![]() It can manage and decipher all the sensors that the big displays can (in this case ST-STng Converter output), and in fact the big ones can’t yet emulate analog gauges as well as the Wind screen above does. #Remove duplicates in garmin homeport series#When I connected it via Ethernet cable to the 5212 - which is also high speed networked to the 7212 on the flying bridge and to the xHD radar - the 740 delivered a polite but firm message about how it was experiencing an unauthorized connection and would shut itself down in 15 seconds! Fair enough removing fast networking abilities from the 700 series is apparently a significant way that Garmin was able to hold down its cost…īut as far as I can tell, Garmin didn’t hold anything back when it comes to the 740’s NMEA 2000 networking abilities. No, it can not network via Ethernet with Garmin’s major MFDs, radars, and so forth, which I confirmed. But I also think the 700 Series can make sense as part of a larger system. Several local boaters have checked out the loaner unit I lab tested in May, and I’ll soon publish their comments on using it as a standalone plotter (they liked it a lot). Above is Gizmo’s lower helm, the Fall 2010 edition, and while there’s a lot here that I haven’t written about yet, I’m going to focus today on that little Garmin GPSMAP 740 on the chart table… It’s about to be Thanksgiving here in the states, and - aside from the normal family stuff (which is huge) - I surely am thankful for being the custodian of a wonderful boat, for living in a beautiful corner of the oceans, and for getting to fool with some great technology. ![]()
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