Channel Sailor
Well-Known Member
Hi all
I am about to install new Raymarine i60//i50 (with SEATALKng) instruments and want to try out steer to wind to an ST2000 plus. The ST2000 plus has both Seatalk (earlier version) and NMEA 0183 receive capability. It does not have the SEATALKng capability. I have done some internet research and have so far concluded :-
To interface from SEATALKng to either SEATALK or NMEA0183 I need a conversion widget.
Both SEATALK (earlier version) and 0183 run at the same data rate speed (4800 baud) but maybe the old Seatalk could communicate slightly quicker because possibly (not sure) the sender looks for any available gaps to send messages as opposed to a set sequence.
I only need to send from the i60 one direction to the ST2000 plus.
I have already bought the Raymarine convertor kit to use 0183. But now realise maybe I should/could use the old SEATALK instead.
So I am thinking it makes no difference which method I use because would no discernible difference in responsiveness of the ST 2000 plus tiller pilot. Or does anyone here know otherwise?
Does anyone know how often the i60 sends out the packets of data for apparent wind direction on the SEATAKng network? For example every 10mS, every 100mS or every second. Then for the 0183 convertor how does all this fast network data get pushed up a much slower 4800 Baud 0183 wires, it must drop some of it because I would not expect it to all fit?
The Apparent Wind direction packet I assume is all that the ST2000 Plus is listening for and acting on.
On a related matter, I have lodged a question with Raymarine support about how to supply power separately to the ST2000 Plus and the Instruments, but still have this converted communications link between them and possibly a shared ground/screen. But if anyone here knows how to do it already then please I would be interested.
I am about to install new Raymarine i60//i50 (with SEATALKng) instruments and want to try out steer to wind to an ST2000 plus. The ST2000 plus has both Seatalk (earlier version) and NMEA 0183 receive capability. It does not have the SEATALKng capability. I have done some internet research and have so far concluded :-
To interface from SEATALKng to either SEATALK or NMEA0183 I need a conversion widget.
Both SEATALK (earlier version) and 0183 run at the same data rate speed (4800 baud) but maybe the old Seatalk could communicate slightly quicker because possibly (not sure) the sender looks for any available gaps to send messages as opposed to a set sequence.
I only need to send from the i60 one direction to the ST2000 plus.
I have already bought the Raymarine convertor kit to use 0183. But now realise maybe I should/could use the old SEATALK instead.
So I am thinking it makes no difference which method I use because would no discernible difference in responsiveness of the ST 2000 plus tiller pilot. Or does anyone here know otherwise?
Does anyone know how often the i60 sends out the packets of data for apparent wind direction on the SEATAKng network? For example every 10mS, every 100mS or every second. Then for the 0183 convertor how does all this fast network data get pushed up a much slower 4800 Baud 0183 wires, it must drop some of it because I would not expect it to all fit?
The Apparent Wind direction packet I assume is all that the ST2000 Plus is listening for and acting on.
On a related matter, I have lodged a question with Raymarine support about how to supply power separately to the ST2000 Plus and the Instruments, but still have this converted communications link between them and possibly a shared ground/screen. But if anyone here knows how to do it already then please I would be interested.
