Connecting TimeZero Professional with NavNet TZtouch XL – Setup Questions and questions for DFFF3D module

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Hi everyone,

I’m planning to build a dedicated PC workstation to connect TimeZero Professional to my existing setup:
  • NavNet TZtouch XL 10x display
  • Furuno DFF3 Sounder
  • B265 transducer
My goal is to handle PGB recording using TimeZero Professional, since it offers more advanced options. However, before investing in the software and building the full setup, I’d like to see how it performs when networked with my existing equipment.

Does anyone have experience with the hardware requirements for TimeZero Professional? The official specs suggest it doesn’t need much, but from what I’ve seen, TimeZero v5 relies heavily on real-time 3D rendering, so I assume a powerful GPU and plenty of RAM would be beneficial.

I already have a switch for connecting the workstation. I met another fisherman who also uses TimeZero, so we tried connecting his PC to my system for a quick test. We saw that the PC had dhcp activated, we ran the Connection Wizard, which successfully detected all the hardware through the NMEA network.

However, when I tried to “Go To” a mark using the GPS on the NavNet, the route didn’t appear on the PC. Also, when I created a mark on the sounder view on the NavNet, it didn’t show up in TimeZero. Is that normal? I was under the impression that these systems share data bidirectionally, creating a more integrated setup. DO we need to set it up with a specific IP if we have a switch Furuno? Does someone have a manual to connect properly the workstation and see if we can have all as a unique system?

We also tested my DFF3D module, and while it displayed bottom data, the 3D view looked very flat — much flatter than expected for the area, which I know has rocky terrain. Is there any way to increase the vertical exaggeration or adjust the bottom relief visualization? I saw videos on Internet where this view is sper powerful and it´s way more volumetric compared to the experience we had. maybe it´s a config thing?

Sorry for the long post and all the questions — I’m still quite new to the Furuno ecosystem and trying to understand how everything fits together. Any advice or reference to a good setup guide/manual would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much in advance,
 
New computers that meet the Win11 requirements have adequate graphics. RAM is important; you don't know what other crap is running on the computer consuming ram. Had a customer drop off an existing laptop with 8gb ram, and it was using 9gb just running windows and it's antivirus package. So we have 16GB in everything I sell.
Do not use DHCP; there are manual ips to configure 172.31.3.150/255.255.0.0
You can create an account on the timezero website for their cloud features; maybe you have one already for tzmaps and access the reference manuals.
 
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