[CA] [CA11] Axiom 7 SeatalkNG vs SeatalkHS?

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum SVSunDog,

Q1. I thought all the Axiom 7s were the same, you chose what map options and transducer options you wanted. Am I wrong and I have to choose an Axiom 7 with either STNG or STHS?
A1. You are incorrect. As you had initially believed, all models of Axiom/Axiom Pro/Axiom XL MFDs feature both a SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 communications interface as well as an Ethernet Network interface(s). The MFD's SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 communications interface would be used to interface the MFD as a spur to the system's powered and properly terminated SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone which will include the iTC-5. The Evolution autopilot's CCU, ACU, and control head will each also be interfaced as spurs to the system's SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone.

Q2. For instruments I don't have the ST #s but here is what I found on the back of the displays.
Depth Z134
Wind Z094
Speed Z133
A2. The instruments specified are ST50 instruments. ST50 instruments are not compatible with a SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter. While the depth and speed transducers which are currently interfaced to these instruments may be used with an iTC-5, the currently installed wind transducer cannot and would need to be replaced with a compatible wind transducer. Systems featuring an iTC-5 require an i70/i70S Multifunction Instrument Display to perform calibration of and configuration of alarms associated with transducers which have been interfaced the iTC-5.