ZZ13
Well-Known Member
I am working on owning a 2001 400DB with all the following original Raymarine stuff on it:
RL80CRC
220 VHF
L760 Fishfinder
ST60+ Tridata
RN300
ST 7000+ Autopilot
Course Computer
Heading Sensor
A GPS antenna that takes a long, long time to get initial fix into the Tridata (then works fine after that)
SeaTalk connector box with about 4 separate cables going into it
Paddlewheel (does it also have the fishfinder transducer on it)
Depth sensor (is this the one for the Tridata)
I am trying to figure out if everything is interconnected for maximum data sharing among HSB/Seatalk/NMEA0183. According to the manuals if everything is connected properly there is lots of data sharing and coordinate controls (for example, between the fishfinder and the charplotter). It looks like tracing wires to figure it out is going to be a bear. For example, I would like the Tridata to be on Seatalk so it can display SOG from the GPS. But it looks like its standalone connected to only the paddle wheel, depth sensor and power since the speed shows as zero all the time. Another example is the NMEA indicator is not lighting up on the VHF indicating to me that NMEA is not wired to it from the chartplotter or fishfinder.
Do any of you that have all this stuff have any helpful hints on what I should look for (either in function from each device or cabling) to figure out what data sharing capabilities are there, if any. And what devices are getting data from other devices. For example, is GPS antenna connected to RN300, RL80CRC and Fishfinder, or is it just connected to RN300 and it then fans the GPS data to the other devices via one of the data links?
Thanks.
RL80CRC
220 VHF
L760 Fishfinder
ST60+ Tridata
RN300
ST 7000+ Autopilot
Course Computer
Heading Sensor
A GPS antenna that takes a long, long time to get initial fix into the Tridata (then works fine after that)
SeaTalk connector box with about 4 separate cables going into it
Paddlewheel (does it also have the fishfinder transducer on it)
Depth sensor (is this the one for the Tridata)
I am trying to figure out if everything is interconnected for maximum data sharing among HSB/Seatalk/NMEA0183. According to the manuals if everything is connected properly there is lots of data sharing and coordinate controls (for example, between the fishfinder and the charplotter). It looks like tracing wires to figure it out is going to be a bear. For example, I would like the Tridata to be on Seatalk so it can display SOG from the GPS. But it looks like its standalone connected to only the paddle wheel, depth sensor and power since the speed shows as zero all the time. Another example is the NMEA indicator is not lighting up on the VHF indicating to me that NMEA is not wired to it from the chartplotter or fishfinder.
Do any of you that have all this stuff have any helpful hints on what I should look for (either in function from each device or cabling) to figure out what data sharing capabilities are there, if any. And what devices are getting data from other devices. For example, is GPS antenna connected to RN300, RL80CRC and Fishfinder, or is it just connected to RN300 and it then fans the GPS data to the other devices via one of the data links?
Thanks.
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