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I am a reasonably tech-capable guy. Well ...I can follow instructions, anyway.
Can I hook MacENC up to my Raymarine system (C120W chartplotter, AIS, Radar, ST 6002 autopilot, ST60 and ST 70 instruments)?
If so, what is the hardware, the physical means to connect the Raymarine SeaTalk/NMEA network streaming the GPS/AIS/Radar/instrument data into the Mac?
Many thanks
-Cap'n Bri
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The best way would be to use a Multiplexer..
http://www.shipmodul.com/en/miniplex-2usb.html
OR
http://brookhouseonline.com/imux.htm
The iMux can be interfaced to the Mac via USB or WiFi.
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Thanks...
Let me see if I understand this correctly.
I see that Brookhouse IMux has a Seatalk version.
I presume that I would just wire that up to a Seatalk node and then set the ENC program to the proper channels, baud rates, and such.
Once properly configured, MacENC will interpret the incoming multiplexed data into the various displays (GPS, instrument data, radar returns, etc.)
Is that right?
And thanks again for all your help.
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Both of the Multiplexers convert proprietary Seatalk into NMEA-0183 (The standard for marine instrumentation)
MacENC can process the following NMEA data ..
http://www.gpsnavx.com/html/nmea.html
RADAR targets and cursor are supported by NMEA-0183. RADAR video is not.
I like the iMux because it works wirelessly.
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As a follow up I should note Raymarine does make a Seatalk to NMEA-0183 device, but my experience is the NMEA conversion is incomplete and it provides no direct USB connectivity. As such I like the third party solutions by Shipmodul and iMux which also accept additional NMEA-0183 inputs and output.
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I've been puzzling through this as well, although I have older ST40 instruments and ST2000+ autotiller. I see that to get waypoint data back to the ST2000, one also runs a wire pair from NMEA out (on the multiplexer?) back to two extra pins on the back of the cockpit socket for the tiller cable.
Just trying to figure out what to buy with my meager boatbucks this spring.
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Yes that is correct for the Raymarine AP connection.
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Just to beat this some more...
While on-line window shopping I noticed down in the fine print that the Raymarine AIS transceiver has a "built-in NMEA multiplexer," a USB port outputting NMEA 0183, and of course SeaTalk (ng?). So, it seems tempting to believe that I could buy this unit and avoid buying separate multiplexer and GPS units. Which would make the price almost palatable.
Anyone have direct experience with this unit?
And this is the first I've heard of SeaTalk"ng." Anyone know if it would play nice with my plain-old ST40 and ST2000 stuff?
(Sorry for asking dumb questions, but I've recently gotten screwed trying to upgrade home toys to the HDMI bus, which is still chewing up $$ and not functioning as advertised. Starting to get the same feeling on the boat!)
