Chart card compatability

[robjl]

I have a RDP-139 with a C-map card, radar and fishfinder, and am looking at networking a second RDP-139 but it takes a Navionics Classic Navchart Format card.
Will my 2nd screen work?
What else will I need to network them?

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, it'll work. Obviously it won't share the chart card across the network because it's two different types. However, you can get the Navionics one reprogrammed to C-Map by a Furuno USA dealer. Once they are both programmed to the same version of C-Map, they will share one chart card after some settings. You will need another network cable and a HUB or switch to connect all the devices together. A Furuno USA dealer can help you with the parts needed.

 

[robjl]

Thanks,
"you can get the Navionics one reprogrammed to C-Map" Is this just a software upgrade/change or does the reader itself have to be changed?
Is the hub or switch just an ethernet type or a furuno type?

 

[Johnny Electron]

For the NN1 and VX2, the hub/switch used is normally an off the shelf item. (switch NOT router)

Units can be converted by a dealer or service center without any hardware change.

 

[robjl]

Sorry Johnny, not quite sure what you mean,
"Units can be converted by a dealer or service center with any hardware change"?
... so I need a hardware change (new/different card reader) so a second unit can dispay C-Map charts?
Cheers

 

[Melville]

That was a typo. There is no hardware change to convert.

 

[Johnny Electron]

Yes, it was a typo (fixed). No hardware change to convert a unit.

 

[Anonymous]

First time in this forum, but similar question; I have one RDP 139 unit in pilot house and want a second (or compatible unit) on fly bridge station. Do they simply network together so I only need one card in one unit? Also, will both units be able to use one GPS antenna and also get radar data?

 

[Anonymous]

If your second unit is a NAVnet 1 of the same type (Navionics or C-Map), then one chart card can be shared across the network. If your second unit is a NAVnet vx2, then a separate chart card for each would be necessary. Either of these two situations would allow networking of all other information, such as GPS, from one to the other.