Service manual

90-898303
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SmartCraft Overview
SmartCraft is Mercury’s approach to vessel system integration based on a
“Platform” technology. Platform technology first pioneered by the automotive
industry, enables automobile manufacturers to link and share electronic
information between propulsion, chassis, and automobile body electrical
systems. In automobiles this modular, integrated approach enables the linking
of inputs and outputs for activities such as brake and traction control, trip
computing (estimated distance to empty, range, etc.), electronic throttle,
torque control, and integrated control of vehicle stability through monitoring
and control of vehicle pitch, roll, and yaw.
SmartCraft is a platform that enables the boatbuilder or system installer to
build an integrated boat based on a platform that will enable the creation of a
communication network between typical on– board electronics devices. In its
most sophisticated current embodiment, the SmartCraft system will provide
value to the consumer through enabling the following activities:
1) SmartCraft Fuel Flow, and Range (SC1000, SC5000 Series Products)
calculations (if the system includes either the System Tachometer and
Speedometer, System Monitor or System View).
2) Additionally, many of the SmartCraft devices listed in item (b) above drive
digital System Link gauges (SC100 Series Products) that have dedicated
single– function analog read– out dial faces for monitoring the following
propulsion functions:
• Tachometer (6,000/8,000rpm)
• Speedometer (80/120mph/kph)
• Engine oil temperature
• Engine oil pressure
• Engine coolant temp
• Engine water pressure (outboard)
• Battery voltage
• Drive/Outboard motor trim/trailer position
• Rudder/Drive angle
• Fuel tank No. 1 level
• Fuel tank No. 2 level
• Oil tank level (outboard)
• Fresh water tank level
• Waste tank level
• Fuel flow
3) Some SmartCraft products are designed to accept data from non–
Mercury devices such as certain compatible GPS receivers.
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