Raymarine i60 - Installation Checklist; Compatible Transducers

3.4Systemprotocols
Yourproductcanbeconnectedtovariousproductsandsystems
toshareinformationandsoimprovethefunctionalityofthe
overallsystem.Theseconnectionsmaybemadeusinga
numberofdifferentprotocols.Fastandaccuratedatacollection
andtransferisachievedbyusingacombinationofthefollowing
dataprotocols:
•SeaT alk
ng
•NMEA2000
•SeaT alk
Note:Youmayndthatyoursystemdoesnotuseallofthe
connectiontypesorinstrumentationdescribedinthissection.
Seatalk
ng
SeaTalk
ng
(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolfor
connectionofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.It
replacestheolderSeaT alkandSeaT alk
2
protocols.
SeaTalk
ng
utilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible
instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarried
withinthebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbe
poweredfromthenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwill
needtohaveaseparatepowerconnection.
SeaTalk
ng
isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andthe
provenCANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000and
SeaTalk/SeaTalk
2
devicescanalsobeconnectedusingthe
appropriateinterfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.
NMEA2000
NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsoverNMEA0183,
mostnotablyinspeedandconnectivity.Upto50unitscan
simultaneouslytransmitandreceiveonasinglephysicalbusat
anyonetime,witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.The
standardwasspecicallyintendedtoallowforawholenetwork
ofmarineelectronicsfromanymanufacturertocommunicateon
acommonbusviastandardizedmessagetypesandformats.
SeaTalk
SeaTalkisaprotocolwhichenablescompatibleinstrumentsto
connecttoeachotherandsharedata.
TheSeaTalkcablesystemisusedtoconnectcompatible
instrumentsandequipment.Thecablecarriespoweranddata
andenablesconnectionwithouttheneedforacentralprocessor.
AdditionalinstrumentsandfunctionscanbeaddedtoaSeaT alk
system,simplybypluggingthemintothenetwork.SeaT alk
equipmentcanalsocommunicatewithothernon-SeaTalk
equipmentviatheNMEA0183standard,providedasuitable
interfaceisused.
3.5Partssupplied
D12 388-1
1 2
5 6
98
43
7
1i60instrument
2Frontbezel
3
SeaTalktoSeaTalk
ng
adaptorcable
4
SeaTalk
ng
spurcable
5
Gasket
6
Suncover
7
Documentationpack
8
SeaTalk
ng
blankingplug
9
4xxingscrews
16i60