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Type 150/400 Autopilot System: Installation Guide
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9.2 Connecting NMEA equipment
If you have equipment on your boat that transmits NMEA 0183 data
(e.g. GPS), you can connect this equipment to the autopilot system.
You can connect the NMEA equipment in any combination of these
ways:
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using the course computer NMEA inputs/outputs
•
using the NMEA inputs on the back of either the or
control units (if your installation includes one of these
control units)
•
using the SeaTalk/NMEA interface (part number: E85001) to
convert the NMEA data to SeaTalk data
WARNING: Connections to other equipment
If you are connecting Raymarine equipment to other equipment
using a non-Raymarine cable, you MUST attach an appropriate
suppression ferrite to the cable near to the Raymarine unit.
Course computer NMEA inputs/outputs
Note: Do NOT connect more than one piece of equipment to each of
the course computer NMEA inputs.
The course computer has two sets of NMEA inputs/outputs to receive
and transmit information from NMEA equipment. The course
computer decodes and transmits the following NMEA data:
Course computer NMEA 1 and 2 inputs
NMEA 0183 received
Information extracted
APB
cross track error, bearing to waypoint, waypoint
number
BWC
BWR
bearing to waypoint, distance to waypoint,
waypoint number, time
GGA
GLL
latitude/longitude, time
HDG
HDM
HDT
heading
MWV
apparent wind angle, apparent wind speed
RMA
course over ground (COG), speed over ground
(SOG), latitude/longitude, variation
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