ST60+ Graphic Repeater keeps refreshing

[Paleyma]

I've got a Raymarine graphic repeater, wired up via NMEA to a Raymarine A65 plotter and via Seatalk to the rest of the ST60+ instruments. When the plotter is on, the Graphic refreshes all it's data every 4 seconds or so - position data from the plotter, and also wind, depth etc data from the instruments.

I spoke to Raymarine who said that they'd never heard of this before (...) and recommended disabling any NMEA sentences I didn't need on the plotter. This made no difference.

It's more of a nuisance than a serious issue but has anyone got any view as to what this could be? Or have you experienced this yourself?

Many thanks

 

[aknight]

Can't offer any tech support, but my ST60+ Graphic is currently on its second trip back to Raymarine, who claimed it had been fixed first time around until the yard proved (at my expense of course) that it hadn't been. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

In the process of forcing the yard to prove there was still a fault, Raymarine came up with all sorts of weird and wonderful suggestions about what the problem might be, forcing the yard to run around in ever decreasing circles on my bill, until the yard saw sense and just sent the unit back again.

The problem in my case was a processor that was defective from new, not an emergent problem like yours.

If it's still under warranty, I'd suggest you send it back and insist they sort it. You've tried their workaround, it didn't work, so - unless someone here can help you - put the problem onto Raymarine.

 

[johnalison]

Very bad luck; mine was one of the few things I've just plugged in and it worked from the word go.

 

[earlybird]

I bought an ST60 (not + ) when they first came out about 4 years ago. I use it mostly to repeat NMEA information from the GPS. Straight away it showed faults with the software. Raymarine produced an update after 2 seasons, problems are partly, but not completely, cured. Also it doesn't output NMEA from seatalk input as it should. Raymarine, ( Bob Simms ), now say I should send it back for a second update. I think they marketed a poorly developed product in the first place. As a repeater for seatalk it does seem OK however.