Joe, sorry for the confusion but I think if you re-read the thread you might see that I was talking about the backwards compatibility of the NMEA 0183 standard. It sounded to me like the Zeus takes 0183 v3.0. So my point was that it should understand 0183 v1.5. However as one of the other listers stated there were changes to the sentance structure in v2.1. So it sounds like maybe not perfect backwards compatibility.
On the other hand, I have to believe that the 0183 to 2000 converter was engineered properly to noodle throught the nuances of different 0183 versions and convert them to 2000. Otherwise it would specify certain 0183 versions that it works with. Assuming the actisence converts all versions, then it would seem to me that the Zeus could also be equally well equipped...who knows whether or not the engineers at B&G had the sence to do that. If the actisence only works with specific versions and v1.5 is not one of them then this whole discussion is pointless since that was the original topic. Josh On Mar 24, 2014 9:15 AM, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> wrote: > 0183 and 2000 are totally different. They cannot be interconnected without > a device to translate back and forth. For one thing, 0183 is a one talker - > many listener system and 2000 is a many talker - many listener system. > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh > Muckley > *Sent:* Sunday, March 23, 2014 8:35 PM > *To:* C&C List > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List NMEA 0183 to NMEA 2000 conversion > > > > I'm not a NMEA 0183 expert but I though the different versions were > backwards compatible. So if the Zeus will take NMEA 0183 (3.0) then it > should understand ver. 1.5. I was under the impression that the 3.0 just > had MORE reconized "sentences". > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > Solomons, MD > > On Mar 23, 2014 7:11 AM, "Tony Wroblewski" <triump...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Has anyone on the list used the Actisense NGW-1 for a bridge to connect > older 0183 instruments to a 2000 network. The plan is to use a B&G 390 > system (NMEA 0183 v. 1.5) to feed wind, speed, depth and heading data to > B&G Zeus Touch on the 2000 bus. > > The other alternative is to use a Tinley 0183 New2Old converter,. Same > question. Has anyone done this. I'm told the Tinley will convert a ver. > 1.5 to ver. 3.0 and the Zeus can also take a ver. 3.0 input. > > Tony > Triumph > C&C 41 '86 c/b > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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