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Yeoman Plotter questions:
"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... Only 4 wires?? They must have cut some off for a specific GPS-only, Data In ONLY connection. Ok, let's look at the Yeoman connections on: http://www.yeomanuk.co.uk/tech/yds062.doc Open it with Wordpad so you can see the graphics. I already had that link and think that is the connector pin out for a later version.. The data cable I have is labeled Yeoman, is virgin (never modified) four pin plug that mates with a data connector on the back.. There is also a power connector and a power switch. No fuse (manual says the fuse is internal). I don't think anything has ever been modified since the connector and switch layout are just as shown in the manual.. I think I may have to open the case to see where each of the remaining data connector pins go to.. Might be easier than trial and error.. I might follow up on your links to BandGusa and see if my mother board and firmware needs upgrading.. Thanks Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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Yeoman Plotter questions:
I think the early Yeomans were only plotters of GPS data. They had no
NMEA output data. This can easily be corrected by buying the $75 replacement computer board from B&G, like we did to replace our fried one. Call B&G support and give them your model/serial number. I bet the new computer board will plug right in. Make sure you tell the man you need the board sent with the full new EPROM which is the master program and a new data cable with these wires on it. Changing the board is simply pulling the plastic box apart on the bottom left side of the plotter, unplugging the cables from 2 connectors MARKING HOW THE PUCK PLUGS IN, PLEASE. Unscrew the computer board from the main big board's pins pulling straight out while wiggling it around to get it loose, then carefully plugging the new board onto the pins sticking out of the main plotting board. Plug the puck and the new interface cable in and you have a new yeoman with the latest firmware, a $600 gadget. On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:12:11 -0800, "Steve" wrote: "Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... Only 4 wires?? They must have cut some off for a specific GPS-only, Data In ONLY connection. Ok, let's look at the Yeoman connections on: http://www.yeomanuk.co.uk/tech/yds062.doc Open it with Wordpad so you can see the graphics. I already had that link and think that is the connector pin out for a later version.. The data cable I have is labeled Yeoman, is virgin (never modified) four pin plug that mates with a data connector on the back.. There is also a power connector and a power switch. No fuse (manual says the fuse is internal). I don't think anything has ever been modified since the connector and switch layout are just as shown in the manual.. I think I may have to open the case to see where each of the remaining data connector pins go to.. Might be easier than trial and error.. I might follow up on your links to BandGusa and see if my mother board and firmware needs upgrading.. Thanks Steve s/v Good Intentions Larry W4CSC |
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Yeoman Plotter questions:
"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... I think the early Yeomans were only plotters of GPS data. They had no NMEA output data. Then why would the manual state that the way points are uploaded to the Loran/GPS?? I found a authorized dealer in FL and noticed that the data/power cables were $55 so maybe Yeoman offered a cheaper input cable option in the early days. I will call BandG on monday and see what they have to say.. I spent the better part of Friday talking to the guys at Maptech trying to figure out who was now handling the Yeoman.. Nice people but in the end "Not Our Y'ob"!! The mother board upgrade may be the solution if it is compatable with the rest of the system.. Hey! I was reading the current tech manual on the BandG site and I found a procedure for installing the unit upside down under the chart table (this is in addition the rightside up method). The upside down method has some advantages but requires the software to be made aware of the reversed position.. My problem is, my chart table is already 7/8 total thickness. Thanks for your response Larry. Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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Yeoman Plotter questions:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 11:09:21 -0800, "Steve" wrote:
"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... I think the early Yeomans were only plotters of GPS data. They had no NMEA output data. Then why would the manual state that the way points are uploaded to the Loran/GPS?? Not sure. Never saw one with just 4 wires. I found a authorized dealer in FL and noticed that the data/power cables were $55 so maybe Yeoman offered a cheaper input cable option in the early days. "Boat Owner Pricing".......same as Lexus. I will call BandG on monday and see what they have to say.. I spent the better part of Friday talking to the guys at Maptech trying to figure out who was now handling the Yeoman.. Nice people but in the end "Not Our Y'ob"!! The mother board upgrade may be the solution if it is compatable with the rest of the system.. Hey! I was reading the current tech manual on the BandG site and I found a procedure for installing the unit upside down under the chart table (this is in addition the rightside up method). The upside down method has some advantages but requires the software to be made aware of the reversed position.. My problem is, my chart table is already 7/8 total thickness. Our chart table top is about 1/2" thick mahogany and the Yeoman scanner board is 1/4" below the bottom of that because it is stuck to the chart table top with 5 pound per inch double sided industrial foam tape (two full width strips near the 1/3 to 2/3 distance). On top of that sits the thickness of the entire Maptech chart book folded back with the chart we want on top. (There's no place to put the rest of it any other way. On top of the chart book's thickness is a 1/4" plexiglass cover to grease pencil on. The Yeoman signal warning blinks all 4 arrows at once about 2" ABOVE the surface of the plexiglass. Works great this way! 7/8" isn't a problem. Just make SURE there is nothing METAL under the Yeoman in the drawer to distort the scanning signals. A paper clip will make it way off. We store nothing but charts under it and nothing on top of it while in use. The Yeoman cares NOT whether the chart is right side up, upside down or sideways. As you teach it the three points along the L of lat/long, it scales to those points, no matter what the chart scale or position is. The orientation on our chart table is with the computer daughterboard pointed down (away from the chart), and the daughterboard is on the left side of the chart table with the cables coming out the back of its protective little box. I've even fooled around with a 7-11 roadmap that had some cursory lat/long markings on it. I made a user-programmed 3-point memory file for the road map. Worked great if you only needed airline miles, not road miles around curves. Thanks for your response Larry. No problem! I spent all afternoon into the evening pulling in more cables. Lionheart now has a remotely controlled 1KW inverter with permanent outlets behind the microwave and over on the chart table to run the computer and printer from. The little remote control panel has a power mini switch that simply parallels the inverter's power switch and a neon indicator lamp that lights when the inverter is putting out 120VAC to the outlets I installed. We beez Yachting! Hear that drill motor?...(c; One of the neighbors was motoring out of his slip and came around the corner. I had my drill in my hand and yelled out, "Where you goin'? Get back here and GET TO WORK!".....hee hee.... He laughed and gave me the finger as he motored out of the marina...(c; Larry W4CSC |
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Yeoman Plotter questions:
On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 11:09:21 -0800, "Steve" wrote:
"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... I think the early Yeomans were only plotters of GPS data. They had no NMEA output data. Then why would the manual state that the way points are uploaded to the Loran/GPS?? Not sure. Never saw one with just 4 wires. I found a authorized dealer in FL and noticed that the data/power cables were $55 so maybe Yeoman offered a cheaper input cable option in the early days. "Boat Owner Pricing".......same as Lexus. I will call BandG on monday and see what they have to say.. I spent the better part of Friday talking to the guys at Maptech trying to figure out who was now handling the Yeoman.. Nice people but in the end "Not Our Y'ob"!! The mother board upgrade may be the solution if it is compatable with the rest of the system.. Hey! I was reading the current tech manual on the BandG site and I found a procedure for installing the unit upside down under the chart table (this is in addition the rightside up method). The upside down method has some advantages but requires the software to be made aware of the reversed position.. My problem is, my chart table is already 7/8 total thickness. Our chart table top is about 1/2" thick mahogany and the Yeoman scanner board is 1/4" below the bottom of that because it is stuck to the chart table top with 5 pound per inch double sided industrial foam tape (two full width strips near the 1/3 to 2/3 distance). On top of that sits the thickness of the entire Maptech chart book folded back with the chart we want on top. (There's no place to put the rest of it any other way. On top of the chart book's thickness is a 1/4" plexiglass cover to grease pencil on. The Yeoman signal warning blinks all 4 arrows at once about 2" ABOVE the surface of the plexiglass. Works great this way! 7/8" isn't a problem. Just make SURE there is nothing METAL under the Yeoman in the drawer to distort the scanning signals. A paper clip will make it way off. We store nothing but charts under it and nothing on top of it while in use. The Yeoman cares NOT whether the chart is right side up, upside down or sideways. As you teach it the three points along the L of lat/long, it scales to those points, no matter what the chart scale or position is. The orientation on our chart table is with the computer daughterboard pointed down (away from the chart), and the daughterboard is on the left side of the chart table with the cables coming out the back of its protective little box. I've even fooled around with a 7-11 roadmap that had some cursory lat/long markings on it. I made a user-programmed 3-point memory file for the road map. Worked great if you only needed airline miles, not road miles around curves. Thanks for your response Larry. No problem! I spent all afternoon into the evening pulling in more cables. Lionheart now has a remotely controlled 1KW inverter with permanent outlets behind the microwave and over on the chart table to run the computer and printer from. The little remote control panel has a power mini switch that simply parallels the inverter's power switch and a neon indicator lamp that lights when the inverter is putting out 120VAC to the outlets I installed. We beez Yachting! Hear that drill motor?...(c; One of the neighbors was motoring out of his slip and came around the corner. I had my drill in my hand and yelled out, "Where you goin'? Get back here and GET TO WORK!".....hee hee.... He laughed and gave me the finger as he motored out of the marina...(c; Larry W4CSC |
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Yeoman Plotter questions:
"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... I think the early Yeomans were only plotters of GPS data. They had no NMEA output data. Then why would the manual state that the way points are uploaded to the Loran/GPS?? I found a authorized dealer in FL and noticed that the data/power cables were $55 so maybe Yeoman offered a cheaper input cable option in the early days. I will call BandG on monday and see what they have to say.. I spent the better part of Friday talking to the guys at Maptech trying to figure out who was now handling the Yeoman.. Nice people but in the end "Not Our Y'ob"!! The mother board upgrade may be the solution if it is compatable with the rest of the system.. Hey! I was reading the current tech manual on the BandG site and I found a procedure for installing the unit upside down under the chart table (this is in addition the rightside up method). The upside down method has some advantages but requires the software to be made aware of the reversed position.. My problem is, my chart table is already 7/8 total thickness. Thanks for your response Larry. Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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Yeoman Plotter questions:
I think the early Yeomans were only plotters of GPS data. They had no
NMEA output data. This can easily be corrected by buying the $75 replacement computer board from B&G, like we did to replace our fried one. Call B&G support and give them your model/serial number. I bet the new computer board will plug right in. Make sure you tell the man you need the board sent with the full new EPROM which is the master program and a new data cable with these wires on it. Changing the board is simply pulling the plastic box apart on the bottom left side of the plotter, unplugging the cables from 2 connectors MARKING HOW THE PUCK PLUGS IN, PLEASE. Unscrew the computer board from the main big board's pins pulling straight out while wiggling it around to get it loose, then carefully plugging the new board onto the pins sticking out of the main plotting board. Plug the puck and the new interface cable in and you have a new yeoman with the latest firmware, a $600 gadget. On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:12:11 -0800, "Steve" wrote: "Larry W4CSC" wrote in message ... Only 4 wires?? They must have cut some off for a specific GPS-only, Data In ONLY connection. Ok, let's look at the Yeoman connections on: http://www.yeomanuk.co.uk/tech/yds062.doc Open it with Wordpad so you can see the graphics. I already had that link and think that is the connector pin out for a later version.. The data cable I have is labeled Yeoman, is virgin (never modified) four pin plug that mates with a data connector on the back.. There is also a power connector and a power switch. No fuse (manual says the fuse is internal). I don't think anything has ever been modified since the connector and switch layout are just as shown in the manual.. I think I may have to open the case to see where each of the remaining data connector pins go to.. Might be easier than trial and error.. I might follow up on your links to BandGusa and see if my mother board and firmware needs upgrading.. Thanks Steve s/v Good Intentions Larry W4CSC |
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