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    4/13/2018 5:56 am  #1

    jbestjr@comcast.net
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    Raymarine C120 chart pltter to expedition laptop?

    I have older Raymarine instruments tied to a C120 chart plotter.  The chart plotter has a NEMA 0183 port currently talking to my VHF radio.  Can I just splice the output wires from the NEMA 0183 cable to the data wires of the USB cable to get boat information to my laptop/Expedition?  If I can are there settings I need to turn on so Expedition reads the information from the Raymarine Chart Plotter?  I don't care that Expedition sends information to the instruments.  I just want boat information sent to Expedition. 

      

     

    4/13/2018 12:14 pm  #2

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    Re: Raymarine C120 chart pltter to expedition laptop?

    Yes, you just need the NMEA TX and ground wires.

    ​I would strongly recommend an optically isolated adaptor to the computer. For example the NGW-1-USB or USG-2 from Actisense.

    http://www.actisense.com/range/nmea-0183/

     

    4/23/2018 3:24 am  #3

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    Re: Raymarine C120 chart pltter to expedition laptop?

    Nick, thank you!  I purchased the Actisense USG-2.  Got it hooked up yesterday and the laptop is reading the information form the instruments.  Now I am ready to move to the next step in the learning process.  Again, Thank You for your help! 

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