C120/Smart Craft Connection?

qcamel · 20 October 2006, 10:05

Just wondering if anybody has ever linked the Raymarine C120 to a Smart Craft Gauage? I am trying to use the GPS generated speed on the speed dial of the Smart Craft rather than running from the paddle? Is it simple or not?

Ollie

Cookee · 20 October 2006, 10:44

I havn't linked up a C120, but it's just an NMEA 0183 connection, so you just need an "out" from the GPS and the "in" (It should be blue and marked) on the smartcraft and it should work - then you need to tell it to use the GPS above a certain speed - that's it! They must share a common earth - if the GPS NMEA has a seperate earth connect it to the Smartcaft earth to be sure.

qcamel · 20 October 2006, 10:57

Thank you for that. For clarity is that a commercialy available cable that will carry out this job or is it a bespoke piece of kit? I have found referance on a US website that refers to the NEMA out, is this the same or a typo do you think? Sorry to sound thick, more of a drinker than a marine electronics tecky!!

However this is kinda your fault as after my demo with you at RIBEX I bought the Verado was so impressed, now trying to get all the technology to work together. Thank you.

Ollie

Cookee · 20 October 2006, 11:16

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Originally Posted by qcamel

Thank you for that. For clarity is that a commercialy available cable that will carry out this job or is it a bespoke piece of kit? I have found referance on a US website that refers to the NEMA out, is this the same or a typo do you think? Sorry to sound thick, more of a drinker than a marine electronics tecky!!

However this is kinda your fault as after my demo with you at RIBEX I bought the Verado was so impressed, now trying to get all the technology to work together. Thank you.

Ollie

The cables should already be on both the GPS and the Verado - you just need to connect them - email me if you havn't got the Merc manual and I'll see if I can find out where it comes out! cookee@bananasharkracing.com

ben5883 · 20 October 2006, 21:29

smartcraft is designed to work with navman not the c series. this is due to the bnt links between navman and mercury u should check out the 8084 and 8120 in the new range, awesome bits of kit

Gray · 21 October 2006, 05:26

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Originally Posted by ben5883

..awesome bits of kit

Not that your in anyway biased on the subject.

qcamel · 21 October 2006, 09:59

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Originally Posted by ben5883

smartcraft is designed to work with navman not the c series. this is due to the bnt links between navman and mercury u should check out the 8084 and 8120 in the new range, awesome bits of kit

Thanks for that but it seems a little extreme and expensive just to get SOG on my gauges...

Cookee · 21 October 2006, 11:06

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Originally Posted by ben5883

smartcraft is designed to work with navman not the c series. this is due to the bnt links between navman and mercury u should check out the 8084 and 8120 in the new range, awesome bits of kit

I hate to disagree with you but where did you get this information from and can you explain how I managed to get my Garmin GPS to talk to the Smartcraft instruments?

ben5883 · 23 October 2006, 17:16

all u r getting from the gps is SOG this has nothing to do with the smartcraf it is just taking the gps info and calculating it, just as would your dsc radio take long and lat from a gps(o i believe this is what is happeinng) sartcraft was a system designed with BNT (MERC/Mariner) in order fo fault reporting, data etc to be sent to a computer system (i.e Navman electronics) where i get the info on this i am afraid is privilidged info but a few people on here will know!

Cookee · 23 October 2006, 17:35

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Originally Posted by ben5883

all u r getting from the gps is SOG this has nothing to do with the smartcraf it is just taking the gps info and calculating it, just as would your dsc radio take long and lat from a gps(o i believe this is what is happeinng) sartcraft was a system designed with BNT (MERC/Mariner) in order fo fault reporting, data etc to be sent to a computer system (i.e Navman electronics) where i get the info on this i am afraid is privilidged info but a few people on here will know!

Maybe you need to go back and read the original question then ........

qcamel · 23 October 2006, 18:30

Boat is back up here tomorrow, will get under the dash and have a look at the wires or lack of them and will contact you then cookee if thats ok?

Ollie

Cookee · 24 October 2006, 09:50

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Originally Posted by qcamel

Boat is back up here tomorrow, will get under the dash and have a look at the wires or lack of them and will contact you then cookee if thats ok?

Ollie

No problem - Happy to help!