I had heard this was coming out. What would be the total cost for those of us running the current iPilot including the new lake master chip?
Great news!
I found a little more info: http://www.crappie.com/crappie/fishing-electronics-trolling-motors/220103-minn-kota-announcement.html
Chip 130$, new remote $800 I hear.
I cant wait!!!!!!
The new remote will be $800. Im not exactly sure what the new chips will cost but $130 sounds about right!!
What if you have a new LM version 3 chip? Does it take a different one?
http://beta.minnkotamotors.com/ipilotlink
Too bad it requires the HD Humminbird units with the ethernet port. Anyone who bought prior to 2011 needs to buy a new GPS in order to take advantage of this.
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Chip 130$, new remote $800 I hear.
I am sure I will end up getting it someday, but honestly I think that is a bit spendy. I will certainly be waiting until the bugs are worked out. Go ahead and tell me there aren’t any 
I bought my 898s ci early this year, I didn’t notice a direct ethernet port on the back, do you have to plug in some cable that hooks up to the ethernet hub?
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http://beta.minnkotamotors.com/ipilotlink
Too bad it requires the HD Humminbird units with the ethernet port. Anyone who bought prior to 2011 needs to buy a new GPS in order to take advantage of this.
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I bought my 898s ci early this year, I didn’t notice a direct ethernet port on the back, do you have to plug in some cable that hooks up to the ethernet hub?
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http://beta.minnkotamotors.com/ipilotlink
Too bad it requires the HD Humminbird units with the ethernet port. Anyone who bought prior to 2011 needs to buy a new GPS in order to take advantage of this.
If your unit has HD in the name then it has ethernet. They use a proprietary 8 pin cable and connector, not the standard RJ-45 jack.
Grumble. Now I have to buy a whole new unit. Between Linked and the Hummingbird 360, I’ll wind up with electronics worth more than my boat and motor. Grrr. I just can’t seem to avoid the toys.
Wade
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I bought my 898s ci early this year, I didn’t notice a direct ethernet port on the back, do you have to plug in some cable that hooks up to the ethernet hub?
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http://beta.minnkotamotors.com/ipilotlink
Too bad it requires the HD Humminbird units with the ethernet port. Anyone who bought prior to 2011 needs to buy a new GPS in order to take advantage of this.
Most 98 series SI units are ethernet capable. So the 898 998 and 1198 all are ethernet ready. The 700 series models have to be HD models also. Such as the 788ci HD or the 798ci si HD
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What if you have a new LM version 3 chip? Does it take a different one?
YES, the version 3 chips are not going to be capable of running the link. There is a lot of new chips coming out this early fall and those are the ones you would need
I sure hope I can run it on my 1197 with Ethernet…
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I sure hope I can run it on my 1197 with Ethernet…
If your 1197 is a HD model with a round screw in plug right in the middle on the back, than YES. If it does not have the thread in round plug in the back than no its not ethernet capable.
$930 and the only thing it does differently than my current set up is follow a contour? You have gotta be 
me! 
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$930 and the only thing it does differently than my current set up is follow a contour? You have gotta be
Well, I guess that makes me easy to impress. 
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$930 and the only thing it does differently than my current set up is follow a contour? You have gotta be
You can also spot lock a waypoint on your GPS, so you are no longer limited to the 3-6 slot memory on the iPilot. Also you can play back a track stored on your Humminbird unit. This should open up the possibility to create tracks from your PC, save to a card, import them into the GPS, and have the trolling motor follow that track. Amazing possibilities if you ask me.
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Amazing possibilities if you ask me.
My thoughts, exactly.
I’ve got Ethernet hooked up to my 1197 now … and pretty soon I will have the ipilot link, too. I’m thinking this thing will be the cat’s [censored] 
Eric, quick one for you, now granted i haven’t done any of my own research on this. Yet….
if you have 2 units already networked and want to add the I-Pilot Link, will you have the option to still network the units or is it one or the other.
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Eric, quick one for you, now granted i haven’t done any of my own research on this. Yet….
if you have 2 units already networked and want to add the I-Pilot Link, will you have the option to still network the units or is it one or the other.
If you are already using your ethernet ports to connect units together you will need an ethernet hub. It is similar to the lowrance one where there are 5 ports to plug in to. So therefore you can plug 5 units into it or up to 4 units and the I-pilot link.
So you will be able to do both!!
Very nice,
Thanks Bud
This looks awesome!
I am wondering if it’s good business sense to limit this technology to HB crowd only. Alienating all the other manufactures seems like they could/would be losing out on a lot of market share? Just thinking out loud.
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This looks awesome!
I am wondering if it’s good business sense to limit this technology to HB crowd only. Alienating all the other manufactures seems like they could/would be losing out on a lot of market share? Just thinking out loud.
If you own patents that prohibit other companies from following suit it is a no brainer in my opinion.
That looks pretty good. Has Pinpoint patent ran out so the I-pilot can follow the depth on the graph? I thought mercury bought the technology and never really did anything with it. The main reason I would rather follow the depth on the graph is because I fish the river and the chips never seem to match up with the river very well.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the 1197 is not included in the units that will run the ILink..
Even if its a ethernet capable 97. Unit must end in “8” to be able to run the program.
Sucks 2 B me 2
Does anybody else feel there is a big lag in the iPilot’s GPS adjustments when using the cruise control, auto-pilot, and spot lock? Maybe I have a faulty iPilot, but it seems like with this lag you will drift off the contour a ways before the iPilot tries to correct it. I think I will save my money. 
1197 is now included!
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