Raymarine SeaTalk NG

Fig.: SeaTalk NG connection technology

With SeaTalk NG there is a more powerful successor to SeaTalk, which is based on the CAN bus and has limited compatibility with NMEA2000. With the fairly clear and color-coded connection technology of SeaTalk NG, Raymarine has managed to provide backwards compatibility with SeaTalk, which also supports older devices. The disadvantage, however, is the high price for the proprietary connection technology.… Continue reading

Fig.: SeaTalk connection technology

SeaTalk is a Raymarine proprietary serial network protocol developed in the 1980's and used for the transmission of navigation data and other information on boats. The data is transmitted as compact binary data. SeaTalk uses a single wire connection as the data line for serial data transmission, meaning they are both sent and received bit by bit over a single wire.… Continue reading

Fig.: NMEA2000 connection technology (Busse yacht shop)

NMEA2000 (National Marine Electronics Association 2000) is a bus system for communication in boats. It was designed to provide a uniform interface for transferring data from electronic devices on boats.

operating principle

NMEA2000 is a bus system designed to transmit data between electronic devices on boats.… Continue reading

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Fig.: NASA/Clipper Duet Sonar/Log

This article is about how to convert a NASA/Clipper Duet echo sounder/log so that the device outputs NMEA2000 data. This document is based on the DIY project by Sönke and was supplemented with some additional information. The NASA/Clipper Duet echo sounder/log is actually a device without a bus connection and works independently with two separate sensors.… Continue reading