Installation manual

C-Seriesprotocols
YourC-SeriesWidescreenMultifunctionDisplaycanconnectto
variousinstrumentsanddisplaystoshareinformationandso
improvethefunctionalityofthesystem.Theseconnectionsmaybe
madeusinganumberofdifferentprotocols.Fastandaccuratedata
collectionandtransferisachievedbyusingacombinationofthe
followingdataprotocols:
•SeaT alk
hs
•SeaT alk
ng
•NMEA2000
•SeaT alk
•NMEA0183
Note:Youmayndthatyoursystemdoesnotuseallofthe
connectiontypesorinstrumentationdescribedinthissection.
SeaTalk
hs
SeaTalk
hs
isanethernetbasedmarinenetwork.Thishighspeed
protocolallowscompatibleequipmenttocommunicaterapidlyand
sharelargeamountsofdata.
InformationsharedusingtheSeaT alk
hs
networkincludes:
•Sharedcartography(betweencompatibledisplays.
•Digitalradardata.
•Sonardata.
Seatalk
ng
SeaTalk
ng
(NewGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolforconnection
ofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.Itreplacesthe
olderSeaT alkandSeaT alk
2
protocols.
SeaTalk
ng
utilizesasinglebackbonecabletowhichcompatible
instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarriedwithin
thebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfrom
thenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneedtohavea
separatepowerconnection.
SeaTalk
ng
isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andtheproven
CANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000andSeaT alk/
SeaTalk
2
devicescanalsobeconnectedusingtheappropriate
interfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.
NMEA2000
NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsoverNMEA0183,most
notablyinspeedandconnectivity.Upto50unitscansimultaneously
transmitandreceiveonasinglephysicalbusatanyonetime,
witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.Thestandard
wasspecicallyintendedtoallowforawholenetworkofmarine
electronicsfromanymanufacturertocommunicateonacommon
busviastandardizedmessagetypesandformats.
SeaTalk
SeaTalkisaprotocolwhichenablescompatibleinstrumentsto
connecttoeachotherandsharedata.
TheSeaTalkcablesystemisusedtoconnectcompatible
instrumentsandequipment.Thecablecarriespoweranddataand
enablesconnectionwithouttheneedforacentralprocessor.
AdditionalinstrumentsandfunctionscanbeaddedtoaSeaT alk
system,simplybypluggingthemintothenetwork.SeaT alk
equipmentcanalsocommunicatewithothernon-SeaT alkequipment
viatheNMEA0183standard,providedasuitableinterfaceisused.
NMEA0183
TheNMEA0183DataInterfaceStandardwasdevelopedby
theNationalMarineElectronicsAssociationofAmerica.Itisan
internationalstandardtoenableequipmentfrommanydifferent
manufacturerstobeconnectedtogetherandshareinformation.
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