can a autohelm 800 be interfaced with gps? I know the 800 is an older unit but can be pluged into a handheld remote or radio nav. i believe. Westmarine tell me to speak with raymarine, they in turn tell me to speak to westmarine. Thanks
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Looks like no from looking at the manuals, Bill
they do mention use of "Radio Navigation Input" for 2 models so you could hook up a Loran. I've attached webpage with manuals below.
they do mention use of "Radio Navigation Input" for 2 models so you could hook up a Loran. I've attached webpage with manuals below.
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bill grigelevich
someone at boaters world said that if the 800 had an nmea 0183 format it would interface with a garmin gpsmap 492. the owners manual for the autohelm accessories list the format as nmea but no digets.as you mentioned Ted, this is listed under the radio nav, access. I don t know if the numbers have a meaning or not.
I found the following on the NMEA website
regarding standards and years that various ones were used. My GUESS would be that if the version is unspecified it was probably the first (0180 from 1980). The person at BW was referring to the fact that any device which accepts NMEA 0183 will communicate with the Garmin. Below is from NMEA website: The NMEA program that is perhaps best known to the general maritime public is the standards program. It was Dr. Robert Freeman who was responsible for much of the early work on standards. As an autopilot manufacturer, his initial motivation was to create a link that would allow lorans to communicate with his products. This lead to the 1980 codification known as 0180. Revisions in 1982 and ’83 became the 0182 and 0183 standards respectively. 0183 has undergone a continued refinement and evolution since its inception, but the hardware and software parameters have remained largely unchanged. As more manufacturers began to see the value of adhering to a standard series of interface codes, the 0183 started to become the worldwide standard for marine electronics. BTW the current 0183 is the 3.0 version and being replaced by 2000 with which it is hoped all marine eletronics from all manufacturers will be able to interface. Instead of propriatary standards like Seatalk, everybody will talk the same langauge, so too speak.
regarding standards and years that various ones were used. My GUESS would be that if the version is unspecified it was probably the first (0180 from 1980). The person at BW was referring to the fact that any device which accepts NMEA 0183 will communicate with the Garmin. Below is from NMEA website: The NMEA program that is perhaps best known to the general maritime public is the standards program. It was Dr. Robert Freeman who was responsible for much of the early work on standards. As an autopilot manufacturer, his initial motivation was to create a link that would allow lorans to communicate with his products. This lead to the 1980 codification known as 0180. Revisions in 1982 and ’83 became the 0182 and 0183 standards respectively. 0183 has undergone a continued refinement and evolution since its inception, but the hardware and software parameters have remained largely unchanged. As more manufacturers began to see the value of adhering to a standard series of interface codes, the 0183 started to become the worldwide standard for marine electronics. BTW the current 0183 is the 3.0 version and being replaced by 2000 with which it is hoped all marine eletronics from all manufacturers will be able to interface. Instead of propriatary standards like Seatalk, everybody will talk the same langauge, so too speak.
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Mick
After reading the 3 manuals for the models numbered '800' on the link provided by California Ted, it seems that only the Autohelm 800 Micro Pilot will accept the optional NMEA interface. With this interface you can wire any navigation device that has NMEA output. Without the 'interface unit' you cannot connect a navigation device. This is consistent with all early models of Autohelms, and NMEA devices. My Autohelm ST4000+ ('PLUS') Wheel Pilot has built in interface, but the Autohelm ST4000 Wheel Pilot does not. These units were available in the late 80's, early 90's. My unit was probably manufactured in 1992.
Call West Marine
headquarters in Watsonville, CA. Their AutoHelm specialist there should be able to tell you all you need to know.
headquarters in Watsonville, CA. Their AutoHelm specialist there should be able to tell you all you need to know.
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Rob Hessenius
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Bill- The Autohelm 800 can not be interfaced. It is a analog formated with no nema in or out. Great little piece of equipment. Rob Hessenius
Bill- The Autohelm 800 can not be interfaced. It is a analog formated with no nema in or out. Great little piece of equipment. Rob Hessenius
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