2.1Documentinformation
Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformation
relatedtotheinstallationofyourRaymarineproduct.
Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthe
necessaryequipment;
•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawider
systemofconnectedmarineelectronics;
•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnical
supportifrequired.
ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocuments
areavailabletodownloadinPDFformatfrom
www.raymarine.com.
Applicableproducts
Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:
PartnumberNameDescription
E22158
SeaTalk
–SeaTalk
ng®
converter
Enables
connectionof
SeaTalkdevices
totheSeaTalk
ng®
bus
Documentillustrations
Yourproductmaydifferslightlyfromthatshown
intheillustrationsinthisdocument,dependingon
productvariantanddateofmanufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
Productdocumentation
Thefollowingdocumentationisapplicabletoyour
product:
DescriptionPartnumber
SeaTalk–SeaTalk
ng®
converterinstallation
instructions
InstallationofaSeaTalk–SeaTalk
ng
converter
andconnectiontoawidersystemofmarine
electronics.
87255
SeaTalk
ng
Referencemanual
Detailstheplanningandoperationofsystems
basedontheSeaTalk
ng
network.
81300
LightHouse
TM
MFDoperationinstructions
DetailstheoperationoftheDataapplication
andautopilotintegrationforLightHouse
TM
poweredMFDs.
81360
i70Userreferencemanual
Detailstheoperationoftheinstrumentdisplay,
includingselectingdatasources.
81330
2.2Productoverview
Seatalk
ng
SeaTalk
ng
(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocol
forconnectionofcompatiblemarineinstruments
andequipment.ItreplacestheolderSeaTalkand
SeaTalk
2
protocols.
SeaTalk
ng
utilizesasinglebackbonetowhich
compatibleinstrumentsconnectusingaspur.Data
andpowerarecarriedwithinthebackbone.Devices
thathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfromthe
network,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneed
tohaveaseparatepowerconnection.
SeaTalk
ng
isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000
andtheprovenCANbustechnology.Compatible
NMEA2000andSeaT alk/SeaTalk
2
devicescan
alsobeconnectedusingtheappropriateinterfaces
oradaptorcablesasrequired.
Multipledatasources
TheconverterenablesdatasourcesfromSeaTalk
devicestobeselectedfromacompatibleSeaTalk
ng
display.Refertotheoperationinstructionsforyour
displayfordetailsonselectingdatasources.
Datatypessupported
Theconvertersupportsthefollowingtypesofdata:
•Instrumentandenvironment(Depth,Speed,Wind
etc.)
•MOB(ManOverboard)
•GPS
•Heading
•NavigationData(Waypointinformation)
•Rudderangle
10
SeaTalk–SeaT alkngconverter