[CA] Slave and master

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum Jepetof,

With respect to MFDs, Data Master / Slave relationship applies to MFDs which have been interfaced to one another via an Ethernet network. In such a network, all system resources and data (except for NTSC/PAL video) will be shared among the system's MFDs. In such a system, only the MFD which will be designated as the system's Data Master MFD will be interfaced to the SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone.

As Raymarine's 6" & 7" MFD feature only one Ethernet communications interface and your system feature three devices having an Ethernet communications interface (2 x MFDs, HD radome) a HS5 RayNet Network Switch will need to be installed onboard. The Digital Radar Cable will be disconnected from the MFD and then connected to one of the HS5 RayNet Network Switch's Ethernet sockets. Finally, each MFD will then be interfaced to the HS5 RayNet Network Switch via an appropriate length of RayNet (F) to RayNet (F) Cable.