Raymarine RSW-Wired User Manual

3.1Productoverview
TheRSW-WiredisashortarmSmartWindtransducersystemdesignedfor
performancesailors.
TheRSW-WiredSmartWindtransducerisaprecisioninstrument,combininga
highperformanceAHRS3Dsensorwithintelligentonboarddataprocessing
—noexternalprocessingunitrequired.Theintegrateddesignprovidesa
greatlysimplifiedinstallationandlow-latencyvaneresponsetimes.
TheRSW-WiredSmartWindtransducerhasthefollowingfeatures:
•3DsensorandSmartWindtechnologydeliverimprovedwindspeedand
directionstabilityfromtacktotack,bycompensatingfor:
–Boatspeed.
–Leeway.
–Masttwistandbend.
–Mastrotation.
–Dynamicvesselmotion(pitchandroll).
–Saileffects(upwashcalculations).
•Embedded9-axisAttitudeandHeadingReferenceSystem(AHRS)sensor:
–gyrooperatingon3axis.
–accelerometeroperatingon3axis.
–magnetometeroperatingon3axis.
•Highlyaccuratemeasurementofwindspeedanddirection—nocalibration
tablesneeded.
•Precisiondesignforincreasedaccuracy.
•Lightweightarmdesignwithrigidcarbonconstruction.
•NMEA2000wiredgatewayincluded,forconnectiontoSeaTalkngor
DeviceNetbackbones.
3.2SmartWindTransducercompatibility
TheSmartWindtransducerusesNMEA2000PGN130306totransmitwind
datatothenetwork.AnyRaymarine®orthirdpartyinstrumentdisplay/MFD
(chartplotter)capableofreceivingthisPGNcandisplaytheSmartWind
transducer’swinddata.
However,tobenefitfromthefullrangeoffeaturesavailablewiththeSmart
Windtransducer,additionaldatasourcesarerequired.
UsingtheSmartWindtransducerinnon-Raymarinesystems
WhenusingtheSmartWindtransduceronanNMEA2000networkwhich
containsonlythird-party(non-Raymarine®)equipment,thefollowinglistof
restrictionsapplies:
•LeewayandSaileffect(upwashcalculation)correctionswhichareenabled
bydefaultcannotbedisabled.
•Rotatingmastconfigurationsettingswhicharedisabledbydefaultcannot
beenabled.
•InthescenariothatnovesselheadingdataisavailableonyourNMEA
2000network(e.g.fromaheadingsensor)andyourmultifunctiondisplay
/chartplotterisnotabletoapplyamanualvaneoffsetangle,thewind
transducermustbeinstalleddirectlyonthemastcenterline.Thisis
becauseanoffsetanglecannotbeappliedtoaccountforthedifference
betweenthemast’scenterlineandthewindtransducer’sinstallationangle.
Note:
ForafulllistofNMEA2000PGNstransmittedbytheSmartWind
transducer,referto:p.67—SupportedNMEA2000PGNs
UsingtheSmartWindtransducerinsystemswithRaymarine
displays
Foroptimumperformance,theSmartWindtransducercanbepartnered
withcompatibleRaymarine®displays:
Productandsystemoverview
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Raymarine RSW-Wired Specifications

General

Brand	Raymarine
Model	RSW-Wired
Category	Transducer
Language	English