Raymarine SPX 10 - SPX to Seatalk Ng Connection

Implementation
Ifseveralitemsrequiregrounding,theymayrst
beconnectedtoasinglelocalpoint(e.g.withina
switchpanel),withthispointconnectedviaasingle,
appropriately-ratedconductor,totheboat’scommon
ground.Thepreferredminimumrequirementforthe
pathtoground(bondedornon-bonded)isviaaat
tinnedcopperbraid,witha30Arating(1/4inch)or
greater.Ifthisisnotpossible,anequivalentstranded
wireconductormaybeused,ratedasfollows:
•forrunsof<1m(3ft),use6mm
2
(#10AWG)or
greater.
•forrunsof>1m(3ft),use8mm
2
(#8AWG)orgreater.
Inanygroundingsystem,alwayskeepthelengthof
connectingbraidorwiresasshortaspossible.
Important:DoNOTconnectthisproducttoa
positively-groundedpowersystem.
References
•ISO10133/13297
•BMEAcodeofpractice
•NMEA0400
3.7SPXtoSeaTalk
ng
connection
TheSPXcoursecomputerandcompatiblecontrol
headscanbeconnectedusingSeaT alk
ng
.
SeaTalk
ng
autopilot
SMARTPILOT
D10 437 -2
4
1
3
2
SeaTalk
ng
1.HelmpositionwithSeaT alk
ng
autopilotcontroller
andinstrument.
2.SeaTalk
ng
backbone.
3.HelmpositionwithSeaT alk
ng
autopilotcontroller
andinstrument.
4.SPXcoursecomputer.
Youcanconnectanautopilotcontrollerateachhelm
position.
Note:Onlyautopilotcontrollerscompatiblewith
SeaTalk
ng
canbeconnectedtothebackbone.
SeaTalktoSeaTalk
ng
Converter
TheSeaT alktoSeaTalk
ng
convertercanbeusedto
connectaSeaT alkautopilotcontrollertoaSeaT alk
ng
network.
D12 571 -1
SeaTalk
ng
2
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S
M
M
A
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3
1
1.SPXcoursecomputer.
2.SeaTalkautopilotcontroller.
3.SeaTalktoSeaT alk
ng
converter.
Note:ForcorrectoperationusingaSeaTalkto
SeaTalk
ng
converterpleaseensurethatyourSPX
coursecomputerisupgradetosoftwareversion
3.00orlaterandtheSeaT alktoSeaTalk
ng
converter
tosoftwareversion1.14orlater.Pleasevisitthe
Raymarinewebsitetodownloadthelatestsoftware
foryourproducts:www.raymarine.com.
SeaTalk
ng
connectiontocoursecomputer
ThecoursecomputerconnectstotheSeaT alk
ng
backboneusingthespurcablesupplied.
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SPX10,SPX30,SPX-SOL