Lighthouse a65 - NMEA 0183 Connection

4.21NMEA0183connection
NMEA0183devicescanbeconnectedtocompatible
multifunctiondisplays(MFDs)usingthepowerand
datacable.
Note:T oconnectanNMEA0183devicetoana6x
ora7xMFDaSeaTalk
ng
toNMEA1083converter
mustbeusedtoconverttheSeaT alk
ng
messages
toNMEA0183messages.
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NMEA DEVICE
4800 / 38400 baud
NMEA DEVICE
4800 / 38400 baud
NMEA0183devicesareconnectedusingthepower
anddatacablesuppliedwithcompatibleMFDs.
2NMEA0183portsareavailable:
•Port1:Inputandoutput,4800or38400baudrate.
•Port2:Inputonly,4800or38400baudrate.
Note:Thebaudrateyouwanttouseforeachport
inputmustbespeciedintheSystemSettings
menu(Homescreen>Set-up>SystemSettings
>NMEASet-up>NMEAInputPort).
Note:ForPort1,boththeinputandoutput
communicateatthesamebaudrate.Forexample,
ifyouhaveoneNMEA0183deviceconnectedto
thedisplay'sPort1INPUT ,andanotherNMEA
0183deviceconnectedtothedisplay'sPort1
OUTPUT,bothNMEAdevicesmustbeusingthe
samebaudrate.
Youcanconnectupto4NMEA0183devicesto
thedisplay'sNMEA0183OUTPUT(Port1).You
canconnectatotalof2NMEA0183devicestothe
display'sNMEA0183INPUTports.
It-
emDevice
Cable
colorPort
Input/
output
Positive
(+)/neg-
ative(-)
1White1InputPositive
2
Green
1InputNegative
3Yellow1
Output
Positive
4Brown1
Output
Negative
5
Orange/
white
2InputPositive
6
Multi-
function
display
Orange/
green
2InputNegative
7
**Output
Positive
8
**Output
Negative
9
**
InputPositive
10
NMEA
device
**
InputNegative
11
**Output
Positive
12
NMEA
device
**Output
Negative
Note:*Refertoinstructionsprovidedwiththe
NMEA0183device.
NMEA0183cable
YoucanextendtheNMEA0183wireswithinthe
suppliedpoweranddatacable.
Datacableextension
Totallength(max)Cable
Upto5mHighqualitydatacable:
•2xtwistedpairwithoverall
shield.
•50to75pF/mcapacitance
coretocore.
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