[CA] [CA11] Upgrade to Axiom and integrate the rest

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A powered and properly terminated SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone having a sufficient number of spur sockets to accommodate each NMEA 2000 device will need to be installed. As the system to be created will require a SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter Kit (not SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Cable) and may in the future include an Evolution autopilot, it is recommended that be backbone be constructed from Raymarine's SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 networking components. The SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter will be installed as backbone component and the supplied SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter Cable will be used to interface the unpowered SeaTalk bus containing the ST60 instruments to the SeaTalk (yellow) socket of the SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter.

Third party devices having a NMEA 2000 communications interface, as well as Axiom/Axiom Pro/Axiom XL MFDs will typically utilize a DeviceNet (M) socket for the device's NMEA 2000 port. As indicated within the FAQ found here, any one the following adapters may be used to interface the product as a spur to a SeaTalkng backbone:
- A06045 / 15.7in (0.4m) SeaTalkng Spur to DeviceNet (F)
- A06075 / 39.4in (1.0m) SeaTalkng Spur to DeviceNet (F)
- A06082 DeviceNet (F) to SeaTalkng (M) Adapter and an appropriate length of SeaTalkng Spur Cable.

A NMEA 0183 to NMEA 2000 gateway (ex. Actisense NGW-1-STNG, etc.) may be used to interface the third party autopilot's to the backbone. When the third party autopilot is to be replaced, the backbone will typically need to included three additional spur sockets to permit the Evolution autopilot's components (typically, EV-1 CCU, ACUxxx, and p70S/p70 autopilot control head. These spur sockets will need to be located within 6m of the spur sockets which they will be connected to.

Although a Quantum Data Cable will often be used to interface the MFD to the Quantum radome, a Digital Radar Cable may also be used for this purpose. The latter supports not only communications but power for the radome.

Please click here to view a FAQ addressing power circuits for the marine electronics. The MFD, radome, SeaTalkng Backbone Cable, third party AIS transceiver, third party VHF radio, third party autopilot, and ACUxxx (future) will need to be powered via their respective power cables / terminals. The ST60 instruments will be powered by the SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone via the SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter. The future EV-1 CCU and p70S/p70RS autopilot control head will be powered via the backbone.