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If you run the Structure Scan you can’t link the 2 units to share waypoints? Or will that run through the structure scan module?
I don’t recall there being enough connections on the back of the units to run an ethernet between the units and to the LSS.
There is 2 types of networks. Ethernet and NMEA2000. The difference between the 2 is the type of information that you can share between units.
HDS units will have 4 plugs on the back. a blue plug for power, blue plug for normal transducers, black plug for NMEA2000 network, and yellow plug for ethernet network.
The structure scan LSS-1 control box is a ethernet network hub and will allow up to 3 units to be hooked up to it via ethernet cables (tan with yellow ends) directly from the HDS unit to the LSS-1 box this is a ethernet network. This will allow you to share waypoints and Structure Scan. Waypoints should transfer automatically and selecting transducers is done manually.
Each HDS unit is hooked to the LSS-1 control box with ethernet cables, structure scan transducer is also run to the LSS-1 control box, and power is run to the LSS-1 control box. When its all hooked up and turned on the HDS units should auto find the new hardware and pretty much set itself up.
If your not adding additional sensors, sonichub, or a LGC-4000 puck and all you want to do is share transducers and waypoints you will not need to do a NMEA2000 network if you are installing structure scan.
I installed 3 head units, Structure Scan, Sonichub, LGC-4000 puck, and a NMEA2000 network into my boat 2 weeks ago so its fresh in my head right now!