Raymarine ST60 instruments and AIS to WIFI?

[davethedog]

Morning all,

Our boat has a set of Raymarine ST60 intruments (wind, speed, depth) all linked in via SEATALK to a C80 chartplotter. There is also a Raymarine AIS transponder that outputs to the plotter.

What is the easiest way for me to be able to view this information on a tablet via WIFI, on something like ISAILOR or NAVIONICS?

Cheers

dtd

 

[BelleSerene]

Take the C80’s NMEA output - bottom left socket looking at the back of it and different from its Seatalk network - to an NMEA to WiFi converter.

You’ll have to set the same data rate between the C80 and the WiFi gadget. As I suspect your AIS is going in to the C80 via NMEA and the C80 insists on the same input and output data rates, you’ll need to set the WiFi gadget to 38400 baud (bits per second).

 

[davethedog]

Thanks and will look at that option.

 

[BelleSerene]

I’m sorry, bottom right socket when looking at the back of it. It’s marked though.

 

[lpdsn]

An alternative is the ShipModul MiniPlex. One input can be set to Seatalk and the other three left as NMEA at whatever baud rate you want. It'll send the info to a tablet via WiFi (or USB or Ethernet depending on the version you buy).

 

[Yngmar]

Raymarine also made a Seatalk1 to serial converter box with the catch name "E85001". No longer do, but can be found used.

From there to Wifi via a USB-serial converter. See the other thread for options.

 

[BelleSerene]

Raymarine also made a Seatalk1 to serial converter box with the catch name "E85001". No longer do, but can be found used.

From there to Wifi via a USB-serial converter. See the other thread for options.

That won’t help the OP, who wants to send instrument and AIS data to WiFi.

 

[RobF]

No experience of this company, but they're about half the price of ShipModul for what looks like a similar product... https://www.quark-elec.com/onlinemall/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=86

 

[Dockhead]

That won’t help the OP, who wants to send instrument and AIS data to WiFi.

For some reason, the plotter won't give you AIS as part of the 0183 datastream

So you'll need a wifi-0183 multiplexer, assuming you're getting AIS via 0183 (single talker on the AIS box can be connected to both the plotter listener port as well as the wifi box listener port). If it's N2K, however, and the AIS unit doesn't have a separate 0183 output which can be used simultaneously with N2K, then this is more complex. In that case you will probably want to feed the wifi interface with data converted by an N2K-0183 converter (like Actisense NGW) or maybe you can find a wifi box that will take N2K and do the conversion itself.

Any time you mess around with AIS over 0183, pay attention to speed - all listener ports have to be set to 38,400 baud, or they won't connect.

 

[Dockhead]

No experience of this company, but they're about half the price of ShipModul for what looks like a similar product... https://www.quark-elec.com/onlinemall/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=86

If the OP can get his AIS over 0183, that should work great.

Note that he won't need the Seatalk port if he gets instrument data from the plotter's 0183 talker port.

 

[matthewriches]

As Dockhead suggested, take it from the plotter, not the Seatalk bus otherwise things can get messy and you'll start pulling hair out lol.

 

[Vladis]

Hello,

In my case I used the Nmea183 output of the chartplotter to feed a nmea to wifi bridge:

http://www.vela-navega.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=49

Regards, Luis

 

[davethedog]

Thanks for all the replies, still confused!

Does the C80 have a suitable NMEA output that will send the wind,speed, depth, AIS out? If so, then I could always get a WIFI nmea sender.

 

[BelleSerene]

Thanks for all the replies, still confused!

Does the C80 have a suitable NMEA output that will send the wind,speed, depth, AIS out? If so, then I could always get a WIFI nmea sender.

Yes Dave, as previously stated. But it doesn’t seem to add the AIS data to its NMEA output stream. So if you want that as well as instrument data on your WiFi, you’ll need a multiplexer to combine that with your AIS output and send the result to WiFi. Personally happy I don’t bother with AIS on WiFi, just the instruments which are very handy.

 

[RichardS]

Thanks for all the replies, still confused!

Does the C80 have a suitable NMEA output that will send the wind,speed, depth, AIS out? If so, then I could always get a WIFI nmea sender.

If your system is currently showing wind speed, depth and AIS via connections with the plotter using Seatalk and/or/ NMEA then it will be possible to take an output from the plotter NMEA port (which is presumably already set to 38,400) into an NMEA - wifi sender and, provided the wifi sender can accept an input at 38,400 then you won't need a multiplexer.

Richard

 

[BelleSerene]

If your system is currently showing wind speed, depth and AIS via connections with the plotter using Seatalk and/or/ NMEA then it will be possible to take an output from the plotter NMEA port (which is presumably already set to 38,400) into an NMEA - wifi sender and, provided the wifi sender can accept an input at 38,400 then you won't need a multiplexer.

Richard

I don't think so. The C80 does not seem to include its AIS data in its NMEA output, whether or not you set the baud rate to 38,400.

 

[RichardS]

I don't think so. The C80 does not seem to include its AIS data in its NMEA output, whether or not you set the baud rate to 38,400.

That's interesting. I've never tried it because I take my AIS wifi feed directly from the AIS transceiver but I would have assumed that whatever goes into the NMEA port could also be paralleled out through the same NMEA port. Without that facility a muxer would probably be needed then, or an NMEA - wifi converter with a built in muxer.

Richard

 

[quark-elec]

QK-A027 from Quark provides a Seatalk->NMEA 0183 converter, so it should works for you. The converted NMEA 0183 messages will be combined with AIS data and then output through WiFi,USB and NMEA 0183 output.

 

[BelleSerene]

QK-A027 from Quark provides a Seatalk->NMEA 0183 converter, so it should works for you. The converted NMEA 0183 messages will be combined with AIS data and then output through WiFi,USB and NMEA 0183 output.

What an an excellent value combo box.

 

[Tim Good]

Ok so we have ST60 everything into a Raymarine E80. The best way to AIS we found was to get a unit which had its own GPS, Wifi and Splitter. This way it didn't need anything to start converting old signals etc.

We got a Weatherdock Easy AIS. It sits near the VHF and shares to the same antenna. It's dedicated internal GPS works fine below deck and transmits ais data to our smart phones. I also hard wired it into the E80 plotter via the NMEA input. Always nice to have the display on the plotter as well.

The AIS unit also has a alarm output which for us is wired into a small 12v buzzer that is activated by the CPA proximity alarm.

It was all a doddle to fit as it just needed power and a short cable to the VHF and that was it.

For apps there are a few but the unit itself has its own app with google maps overlay and then also we have iSailor.