Help please

I have a Ray marine set-up C120, Auto pilot SG3 etc, I have just bought a shipmodul NMEA multiplexer and a Yeoman at the boat show, I started reading all the manuals and have gone into info’ overload.

Can anyone direct me to a schematic on how to get these talking to each other and where on the existing system I can get a NMEA feed from and back into it.

Is there any pc software that makes use of NMEA information and displays, I am already running maptech.

Much appreciate the help in advance.

"autopilot" wrote in message
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Help please

I have a Ray marine set-up C120, Auto pilot SG3 etc, I have just bought
a shipmodul NMEA multiplexer and a Yeoman at the boat show, I started
reading all the manuals and have gone into info' overload.

Can anyone direct me to a schematic on how to get these talking to each
other and where on the existing system I can get a NMEA feed from and
back into it.

Is there any pc software that makes use of NMEA information and
displays, I am already running maptech.

Much appreciate the help in advance.

Hello, I'll try to work out your setup. But first I need to know the type of
multiplexer oyu bought, a -41 or -42, serial, USB or Bluetooth?
What will be the function of the C120? Are you going to use the PC as
primary navigation system?

Meindert
ShipModul

Hi Meindert

The multiplexer is 42 BT

The ps is secondary navigation for AIS and night time use / back up, I want to be able to click on the yeoman and load a track and it appear on the C120.

I would also like to see radar on the pc?

Very very grateful for your assistance.

Regards

autopilot wrote in
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I would also like to see radar on the pc?



Me, too. Lemme know when you can get radar video through that slow serial
modem to sync with the charts....(c;

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Larry

autopilot wrote:
The [NMEA] multiplexer is 42 BT
I would also like to see radar on the pc?

There's only a few ways available to you in getting a full radar display
on your PC, and NMEA ain't it...

1) Koden (resold by Nobeltec, SciTex)
2) Furuno + Maxsea
3) Raytech with HSB-2 interface

You can get MARPA targets and a lollipop transferred thru NMEA, but
that's probably not what you're looking for.

For now, given your self-proclaimed info overload, I would forget about
this.

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Kees

autopilot wrote:
Hi Meindert

The multiplexer is 42 BT

The ps is secondary navigation for AIS and night time use / back up, I
want to be able to click on the yeoman and load a track and it appear
on the C120.


You need a single NMEA - Seatalk and a single Seatalk - NMEA
conversion somewhere. For reliability I would use the NMEA input and
output offered by your S3G course computer.

You haven't mentioned what brand of GPS you have. Assume it's raymarine,
then the desired picture is:

S3G NMEA out - 42 BT input 1
Yeoman out - 42 BT input 2
42 BT output 1 - S3G NMEA in
+- Yeoman in


42 BT on Bluetooth -- PC

Have fun,

Kees

Thanks Kees

I understand the 42 BT can convert seatalk to NMEA on inputs 4a 4b, so I was hoping someone might of already gone through the pain to get the best result for the set-up.

Could I ask Meindert if he agrees this is the way to get the best out of the 42 BT?

I've got the feeling your solution is the right way Kees, thanks again.

Regards

Following Kees suggestions I have the yeoman working and have data, but I can't send waypoints to the chart plotter from the yeoman, also I don't seem to be able to benefit from data for winchart on my pc?