Raymarine eci-100 Installation Instructions Manual page 38

Engine instancing and setup — legacy MFDs and Instrument Displays
Before you can display engine data on your legacy MFD or a compatible Instrument Display, your engine(s)
may require "instancing" (assigned a unique ID / address) by an engine representative / dealer.
Single engine installations
Engine instancing is NOT required for single engine
vessels.
Multiple engine installations
Legacy MFDs and Instrument Displays include have limited support for multiple engine installations.
The following table details the different types of engine supported, and the instancing requirements for each.
Engine CAN bus Number of
protocol engines
NMEA 2000 1
NMEA 2000 2+
NMEA 2000 2+
J1939 1
J1939 2+
J1939 2+
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Engine CAN bus Number of ECI
configuration units
Single CAN bus 1
Single shared CAN 1
bus
Separate CAN bus This engine configuration is NOT currently supported or
for each engine recommended. A current generation LightHouse
required.
1
Single CAN bus
1
Single shared CAN
bus
Separate CAN bus This engine configuration is NOT currently supported or
for each engine recommended. A current generation LightHouse
required.
Instancing by
Start up Engines Engine dealer
in sequence? required?
Only 1 engine Not required.
to start up —
sequence not
applicable.
Start and stop Instancing may be
each engine in required. Contact
sequence, from your Engine dealer.
port through to
starboard.
Not required.
Only 1 engine
to start up —
sequence not
applicable.
Not required.
Start and stop
each engine in
sequence, from
port through to
starboard.
TM MFD is
TM MFD is
ECI–100