Raymarine AIS650 NMEA GPS output to WIFI mutliplexer

[davethedog]

Hello all,

One of my next projects is to provide a more full form of redundancy for our chartplotter (AXIOM PRO) and also, just because I want to do this!

So, ordered an NMEA and SEATALK wifi multiplexer and the aim is to have the following:
1. ST60 instruments go to the WIFI multiplexer via SEATALK.
2. Raymarine AIS 650 AIS data to multiplexer via NMEA 0183.

Now, currently the GPS position is all provided to the network via the AXIOM PRO MFD GPS antenna (to the S3 course computer, VHF radio (NMEA).

Now, this is all well and good but as I going to be doing some wiring can I not use one of the Raymarine AIS650 NMEA outputs to send the GPS signal from the dedicated GPS antenna for this device? So the AIS 650 would send the AIS data and GPS data to the multiplxer via NMEA outputs?

Been looking at the Raymarine manual for the AIS650 and it says you should not send the GPS data via NMEA (but it can be done for testing purposes as stated in the manual) but surely if the data is being sent only then it should not make any issues?

Thanks

DTD

 

[PaulRainbow]

There is nothing to stop you using the AIS NMEA ports, it's what they are there for. Provided you don't feed NMEA data onto the STNG network it won't be an issue.

 

[davethedog]

Thanks Paul and I was just checking !

 

[davethedog]

An update, wired in the Quark A031 WiFi multiplexer today, seatalk in for instrument data from the seatalk network and nmea in for AIS data and GPS position from the Raymarine Ais650. After changing this baud rates etc all seems to be working well so now Open Cpn shows all the instrument data as well as AIS targets.

 

[PaulRainbow]

An update, wired in the Quark A031 WiFi multiplexer today, seatalk in for instrument data from the seatalk network and nmea in for AIS data and GPS position from the Raymarine Ais650. After changing this baud rates etc all seems to be working well so now Open Cpn shows all the instrument data as well as AIS targets.

Thanks for posting the update Dave, good to hear it's all working well