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An auto detect system is provided for a marine vessel in which the various associations and relationships between marine propulsion devices, gauges, sensors, and other components are quickly and easily determined. The system performs a method which automatically determines the number of marine propu

An auto detect system is provided for a marine vessel in which the various associations and relationships between marine propulsion devices, gauges, sensors, and other components are quickly and easily determined. The system performs a method which automatically determines the number of marine propulsion devices on the marine vessel and, where needed, prompts the boat builder or marine vessel outfitter to enter various commands to identify particular marine propulsion devices with reference to their location on the marine vessel and to identify certain other components, such as gauges, with reference to both their location at a particular helm station and their association with a particular marine propulsion device.

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1. A method for initializing a marine vessel control system, comprising the steps of:providing a microprocessor connected in signal communication with a communication bus of said marine vessel control system; automatically determining the number of individual marine propulsion devices connected to s

1. A method for initializing a marine vessel control system, comprising the steps of:providing a microprocessor connected in signal communication with a communication bus of said marine vessel control system; automatically determining the number of individual marine propulsion devices connected to said communication bus associated with said marine vessel; and identifying each of said individual marine propulsion devices when it is determined that more than one of said individual marine propulsion devices are associated with said marine vessel.