You need to figure out what language each component is speaking. Most likely you will have NMEA 0183, NMEA2000 (N2K), and possibly 1 or 2 variants of Seatalk.
There is a reasonable chance that all of your components have the ability to use NMEA 0183. You may have some "special" features limited by not using a proprietary language like Seatalk but the autohelm would work. Seatalk is nice cause it works and looks similar to ethernet. N2K is nice cause it has the universalness of NMEA 0183 but with expanded functionality and a simpler "backbone" connection infrastructure. Figure out what you have and then you can see if they'll talk to one another. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Mar 2, 2015 10:19 AM, "Bradley Lumgair via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm trying to understand the whole auto helm thing and what works with > what. 1985 C&C 33 with auto helm 4000, and Loran, obviously a problem. > Purchased Raymarine I50/I60 instrument package and A95 chartplotter (not > delivered yet) Spoke to a RayMarine rep at Toronto Boat Show who thought > there wouldn't be any issue hooking up and functioning, and the dealer I > purchased from spoke to Raymarine rep who said not likely, have to replace > auto helm as its too old (different language) I have no idea how old the > autohelm is. Is it "Autohelm" then "Raytheon" then "Raymarine" What is > "seatalk" and does that play into the language issue? Anyone have any > experience with all this? It's all new to me. > Thanks > Brad > C&C 33 MK II > > Sent, miraculously through cyberspace, > from my iPad! > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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