Tema: Electromagnetic compass

sensor MD 52 A
Mentor: Zoran Mikeli, dipl. ing.
Kandidat: Vedran ura
 Product Description

The MD52A/B Ships Magnetic Compass Sensor is the sensing element at the heart of a MARINE DATA
Transmitting Magnetic Compass System (TMC).

The MD52A/B contains a highly sensitive magnetic fluxgate coil which detects and follows the movement of
the ships compass card.

The MD52A/B is mounted concentrically on a gimballed host magnetic compass usually inside the standard
ships binnacle.

The MD52A/B must be connected with the MD97CSP Compass Sensor Interface which drives the coil and
provides NMEA 0183 Heading Data which can be forwarded to the ships Compass Repeaters.
Transmitting Magnetic
Compass System (TMC)
The MD52A/B Ships Magnetic Compass Sensor
How to detects and follows the movement of the ships compass card?

The most common type of flux-gate magnetometer

consists of two coils wrapped around a common
high-permeability ferromagnetic core whose magnetic
induction changes in the presence of an external
magnetic field.
MD97CSP COMPASS SENSOR PROCESSOR
System Component: The Signal Processor supplied as
part of a complete MARINE DATA Transmitting Heading
Device (THD) System.

The MD97CSP Compass Sensor Processor is an electronic processing unit

mounted in a waterproof enclosure with a socket connection for a magnetic
sensor and internal screw terminals for connection of the cable to the
MD71THD.

The MD97CSP Compass Sensor Processor unit accepts the signals provided by
either the MD52A/B (TMC) Sensor or the MD53A/B (EMC) Sensor and performs
the calculations necessary for the basic calibration of the fluxgate sensor and
provide a measurement of Magnetic Heading.

Transmitting Heading Device (THD) Systems are becoming increasingly popular

as a backup or an alternative to a gyro compass. MARINE DATA offers a
Transmitting Magnetic Compass (TMC) or an Electromagnetic Compass (EMC)
solution.
The TMC echoes the ships magnetic compass in its binnacle; the EMC directly
detects the Earths magnetic field as a fully independent electromagnetic
compass.
 A TMC system provides a complete alternative (or a backup) to a gyrocompass as a source of Heading.

Magnetic Variation and Deviation can be corrected using the MARINE DATA MD71THD or MD86HCU to give
True Heading.

In this way a TMC can provide a source of Heading for Compass Repeaters and other navigation equipment.

The MD52A/B can be used in a simple TMC to drive a precision Steering Repeater at the ships steering position.

This provides a convenient and accurate display of the ships magnetic compass which might be mounted in an
inconvenient location.

The MD52A/B fits inside most standard compass binnacles without requiring any modifications. Optional
mountings are available: the MD54 Mounting Spacer and the MD58 Mounting Bracket.

Engineered in a robust black acetal case, the MD52A/B from MARINE DATA is flexible in application, easy to
install and simple to maintain.
 How to sensor MD 52 putt in Working operation?

Provides a source of NMEA 0183 Digital Heading Data as part

of the complete the MARINE DATA Transmitting Heading

Device (THD) System; an alternative (or a backup) system to a

gyrocompass as a source of Heading

 Wich are similar products and systems?
MD53A/B Earth Field Sensing Electro-magnetic Compass

MD54 Compass Sensor Mounting Spacer (Self-adhesive to glass of host compass)

MD58 Compass Sensor Mounting Bracket (Secures to compass bowl with machine screws)

MD71THD Control & Display Unit Required (for magnetic corrections and for fluctuation damping)

MD97CSP Compass Sensor Processor Required

MD86HCU Heading Comparator Unit (Option for magnetic corrections and for fluctuation damping and
extensive other functionality)
MD53A/B Earth Field
Sensing Electro-magnetic
Compass
MD54 Compass Sensor Mounting Spacer (Self-adhesive to glass of host compass)
 MD58 Compass Sensor Mounting
Bracket (Secures to compass bowl
with machine screws)

The MD58 Bracket Mount from MARINE DATA is a non-ferrous Bracket Mount for attaching the
MARINE DATA MD52A Ships Magnetic Compass Sensor to an existing ships magnetic compass.

This bracket provides an alternative mounting option to the MD54 Adhesive Mount.