A system and method for wirelessly linking electronic marine components (14)
to associated displays (16) to reduce or eliminate the need for application-specific
wiring between the components (14) and the displays (16). The system
includes an electronic component (14) adapted for mounting on a marine vessel
(12) and operable for generating data representative of a function of the
electronic component (14); a wireless transmitter (20) coupled with
the electronic component (14) for wirelessly transmitting the data; a display
(16) adapted for mounting on the marine vessel (12) remotely from
the electronic component (14) and operable for displaying information corresponding
to the data; and a wireless receiver (24) coupled with the display (16)
and operable for wirelessly receiving the data from the wireless transmitter (20).
The wireless transmitter (20) and the wireless receiver (24) transmit
and receive the data via BlueTooth or WiFi communication protocols.
