Raymarine i60 - System Protocols; Tools Required

3.3Systemprotocols
Yourproductcanbeconnectedtovariousproducts
andsystemstoshareinformationandsoimprove
thefunctionalityoftheoverallsystem.
Theseconnectionsmaybemadeusinganumberof
differentprotocols.Fastandaccuratedatacollection
andtransferisachievedbyusingacombinationof
thefollowingdataprotocols:
•SeaTalk
ng®
•NMEA2000
•SeaTalk
Note:Youmayndthatyoursystemdoesnot
usealloftheconnectiontypesorinstrumentation
describedinthissection.
SeaTalkng®
SeaTalkng®(NextGeneration)isanenhanced
protocolforconnectionofcompatiblemarine
instrumentsandequipment.Itreplacestheolder
SeaTalkandSeaT alk2protocols.
SeaTalkng®utilizesasinglebackbonetowhich
compatibleequipmentconnectusingaspur.Data
andpowerarecarriedwithinthebackbone.Devices
thathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfromthe
network,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneed
tohaveaseparatepowerconnection.
SeaTalkng®isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000
andtheprovenCANbustechnology.Compatible
NMEA2000andSeaT alkandSeaT alk2devicescan
alsobeconnectedusingtheappropriateinterfaces
oradaptorcablesasrequired.
NMEA2000
NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsover
NMEA0183,mostnotablyinspeedandconnectivity.
Upto50unitscansimultaneouslytransmitand
receiveonasinglephysicalbusatanyonetime,
witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.The
standardwasspecicallyintendedtoallowfor
awholenetworkofmarineelectronicsfromany
manufacturertocommunicateonacommonbusvia
standardizedmessagetypesandformats.
SeaTalk
SeaTalkisaprotocolwhichenablescompatible
instrumentstoconnecttoeachotherandsharedata.
TheSeaTalkcablesystemisusedtoconnect
compatibleinstrumentsandequipment.Thecable
carriespoweranddataandenablesconnection
withouttheneedforacentralprocessor.
Additionalinstrumentsandfunctionscanbeaddedto
aSeaTalksystem,simplybypluggingthemintothe
network.SeaTalkequipmentcanalsocommunicate
withothernon-SeaT alkequipmentviatheNMEA
0183standard,providedasuitableinterfaceisused.
3.4Toolsrequired
Toolsrequiredforinstallation
1Pozi-drivescrewdriver
2File
3
92mm(3.62in)holecutter
4Adhesivetape
5
Powerdrill
Planningtheinstallation
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