Raymarine i50 - Parts Supplied and Tools Required

3.4Systemprotocols
Yourproductcanbeconnectedtovariousproductsandsystemsto
shareinformationandsoimprovethefunctionalityoftheoverall
system.Theseconnectionsmaybemadeusinganumberof
differentprotocols.Fastandaccuratedatacollectionandtransferis
achievedbyusingacombinationofthefollowingdataprotocols:
•SeaT alk
ng
•NMEA2000
•SeaT alk
Note:Youmayndthatyoursystemdoesnotuseallofthe
connectiontypesorinstrumentationdescribedinthissection.
Seatalk
ng
SeaTalk
ng
(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolforconnection
ofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.Itreplacesthe
olderSeaT alkandSeaT alk
2
protocols.
SeaTalk
ng
utilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible
instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarriedwithin
thebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfrom
thenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneedtohavea
separatepowerconnection.
SeaTalk
ng
isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andtheproven
CANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000andSeaTalk/
SeaTalk
2
devicescanalsobeconnectedusingtheappropriate
interfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.
NMEA2000
NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsoverNMEA0183,most
notablyinspeedandconnectivity.Upto50unitscansimultaneously
transmitandreceiveonasinglephysicalbusatanyonetime,
witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.Thestandard
wasspecicallyintendedtoallowforawholenetworkofmarine
electronicsfromanymanufacturertocommunicateonacommon
busviastandardizedmessagetypesandformats.
SeaTalk
SeaTalkisaprotocolwhichenablescompatibleinstrumentsto
connecttoeachotherandsharedata.
TheSeaT alkcablesystemisusedtoconnectcompatible
instrumentsandequipment.Thecablecarriespoweranddataand
enablesconnectionwithouttheneedforacentralprocessor.
AdditionalinstrumentsandfunctionscanbeaddedtoaSeaTalk
system,simplybypluggingthemintothenetwork.SeaTalk
equipmentcanalsocommunicatewithothernon-SeaTalkequipment
viatheNMEA0183standard,providedasuitableinterfaceisused.
3.5Partssupplied
D12 3 88-1
1 2
5 6
98
43
7
1i50instrument
2Frontbezel
3
SeaTalktoSeaTalk
ng
adaptorcable
4
SeaTalk
ng
spurcable
5
Gasket
6
Suncover
7
Documentationpack
8
SeaTalk
ng
blankingplug
9
4xxingscrews
16i50