TZT 16X HDMI night vision

[Firewood]

I'm about to upgrade to a pair of TZT 16x mfds and a TZT13x

I see there is an HDMI input and also and analog input, I'd like to pair these new mfds with a HD 1080 night vision camera
like a Boateye 360 HDMI , Black Oak HDMI or Sionyx Nightwave Digital

Seems non of these are listing Furuno as a compatible display?? Shouldn't this be as simple as plugging in the HDMI feed into the input of the MFD
or the CAT5 feed into the network socket on the back

Furuno advertises this TZT series as the most advanced option available above all other brands , it must be able to support HD input from a HD night vision camera??

It would break my heart to have to go back to analog signal

Thank you for any clarification and confirmation of these HD cameras successfully interfacing with the new TZT 16x

 

[Quitsa]

I'm about to upgrade to a pair of TZT 16x mfds and a TZT13x

I see there is an HDMI input and also and analog input, I'd like to pair these new mfds with a HD 1080 night vision camera
like a Boateye 360 HDMI , Black Oak HDMI or Sionyx Nightwave Digital

Seems non of these are listing Furuno as a compatible display?? Shouldn't this be as simple as plugging in the HDMI feed into the input of the MFD
or the CAT5 feed into the network socket on the back

Furuno advertises this TZT series as the most advanced option available above all other brands , it must be able to support HD input from a HD night vision camera??

It would break my heart to have to go back to analog signal

Thank you for any clarification and confirmation of these HD cameras successfully interfacing with the new TZT 16x

I have the same question and have sent off emails to the camera manufacturers to see what they say. Will post if I get informative responses. The question has to have arisen previously. I am pretty sure that if the camera is connected via the HDMI port, it cannot be shared over the network. The other alternative is connecting the camera directly to the network as an IP device. The Sionyx for example is only an IP camera, which the TZT 3 and XL MFDs support but there may be some setup complexities in terms of what the actual displayed resolution might be versus the native resolution of the camera.

These cameras have gone up in performance and down in price quite a bit. Especially as we get into late July and August, I would really like the option of leaving well before dawn to fish offshore. While my 6 foot open array radar does a great job, it can miss some of the numerous lobster trap floats on my typical route. With an inboard Diesel, that means taking a swim if you catch a pot warp!

 

[Firewood]

I did get a reply on another forum - which is starting to confirm my suspicions.

"We worked with Sionyx to get the digital camera to work on the XL and we’re never able to successfully get it connected. I think Furuno is going to need a software update before it will work. The XL system is amazing and by far the best out there right now, you will love it!"

 

[Quitsa]

I did get a reply on another forum - which is starting to confirm my suspicions.

"We worked with Sionyx to get the digital camera to work on the XL and we’re never able to successfully get it connected. I think Furuno is going to need a software update before it will work. The XL system is amazing and by far the best out there right now, you will love it!"

That doesn't make sense.

In my case, I would be using it with the TZT 3 16s at my main helm and not the XL at the tower helm. I am surprised because it is an IP camera so it might need manual setup if the automatic discovery does not work but the video feed is no different than the format of other IP cameras. Worst case, you would need to connect to the camera using a computer and set it with a compatible static IP address that the TZT display will recognize so it shows up as a network device. The XL has similar capabilities.

The issue could be as simple as ensuring the TZT display is booted up and running before turning on the camera.

 

[Firewood]

It sounds like you might have been able to solve his problem - If you'd like jump over to Hull Truth and share your knowledge, my post is over there in the electronics section.

Hopefully someone can chime in with a simpler experience. My analog Sionyx was so easy. plug it into the rca connector on my Axiom mfd and presto. it worked. I'd love for the new HD cameras to be similar easy setup. My original concern was pulling a massive HDMI cable to the helm

Boateye ships with both HDMI and analog outputs now. Maybe I'd go that route and fall back to analog until Furuno figures out how to accept HD
signal with HDMI input

 

[Quitsa]

The XL definitely accepts a direct HDMI connection but you will need to get the cable to the MFD that you will use for the camera display. It supports SXGA, which is 1280x1024 and the native resolution of the Sionynx Nightwave Digital. I have used the HDMI port on one of my TZT3s to use it as a computer monitor and you can use the FaceTime camera view on the MFD. But as I noted above, I believe it is not networked so only the MFD that has the camera on its HDMI port can display it, at least with the TZT 3.

 

[Quitsa]

There is also another path, which is to use an Axis video encoder that will take an HD analog signal and convert it to a digital signal that you can put on your ethernet network and access from all the MFDs. The XL and TZT 3 are both configured to use the Axis encoders. The Black Oak Nitron XR1 and the Sionyx Nightwave analog should work with the Axis encoder, as would other HD cameras with analog output.

 

[Firewood]

it didn't occur to me initially, but I'd need to feed the signal to multiple locations - the new boat has an upper helm and a lower helm
so networking the signal would be the way to go. Or I could get busy splitting the hdmi signal and run cables to both helms.
Black Oak says they are releasing a network version soon.

 

[Quitsa]

Where will you put the camera? If it is close to the MFD at your upper helm, it could be an easy installation with an IP camera since you already have ethernet run to it. Then you can see the camera output on any of your MFDs.

I am very anxious to see the new Iris Photon because with stuff like this, you get much better performance/dollar with new stuff as the hardware improves. It is an IP camera with 4K (3840x2160) resolution, much higher than any of the others and only about $1200.