Upgrades to Existing Raymarine System on B35.5

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Tnauck,

Q. Would anything be gained in terms of testing the ST-STng Converter by removing it from the system, supplying it with its own power, terminating both ends and connecting directly to the MFD and DSC VHF? Would that effectively test the backbone sockets?
A. Unfortunately, doing as you have suggested would not test the ST-STng Converter's backbone sockets. Such verification may be achieved through connecting an assembly constructed from a SeaTalkng Backbone Cable and a terminated SeaTalkng T-Piece or SeaTalkng 5-Way Connector to each of the ST-STng Converter's two backbone sockets. Then a pair of devices having a SeaTalkng communications interface would be interfaced as spurs to the aforementioned SeaTalkng T-Pieces or SeaTalkng 5-Way Connectors forming opposite ends of the backbone. Should communications between the two devices be verified of between each of these devices and a third device which has been interfaced as a spur to the ST-STng Converter, then the ST-STng Converter would be deemed operational.