AN USB device designed to connect to a HOST (i.e a computer) cannot connect to 
another device ALSO expecting to be connected to a host  - like a GPS.

Joe Della Barba

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Behalf Of Prime Interest
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 9:09 AM
To: 'Dennis C.'; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List NMEA 0183 Ver.1.5 to 3.0- multiplexer

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

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 On Behalf Of Dennis C.
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:51 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto: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.

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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<mailto: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
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