My limited experience with the actual electronics of instrument packages is my DataMarine Offshore Link. All the instruments feed into a head unit and the head unit outputs to display units. The head also outputs/inputs 2 different NMEA 0183 channels. Excuse my ignorance but isn't this more or less normal? With an 0183 data stream you can input that to just about anything you want.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Apr 7, 2017 3:08 PM, "Frederick G Street via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Chuck — that *might* work for the paddlewheel, but the impedances will be > all wrong for the depth and wind transducers, and you’ll also have two > sources for the depth transducer (Signet instrument and ITC-5) fighting > each other. Also, the Signet wind transducer is a different transducer > from the Raymarine; the thing is wired a bit differently, so the results > might be a bit erratic, to say the least. You can’t really parallel or “Y” > something like a depth transducer to two different destinations, as it’s > not made for that. You can have either the display head run the depth or > the ITC-5 run it; not both. > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Apr 7, 2017, at 1:19 PM, Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Fred, > Would he be able to run the Signet Transducers through a Raymarine ITC-5 > Analog transducer converter? I thought that most analog transducers were > rebranded Airmar units but does that only apply to more recent transducers > and not to the older Signet units? At some point I was hoping to upgrade > the analog Datamarine Speed and Depth units on Half Magic (1983 LF 35) to > chat with my ES75 MFD via an I70S and ITC-5, but it is sounding as if my > analog transducers may not be able to accomplish this even with the ITC-5. > Same issues as Tom but with Datamarine rather than Signet. > Cheers, > Chuck Gilchrest > S/V Half Magic > 1983 LF 35 > Padanaram, MA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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