Raymarine e series syncronization

[chucklet321]

If I had 2 or 3 raymarine e series multifunctional displays could I sync them all into 1 system so that they work together, 1 on deck, 1 in my cabin and 1 at the navigation station, could I say i want to go here on the charts on deck and change it in my cabin on a different device.

EX: I set the location i want to go to on the raymarine device on deck, then go to bed, i wake up during the night but changed my mind, could i make changes that effect all of the devices from the cabin?

Please help I am unfamiliar with these systems.

[Zanshin]

Yes, you can. I've done that before with 2 devices. One is set to "master" and the others are "slaves".

[chucklet321]

Originally Posted by Zanshin

Yes, you can. I've done that before with 2 devices. One is set to "master" and the others are "slaves".

Are they wireless?

[Zanshin]

No, they are wired displays using the RayTalk network. I would switch back and forth between the one on deck and the one at the chart table as "master" so that I could switch the "goto" point. I didn't use it as much as I could have and also added a wireless autopilot controller so that I could remote-control the steering from belowdecks when the weather outside was inclement.

[jeremiason]

I still am trying to fugure out why someone would buy more that one E-120 unit?

I have a E-120 the helm and it is plugged into a monitor, which displays in the main cabin. Using the Raymarine key board at the Nav Station, I have complete control over the entire nav system.

The difference to me is $800 for a monitor and key board unit or $3500 for a second E-120... Seems like a no brainer!

[Zanshin]

Tom - In my case the previous owner had installed 2 large e-series displays on the boat. On my current boat I opted for just 1 (plus the remote-control) as I see no advantage to duplicating the expensive display. I should add that I have a connection at the chart table to hook my PC up to the system and let that become a remote chartplotter/control station.

[Opie91]

Are you talking about the "e" series or the "E" series?

I have not installed any "e" series units yet, but have installed "E" series units with multiple displays networked together.

With the "E" series you can network all of the displays together, set one as the master and all the units will share most data. All Raymarine sensors will be shared. NMEA input data I cannot say for sure, but some data I have seen shared. Things like video inputs from cameras will not be shared. Also if you install a chart chip in one unit, all units can display the chart.

I can’t imagine that Raymarine went backwards, so the "e" units probably do it even better.