Just saw this on the Yam website. It's a Plug & Play Local Area Network integrating Engine Performance (fuel level & burn, trim, battery, oil, temp, speed, RPM). The pic also shows a transducer & Ray Display plugged into the network hub.
Hopefully, a vendor-independent plug & play network will be a reality in the not-too-distant future and eliminate all the NMEA in/out, different physical connection issues that we face.
Here's the link:
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/outboard...nk/page03.aspx