20.2 software update (nos 64)...release notes simrad multifunction display software update 20.2...

20.2 Software update (NOS 64)Release notes

Simrad Multifunction Display Software Update20.2

Software versions and file namesModel Ver. FilenameNSO evo3S MFD NSO_evo3S_MFD-20.2 -64.3.46-Standard-1.updNSO evo3S MPU NSO_evo3S_MPU-20.2 -64.3.46-Standard-1.updNSO evo3 NSO_evo3-20.2 -64.3.46-Standard-1.updNSS evo3S NSS_evo3S-20.2-64.3.46-Standard-1.updNSS evo3 NSS_evo3-20.2-64.3.46-Standard-1.updGO5 XSE GO5_XSE-20.2-64.3.46-Standard-1.updGO7 XSR & GO12 XSE GO7_XSR_GO12_XSE-20.2-64.3.46-Standard-1.updGO9 XSE GO9_XSE-20.2-64.3.46-Standard-1.updIDS Display IDS_Display-20.2-64.3.46-Standard-1.updIDS IDS_Hub-20.2-64.3.46-Standard-1.upd

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New feature description

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Radar interface improvements

AIS improvements

GO12 Chart and Echosounder sharing over Ethernet enabled

SteadySteer™ support

CZone® Control bar

ActiveTarget™ support

LiveSight™ support (launched in last release for other displays)

Mercury SmartTow – Surf/Wake

SiriusXM Fish Mapping

ITC Lighting control bar

Honda Eco Mode Instrument bar

Radar Interface Improvements

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New look PPI © Navico

Old Radar PPI New Radar PPI

• More vivid range rings• Change to compass: all

bearing numbers now on the outside

• Scaled own boat icon (requires setting up)

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New look PPI © Navico

Old Radar PPI Split-screen: Look ahead

• Enhanced PPI when in a split screen

New PPI Split-screen: Look ahead

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New radar MARPA target symbols© Navico

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New look MARPA and AIS trails© Navico

Moving Radar MARPA and AIS targets will now display a graduated trail showing the vessels past position history on the radar PPI. A new selection dialog under Settings > Vessels is used to set the duration of the history

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Radar and AIS target association© Navico

Associated target. When an acquired radar MARPA target and an AIS target are deemed to be the same vessel, the system will display the two targets as one symbol.This reduces the number of AIS symbols and radar targets on the PPI. The association function also compensates for a possible failure in one of the two targets, e.g., if the radar tracked target is positioned behind an island, the system keeps tracking and visualizing the AIS target.Note: The MARPA radar target continues to be analyzed by the system when the target association is active.Note: Optimal use for this feature is tracking class A AIS targets as their broadcast position is updated more often than Class-B.

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Dangerous target alerts© Navico

A new Dangerous Target Alert will warn the operator of dangerous radar and AIS targets according to the dangerous target parameters in Settings>Vessels>Vessels and Tracked Targets. The Dangerous Target Alert provides a simple diagram in a pop-up window that appears on the bottom left of the screen. It will show the range, the graphical bearing and heading of the vessel in relation to operators vessel.This is a significant safety and situational awareness tool that not only alerts the user, but guides them to the relative range and bearing of the dangerous target. The user can dismiss the alert, choose to view the dangerous target on the chart or disable the alarm. Note: disable could be used when entering high traffic areas.

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Dangerous target alerts© Navico

Enable this feature under Alarms > Settings. Select the Dangerous vessel check box.The general use of this feature is in open water. Approaching ports may cause multiple alarms and become distracting. If this is the case, select Disable from the dangerous target alarm panel or uncheck the setting listed above.Vessels with AIS transmitters should enter their own vessels MMSI number under Settings > Vessels . MMSI

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Consolidated vessel and tracked target settings page© Navico

The new Vessel and Tracked Target settings are a combination of the former “Icon filters” and “Dangerous vessels” menu items

Range of interest - specify to show targets in all ranges (based on radar range) ortargets within a specific distance of own vessel.Note when set to auto and operating in shot ranges, many targets will be hidden from the chart

FilteringShow: All targets, Dangerous targets only or No targetsMax AIS targets: All, 5,10,20,30Hide slower than, 1,2,5,10,15,20,25 Knt (or equivalent speed unit values)Hide lost targets after: 10 sec, 1,2,5,10,15,20,25,30 min

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Improved editing of Guard zones© Navico

Guard zones have new adjustment handles, making it easier to set zones using a touch screen.

thatching rake

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Own vessel icon on PPI© NavicoA scaled outline of the vessel is now

able to be displayed on the PPI. The Boat settings need to be set, and also the position of the antenna in relation to the center lines of the boat.

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Radar, new menu structure © Navico

Old Radar menuNew Radar menu

The new menu structure allows for easier access to more commonly used controls and features. Such as Mode selection is now on the top-level menu

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Active Route on radar PPI© Navico

When enabled under Radar > Settings, the active route will now be displayed on the radar PPI

AIS Improvements

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New AIS icons© Navico

• There is new symbology for AIS targets AIS target, stationary or moving if no extension lines enabled

AIS moving target with show history trails enabled.

AIS dangerous target: Color dependent on chosen palette

AIS moving target with predicted course extension (dashed line). Will show as a straight line if going straight or if no rate-of-turn AIS data is available.

Associated target. Displayed when the system determines if a radar and AIS contact are the same target. This reduces the number of AIS symbols and radar targets on the PPI. The association function also compensates for a possible failure in one of the two targets, e.g., if the radar tracked target is positioned behind an island, the system keeps tracking and visualizing the AIS target.Note: The tracked radar target continues to be analyzed by the system when the target association is active.

AIS zoomed target. Shows a scaled outline of the vessel as per the AIS data received from the vessel

AIS moving target with predicted turn extension (based on rate-of-turn AIS data) and history trail enabled.

Selected AIS target, indicated with square corners around the targetsymbol.

Lost AIS target, indicated with a line on the target symbol. The symbol is located at the last received position from the target. Icon will disappear after time limit expires as set in Hide lost targets after..

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New AIS icons© Navico

There is new symbology for AIS AtoNs

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AIS vessel outline© Navico

When the chart is zoomed to the 100m (or 500 ft) scale, AIS targets will be displayed as an outline of the vessel (if the vessel dimensions are received)

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NMEA 0183 AIS now broadcast over NMEA 2000© Navico

Traditionally, vessels that have an AIS receiver with only NMEA 0183 output would have to wire the AIS to each MFD that they wanted to display AIS data on. This would often require the use of powered splitters and extra data cables.This software now enables an NMEA 0183 AIS receiver to be connected to just one MFD. The data is then converted to NMEA 2000 and broadcast to all other MFDs on the network.

The feature is enabled by the check box “Send AIS data on NMEA2000” under Settings > Network > NMEA 0183.Set on one MFD only

GO12 Echosounder and chart sharing enabled

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GO12 Echo sounder and chart sharing enabled

This release will enable the Ethernet port labeled “Radar” to access Chart and echosounder sources from other networked devicesGO12 can now access and display data from the S5100 & SonarHub modules.GO12 can now access and display the echosounder data from another GO12 or NSS MFD that has a connected transducer.GO12 can now access and display chart data from cards inserted into other GO12 units or NSS / NSO MFDs

Note: If a StructureScan 3D module is connected to a GO12, it does not have the StructureScan 3D feature; however, DownScan and SideScanare available.Note: GO12 does not have video over IP functionality

SteadySteer Support**

** Currently compatible with the RPU range of drive pumps. New compatible PUMPx drives coming Q2 2021

SteadySteer Support (RPU pump series)

SteadySteer is an autopilot performance enhancement, currently for existing Simrad NAC-2, NAC-3 autopilot computers fitted with an RPU series autopilot drives. By adding the SteadySteer control valve, this enables a more intuitive user experience by allowing the vessel operator to disengage and engage the autopilot through moving the helm allowing for easy course corrections and simple operation. This software enables the SteadySteer feature on the MFD

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25** Currently compatible with the RPU range of drive pumps. New compatible PUMPx drives coming Q2 2021

CZONE Control bar

CZone® Control bar

• A CZone digital switching device can be connected to the NMEA 2000 network and configured to allow control from the control bar of the MFD.

• A CZone digital switching control bar is now automatically displayed when the CZone digital switching device is configured to be included in the control bar.

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CZone® Control bar© Navico

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CZone® Control bar© Navico

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Circuit faultCircuits on Module Offline

ActiveTarget™ support

Active Target Support• NSS evo3/3S NSO evo3/3S (MFD & MPU), and IDS will now support the Active

target transducer and module• The highest resolution live sonar on the market

• Active Target is capable of three viewing modes– Forward – Cast and track bait and fish movement in real-time– Down – Perfect for vertically jigging or fishing structure you are sitting on top of – Scout – Search for fish and structure with a wide viewing area

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Mercury® Smart Tow®

Mercury Smart Tow Surf/Wake

Further deepening the partnership between Simrad and Mercury, 20.2 enables Mercury wake shapingSmart Tow uses your boat’s rpm and speed to launch and maintain a consistent speed throughout a run.Systems that include Simrad, Mercury, and CZonecontrolled Lenco trim tabs will now have the ability to shape the wake behind the boat The complete system enables ‘Surf’ or ‘Wakeboard’ options in the Mercury control sidebar panelSystems without Czone Lenco trim tabs will continue only to have Mercury engine control under the Ski/Tow option

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This version can control lighting effects of ITC lighting systems.If an ITC lighting control module is installed and connected to the NMEA 2000 network, The control bar should be activated on the MFD. The control bar can be activated/deactivated from the Advanced settings dialog.

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ITC Lighting control bar© Navico

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Control Color and temperature of the lighting

Add modes to alter the lighting of a zone

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Fish Mapping™ by SiriusXM®**

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39 ** SiriusXM Coverage areahttps://www.siriusxm.com/marine/coverage-map?intcmp=IWTG_NA_www:marine:overview_ExploretheCoverageMap

** SiriusXM Coverage area

https://www.siriusxm.com/marine/coverage-map?intcmp=IWTG_NA_www:marine:overview_ExploretheCoverageMap

Fish Mapping• Fish mapping is a subscription service offered by SiriusXM. It is only

available with systems that use the SiriusXM WM-4 Weather module. (WM-4 is not compatible with GO or NSO evo2)

• This release of software has support for the users that have the WM-4 and have an active subscription for Fish mapping

• More information of the SiriusXM feature and Subscription, please see www.siriusxm.com/sxmmarine.

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http://www.siriusxm.com/sxmmarine

Fish Mapping featuresView recommend locations of specific types of game fish, based on data-driven analysis. The locations are overlaid on the chart.

Updated twice per week on Tuesday and Friday mornings

View contour lines where sea surface temperatures are clearly illustrated.

Updated every 3 hours

View areas of plankton concentrations.

Updated every 24 hours.

View estimated strength of ocean fronts, which are significant temperature changes that create distinct boundaries between bodies of water.

Updated every 24 hours

View areas with strong plankton concentration bordering areas with relatively little or no plankton.

Updated every 24 hours..

View locations where the sea surface height is noticeably different than the surrounding area. Experts identify these spots using real-time radar data and models of the sea surface.

Updated every 24 hours.

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• ECO status on Simrad MFDs from Honda Engines

• ECO mode information is available through NMEA2000 connection

• Available from single engine up to eight engine configurations

Honda ECO mode overview© Navico

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Eco mode display options

ECO mode active - Engine currently operating in ECO mode

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ECO mode NOT active - Engine currently NOT operating in ECO mode

The engine has ECO mode disabled

Not receiving ECO mode information from the engine

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• Sonar fixes and improvements for NSS Evo3S.– There have been some reports of echosounder locking up and stop pinging or inability to find the bottom once the

bottom is lost. Reports of sea temperature flashing on and off with subsequent pausing of the echosounder pinging.– There have been some enhancements to the CHIRP scheme to provide a more consistent bottom picture through

changes of burst length which may happen during range changes. These changes also provide better fish images in shallow water. There have been some reports of some diagonal interference lines occurring in deep water when using offset ranges in 2 different frequencies. Changes have been incorporated to remove this effect.

– When running dual-channel split-screen, in some circumstances pausing channel 1 causes channel 2 to slow. This has been fixed in this build.

– When running Active Imaging 3 in 1, into Sonar Hub, it was possible to choose a chirp frequency while running structure scan. This results in a blank screen on the Structure Scan. It is no longer possible to choose chirp while running structure scan, and a message is generated on screen to advise the user.

• Offset change for HS60, HS70, HS75, HS80: It is now possible to apply a bearing offset to these GPS compass units• We had some reports that the Radar range rings are too dim and not very visible when the screen backlight was dimmed. This

release has an improved Radar PPI that has more visible range rings• The compass heading indicator on NAV page function will now reflect the value in either degrees True or Magnetic• The draft of the boat below 1.0 meter can now be set in the boat settings dialog. • Tides widget added to the instrument bar of NSO evo3S

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Fixes and improvements

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• Boat settings are now global. The setting of the boat length, draft, beam and height had entered on each MFD on the network, it can now be entered on one MFD and this is then shared to other MFDs (over Ethernet)

• There is now an option to cancel or stop navigating an active from the route details menu• In certain languages, some translated text did not fit in the Autopilot control bar. This has been fixed• It is now possible to show the vessel position on the chart of a received VHF distress call• The chart shading layer for Navionics chart now defaults to off. This can be reactivated by selecting Chart Menu>More

options > Chart options >Shading• A Graphical direction indicator is now shown for Apparent & True wind angle data when shown on the side data bar• C-MAP chart presentation improvements to help declutter the chart• An issue was reported where the Navigation change limit in AP Steering settings menu could not be changed. This is now

fixed• Fix for the Radar EBL when set to True/Mag. When the EBL bearing mode is set to True/Mag, the EBL still moved relative to

the vessel head. This was incorrect. Now when set to True/Mag, the EBL will be set to a bearing (with reference to true or magnetic north) and stay at that bearing irrespective of the vessel heading

• An issue relating to incorrect trim values from mercury engines has been fixed. (in conjunction with VesselView Link Software)

• Generator information can now be shown on the instrument panel

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• Improvement to echosounder single/multi-source selection. The system now detects if a single source echosounder device is present or if an MFD is running in single source mode is on the network and will prompt the operator to change to multi-source

• Support added for the NAC-D autopilot computer (replacement for SG05)• Support for very old radars has been removed: The Simrad radar range has advanced over the last

10 years making it very hard to support very old obsolete radars. The following radars will no longer work with this software version.

– (AA010012) 2kW HD Radar Processor– (AA010013) 4kW HD Radar Processor– (AA010014) 6kW HD Radar Processor– (AA010015) 10kW HD Radar Processor– (AA010016) 25kW HD Radar Processor

Note the 6kW (000-12591-001), 10kW (000-12592-001), and 25 kW (000-12593-001) HD Radar processor boxes are not affected and continue to have support .– BR24 Broadband Radar

Known issues (WIP) These may be resolved before release• The upcoming Halo dome software is not compatible with NSS evo2 or older MFDs. Work around:

don’t upgrade radar software above 7.0.2.43, or if radar replaced with factory software > than 7.0.2.43 then downgrade the radar

• NSS NSO evo3/3S running 20.1 or lower radar software greater >7.0.2.43. Editing the guard zones will cause the unit to restart .Work around: Update the NSO/NSS evo3/3S to the latest software

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• When updating NSS and NSO evo3S units to this version there will be manual restart required of the MFD after the update has run. This restart is normally automatic but for this release a manual restart is required. Please note if the MFD has the yellow remote power on wire connected the unit will restart automatically.

• The screen below will be displayed prompting the user for action• This does not affect any other Simrad MFDs and future version should not require this step

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EVO3 S range: Change in update procedure

The first reboot after the upgrade can take a few minutes. The following will be displayed on screen

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