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Using a laptop with a Raymarine E-80?
"luc" wrote in message
ups.com... what's a bridge? I'm interested in all this stuff, but have no experience in it. The bridge in this case is a protocol converter that converts the Seatalk protocol from Raymarine into NMEA and vice-versa. Navigation software uses NMEA because it is "the" universal standard. I just bought a Ray marine, wind/speed/depth combo, but I think I made a mistake. It doesn't do NMEA without another Raymarine gadget, costs $160. I'd like to be able to use my Gps, (Garmin) depth, and a DSC VHF. What a mess this all appears to be! I also imagine that NMEA sentences don't just "do" something on a laptop without some software. Can anyone tell me if this is correct? You need indeed a "bridge" to convert Seatalk into NMEA. And NMEA sentences don't "do" something on your laptop, it is just sentences that contain data from your instruments. You need software to make this info into something meaningful, like displaying your position on a chart and displaying the info of the other instruments. Meindert www.shipmodul.com |
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