Trelleborg PPU Settings

These settings configure SEAiq Pilot for use with Trelleborg Portable Piloting Units. See below for more information on using SEAiq with Trelleborg products.

Settings

• Trelleborg Web Site : A link to the http://trelleborg.com web site.

Devices

• PCA Non-Portable Pilot Unit (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Configure for use with the Panama Canal Authority Non-Portable Pilot Unit (NPPU) specification. All devices compliant with the NPPU specification are supported. Currently available devices include:

  • Trelleborg P3
  • Navicom Dynamics CanalPilot
  • CAIM NaviMotion
  • SAL Navigation SPU-100
  • Trimble MPS566 Pilot System
  • S3C CanalNav

  Units from other vendors which support the NPPU standard from PCA should also work.

  The PCA NPPU standard uses UDP communication on port 17608. The network configuration for NPPUs is the same as Trelleborg CAT ROT (v2-5).

• Trelleborg CAT ROT (v1) (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Configure for use with Trelleborg CAT ROTv1.

• Trelleborg CAT ROT (v2-5) (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Configure for use with following Trelleborg devices:

  • CAT ROT (v2) without CAT I
  • CAT ROT (v3) without CAT I
  • CAT ROT (v4) without CAT I
  • CAT ROT (v5) without CAT I
  • CAT ROT and CAT I (v2) (using firmware before 1.2)
  • CAT II (configuration 1)
  • CAT III (configuration 1)

  For CAT II and CAT III, please see documentation for further configuration steps that are required, as well as additional configuration options.

  The network configuration received UDP on port 17608 and is the same as PCA NPPU.

• Trelleborg CAT ROT+I (v2,v4-5) & CAT XT (v4-5) (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Configure for use with following Trelleborg devices:

  • CAT ROT and CAT I (v2) (using firmware 1.2 or later)
  • CAT ROT and CAT I (v4)
  • CAT ROT and CAT I (v5)
  • CAT XT (v4)
  • CAT XT (v5)

• Trelleborg CAT ROT+I (v3), CAT XT (v3), CAT MAX (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Configure for use with following Trelleborg devices:

  • CAT ROT and CAT I (v3)
  • CAT XT (v3)
  • CAT MAX
• Trelleborg CAT PRO (Modes 1-3) (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Configure for use with Trelleborg CAT PRO (Documentation). This enables connections to all available modules, including the EXT, HDG, and POS modules. You can press the CAT PRO status panel to see detailed diagnostics information from the modules. Additionally, you can use Settings / Trelleborg PPUs / CAT PRO section to change various settings for your modules.
• Trelleborg CAT PRO (Mode 4) (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Configure for use with Trelleborg CAT PRO (Documentation). This enables connections to all available modules, including the EXT, HDG, and POS modules. You can press the CAT PRO status panel to see detailed diagnostics information from the modules. Additionally, you can use Settings / Trelleborg PPUs / CAT PRO section.

CAT PRO

• Auto Mode Switch (Only SEAiq Pilot) : When enabled, automatically switch CAT PRO configuration between modes 1-3 and mode 4. This function requires that one of the two mode groups is already selected.
• LED Brightness (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Level to set the LED brightness for Trelleborg CAT PRO. Default is 100% (maximum brightness).
• Automatically Adjust LED Brightness (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Automatically set LED brightness according to display color mode. Day: 100%, Dusk: 25%; Night: 10%.
• Automatically Adjust Heading Offset (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Automatically adjust heading offset based on detected CAT PRO mode. Mode 3 has implied offset of -90°. Mode 4 has implied offset of 90°. Other modes have no correction. Note that this correction is made prior to any user-entered heading offset.
• Walkaway Alarm (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Control whether walkaway alarm is enabled for Trelleborg CAT PRO devices. The default is on.
• Auto Turnoff (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Control whether automatic turn-off is enabled for Trelleborg CAT PRO devices. The default is on.
• Configuration Diagnostics (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Provides information about attempts to configure a set of Trelleborg CAT PRO devices.

Diagnostics (Primary, Extra, Extra2)

• Status & Diagnostics : This shows diagnostics describing the current status of your NMEA/AIS configuration.
• Status & Diagnostics (Only SEAiq Pilot) : This shows diagnostics describing the current status of your Extra NMEA/AIS configuration, if enabled.
• Status & Diagnostics (Only SEAiq Pilot) : This shows diagnostics describing the current status of your Extra (2) NMEA/AIS configuration, if enabled.

NMEA Configuration

Trelleborg CAT ROT v2 and CAT 1

SEAiq supports CAT ROT v2 both with and without the CAT 1 device. For users with the original CAT ROT device, see the section below. For users with CAT ROTv2 with firmware prior to 1.2.0 or that is used without a CAT 1, all that is required is the following:

• Host: Leave empty
• Port Number: 17608
• Connection Type: UDP

If your device has a firewall, you will need to disable it or open this port in the firewall.

For users with both a CAT ROTv2 and CAT 1 device and with firmware 1.2.0 or later, an additional configuration step is required. This is because data from CAT 1 no longer arrives from the same feed as CAT ROT. The CAT 1 now uses a separate port. Use the following settings in Extra NMEA in addition to the settings above. You can determine the firmware version by viewing the SEAiq vertical status bar while connected to the device.

• This is only for the Extra NMEA settings
• Enable: On
• Host: Leave empty
• Port Number: 17610
• Connection Type: UDP

If your device has a firewall, you will need to disable it or open this port in the firewall.

In addition to standard position and AIS data, SEAiq will also display in the status bar battery status, charging status, and firmware version for both devices. Battery status is shown using standard bars. Critical indicates the device will turn off automatically and this value may possibly never be seen. Charging status is indicated as (+) if the battery is currently accepting a charge.

You can enable Settings / Status Bar / Show GPS Diagnostics and/or Settings / Status Bar / Show GPS Satellites to see detailed information about GPS.

Trelleborg E-Sea FIX CAT ROT (Version 1)

SEAiq supports all 4 configurations of this product. UDP is recommended because it is easier to configure (no IP address is required) and will recover more rapidly if the WiFi signal is temporarily lost.

Note that some CAT ROT devices do not support DHCP IP address assignment and so may require you to configure your iPad WiFi's IP address manually. Contact the manufacturer for more information.

UDP mode supports 2 ports. 17608 uses standard AIS messaging. 17609 provides separate high-resolution heading and ROT data:

• Host: Leave empty
• Port Number: 17608 or 17609
• Connection Type: UDP

TCP mode also supports 2 ports. 5000 uses standard AIS messaging. 5001 provides separate high-resolution heading and ROT data. The IP address of the CAT ROT must be provided. Normally, it will be 192.168.3.24.

• Host: (see above)
• Port Number: 5000 or 5001
• Connection Type: TCP

Trelleborg CAT II and CAT III

There are two different configurations for these, which can be used if you want to connect 2 different client devices. Because of the networking configuration used, at most 2 clients can connect at the same time.

These devices do not support DHCP IP address assignment. This means they require you to configure your iPad WiFi's IP address manually. Please carefully follow the instructions below.

Configuration 1

The configuration below is the same as Trelleborg CAT ROT (v2,v3,v4) preset, so you can select that preset for this configuration.

• Host: Leave empty
• Port Number: 17608
• Connection Type: UDP

• IP: 192.168.3.101
• Subnet: 255.255.255.0
• Router: Leave empty

• Go to iPad Settings / Wi-Fi
• Join the CAT II/III WiFi network
• Select the network
• Choose Manual
• Enter the following values
• IP: 192.168.3.101
• Subnet: 255.255.255.0
• Router: Leave empty

Configuration 2

• Host: Leave empty
• Port Number: 17610
• Connection Type: UDP

• IP: 192.168.3.89
• Subnet: 255.255.255.0
• Router: Leave empty