Raymarine P70 autopilot head and Seatalk1

[robmcg]

Having solved my AIS/VHF issues, I am now confronted with my next Raymarine issue. I have a new P70 autopilot head ready to install it operates on Seatalk NG. Everything else on the boat is running on Seatalk1 - not a problem as the P70 is able to talk with other instruments on Seatalk1 but it seems that I have to install a Seatalk NG backbone system and buy a converter kit just to get everything to integrate properly - really????? You can get a seatalk cable with a Seatalk1 connector at one end and an ng connector at the other (pin6 on the ng end carrying seatalk1). Will this do or do I really have to have all the extra wiring to convert up to seatalk ng and back to seatalk 1. Confused as usual!

Rob

 

[mcanderson]

Rob,

Email your question direct to Raymarine UK and they will respond. I have just installed an e7 and connected to ST60 instruments and ST6001 autopilot head using just then Seatalk to Seatalk ng converter. You will get sufficient cables with the kit to do all the wiring.

I found the whole process a doodle and it worked as advertised once I applied power.

Good luck

 

[robmcg]

I will give them a go, but I suspect that they will just want to sell me the converter kit which I am not sure is needed in this case.

 

[Talulah]

You need to say which Autopilot you have.
If you have an SPX autopilot you would connect the p70 to the SPX via a small backbone. The Seatalk instruments would connect to the AP via the Seatalk connections.
However, the SPX isn't a bridging unit but you'll be able to get away without buying the converter.

 

[robmcg]

You need to say which Autopilot you have.
If you have an SPX autopilot you would connect the p70 to the SPX via a small backbone. The Seatalk instruments would connect to the AP via the Seatalk connections.
However, the SPX isn't a bridging unit but you'll be able to get away without buying the converter.

It is the SPX. This answer sounds more doable, I think all the bits came with it, including a backbone cable.

 

[malcp]

You can connect the P70 direct to the ST1 bus using the interface cable you described in your original post, and it will work just fine. You could also, as has been said, connect it to the STNG port of the SPX, but the 3 data boxes it can display will not necessarily be filled if you do that (depending on what you want displayed) as the SPX does not echo all parameters it gets on ST1 out on STNG.

 

[robmcg]

You can connect the P70 direct to the ST1 bus using the interface cable you described in your original post, and it will work just fine. You could also, as has been said, connect it to the STNG port of the SPX, but the 3 data boxes it can display will not necessarily be filled if you do that (depending on what you want displayed) as the SPX does not echo all parameters it gets on ST1 out on STNG.

An even simpler answer! I was hoping that the P70 could just join the seatalk network via a simple cable. I am hoping to avoid introducing a Seatalk ng element as no other instruments on the boat run on the ng network. Sourcing the cable seems to be a bit of an issue as it tends to be bundled in with the converter kit.

 

[malcp]

Does the P70 not come with both cables? the pure STNG spur and the STNG/ST1 cable we are talking about. Other than that you may have to contact Raymarine, or get someone to order it for you.

 

[FullCircle]

TCS Chandlers are very handy with this, give Richard a call.

If you have an SPX5, I don't think that works with the other comments. SPX10 and SPX30 do, so I am led to believe.

 

[robmcg]

TCS Chandlers are very handy with this, give Richard a call.

If you have an SPX5, I don't think that works with the other comments. SPX10 and SPX30 do, so I am led to believe.

It is an SPX 5 and was actually bought from TCS. In what way does it not work? If all else fails, I can run the autopilot independently of the rest of the seatalk1 system.