Fwiw my old Northstar plotter talks to my old ST4000 just fine through Nmea183, is able to fire ( and offset) my Lowrance depth transducer. This stuff isn't always difficult. Cheers , Paul.
Orange Crush 27mk2 Sidney BC. Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:57:58 -0500 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List CPN 700i - transducers From: [email protected] CC: [email protected] I was hoping I could get NMEA 183 data from the ST40 heads, through some kind of expensive, proprietary converter :) I'm an IT guy and this stuff just baffles me. The main functionality I need is navigation. Everything else is a "nice to have". $1000 difference one vs the other is what I figure. That's new lifelines right there. I don't like to be pennywise and pound foolish but at the end of the day both things appear to have the same navigational ability, which again is the primary use case. Being able to control the autohelm is a distant "nice to have'. Being able to use my existing displays and thru-hulls is a nice to have. Replacing my existing thru-hulls and displays with a smart ducer seems like it would simplify a lot of things. If I have depth and speed on the plotter I don't really need it elsewhere in the cockpit (right now ST40s are mounted by companionway). SteveSuhana, C&C 32Toronto On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: Joel makes good points. — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Feb 24, 2016, at 9:13 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: Hey standard horizon will not control the autopilot. Also, he will not be able to program the depth offset if you have a generic transducer.Joel _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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