S100 Remote

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum Tom,

As no prior reports have been received, it is unlikely that there is a compatibility issue with the S100 / Evolution autopilot combination. Please note that the SmartController and S100 are functionally equivalent SeaTalk based autopilot remotes with respect to the autopilot command features. I too have an Evolution autopilot which, along with all other Raymarine components, has been updated with the latest product software ... I have not experienced limit problems with the SmartController's dodge feature which you have described. Accordingly, the problem may be rooted in one of the following:
- low battery power in the S100 ... change its batteries and re-test

- update the software within the ST-STng Converter. Unlike prior software update .zip downloads which had been designed to be installed as the MFD was booting up, the new software update .iso downloads are designed to be installed by a MFD which been fully booted. After the Limitations of Use message has been acknowledged, then the microSD memory card containing the software update .iso file(s) will be inserted into the MFD's memory card reader. After doing so, the Check Card For Updates feature (HOME->SET-UP->MAINTENANCE->CHECK CARD FOR UPDATES) will be used to initiate the software update process. Please additionally note that the a/c/e/eS/gS-Series MFD v17.45 software update file included a .iso file to update the ST-STng Converter. When using the .iso files within the v17.45 software update download to update Raymarine peripherals, the software microSD containing the v17.45 software update files must be inserted into the MFD's memory card after the Limitations of Use message has been acknowledged. The MFD poll the SeaTalkng and Ethernet network to identify all networked products, their respective software versions, whether an update is available for each product, and provide an option to then update the software of the selected devices.

- rule out compatibility issues with third party products by temporarily disconnecting them from the STng backbone and re-test the S100 after having addressed the items listed above.