pvb
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Just because you disagree with his comments doesn't make them rude.
GPS to AIS help!!
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Just because you disagree with his comments doesn't make them rude.
prv
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To be fair, I probably was a bit rude, not that I have a problem with that. But this is a subject I find frustrating. Obviously people are not born knowing how NMEA works, so questions about it and posts like "I've read all the manuals and I'm confused, can someone please tell me which wires to join for devices X and Y" (like, indeed, the original post in this thread) are perfectly reasonable. I try to help with those, looking up the manuals for all sorts of kit and giving people personalised instructions for what they're trying to do. But it annoys me when other people try to blame the manufacturers for their own ignorance, or believe that they somehow "should" be able to make digital data communications work by twisting wires together apparently at random and then get annoyed when they're proven incorrect.
If someone bought some timber and a router, repeatedly jabbed the latter at the former without any real idea of what they were doing, and ended up with a mess, they'd blame themselves, not the timber supplier or the tool manufacturer. Apparently it's different when they jab two bunches of wires together instead.
(This is a general point, not solely a response to this particular thread.)
Pete
uxb
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UXB PVB and PRV...
TLA's that are all trying to get NMEA to work...
Had another go at it this afternoon and still no joy. I am beginning to suspect that there is no GPS output from the plotter but will probably have to wait until at least Tuesday to get an answer from Garmin.
Still, on the bright side I got my mainsail on and slapped another couple of coats of varnish on to the bits of boatie wood in my garage...might even go away for a sail.
TLA's that are all trying to get NMEA to work...
Had another go at it this afternoon and still no joy. I am beginning to suspect that there is no GPS output from the plotter but will probably have to wait until at least Tuesday to get an answer from Garmin.
Still, on the bright side I got my mainsail on and slapped another couple of coats of varnish on to the bits of boatie wood in my garage...might even go away for a sail.
Rivers & creeks
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Garmin marine telephone tech support were very helpful, got straight through, nice chap and not a hint of know-it-all-ism 
pvb
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I really don't think that's likely. In the spirit of Easter goodwill, why not try this...
* Connect the Garmin's blue wire (NMEA port 1 out) to the Standard Horizon's blue wire (NMEA input)
* Connect the Garmin's brown wire (NMEA port 1 in) to the Standard Horizon's grey wire (NMEA output)
* Connect the Garmin's violet wire (NMEA port 2 in) to the Standard Horizon's brown wire (NMEA output)
* Connect the Garmin's black wire (which is also the 12v negative connection) to the Standard Horizon's green wire (NMEA common)
* Turn the Garmin on. Go to Configure > Communications. Set Serial Port 1 to NMEA Standard. Then set Serial port 2 to NMEA High Speed.
* Turn the Standard Horizon on. You should then see a little satellite icon in the top right of the radio's display, and your position should be shown on the radio's display.
uxb
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uxb
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pvb,
That worked a treat Mr Garmin and Std Horizon are now talking away to each other- I owe you a beer.
That worked a treat Mr Garmin and Std Horizon are now talking away to each other- I owe you a beer.