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April 18, 2018 12:57 pm
I want to run the Raymarine EV-100 control head communication through the Garmin NMEA 2000 system. The Raymarine p70 control head is in an instrument pod with the Garmin display, at the helm. Can this be accomplished with an adaptor cable and an additional tee connector?
The EV-100 drive output will be routed normally through a hole in the cockpit floor. I want to avoid a third hole in the cockpit floor.
Thank you,
Bob Sardo
April 18, 2018 1:10 pm
Hi Bob,
Let me see if I understand correctly:
p70 control head & Garmin display are at the helm
EV-100 ACU and EV-1 compass somewhere else
You want to have the p70 connected to a NMEA 2000 bus that the Garmin already has, and the EV-100/EV-1/etc. that is somewhere else to also connect into the NMEA 2000 bus wherever it is, without having to make a new hole/cable run from the helm to that location?
If that is the case, that is exactly how I have mine configured, although I have Raymarine and B&G chart plotters at the helm instead of Garmin. My setup is thus:
Helm - B&G chart plotter, Raymarine chart plotter, Raymarine p70s control head, Raymarine i70s display. All are connected to SeaTalkNG or NMEA 2000 (it's the same) with various cables.
One cable goes from the helm out to the rest of the NMEA 2000 bus.
Raymarine ACU and EV1 course computer are down in the bowels of the boat. They connect to the NMEA 2000 network and work fine with the remote p70s.
Editor, SeaBits.com
April 18, 2018 1:18 pm
That should work fine, Bob. I had the EVO sensor on my NMEA 2000 network for a year or two and it provided solid Heading and other info to Garmin and other displays. You'll need a Ray STNG adaptor cable with a DeviceNet Male connector, which come in 3 lengths:
http://www.raymarine.com/view/?id=5536&collectionid=9&col=1617
PS Steve posted while I was finding that Raymarine page 😉
Steve Mitchell reacted
Topic starter
April 19, 2018 8:39 am
Thank you Steve & Ben.
Your information has reassured me that I can install this system successfully.
This technical site has been a great resource. I’m glad I decided to become a member.
Bob Sardo
Steve Mitchell reacted
November 27, 2023 3:16 pm
Found this post while looking to connect EV 200 AP to B&G MFD and wind instrument. I know they all have NMEA2000 but I have two questions:
1) will I be able to steer course to wind? i.e. Will EV 200 take sentences from the wind instrument?
2) B&G MFD has built in autopilot control screen. Would it be possible to use that to change course on the Raymarine Autopilot?
November 27, 2023 3:17 pm
I believe you will find that the answer to question number one is yes, the Raymarine AP shouldn't have any troubles reading wind information from a B&G sensor. Unfortunately, number two isn't as good of news. Your B&G MFD's autopilot controls will only work with other Navico (Simrad and B&G) branded APs.
-Ben S.
Publisher, Panbo.com
