VOYAGE DATA RECORDER HLD-A1

1.VDR OVERVIEW
2.HARDWARE INTRODUCTION
3.INTERNAL CONNECTION
 VDR OVERVIEW

WHAT IS VOYAGE DATA RECORDER?

VDR is a “Black Box” for the ship in a word.

It is a complex system
collecting many navigation and status
information on the ship including audio
and radar information - converting it to
digital format and storing it in a protected
memory.
 VDR OVERVIEW

WHAT IS VOYAGE DATA RECORDER NOT?

- VDR is Not the replay function on ECDIS

- VDR is Not a rudder/machine telegraph
printer
- VDR is Not a Video tape recorder

You could say that:

VDR is an advanced electronic log book
 VDR OVERVIEW

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A VDR?

The purpose of a VDR is to maintain a store, in a secure
and retrievable form, of information concerning the
position, movement, physical status, command and
control of a vessel over the period leading up to, and
following, an incident having an impact thereon.
This information is for use during any subsequent
investigation to identify the causes of the incident

IEC 61996 4.2 Purpose (A.861/1)

 VDR OVERVIEW

PERFORMANCE REGULATIONS
• IMO has adopted a resolution A.861(20), which
is a document stating basic “performance
standard” for the VDR (which needs
interpretation).
• IEC 61996,Performance requirements and
Methods of testing and required results”
interpreting (standardising) the IMO resolution.
CARRIAGE REGULATIONS
• SOLAS Chapter V Rule 20 “Carriage
requirements”
 VDR OVERVIEW
Data items to be recorded
IMO A861 / IEC 61996/4.6
 VDR OVERVIEW
Data items to be recorded
IMO A861 / IEC 61996/4.6
• Date and time GPS
• Ship’s position GPS
• Speed Speed log
• Heading Gyro
• Bridge audio 3-7 microphones
• Communication audio Designated VHF
• Radar data Master radar display
• Depth under keel Echo sounder
• Main alarms Equipment in bridgeroom
• Rudder order/response Steering/autopilot
• Engine order/response Engine Control System
Incl. thrusters order/response
• Hull openings status Door indication
• Watertight/fire door status Door indication
• Acc. and hull stresses Hull stress system
• Wind speed and direction Anemoscope
VOYAGE DATA RECORDER HLD-A1

HARDWARE INTRODUCTION
 VDR COMPONENTS
HIGHLANDER HLD-A1 VDR SYSTEM

MICs

MU BAU
PDU MIC
PDU

MEE

DAU BAU
DAU PSU
PSU
 VOYAGE DATA RECORDER HLD-A1

VDR CONSISTS OF COMPONENTS:

• Main Unit (MU)
• Power Supply Unit (PSU)
• Protected Data Unit (PDU)
- with Connecting Junction Box (JB)
• Remote Display Unit (RDU)
• Microphone Assembly
- Interior Microphone
- Exterior Microphone (interior microphone +Housing)
• Data Acquisition Unit (DAU)
 MAIN UNIT(MU)

Weight and Dimension

• Height: 703 mm
• Width: 822 mm
• Depth: 343 mm
• Weight: 38 kg
 MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS
FRONT VIEW WITH DOOR OPENED

Assembly
DVD-W,
TFT LCD HDDs
Touch Screen

NEMA
Input Board

Main
processing unit Audio mixer
Board
 MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS #1

-MAIN PROCESSING MODULE

• Industrial CPU(Intel Celeron) Board with LAN, IDE, VGA, 2
serial ports,128M RAM
• One multi-slot PCI BUS compatible passive backplane
• One PCI Frame grabber board
• One PCI Digigram Audio board
• One PCI Serial I/O board
• One PCI Raid controller
• Two removable 40GB HDDs
• One DVD-Writer driver for system boot and backup VDR data
MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS #1
MAIN PROCESSING MODULE
CPU
BOARD

SERIAL I/O
BOARD

PCI AUDIO
BOARD 1

Raid Controller FRAME

Board GRABBER
BOARD
 MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS #2

SERIAL INTERFACE MODULE

Up to 12 IEC61162-1/NEMA0183 LS Serial
Input channels Serial
16channels RS232
Up to 4 IEC61162-2/NEMA0183 HS Isolation I/O
Input channels

Board Board
Up to 4 RS422Output channels
input/output
Up to 4 RS232 output channels

ND-16 Board Serial Signal Collecting

 MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS #2

NMEA Distribution Board - ND-16

•Up to 16 serial input channels:
- 12 channels IEC61162-1 /NEMA0183 LS
RS422 input port: 4800bps;
- 4 channels IEC61162-2 / NEMA0183 HS
RS422 Serial input port：38400bps;
• Up to 8 serial output channels:
- 4 RS232 serial output ports for auxiliary App;
- 4 RS422 serial output port for auxiliary App;
 MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS #2

SERIAL CONNECTIONG BOARD

8 LS INPUT CH

RS232

4 LS INPUT CH

UP TO
16 CHANNELS

4 RS232
OUTPUT CH SERIAL I/O BOARD
4 HS INPUT CH

4 RS422
OUTPUT CH
 MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS #3

VIDEO RECORDING MODULE

Video Source Inputs
RGB or composite video
signals
CH1
Video Frame

CH2 DVI-5BNC Video Cable Grabber

Switcher
CH3 Board
Board
CH4
 VIDEO RECORDING MODULE

BLOCK DIAGRAM

Serial Port VUB

MEE HARDWARE COMPONENTS #3
VIDEO RECORDING MODULE
FRAME GRABBER BOARD

- PCI BUS with half-sized

- Resolution: 640x350~1280x1024 pixels
- Fresh frequency: 60Hz ~85Hz
- Input video signal : Analog;
Monochrome or Color;
Composite sync on video;
Separate composite sync;
Separate H-Sync and V-Sync: RGBHV;
MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS #3

• VIDEO SWITCHER BOARD

- Up to 4 Video Source
Inputs (5xBNC) / 1 Out.
- Which channel to be selected
Output to frame grabber
Card is controled by Serial Port.

REAR VIEW

FRONT VIEW
VIDEO SWITCHER BOARD (VUB2)
 MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS #3
VIDEO SWITCHER BOARD

5BNC-DVI

COMPUTER
SERIAL
PORT RGBHV
Output

CONTROL SIGNAL
CH4 IN FRAME GRABBER BOARD
CH3 IN
CH1 IN
CH2 IN
MAIN UNIT HARDWARE COMPONENTS #4
AUDIO RECORDING MODULE
VUB2 4 AUX MICs IN
CONTROL
SIGNAL 2 VHF INPUT

LINE-IN

LINE-IN

Computer
COM2
AUDIO MIXER

PCI SOUND BOARD

8 MICs INPUT
 MU HARDWARE COMPONENTS #4
PCI Sound Card
 PCI Sound Card
INPUTS/OUTPUTS
• Balanced analog line inputs (mono) up to 4
• Maximum input level/impedance +22 dBu
>10k½
• Programmable input gain digital and analog
• Servo balanced analog line outputs (mono)
up to 4
• Maximum output level/impedance +22
dBu/low impedance
• Programmable output level digital and analog
• Connector 62-pin SUB-D
 PCI Sound Card
AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS
• Sampling frequencies available
48, 44.1, 32, 24, 22.05,16, 11.025 and 8 kHz
• A/D and D/A converter resolutions: 24 bits
• PCM recording (encoding) 8, 16 and 24 bits
• Frequency response at 48 kHz (record + play)
20 Hz -20 kHz: ±0.2 dB
• Signal to noise ratio (unweighted) >92 dB
• Distortion + noise at 1 kHz (record + play)
<–90 dB
 AUDIO MIXER BOARD

• Audio Mixer Board

14 Inputs / 4 Output mixer
– 8 IMO microphones input channels
– 4 Aux microphones (w/o testing) input channels
– 2 VHF inputs channels
– 4 line-level signal Output channels
– MiC self test controlled by VUB2
 AUDIO MIXER BOARD

Amplify and Route all MICs and VHF inputs to the

4 channels stored by the VDR.
• MICs 1-4 are possible to route to channel 1 and/or 3,
• MICs 5-8 are possible to route to channel 2 and/or 4,
• VHF can be routed to channel 3
• Aux MIC input can be routed to channel 4.
AUDIO MIXER BOARD
 POWER SUPPLY UNIT ( PSU)

Weight and Dimension

• Height: 525 mm
• Width: 470 mm
• Depth: 200 mm
• Weight: 36 kg
 PSU HARDWARE COMPONENT
Technical Specification
BATTERIES

• Input：
AC85～265V、47～63Hz
• Output：
nominal DC24V，Max 10A；
• Power consumption:
<200W；
• Isolated：
In－Out：3000V （1min）;
• Batteries:
2 X 12V24AH;
PSU
Main PCB
 POWER SUPPLY UNIT (PSU)

Technical Specification:

• Highlander made
• Uninterrupted Power Supply, 2 Hours for VDR
unterinterrupted recording audio data.
• Connected to the VUB2
• Protocol: 1 Start bit, 8 data bits ,1 stop bits,
38400 bps
• Notice RDU Alarming at AC power supply failure
• Automatically shutdown
 REMOTE DISPLAY UNIT (RDU)

Weight and Dimension

• Height: 144 mm
• Width: 144 mm
• Depth: 43 mm
• Weight: 1.25 kg
 REMOTE DISPLAY UNIT (RDU)
Main characteristics:
• The universal LED-based seven-segment
indicator
• NMEA 0183 / IEC 61162 interface;
communication with VUB2.
• NMEA/relay outputs
• DC12V / 0.4A power supply
• Display the VDR operating status and error code
• Backup VDR recorded data operation
• Water-tight (IP66) front
 REMOTE DISPLAY UNIT (RDU)
Normal
operation Total number of
LED active alarms and
warnings

Current
Red Alarm alarm status
LED number

Yellow
Warning
Alarm
Mute LED

Incident Scroll through ADJ Brightness

Backup the alarm stack And Test
REMOTE DISPLAY UNIT (RDU)
Alarm No Failure alarm description Explanation Required action

General faults
001 No signal to remote VDR not operating / Check on Main unit to
alarm unit communication to remote verify if VDR is
alarm unit not working. working.
002 Power failure No power to VDR. VDR will Find cause of power
work on UPS for 2 hrs. loss, check fuses

004 Recording integrity Recorded data lost. Consult service center.

005 HDD failure Internal memory error Contact Highlander

006 Raid failure Critical array error Contact Highlander

007 File failure Fast Trak driver failure Contact Highlander

008 Battery Failure PSU battery failure Contact Highlander

009 Other failure Observe display of

Main unit
 PROTECTED DATA UNIT (PDU)

Weight and Dimension PDU

Height: 303 mm
Diameter: 220 mm
Weight: 33 kg

PDU JB
 PROTECTED DATA UNIT (PDU)

Technical Specification:
• Storage at least 12h data;
• 100MB full duplex LAN;
• Download 2GB in 15minutes;
• Capacity：2GB（1.5GB～4GB）
• Embedded OS：High reliability
 PROTECTED DATA UNIT (PDU)

• Capsule Housing Final Recording Medium

-1.5∼4GB Flash memory
- designed for mounting on the external deck
• Junction Box
- Designed for interior mounting
- Facility the connection between PDU and MU
 PROTECTED DATA UNIT (PDU)

• Highlander made
• Approved by CCS and EC
• The “Black Box”
• Ethernet connection to VDR through PDU JB
 PROTECTED DATA UNIT (PDU)
In compliance with IEC61996/IEC60945, with
the data survival capability under the following
serious conditions:

• 50 g shock. Could be caused by an explosion or

collision (but not a ”crash impact”)
• Penetration test, meaning 100 mm steel pin with 250
kg weight falling from 3 m height to the ”most
vulnerable part”.
• High temperature fire test, 1100 centigrade for 1 hour.
• Low temperature fire test, 260 centigrade for 10 hours.
• Immersion, 30 days at 3 meters depth under sea and
24hours under 6000 m of depth.
 ASSEMBLY MICROPHONE UNIT
Weight and Dimension
Height: 144(168) mm
Width: 48(48) mm
Depth: 43(51)mm
Weight: 0.2 (0.5)kg
Note: In the bracket is that
of Exterior MIC

Interior
Microphone
Exterior
Microphone
 ASSEMBLY MICROPHONE UNIT

• Audio frequency:100~12Khz；
• Exterior :optional AM1 housing
• Built in speaker for MIC testing
• Optional two mounting methods:
- Bulkhead Mounting
- Flush Mounting
• Special audio house to increase the
Performance
 DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)

Weight and Dimension

• Height: 360 mm
• Width: 250 mm
• Depth: 255 mm
• Weight: 12 kg
 DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)

-10V~+10V Or
Analog RS485
4~20mA
Acquisition
Board
0-24V
Digital signal Digital RS485 RS422
Acquisition Centre NEMA 0183
Board Management Distribution
Dry contact
Signal Dry Contact RS485 Board IEC61162/
Board (ND-16)
Acquisition
Board NEMA0183
AC/DC
SYNC signal Other RS485
optional
Acquisition
NO-IEC61162/
Board
NEMA0183
 DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)
Non-serial Interface Module
• Highlander Made
• Input signals is No-IEC61162/NEMA0183
standard signals, ordinarily analog/ digital /Dry
contact signals etc.
• Serial communication with serial interface unit.
Protocol :1 start bit, 8 bits ,1 stop bit, 19200bps
• Controlled by centre management module
• Similar and please refer to Data Acquisition Unit
 DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)
DAU consists of components:
• Centre management board
• Analog signal acquisition board
• Digital signal acquisition board
• Dry contact signal acquisition board
• Sync signal acqusition board
• Other optional acqusition board
 DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
• Controlled by centre management board
• Serial communication with MEE, EIA: RS422
• Protocol :1 start bit, 8 bits ,1 stop bit, 19200bps
• Data format is In compliance with
IEC61162/NEMA0183
• type and quantity of acquisition module can be
Optional
• Up to 6 slots available for acquisition modules
• More than one DAU can be Expansible
 DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)

Centre Management Board

DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)

Centre Management Board

• Highlander made
• Power Supply transfer from DC24V to 5V, ±15V
• Control all the analog/digital/dry contact signal
Acquisition modules by polling mode
• Data gather and management
• Communication with VDR MEE by EIA RS422
 DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)

Analog Acquisition Board

 DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)

Analog Acquisition Board

• Highlander made
• Controlled by centre management board
• 4 Channels input
• Voltage (-10V~+10V) and /or 4~20mA
currents
 DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)

Digital /Dry contact Acquisition Board

DATA ACQUISIZITION UNIT (DAU)

Digital /Dry contact Acquisition Board

• Highlander made
• Controlled by centre management board
• 16 Channels inputs with common
• Voltage (0-24V) and /or Dry contact
signals
• Small difference between digital /dry
contact interface
VOYAGE DATA RECORDER HLD-A1

INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
INTECONNECT BLOCK DIGRAM
MAIN UNIT COMPONEMTS VIEW
PSU COMPONEMTS VIEW
Main Unit And PSU
 PSU Terminal Defintion
PSU terminal # VUB2 terminal Cable Type: Two twisted pairs with common screen
#
6 TX3 (J12) Control VDR -> PSU / Note: VUB TX3 should connect to PSU 6

7 RX3 (J13) Control PSU -> VDR / Note: VUB RX3 should connect to PSU 7

8 0V (J14) Control GND

9 +12V (J15) Control +12 V

PSU terminal # Main Unit Cable Type: Two stranded 2.5 mm2 conductors
terminal #
4 0 24 V return. If possible use black wire
5 + 24 V positive. If possible use red wire
PSU terminal # Ship’s Power Cable Type : Three stranded 1,5 mm2 conductors, brown, blue
and yellow/green
1 Earth PSU -> ship’s earth ground. Use yellow-green wire
2 85－265 VAC PSU neutral -> Ship’s 85－265 VAC supply
3 PSU live -> Ship’s 85－265 VAC supply
85－265 VAC
Remote Display Unit Rear View
Main Unit and SD2
CONNECT NEMA SIGNALS
CONNECT NEMA SIGNALS
ND16 CHANNAL ALLOCATION

CHANNELS COMMENT

I03 – I06 Input channels with corresponding outputs O03 – O06

I07 – I10 Inputs equipped with opto-isolated EIA 485 receiver, accepting:
NMEA 0183 / IEC 61162-1 signals using 4 800 b/s, and
NMEA 0183HS / IEC 61162-2 signals using 38 400 b/s

I11 – I18 Standard NMEA 0183 / IEC 61162-1 inputs with opto isolator

O03 – O06 EIA 232 outputs

O07 – O10 EIA 485 differential outputs (output channels of inputs I07 – I10)
 NEMA Signal Connection
ND16 terminal # Cable Type: Twisted pair with common screen

I03-A to I06-A “A” wire of input devices 3 to 6 -> VDR

I03-B to I06-B “B” wire of input devices 3 to 6 -> VDR
I11-A to I18-A “A” wire of input devices 1 to 8 -> VDR
I11-B to I18-B “B” wire of input devices 1 to 8 -> VDR
Cable Type: Twisted pair with double screen or twisted pair with extra ground wire

I07-A to I10-A “A” wire of input devices 7 to 10 -> VDR

I07-B to I10-B “B” wire of input devices 7 to 10 -> VDR
I07-C to I10-C “C” wire of input devices 7 to 10 -> VDR.
Note! The use of the “C” wire is defined in IEC 61162-2. The wire is connected to
the signal ground connection of the isolated EIA 485 receiver. Only a specific
“C” wire may be connected here, not the outer screen of the cable.
For standard NMEA devices, terminal “C” should not be used – instead a standard twisted
pair cable with outer screen should be used!
AUDIO Mixer And MICs
AUDIO Mixer And MICs
AUDIO Mixer Routing
MU AND PROTECTED DATA UNIT

PDU CJB

PDU

MEE POWER CABLE

POWER CABLE

SIGNAL CABLE SIGNAL CABLE

MAIN UNIT AND PROTECTED DATA UNIT

• PDU connect to MEE via Junction Box (JB)

• PDU is Powered on DC24V
• Data communication with MEE via
Ethernet
 INTERNAL CONNECTION #5
PDU JB AND MEE CONNECTION
CONNECT TO PDU JUNCTION BOX CONNECTOR TO Power
CONNECTOR1 supply Inside VDR MEE
SHIELD SHIELD
RED RED
1 +24V
+24V +24V
BLUE
BLUE GND
2 GDN GND
GREEN GREEN
SHIELD SHIELD SHIELD
3

CONNECT TO PDU CONNECTOR TO HUB

Inside VDR MEE
CONNECTOR2
SHIELD SHIELD
GREEN/WHITE GREEN/WHITE
1 1
RX- RX-
GREEN GREEN
2 RX+ RX+ 2
ORANGE/WHITE ORANGE/WHITE

3 TX- TX- 3
ORANGE ORANGE

4
TX+ TX+ 4
 GENERAL SIGNAL TYPE
Navigation Equipment Data item Signal type Signal Format
GPS Date and time IEC61162-1 ZDA,RMC
GPS Position IEC61162-1 GNS,GGA,DTM
Gyrocompass Heading IEC61162-1 HDT
Speed log Speed IEC61162-1 VBW
Echo Sounder Depth IEC61162-1 DPT
Radar Radar picture RGB R,G,B,H,V sync
Anemometer Wind speed, direction IEC61162-1 MWV
Auto-pilot and Rudder Rudder order and IEC61162-1 HTD,RSA
system response AI 4-20mA
0-10V(±10V)
Engine Control System Engine order and IEC61162-1 RPM,XDR
response AI 4-20mA
0-10V(±10V)
Main Alarm and Fire alarm and other IEC61162-1 ALR
Fire Alarm System alarm in bridgeroom DI Relay
Watertight and Fire door Opening and close IEC61162-1 XDR
System status ,alarm DI Relay
VHF VHF audio AI 0.775 VMS
Safety management Hull opening Status DI Relay
System
VDR HLD-A1 HARDWARE VIEW

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