[CA] [CA11] P79 use on es127

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Dave,

Q. The P79 transducer I have is a nmea 183. Will it work on the 2000 backbone or will it need a switch?
A. It would be necessary to interface the NMEA 0183 output leads of a NMEA 0183 Smart Transducer to the NMEA 0183 input leads of the Power/NMEA 0183/Video Input Cable of either one of the MFDs. Alternatively,, the NMEA 0183 output leads of a NMEA 0183 Smart Transducer to the NMEA 0183 input leads of a NMEA 0183 to NMEA 2000 data bridging device (ex. Actisense NGW-1-ISO), which in turn may be interfaced to a spur socket within the system's SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone. The latter option would provide depth data to the system, irrespective of the power state of the MFDs. In either solution, the NMEA 0183 Smart Transducer must be powered from a switched power circuit per the transducer manufacturer's instructions.