[CA] [CA11] Upgrading from E7 to Axiom 9 - cables/converters needed?

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Scott,

General comment: Typically, electrical motors should not be installed within 3' of the vessel's compass or an autopilot's compass. I have noted the proximity of the autopilot's rotary drive unit in relation to the vessel's magnetic compass. When so located, the rotary drive will present a fixed deviation field when not operating and a variable deviation when operating. Accordingly, the reading of the vessel's magnetic compass should be taken with a grain of salt.

Replacing the e7 MFD with and Axiom MFD should be a fairly simple task given your stated skills. With respect to interfacing the Axiom MFD in place of the e7 MFD:

- the E7 MFD's Power/NMEA 0183/Video Input Cable will need to be replaced with the Power/NMEA 2000 Cable supplied with the Axiom MFD.

- the currently installed SeaTalkng Spur Cable (which had been interfaced to the e7 MFD's Ethernet Network (RayNet) socket will simply be unplugged from the e7 MFD. An A06082 SeaTalkng (F) to DeviceNet (F) Adapter will be fitted to SeaTalkng Spur Cable's Plug. The DeviceNet (F) end of this adapter will then be mated to the DeviceNet (M) plug of the Axiom MFD's Power/NMEA 2000 Cable.

- the currently installed Ethernet Network (RayNet) Cable which had been interfaced to the e7 MFD's Ethernet Network (RayNet) socket will simply be unplugged from the e7 MFD and then plugged into the Axiom MFD's Ethernet Network (RayNet) socket.

- as the Axiom MFDs do not feature a NMEA 0183 communications interfaced the SH GX-2150 VHF Radio / AIS receiver must be interfaced to a 38400 BAUD NMEA 0183 data bridging device (ex. Actisense NGW-1-ISO-AIS, etc.), which in turn will be interfaced to an unoccupied spur socket within the backbone. Should no unoccupied spur sockets be present within the existing backbone, then a spur socket will need to be added to the backbone.