AUTO ok, TRACK seems to hunt

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Keith,

Per our phone conversation, it is recommended that all Raymarine products within your system (ex. a78 MFD, EV-1 Sensor Core, ACU, p70R, etc.) having software updates posted on Raymarine's web site be updated with the latest available Raymarine product software updates. As has been indicated on the a/c/e/eS/gS-Series MFD software update page, following installation of the latest Evolution autopilot component software updates, the autopilot must be re- calibrated. As Lee had suggested, using the autopilot's Factory Reset option to be followed by execution of the Dockside Wizard, brief cruise to establish the deviation table (seeking a maximum deviation of 10 degrees), followed by application of the compass offset (should the heading reported by the autopilot differ from any properly calibrated vessel compass be determined).

As indicated within our discussion, navigational systems must be restricted to single sources of any specific data item (ex. GPS (lat, lon, COG, SOG, etc.), Heading, Wind, rudder, etc.) or performance of the system may be adversely impacted. Raymarine's a/c/e/eS-Series MFDs have a Data Sources feature (HOME->SET-UP->SYSTEM SETTINGS->DATA SOURCES) which may be used coordinate which source of each type of data will be used by Raymarine devices. Should one also be employing a third party navigational system product (ex. chart plotter, MFD, computer based navigational application, etc.) then these items will all need to be configured to use the same data sources as have been specified within the Raymarine system. With respect to heading, it is strongly recommended that the EV-1 Sensor core should be specified as the heading data source for the system. Having multiple data sources within the system and/or old software may well account for the reported tracking issue.

As Lee indicated, the latest autopilot software includes some important/useful performance enhancements and features.

With respect to waypoint/route transfer to a Wi-Fi equipped a/c/e/eS/gS-Series MFD, wireless transfer of such data is exclusively supported by Voyage Planner PC software, the Navionics Boating app, and possibly Fugawi Marine 5 software (recommend verifying with Fugawi). Raymarine has logged and is considering a feature request to additionally include support for waypoint/route transfer via NMEA 0183 and/or NMEA 2000 communications protocol. Raymarine has not yet announced support this feature addition. As you have indicated waypoint/route data may be transferred between third party chartplotting products via GPX files stored on microSD memory cards ... this is the most commonly used method transfer.