Active Target Mounting in the Bow
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- We added a Lowrance Active Target on Rick's Ranger FS 620. This video will focus on the mounting and control of the Active Target module. We ended up mounting the module in the bow area. Since we had a separate electronics battery and we wanted a switch to control the Active Target power, we used a solid state relay. We also added a second Lowrance Live 12 unit and network switch. This video will cover some of the other details of the bow installation. The transducer was mounted on a LiveScanner pole mount and details will be in another video.
Mounting Board: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Solid State Relay: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B...
Fuse Block: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Long Zip Ties: www.amazon.com/Large-Heavy-Ca...
Bow Mount Plate: www.bassboattech.com/index.ph...
Gimbal Bracket: www.bassboattech.com/index.ph...
Cable Keeper: www.precisionsonar.com/produc...
BassFishin Electronics: www.bassfishinelectronics.com/
Music:
Cattle (telecasted) (from the RUclips audio library)
00:00 - Start
00:02 - Mounting
03:39 - Getting Started
07:58 - Active Target Contol - SSR Usage
09:55 - Finished View 
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I forgot to mention how I cut the HDPE mounting board. I usually use a compound miter saw with a crosscut blade on it. I also use a hand jig saw as well. And standard drill bits work well to make the holes. The material is very easy to work with.
Garry, Thank you sir for the response!!
What brand and model is the solid state transfer relay
When hooking up the accessory cable, where do I find the boat ground cable to hook to the other side?
Thank you !!!
Another professional job! Just waiting now to watch an installation in an aluminum rig.
I have a couple of aluminum boats scheduled this spring. I will make sure to do a video on one of them. Teaser -- one is John Cox's old boat. And thank you for the compliment, I try to do every boat like it is mine.
Garry I have a question for you about the solid state relay you have been using. If you have more than one forward facing sonar on your trolling motor and you want to wire it up to be able to turn on and off each of the forward facing sonars do you need to have a solid state relay for each of them? or can you use one solid state relay for in my case were I have three different forward facing sonars? I would like to have the ability to turn on and off at the bow which ever unit I would like or is there a better way yet to wire all three units up? I will have two 12v lithium batteries wired in parallel. One is for starting and all the boat accessories like livewells, radio, lights and etc. and the other one will be just for electronic which will be two 16" HDS Pros', two 16" Apex's and one 8616. I know once the batteries are in parallel they are essentially wired together which bring up another question. Do I need a battery isolator so that I can isolate the starting battery while still having the batteries in parallel? and will that help with noise? Sorry for so many questions and next time you talk to Joe please tell him hi for me.
Hi Vince, I'll say hi to Joe for you when I see him.
You need the solid state relay (SSR) if you have a dedicated battery for the electronics and you want to use a switch, like the ACC switch, that is powered by the starting battery. That is, if the switch is powered by one battery and your electronics are powered by another battery AND they do no share common grounds, then you should use the SSR.
However, it sounds like in your case you have parallel batteries, which share both the power and ground, then you do not need an SSR. Given that you want to switch them on and off independently, I would just use a 3 bank switch. You would connect one side of all of the switches to the boat power and then connect the yellow wire for each Active Target to each of the switches. If you look at the video that I did on the Caymas Active Target control, that what I used to control the 2 AT modules from the electronics battery. I used a 3 bank version of that switch at the console for controlling lights, satellite, and stereo system, and it works very well. You will have to cut out a location to mount the switch. I created a template on my CNC machine to make it easier to mark the cutout. And I used a drill for the corners and a rotozip to cut out the hole.
You shouldn't need a battery isolator, but you do need to be aware of the power runs versus the transducer runs to minimize electrical noise. There are basic rules of thumb that can be used to mitigate the noise. A EMF meter is handy to measure that and determine the source(s).
Hope that this helps. Garry
Gary I have my AT mounted up at the bow on a pole and have a mount for the pole in the back how can I get the screen from the bow unit to show on my console HDS 12 as I fish from the back area a lot. Thanks for any help.
You will need an Ethernet cable to connect your bow and console unit together. HDS units (Carbon, Live, Pro) have 2 Ethernet ports. Connect the AT module to the bow unit using the supplied 15' Ethernet cable. Then connect a second Ethernet cable to the console unit (length depends on your boat size - a 15' normally works for bass boats up 21', use a 25' for longer or if the cable run is awkward). Then on the console unit it will most likely say that it has enabled Active Target features. If then you should be all set. If you don't see that message on the console unit, then check to make sure that the console unit can see both the AT module and the bow unit. This is done by going to Settings, then selecting the About option under System. Then touch Support and then Check for Updates. That will give you a list of devices on the Ethernet. Remember that the bow unit must be powered on for the console unit to see the module.
@@garrywoodruff960 Gary thanks for responding I checked both units in Settings then About. My HDS 9 on the bow shows updates done for both Live units and the AT but the HDS 12 at the console does not show an update for AT could that be my problem for not seeing the AT on the bow unit on my console unit ? My console unit says No Source. Thanks Glenn
So the console unit does not show the AT in the update list? Does it also show the bow unit? There was an issue with some of the newer Live units with the Ethernet ports. The .26 version of the 23.3 update was supposed to help with that problem. If you are at that version, then call Lowrance support and they will supposedly send you a network hub to solve that problem. However, try turning off the AT features on the console unit and then back on. Sometimes it will then discover the module properly. This is done on the System panel in the Settings. Touch Advanced, then open up Features, scroll down to Active Target and turn it off. You should be a pop-up that the feature is disabled. Then go back and turn it back on , again you'll get a pop-up showing the feature is now enabled. If it still shows no source, then there is an issue with the network or the bow unit. Another test is to make sure that you can make a waypoint on the console and see it on the bow, and then do it the other way.
@@garrywoodruff960 Gary no my AT from bow Live unit doesn’t show up on my console Live unit all the console says is No Source. I will try today putting in a couple waypoints from each unit and make sure the Ethernet cable isn’t bad but I haven’t had any problems on the water with this. I have switched Ethernet ports also on the units but that doesn’t help either. I’ll also try turning the AT on and off in features. Is it just me but shouldn’t I have to tell my console to read the bow unit some way ? If not everytime I have both units on I’d always be seeing my bow unit on the console ? If that question makes sense lol.
Is there a way to run the Ethernet cable directly to the console unit from the AT module? That will eliminate the bow unit temporarily.
The console should see the bow unit whenever it is turned on. Another check is to go to the Data Sources under the Network Settings. Select Sonar, then Depth. You should see the bow unit if it has Network Sonar enabled. You can also check the Temperature as well. That will give you a good check to see if the units are connected.
Another test is if you have a network card then plug it into one of the units. Then on the other, it should ask if you want to use that map card.
And finally, on the Active Target page on the console, check on the Menu for the Source. Make sure that the AT module is selected.