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OMC-140
Multifunctional NMEA Display
Operators' Manual
Version 1.02
Firmware x.x
TDC 20-08-2014

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  • Page 1 OMC-140 Multifunctional NMEA Display Operators’ Manual Version 1.02 Firmware x.x TDC 20-08-2014...
  • Page 2 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Revisions: 1.01 (20-07-2014) First issue 1.02 (-10-2014) Preliminary edition Version 1.02 October 2014 page 2...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Index Introduction ............................5     Safety ..............................6     Display functions ........................... 7     Main screen Wind ........................7     3.1.1 Main screen ‘buttons’: ......................8     3.1.2 Main screen indicators: ......................8  ...
  • Page 4 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Page intentionally left blank Version 1.02 October 2014 page 4...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Introduction The OMC- 140 is a multi functional NMEA display primarily designed for wind information. It is capable of calculation Theoretical and True wind if required data is available. This manual is intended for the Operator of the display.

  • Page 6: Safety

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 2 Safety The display is designed for indoor use. Outdoors an IP- 66 cabinet is required. No user exchangeable parts inside. Do not open the enclosure. This will void your warranty. Instrument must be installed according the procedure in the Installation Manual.

  • Page 7: Display Functions

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3 Display functions 3.1 Main screen Wind Version 1.02 October 2014 page 7...

  • Page 8: Main Screen 'Buttons

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.1.1 Main screen ‘buttons’: Select between Day or Night mode. In Night mode a darker color palette reduces the emitted light intensity. Brightness slider bar. In Automatic or NMEA control mode use this to set an offset.
  • Page 9 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Heart beat. The dot should be running from left to right to indicate the display is working and not frozen. Wind direction variation over the selected average interval time. Average wind direction over the selected average interval.

  • Page 10: Main Screen Gps

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.2 Main screen GPS 3.2.1 Default Home screen functions: Version 1.02 October 2014 page 10...

  • Page 11: Touch Buttons

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.2.2 Touch Buttons: Note: The display is single touch, the display will not respond if multiple touch is detected. Don’t place your hand on the edge while trying to touch a button, since this could be detected as a touch.

  • Page 12: Default Indicators

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.2.3 Default Indicators: These are the factory default . GPS Identifier. Can be set in the Settings menu Heart beat. The dot should be running from left to right to indicate the display is working and not frozen.

  • Page 13: Main Screen Heading

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.3 Main Screen Heading 3.4 Default Home screen functions: Version 1.02 October 2014 page 13...

  • Page 14: Touch Buttons

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.5 Touch Buttons: Note: The display is single touch, the display will not respond if multiple touch is detected. Don’t place your hand on the edge while trying to touch a button, since this could be detected as a touch.

  • Page 15: Default Indicators

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.5.1 Default Indicators: These are the factory default . GPS Identifier. Can be set in the Settings menu Heart beat. The dot should be running from left to right to indicate the display is working and not frozen.

  • Page 16: Available Indicators

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.6 Available indicators: These can be configured for all display types in the Advanced menu. Please Note: The corresponding NMEA message must have been received by the display at least once before an indicator can be selected! Maximum Gust over the selected interval time.
  • Page 17 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Relative Humidity (XDR)* Air Temperature (XDR)* Dew Point (XDR)* Speed Over Ground (VTG)* Course Over Ground (VTG)* Heading from Gyro (HDT or THS)* UTC time (GGA)* Differential Signal received YES / NO (GGA)* Number of Satellites (GGA)* Accuracy HDOP (GGA)* Version 1.02 October 2014...
  • Page 18 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Age of last received Differential signal (GGA)* Visibility (Dedicated message non NMEA) Present Weather (Dedicated message non NMEA) Deviation of the Latitude (GST)* Deviation of the Longitude (GST)* * Reference to the required NMEA input message Version 1.02 October 2014...

  • Page 19: General Settings Screen

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.7 General Settings Screen The General Settings Screen is accessible for all users, but some functions can be locked by the administrator, while others might not be available for other reasons. Grayed out blocks are not accessible. For example: the ‘User Average Period’ is only accessible when ‘User’...

  • Page 20: Average (Wind Only)

    Normally wind information is reported in 10 minute average data. During specific changing conditions you will need to change to 2 minutes average. The OMC-140 can detect those conditions and change automatic between 10 & 2 minute average if ‘Marked Discontinuity’ is set in ‘Advanced Settings (default is off).

  • Page 21: User Avg.(Average) Interval (Wind Only)

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 3.7.6 User Avg.(Average) Interval (wind only) Set the values for the ‘User’ settings at ‘Average’. For Wind Speed, Direction & Variation this is the Average interval in seconds. For Gust this is the reset time (Gust is always a 3s average).

  • Page 22: Advanced Functions

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 4 Advanced functions This menu is meant for the supervisor and therefore password protected. Besides installation parameters it allows you to lock and unlock settings in the General menu, hich can be accessed by the Operator. 4.1 Advanced Use code 1382 [Enter] to enter the Advanced mode.

  • Page 23: Screen Layout

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 4.4 Marked Discontinuity With Marked Discontinuity On the wind data will also be monitored in 2 minute interval whenever 10 minutes is selected. Under the following conditions the display will automatically switch to 2 minute average interval: 1.

  • Page 24: Direction Reference Requirements

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Wind Orientation Reference Requirements Required NMEA data for specific Reference: Relative: MWV Relative Theoretical: MWV Theoretical MWV relative + Speed (VTG/GGA or VHW) True: MWV Relative + Speed (VTG/GGA or VHW) + Heading (THS or HDT)* * Optional: Heading data is required to compensate for drift. Without heading data drift will result in a deviation.

  • Page 25: Terms, Abbreviations & Symbols List

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 6 Terms, Abbreviations & Symbols list 6.1 Terms & Abbreviations Advanced Advanced menu protected by password Average Interval over which the average wind speed & direction is calculated Dimming Control Selected means of regulation of the backlight...

  • Page 26: Digital Interface

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 7 Digital interface 7.1 NMEA software 7.1.1 Inputs: The Display accepts the following NMEA input messages with a maximum rate of 4 per second: $xxDDC Dimming control of backlight $xxGGA GPS Lon Lat position $xxGMP GNSS Map Projection Fix Data...
  • Page 27 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual $--DDC,a,xx,a,a*hh<CR><LF> 1 2 3 4 Sentence Status Flag 2. Color palette 3. Brightness percentage 00 to 99 4. Display dimming preset $--GGA,hhmmss.ss,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x,xx,x.x,x.x,M,x.x,M,x.x,xxxx*hh<CR><LF> 4 5 6 1. UTC of position 2. Latitude - N/S 3. Longitude - E/W 4.
  • Page 28 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual $--HDT,x.x,T*hh<CR><LF> 1. Heading 2. degrees True (fixed) $--MWD,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,M*hh<CR><LF> 1. Wind direction, 0 to 359 degrees True 2. Wind direction, 0 to 359 degrees Magnetic 3. Wind speed, knots 4. Wind speed, meters/second $--MWV,x.x,a,x.x,a,A*hh<CR><LF> 1 2 3 4 5 1.
  • Page 29 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual $--VHW,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K*hh<CR><LF> 1. Heading, degrees True 2. Heading, degrees Magnetic 3. Speed, knots 4. Speed, km/hr $--VTG,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K,a*hh<CR><LF> 1. Course over ground, degrees True 2. Course over ground, degrees Magnetic 3. Speed over ground, knots 4. Speed over ground, km/hr 5.
  • Page 30 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual $--XDR,a,x.x,a,c--c,...…………...a,x.x,a,c--c*hh<CR><LF> 1 2 3 1. Transducer type, Transducer #1 2. Measurement data, Transducer #1 3. Units of measure, Transducer #1 4. Transducer #1 ID 5. Data for variable # of transducers 6. Transducer 'n'1 Recognized XDR messages:...

  • Page 31: Nmea Hardware

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 7.2 NMEA Hardware: Input circuit Output circuit Version 1.02 October 2014 page 31...

  • Page 32: Connections

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 9 Connections For future use power out GND power out +15Vdc (watchdogged) NMEA input 1 A NMEA input 1 B power out GND power out +15Vdc (watchdogged) NMEA input 2 A NMEA input 2 B NMEA output...

  • Page 33: Specifications

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 10 Specifications 10.1 Inputs/Outputs 2 NMEA0183 inputs 1 NMEA0183 output Micro USB (programming purposes) RJ45 LAN connector Display interconnection bus More I/O possible through the option boards 10.2 TFT touch screen 8,5” Super Wide Viewing Angle 170° LCD with long life and low power LED backlight Active display area: 184.8 x 110.9 mm...

  • Page 34: Alarms

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 10.7 Alarms Build-in alarms on parameters and system functioning Outputs, potential free relay outputs through OMC-140-2 10.8 In accordance with DNV Standard for Certification No. 2.4 EMC Directive 2014/30/EU LV Directive 2014/35/EU RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU EMC: ESD IEC 61000-4-2; Radiated Immunity IEC 61000-4-3; Conducted Immunity IEC 61000-4-6;...

  • Page 35: Dimensional Drawings

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 11 Dimensional drawings Version 1.02 October 2014 page 35...

  • Page 36: Menu Structure Touch Screen

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 12 Menu structure Touch screen Opens settings menu General Dimming Control Manual Automatic NMEA DDC Sensor selection Auto Sensor 1 Sensor 2 Average (Wind only) 10 minute 2 minute Instant User (settings from User Average Interval) Wind Speed...
  • Page 37 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Advanced Keypad Shows Operator available codes’ 0851 Terminal input 1 0852 Terminal input 2 1382 Activates Advanced Menu In Wind mode: Offset Sensor 1 Offset Sensor 2 Display Mode Landscape / Portrait Marked Discontinuity (On / Off)
  • Page 38 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Options Displays installed option boards Info Displays System & Product info. Front (only visible in Advanced Menu) Edit data fields in Front screen Sensors (only visible in Advanced Menu) NMEA Ver Message Table Version 1.02 October 2014...

  • Page 39: Menu Structure Terminal Mode

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 13 Menu Structure Terminal Mode Main Menu: Menu General Average (10 Minutes) Instant 2 Minutes 10 Minutes User Defined Set User Defined Interval Wind Speed Units (m/s) Km/h Auto Display Intensity (ON) MOET AANGEPAST WORDEN NMEA DDC...
  • Page 40 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual MWD True (AUTO) AUTO GGA GPS Quality (AUTO) AUTO VTG GPS Ship Heading (AUTO) AUTO HDT/THS Gyro Heading (AUTO) AUTO VHW Log Speed (AUTO) AUTO XDR Data (AUTO) AUTO SWS200 Weather (AUTO) AUTO GMP GPS Data (AUTO)
  • Page 41 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual AUTO SWS200 Weather (AUTO) AUTO GMP GPS Data (AUTO) AUTO GST GPS Data (AUTO) AUTO Output Format (NMEA) OMC-2900 NMEA Interval (0.25 sec) 0.25 seconds 1 second Baudrate (4800) 1200 1800 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600...
  • Page 42 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Curent Logo (Observator instruments) 1. Observator instrumentst 2. GILL instruments 3. Biral Set Selectable System Names GNSS#1 GNSS#2 GNSS#3 GNSS#4 GNSS#5 GNSS#6 Exit Menu Previous Testfeatures and Diagnostics Comport redirect Inter Display Bus IDB Use Config setting...
  • Page 43 OMC-140 Operators’ Manual Upload and flash Firmware (Y modem) Jump to bootloader Exit Menu Previous Reset to factory defaults and restart Exit Menu Version 1.02 October 2014 page 43...

  • Page 44: Appendix: Declaration Of Conformity

    OMC-140 Operators’ Manual 14 Appendix: Declaration of Conformity Version 1.02 October 2014 page 44...

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