Garmin Plotter Camera?

Greg, I had a much larger window sewn in and it was pretty cheap (less than $150) and it really helps with visibility.
 

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We have a HDMI cable ran from the Lorex NVR to the Garmin chartplotters and now we can see the cameras just fine but have no control (camera selection or zoom) from the helm. In the below photos you can see the Garmin network expander and the POE isolator (yellow device now disconnected). The bright light in the camera view is the other camera looking the other way.

Can the NVR output be remote controlled? It might be a back door way to switching feeds if you can remote control the NVR somehow.

It's kind of surprising there's not a NMEA2000 enabled HDMI switch. I have to believe it's an actual first world yacht problem that people have more HDMI sources they want to appear on their plotters than the plotters will accommodate -- cameras, NVRs, sat dishes, laptops, smartphones or tablets, etc. Being able to control a HDMI switch on the plotter as a NMEA2K device would solve that.
 
Can the NVR output be remote controlled? It might be a back door way to switching feeds if you can remote control the NVR somehow.

It's kind of surprising there's not a NMEA2000 enabled HDMI switch. I have to believe it's an actual first world yacht problem that people have more HDMI sources they want to appear on their plotters than the plotters will accommodate -- cameras, NVRs, sat dishes, laptops, smartphones or tablets, etc. Being able to control a HDMI switch on the plotter as a NMEA2K device would solve that.
Yes - there is full authority through a smartphone or other portable device that has the Lorex App in use. One would require an active WiFi system on-board with the NVR on that network however. It is inconvenient to change cameras via other devices which is the really big disappointment. I have had some specialists involved and they believe the NVR LAN data stream and IP address is a conflict with the Garmin. They plan to test a separate IP switch installed between the cameras and NVR then feed the camera IP addresses from the switch into the Garmin MFD. The Garmin MFD should then be able to open, close, and switch between each individual camera. The good thing here is the camera IP addresses can be changed via the NVR so possibly a compatibility be found with the MFD's. We'll see.... but right now camping on an HDMI signal.
Tom
 
Yes - there is full authority through a smartphone or other portable device that has the Lorex App in use. One would require an active WiFi system on-board with the NVR on that network however. It is inconvenient to change cameras via other devices which is the really big disappointment. I have had some specialists involved and they believe the NVR LAN data stream and IP address is a conflict with the Garmin. They plan to test a separate IP switch installed between the cameras and NVR then feed the camera IP addresses from the switch into the Garmin MFD. The Garmin MFD should then be able to open, close, and switch between each individual camera. The good thing here is the camera IP addresses can be changed via the NVR so possibly a compatibility be found with the MFD's. We'll see.... but right now camping on an HDMI signal.
Tom

I guess to me using the smartphone to switch NVR views seems a lot simpler of a solution, but bully for you if you can get the Garmin to accept IP camera feeds directly for on-plotter camera changes. I work in IT and I know that there's more flavors and protocols of IP camera streams than there are opinions on Sea Rays with outboards and it would seem entirely unsurprising if the Garmin plotters only bothered to support their preferred camera vendor stream protocols.
 
Yes - there is full authority through a smartphone or other portable device that has the Lorex App in use. One would require an active WiFi system on-board with the NVR on that network however. It is inconvenient to change cameras via other devices which is the really big disappointment. I have had some specialists involved and they believe the NVR LAN data stream and IP address is a conflict with the Garmin. They plan to test a separate IP switch installed between the cameras and NVR then feed the camera IP addresses from the switch into the Garmin MFD. The Garmin MFD should then be able to open, close, and switch between each individual camera. The good thing here is the camera IP addresses can be changed via the NVR so possibly a compatibility be found with the MFD's. We'll see.... but right now camping on an HDMI signal.
Tom
Tom, you may already know this, but Garmin IP-capable devices seem to use fixed IP addresses in the 172.16.6.XXX range. After I set my router up in that range it successfully networked with the Garmin devices; applications like Garmin Helm and the newer Garmin Active Captain worked via the network while retaining internet access for other network devices. I'm thinking this might possibly work with your cameras if it hasn't already been tried.
 
I have a Garmin 942xs, and want to put a camera on the arch so I can see better when backing into my slip, especially when the canvas is on.
Garmin wants a lot of money for theirs, so I was wondering if anyone has added one of a different, more affordable brand.
wyrman, as you can see it's quite a quagmire to get an IP camera that is not Garmin to interface with the chartplotter….. No doubt in the end it's probably least painful to get the Garmin camera for your one application.
 
I bought a camera from Amazon. I'm going to try it this weekeknd.
This will be temporary most likely as I wanted something quick and easy for an event the first of December.
 
I bought a camera from Amazon. I'm going to try it this weekeknd.
This will be temporary most likely as I wanted something quick and easy for an event the first of December.
Let us know how it works out!
 
I got the boat home today and installed the camera. The canvas blocked it, so I moved to the back edge of the canvas , and made a wooden wedge so it would shine down here I wanted it to.
It's temporary for now, I'll mount it permanently after the lighted boat parade when I have a little more time.
It seems to work well.
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I got the boat home today and installed the camera. The canvas blocked it, so I moved to the back edge of the canvas , and made a wooden wedge so it would shine down here I wanted it to.
It's temporary for now, I'll mount it permanently after the lighted boat parade when I have a little more time.
It seems to work well.View attachment 76740
Looks good - which camera did you buy?
 
I bought this cable, it is plenty long enough.
I also bought a pack of pigtails. I only needed one, but this is the least amount I could find on Amazon.
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I got one better. I just installed a camera right below my nav light facing back. I ALSO installed a 4 channel DVR that records and transmits to my phone through my on board router and WIFI. The aux on the router feeds my Garmin so it can be seen on the screen just like yours. Now I can see whats going on on the dock so I don't miss out on drinks..lol It all works off 12 volts...Pretty cool.
 

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