OpenCPN on HP laptop - all instruments and transducers-How? Help?

Captain Larry-DH · Dec 23, 2023

YankieViking said:
Hello,
I have a 1988 Precision 23
I would like to connect all the instrument transducers: depth/temperature/speed, windspeed/direction, GPS, tiller autopilot to.....
OpenCPN on my HP laptop.

1) Is this possible with all these transducers to OpenCPN and a HP laptop running windows 10.
2) What will I need to connect the transducers to my laptop?
3) How do I do it?
4) etc etc etc

Accessories currently connected to various displays:

-GPS:GlobalSat BU-353-S4 is a USB GPS receiver
-Depth: Hawkeye DepthTrax 2B Digital Depth Sounder, In-hull Transducer (2 pin plug&play connector)
-Clipper Wired Tactical Wind Mast Sensor - NMEA 0183 Output
-Raymarine St1000+ 3.3-Ton Tiller Pilot - sea talk and NMEA 0183 interface

Thanks for the help and suggestions and potential mockery

YankieViking

Your Hawkeye depth-sounder interface is not known to me. I don’t know how to get that to be recognized by a laptop. As for the other devices:
1 - Connect the BU353 to a USB hub
2 - connect your NMEA-0183 and SeaTalk to a converter at this link NMEA 0183 Multiplexer
3 - connect that device in step 2 to this device https://digitalyachtamerica.com/product/usb-nmea-adaptor/
4- connect the USB devices to the USB hub and USB hub to your laptop
Then configure your OpenCPN software to recognize the virtual devices

OpenCPN on HP laptop - all instruments and transducers-How? Help?

YankeeViking

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Captain Larry-DH

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