Thread: New From Lowrance -- Once again competition gives us new products

Originally Posted by rnvinc

So what's in the cable steer foot pedal that this NMEA 2000 networkable sensor is attached to....to make this thing operate...??

Rickie

I think Rees is probably right on the sensor used for direction...

Piezoes do not know direction...piezoes just vibrate...

Something has to tell the processor where to place the "pizza slice" on the display...

The cable steer foot pedal is "consistantly relative" to the direction the TM is pointing...thus...so is the direction the piezoes are pointing...

The sensor uses this "consistant relativity" of the foot-pedal/TM/piezoes to tell the processor where to place the "pizza slice" on the display...

I think..........

Rickie

Originally Posted by Stymie

What do you reckon they are doing to minimize interference of the two signals?

My guess would be the same technology that allows "left" and "right" SI beams not to interfere with each other....

1. They are not "crossing" each other...
2. Possibly alternate pinging...
3. Possibly filters

Another question is how is the SpotlightScan beams not interfering with the DownScan beam...??...(maybe same as above...)

Rickie

Originally Posted by rnvinc

My guess would be the same technology that allows "left" and "right" SI beams not to interfere with each other....

1. They are not "crossing" each other...
2. Possibly alternate pinging...
3. Possibly filters

Another question is how is the SpotlightScan beams not interfering with the DownScan beam...??...(maybe same as above...)

Rickie

i dont think there is a ds beam.the spotlight beam is being turned to appear as ds

Originally Posted by justinp61

It's going to have to get a lot better than that before I give up my LSS 1 on the TM.

Yes i agree. I own and use the humminbird 360 so i can tell you from seeing for myself that it works great and i can tell from the pictures shown sofar from the spotlight that there is a concern about range.the pictures shown so far are only showing structure close or directly below the transducer.there needs to be some shots showing structure and fish out from the transducer to show how they will appear.for right now tbings look iffy to me

Originally Posted by justinp61

It's going to have to get a lot better than that before I give up my LSS 1 on the TM.

Justin, i no what your saying.your using your si/di to get those real clear pi tures but your boat has to be moving for that to happen

I don't put much stock in company released photos, been burnt before. The rubber will hit the road when regular guys like us start posting images and experiences with it. Time will tell.

here are my questions ,
do I need a new fish finder up front for this to work?

what about GPS up front?

how well will the DI be with the trolling motor moving the boat at a very slow speed?

I fish brush piles, thats about it.

Originally Posted by justinp61

I don't put much stock in company released photos, been burnt before. The rubber will hit the road when regular guys like us start posting images and experiences with it. Time will tell.

Look at this picture.idont see how that its possible for the spotlight picture being the same as the 2d/di. In the 2d/di the boat is moving from deep to shallow water yet the spotlight appears to be in a constent dept.maybe im wrong but that how i interpet this picturehttp://www.wired2fish.com/lowrance-releases-new-spotlight-feature-and-sonarhub/