TZTBBX/TZT2BB/TZTL12F on same network?

[Wdeertz]

I recently added a TZTBBX to my network and kept my existing TZT2BB at my pilothouse helm. I don’t use my flybridge station often so when I added the TZT2BB last year I went with a TZTL12F to save money. I had intended to keep my TZTBBX and TZT2BB in the pilothouse off while using the flybridge TZTL12F since the FAQ indicated the TZTL12F wasn’t compatible on the same network with the TZTBBX.

Well today I tried my flybridge TZTL12F with both the TZTBBX and TZT2BB on and everything seems to be working 100%. My chart master is the TZTBBX and includes both TZmaps and Mapmedia charts. The mapmedia charts are properly showing up on the TZT2BB and TZTL12F. What am I missing, will the system explode after a few hours of use? My DFF1 fish finder and DRS4DNXT radar were properly displaying on the TZTL12F.

 

[Johnny Electron]

TZTL can NOT be on the same network with TZT2BB and XL. If mixing TZT2BB with XL it must be at the most current software. You can do as you wish as long as you don't expect it to be supported when something doesn't work correctly. The TZT2BB was designed later and has the same CPU and memory as TZT3. TZT3 and XL can be mixed. They managed to allow also the TZT2BB to also mix due to the correct hardware (TZT3 like).

 

[Wdeertz]

Johnny, yes do not expect support on a mixed XL/TZ2BB/TZTL network. I was surprised I didn’t get any sort of error message and that the XL chart master was recognized by the TZTL device. If I leave the power off on the XL/TZTBB devices and make the TZTL its own chart master (using the free NOAA charts) I’d be kosher?

 

[Johnny Electron]

If mixing XL with TZT2BB with the most current software in both units they will work well. The TZTL just like all standalone TZTL units will work with one assigned chart master. If you have only the one unit, then that unit would have the master setting ON, so you don't get notices about no chart master found. It can run the free NOAA charts or any MM3 charts which have been licenced to that system ID. If you want to run new TZ Maps on the XL, one of the XL units must be the chart master of that system. If you have existing charts on the TZT2BB licenced to its system ID, you could call tech support with the system ID to have those licences moved over to the new XL master system ID. This way all units on the newer network can run previously purchased charts. This movement is only allowed from units which can legally mixed. Moving forward it is the XL system ID that would be used to purchase charts.