B&G H2000 connectivity

[All_at_Sea]

Just bought a boat with the H2000 (l think) which was installed in 2011. I need to buy a chartplotter/radar to link to the gear, do l stick with B&G or these days does everything link to everything else?
Anyone got a set up similar and had good results or problems?

 

[pvb]

H2000 is NMEA0183 compatible, so most systems would interface. There's not much price difference, so you might want to keep to B&G throughout.

 

[micha571]

The H2000 system has its own bus, which B&G called "Network". This is not compatible with anything else.
Right about the NMEA0183-connectivity, but:
The H2000-processor itself does not have a NMEA-output. You can get NMEA-data out of the H2000 system only if there is a so-called "NMEA-FFD" installed. That is B&Gs "full function display", but you have to look which kind is installed, as they had FFDs with NMEA and FFDs without. Usually, a little sticker on the back of the display states which kind it is. Also, if you have a NMEA-FFD, only some NMEA sentences are being transmitted, you can look them up here (page 11):

http://www.myleselectronics.com/Documents/myleselect/pdfs/nmeaffduser.pdf

Even if you have a NMEA-FFD, the output might not be fast enough for a radar-system. The baudrate is only 4800 and the data is only updated once a second.

 

[pvb]

Also, if you have a NMEA-FFD, only some NMEA sentences are being transmitted, you can look them up here (page 11):

http://www.myleselectronics.com/Documents/myleselect/pdfs/nmeaffduser.pdf

Doesn't that link refer to the earlier generation of H2000? The OP said it was installed in 2011, so I'd have thought it would be the current level, which has a few more NMEA output sentences.
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[micha571]

Doesn't that link refer to the earlier generation of H2000? The OP said it was installed in 2011, so I'd have thought it would be the current level, which has a few more NMEA output sentences.
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As far as I know, the H2000 has not been changed with regard to the NMEA output-sentences. The newer H3000-series (which came in 2008, I believe) might have more sentences, but I'm not familiar with that system.

 

[pvb]

As far as I know, the H2000 has not been changed with regard to the NMEA output-sentences. The newer H3000-series (which came in 2008, I believe) might have more sentences, but I'm not familiar with that system.

Take a look at the user manual for the 2005 onwards version of the H2000 - http://www.bandg.co.uk/Documents/pr...ocessor - Single Board).pdf?epslanguage=en-GB

 

[micha571]

Ok, you're right mate. Page 162 in your link, they added four sentences, HSC, HDT, MWV and VTG.