"Wout B" wrote

"Rich" rsmith @aloha.net wrote
So you're saying we _can't_ to that with our 2000's because they are
not
standard NMEA? Darn!

There is most likely already a processor with NMEA output present.
It's part
of the system architecture.

OK... I'll check.

Rich~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sailing the CyberSea~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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"Rich" rsmith @aloha.net wrote in
:

So I'm wondering if the brain trust he might know another way to
get
a
RS232 interface that would cost less?


Which line of B&G instruments are you using? We're using the B&G
"Network"
line of instruments on Lionheart because the data stream is
already
NMEA
0183 compatible. You can connect "Network" instruments' data
wires
straight to RS-232C ports on the computer, if you like. It was
changed to
the incompatible Fastnet2 system in the H1000/H2000 lines so they
could
sell you the "Universal Interface Box" for more fun and PROFIT.
"Network"
instruments require no such expensive boxes. You simply pull out
the
data
in and out wires from the looping "Network" cables and hook them
directly,
albeit UNBALANCED (damn them), to your NMEA network. Data out
hooks
to one
of the inputs on our Noland NMEA multiplexer to put all the B&G
"Network"
data online. We returned the incompatible H1000 instruments for
the
older
Network instruments that were still available.

If you've got the Fastnet2 instruments....tell the Cap'n he'll
have to
shell out for the interface box...(c;