Thank you Fred, It's disappointing that a simple depth = x? question would be complicated by vendors' proprietary proclivities - especially with long established NMEA 0183 and 2000 standards in place. I'll check out the DT800 and calibrate it using the various places I've run aground. :-) I'll send you a DSC call if the calibration effort goes awry. :-) --Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL
On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 11:53 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Bob — yes, Airmar makes a line of “smart” transducers that have NMEA2000 > direct output. For depth, you’d want the DT800; the best option for you > would be the one made by Airmar for Furuno, as it has an NMEA2000 connector > ready to plug into an NMEA2000 backbone; this transducer will run you about > $270.00. The issue you’re going to run into is that you won’t be able to > “calibrate” the transducer (for depth offset, for instance) without other > equipment from the same manufacturer on the bus, as the calibration schemes > have not been made a direct part of the NMEA2k standard, so each > manufacturer handles it differently. And you’ll need to start from zero on > an NMEA2000 bus. > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Feb 16, 2016, at 7:09 PM, bobmor99 . via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > My original depth transducer and display have given up the ghost. > Is there a preferred, non-proprietary depth transducer that can output > NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 depth messages? > > Looking to buy a Standard Horizon CPN700i chartplotter, > > > http://www.standardhorizon.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=84&encProdID=DAF88A33AD0AD868B77CC24EF82D4880&DivisionID=3&isArchived=0 > > which can handle both NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 input. > > Thanks in advance. > --Bob M > > BTW, I recently installed a Standard Horizon GX2200 VHF/GPS/AIS unit - (my > first grown-up VHF). It's great, especially with the RAM mic. (Thanks for > that suggestion, Dennis C. !) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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