Last week was the annual METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show). As ever Victron Energy had a stand and their products were featured on many other stands too. Here’s a reflection on the 2018 show.<\/p>\n
There were a range of new Victron products as detailed in the pre-METS blog<\/a>. From a personal perspective though it’s always interesting to see which products aroused most interest. This year Victron Energy’s ‘Glass Bridge\u2019 integration came out ahead.<\/p>\n This integration ensures a vessel’s MFD (Multi-Functional Display) can display Venus-device<\/abbr> information, at the ‘Glass Bridge’ helm and other screens, with a simple plug and play UTP cable connection. MFDs by Raymarine, Garmin, B&G, Simrad, Lowrance are examples of some of the OEMs that can integrate Venus-device information. Venus-devices are members of the GX Product Family<\/a>.<\/p>\n Glass Bridge integration for Garmin & Navico brands is expected end of Q1; and for Raymarine it’s expected Q2 2019. A full list of compatible chart plotters will be published in early 2019.<\/p>\n This silent video demonstrates the ease of integration. No need for sound commentary, as it’s that easy to integrate!<\/p>\n
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