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Help With Nmea 0813 Connections Please


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Hi, I'd like to connect a Garmin GPS to a Furuno LS6000 depth sounder. I've got the Garmin data cable OK and want to find out how to connect it to the Furuno via their 4-core cable. The Furuno manual shows the NMEA cable connected to hte ounder with instructions to connect the 4 cores as follows:

 

White to NMEA0813 Input Terminal TXD-H of the navigation unit

Black to NMEA0813 Input Terminal TXD-C of the navigation unit

Yellow to NMEA0813 Input Terminal RXD-H of the navigation unit

Green to NMEA0813 Input Terminal TXD-C of the navigation unit

 

My problem is I don't know what the H & C letters mean. I understand TXD is Transmit Data for example. There seems to be 4 Furuno cable wires to connect to the 2 Garmin data wire.

 

Any help would be most appreciated thanks - Tony.

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Connect the garmin nmea data output to yellow and the garmin nmea data input to white. Tie black and green together and connect to garmin ground wire. The "H" is for High and the "C" is for common. If this does not work, you will need an rs-232 to rs-422 converter. The NMEA data standard calls for rs-422. Some manufacturers use it, most don't. Sometimes a direct rs-232 to rs-422 connection will work, sometimes not. Let me know if you need a converter.

 

The wiring diagram seems misleading to me. It says to connect white to the input terminal of the navigation unit. (Perhaps where it says "to NMEA input terminal" it's refering to input to the LS6000?) That input should be RX, not TX. Of course, RX and TX depends on the type of equipment, i.e. wether it's DTE or DCE. If my instructions do not work, try swapping the white and yellow wires.

 

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