Networking a95 to non-Raymarine A/P

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum Tim,

Q1. If he purchases the Actisense NGW-1-STNG converter, will the a95 have full functionality with autopilot control, or can we expect only to share heading info to the a95 and BTW data to the autopilot for tracking to a waypoint?
A1. The MFD's autopilot control features are designed to function exclusively with compatible Raymarine autopilots which have been interfaced to the system via their respective SeaTalk or SeaTalkng communications interface. As you have suggested, expect only to share heading info to the a95 and BTW data to the autopilot for tracking to a waypoint or following a route.

Q2. Alternately, without the Actisense unit, will the heading info be successfully shared with the a95 if we only connect the ComNav NMEA output to Port 1 input of the a95 (which would allow Heading Up, Relative Motion on the plotter)? He has no radar so that is not a concern.
A1. Should the autopilot support NMEA 0183 v2.1 or higher communications protocol, then it indeed may alternatively be interfaced to the corresponding NMEA 0183 leads of the MFD Power/NMEA 0183/Video Input Cable.