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CM880 – The Intelligent Autopilot for Professionals

CM880 – The Intelligent Autopilot for Professionals

CM880 – The Intelligent Autopilot for Professionals

Product catalog summary
Overview: The CM880 is a high-performance commercial autopilot designed for workboats, large trawlers, and freighters ranging from 50 to 10,000 tonnes. It features robust construction and advanced software for optimal steering and course accuracy.
Key Features:
  • Simple panel controls for course change, yaw, trim, and mode functions, operable with thick gloves.
  • Enhanced course holding accuracy with minimal rudder movement.
  • Adjustable turn rate and choice of automatic or manual trim.
  • Yaw control to reduce rudder activity in heavy seas.
  • Large graphic display with backlit panel labels and adjustable brightness.
  • Interfaces with GPS plotter, radar systems, and supports standard rudder and nozzle-style steering gear.
  • Single package unit for easy installation, designed to IMO standards.
Specifications:
  • Input Voltage: 10-35 VDC.
  • Environmental Operating Range: 0-50ºC.
  • Power Consumption: 0.3A at 12-24V.
  • Heading Sensors: CM427 Fluxgate, CM428 Compass Slave, or digital (NMEA).
  • Interfacing: Standard NMEA 0183 with dual input ports.
  • Alarms: Watch-keeping, Full Helm, Off Course, Drive Stall, Overload, and Compass Fault.
Components:
  • CM880 Controller: Dimensions 290mm x 144mm x 111mm, flush mount or tilt bracket.
  • CM125 Rudder Feedback: Horizontal, vertical, or inverted mounting.
  • CM427 Fluxgate Compass: Provides sine/cosine output with 2 degrees RMS accuracy.
  • CM626 Rate Gyro: Offers steadier course control, overcoming acceleration effects and magnetic influences.
Optional Features:
  • CM528 Analogue Steering Interface for 360-degree nozzle and jet drive systems.
  • Remote steering positions and helms for increased flexibility.
Installation and Compatibility: The CM880 is compatible with various hydraulic steering systems and can be integrated with advanced navigation equipment. It is designed to withstand supply fluctuations and electromagnetic interference, ensuring reliability in harsh marine environments.
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Catalog excerpts

CM880 – The Intelligent Autopilot for Professionals-1

The robust, high performance commercial CM880 autopilot incorporates all the intelligence and specialised features required for optimal steering of workboats, large trawlers and freighters of 50 - 10,000 tonnes or more. It offers simple panel controls for course change, yaw, trim, rate control and mode functions even when wearing thick work gloves. • Practical design for ease of operation and efficiency • Enhanced course holding accuracy • Adjustable turn rate • Choice of automatic and manual trim • Trim for weather helm, towing off-centre loads, or trawling • Yaw control for reducing rudder activity in heavy seas • Precision rudder control through adaptive rudder loop • Large graphic display of heading and settings • Backlit panel labels and adjustable display brightness • LED bar indicator showing rudder angle • Magnetic or digital compass • Advanced navigation equipment interface • GPS plotter and radar system interface • Supports standard rudder and nozzle-style steering gear • Single package unit for easy installation • Designed and manufactured to IMO standards

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CM880 – The Intelligent Autopilot for Professionals-2

COURSE MASTER AUTOPILOTS EXPANDED INSTALLATION The high performance commercial over three years of working closely with workboat and freighter captains, ongoing software development and exhaustive sea trials in some of the world's harshest marine environments. The advanced, intelligent software built into the CM880 ensures enhanced course holding accuracy with minimal rudder movement. Coursemaster also offers an optional CM528 analogue steering interface drive steering systems. The CM880 accepts heading inputs from a fluxgate compass, flat top compass slave, or a digital input from a NMEA navigation...

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