Raymarine eci-100 Installation Instructions Manual - page 7
2.1 Document information
This document contains important information related to the
installation of your Raymarine product.
The document includes information to help you:
• plan your installation and ensure you have all the necessary
equipment;
• install and connect your product as part of a wider system of
connected marine electronics;
• troubleshoot problems and obtain technical support if required.
Applicable
products
This
document
is
applicable
to
the
following
products:
Part number
Name
Descrip-
tion
E70227
ECI-100
Engine &
Control
Interface
Document conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this document
when referring to:
Type
Example
Convention
Procedures for
performing specific
tasks using a
multifunction display.
Select
Transducer
Set-Up
.
The term “Select” is
used to refer to the
action of selecting
a menu option on a
multifunction display,
using the touchscreen
or physical controls,
depending on display
variant.
Procedures for
navigating menu
hierarchies on a
multifunction display.
Internal sonar module
is turned off from the
Fishfinder application
menu:
Menu > Set-up
> Sounder Set-up >
Internal Sounder
.
Menu hierarchies
are used in this
document to provide
a quick summary
on how to access
a particular function
on the multifunction
display.
Document illustrations
Your product may differ slightly from that shown in the
illustrations in this document, depending on product variant and
date of manufacture.
All images are provided for illustration purposes only.
Product documentation
The following documentation is applicable to your product:
Description
Part number
ECI–100 Installation instructions
Installation of an ECI–100 unit and connection to a
wider system of marine electronics.
88026 / 87202
SeaTalk
ng
Reference manual
Details the planning and operation of systems based
on the SeaTalk
ng
network.
81300
New a Series, c Series, e Series Installation and
operation instructions
Details the operation of the Data application and
autopilot integration for New a Series, c Series, e Series
multifunction displays.
81337
gS Series Installation and operation instructions
Details the operation of the Data application and
autopilot integration for gS Series multifunction displays.
81345
2.2 Product overview
The unit connects to a SeaTalk
ng
backbone or SeaTalk
ng
device
and to an engine’s controller area network (CAN bus). J1939
and NMEA 2000 engine and transmission data and steering
control messages are converted and then transmitted on to
the SeaTalk
ng
network; Enabling engine data transmission and
steering control.
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The ECI–100 can be used as an engine interface and a steering
control interface at the same time.
The product includes the following features:
Engine interface
• Attaches directly to supported engines’ CAN bus.
• Receives engine and transmission data, warnings, faults and
alarms from the engine’s CAN bus and transmits them on
SeaTalk
ng
Steering control
• Attaches directly to supported ‘drive-by-wire’ steering control
systems.
• Receives steering messages from a connected EV2
Evolution
TM
autopilot and transmits on the third party steering
control system.
• Receives feedback from the steering control system and
transmits on SeaTalk
ng
.
The ECI–100 provides electrical Isolation between the third party
CAN bus and SeaTalk
ng
.
Supported engines / steering systems
The unit can be used to connect directly into engine CAN
buses, which use the J1939 and / or NMEA 2000 standard and
drive-by-wire steering control systems, used by many marine
engine manufacturers including:
Supported engines
• Volvo Penta IPS
• Yamaha Marine Command Link Plus
• Other inboard, outboard and stern drive propulsion systems
which use standard J1939 or NMEA 2000 protocols
Supported drive-by-wire steering systems
• Volvo Penta IPS
• Volvo Penta Aquamatic joystick control
• Yamaha Helm Master
Note:
For systems containing more than 2 steering engines
refer to the Raymarine website for compatibility information.
ECI–100