NMEA 2000: Connecting Smartcraft Engine to Network
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:17 pm
A question about NMEA 2000 and connecting a Mercury engine to the network:
I have a Mercruiser 350 MPI engine. I also have Lowrance [presumably an ELITE]-9ti chart plotter-SONAR, ICOM IC-M330 VHF radio, and later will be connecting a fuel tank level sender.
I have the Mercury Smartcraft NMEA 2000 Gateway Module # 8M0151748 and a NMEA-2000 starter kit. I have the network connected and powered up. When the Lowrance chart plotter and the Mercury engine are running, I have solid lights on the Mercury Smartcraft.
The Lowrance shows a "CAN P" in the device list, and when I go to the diagnostics page on the Lowrance, it shows transmission on the Rx, Tx as well as a data log building from the "CAN P."
But when I go to the virtual gauges [on the chart plotter] there's no dial pointers on the gauges. This is where I am lost.
I am an HVAC start up rep, I do a lot of BACNET integration to BAS and HVAC equip. so I am familiar with clicking around and checking network device instances, Baud rates, Network ID's, MAC Address, Blah Blah, Blah, and found that there were "languages." This I'm not familiar with.
Also there was a Device ID in the Lowrance that was 000. When I tried to change it it would not let me. I couldn't find anything in the Mercury Gateway info that said what ID to use or what the "language" was. I have a feeling one or both of those are my problem.
Any thoughts?
I have a Mercruiser 350 MPI engine. I also have Lowrance [presumably an ELITE]-9ti chart plotter-SONAR, ICOM IC-M330 VHF radio, and later will be connecting a fuel tank level sender.
I have the Mercury Smartcraft NMEA 2000 Gateway Module # 8M0151748 and a NMEA-2000 starter kit. I have the network connected and powered up. When the Lowrance chart plotter and the Mercury engine are running, I have solid lights on the Mercury Smartcraft.
The Lowrance shows a "CAN P" in the device list, and when I go to the diagnostics page on the Lowrance, it shows transmission on the Rx, Tx as well as a data log building from the "CAN P."
But when I go to the virtual gauges [on the chart plotter] there's no dial pointers on the gauges. This is where I am lost.
I am an HVAC start up rep, I do a lot of BACNET integration to BAS and HVAC equip. so I am familiar with clicking around and checking network device instances, Baud rates, Network ID's, MAC Address, Blah Blah, Blah, and found that there were "languages." This I'm not familiar with.
Also there was a Device ID in the Lowrance that was 000. When I tried to change it it would not let me. I couldn't find anything in the Mercury Gateway info that said what ID to use or what the "language" was. I have a feeling one or both of those are my problem.
Any thoughts?