Connecting A Nmea Instrument In To The Server - Furuno FI-3005 Operator's Manual

By using this feature, you may use the PC for planning and part time navigation, then
allow for a GPS/ plotter to take over navigation without the need to change
connections.
Note!
A Laptop PC may have a GPS PCMCIA card installed and deliver position and time
data. However, if the same data is coming in on port A where position have a higher
priority, that data will be used prior to the data from the PC.
This three-port combination proposal will add several advantages. Navigation can be
made from that instrument or it can be used as a repeater, showing data from the
Laptop PC or from a GPS placed at the navigation table below deck. The GPS
instrument can be used as the primary navigator, the backup or as repeater only.
2. Position, speed and course is received from any GPS receiver. Whenever there is
a need to get use of three NMEA input ports, this is the recommended way.
Additional NMEA compass, wind-transducer or depth-sounder transmitting NMEA
can then be added.
Note!
NMEA transducers may degrade the FI-30 system performance and accuracy. For
highest performance only use FI-30 transducers.
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Connecting a NMEA instrument IN to the Server

Products transmitting NMEA, for example:
GPS, Decca, Loran, NMEA compass and wind transducer etc.
If a NMEA instrument is connected, most information will be available and can be
displayed on the Nexus Network.
You must know which 2 cables from your other NMEA instrument carry the NMEA out
signal. If you have trouble call the dealer you bought your NMEA instrument from. He
should know the wiring colour and will probably sell the "plug set" which may be
required. We do not have this information.
Connect NMEA out signal from the NMEA instrument to Server pin 10 (INPUT A).
Connect NMEA return signal from the NMEA instrument to Server pin 11 (INPUT B).
(For list of NMEA receive sentences, see 2.10.3).
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