B&G Vulcan 7R Chartplotter

B&G Vulcan 7R Chartplotter has an easy-to-use, intuitive, multi-touch screen. Use the familiar pinch to zoom and swipe to pan actions to explore the many benefits to make your life on the water easier and safer; add waypoints and plan your route with ease.

Dedicated Sailing features for cruising and racing.
With B&G’s award-winning sailing functions, you can see all of your key sailing data together on one screen, or overlaid on charts for the modern sailor’s ultimate navigational view. Simply add sailing instruments and sensors to activate B&G SailSteer, which will provide an intuitive graphic display of your Boat Speed, Wind data, Heading, Tide, Wind Shift Sectors and even Laylines. It’s easy to add waypoints or plot a course; and with B&G SailingTime you’ll see waypoint arrival times based on a sailing course and tidal effects, rather than a straight-line calculation.

Simple integration
Get more from your Vulcan by expanding your system via the industry-standard NMEA 2000® network. You can add sailing instruments and sensors, as well as autopilot, Broadband Radar™, ForwardScan™ or SonicHub™ to create a system to suit your needs.

Vulcan can be used as a secondary autopilot controller providing easy access to Intelligent Sail Steering, manual and auto steering functions, and Smart Maneuver functionality combined with intuitive menus for ultimate control.

B&G Broadband 3G™ or 4G™ Radar integrates with Vulcan to keep watch as you sail, with the ability to identify and track targets from 36 nautical miles away (4G) to right off the bow.

With the addition of a ForwardScan™ transducer, you can see what lies ahead under the water with approaching depth information. Explore poorly-charted or unfamiliar waters confidently.

Vulcan features built-in Wi-Fi and offers easy access to selected online services, including PredictWind weather forecasts and routing, via marina or smartphone hotspots. Or use the Wi-Fi to mirror the screen of your Vulcan 7 to a compatible smartphone or tablet, for a cost-effective dual-station solution you can take anywhere on board.

Specifications

Connectivity
Bluetooth – Internal
Ethernet – 1x 5 pin yellow connector
NMEA 0183 – None
NMEA 2000 – 1x NMEA 2000 Micro-C port, 1 LEN
Video – None
WiFi – Internal

Display
Backlight Color – White
Resolution – 800×480
Screen Brightness – 1200 nits
Size and Type – 7″ TFT Optically bonded
Viewing Angles – 80° top/bottom, 80° left/right

Electrical
Power Consumption, max. – 20 W
Power Consumption, typical – 12 W
Recommended Fuse Rating – 3A
Supply Voltage – 10 – 17 V DC

Environment
Operating Temperature Range: -15°C to +55°C (5° F to 131° F)
Shock and Vibration – CE, C-Tick, HDMI, EN 60950-1:2006, EN 60945:2002 EN 300 440-2, V1.4.1
Storage Temperature Range: -20°C to +60°C (4°F to 140°F)
Waterproof rating – IPX 6 and 7

GPS
Correction – WASS, MSAS, EGNOS, GLONASS
GPS Receiver Channels – 32 Channels
Position Accuracy – Horizontal Accuracy 3 m (9.8 ft.)
Time to First Fix – Cold start less than 90 seconds exposed to open sky, Satellite Reacquisition 5 sec
Update rate – 10 Hz

MFD
AIS – Receive AIS data over NMEA 2000 only
Autopilot – Auto, Nav., No Drift, Follow up, Non-follow up, Turn patterns, Standby, *Wind, *Wind NAV. (*Boat type set to Sail). Requires STBY button or Controller with STBY button to commission
Cartography supported – Insight, Navionics (Gold, NAV+ Platinum+) , C-MAP (MAX N, MAX N+) NV Digital (Raster US Charts)
Digital Switching – BEP C-Zone
External Storage – 1 Micro SD slot, max. 32GB each. >32 GB format to NTFS
GPS – Internal, 10Hz, WASS, MSAS, EGNOS
Internal Storage – 90MB
Multimedia – via SonicHub2, Fusion Link, *Sirius, **JL Audio. (*USA only, **AUST. & NZ only)
Radar (inc. compatibility) – Halo, Broadband, HD Radars
Sonar (inc. compatibility) – Integrated CHIRP / DownScan / ForwardScan. Single 9 Pin Xsonic Connector
Weather – GRIB
Waypoints, Routes, Tracks – 6000 waypoints, 500 Routes with 100 max route points, 50 tracks with up to 12,000 track points.

Physical
Dimensions (W x H x D) – 197 mm x 141 mm x 82.7 mm (7.56″ x 5.55″ x 3.26″) (no bracket)
Mounting Type – Bracket or Panel
Weight: 1.320 kg (2.91lb)