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Using a laptop with a Raymarine E-80?
On 2006-02-25 04:48:35 +1100, "Dennis Pogson"
said: Bill Kearney wrote: What options exist to use a laptop in a boat that's got a Raymarine E-80 setup? I'd like to be able to do two things. One being pull a live GPS signal for laptop nav software (Coastal Explorer). The other being upload/download waypoints and routes to the E-80. I'd prefer to do this with a minimum of cabling into the laptop. As in, one serial port not several. The laptop doesn't have serial anyway so I'd be using a keyspan adapter. What bridges/interfaces should I consider using? -Bill Kearney You will need to pick up data-out, data-in and ground from the Raymarine E-80 and connect respectively to pin 2, pin 3 and pin 5 on the 9-pin serial plug. Raymarine used to use there own protocol, called Seatalk, not NMEA, and a converter was necessary, but I don't know if that still applies. I suspect that Coastal Explorer requires NMEA sentences. Dennis. Good to see your still alive and kicking Dennis. The current crop of raymarine C and E series displays support both NMEA and Seatalk. The E series also supports Seatalk HS the CAN bus variant. That is the only difference between the DSM250 and DSM300 fishfinder is the Seatalk HS i/f. -- Regards, John D Proctor |
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