Manual# 1300079

User’s Manual

SDU 410 – Safety Unit

Table of Content

GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................... 3

ABOUT THIS MANUAL.............................................. 3
DOCUMENT INFORMATION ....................................... 4
Valid Versions ................................................ 4
Manual Revisions .......................................... 4
Copyrights and Trademarks .......................... 4
Contact Information ...................................... 4
INDICATION LED’S ............................................... 5
STATUS LED’S........................................................ 5
SHUTDOWN AND FAULT LED’S.................................. 5
Flashing and Lit LED’s .................................... 5
SHUTDOWN CHANNELS ...................................... 6
SWITCH CHANNELS ................................................. 6
PICKUP CHANNELS .................................................. 6
If two channels are being used ...................... 6
SHUTDOWN SITUATIONS .................................... 7
FROM OVERSPEED .................................................. 7
Shutdown Override ........................................ 7
Indication....................................................... 7
Acknowledge ................................................. 7
FROM SWITCH ....................................................... 7
Shutdown Override ........................................ 7
Indication....................................................... 7
Acknowledge ................................................. 7
RELAYS AND OTHER OUTPUTS ............................ 8
RELAYS ................................................................. 8
SHUTDOWN COIL.................................................... 8
Coil detection ................................................. 8
Power supply ................................................. 8
BUTTONS AND OTHER INPUTS ............................ 9
BUTTONS .............................................................. 9
SHUTDOWN OVERRIDE ............................................ 9
ACKNOWLEDGE ...................................................... 9

General Information Page 1

General
Information
About this Manual
This manual has been published
primarily for professionals and
qualified personnel. The user of this
material is assumed to have basic
knowledge in marine systems.
Note!
Note! Auto-Maskin continuously
upgrades its products and reserves the
right to make changes and
improvements without prior notice.
All information in this manual is based
upon information at the time of
printing.
For updated information, please
contact your local distributor.

SDU 410 Safety Unit

The SDU 410 is the safety module. It
can be used standalone, or linked to a
DCU engine panel in the 200 Series or
400 Series.
The SDU 410 is mandatory in classed
installations that are to be type
approved.
When linked to a DCU, the DCU will
detect it automatically.

General Information Page 3

Document
Information COPYRIGHTS AND
TRADEMARKS
Copyright © Auto-Maskin AS, 2012.
VALID VERSIONS
Information given in this document
This User’s Manual is valid for the
may change without prior notice. This
following firmware releases of the SDU
document should not be copied
410. without written permission from Auto-
Maskin.
Firmware Release
All trademarks acknowledged.
1.43 September 2010

CONTACT INFORMATION
MANUAL REVISIONS
www.auto-maskin.com
The revision of this manual is as
follows.

Printed June 2012

Revised

Page 4 General Information

Indication LED

COM 3
Description

Flashes when the SDU

LED’s communicates on the ethernet

interface.

Status LED’s Shutdown and

LED Description Fault LED’s
POWER Lit when power is applied and
above 23V. LED SHUTDOWN FAULT
Flashing if voltage is below SWITCH 1-8 Lit when in Lit when
23V. shutdown. channel
Alarm if voltage is below 23V wiring is
+ 30 seconds. This will faulty.
activate the buzzer and the
SHUTDOWN Lit for any Lit if the
Fault relay.
shutdown Shutdown
Note! The SDU will disable all situation. Coil output
channels if the power supply is detects a
below 21 V. broken coil.
CRANK LED (and relay) activates when OVERSPEED Lit when in Lit if the
CUTOFF the SDU senses engine speed Overspeed. Shutdown
above configured setpoint. Override
Quick flash
RUNNING LED (and relay) activates when when in input channel
the SDU senses engine speed Overspeed detects faulty
above configured setpoint, Test mode. wiring.
typically 400 rpm.

TACHO 1 LED lit if engine speed above 5

rpm. FLASHING AND LIT LED’S
TACHO 2 LED lit if engine speed above 5
rpm. Flashing New and unacknowledged
situation.
SHUTDOWN The Shutdown Override input
OVERRIDE channel is activated. Steady Lit Operator acknowledged, but
situation still present.
BUZZER The built-in buzzer is active.

COM 1 Flashes when the SDU

communicates with a DCU
engine panel.

COM 2 Flashes when the SDU

communicates on its Modbus
RTU interface.

Indication LED’s Page 5

Shutdown Pickup Channels
Channels There are two pickup channels on the
SDU. The unit can be configured to
use one or two channels.
When a valid pickup signal is received
on either channel, the corresponding
Switch Channels LED will be lit.
The LED will be lit when the measured
There are eight switch input channels
engine speed is above 5 rpm.
that can initiate a shutdown situation.
Each channel can be configured with
the following parameters:
IF TWO CHANNELS ARE BEING
• Delay before shutdown [1 – 60
USED
sec].
If two channels are being used, and
• RPM dependency makes the
the measured engine speed on the two
channel activate above a certain
channels are different, then the SDU
engine rpm only.
will be “using” the one that indicates
• Keep enabled on Shutdown
the highest engine speed.
Override makes it possible to
If one of the two channels is
keep the channel enabled in a
missing/faulty while the engine is
Shutdown Override situation.
running, then the LED for the missing
• On Run Only keeps the channel
channel will flash. This is typically
from indicating a shutdown
caused by a broken wire. If the SDU is
while the engine is not running.
linked to a DCU, then the DCU will
This is a typical configuration
issue a warning for this situation.
for pressure sensors.

Page 6 Shutdown Channels

Shutdown
Situations
From Overspeed
If either of the two configured engine
speed inputs senses an engine speed
higher than the configured max
setting, then the SDU will activate the
common shutdown outputs.
SHUTDOWN OVERRIDE
The Shutdown Override input does not
disable the Overspeed Shutdown.
INDICATION
The red LED OVERSPEED will be lit.
The red LED SHUTDOWN will be lit.
ACKNOWLEDGE
When the engine has stopped, the
shutdown can be reset using the
Acknowledge button on the SDU.
Shutdown Situations
From Switch
If either of the switches indicates a
shutdown, then the SDU will activate
the common shutdown outputs.
SHUTDOWN OVERRIDE
Each switch channel may be
configured to disregard the Shutdown
Override input command.
INDICATION
The red LED for the corresponding
switch will be lit.
The red LED SHUTDOWN will be lit.
ACKNOWLEDGE
When the engine has stopped, the
shutdown can be reset using the
Acknowledge button on the SDU.
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Relays and Shutdown Coil
other Outputs This output activates for any
shutdown.
It deactivates when the engine has
stopped + eight (8) seconds.

Relays COIL DETECTION

Relay Description
SHUTDOWN Activates for any shutdown.
Stays activated until engine
has stopped, and the operator
command the Acknowledge
button.
The SDU indicates a fault if there is a
broken wire in the connected relay coil
on terminals 4 and 5.
The coil impedance shall be in the
range 300 – 700 ohm.

CRANK Activates at the configured

CUTOFF Engine Run setpoint, typically POWER SUPPLY
400 rpm.
The Shutdown Coil operates from its
Deactivates when the SDU own separate power supply on
senses that the engine has
terminals 6 and 7.
stopped.

BUZZER Activates for any new

shutdown or fault.
Deactivates when the operator
command the Acknowledge
button.

FAULT This is the Common Fault

indication.
Activates for any new fault.
Deactivates when all faults are
acknowledged and has
disappeared.

RUNNING Activates at the configured

Engine Run setpoint, typically
400 rpm.
Deactivates when the SDU
senses that the engine has
stopped.

Page 8 Relays and other Outputs

Buttons and Shutdown Override
other Inputs Connect a normally open (NO) switch,
with a 10k ohm resistor across the two
terminal inputs 50 and 51.
When activated by closing the switch,
the SDU will disable all shutdown
Buttons channels, unless those configured
specifically to work also in Shutdown
Button Description Override.
Acknowledge Whenever there is a flashing An example of the latter is Manual E-
LED in the SHUTDOWN or
Stop, which shall always work.
FAULT section, this can be
Acknowledged by the user by
commanding the Acknowledge
button. Acknowledge
Overspeed Press and hold until the
This is a remote acknowledge input
Test Overspeed Test LED flashes
rapidly. channel, that work exactly as the
The SDU is now in Overspeed Acknowledge button.
Test mode, where the Connect a normally open (NO) switch,
overspeed setpoint is reduced
across the two terminal inputs 52 and
to 95% of the configured
Nominal speed. Now, start the
53.
engine.
The Overspeed Test mode is
deactivated by:
- Performing the test,
ending in an
Overspeed Shutdown
at 95% of the Nominal
setpoint.
- Pressing the
Overspeed Test button
again.
- Automatic timeout of
5 minutes.

Buttons and other Inputs Page 9