Boat Projects DIY Lowrance Hds7 Gen 2 Touch - Yamaha Engine Interface Install

Lowrance HDS7 Gen 2 Touch - Yamaha Engine Interface Install
Received my Lowrance Yamaha interface cables today and will be in installing them on the next dry day we get. it will display all the engine data through the Lowrance HDS7 Tough.
Engine Connection for NMEA 2000® Messages
The Yamaha has the ability to output engine data with an interface connection to an outboard NMEA
2000 network of the Lowrance HDS7 Touch.

This data can be viewed on the Lowrance HDS7 Touch multifunction display.
My install is below

 

My Install

Simple but a lot of work running the cable throughout the boat

Install kit

Kit contents


Kit Assembled


Located the Yamaha Command Link Connector


Connected the Yamaha NMEA 2000 network Connector cable


ran the cable out of the Yamaha


put the shield cover back on


needed to fish the cable through the wiring housing


put the wiring harness covering back on the Yamaha


Fished the cable into the boat


fished the cable under the floor and out under the center console


now I just need to connect the wiring to the Lowrance and fuse panel.

 

Took most of the day to do the install
Finished up around 2 PM
and 4:30 PM to learn how to set it up...

OK I learned how to set up the different screens...
everything is working great now...

My engine hours displays the total engine hours on one of the screens I set up.. No need to go buy a $170.00 Yamaha hour gauge...

I only have around 160 hrs on my motor, which was the reason I installed the Yamaha Engine Interface, was so my Lowrance would display my engine hours...

NOTE: To get the engine trim gauge working, I needed to jump two wires together than it started to send a signal to the Lowrance from the motor and the trim gauge is now working. you will also need to set it up in the settings.

The Engine trim gauge is the blue gauge to the left of the display below.




http://www.lowrance.com/en-US/Products/Fishfinder-Chartplotter/HDS7-Gen2-Touch-en-us.aspx

Lawrence Videos on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/lowrance/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=dd

 

To install the Lowrance in your dash, and the Interface cabling and transducers it will take you more than a days time...

 

We will soon find out, maybe I work slowly, it took me a full day to get the wiring installed and set up the unit... for the Lowrance interface.

When I installed the Lowrance unit, I needed to cut out the dash to install the Lowrance HDS7 Gen 2 Touch
I also needed to install a fuse panel
and connect the wiring to the panel which all took be over a day...

 

I did not want to use the fuse panel of the boat, so I put in a separate one
your interface kit will take longer then you think to run the wiring through the motor and boat
I hooked the power from the interface cables to a switch then to the fuse panel, or it will run down you batteries, (I know you have a battery switch) but if you forget to turn your switch off, then you battery will run down some... plus there is no need to have it on all the time...
it will also take you longer then you think to figure out the setting
I did not use a gasket and no water gets behind it
there will also be runs to the store to pick up some stuff you do not have, Murphys law..
keep my tire in my truck LOL

you will have fun doing it LOL

 

even the transducers took me a day to mount and run the wiring etc...

 

To setup the Yamaha Trim
First you will need to jump the below wiring connections, which is wrapped with yellow tape... the ones with the white connectors

Then
Go to Setting on the main screen

SETTINGS

• Network
• Date Sources
• Engine
• Center
• Trim

Now
you will place a CHECK in the box





Displaying engine hours
Now go to

SETTINGS

• Network
• Device List
• CLICK ON THE ENGINE NUMBERS

then select ( Data )


Now you will see all data signal being sent by your Yamaha engine… (KEY MUST BE ON)


Also you can display your engine hours on an overlay on any page screen like the blow
From the main menu
select navigation screen
when in navigation screen
select overlay
then go to

• Network
• Date Sources
• Engine
• Center
• Engine hours

when done it should place the engine hours on the top left of your screen