Island Time 1,246 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Hi Guys, I've just listed a new product, an NMEA 0183 to NMEA 2000 converter. Allows your older instruments to talk to the newer ones, or your newer ones to talk to the older (or PC/MAC/tablet). So you do not have to replace everything all at once. See herehttp://www.neptunes-gear.com/products/nmea-0183-to-nmea-2000-adapter for details. More to come from this manufacturer, just waiting on some pricing and brochure links... Matt Link to post Share on other sites
otto 31 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Been looking for just that Got a HDS7 gen2 connected to a NMEA 2000 bus and engine interface. Also got a furuno 585 which only has 0183 So could I use this from the 0183 on the furuno to the 2000 bus so as I can get GPS positions to the furuno and a sounder now on the HDS ? Link to post Share on other sites
idlerboat 116 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Hi IT, I thought that NMEA 2000 was backwards compatible ? That is was only that it had some new sentences ? Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,246 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Yes, Otto, that should be fine. IB, sorry, not that easy! NMEA 0183 is an asynchronous serial connection. It is COMPLETELY different to NMEA 2000, and there is NO compatibility in either direction without a converter. NMEA 2000 is a CAN BUS system (CAN = Controller Area Network), varieties of which are now used in many vehicles. There is, as yet, as far as I know, no NMEA 2000 interface for a PC/Mac to connect directly to a NMEA 2000 system without converting to 0183 first. The NK-80 device will assist those who don't want to replace their entire boat's data systems to have full , bi-directional coms between their NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 devices. This is a new product....There are some others (I've seen an AIS ) that have limited sentence translation between the two systems, and sometimes only in one direction However, in the world of technology, things move really fast, and there may well be another device I don't yet know of... Cheers Matt Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 I see the plotter is not listed anymore IT. Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,246 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Did you want one? Send me a PM... or call me Matt Link to post Share on other sites
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