Expedition Navigation Software 
- Peterpan
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
It says "Closed"
- Peterpan
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
It says Closed.
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Thread Starter- Nick
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
That implies Expedition isn't able to open it. Either it isn't allowed, doesn't exist etc ...
You could try at a web browser
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
OK. Will try tomorrow,. Time for bed here in the US.
BTW, which would you recommend to link NMEA2000 to USB; the iKonnect or the Actisense
Thanks
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
They should work equally well.
We have probably been tending to the iKonvert recently as we don't have to rely on a 32 bit dll provided byActisense.
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
On the Zeus, did you enable nmea0183 serial output? (page 132 in the operators manual)
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
So, I found out what was wrong - You cannot connect Expedition to a B&G Zeus3!
Mike Jones of Mid-Atlantic Electronics here in Annapolis Maryland explained that the Zeus3 does not send out NMEA data that Expedition can use. So I went with the iKonvert hardware and that works beautifully. I could also have used a WiFi connection added to the NMEA network, but I prefer hardwire for important data on a boat. So all is good now.
Thanks again for all of you who helped out.
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Thread Starter- sparky
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
> So, I found out what was wrong - You cannot connect Expedition to a B&G Zeus3!
So that is not generally true... You can setup NMEA pass through on the WiFi from the Zeus and you can use the B&G websocket interface to get it to work.
I know because before I rewired the network on our raceboat that is how I was connected to everything. I have since put in an ethernet switch so I can connect directly to both the Zeus and the H5000 at the same time because I too prefer a hard connection over wireless for important data.
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
Hi Sparky, do you have 2 separate web socket connections in expedition? 1 for AIS, 1 for H5000?
- sparky
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Re: Connecting Expedition to a new B&G Zeus3 via WiFi
AIS doesn't work through the websocket --- but you can enable NMEA through the Zeus3 and so I had two connections. Websocket for everything but AIS and an NMEA AIS connection.
So 2 network connections in expedition. 1 NMEA over ethernet and 1 websocket.
Actually 3 because I also have an Exp connection for VentusPro.
This is from my config spread sheet --- I went to a fully wired setup for the Fastnet last year so I don't have the exact same setup anymore. Now I have ethernet connected to the H5000 and Zeus3. I can now use the webbrowser to control both the plotter and H5000.
Last edited by sparky (6/06/2022 7:17 am)