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INSTRUCTIONS

A map of the Sleipner TP-43A stabilizer panel menus as shown in Sleipner's interactive guides (firmware v3.000 for electric and hydraulic stabilizers, and the earlier eSCU firmware), plus the step-by-step panel firmware update by USB stick or Wi-Fi.

DocumentSleipner TP-43A Stabilizer Panel Interactive Guides & Firmware Update
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Sleipner TP-43A Stabilizer Panel — Interactive Guides & Firmware Update

About the Interactive Guides

  • The interactive guides simulate the panel: click the on-screen buttons (the pointer changes to a hand) and the matching panel view opens. Start by pressing the on/off button. They work best in a desktop PDF reader.
  • Three versions: electric stabilizers (eSCU) firmware v3.000, hydraulic stabilizers (SCU) firmware v3.000, and the earlier eSCU firmware 2.107 guide.
  • They are for guidance only and do not replace the stabilizer user manual and its safety information.

Panel Menu Map (firmware v3.000)

Menu What you find there
Home Stabilizers, S-Link Devices, System Status, Configuration, and the alarm status (no alarms / alarm list with Clear all alarms).
Stabilizers Stabilizer ON/OFF and At Anchor buttons, fin and roll display, status (OFF, stabilizing cruising, stabilizing at anchor); side menu for modes and gain; touch a fin for its page (state, angle, On/Off, Docking).
Modes Eco mode, Park mode, Fishing mode, Dynamic positioning (each can be pinned), Show help.
Gain At anchor gain and cruising gain, set with + / -.
S-Link Devices Each device (e.g. SCU-12, GW-1) with Info, Upgrade, Logger, Fault history and Upload logs.
System Status Stabilizers (operating hours at anchor and cruising, per-fin time until oil change), GPS (availability, satellites, source, update frequency, lost packets), Steering.
Configuration → Panel Boat name, network (Wi-Fi / LAN), remote service access, firmware (installed / online / USB, change log, rollback), output pins, reboot, factory reset, about.
Configuration → Stabilizers (PIN) Settings (handling: backing detection, SCU mount direction, suspend exit state, thruster-on handling; stabilizing; fins & actuators endstops), Maintenance (test mode, manual mode, encoder calibration, force GPS) and Setup (zero inclination, fin installation and keel centre, dynamic centering with float fins and capture).
  • Default code for the protected stabilizer configuration: 1234.
  • Gain: the cruising gain is linked to the cruising P and D values; more gain gives more fin reaction and roll sensitivity, too much makes operation erratic. It is mainly used to reduce fin action on a properly set-up system. The at anchor gain adjusts fin acceleration.
  • Eco mode: the guides state max fin angular velocity is reduced to 60%.
  • Set the boat name before logging; the panel needs an internet connection to download upgrades or upload logs.

TP-43A Panel Firmware Update

By USB stick

  1. Format a USB memory stick as FAT32. In S-Link Programmer open Tools > Download Manager and download the first required TP-43A firmware file.
  2. Put only one firmware file on the stick at a time – the files share the same extension and the panel cannot tell them apart.
  3. Insert the stick in the USB port on the back of the panel, confirm the install, wait, then remove the stick and confirm the reboot.
  4. If more updates are needed, delete the file, download the next one and repeat (e.g. a panel on firmware 1.x takes File 1, then File 2 and File 3).
  5. If it fails, repeat; if it fails again, try another USB stick. The TP-43A keeps two firmware partitions, so the previous firmware stays as a backup.

Over Wi-Fi

  • From panel firmware 1.106 (released 10 November 2021) the TP-43A can download panel firmware over a wireless connection.
  • Main menu → Panel settings → Wi-Fi/network settings, choose the network and enter the password; then the Update tab → Software Update and follow the screen.
  • If the internet update cannot be completed, use the USB procedure. S-Link Programmer is downloaded from Sleipner's Side-Power website.

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