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From: tron@agora.uucp (Ron Tsur)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.boats
Subject: NMEA-0183 Interface Specs
Keywords: NMEA-0183, LORAN, NAVIGATION, BOAT, INTERFACE
Message-ID: <1990Nov7.201421.7722@agora.uucp>
Date: 7 Nov 90 20:14:21 GMT
Organization: Open Communications Forum
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I am in the process of building an integrated cockpit computer for a small
boat, to be used for various control and monitoring functions and for
navigational computations.  For my application, I would like to interface
as many sensor inputs to the computer as is practically possible.

I noticed that most LORAN receivers and some depth sounders, even the
most basic (and low-cost) ones, are equipped with a NMEA-0183 Interface
connector.

I wonder if anyone out there has ever used this interface, has the specs,
or knows where to get the hardware and software specs to allow use of
this feature.

Thanks,


Ron Tsur       N7FTZ 

H.C.R. 61   Box 77-4
Banks, Oregon, U.S.A 
  (1)-(503)-324-8960

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