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

[Angus Henderson]

Thanks Jerry.  It looks as though you are pointing me in the direction of the NMEA 0183 Multiplexer?

Angus

> On Jun 21, 2016, at 6:35 AM, Jerry Brown <jbrown01015 at outlook.com> wrote:
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> Have a look at this link
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> http://www.defender.com/category.jsp?path=-1%7C344%7C2028705&id=2028871
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> Jerry Brown.
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> List Lurker - former 320 owner
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> 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.
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>> 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
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