Laptop Interface with B&G's
 

Aloha folks,

First time in this group.

I race on a boat here in Hawaii and I've been trying to get the owner to
buy the Performance Processor for our otherwise top B&G system so we can
hook up a laptop to it.

He doesn't want to spend the money. :-}

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


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

On Tue, 3 May 2005 23:05:44 -1000, "Rich" rsmith @aloha.net wrote:

Aloha folks,

First time in this group.

I race on a boat here in Hawaii and I've been trying to get the owner to
buy the Performance Processor for our otherwise top B&G system so we can
hook up a laptop to it.

He doesn't want to spend the money. :-}

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

I just looked at the B&G site and from what I can gather from limited
information, the data strings are in NMEA format - which would mean
that RS232 would be a simple in/out function - the signal levels
should be approximately the same (but don't my word for it). It's
just a question of finding the right signal pair and building a cable
for it.

Later,

Tom

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 3 May 2005 23:05:44 -1000, "Rich" rsmith @aloha.net wrote:

Aloha folks,

First time in this group.

I race on a boat here in Hawaii and I've been trying to get the owner
to
buy the Performance Processor for our otherwise top B&G system so we
can
hook up a laptop to it.

He doesn't want to spend the money. :-}

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

I just looked at the B&G site and from what I can gather from limited
information, the data strings are in NMEA format - which would mean
that RS232 would be a simple in/out function - the signal levels
should be approximately the same (but don't my word for it). It's
just a question of finding the right signal pair and building a cable
for it.

Thanks Tom. I was hoping it would be something that simple. I could do
that if I knew how to determine what pins in the NEMA plug to wire to
what pins in an RS232. Any ideas?


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

On Thu, 5 May 2005 23:39:20 -1000, "Rich" rsmith @aloha.net wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 3 May 2005 23:05:44 -1000, "Rich" rsmith @aloha.net wrote:

Aloha folks,

First time in this group.

I race on a boat here in Hawaii and I've been trying to get the owner
to
buy the Performance Processor for our otherwise top B&G system so we
can
hook up a laptop to it.

He doesn't want to spend the money. :-}

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

I just looked at the B&G site and from what I can gather from limited
information, the data strings are in NMEA format - which would mean
that RS232 would be a simple in/out function - the signal levels
should be approximately the same (but don't my word for it). It's
just a question of finding the right signal pair and building a cable
for it.

Thanks Tom. I was hoping it would be something that simple. I could do
that if I knew how to determine what pins in the NEMA plug to wire to
what pins in an RS232. Any ideas?

Pin One - Ground, Pin Two - Receive, Pin Three - Transmit

This should give you a idea of what's what.

http://www.airborn.com.au/rs232.html

Good luck.

Later,

Tom

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 5 May 2005 23:39:20 -1000, "Rich" rsmith @aloha.net wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 3 May 2005 23:05:44 -1000, "Rich" rsmith @aloha.net
wrote:

Aloha folks,

First time in this group.

I race on a boat here in Hawaii and I've been trying to get the
owner
to
buy the Performance Processor for our otherwise top B&G system so
we
can
hook up a laptop to it.

He doesn't want to spend the money. :-}

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

I just looked at the B&G site and from what I can gather from
limited
information, the data strings are in NMEA format - which would mean
that RS232 would be a simple in/out function - the signal levels
should be approximately the same (but don't my word for it). It's
just a question of finding the right signal pair and building a
cable
for it.

Thanks Tom. I was hoping it would be something that simple. I could
do
that if I knew how to determine what pins in the NEMA plug to wire to
what pins in an RS232. Any ideas?

Pin One - Ground, Pin Two - Receive, Pin Three - Transmit

This should give you a idea of what's what.

http://www.airborn.com.au/rs232.html

Thanks again Tom.

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