Can my Humminbird unit read data from my boat engine?
This depends on whether your engine outputs NMEA2000 (also known as NMEA2K or N2K) sentences that the Humminbird unit can read, the type of engine you own (Yamaha, Honda, Mercury, Evinrude, or Suzuki) and also the Humminbird model that you own. Below is a compatibility chart that also shows required cables from Humminbird, the engine manufacturer and other third-party sources.
Humminbird sells a NMEA 2000 Starter Kit - Single and a NMEA 2000 Starter Kit - Dual to make getting started easy.
APEX / SOLIX SERIES
| ENGINE PRODUCTS | NMEA 2000 Starter Kit | HB NMEA 2000 Gateway AS ETH NMEA2K | HB Adapters | Engine Adapters |
| Yamaha Command Link |
or 700065-1 |
NO | NO | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00 |
| Yamaha Command Link Plus |
or 700065-1 |
NO | NO | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00KIT |
| Yamaha NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
NO | NO | NO |
| Mercury Smartcraft |
or 700065-1 |
NO | NO | 84-8M0105243 OR 8M0151748 |
| Honda NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
NO | NO |
or |
| Evinrude NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
NO | NO | NO |
| Suzuki NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
NO | NO | NO |
*9.8 ft long
**19.5 ft long
HELIX 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15 G4N
| ENGINE PRODUCTS | NMEA 2000 Starter Kit | HB NMEA 2000 Gateway AS ETH NMEA2K | HB Adapters AS QD NMEA2000 | Engine Adapters |
| Yamaha Command Link |
or 700065-1 |
NO | 720114-1 | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00 |
| Yamaha Command Link Plus |
or 700065-1 |
NO | 720114-1 | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00KIT |
| Yamaha NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
NO | 720114-1 | NO |
| Mercury Smartcraft |
or 700065-1 |
NO | 720114-1 | 84-8M0105243 |
| Honda NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
NO | 720114-1 |
or |
| Evinrude NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
NO | 720114-1 | NO |
| Suzuki NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
NO | 720114-1 | NO |
*9.8 ft long
**19.5 ft long
HELIX 7 G2N, G3N models, HELIX 8 G3N, HELIX 9, 10, 12 G1, G2N, G3N
| ENGINE PRODUCTS | NMEA 2000 Starter Kit | HB NMEA 2000 Gateway AS ETH NMEA2K | HB Adapters AS QD NMEA2000 | Engine Adapters |
| Yamaha Command Link |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00 |
| Yamaha Command Link Plus |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00KIT |
| Yamaha NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | NO |
| Mercury Smartcraft |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | 84-8M0105243 |
| Honda NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 |
or |
| Evinrude NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | NO |
| Suzuki NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | NO |
*9.8 ft long
**19.5 ft long
8X9/9X9/11X9
| ENGINE PRODUCTS | NMEA 2000 Starter Kit | HB NMEA 2000 Gateway AS ETH NMEA2K | HB Adapters AS EC QDE | Engine Adapters |
| Yamaha Command Link |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00 |
| Yamaha Command Link Plus |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00KIT |
| Yamaha NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | NO |
| Mercury Smartcraft |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | 8M0105243 |
| Honda NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 |
or |
| Evinrude NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | NO |
| Suzuki NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | 720074-1 | NO |
*9.8 ft long
**19.5 ft long
8X8/9X8/11X8
| ENGINE PRODUCTS | NMEA 2000 Starter Kit | HB NMEA 2000 Gateway AS ETH NMEA2K | HB Adapters AS EC QDE | Engine Adapters |
| Yamaha Command Link |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | NO | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00 |
| Yamaha Command Link Plus |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | NO | 6YG-8A2D0-11-00KIT |
| Yamaha NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | NO | NO |
| Mercury Smartcraft |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | NO | 8M0105243 |
| Honda NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | NO |
or |
| Evinrude NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | NO | NO |
| Suzuki NMEA2000 |
or 700065-1 |
408390-1 | NO |
NO |
