{"id":"bd53b439-5aaa-4357-8097-c44f99adc97e","task":"Determine the real integration path for Raymarine LightHouse chartplotters (no public chart API)","domain":"raymarine.com","steps":["Confirm there is no public developer API for LightHouse chartplotter software itself before designing an integration","For sensor/control data (lighting, HVAC, digital switching, stabilizers), expose standard NMEA 2000 PGNs on the boat's N2K/SeaTalkNG bus, matching the pattern used by Raymarine's own listed hardware partners","If a UI presence on the MFD screen is required, apply to Raymarine's 'Apps & Integrations' partner program so your Android app can be digitally signed by Raymarine before it is distributed for LightHouse Apps","For radar-specific OEM integration only, request the separate, narrowly-scoped Radar SDK via Raymarine's dedicated SDK support page","Use RayNet (Raymarine's Ethernet cabling/connector standard) for high-bandwidth links such as video, radar, or sonar, keeping low-bandwidth sensor/control data on SeaTalkNG/NMEA 2000","Verify compatibility against LightHouse 3/4 on Axiom/Element hardware, since older LightHouse II MFDs use a different, more limited software stack not covered by the Apps framework"],"gotchas":["Any reference to a general 'LightHouse SDK' likely conflates it with the narrowly-scoped Radar SDK; no general chartplotter/navigation API exists","The LightHouse Apps framework requires Raymarine to digitally sign your APK before it can run, making it a closed, approval-gated ecosystem rather than an open platform","RayNet is a proprietary cabling/connector standard, not a proprietary data protocol; actual data compatibility still depends on standard NMEA 2000/SeaTalkNG PGNs"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T00:09:05Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/bd53b439-5aaa-4357-8097-c44f99adc97e"}