Some CHIRP transducers come with a bare-wire cable and need an adapter box for connection to a sounder or fishfinder. Adapters are available for both Garmin and Raymarine.
For other brands of equipment without adapters a splice can be used to join the transducer cable to another cable with the correct connector.
To connect single-band CHIRP transducers to Garmin equipment which uses a blue 8-pin connector.
To connect dual-band CHIRP transducers to Garmin equipment which uses an orange 12-pin connector.
To connect single-band or dual-band CHIRP transducers to Raymarine equipment which uses an 11-pin connector.
This cable splice is available for 6-wire and 10-wire cables and provides a secure, waterproof method of joining two cables.
Many Airmar CHIRP transducers have adopted a Mix and Match system