Francois, Doesn't answer your specific inquiry but I had issues getting my Navico WP30 to interface with my Nexus Classic system even though the instrument server output NMEA 0183 data. Not sure whether it was a data protocol or a voltage issue. They simply would not talk to each other. The WP30 would not do steer to wind. I had steer to waypoint by interfacing the WP30 to my GPS.
After years of frustration I bought a used Noland NMEA multiplexer off eBay. I feed the multiplexer from the Nexus server and the WP30 now has all functionality; steer to course, steer to wind, steer to waypoint, etc. Further, my GPS now shows wind data on the navigation display. Like you, I bought a used WP30 off eBay so I now have a spare. Side note: The only oddity I've noticed is the WP30 now does NOT deactivate navigation mode (steer to waypoint) when the GPS signals waypoint arrival alarm. The boat calmly changes course and heads to the next waypoint. Before, when the GPS signaled arrival at a waypoint, the WP30 deactivated steer to waypoint mode and defaulted to steer to course mode. This is so the WP30 would not initiate a wild and crazy turn for the next waypoint. The multiplexer has a USB port. I looked at the data and have no clue why the arrival alarm code does not make it through the multiplexer. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 9:26 AM Francois Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Good am all, > > I'm finally about to replace my old broken Navico wheel pilot with a > similar one I found used cheap. > > I would like to network it with my B&G Zeus2 charplotter to allow the > "Steer to wind" feature. > > - The Wheel pilot needs the old NMEA 0183 network connection and > fortunately the Zeus2 has a built-in feature to output NMEA 0183 in > addition to the new NMEA 2000 standard. > > Question is: Do I Really need to put an opto isolator between the two? > I've heard scary stories about ground loops destroying equipment. NMEA > 0183 has a + and - side / the wrong return current could go into the > networked device and ruin it. > > The instruments and auto pilot are on separate circuits but on the same > common ground bus behind the switch panel. > > I'm worried that the 25 year old power wire going to the autopilot could > somehow be a bit more resistive / something goes wrong with the > replacement auto pilot and ruin my expensive chartplotter. > > Anyone has experience with that? > > - Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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