An interesting thought - the mux would usually expect the USB to be connected to a computer with drivers and software but maybe this would work. I assume that power is not supplied out of the multiplexer as it is normally expected to be connected to a computer . additionally power to the multiplexer is not through the USB either.
There is GPS NMEA software capable of doing the filtering/versioning to different NMEA versions but would need to have the computer available at all times to act as the multiplexer. Cheaper ( assuming you had a computer already aboard ) and workable if you continuously have it on for other navigation purposes. In my case I have a Shipmodul wifi mux with NMEA inputs from my GPS and AIS receiver and outputs to the VHF ( wired ), USB if I wanted, and wireless to my iPad with iNavx and some AIS apps and laptops where I happen to run NavMonPC and other tools to look at the NMEA sentences and such. I'm working on getting the instruments ( older Comnav/Nexus ) into the entire ecosystem - I think I might have problems being successful with this. The ShipModul multiplexer doesn't have NMEA version conversion but supports your typical functions found on most of these devices. ed _____ From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:51 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List NMEA 0183 Ver.1.5 to 3.0- multiplexer Interesting idea. Would a Globalsat BU-353 USB GPS adaptor connected to a Brookhouse multiplexer through its USB port work? Would the sentences be sent through the multiplexer to the users? Does the multiplexer USB port have power for the BU-353 like my laptop? Not sure why one would want to do this but curious if it would work. Dennis C. _____ From: Prime Interest <primeinter...@gmail.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 9:25 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List NMEA 0183 Ver.1.5 to 3.0 Brookhouse multiplexers have NMEA version conversion. I had a similar problem trying to get gps sentences working from an older fixed gps to a new Uniden VHF. I took a cheaper option and bought a small handheld Garmin and connected to the VHF NMEA wiring. Were I to do it again I might get a standalone GPS receiver ( maybe a globalsat BR355 or similar ) which would power up with the VHF. A $60 solution but needs a 5v power supply. Ed On 2012-09-20, at 7:16 PM, "Bill Coleman" <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: am looking for a filter to convert NMEA 0183 Ver 1.5 to a higher version to bring GPS from an older Raymarine RL80CRC Chartplotter into a new Standard Horizon GX2150 VHF. Has anyone ever done this, or know of a place that sells these? Thanks Bill Coleman C&C 39 <image001.gif> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com <http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/> CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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