Interfacing EV-400 autopilot to E 80 classic

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

wlector,

After upgrading an E-Series Classic MFD with v5.69 software, the SeaTalk2/NMEA 2000 port of the MFD will function as a SeaTalkng port. However, unlike the SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter, software development/updates for the E-Series Classic MFDs ceased several years ago. Correspondingly, the software for the SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter has continued to evolve permitting it to be the most capable and complete SeaTalk to SeaTalkng data bridging product offered by Raymarine. As such, should the marine electronics system expand or be upgraded to include a SeaTalkng backbone, then retired MFDs having a SeaTalkng interface should be disconnected from the SeaTalk bus and will instead be interfaced to the SeaTalkng backbone. All communications between the MFD(s) and the legacy SeaTalk devices will then occur via a SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter which is installed within the SeaTalkng backbone.