Switchboard for control and monitoring of ship's signaling devices

Claims

1. A switchboard for controlling and monitoring the signalling devices of a vessel, comprising a power supply device, a control and indication unit including a liquid crystal and LED indicators, a keyboard and a microprocessor, the input of which is connected to the keyboard, and the corresponding outputs of the microprocessor are connected to an acoustic alarm and indicators, a switching unit for signal lights, including N chains of series-connected current sensors, switching devices and signal light connection terminals, a switching unit for maneuvering lights and siren, including one or two chains of series-connected current sensors, switching devices and signal light connection terminals, one or two chains of series-connected switching devices and siren connection terminals, wherein each of the switching units for signal lights and the switching unit for maneuvering lights and siren includes a controller,one of the inputs of which is an input of an emergency power supply signal, and the corresponding outputs of the controller are the output of a signal of no power supply and a fault signal, the control input of each of the switching devices is connected to the output of the corresponding controller, and the output of each of the current sensors is connected to the corresponding input of the controller, each of which is connected to the microprocessor via a serial interface bus, characterized in that in each of the switching units of signal and distinguishing lights and the switching unit of shunting lights and siren, a second serial interface is included between the controller and the serial interface of the microprocessor.

2. A switch for controlling and monitoring the ship's signaling devices according to paragraph 1, characterized in that it additionally contains an external serial interface connected between one of the serial ports of the microprocessor and the ship's computer.

3. A switch for controlling and monitoring the signaling devices of a vessel according to paragraph 1, characterized in that it additionally contains an energy storage device connected to the input of the power supply circuits of the microprocessor.

4. A switchboard for controlling and monitoring the signal devices of a vessel according to paragraph 1, characterized in that it additionally contains emergency control buttons for signal lights, connected to switching devices that include the supply voltage of the signal lights, and manual control buttons for maneuvering lights and siren, connected respectively to switching devices that include the supply voltage of the maneuvering lights and siren.