raymarine E80 GPS installation help

D

daveg45

Well-Known Member
Joined
28 Oct 2007
Messages
237
Location
UK
Visit site
Hi everyone. I am taking delivery of my yacht week after next and one of the jobs is to fit an E80 with raystar125GPS and also a radio (prob the ICOM 505). As I cant see a nmea out on the E80 I was wondering how the three should be wired...any help on this guys?
 
RTFM...

Raymarine usually supply the E80 with a useful installation manual, which explains how to connect it all up. If you don't have one, you can download it here. The NMEA output is via the yellow (NMEA +) and brown (NMEA -) wires on the NMEA lead, which plugs into the socket marked "NMEA 0183" on the back of the E80.
 
Re: RTFM...

Hi. I'm working up to getting a laptop-based chart plotter to complement the existing garmin GPS and Lowrance plotter on the boat. I need software that will work with Navionics charts and I am thinking of going for the SeaPro package as a starter system. Any observations on this option please. I also need to get the GPS output from the Garmin or the Lowrance into the Laptop. At the moment, there is a feed from the Garmin to a yeoman plotter and I could tap into that, but how would I connect to the laptop? I know this is all a bit basic, but it's quite advanced for me!
 
Re: RTFM...

Thanks for your reply. The raymarine installation guide doesnt seem to show how to connect the GPS to the radio...is it just wired in series or parallel. Can I just star wire whatever need an input from the GPS?
 
Re: RTFM...

Normally wired through the nmea in/out on the plotter/vhf, you will need to look in both vhf and plotter instruction books for more detail
 
Re: RTFM...

The radio's installation guide should tell you how to wire it. You basically connect the NMEA+ Out from the E80 to the NMEA+ In of the radio, and the NMEA- Out from the E80 to the NMEA- In of the radio.

You mentioned possibly getting an Icom 505 - there have been some reports on these forums of a software fault on these radios. Might be worth checking before you buy.
 
I don't think that the E80 will convert Seatalk to NMEA so you will need to configure the 125 to output NMEA and connect it via the NMEA input and take the NMEA output (same lead different wires) to the radio. All the above is contained in both installation manuals.
 
oh yes...just seen the NMEA input/output on the NMEA0183 cable. Thanks for your help.... For some reason I was expecting an output socket on the rear of the E80
 
Completely wrong, sadly...

[ QUOTE ]
I don't think that the E80 will convert Seatalk to NMEA so you will need to configure the 125 to output NMEA and connect it via the NMEA input and take the NMEA output (same lead different wires) to the radio. All the above is contained in both installation manuals.

[/ QUOTE ]Sadly, your advice is completely wrong. I can't understand why someone who doesn't understand the system would even offer advice. All you'll achieve is confusion. The E80 will input GPS data over the SeaTalk link and will output position data via NMEA - no problem.
 
Re: Completely wrong, sadly...

[ QUOTE ]
Agree well it does on my C80 /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]Yes, it does on my C-series, too, just as it does on the E-series. One advantage of using SeaTalk to input GPS is that it leaves the NMEA input free for AIS or Navtex input (both of which disable the normal NMEA input).
 
Re: Completely wrong, sadly...

the Raystar manual suggests using the seatalk/alarm cable to input GPS but this doesnt seem to have NMEA out. Does that mean the NMEA0183 is used to push the signal out to the VHF?
 
Re: Completely wrong, sadly...

Thanks for your help. I will give it a go next week when I get down to the yacht... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Re: Completely wrong, sadly...

I'm just installing an E80 and new electronics package and have decided to go for a standalone GPS (Furuno GP32) from which I will feed NMEA position data direct to the DSC VHF as well as the plotter. This is so that I don't need to rely on having a very complex box of electronics switched on and functioning to get position information to the VHF. I also then have the option of using the GPS unit for navigation and autopilot control, again without a plotter.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Top