veraton Link Up Gateway Pyrometer Instruction Manual

LINK UP GATEWAY
PYROMETER
INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL
rev. AA

INTRODUCTION

SYSTEM COMPONENTS

THE LINK UP GATEWAY CONCEPT
The Link Up Pyrometer gateway (hereinafter “Device” or “Link Up”) provides an easy method to provide the exhaust temperature to NMEA 2000.
Easily installed, the LinkUp gateway replaces the original wiring, delivering power to both the LinkUp device and sensor from the NMEA 2000 backbone while still being compliant with the NMEA 2000 certification requirements.
The data are then available for being displayed on any OceanLink, AcquaLink, or more in general on any glass cockpit NMEA 2000 display device.
Configuring LinkUp gateways is simple using a mobile device and the companion LinkUp Configurator App for Android or iOS.
Each device has a built-in passive NFC antenna, so the parameters of the sensor are wirelessly configured to type, instance, and warning threshold on the mobile device which is then “tapped” against the LinkUp device for instant data download.

DESIGN AND FUNCTION
The Link Up gateway has a simple but yet effective design. The housing filled with bi-component resin allows the unit to be installed in Engine Rooms, making it compliant to the ISO 8846:1990 as requested by the directive 2013-53(EC). The standard NMEA 2000® M12 plug allows for a plug-and-play
installation to the network backbone.
The pyrometer sensor serves to monitor accurately the temperature in the elbow flange of the exhaust pipe and indicates the eventual thermal overload of the engine.
The sensor connects to the LinkUp happens through an extension cable provided with an AMP SuperSeal plug, which perfectly matches the LinkUp, without the need for additional wiring.

SAFETY INFORMATION

WARNING

• No smoking! No open fire or heat sources!
• The product was developed, manufactured, and inspected according to the basic safety requirements of EC Guidelines and state-of-the-art technology.
• The instrument is designed for use in grounded vehicles and machines as well as in pleasure boats, including non-classified commercial shipping.
• Use our product only as intended. Use of the product for reasons other than its intended use may lead to personal injury, property damage, or environmental damage. Before installation, check the vehicle documentation for a vehicle type and any possible special features!
• Use the assembly plan to learn the location of the fuel/hydraulic/compressed air and electrical lines!
• Note possible modifications to the vehicle, which must be considered during installation!
• To prevent personal injury, property damage, or environmental damage, basic knowledge of motor vehicle/shipbuilding electronics and mechanics is required.
• Make sure that the engine cannot start unintentionally during installation!
• Modifications or manipulations to VDO products can affect safety. Consequently, you may not modify or manipulate the product!
• When removing/installing seats, covers, etc., ensure that lines are not damaged and plug-in connections are not loosened!
• Note all data from other installed instruments with volatile electronic memories.

SAFETY DURING INSTALLATION

• During installation, ensure that the product’s components do not affect or limit vehicle functions. Avoid damaging these components!

• Only install undamaged parts in a vehicle!

• During installation, ensure that the product does not impair the field of vision and that it cannot impact the driver’s or passenger’s head!

• A specialized technician should install the product. If you install the product yourself, wear appropriate work clothing. Do not wear loose clothing, as it may get caught in moving parts. Protect long hair with a hair net.

• When working on the onboard electronics, do not wear metallic or conductive jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc.

• If work on a running engine is required, exercise extreme caution. Wear only appropriate work clothing as you are at risk of personal injury, resulting from being crushed or burned.

• During installation, ensure that the product’s components do not affect or limit vehicle functions. Avoid damaging these components!

• Only install undamaged parts in a vehicle!

• During installation, ensure that the product does not impair the field of vision and that it cannot impact the driver’s or passenger’s head!

• A specialized technician should install the product. If you install the product yourself, wear appropriate work clothing. Do not wear loose clothing, as it may get caught in moving parts. Protect long hair with a hair net.

• When working on the onboard electronics, do not wear metallic or conductive jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc.

• If work on a running engine is required, exercise extreme caution. Wear only appropriate work clothing as you are at risk of personal injury, resulting from being crushed or burned.

• When working underneath the vehicle, secure it according to the specifications of the vehicle manufacturer.

• Note the necessary clearance behind the drill hole or port at the installation location. Required mounting depth: 65 mm.

• Drill small ports; enlarge and complete them, if necessary, using taper milling tools, saber saws, keyhole saws, or files. Deburr edges. Follow the safety
  instructions of the tool manufacturer.

• Use only insulated tools, if work is necessary on live parts.

• Use only the multimeter or diode test lamps provided, to measure voltages and currents in the vehicle/machine or boat. Use of conventional test
  lamps can cause damage to control units or other electronic systems.

• The electrical indicator outputs and cables connected to them must be protected from direct contact and damage. The cables in use must have enough
  insulation and electric strength and the contact points must be safe from touch.

• Use appropriate measures to also protect the electrically conductive parts on the connected consumer from direct contact. Laying metallic, uninsulated cables and contacts are prohibited.

SAFETY AFTER INSTALLATION

• Connect the ground cable tightly to the negative terminal of the battery.
• Reenter/reprogram the volatile electronic memory values.
• Check all functions.
• Use only clean water to clean the components. Note the Ingress Protection (IP) ratings (IEC 60529).

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION

• Note cable cross-sectional area!
• Reducing the cable cross-sectional area leads to higher current density, which can cause the cable cross-sectional area in question to heat up!
• When installing electrical cables, use the provided cable ducts and harnesses; however, do not run cables parallel to ignition cables or to cables that lead to large electricity consumers.
• Fasten cables with cable ties or adhesive tape. Do not run cables over moving parts. Do not attach cables to the steering column!
• Ensure that cables are not subject to tensile, compressive, or shearing forces.
• If cables are run through drill holes, protect them using rubber sleeves or the like.
• Use only one cable stripper to strip the cable. Adjust the stripper so that stranded wires are not damaged or separated.
• Use only a soft soldering process or commercially available crimp connector to solder new cable connections!
• Make crimp connections with cable crimping pliers only. Follow the safety instructions of the tool manufacturer.
• Insulate exposed stranded wires to prevent short circuits.
• Caution: Risk of short circuit if junctions are faulty or cables are damaged.
• Short circuits in the vehicle network can cause fires, battery explosions, and damages to other electronic systems. Consequently, all power supply cable connections must be provided with weldable connectors and be sufficiently insulated.
• Ensure ground connections are sound.
• Faulty connections can cause short circuits. Only connect cables according to the electrical wiring diagram.
• If operating the instrument on power supply units, note that the power supply unit must be stabilized and it must comply with the following standard: DIN EN 61000, Parts 6-1 to 6-4.

SYSTEM INSTALLATION

WARNING
Before beginning, disconnect the negative terminal on the battery, otherwise, you risk a short circuit. If the vehicle is supplied by auxiliary batteries, you must also disconnect the negative terminals on these batteries! Short circuits can cause fires, battery explosions, and damages to other electronic systems. Please note that when you disconnect the battery, all volatile electronic memories lose their input values and must be reprogrammed.

BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY

1. Before beginning, turn off the ignition and remove the ignition key. If necessary, remove the main circuit switch
2. Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery. Make sure the battery cannot unintentionally restart.
3. Place the device at least 300 mm away from any magnetic compass.
   

PYROMETER SENSOR INSTALLATION

Connect the Pyrometer sensor to the extension cable as indicated in the picture making sure to follow the connections table below.

WARNING

• Do not shorten measuring leads. Coil if necessary.

| Extension cable Sensor-side interface
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Pin No.| Wire color| Description
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1| Red| Sensor GND
2| Yellow| Sensor signal
| Pyrometer sensor interface
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Install the sensor in the exhaust pipe near the elbow flange.
Maximum adjustment depth up to the middle of exhaust pipe: 60 mm (2.36 in).

Mount the bushing centrically and weld on.

WARNING

• The weld must form a tight seal.
• Always follow the safety instructions and advice of the welding equipment manufacturer.

Slide the heat-shrinkable sleeve over the cable connections and then heat with a hot-air fan over the entire length until it shrinks.

WARNING

• Always follow the safety advice of the hot-air fan manufacturer.

LINK UP CONNECTION
Connect the Link Up sensor-side plug to the 6 m extension cable B000632 to interface the pyrometer sensor.
The 6 m extension cable B000632 is designed with the mating AMP SuperSeal connector for a plug-and-play installation. The contacts must be audibly locked into place.

| LinkUp sensor-side plug
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Pin No.| Wire color| Description
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1| White| Sensor GND
2| Blue| Sensor signal
| Extension cable LinkUp-side plug
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CONNECT TO THE NMEA 2000® NETWORK
Once the sensor installation is complete it is possible to interface the Link Up gateway to the NMEA 2000® network through the dedicated DeviceNet plug. Please ensure to tighten the M12 connector by screwing it onto its counterpart, so to preserve the water tightness. A drop cable is not needed unless the total length of the Link Up device is not enough to reach the NMEA 2000® backbone. In this case, it is possible to extend the total length by using one of the accessory drop cables. Please note that NMEA 2000® does not allow drop cables longer than 6 meters.
Refer to the NMEA 2000® standard for a proper network design.
If power from the NMEA 2000® network is received, the green LED on the Link Up housing will start flashing (see “LED notifications”).

DeviceNet M12 5-poles NMEA 2000® plug

CONFIGURATION

LINK UP CONFIGURATOR APP
To properly configure the system, some parameters must be calibrated through the Link Up gateway, like sensor instance and warning threshold.
This is possible through the “Link Up Configurator” smartphone App, which can be downloaded free of charge from the stores of both Android and iOS devices.
A simple and detailed explanation of the configuration process is also available as in-app instructions.
Thanks to the passive embedded NFC receiver, the Link Up gateway can be configured, as described below, without the need for a power supply.

Link Up Configurator App is available for both iOS and Android devices

SENSOR CONFIGURATION

1. Launch the “Link Up Configurator” App and read the actual configuration of the  Link Up device by “tapping” the smartphone onto the Link Up wireless area (indicated by the red arrow).
   NOTE: The antenna position on the smartphone depends on the model. Please refer to the smartphone manufacturer manual.
   

2. After the readout, the App will show the “Configuration Summary”, which displays all the current settings of the device. To modify the configuration, press the “Change Configuration” button.

3. Choose the instance (e.g. Engine 2) so that the Link Up gateway will correctly transmit the exhaust temperature value over NMEA 2000®.
   Choose the instance (e.g. Engine 2) so that the Link Up gateway will correctly transmit the exhaust temperature value over NMEA 2000®.
   

4. To download the configuration, simply “tap” the smartphone again onto the Link Up wireless area, as described in step 1. The configuration is instantaneously transferred to the device, and the new “Configuration Summary” is displayed.

**SUPPORTED LINK UP CONFIGURATIONS***

• the supported configurations may be updated at any time. Please make sure to always use the latest App version.

LED NOTIFICATION

Waiting for configuration by the user (factory setting). NMEA 2000® messages are NOT transmitted.
Fast blink (5Hz)| Analogue value from the sensor out of range. NMEA 2000® messages are being set as “invalid”.
Very fast blink (10Hz)| Device reconfiguration is in progress after wireless download.

TECHNICAL DATA

DATASHEET

250 – 1650 °F
LinkUp sensor cable length| 25 cm
NMEA 2000® cable length| 25 cm
LinkUp Sensor-side plug| TE AMP Superseal 1.5 2 pins – Female
Housing: 282080-1
Terminals: 282403-1 (2x)
Sealing: 281934-2 (2x)
Extension cable LinkUp-side plug| TE AMP Superseal 1.5 2 pins – Male
Housing: 282104-1
Terminals: 282404-1 (2x)
Sealing: 281934-2 (2x)
NMEA 2000® plug| DeviceNet Micro-C M12 5 pins – Male
Compliance| CE, Reach, RoHS, UL94, ISO 8846:1990

LINK UP GATEWAY

PYROMETER SENSOR

A Thermoelement: NiCr-Ni DIN 43710 (with casing insulation)
B V-ring bolting
C Sleeve with sheathing, brazed
D Break protection spring
E Heat shrink tube
F VA wire wounding
G Rubber grommet
H Compensating wire: NiCr-Ni, 2x 0.5 mm²
J Cable lug (2x): DIN 46237-3.5
K Screw (2x): M3 x 6
L Lock nut: M3
THREADED BUSHING (STEEL)
EXTENSION CABLE
SUPPORTED NMEA 2000® PGNs

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