Jim -- I'm pretty sure I can get the Simrad/Lowrance network parts from one of my vendors.
-- Fred > On Sep 10, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Jim Reinardy via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Fred, > > It’s a good thought, I will trace that back. One of the ends has to be the > wind transducer, which has an integral terminator in the B&G world. I did > not open up the displays to see where the terminator is on the other end > though. I assume it is at the helm on either the Zeus or one of the Tritons, > but I should confirm it. > > I understand what you are saying about mixing vendors. The backbone is > Lowrance, the brand Simrad uses for their NMEA parts for some reason. I > really wanted to find Simrad/Lowrance connectors to go with the T connector, > but could never locate a source or even a part number. I am wondering where > there installers get them, or if they have access to things I don’t. Thanks > for the reply. > > Regards, > > Jim > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > From: Frederick G Street via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 2:48 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Frederick G Street > Subject: Re: Stus-List NMEA 2000 cabling > > > Jim — is the backbone properly terminated after your addition? There needs > to be a terminator at either end of the backbone, after the final “T” for > equipment spurs. > > Hopefully the “network” line you cut into is the backbone cable, not a spur. > > In this instance, you’d have been far better to use all the same type of > cable/connectors as the existing backbone, then use an adapter cable to go to > the VHF as needed. If the existing NMEA2k network was Maretron, for example, > disconnect the backbone at the location closest to the VHF, put in a Maretron > “T” and another backbone cable to where you broke it; then a Simrad to NMEA2k > adapter spur to the VHF. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > On Sep 10, 2015, at 2:36 PM, Jim Reinardy via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Joel, > > Thanks for the reply. > > With the NMEA 2000 cable connected, I only have the NMEA 0183 source > available on that menu. That is how I drew the conclusion that the radio > does not see the 2000 network. > > Jim > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 2:32 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Joel Aronson > Subject: Re: Stus-List NMEA 2000 cabling > > > Manual says: > > This radio can use either NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 protocol to receive GPS data > from a > compatible GPS unit. > Note: NMEA 2000 SOURCE options will appear (up to 4 sources showing the > actual source > name) only if an NMEA 2000 network is connected to the radio and is > operational. > RADIO SETUP > WX ALERT ▲ > COM PORT > ►GPS SOURCE > FAV CH SETU > GPS SOURCE > ►NMEA0183 > LGC3000 > LCX113CHD > 1. Select RADIO SETUP then GPS SOURCE. (If there is only one NMEA protocol > available on > your vessel, only that will be shown). > 2. Select the desired NMEA source then press ENT. > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Jim Reinardy via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > Helping a friend add a Simrad RS-35 VHF radio with AIS receiver to his > existing B&G instrument system. That currently has 2 Triton displays, a Zeus > Touch 7 MFD plus wind and speed/depth transducers. Everything is connected > via NMEA 2000, there is no 0183 on the boat. There was no convenient place > to tap into an existing T connector, but there was an existing network line > running close to the radio. We bought 2 Maretron micro-c field installable > connectors, a premade Maretron cable and a Lowrance T connector. I could not > find Lowrance/B&G connectors anywhere. I cut the network wire and wired the > new connectors according to the color code on the connectors. The color code > on the connectors matched the colors in the B&G wire, so I figured I was good > to go. When I hook things back up, the existing instruments work fine, but > the new radio is not seen by the Zeus, nor does the radio see the network. > Since the existing stuff all works fine, I am assuming that the wires are > connected in the same positions on the connectors. When I unplug it, I lose > all the transducers. > > I am currently thinking that either the new premade cable is bad, or Simrad > B&G uses a different pinout for their connectors than the one specified by > NMEA, which Maretron follows. I plan to test the cable using one from my > boat, but can anyone confirm the pinout on a B&G system for me? Any other > ideas about what to check? > > Thanks, > > Jim Reinardy > C&C 30-2 “Firewater” > Milwaukee, WI > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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