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® ® Revision 1.0 Page i RAA100 Rudder Angle Adapter User’s Manual Revision 1.0 Copyright © 2006 Maretron, LLC All Rights Reserved Maretron, LLC 9034 N.
RAA100 User’s Manual Page ii Revision 1.0 Revision History Revision Description 1.0 Original document.
® ® Revision 1.0 Page iii Table of Contents 1 General ........................................................................................................................ ........ 1 1.1 Introduc tion .............................................
RAA100 User’s Manual Page iv Revision 1.0 Table of Figures Figure 1– Mounting Location W hen Used with A nalog G auge .................................................. 3 Figure 2 – Mounting Location W hen Used Without Analog G auge ............
® ® Revision 1.0 Page 1 1 General 1.1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Mare tron Rudder Angle Adapter ( R AA100). Maretron has designed and built your adapter to the highest standards for y ears of reliable, dependable, and accurate service.
RAA100 User’s Manual Page 2 Revision 1.0 4. Configure or Progr am the Rudder Instance Number (Section 3.1) 5. Configure or Pr ogram the Operating Mode (Section 3.2) 6. Configure or Progr am the Resistive Sender type: Amer ican or European (Section 3.
® ® Revision 1.0 Page 3 Figure 1– Mounting Location When Used with Analog Gauge 2.2.2 Mounting Location When Used Without Analog Gauge(s) The RAA100 has two primary connections: 1) the NMEA 2000 ® network connection, and 2) the resistive rudder angle sender co nnection.
RAA100 User’s Manual Page 4 Revision 1.0 Rudder Angle Sensor Figure 2 – Mounting Location When Used Without Analog Gauge 2.3 Connecting the RAA100 There are two connection points (see Figure 3) for the RAA100: 1) the permanently attached gray cable for connection to analog gauge or rudder angle sender, and 2) the NMEA 2000 ® connection.
® ® Revision 1.0 Page 5 the RAA100 as a stand-alone a dapter without attaching an analog gauge, then skip Section 2.3.1.1 and refer to Section 2.3.1.
RAA100 User’s Manual Page 6 Revision 1.0 end of the cable to the RAA100 (note the key on the male connector and keyway on the female connector). Be sure the cable is con nected securely and that the collar on the cable connector is tightened firmly.
® ® Revision 1.0 Page 7 3.2 Configuring Operating Mode The RAA100 operates in one of two modes: 1) NMEA 2000 ® Mode , or 2) NMEA 2000 ® / Analog Gauge Mode .
RAA100 User’s Manual Page 8 Revision 1.0 terminal are between 100 and 4 00 ohms, however, some gauges have very high resistance (i.e., greater than 3000 ohms). A resistance val ue over 3000 ohms generally indicates a low cost, low accuracy gauge (i.
® ® Revision 1.0 Page 9 5 Troubleshooting If you notice unexpected operation of the Maretron RAA100, follow the troubleshooting procedures in this section to remedy simple problems.
RAA100 User’s Manual Page 10 Revision 1.0 Figure 5 – Troubl eshooting Guide If these steps do not solve your problem, please contact Maretr on Technical Support (refer to Section 7 for contact information).
® ® Revision 1.0 Page 11 Environmental Parameter Value IEC 60954 Classification Exposed Degree of Protection IP67 Operating Temperature -25°C to 55°C Storage Temperature -40°C to 70°C Relative Humidity 93%RH @40° per IEC60945-8.2 Vibration 2-13.
RAA100 User’s Manual Page 12 Revision 1.0 8 Maretron (2 Year) Limited Warranty Maretron warrants the RAA100 to be f ree from defects in materia ls and workmanship for two (2) years from the date of original purchase.
® ® Revision 1.0 Appendix A – NMEA 2000 ® Interfacing Page A1 Appendix A – NMEA 2000 ® Interfacing RAA100 NMEA 2000 ® Periodic Data Transmitted PGNs PGN 127245 – Rudder The RAA100 uses this PGN to indicate the attached rudder instance and rudder angle.
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