Lowrance/ Eagle NMEA 2000 question

[GMC FishHauler]

I have Eagle SeaCHarter 500 and Lowrance LMX17, how do i connect these two to use the same transducer and GPS???

[GMC FishHauler]

found the answer here!
http://primus.lowrance.com/support/resultDisplay.do?gotoLink=14757&docType=1002&contextId=649%3A14757.14903%2C0.0%2C12289.12513%2C 13369.13555%2C13702.13878%2C14200.14316%2C22759.22 896&clusterName=ClusterPublic&lang=english&docset=%2FDocuments%2FPrimus&contentId=e8084c93-f2b6-4d23-a678-87a679479a8c&responseId=135ccbe2cfd4f608%3Adcb03b%3A119029e8f82 %3A-7b33&groupId=4&answerGroup=8&score=577&page=http%3A%2F%2Fprimus.lowrance.com%2Ficr%2FNMEA +2000%2FNMEA2000NetworksGeneralInfo+%28T-Conn%29.pdf&result=7&excerpt=If+your+network+already+includes+either+of +these+power+sources+do+not+connect+the+NMEA+2000+ power+cable+of+any+of+your+GPS+or+sonar+display+un its.&question=My+unit+has+a+built-in+antenna.++Do+still+need+to+connect+the+NMEA+200 0+power+line%3F++%28GPS+PA%29&resultType=5000#Goto14757
Hope someone else needed it too!!

[Mr.T]

I'm not sure you found what you really wanted...

The SeaCharter 500 uses the older NMEA 0183 format for its GPS data. To share the GPS from your LCX-17M to the SeaChater 500, you need to interconnect the NMEA 0183 port wires on the LCX-17M and the SeaCharter 500.

See pp 36-38 in the LCX-17M manual and p. 38 in the SeaCharter 500C manual.

You won't be able to share sonar transducer information in any case via the network - GPS data only. Best you could do is add a switch to direct the transducer output to one unit or the other. See the switches at the bottom of this page: http://www.lei-extras.com/store/search.asp?SearchType=Unit&Unit=LCX%2D17M

[GMC FishHauler]

thanks again Marty,
i found this info on page 38 last night while reading that manual too.