Control heads
Where you actually steer from. An Axiom can drive the autopilot too, so a dedicated head is a second station or a preference.
Choose your control head.
Where you actually steer from. An Axiom can drive the autopilot too, so a dedicated head is a second station or a preference.
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p70s
Push-button control head for Evolution autopilots on sailing boats, with wind vane mode.
The p70s is a dedicated control head for an Evolution autopilot, made for sailing boats. It has a 3.45″ colour screen that is optically bonded to prevent fogging, and push-button control with dedicated one- and ten-degree course change keys.
When paired with a Raymarine wind instrument it adds a wind vane steering mode with AutoTack. It connects through a single SeaTalkng cable, rated IPX6 and IPX7, and works on Raymarine and NMEA 2000 networks. The glass-bridge design is made to sit alongside Axiom displays, with black and gunmetal bezels and a suncover supplied. It is the control head in the EV-100 Tiller and Wheel, EV-200 Sail and EV-400 Sail packs. Powerboats use the p70Rs, which has a rotary control instead.
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p70Rs
Control head with a rotary controller for Evolution autopilots on powerboats.
The p70Rs is the powerboat version of the Evolution control head. It has the same 3.45″ optically bonded colour screen as the p70s, but adds a rotary controller beside the push buttons, which is used for course changes and for power steer mode, where you steer the boat by turning the knob.
It connects through a single SeaTalkng cable on Raymarine and NMEA 2000 networks, is rated IPX6 and IPX7, and has a glass-bridge design to match Axiom displays, with black and gunmetal bezels and a suncover supplied. It is the control head in the EV-100 Power, EV-150, EV-200 Power, EV-300, EV-400 Power and EV-DBW packs. Sailing boats use the p70s.
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RCU-1
Handheld wireless remote for Evolution autopilots, on powerboats and sailing boats.
The RCU-1 is a handheld remote with a colour display, so you can engage and disengage an Evolution autopilot from anywhere on board. It also shows heading, speed, depth, wind and waypoint data. Raymarine says it needs the WG-1 wireless gateway for every installation; the gateway plugs into the boat's NMEA 2000 network, and one gateway supports up to three remotes.
Its Point-and-Go mode sets a new course by pointing the remote in the direction you want to go, and Solo Sailor mode points the boat into the wind if a wearer overboard is detected. It is rated IP67, runs on two AA batteries and has a range of about 30 m from the gateway. It works with Evolution autopilots only, not with older SeaTalk-1 pilots.
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Follow-on tiller controller
Compact auxiliary helm controller for power steering on Evolution powerboat autopilots.
The follow-on tiller controller is a compact auxiliary helm control that adds power steering at a second or remote station on a powerboat with an Evolution autopilot. Pressing its button puts the autopilot into Power Steer mode, and the lever then commands rudder angles of up to 35°. It supports follow-up and non-follow-up operation, with a spring that centres the control, which can be removed.
It comes in two variants: Standby-Power Steer-Standby, which switches to power steer from standby without engaging or disengaging the autopilot, and Auto-Power Steer-Auto, which switches between auto and power steer. It connects over SeaTalkng or NMEA 2000, and up to four can be fitted. It works only with Evolution powerboat autopilots.
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Alpha Performance Display
Doubles as an autopilot control interface on Evolution systems.
The Alpha Performance Display is an instrument display that Raymarine offers as an autopilot control option. Used that way, it gives a helm station another place to engage and adjust an Evolution autopilot without a dedicated p70 head.
Raymarine states that it has to be added as part of a connected Axiom chartplotter network. It is therefore a good fit where the boat already has an Axiom at the helm and the owner wants an extra display close to the wheel, rather than for a stand-alone autopilot installation. For a dedicated control head, choose the p70s for a sailing boat or the p70Rs for a powerboat, or a handheld RCU-1.
Any of these talk to the same Evolution course computer over SeaTalkng.
Commissioned on the water
Dockside setup, then a sea trial to calibrate the compass and tune the steering response. It is signed off working, on the water.
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