Hello all,
Following the recent
lightning strike that I experienced I am about to install a suite of
Raymarine products to replace damaged
equipment. I wish to
network all the components but I having a few issues understanding some connections.
The basic
network uses SeaTalkNG I understand, but interfacing some of the listed
equipment has me a bit confused.
The equipment will be:
Raymarine A77 Multi Function Device with
Fishfinder and inbuilt
GPS.
Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Auto pilot consisting of EV1
Sensor, ACU-100
Autopilot Control Unit, P70 Control
Head and
Wheel steer
Raymarine Raydome RD418D
Radar radome
Raymarine
Wind Vane
Raymarine i60
Wind instrument
Raymarine P79 Adjustable in-hull
depth transducer
Raymarine Ray55E
VHF Marine radio
Fusion 700 series entertainment system model MS-AV700
1. How do I connect the Radome (SeaTalkHS I believe) to the network backbone (which is SeaTalkNG I believe). I don’t want to have to run the Radome cable to the MFD (at the helm) and to connect directly to that, as I only want the one
plug to have to connect at the MFD. I remove it regularly.
2. How do I connect the
VHF radio to the network as I intend to install
AIS at a later date and there are gains to be had by connecting it to the network
3. How do I connect the sound system to the network to give me control over it from the MFD.
4. Is it better to connect the items of the
Autopilot, viz Ev1
sensor and P70 control
head, directly to the ACU or to network using spur
cables. If to the network another 5 way connector will do the trick.
5. Can the
wheel drive
motor be connected to the network also, as that would save a separate cable run to the
helm from the ACU.
The P79
transducer will be connected via an ITC-5 Transducer convertor.
I have attached a PDF showing the proposed layout.
Has any body installed this equipment to the SeaTalkNG bus before that can help me as I would appreciate any help on the above issues.
Thanks Steve