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Location: Long Prairie, Minnesota | Hello all!!!! Been out of the game for about 5 years because of kids and just not enough time to fish. However kids are gone and I just bought a 681 Ranger the other day and it came with a Helix 12 mounted on the console. Guy that I bought it from said it’s already wired up to link the graphs together, so my question is……do I need to purchase another helix unit or will other hummingbird graphs be just fine to link together? I should add that I already have a Lowrance Elite 7 that I was going to mount with the trolling motor but was told it much better to have linked graphs
Thanks!
Edited by Manta18 5/18/2023 11:35 AM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I believe Helix G3, Solix, and Apex units will share information.
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When networked together via Ethernet, HELIX and SOLIX or HELIX and APEX models will share:
Waypoints
i-Pilot Link information and control
360 Imaging (note that HELIX and SOLIX will not share MEGA 360 with each other)
Humminbird CHIRP radar
MEGA Live Imaging (see notes below)
Bluetooth Talon control (see notes below)
NMEA 2000 network information (see notes below)
Additional Ethernet sharing notes:
Depending on technology built into each networked fish finder, some sonar images, such as MEGA Live or MEGA 360, may not be shared if unable to be supported by your unit’s software. Ensure that you are running the latest software by finding updates here.
If both HELIX and SOLIX are on the network and need control of Minn Kota's Bluetooth TALONs then at least one SOLIX and one HELIX G2N/G3N must be paired to the Bluetooth TALON at the same time.
If both HELIX and SOLIX are on the network and need to view NMEA2000 data, then at least one SOLIX and one HELIX G2N/G3N must be connected to the NMEA 2000 network. The HELIX G2N/G3N would be connected via the AS ETH NMEA2K, NMEA2000 Gateway. The AS ETH NMEA2K is not compatible with HELIX G4N models, and G4N models do not share NMEA2000 data over network.
While an ONIX and SOLIX can network with each other, they must be on the same software version. Any SOLIX over software version 4.020 or higher will not network with an ONIX. SOLIX software version 3.350 is the last version compatible with ONIX.
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| Helix will share only waypoints with other models than helix but everything with other helixs
Edited by danlaboucane 5/18/2023 5:26 PM
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Make sure you know what generation you're helix is. It should say on the sticker at the bottom. Then the Humminbird website has a page that shows compatible units. |
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| The n after the model like g3 and G3n. N stands for network which I’d linking capabilities. The best guys in earth to talk to of you’re looking at doing anything is northland marine out of three lakes. They are excellent and can let you know exactly what capabilities you have with that |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | K and M tackle - 5/20/2023 2:07 AM
The n after the model like g3 and G3n. N stands for network which I’d linking capabilities. The best guys in earth to talk to of you’re looking at doing anything is northland marine out of three lakes. They are excellent and can let you know exactly what capabilities you have with that
Ditto on Northland Marine. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Got my Apex talking to my Helix Mega 9, will know how much after Monday when the Mega Live network cable arrives. |
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