Raymarine G-Series - System Limits; Data Master (Master GPM)

2.12Systemlimits
Thefollowinglimitsapplyregardingthenumberofsystem
componentsthatcanbeconnectedinanysingleG-Seriessystem:
ComponentMaximum
GPMprocessor4(1ofwhichmustbedesignatedas
thedatamaster)
Monitor
8(2perGPMprocessor)
Keyboard
8(2perGPMprocessor),consistingof
anycombinationofCompactorwired/
wirelessCommandCenterkeyboards.
GVMvideomodule
3
DSMsonar
1
Digitalradarscanner2
E-SeriesWidescreenmultifunction
display
2
Note:Themaximumnumberofdevices(nodes)inaSeaT alk
hs
networkmustnotexceed25.Themaximumnumberofdevicesin
aSeaT alk
ng
networkmustnotexceed50.
2.13Datamaster(masterGPM)
IfyoursystemfeaturesmorethanoneGPMprocessorunityoumust
designateoneGPMprocessorasthedatamaster(masterGPM).
Ifthedatamasterhasnotalreadybeendesignatedaspartofthe
installationandcommissioningprocessitmustbedoneaspartof
theinitialsetup.
Thedatamasterhandlesallthedatafromthevariousmarine
electronicsinstalledaroundyourvessel.Thedatamasterreceives
datafromSeaTalkandSeaT alk
ng
andtransmitsittotherelevant
componentsoftheG-SeriessystemviatheSeaT alk
hs
network.
Forexamplethesystemmayrequireheadinginformationfromthe
autopilotandGPSsystems,usuallyreceivedthroughaSeaT alk
ng
or
NMEAconnection.ThedatamasteristheGPMprocessortowhich
theSeaT alk,NMEAandanyotherdataconnectionsaremade,it
thenbridgesthedatatotheSeaT alk
hs
networkandanycompatible
repeatdisplays.Informationsharedbythedatamasterincludes:
•Cartography
•Routesandwaypoints
•Radar
•Sonar
•Datareceivedfromtheautopilot,instruments,theengineand
otherexternalsources.
Note:TheGPMprocessorthatyouchoosetobethemaster
GPMmustbetheunittowhichtheSeaT alkandSeaTalk
ng
buses
arephysicallyconnected.
32G-Seriesinstallationinstructions