Multiple users have asked me for a guide on how to make a C-Zone DI display update cable.
The old C-Zone DI displays can’t update via N2K if the built-in software version is less than V6.0.1. So it has a “hidden” M12 connector – which is actually 10Mbit ethernet.
The C-Zone DI is no longer available – so the original update cable (Part No 80-911-0058-00) can be really hard to find – and usually very expensive (>$200)
I made an update cable myself from a pre-made M12 cable. Then I hooked it up to a RJ45 connector and then I could update the display. The connector used was just an Axis Network Camera quick fix adapter I had available.
The base cable I used is the Molex/Brad Harrison part number: 1200650953 – you can find that for prices ranging from about $20 to $100.
As the C-Zone display is only 10Mbit Ethernet – you only need 4 wires in the RJ45.
Pin Map RJ45 to M12 cable (Based on the 1200650953 cable)
1 – Brown
2 – Green
3 – Grey
4 – N/C
5 – N/C
6 – Yellow
7 – N/C
8 – N/C
Now you should have Pink, White, Red and Blue wires “left over” from the M12 cable. They are not used.
Now hook computer and display into a separate switch and figure out how to update with C-Zone’s update software.
As I just did is as a “quick hack” it is not pretty but worked perfectly.
[…] your own – let me know and I’ll post a “How To” guide for that as well. C-Zone DI Display Ethernet Update cable instructions are here. MasterVolt again wants excessive $$$ for the cable – a cable you only need once or […]