Instruction manual

WP32 Wheelpilot

E04596

Notes:

* Mount the junction box in a dry location.

* No power is supplied to or from the SimNet bus – the Wheelpilot must

always have its own dedicated power connection.

* Use a suitable gauge power cable to run from switch panel to the junction

box (see Fig 5.11, previous page).

* Connect to the vessel’s switch panel via a 10Amp fuse or breaker.

* Do not fit other electronic or electrical equipment to the supply cable, or

“tap into” the supply from a nearby cable – always wire each piece of

equipment to its own breaker in the switch panel.

* Ensure all wire ends are tinned, and any connections are well made. Poor

contact will result in loss of thrust from the Wheelpilot and slower speed

of response.

* If in any doubt, employ a qualified engineer to install the equipment.

5.3 Interfacing via SimNet

The Wheelpilot is linked to other SimNet compatible equip-

ment via the SimNet cable and plug supplied pre-wired into

the junction box.

All SimNet units (Instruments, Chartplotters, Radars, Auto-

pilots, etc) use the same single cable high-speed network bus

to share data. The system is plug-and-play: no setup is

required, simply plug the Wheelpilot into the nearest spare

SimNet port and it will automatically detect any data on the

network that it can use. If there are no spare SimNet ports con-

venient, a three-way cable joiner can be used to create an addi-

tional port (Fig 5.13) -

WP32

Fig 5.13 - Typical SimNet installation

Wheelpilot power

NMEA0183

SimNet

Speed Wind Compass

GPS/Chartplotter

Bus power

NOTE It is not necessary to plug the Wheelpilot directly into any

equipment that you wish it to share data with – all data is

transmitted across the whole bus network.

3-way

joiner