Monty, Can you give any details on what version of MNEA 0183 your instruments are using.
Thanks, Josh On Mar 25, 2014 11:25 AM, "Monty Schumpert" <jmschump...@verizon.net> wrote: > I had a similar issue with 0183 to 2000 conversion. I bought the B&G > Triton wind, speed, depth package, thinking that I would take the mast down > this year to install the wind transducer, and that I could install the > speed, depth,temp transducer in the old housing. Neither of those > installations were possible this year, so I was left with converting data > from old Raytheon ST60 displays to the new 2000 system. I had a Raymarine > seatalk to seatalk ng converter which came with a GPS receiver I bought > several years ago so I fed the seatalk data from the ST60 wind and tridata > heads to the converter and bought a seatalk ng to NMEA2000 cable which > plugs into a T in the 2000 backbone. Everything works fine and all data > appears on the new displays. Next year when I haul the boat, I'll replace > the depth, speed, temp transducer and the mast head wind system. > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Mar 25, 2014, at 6:07 AM, Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ > 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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