B7G zeus2 and go5

[lateral]

Anyone know if you network these two via N2K and use the Go5 WiFi for the network?
Odd question I realize. No ethernet plug on the Go5.

[smac999]

no. they do not network. that is why it is cheaper.

[lateral]

Originally Posted by smac999

no. they do not network. that is why it is cheaper.

Do they network via the ethernet port?
The network capable models.

[andreas.mehlin]

Originally Posted by lateral

Do they network via the ethernet port?
The network capable models.

Yeah, you can connect a Zeus to another Zeaus, and in that network they can share radar, sonar and so on. Go-serie cannot do this kind of networking/sharing.

[lateral]

Originally Posted by andreas.mehlin

Yeah, you can connect a Zeus to another Zeaus, and in that network they can share radar, sonar and so on. Go-serie cannot do this kind of networking/sharing.

But they do connect to N2K network.....receive only?
Confusing.

[OS2Dude]

If both are NMEA2K, then they will share ALL data on the NMEA network. RADAR and the fish-finder image are NOT among that data. (Depth, yes) What are you trying to share?

I have a Simrad EVO2 NSS (Same hardware as Zeus2) and a Vulcan 7FS. They share all NMEA data.

[lateral]

Originally Posted by OS2Dude

If both are NMEA2K, then they will share ALL data on the NMEA network. RADAR and the fish-finder image are NOT among that data. (Depth, yes) What are you trying to share?

I have a Simrad EVO2 NSS (Same hardware as Zeus2) and a Vulcan 7FS. They share all NMEA data.

Hopefully to:
Download from the internet.
ie predict wind data for Zeus2.
Firmware updates etc.
Use the Go5 for WiFi. (both modes) I guess it wont mirror the Zeus.

I dont want to share FF & radar.
Am I correct in that N2k does not have the capacity for that data density?
Thanks

[OS2Dude]

You can load device updates over it if the devices are the SAME manufacturer. The updates are sent over the physical layer, but not using NMEA protocols. The update protocol is a proprietary method.

In our setup (B&G V50 VHF, B&G Vulcan 7FS & Simrad NSS EVO2) The Vulcan has WiFi and the Simrad does not. (You can buy a Simrad WiFi network device it can use, but it will not see the Vulcan as such.) The Vulcan knows about the EVO2 and the V50 and will download updates for both. The V50 is updated over the NMEA network, but the EVO2 update has to be loaded to a micro SD card that I then manually load into the EVO2. Your Zeus2 -MAY- be able to see the GO as a WiFi access point, otherwise you should be able to do the same as I.

[lateral]

Originally Posted by OS2Dude

NMEA was not designed for video. NMEA2000 evolved from a purely text based protocol NMEA0183.

In our setup (B&G Vulcan 7FS & Simrad NSS EVO2) The Vulcan has WiFi and the Simrad does not. (You can buy a WiFi network device it can use, but it will not see the Vulcan as such.) The Vulcan knows about the Simrad and will download updates for it to a SD card that I then manually load into the EVO2. Your Zeus2 -MAY- be able to see the GO as a WiFi access, otherwise you should be able to do the same as I.

Thanks. Great info, succinctly put.
So you don't use any third partly real time subscribed data on your Evo2?
Ok, last, (but not least) I just bought a Gofree WiFi-1 but have read I will need two for real time updates of Predictwind "observations". One in gateway mode and one in client. Does the vulcan run both at the same time? Or, do you have to refresh?

[OS2Dude]

Originally Posted by lateral

Thanks. Great info, succinctly put.
So you don't use any third partly real time subscribed data on your Evo2?
Ok, last, (but not least) I just bought a Gofree WiFi-1 but have read I will need two for real time updates of Predictwind "observations". One in gateway mode and one in client. Does the vulcan run both at the same time? Or, do you have to refresh?

No, no third party data.

Our Vulcan can be configured as a client, needing a HotSpot to access the internet. In this mode it acts like a browser and the Vulcan has direct access to what is there. It can also be configured as a local server so other WiFi devices can see it and its info. (An app lets me control the Vulcan from my Android via WiFi). It can not do both at the same time.

I am not familiar with your hardware, I would interpret the above to be that one GoFree would be to access the internet over a WiFi hotspot and the other to be a local server to make that information available to other WiFi devices. If you are not sharing the data beyond your chartplotter, I don't believe you would need a second GoFree. I would suggest you call the company's Customer Support to verify.