[CA] [CA11] Help designing new system for large center console

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum Mig888,

Congrats on the decision to move forward with a new system. The equipment list which you have created indeed looks quite good. Given the number of devices featuring an Ethernet communications interface, the system will require a HS5 RayNet Switch, as the MFDs alone do not have a sufficient number of Ethernet Network (RayNet) sockets to accommodate interfacing the total number of devices featuring an Ethernet communications interface. I take it that the CAM220 IP marine cameras will be mounted to the underside of a hard top? Finally, the Data Master MFD will need to be interfaced to a spur socket within the powered and properly terminated SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone which will network the Evolution autopilot components to one another. Should the ACU400 be used to power the backbone, then the backbone supplied with the autopilot should feature a sufficient number of spur sockets to then connect the Data Master MFD to the backbone. However, should you elect to power the backbone from a dedicated switched circuit (this is considered to be a best installation practice for larger SeaTalkng networks), then an additional spur socket will need to be added to the backbone. All ACUs are packaged with a rotary rudder transducer. Should you desire to install a linear rudder reference to maximize autopilot performance, then it would a be recommended that a SeaStar (Teleflex) Smart Stick be used.