3.8SeaTalkconnection
TheSeaT alkconnectionisusedtoreceivedatafromRaymarine
SeaTalk-compatibledevices.
•Autopilot—thesystemcanreceiveanddisplaySeaT alkautopilot
informationandactasarepeatcontroller.
•Instruments—thesystemcanreceiveanddisplaydatafrom
SeaTalkinstruments(exampleincludewind,speed,ordepth
instruments).
•GPS—thesystemsupportstheconnectionofaSeaT alkGPS
receiver.AGPSreceiverisrequiredforthechartapplication.
SeaTalkandalarmconnection
ThealarmoutputandSeaT alkarecombinedintoasingleconnector,
whichincludesa12voltfusedpowersupply.
Thewiringmethodforthealarmdependsonwhetheryouwantto
connectjustthealarm,orotherSeaTalkdevicesaswell.
Thefollowingdiagramillustratesthe2wiringscenarios:
•ForsystemswithanalarmANDotherSeaT alkdevicesconnected
aswell—thiswiringmethodislabelled“1”inthediagram.
•Forsystemswithjustanalarmconnected—thiswiringmethod
islabelled“2”inthediagram.
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