Hi all,
I have searched the web & found nothing pertinent.
I have a Furuno TZTouch 2 15 on order along with an DRS4D-NXT radar and assorted NMEA 2000 goodies.
These are to replace my ever more quirky Raymarine E-120 MFD. My Raymarine S2 Autopilot with its 8000+ Control unit has been quite reliable however and I hope to keep it running as part of the new system. My Furuno vendor assures me that the Furuno can talk to my autopilot via NMEA 0183. Will this mean that I can bypass the 8000+ control unit in favour of a screen-based command module on the TZTouch?. I'm not sure that I would jettison the Raymarine Control unit but as I am planning the space on my helm station, the RM control might get demoted to a less accessible position if the Furuno interface would substitute...
Thanks any comments or observations on the wisdom of this.
-evan
I have searched the web & found nothing pertinent.
I have a Furuno TZTouch 2 15 on order along with an DRS4D-NXT radar and assorted NMEA 2000 goodies.
These are to replace my ever more quirky Raymarine E-120 MFD. My Raymarine S2 Autopilot with its 8000+ Control unit has been quite reliable however and I hope to keep it running as part of the new system. My Furuno vendor assures me that the Furuno can talk to my autopilot via NMEA 0183. Will this mean that I can bypass the 8000+ control unit in favour of a screen-based command module on the TZTouch?. I'm not sure that I would jettison the Raymarine Control unit but as I am planning the space on my helm station, the RM control might get demoted to a less accessible position if the Furuno interface would substitute...
Thanks any comments or observations on the wisdom of this.
-evan