Simrad - AP44 Autopilot Controller - 000-13289-001

Rotary dial course adjuster optically bonded 4.1" color display

The AP44 Autopilot Controller combines Simrad Continuum steering technology with a full-color display, intuitive rotary dial and button controls, and modern glass helm styling. Free your hands from the wheel, cruise in comfort, and discover new ways to search for fish; this dedicated controller offers easy access to automated turn patterns, No Drift steering, depth contour tracking, and other advanced pilot features. Connect your Chartplotter to add waypoint and route navigation, and enjoy full autopilot control from compatible Simrad displays.

Clear Views and Intuitive Control

The AP44 combines a full-color graphical display with a simple keypad and rotary-dial controls. This intuitive interface provides a clear view of autopilot status and easy access to all features. To ensure optimal visibility in all conditions, the AP44's LCD panel is optically bonded to its protective glass covering; this eliminates the possibility of condensation or fogging within the display. Transflective LCD technology makes use of reflected sunlight to brighten rather than obscure the display, delivering superior daytime visibility and lower power consumption compared to traditional backlit displays.

Easy Access to Advanced Features

Your Simrad autopilot can do much more than keep you on course. The AP44 gives you easy access to a range of built-in turn patterns designed to assist with fishing, diving, or just making a quick and efficient U-turn. Choose a turn, select port or starboard, and you're away. For more control, customize your turn pattern to execute complex spirals, zigzags, and other useful maneuvers. No Drift Steering counteracts the effects of wind and tide; making it easy to maintain a straight track over ground on your current heading, without having to manually set a waypoint or route. Depth Contour Tracking works to maintain a constant depth of water beneath your boat and is an ideal tool for fishing ledges and drop-offs.

Easy Installation and Setup

It's easy to upgrade to a Simrad autopilot system, with simple DIY installation possible aboard many vessels. The AP44 offers automatic tuning to ensure optimal performance, with a simple on-screen commissioning process to step you through dockside configuration and sea trial. Add the Simrad Precision-9 compass for automatic calibration, which both simplifies setup and works to fine-tune heading accuracy as you travel.

Features:

• Rotary-dial course adjustment with new intuitive autopilot control
• Optically bonded 4.1" color display
• Easy setup with auto tuning and calibration
• Simrad Continuum steering technology
• All new intuitive autopilot control
• Automated turn patterns
• No Drift steering
• Depth contour tracking
• Low-profile 'Glass Helm' design
• Low power consumption
• Certified NMEA 2000 connectivity

Intuitive Autopilot control

The point of a dedicated autopilot controller is to enable immediate access to auto-steering functionality, placing key controls within easy reach. Designed with that purpose in mind, the AP44 includes an intuitive interface with just four buttons and a push-to-enter rotary control dial

Automated turn patterns

Your Simrad autopilot can do much more than keep you on course. The AP44 gives you easy access to a range of built-in turn patterns designed to assist with fishing, diving, or just making a quick and efficient U-turn.

Simrad Continuum steering

• Every Simrad steering innovation builds upon a legacy encompassing over sixty years of autopilot development, which continues today at Simrad Yachting's autopilot research hub in Norway
• Easy setup with auto tuning and calibration
• Autopilot installation and commissioning don't have to be difficult or time-consuming. The AP44 offers automatic tuning to ensure optimal auto-steering performance, with a simple on-screen commissioning process including dockside configuration and sea trial.
  

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 118 x 115 x 28mm (4.6 x 4.5 x 1.1")
• Weight: 0.32kg (0.7lbs)
• Power Consumption: 1.8 Watts (MAX)
• Network Load: 3 LEN
• Color: Black
• Display Size: 4.1" (diagonal). 4:3 Aspect ratio
• Display Type: Transmissive TFT-LCD, bonded. White LED backlight
• Dsiplay Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels
• Illumination: White for day mode. Red, green, blue or white for night mode
• Environmental Protection, Waterproof: IPx7
• Environmental Protection, Humidity: up to 95% RH
• Compass Safe Distance: 300mm (1.0")
• Temperature Operating: -15 to +55C (5F to +131F)
• Temperature Storage: -30 to +70C (-22 to +158F)

Specifications:

• Box Dimensions: 5"H x 6"W x 9"L WT: 1.6 lbs
• UPC: 9420024155141