B&G autopilot trouble

[frejo]

System contains a Hydra pilot connected to a H2000 network with a H2000 compass sensor. The pilot installation is partly new, assembled from both new and used gear. Problem is the pilot, when engaged, all of a sudden goes into Stand by. If I press the comps (or wind or power) button again, I'll have to push a few times until it turns on again. When lying at a dock the other day the heading on the H2000 said "ERR", but this seem to be due to a power cable near by?! Sometimes I get the fault message indicating bad compass data, but not always, when the pilot went into stand by. I did a compass reset and a new swing which made things better, but not perfect. On the H2000 the pilot fault indicates "no".

Can this be due to a faulty compass sensor? Can the sensor be positoned in a bad place (this since there a a few power cables near by but I did try to use all pumps and lights when the boat was moored with no cange in the pilot)? I tried with a hand held compass and it seems pretty good though. Any other ideas?

/frejo

 

[cariguy]

The boat has to be moving or you will get a 104 error. You may want to check the error number when it goes to standby. The manual will provide you with some answers. Pilot manual

 

[frejo]

Thanks for the answer.

I used a fixed speed so that's not really a problem. Trouble is I don't get a error code at all.

/frejo

 

[frejo]

Sometimes it says 105, which is the external compass. But sometimes there is no error code...

 

[cariguy]

Sometimes the memory get corrupted. You may want to redo your commissioning procedure.

 

[frejo]

I just did a pilot reset and recommisioned it. I hope this will help but I will not now until tomorrow since the weather today is pretty awful. Thanks for your answer.

/frejo

 

[frejo]

I just did a pilot reset and recommisioned it. I hope this will help but I will not now until tomorrow since the weather today is pretty awful. Thanks for your answer.

/frejo

 

[frejo]

Worked like a charm. For a while. Then goes into Stand by all of a sudden. When I try to engage it again nothing happens. After several trials I get fault 105 and the pilot says 360. After even more trials the pilot works again, for a while...

 

[cariguy]

You may want to check to see if you have a Halcyon 2000 Compass or a ACP Remote Compass Unit. Sometimes an entry (16 or 18) is the wrong one for the compass you have under HSRC in commissioning.

 

[LeCanard]

You may want to check to see if you have a Halcyon 2000 Compass or a ACP Remote Compass Unit. Sometimes an entry (16 or 18) is the wrong one for the compass you have under HSRC in commissioning.

And to be really, really sure, see to it that the heading node is not only set in in the pilot display, but in the FFD's (if any) COURSE (CALIBRATION) and COURSE D/R (CALIBRATION) too.

lycka till

/LC

 

[frejo]

Thanks for the answers. I have now done what you suggested but the fault sustains. The difference is that I always get Fault 105.

I will now try a new compass sensor and see if there will be a difference...

 

[frejo]

Bought a used H2000 compass. When I connected it the whole Hydra-system shut down. Back to square one... By the way, can a Halcyon 2000 be repaired or is it a throw away?

 

[frejo]

If anyone's interested the pilot now works great. I did a check on all connections, changed a bit of cable and the pilot works.

/frejo

 

[Sebyseb]

Thanks for the update Frejo, I also have some H200 trouble and planning un update on Halcyon gyro, so yes, this is interesting feedback!

 

[fchurtic]

Resentful, is there a newer software version that does not have that problem?

Regards

 

[frejo]

This summer the pilot has been a real PITA. It usually works from anything between 30 sec. up to 20 minutes and then I get the pilot fault code 105 and the pilot goes into standby. I sometimes get this code even when the pilot is in standby. 105 is external compass. Strangely enough I have never seen the heading being lost on any of my displays. I've tried with two different compass cables with the same result. Any ideas on what do to next? I don't want to, as a first option, buy a new compass sensor, since they are way too expensive if there fault may be somewhere else.

It is the older (pre 2004 I believe) ACP2 and H2000 pilot with a Halcyon 2000 compass sensor.

Thanks

Fredrik

 

[frejo]

I have borrowed another Halcyon 2000 which I will try out this weekend. I also learned today that B&G are shutting down their British factory in favour of the Mexican. The Hydra series will probably shut down as well...

 

[frejo]

My ACP is running software version 1,2. The latest there is in the older ACP is 1,5. I am not having such late gear as H3000, but the problems are perhaps the same with the older stuff?

I have tried to reset both the ACP and the Halcyon, but the problems are still there. But what you are saying is that there is nothing I can do?? Buying NKE or something else is not an option

Thanks

 

[frejo]

I'll try to change the connection sequence and see if it will be any difference. I have checked the resistance, it's 50 ohms.

I have the ACP2.

Thanks