3.7Toolsrequired
Productinstallationrequiresthefollowingtools:
ItemDescriptionQuantity
Powerdrill1
Pozidrivescrewdriver1
Drillbitofappropriatesize*
1
Note:*Theappropriatedrillbitsizeisdependent
onthethicknessandmaterialofthemounting
surface.
3.8Typicalsystems
Important:
•TheECI-100shouldNOTbeconnectedto
thesameengineCANbusasother3
rd
party
gatewayproducts.TheECI-100shouldbeused
toreplaceexistinggatewayproductsinyour
system.
•DoNOTconnect2ormoreECI–100unitstothe
sameengineCANbus.
Example:basicsystem—engineinterfaceonly
Intheexamplebelowtheunitisusedasanengine
interfaceonly,theunitwillinterfacewithallengines
onthesameCANbus.Inthiscongurationtheunit
cannotcontrolthevessel’ssteeringsystem.
Note:Theillustrationaboveshowsthevarious
productsthatcanbeconnectedinatypicalsystem.
Forinformationonhowtoconnecttheproducts,
refertotheChapter4Cablesandconnections
section.Forinformationonavailablecablesand
accessories,refertotheChapter10Sparesand
accessoriessection.
ItemDescription
1
Multifunctiondisplay
2
Vesselengine(s)(Connectiontoengine’sCAN
bus)
3
Engine-specicadaptorcable
4
ECIunit
5
SeaTalk
ng
5–wayblock
Example:IndependentengineCANbusnetworks
Unlessinstructedotherwise,generallyona
multi-enginevesselthathasadedicatedCANbus
networkforeachengine,1ECI-100pernetworkis
required.
Planningtheinstallation
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