Rhodan trolling motor integration

The trolling motor requires an NMEA 2000 gateway which is connected to the same network as the chartplotter.

Trolling motor IntegrationCurrently integration is available for Rhodan trolling motors manufactured after January 2017 that are connected to the NMEA 2000 network using the Rhodan gateway module.

A firmware update may be required for the Rhodan trolling motor and a software update may be required for gateways manufactured before October 2023.

The Trolling sidebar will report if incompatible software is detected. If this occurs, contact Rhodan to obtain a software/firmware update dongle.

Axiom-Series / Axiom 2-Series chartplotter(s) must be running LightHouse 4 v4.5.101, or later.

Figure 1. SeaTalk NG connection diagram

  1. Rhodan gateway module.

  2. DeviceNet connection to Trolling motor.

  3. SeaTalkng network.

  4. SeaTalkng to DeviceNet adaptor cables

  5. Axiom-Series / Axiom 2-Series chartplotter running.

Note

The diagram depicts connection using a Raymarine SeaTalk NG network. A DeviceNet network could be used in a similar way.