Can there be a mix of Zeus 2, Zeus 3, and Vulcan on the same ethernet on a boat?
There is a Zeus 2 at the nav station on Strider, I am considering adding a Zues 3 at the helm, and a Vulcan or Zues 3 over the companion way.
Should I or do I need to run NMEA-2000 between all the chartplotters?
Shouldn't be a problem, Dan, all the same operating system. But remember, only Vulcan 9 has Ethernet.
Oh, great catch. I was looking at the Vulcan 7 for the companionway. What do I sacrafice without the ethernet? Radar? Sharing of Navonics maps? anything else?
Do B&G Chartplotters share maps, e.g. if I install Navonics on a Zeus2, will it appear in the Vulcan 9 or Zeus 3
Hi Dan, the Vulcan 9 has ethernet but is restricted to Radar, its software locked so you can not share chartdata and sonar data over the network. Only Zeus can do this
And finally, yes, you should run NMEA 2000 to all plotters as your sensor data is not rebroadcast onto Ethernet (there is a JSON service, but the plotters only transmit this but do not 'consume' it again.)
Thank you Ben, Martyn, and Kees.