Establishing a new standard in marine electronics
We listen to the best sailors' needs.
We exchange ideas with the best engineers.
We deliver our experience to everyone.
Learning from the best
The America's Cup is our playground. Since 1990, we work side by side with the most talented sailors and with the most brilliant architects and engineers. Answering to high expectations with quick and reliable solutions is our daily routine.
Keeping up with the technology
We use every opportunity to test the latest technology. We explore every corner looking for the state of the art of electronic components and sensors. Our database of compatible devices grows constantly.
Meeting everybody's needs
Our biggest strength is flexibility. No matter if we need to collect data from more that 2000 sensors or if we have to deal with a basic boat: whatever the customer needs, we have a solution ready to fit
Expanding the horizons
We made our name in professional sailing, but now we are also involved in projects outside the racing world. We can offer solutions for sensors management, data logging, fibre optics installation, PLC development and foiling autopilots.
OUR PRODUCTS
Trusting your numbers
FaRo is the instrumentation system for racing sailboats that fits every needs. From 40 foot to 150 foot, more and more boats have FaRo installed, because of its unique features.
Is Reliable - The powerful, robust and reliable hardware is provided by Beckhoff, a company leader in the industrial automation technology. Every single component of FaRo is the ultimate evolution of years of research and it is provided after accurate control tests.
Is Scalable - The system can be expanded or shrunk, based on the needs. Different CPUs are available to fit the required computational power.
Is Distributed - A/D converters, serial interfaces and counter terminals can be assemblred in a single station or they can be distributed along the boat.
Is Fast - The bus EtherCAT provides 100 Mb/sec transfer rate between the terminals and the main CPU, ensuring a real-time information exchange between the processor and the sensors. Remote nodes are connected with a standard CAT5 ethernet cable.
Is Precise and accurate - FaRo brings to a new level the standard of electronic systems in sailing: sampling the analog channels at 1 KHz with16 bit resolution allows exploiting the performances of the last generation sensors.
Is Compatible - NMEA2000, EtherCat, CAN, CANOpen, Ethernet, RS232/422/485... name a bus and FaRo can handle it
The graphical remote interface
FaroManager is the FaRo’s remote interface. Connected via ethernet, FaroManager is a practical and intuitive graphic software covering all range of functions necessaries to monitor, control and configure Faro.
- Configure the inputs (analogs, digitals and pulses) in few simple steps
- Monitor constantly the hardware status
- Create and modify variables, allowing full cotrol of the matematic relations, using a visual tool (Math Designer)
- Monitor, plot and calculate the averages of all the FaRo variables in real time
- Create and manage log files on the FaRo's compact flash, up to 100 Hz
- Control and modify all the instruments' calibrations, included the wind correction tables
- Edit the polar tables
- Configure the on-board displays
- Change filters settings on the displayed variables
- Toggle between main and spare instruments
- Displays and manage Warnings and Alarms
- Configure the communication between FaRo and the navigation software (Expedition, Deckman and Adrena)
The power of FaRo in your hands
FaroDisplayX is the cross-platform Application that can be used to display numbers or control variables in FaRo.
Designed for sailors with little or no confidence in electronics, it is very easy to configure and even easier to use. Pages are added and modified in few seconds. The screen can be rotated and locked. Connection is automatically re-established, in case of signal's loss. Information can be shared on multiple devices at the same time.
FaroDisplayX is available for Android and iOs and is evolving very quickly. Every month we add new widgets and features
OUR SERVICES
Exploiting FaRo's power
Since the 2010 edition, the America's Cup has introduced boats more and more complex, where electronic and hydraulic systems became an essential part of the overall design process. Exploiting the innate characteristics of the Beckhoff processors, we started developing the control software for the hydraulic driven parts of the boats (PLC).
We thus developed the automation of numerous America's Cup boats, such as Luna Rossa's AC72 (2013), two Luna Rossa's AC45 (2015), Groupama's and Emirates Team New Zealand's AC50 (2017), and the more recent Luna Rossa's AC75 (2021), as well as some smaller training boats.
Besides the projects related to the America's Cup, in 2014 we started the collaboration with Cariboni srl, company leader in marine hydraulic systems, developing the control systems for numerous sailboats, including (but not limited to)
• Kauris IV (Wally 144)
• Skorpio (Nautor CS 125)
• Magic Carpet 3 (Wally 100)
• MySong (Nautor CS 80)
• Vismara Nacira 69
• Cannonball, Bellamente, Momo, Proteus (Maxi 72)
• ICE 70
• Black Pearl (Botin 56)
• 5x Melges 40
Furthermore, we developed the automation for motor foiling prototypes such as Kormaran (Austria) and Seabubbles (France).
Flying over the water
Since the America's Cup boats started foiling, it was pretty clear that using an autopilot could have helped to accelerate the learning process of the boat's handling. Thanks to the collaboration started in 2014 with 4DC Tech, company specialized in the design of automatic flight control systems, we have developed the automatic controls of various America's Cup boats, including the Luna Rossa's AC45s and AC75 and the Groupama's AC50 .
FaRo AP (AutoPilot) integrates the functions of FaRo and the PLC in a single system, combining the high computing capabilities of FaRo with the control speed and accuracy of the PLC side. The result is an effective, stable and parameterizable control system for any type of foiling boats.
Outside the America's Cup world, we have been involved in producing autopilots for foiling motor boats, like the prototypes Kormaran (Austria), Seabubbles (France) and MobyFly (Switzerland).
Foiling is the future of yachting and we are ready to make it happen.
Checking loads and deformations
We couldn't claim we are able to manage any kind of instruments if weren't including Fibre Optics. Over the last 15 years, Fibre Optics have become more common in sailing environment for monitoring loads and measuring deformations. We started integrating the most popular FO interrogators in FaRo, but soon we learned how to design the specifications for a particular component, how to manage the fibres and how to install them.
Today we have full competence in managing a whole Fibre Optics project, from the preliminary design to the installation, from data collection to data analysis. Aks us for more information or for a quote
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DISTRIBUTORS
European Union
Donati Racing S.L.
PAINE s.n.c.
Via Lucio Lando, 95
47921 - Rimini
SAILTECHANDMORE di Pappalardo Diego
34141 - Trieste
diego@sailtechandmore.com
United Kingdom
Osprey Technical Consulting Ltd
Unit 7 Hamble Court Business Park
SO31 4QJ
info@ospreytechnical.com
http://www.ospreytechnical.com/
Diverse Performance Systems
Unit 14, Compass Point, Ensign Way
Hamble,SO31 4RA
MLC Technologies Ltd
Unit 7C, Brecks
NR25 7DZ - Holt - Norfolk
https://mlctechnologies.co.uk/
Australia
33 South Marine Electronics Pty Ltd
Woolwich Dock, Clarke Road
Woolwich, NSW 2110.
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