Wiring a gps1240 Help anyone assist me.??

[cyberpunx]

Wiring a gps1240 Help anyone assist me.??

Hi all im currently trying to wire up a navman gps1240 receiver to my new navman vhf 7100
i know it can be done with a different receiver see here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marine-GPS-receive...A1%7C240%3A1318


this is the pinout's i have for both items
first the navman GPS1240
pin 1 ground
pin 2 power input 7 to 32 volts dc
pin 3 not used
pin 4 NMEA data in (rs232)
pin 5 not used
pin 6 NMEA data out (rs232)
pin 7 not used
pin 8 not used.

and the navman vhf 7100
pin 1 red not used
pin 2 orange NMEA out + not used
pin 3 white program or clone select not used
pin 4 yellow NMEA IN + from GPS
pin 5 green NMEA IN - from GPS
pin 6 black NMEA out - ground not used
pin 7 blue navbus not used on 7000 or 7100
pin 8 grey navbus not used on 7000 or 7100
........the radio already has 12volts going into it and it's powered up this is just the extra connector to input the GPS data in and out( i think?)

here is the site telling you the data for the GPS1240 navman

SEE HERE:
http://www.navmanwireless.com/uploads/bw/XF/bwXFSygLu6-jmGy797TfJA/LA000505A_GPS1240_DataSheet.pdf


SEE PAGE 7.
i still have the LTW-8FM connector on it so i would have to cut it off but i do have the following colours for it?
GPS1240
additional colours (connector cut off) IVE NOT CUT MINE YET.
but here is the colours in case it helps you to help me.
cheers
pin 1 gnd black
pin2 7v to 32v red
pin 3 n/a n/c
pin 4 GPS NMEA IN brown
pin 5 n/c yellow
pin 6 GPS NMEA OUT green
pin 7 re prog -5v white
pin 8 n/a n/c

anyone help me out here.
is this possible to do so i can use it with that gps and it would A: give me my DSC radio and B: give me exact location at all times when the radio is on.
ANY HELP REALLY APPRECIATED.


P.S thanks to all who send get well wishes to my mum thanks alot it touched me honest she is doing better now and also for those following the sinking of my boat and the re build then i will get the most current pic uploaded so you can see how she's coming along.
thanks for all the help
RSVP
ASAP

also found this dont know if it will help i still dont understand
i cant see the NMEA plus and minus on the gps 1240 only NMEA in and NMEA OUT?
SEE here?
http://www.navmanmarine.net/Navman/Templates/standardcontent.aspx?id=5285

 

[misterg]

Re: Wiring a gps1240 Help anyone assist me.??

No replies yet?? my 0.02p:

Pin 6 on GPS (NMEA out) to pin 4 on VHF (NMEA + in)
Pin 1 on GPS (Ground) to pin 5 on VHF (NMEA - in)

You're looking for an NMEA signal *out* of the GPS and *in* to the VHF

Some things have NMEA + and NMEA -, but some things just have NMEA + and a ground.

FWIW, I would still run a cable from pin 5 of the VHF to 1 on the GPS, even though just connecting it (pin 5) to ground is electrically the same.

again FWIW, I would use screened, twisted pair wire for the connection, with the screen connected to ground at the GPS end only (no connection at the VHF end) - CatIV computer network cable works for me, however it is almost guaranteed to work perfectly well just using normal wire.

HTH

Andy

 

[cyberpunx]

Re: Wiring a gps1240 Help anyone assist me.??

thanks for the reply im surprised no more have been forthcoming with replies you usually get a good response on YBW. well there's always tomorrow.

 

[VicS]

Re: Wiring a gps1240 Help anyone assist me.??

It's always quiet on the weekends. Wait until they are all back at their office desks next week with nothing to do

 

[philip_stevens]

Re: Wiring a gps1240 Help anyone assist me.??

If you send me a PM with your email address, I can send you a colour connection diagram that Navimo sent to me, for connection both Navman and generic GPS to the DSC VHF.

 

[pvb]

Re: Wiring a gps1240 Help anyone assist me.??

Based on the wiring colours you've quoted, you need to connect as follows:-

* 1240 Black to 12v negative
* 1240 Red to 12v positive
* 1240 Green to 7100 Yellow

This should work OK if you're feeding the 7100 and the 1240 from the same 12v source. If it doesn't work, you may need also to connect 7100 Green to 12v negative.