Displaying engine data fields on the Ray-Marine display

[inewbie]

Hi All,

So my used 2016 NC 11 powerboat with a D3-200 volvo penta engine set....it should certainly have the ability to generate fuel flow rate and subsequent MPG calculations to the helm Raymarine display (as well as seawater temp, etc.), ...should it not? I am surprised that ability does not come standard with the required electronic backbone. But when I try to populate those data fields on the Raymarine display in the cockpit, I just get empty data fields.  That sort of information,were it available, would be very helpful in efficiently setting the the preferred outboard trim and other engine operations.

My local shop says'"it's complicated (and expensive)", but my quick survey of youtube seems to indicate it should only take a quick install of an NMEA 200 cable kit.

Any thoughts?

Here's one from me: Happy New Year! The boating season is only a few monsths away!

Cheers,
Mike

[richardc1]

I too am struggling with a similar issue. Paid for and installed the Volvo Penta EasyConnect module, and have it connected to my tablet.

But no fuel flow data. Volvo technical support tells me my dealer "has to enable that data". (=$$$). However dealer and technician have no idea.

That's where it ended up at the end of last season... Maybe I'll try again this season.
Good luck!

Richard

[apo]

For our new SO410 I looked to have the Yanmar engine data displayed on the Raymarine instrumentation, thinking this would be easy. Our Yanmar dealer came back saying we needed a) an engine CAN convertor b) extension harness c) Yanmar to Raymarine convertor d) drop cable.  These parts, together with the installation came to £1500 which I considered not worth the money! 

[inewbie]

I am considering the Easy-Connect as one possible solution. Seems so crazy that a simple "enable" , probably taking all of 5 minutes, would be so expensive!......but I guess not surprising given that we are talking about marine repair zaniness.

Here is a link to an electronic backbone kit off Amazon....70$ USD, and supposedly "plug and play". I'm actually considering having my old aircraft mechanic take a throw at it.....sadly less expensive.

www.amazon.com/Ancor-Marine-Products-Device-Starter/dp/B074KHXXMF/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=23B0VMQ7E7W5P&dchild=1&keywords=nmea+2000+starter+kit&qid=1609788975&sprefix=NMEA+%2Caps%2C230&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExS0UzQTdKTUhLS05HJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTkwOTI2MTNSOUYwVDhaSE5WUCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDE3Mzk2MUdDVlhDM0ZBV1IySyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

I'll try to report back if I can figure something out.

Should it really be this hard?

[Pedro]

Jan 4, 2021 14:31:25 GMT apo said:

For our new SO410 I looked to have the Yanmar engine data displayed on the Raymarine instrumentation, thinking this would be easy. Our Yanmar dealer came back saying we needed a) an engine CAN convertor b) extension harness c) Yanmar to Raymarine convertor d) drop cable.  These parts, together with the installation came to £1500 which I considered not worth the money! 

Hello.
I have a SO 410, and found a converter from Yatch Devices that does the trick for a couple of hundred of euros.
Worth to take a look:
www.yachtd.com/products/engine_gateway.html

It has a version with seatalk ng that can connect directly to the SO410 backbone (T connector behind the electrical panel)

Have one unit with me but did not try it yet.. if you are interested, as soon as I have it installed can give you some feedback.

[inewbie]

Good luck. That does look promising. So much proprietary stuff...

[jy51]

Jan 2, 2021 14:13:18 GMT inewbie said:

Hi All,

So my used 2016 NC 11 powerboat with a D3-200 volvo penta engine set....it should certainly have the ability to generate fuel flow rate and subsequent MPG calculations to the helm Raymarine display (as well as seawater temp, etc.), ...should it not? I am surprised that ability does not come standard with the required electronic backbone. But when I try to populate those data fields on the Raymarine display in the cockpit, I just get empty data fields.  That sort of information,were it available, would be very helpful in efficiently setting the the preferred outboard trim and other engine operations.

My local shop says'"it's complicated (and expensive)", but my quick survey of youtube seems to indicate it should only take a quick install of an NMEA 200 cable kit.

Any thoughts?

Here's one from me: Happy New Year! The boating season is only a few monsths away!

Cheers,
Mike

I believe, to display this information on your Raymarine display you will need to purchase the Raymarine ECI-100, this interface has two connections but is supplied with only one cable and this is the one that it connected to a free connection on your Raymarine SeaTalk back bone.  If you don't have a free connection on one of the 5 plug connections you will need to purchase a T piece and adapter cables, and possibly an extension cable from Raymarine.  The other connection is to connect into the wiring harness that goes from your engine (s) management system to the steering and motor control position.  This will vary with each manufacturers engines and this is where it starts to get complicated, for this you will need to see the spare parts manual relating to the control wiring harness on your engine model.