AIS on Seatalk network

[grievesie]

A question for all you techie types out there. If I have AIS data coming into a C-series plotter via the NMEA 0183 port will that data be available to another C-series plotter via Seatalk Network? I have a C70 and have a opportunity to get another C80 at a good price but not sure if C-series will actually distrbute AIS string to Seatalk or not. Raymarine manual not very helpful - no doubt in in order to encourage you buy a Raymarine AIS unit with Seatalk output. I have searched forums on this topic but not come across this specific query. Thanks.

 

[moonshine]

I assume you are referring to C Series Classic ? If you are, I seem to remember that you need to have E Series to couple together MFD's. Looking at the C & E Classic Manuals, only the E Series manual shows linked displays, see C Series here :

http://www.raymarine.eu/view/?id=1990&collectionid=12&col=1991

and E here :

http://www.raymarine.eu/view/?id=1990&collectionid=12&col=1992

I'm sure an electronics wizz will be along here soon to give the definitive answer

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[nimbusgb]

No it won't. The AIS data is not translated on to the seatalk bus.

 

[grievesie]

Thanks for the info - never simple is it. What I had in mind was to send AIS to both plotters and Navtex to the second one at the chart table. I presume that the Raymarine AIS units must work on Seatalk so the network is fast enough to carry the AIS data - that's one option? Even if I used a multiplexer to feed Navtex and AIS to both C-series plotters at 38400 would they recognise the Navtex data when the NMEA port setting says AIS 38400. Knowing Raymarine probably not. More research required I think.