How many NMEA Backbones/Cables??

[Dagwood_55]

1- 122sv
2-106sv
1-Livescope
1-SteadyCast

I know this may be a stupid question, but how
many NMEA Backbones and cables will I need
for this setup??

I'm thinking 5, Right?? 1 starter kit and 4 BB/cables.....

[fishin couillon]

Livescope is not NMEA.....that's ethernet....and if you want to share sonar, waypoints, etc., then you need ethernet cables also.....


Double check the items that are included in the starter kit to what i have listed on example.


NMEA Network Garmin.jpg

[MichAngler]

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[fishin couillon]

Not sure why it didnt work.......

[MichAngler]

So since the steadycast comes with integrated NMEA 2000 drop cable (6ft) and T connector

in your diagram you would need the following
1 starter kit
2 drop cables
2 T connectors

Now can the extension cable that comes with the starter kit be used to extend the steadycast cable?
I'm going to guess that's a no

[fishin couillon]

Now can the extension cable that comes with the starter kit be used to extend the steadycast cable?
I'm going to guess that's a no

Yes, it can.....The Steady cast has a 6' "pig tail" and comes with a Tee.....you could use the extension cable buy that would be a waist; use it to run to bow of boat for the other units......if one was to put a GPS puck on rear of boat, you would need another extension cable to reach to rear of boat.....

You would need to see what all comes in the box of each product, for example, the Garmin gps puck comes with an extension cable where as the Lowrance Point 1 does not. Things like that.....

[rexico]

If you connect steady cast to the console unit, will it share with the front units via network?

[MichAngler]

If you connect steady cast to the console unit, will it share with the front units via network?

Not over the eithernet network

You will need to connect any graph you want the heading data on via the NMEA network

[fishin couillon]

If you connect steady cast to the console unit, will it share with the front units via network?

There is no way to connect it directly to back of head unit.