Section Three - Interfacing; Interfacing The System; Figure 23: Interface Cabling Wiring Screen - NorthStar 961 Install Manual

SECTION THREE - Interfacing

Interfacing the system

Connector pin
wiring
961/962 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A
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his chapter includes the information needed to interface the 961/962 to
other equipment on the vessel. Major topics include:
•
interfacing the unit
•
setting PPNM
•
configuring the NMEA output ports
• setting the auxiliary port
For information on interfacing the 961/962 with the 490 Echo Sounder,
please see the Northstar 490 Echo Sounder Installation Manual (part
number GM491).
The system is easily interfaced to other equipment, as described below.
The most common interface data format is NMEA 0183, which is the
current standard of data transfer between most marine electronic
instruments. NMEA enables completely different instruments to "speak" a
common language.
The unit has the following ports:
•
three bi-directional NMEA input/output ports
•
one bi-directional auxiliary (aux) port that you can use for
communicating data to or from other instruments.
A list of wire designations for the interface connector is displayed on the
unit's PORT SETUP screen, accessed from the SERVICE MENU screen by
pressing the
SECTION THREE - Interfacing
key.

Figure 23: Interface cabling wiring screen

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