adjust Mode Pressing the B button password protected of fig 3 9 1 page 3 16 the system goes into VIDEO ADJUST MODE ON under normal conditions this function is set to OFF When carrying out this operation the TEST video is activated on the main PPI display in other words a large ring is created and the following actions are automatically carried out Along impulse is emitted e The gain is forced by 100 e The video palette is changed in order to highlight the saturated echoes with a red colour everything that is not saturated assumes a yellow
111. o receive at 4800 and 38400 bps also with RS232 connection but this is not a standard connection according to the IEC 61162 2 standard SCHEME 4 IN IN SHLD OUT OUT GND RS 422 Interface Listener Connection IN A Data Input IN B Data Input SHLD C insulated Ground Input Load gt 7 RS 232 Interface Listener Connection IN RX Data Input SHLD and IN Insulated ground Input Load gt 7 This serial line is compliance with IEC 61162 1 and IEC 61162 2 Accepted sentences THS and HDT 988 10187 003 2 1 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS THS True heading and status NOTE This sentence replaces the deprecated sentence HDT Actual vessel heading in degrees true produced by any device or system producing true heading This sentence includes a mode indicator field providing critical safety related information about the heading data and replaces the deprecated HDT sentence THS x x a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Mode indicator see Note Heading degrees true NOTE indicator This field should not be null A Autonomous E Estimated dead reckoning M Manual input S Simulator mode V Data not valid including standby HDT Heading true Actual vessel heading in degrees true produced by any device or system producing true heading NOTE This is a deprecated sentence which has been replaced by THS HDT x x T hh lt CR gt lt LF gt
112. only be cleared by correcting the gyro settings The gyro preset is necessary also because this kind of interface is not absolute but receives incremental pulses and therefore needs a preset value taken when the ship s heading is stable 988 10187 003 3 4 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 3 Speed LOG Configuration In this menu it is possible to configure the connection of a Speed LOG to the radar by pressing the B button on fig 3 1 2 page 3 2 the following window will be displayed SPEED LOG CONFIGURATION MENU Figure 3 3 1 Speed Log Configuration The first row indicates the type of Speed Log connected By pressing the asociated button the following list will open If the speed log signal is NMEA referring to NMEA 0183 it is necessary to select the Input where it is connected push the B button on fig 3 1 2 page 3 2 to switch between the possibilities Type 100 p NM Function PIT dry contact 100 pulses per NM 200 p NM 400 p NM 120 p mt PIT dry contact 200 pulses per NM PIT dry contact 400 pulses per NM FOR signal input 120 pulses per meter 20000 p NM NMEA FOR signal input 20000 pulses per NM RS232 422 NMEA 0183 serial connection 988 10187 003 3 5 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 4 Own Ship Dim and Weight By pressing the Own Ship Dim and Weight button the following window will appear OWN SHIP DATA CONFIG M
113. peed and course 1 relative speed and course Stabilisation mode 0 over the ground 1 7 through the water Parameter reserved Reserved for future use Always set to zero Correlation association Number zero 15 reserved for no number correlation association Correlated associated targets are assigned a common number TOTAL ets dace Not available 988 10187 003 2 9 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 2 3 Serial Line 3 EPFS GPS It is possible to receive RS422 or RS232 standard signal at 4800 or 38400 bps indifferently on TB3 FNMEA 3 Note that the circuit is able to receive at 4800 and 38400 bps also with RS232 connection but this is not a standard connection according to the IEC 61162 2 standard SCHEME 3 IN IN SHLD OUT OUT GND RS 422 Interface Listener Connection IN A Data Input IN B Data Input SHLD C insulated Ground Input Load gt RS 232 Interface Listener Connection IN RX Data Input SHLD and Insulated ground Input Load gt RS 422 Output Talker Connection OUT A Data Output OUT B Data Output GND C Ground Output Drive 150 mA This serial line complies to IEC 61162 1 and IEC 61162 2 Accepted sentences ZDA GLL GGA GNS RMC DTM and ACK Send sentences OSD RSD and TTM 988 10187 003 2 10 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ZDA Time and date UTC day month year and local
114. protection of equipment from damage including cabling Safe service access should be provided using service platforms where necessary having a minimum size of 1 ata suitable height and with a safety rail of suitable height Consideration should be given to the compass safety distance as supplied by the manufacturer when positioning equipment units The design of the mounting platform for the antenna and antenna pedestal should take into account the vibration requirements of resolution A 694 17 and furthermore defined by IEC 60945 In addition to vibration the design of the mounting platform should consider shock and whiplash due to conditions at sea 1 2 3 Interaction with sea and false echoes Considerations of interaction with the sea imply that the radar antenna should be only as high as necessary to clear major objects and as high to be consistent with other requirements regarding acceptable horizon and target detection range The location of the antenna should minimize sea clutter returns and the number of multi path nulls 1 2 4 Cables and grounding Cables and grounding should comply with the following Cable screens especially coaxial cable screens should be installed according to manufacturer s documentation The cables should be kept as short as possible to minimize interference and attenuation of the signal cables between antenna and radar system units should be routed as directly as possible consistent wi
115. r minimum value 1 For efficiency it is permitted that null fields be used in the additional sentences when the data is unchanged from the first sentence Note that this practice can lead to the incorrect assembly of sentences if there is a high risk of loss of sentence 988 10187 003 2 22 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS MWD Wind direction and speed The direction from which the wind blows across the earth s surface with respect to north and the speed of the wind MWD x x T x x M x x N x x M hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Wind speed m s Wind speed knots Wind direction 0 to 359 magnetic Wind direction 0 to 359 true MWV Wind speed and angle When the reference field is set to R Relative data is provided giving the wind angle in relation to the vessel s bow centreline and the wind speed both relative to the moving vessel Also called apparent wind this is the wind speed as felt when standing on the moving ship When the reference field is set to T Theoretical calculated wind data is provided giving the wind angle in relation to the vessel s bow centreline and the wind speed as if the vessel was stationary On a moving ship these data can be calculated by combining the measured relative wind with the vessel s own speed Example 1 If the vessel is heading west at 7 knots and the wind is from the east at 10 knots the relative wind is 3 knots at 180 In this same example t
116. racter is converted into six bits The structure is encapsulated as 15 characters The sentence may contain from one to four targets 988 10187 003 2 8 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS The protocol version shall always be set to zero for the structure defined below Other values are reserved for future modification of this structure The target number associated with the label with corresponding number Target number zero is reserved for no tracking target to 359 9 North up coordinate system Step 0 1 409 5 invalid or N A data to 409 4 kn See speed mode and stabilisation mode 409 5 kn invalid or N A data to 350 0 See speed mode and stabilisation mode Reported heading from AIS north up coordinate system 409 4 invalid or N A data 409 5 no data radar tracking target Tracked AIS target status Non tracking No target to report Heading AIS target only target not Sleeping targe bated Lesttarget ott Reserved Established Activated target tracking no alarm no alarm 101 Reserved Reserved Established Activated target tracking CPA TCPA CPA TCPA alarm alarm Established Activated tracking acknowledge acknowledged CPATCP Ia CPA US CPA TCPA alarm Operation mode 0 autonomous normal 1 7 test target Distance to 163 83 NM Distance to target Step 0 01 NM 163 84 NM invalid or N A data Speed mode 0 true s
117. required for the different type monitors normally connected to an Argus display Unit Type Description Aspect Ratio Display Resolution M5016 16 Simrad 16 9 1366x768 M5019 19 Simrad 16 9 1366x768 10CM 003 19 TFT Hatteland 5 4 1280 1024 10 004 19 ISIC 5 4 1280 1024 10 005 23 Hatteland 4 3 1600x1200 10CM 006 23 ISIC 4 3 1600x1200 M5024 24 Simrad 16 9 1920x1080 10CM 008 26 27 TFT Hatteland 16 10 1920x1200 To force the use of manual settings click on the relative button Force the use of Manual Settings then confirm by clicking on Yes followed by Accept WARNING Settings which are not automatically recognized are most probably not IMO approved configurations A warning NOT APPROVED MODE will appear the System status window 988 10187 003 3 23 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 11 2 IP Address Fig 3 11 1 B The IP Addresses next to the This Console label are for the working console The PROC A IP column is the IP address of Processor A of Antares p c b The Proc A IP of This Console can be set by clicking on the IP address field The Proc B IP will automatically be set IP ADDRESSES CONFIG MENU Figure 3 11 1 B The following functions can be used only if This Console is connected via LAN with other Argus consoles Scan Other Nets The Argus console searches through 10 x x
118. rget in the process of acquisition T Tracking NOTE 2 Reference NOTE All the position data sent out via TTM and TTD is always relative to the CCRP 988 10187 003 2 19 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS DTM Datum reference Local geodetic datum and datum offsets from a reference datum This sentence is used to define the datum to which a position location and geographic locations in subsequent sentences are referenced Latitude longitude and altitude offsets from the reference datum and the selection of the reference datum are also provided Cautionary notes the datum sentence should be transmitted immediately prior to every positional sentence e g GLL BWC WPL which is referenced to a datum other than WGS84 the datum recommended by IMO For all datums the DTM sentence should be transmitted prior to any datum change and periodically at intervals of not greater than 30 s DTM ccc a x x a x X a x x ccc hh lt CR gt lt LF gt ct WGS84 W84 Reference datum WGS72 W72 Altitude offset m see Note 3 56585 585 P90 Lon offset min E W see Note 3 Lat offset min N S see Note 3 Local datum subdivision code see Note 2 Local datum WGS84 W84 WGS72 W72 SGS85 585 PE90 P90 User defined 999 IHO datum code see Note 4 NOTE 1 Three character alpha code for local datum If not one of the listed earth centred datums or 999 for user defined d
119. rom the unit unless top cover is in place RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION Harmful effects particularly to the eyes may be caused by exposure of any part of the human body to radio frequency mean power densities in excess of 100 mW cm2 This power density is exceeded at a distance of 1 ft or less from the 12 ft X Band aerial when stationary The system is designed to disable radiation when the antenna is not rotating The pedestals have also been prepared for installation of an external safety switch which can be mounted on or near the platform This switch disconnects the power from the Pedestal preventing accidental operation during servicing Whenever it is necessary to disconnect the waveguide system from a radar transmitter for maintenance purpose the transmitter output should when practical be terminated in a matched load If this is not possible care should be taken to avoid standing in front of an open ended waveguide from which power is being radiated NEVER look down a waveguide from which power is being radiated SAFETY SWITCH The Radar Unit is provided with a safety switch which disables the antenna rotating during maintenance and service 988 10187 003 5 Argus Radar Installation and service manual SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Purpose Safety precautions described in this paragraph are applicable to the Argus X Band Radar System Depending upon the type of advice the following attention signs are used in the technica
120. s To carry out the operations described in this chapter only normal workshop tools as screwdrivers wrenches etc are required The tools required to perform the operations are set of cross and slotted screwdrivers e set of socket and torx wrenches e scissors e Tweezers 988 10187 003 5 1 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING 5 3 Corrective Maintenance Procedures This paragraph provides a detailed description of the operation to be carried out in order to replace a damaged component Table 5 1 lists the Corrective Maintenance Procedures Para Component to be replaced 5 4 Corrective Maintenance Procedures on DISPLAY CORE Unit 5 4 1 DISPLAY CORE UNIT Cover Removing and Installation 5 4 2 Alpha Expansion Board Replacement optional 5 43 ANTARES Assy Replacement 5 4 4 Alpha Board Replacement 5 4 5 Line Filter Replacement 5 4 6 P S Assy Replacement 5 4 7 Assy Replacement 5 5 Corrective Maintenance Procedures on the Monitor Unit 5 6 Corrective Maintenance Procedures on the Keyboard Unit Table 5 1 List of Corrective Maintenance Procedures 988 10187 003 5 2 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING 5 4 Corrective Maintenance Procedures on DISPLAY CORE Unit 5 4 1 DISPLAY CORE UNIT Cover Removing and Installation Required Tools Torx wrench T20 Removing Figure 5 1 1 By means of the proper Torx wrench loosen the screws pos 1 fixing the cover pos 2 Remo
121. stal with 12 25 kW Transceiver Up Mast OUTDOOR INDOOR 1 ARGUS ARGUS c x n Radar Display STB _ Radar Display PORT PREWIRED 0 3m ou e OS A 86593 CCTV s T OTHER SUPPLY INPUT 1 2 3 555 E gt OTHER SUPPLY 1 2 3 555 BNC PLUGS r 9909 BNC PLUGS ups c C c cO E E E E Ton n E E E tY ooo 2888 rsss SWITCH SWITCH Du d L LLLI w W W W 02 02 02 a oc GYRO VDR VGA GYRO VDR VGA SPEED LOG 2 0 5 mm STP SYSTEMLAN SPEED LOG 20 5 mm STP LANCATS SYSTEM LAN EPFS NMEA 183 2 0 5 mm STP EPFS NMEA 183 2 0 5 STP 9 2 3x1 5mm 115 230V 50 60Hz 450W 1Ph 2 3 1 5 _ 115 230 50 60Hz 450W 1Ph AIS FAST NMEA 2 2x0 5 mm STP FROM SHIPS EMG SUPPLY AIS FAST NMEA 2 2X0 5 STP H OTHER SUPPLY PREWIRED 000 10558 001 6 m OR 000 10559 001 11 m OR 000 10560 001 16 m PREWIRED 000 10558 001 6 m OR 000 10559 001 11 m OR 000 10560 001 16 m FROM SHIPS EMG SUPPLY OTHER SUPPLY NOTES CABLES PREWIRED OR WITH P N ARE SUPPLIED STP SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR Block Diagram D
122. th consideration for other equipment in order to reduce electromagnetic interference effects Cables should not be installed close to high power lines such as radar or radio transmitter lines Crossing of cables should be done at right angles 90 to minimize magnetic field coupling All outdoor installed connectors should be waterproof by design to protect against water penetration into the cables Cables and microwave transmission lines should be handled carefully and be without sharp bends Cables and microwave transmission lines should be installed with sufficient physical separation as defined in the manufacturer s documentation 1 2 5 Radar controls and display If the control panel is a separate unit the functionality of the radar controls 988 10187 003 1 3 Argus Radar INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS should be available for the mariner at all workstations where a radar display is available The orientation of the display unit should be such that the user is looking ahead The lookout view should not be obscured and the ambient light should cause minimum degradation on the display screen in accordance with MSC Circ 982 WARNING LONG TRANSMISSION LINES CAN AFFECT THE RADAR PERFORMANCE THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN TESTED WITH 20 M LENGTH FROM TRANSCEIVER TO ANTENNA PEDESTAL CONSIDER THAT TRANSMITTED RECEIVED POWER ARE HALVED FOR EVERY 10 MS ADDED EX 20 6DB SIGNAL NOISE CLEARLY THIS AFFECTS DETECTION FOR
123. the console priority for that transceiver Higher numbers have higher master priority than lower ones CAUTION PRIORITY NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT AND SHOULD NOT BE MIXED UP IF THE SETUP HAS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM CONSOLE TO CONSOLE VIA A MEMORY STICK CHECK THAT PRIORITY IS NOT THE SAME IN ANY OF THE CONSOLES CONNECTED TO THE SAME RADAR INPUT TWO CONSOLES WITH SAME PRIORITY TRYING TO BE MASTER OF THE SAME TRANSCEIVER WILL SEND CONFLICTING COMMANDS AND MAKE IT JUMP BY DIFFERENT OR TUNING SETTINGS 3 8 2 Transceiver Communication Type Pressing the button of fig 3 8 1 page 3 12 password protected it is possible to adjust amplitude and slope of the TXRX Pre STC The range scale is automatically set to 0 75 NM Amplitude and slope can be adjusted using the up and down arrow This adjustment optimises the minimum visible distance and it can affect the auto tuning performance for TXRX not derived from SRT Connecting the probe of the oscilloscope to the pin STC of TB13 of the RTM Control B PCB the connector of the Amplifier normally the blue wire the PRESTC ramp will be shown on the scope The Amplitude shall be adjusted to be about 4 4 2 The Slope shall be adjusted to be about 2 3 us 988 10187 003 3 13 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION The PRESTC is not a video processing to be used continuously during the normal operating but it is a fixed STC curve stored in the TXRX to suppress enough ma
124. the level of the Video signal output of the cable in use See the following table for distances regarding function of cable type Video Video Video 1920x1200 1280x1024 1600x1200 26 wide screen Cable Distance m Distance m Distance m RG75 10 8 10 RG59 25 20 25 M202 25 20 25 M203 35 30 35 RG11 40 30 40 CT100 50 40 50 CT125 60 45 60 Table 1 10 1 VDR Connection NOTE Supported VDR equipment must follow the IMO recommendation A 861 20 The VDR outlet is completely different from the DVI outlet to which the monitor is connected Monitor synchronism timings according to the resolution Resolution 1280x1024 1366x768 1600x1200 1920x1080 1920x1200 Dot Clock 110MHz 72MHz 110MHz 144MHz 130 MHz Horizontal 15 56uS 2175 8 1636uS 147 5 16 uS Period Horizontal Sync 1 67uS 469nS 0 908uS 236nS 246ns 916ns 416nS 458nS 336 nS Porch Horizontal Back 456 5 1 388uS 496nS 694 nS 652 nS Porch Vertical Period 16 41 mS 17 53 mS 19 96 mS 1648 mS 19 76 mS Vertical Sync 46 4 uS 87 uS 164 uS 58uS 96 uS Marca ron 15 6 uS 87 uS 48 8uS 58 8uS 48 uS Porch 410 uS 652 uS 116 5 418 uS Porch Table 1 10 2 Monitor timings 988 10187 003 Argus Radar NSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 1 11 Radar Console Failure Output For installation where a continuous check of the radar console opera
125. the procedure of Para 5 4 1 remove the DISPLAY CORE UNIT cover By following the procedure of Para 5 4 2 remove the ALPHA Expansion Board and remove the hexagonal spacers if that s mounted Remove the terminal board s connectors the BNC and SMB connectors and the flat cable from the board Take note of their position By means of the 5 5 mm socket wrench loosen and remove the nuts pos 1 fixing the board 2 Remove the board Installation In order to install the new board perform the removing operations in reverse order 988 10187 003 5 4 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING 5 4 5 Line Filter Replacement Required Tools Socket wrench 7 mm Removing Figure 5 5 1 By following the procedure of Para 5 4 1 remove the DISPLAY CORE UNIT cover 2 By following the procedure of Para 5 4 3 remove the Antares assy Remove the fast on terminals of the filter Take note of their position By means of the proper 7 mm socket wrench loosen and remove the nuts pos 1 fixing the Line Filter pos 2 Remove the Line Filter Installation In order to install the new Line Filter perform the removing operation in reverse order 5 4 6 P S Assy Replacement Required Tools Socket wrench 7 mm Set of screwdrivers Removing Figure 5 5 1 By following the procedure of Para 5 4 1 remove the DISPLAY CORE UNIT cover 2 By following the procedure of Para 5 4 3 remove the Antares assy 3 By means of the proper
126. ual ARGUS WS with SRT X Band and S Band Up Mast Radar Sensor 988 10187 003 7 6 Argus Radar SRT X Band Radar Sensor 6 9 Ft Antenna and Pedestal with 12 25 kW Transceiver Up Mast OUTDOOR INDOOR ARGUS Radar Display RG 59 55 PREWIRED 0 3 m gt CCTV iS NPUT 1 2 3 099 OTHER SUPPLY ce 2 299 Y BNC PLUGS EER E E E OP ress SIMNET NETWORK RADAR cc c c PREWIRED 2m 18 32V 3x1 mm FROM SHIPS EMG a CL SUPPLY 3 2 0 5 2 STP LAN CAT 5 PREWIRED 10m OR GYRO A mm 4 PREWIRED 2 m OR 2 SPEED 106 205 STP VDR VGA EPFS NMEA 183 2X0 5 mm STP 5 AIS Fast NMEA 2 2X0 5 mm STP PREWIRED 2 3x1 5 mm 115 230V 50 60Hz 450W 1Ph FROM SHIPS EMG SUPPLY OTHER SUPPLY NOTES CABLES PREWIRED OR WITH P N ARE SUPPLIED STP SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR Block Diagram ARGUS WS with SRT X Band Up Mast Radar Sensor and FMCW Radar 988 10187 003 7 7 Argus Radar ARGUS Core Unit INPUT MAIN LINE PREWIRED 2 FROM SHIPS EMG SUPPLY OUTPUT LINE PREWIRED 3 TO MONITOR UNIT KEYB PREWIRED 3m FROM KEYBOARD
127. used to check the performance of the transceiver so it is very important that it is made one time at the installation If for example the Power Level is low and the distance is less than 24 NM it could indicate that the Performance Monitor is not correctly adjusted but the reason could also be that the performance of the TXRX is low and the magnetron could be old or defective 988 10187 003 3 14 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 8 4 Tuning Adjustment Pressing the D button of fig 3 8 1 page 3 12 it is possible to adjust the Tuning The range scale is automatically set to 24 NM the performance monitor activated the tuning control set to the middle position The right placed label with M B written indicates the Main Bang value and the procedure for the adjustment is described in detail in the transceiver technical manual There are 2 possibilities to adjust the tuning on Argus displays Automatic or Manual Press Auto Adjust to run the procedure automatically The M B label content will change indicating the following possible steps of the adjusting e Init Off Decreases the Tune Offset potentiometer down to 0 e Scann Increases the potentiometer until it reaches the maximum 99 e Set Off Decreases again the potentiometer to the optimal Tune Offset found in the previous step Adjustn Decreases the tune indication potentiometer down to 0 and increases it until the main bang value n reaches 128 e M B n D
128. valid V data invalid Stern transverse ground speed see Note 1 knots Status see Note 2 stern water speed A data valid V data invalid Stern transverse water speed see Note 1 knots Status see Note 2 ground speed A data valid V data invalid Transverse ground speed see Note 1 knots Longitudinal ground speed see Note 1 knots Status see Note 2 water speed A data valid V data invalid Transverse water speed see Note 1 knots Longitudinal water speed see Note 1 knots NOTE 1 Transverse speed port Longitudinal speed astern NOTE 2 The status field should not be a null field VHW Water speed and heading The compass heading to which the vessel points and the speed of the vessel relative to the water VHW T M x x N x x K hh lt CR gt lt LF gt eee s s Speed km h Speed knots Heading degrees magnetic Heading degrees true 988 10187 003 2 29 Argus Radar SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 2 5 Serial Line 5 It is possible to receive RS422 or RS232 standard signal at 2400 or 4800 bps indifferently on 6 232 422 2 SCHEME 1 IN IN GND 422 422 232 RS422 Interface Listener Connection IN A Data Input IN B Data Input GND Ground Input Load gt 3 KO RS232 Interface Listener Connection IN RX Data Input GND and IN Ground Input Load gt 3 KO RS422 Output Talker Connection
129. ve the cover Installation In order to install the cover perform the removing operation in reverse order 5 4 2 Alpha Expansion Board Replacement Required Tools Set of screwdrivers Socket wrench 5 5 mm Removing Figure 5 2 1 By following the procedure of Para 5 4 1 remove the DISPLAY CORE UNIT cover 2 Remove the BNC and SMB connectors and all the terminals connected to the board Take note of their position Remove the flat cable Take note of its position By means of the 5 5 mm socket wrench loosen and remove the nuts pos 1 fixing the board pos 2 Remove the board Installation In order to install the new board perform the removing operation in reverse order 988 10187 003 5 3 Argus Radar TROUBLESHOOTING 5 4 3 ANTARES Assy Replacement Required Tools Socket wrench 7 mm Torx wrench T20 Removing Figure 5 3 1 By following the procedure of Para 5 4 1 remove the DISPLAY CORE UNIT cover Remove the SMB connectors the flat cable and all terminal boards connectors connected to the board By taking note of their position By means of the 7 mm socket wrench and the T20 Torx wrench loosen the nuts pos 2 and screws pos 1 fixing the board pos 3 Remove the assy Installation In order to install the new assy perform the removing operation in reverse order 5 4 4 Alpha Board Replacement Required Tools Socket wrench 5 5 mm Removing Figure 5 4 1 By following
130. ver Up Mast SRT X Band Radar Sensor 6 9 Ft Antenna and Pedestal with 12 25 kW Up Mast OUTDOOR INDOOR Radar Display STB Radar Display PORT 288 ogg oo 555 c at 4999 333 0585 SHE DIGI GIG SWITCH 98 222 3522 Z x id id y VDR VGA VDR VGA GYRO __3 2 0 5 mm STP__ GYRO 3x2x0 5 mm STP SPEED LOG _ 205 5 __ 5 115 230 50 60Hz SPEED LOG 2 0 5 mm STP 3 115 230V 50 60Hz PREW 2m 450W 1Ph 2 PREW 2m 2 450W 1Ph 2x05 mm STP _ jJ 2 EPFS NMEA 183 2x0 5 mm STE 3x1 5 mm FROM SHIPS EMG EPFS NMEA 183 2x0 5 mm 5 3x1 5 mm FROM SHIPS EMG AIS FAST NMEA 2 2 0 5 STP SUPPLY AIS FAST NMEA 2 2 0 5 mm STP 5 SUPPLY OTHER SUPPLY OTHER SUPPLY PREWIRED 000 10558 001 6 m OR 000 10559 001 11 m OR 000 10560 001 16 m PREWIRED 000 10558 001 6 m OR 000 10559 001 11 m OR 000 10560 001 16 m NOTES CABLES PREWIRED OR WITH P N ARE SUPPLIED STP SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR Block Diagram Dual ARGUS with SRT X Band and S Band Up Mast Radar Sensor 988 10187 003 7 5 Argus Radar SRT S Band Radar Sensor 12 Ft Antenna and Pedestal with 30 kW Transceiver Up Mast SRT X Band Radar Sensor 6 9 Ft Antenna and Pede
131. wide screen configuration is being used for the video configurations in the TXRX Interswitch menu Enabling disabling the Twin Mode function which is used to select different radar transceivers for each PPI ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS MENU Figure 3 11 6 C 3 12 Restart button Press this button Fig 3 1 2 page 3 2 to reboot the Argus system After pressing the button another red window will appear asking for a confirmation of the requested action Figure 3 12 1 The following actions are applied only after a reboot of the system Display Resolution change System Program Version change IP Address settings Moving the Main Menu column from left to right or from right to left Adding or removing the percentage value from the Video Processing Progress Bars 988 10187 003 3 27 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 13 USB Menu Fig 3 1 2 N By pressing the button the system will try to mount any memory stick inserted in the USB port and the following window will be displayed USB STORAGE MENU Figure 3 13 1 USB Menu If no USB memory is connected to the keyboard s USB socket or in case of incompatibility of the USB memory with Linux OS the above window will indicate Fail mounting module In this case the USB memory installed cannot be used due to an incompatibility between it and the system USB STORAGE MENU lt Fail mounting Module gt Figure 3 13 2 USB Storag
132. x 192 168 0 x 172 1 x x and 212 4 5 x subnetworks for other Argus units All the consoles available will be presented in the table Set All Sequentially After a scan identification the IP of the listed consoles in the table can be set in an incremental order starting from own console IP number The assigned IP will be incremented 2 for every console found and a dialog window will be shown on each one to accept the IP setting request Send Configuration This function can be used to share the configuration of This Console with the other ones Please note that Transceiver Antenna and Video Trigger settings may have to be re configured at each console 988 10187 003 3 24 Argus Radar RADAR CONFIGURATION 3 11 3 MAC Address Fig 3 11 1 C This is the Ethernet MAC address of the board not settable Part of the address is a field assigned only to Simrad Less significant bytes are different for any Antares PCB manufactured 3 11 4 TXRX Associated by Default Fig 3 11 1 D By pressing the relevant button the following list with all the transceivers connected will be displayed This is not the interswitch this list selects the TXRX to use at the start up of the system For example if the Port Argus Console is normally used with TXRX n 2 the selection TXRX2 shall be chosen in the left list and if a blackout occurs or the system is restarted or completely powered off and on again the Console will automatic

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