3.8Datamaster
Anysystemcontainingmorethanonenetworked
multifunctiondisplaymusthaveadesignateddata
master.
Thedatamasteristhedisplaywhichservesasa
primarysourceofdataforalldisplays,italsohandles
allexternalsourcesofinformation.Forexample
thedisplaysmayrequireheadinginformationfrom
theautopilotandGPSsystems,usuallyreceived
throughaSeaTalk
ng
orNMEAconnection.Thedata
masteristhedisplaytowhichtheSeaTalk,NMEA
andanyotherdataconnectionsaremade,itthen
bridgesthedatatotheSeaT alk
hs
networkandany
compatiblerepeatdisplays.Informationsharedby
thedatamasterincludes:
•Cartography
•Routesandwaypoints
•Radar
•Sonar
•Datareceivedfromtheautopilot,instruments,the
engineandotherexternalsources.
Yoursystemmaybewiredforredundancywithdata
connectionsmadetorepeatdisplays.Howeverthese
connectionswillonlybecomeactiveintheeventofa
faultand/orreassignmentofthedatamaster.
Inanautopilotsystemwhichdoesnotcontaina
dedicatedpilotcontrolheadtheDatamasteralso
actsasthecontrolfortheautopilot.
3.9a6xanda7xpartssupplied
Thefollowingitemsaresuppliedwithyoura6xand
a7xvariantMFD.