RAYMARINE NMEA-0183 Devices

[Jefecinco]

I believe I once read an article that said Raymarine used some proprietary devices or methods of connecting using NMEA-0183 devices.

[Separated from another thread on a somewhat similar topic regarding NMEA-0183 interconnection of devices--Moderator]

[jimh]

I believe I once read an article that said Raymarine used some proprietary devices or methods of connecting using NMEA-0183 devices.

Perhaps you are confusing the Raymarine SeaTalk NG (for "Next Generation" of SeaTalk) variety of NMEA-2000. The Raymarine SeaTalk NG communication uses essentially the same protocol as NMEA-2000 but implemented the wiring using different electrical connectors.

SeaTalk NG is Raymarine's cabling system used to carry NMEA 2000 data. SeaTalk NG cabling offers several benefits when networking Raymarine instruments and autopilots.

They also mention:

SeaTalkng is a proprietary extension to NMEA 2000 and the proven CAN bus technology. Compatible NMEA 2000 and SeaTalk / SeaTalk2 devices can also be connected using the appropriate interfaces or adaptor cables as required.

See: https://www.raymarine.com/en-us/our-products/networking-and-accessories/seatalk-ng-and-nmea-2000

Raymarine also makes some protocol converters that attempt to translate certain SeaTalk NG (i.e., NMEA-2000) datagrams into corresponding NMEA-0183 sentences.

See:

https://www.raymarine.com/en-us/our-products/networking-and-accessories/seatalk-ng-and-nmea-2000/seatalk-ng-to-vhf-nmea-0183-converter-kit

and the installation manual (linked below) at Page 10.

This particular product was a one-way translator. The product was able to convert some SeaTalk NG (NMEA-2000) parameter group data into a limited set of NMEA-0183 sentences.

For more details about this converter, consult its installation manual, "NMEA 0183 to SeaTalkNG Converter Installation instructions 87256-1-EN.pdf", available at

https://raymarine.app.box.com/s/rvhycb6 ... 3240336057

Note this converter device appears to ONLY permit the SeaTalk NG device (which could be a GNSS receiver or a multi-function display with an integral GNSS receiver) to send POSITION DATA to the NMEA-013 device (which is presumed to be a DSC radio).