1. Currently, a compatible Simrad MFD can only display Fuel (default), Water, Waste Water aka Grey Water, Live Well, Oil and
Black Water fluid types. The other fluid types such as LNG, LPG and Diesel are not displayed. This is a Simrad limitation,
which may change with a future firmware updates of your MFD.
However, it is possible to configure a specific tank sender's fluid type in the GX device menu to one of the supported ones,
and then rename the tank in the MFD tank settings to whatever you like, e.g. LPG, which is then displayed as LPG tank on
the dashboard.
2. All tank senders as mentioned in the chapter Connecting Victron products [8] and Connecting supported non-Victron
products [13] are supported.
Configuration step-by-step
Before proceeding with the following steps, you must connect the GX device to the NMEA 2000 network to which the MFD is
connected. Use our VE.Can to NMEA 2000 micro-C male cable to connect the GX device to the NMEA 2000 network and ensure
NMEA2000-out of the VE.Can port is enabled in the GX device.
The procedure below does not replace the Simrad manual; Be sure to read the Simrad documentation that accompanies your
MFD; There are some differences in the menu navigation of the various MFDs.
1. Connect the tank sensors to your GX device.
2. Make sure the tank sensors are set to a fluid type supported by your MFD.
This is done in the setup menu of the tank sensor in the Remote Console - Device List → [your_tank_sensor] → Setup →
Fluid type
3. On your Simrad MFD, go to Settings > Network > Sources > Advanced > Data source selection and verify that all tank
sensors are listed. The tank sensors should automatically be identified by the system. If not, enable the feature from the
advanced option in the System settings dialog.
4. Selecting a tank sensor from within the Data source selection menu will bring up additional details and configuration options
such as fluid type, location or custom name. Finally, open a dashboard or create a custom dashboard and place the tank
sensors as you wish.
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