[C320-list] Sending NEMA 0183 Data from Garmin Charplotter to Raymarine Autopilot

[Jerry Brown]

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Jerry Brown.

List Lurker - former 320 owner


On 2016-06-20 9:58 PM, Angus Henderson wrote:
>   On June 14th Joe Tamucci submitted a post with the following title, part of which is reproduced below.
>
> I also recently purchased a Garmin chart plotter, a 54dv and have been thinking about how to get it talk to the Raymarine Authelm.  Joe refers to his AH unit as an ST-5 control head.  I have a 4000+ and was wondering whether this is the same thing?
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> Also, referring to the excerpt below I am struggling to understand what the “Raymarine computer” is?  I am familiar with the control head, the wheel unit and the flux gate compass but not the “computer”.  I would appreciate some help understanding this.
>
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>   3). Although the ST-5 control head has a NEMA input, it cannot be used
>     to input position data.  You must use the NEMA port on the Raymarine
>     computer.  I assumed the control head NEMA 0183 input port would work,
>     and the Raymarine tech agreed with me.  NO!  You must go straight to
>     the computer.
>
> Thanks
>
> Angus Henderson
> Hull# 999