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Noland Engineering MD33 Manual

Dual-engine vessel monitor

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DUAL-ENGINE VESSEL MONITOR
This manual covers version 1.0. Future versions of this
product may contain enhancements not covered here.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Introduction
2.
General Description
3.
MD33 Installation
5.
Operation
6.
Troubleshooting
7.
Technical Specifications
8.
Warranty
TABLES & FIGURES
Table 1 –Dual-Engine Vessel Monitor Capabilities
Table 2 - Interface Description
Table 3 - Status LED Meanings
Table 4 - Single Error Codes
Table 5 - Multiple Error Codes
Figure 1 - MD33 Components
Figure 2 - Dual-Engine Vessel Monitor Typical Installation
Figure 3 – MD33 Connections
Figure 6 – Example Installation with Vessel Gauges
Figure 7 – AD20 Differential Amplifier Hookup
??? Figure 8 – Contact closure example
Figure 9 – Hookup of Alarms with Auto Bilge Pumps
Figure 10 – Outline Drawings
APPENDIX A Programming Instructions
APPENDIX B MD33 Sentence Definitions
NoLand Engineering, Inc.
MODEL MD33

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  • Page 1 Table 3 - Status LED Meanings Table 4 - Single Error Codes Table 5 - Multiple Error Codes Figure 1 - MD33 Components Figure 2 - Dual-Engine Vessel Monitor Typical Installation Figure 3 – MD33 Connections Figure 6 – Example Installation with Vessel Gauges Figure 7 –...
  • Page 2 INTRODUCTION: The MD33 is a versatile data interface system intended for marine vessel and dual- engine monitoring. A variety of analog, rpm, and alarm signals can be monitored by the MD33 along with Navigation/Vessel data from NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000(N2K) instruments. The data collected is sent to a PC (user supplied) for display and logging by our C-Port II software.
  • Page 3 Navigation data, such as position, speed, etc,. can also be displayed on the panel and logged along with all the vessel/engine data. To collect all this data the MD33 Processing Unit has 3 main interface points as follows: Engine interface terminal strips (Port and Stbd). Provides a connection point for engine gauges /sensors.
  • Page 4 Figure 2 Typical Installation The PC connector (USB) provides a computer interface. The MD33 collects data from the inputs and sends it as standard and/or proprietary NMEA 0183 sentences to the PC for display and logging. The computer will receive all of the combined data from the instruments and can also send configuration/calibration data back to the MD33.
  • Page 5 Displays (MFD's). The MD33 must be connected to a Windows PC to run the C-Port II display software as well as to perform configuration and calibration. A USB cable is provided for this purpose. The data sent via USB conforms to the NMEA 0183 standard and can be viewed by any terminal program such as “HyperTerminal”.
  • Page 6 Analog and Alarm Connection: These connections accept the analog and alarm sensor data. Connections are designated for Port side and Starboard side engines. Analog gauge connections to the MD33 can be made at the “sense” or ‘S’ terminals of existing gauges. Alarm connections can generally be made directly at he switch (sensor) or indicator (lamp).
  • Page 7 “ground” or a supply voltage. In electronic terms, this is referred to either as “pulled up” or “pulled down” The MD33 alarm inputs are weakly pulled up so that they can readily detect a simple switch closure to Ground.
  • Page 8 PC or N2K connections. Status LED: A multicolor LED is situated in a recess on top of the MD33. The colors and their meaning are summarized in Table 3. The LED will only show one color at a time as determined by its priority. The yellow color has highest priority to indicate an error has occurred.
  • Page 9 Testing with Status LED: The LED provides a convenient means to test the MD33 in place. This is because the MD33 will always produce an output whenever any data input (IN or CANbus) is stimulated. If valid data is...
  • Page 10 If an input has invalid data, the error LED will light and an error sentence will be transmitted identifying the problem. If a computer is connected to the MD33, the error message can be observed with a terminal program such as “HyperTerminal.”...
  • Page 11 APPENDIX A Programming Instructions Introduction : The MD33 is capable of accepting certain commands and taking appropriate action such as a device reset. The commands are also used to configure various options, such as baud rate selection. All programming is done through the PC USB interface.
  • Page 12 As per the NMEA 0183 standard, the above sentence starts with a '$', then the letter 'P', which indicates a proprietary sentence, and then the 3 letters 'N-O-L' indicating the sentence belongs to NoLand Engineering. The next character, 'S' (or 'P'), indicates the sentence is for 'Stbd' (or 'Port') data. The actual data is contained in the next several fields, separated by commas.
  • Page 13 Tel: (321) 951 –7329 Fax: (321) 951-8773 http://www.nolandengineering.com email: info@ nolandengineering.com...