MaxSea Instalation Support

[bolfescu]

hy, i have this ecquipment at board i whant to know what i need to connect to maxsea tz plot ?
koden kat100 ais
furuno gp-33
furuno -fcv-291

[ranger58sb]

I've gotten good support in the past from MaxSea customer service in France.

-Chris

[Paul L]

Did you check the TZ manual under Getting Started - Setting Up Instruments?
You are either going to use a serial connection with NMEA0183 on it (probably using a USB port and USB/Serial dongle) or an ethernet network connection (if any of your Furuno gear offers one).

[bolfescu]

Originally Posted by Paul L

Did you check the TZ manual under Getting Started - Setting Up Instruments?
You are either going to use a serial connection with NMEA0183 on it (probably using a USB port and USB/Serial dongle) or an ethernet network connection (if any of your Furuno gear offers one).

Im new in this, i dindt have any serial(only ais ) output connection...niether ethernet connection from all...how can i do this modification from nmea0183/2000 to ethernet connection for pc?

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, bolfescu.

[bolfescu]

:-)


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[Paul L]

The GP33 offers NMEA serial output. If the GP33 is connected to the other devices, then it is probably easiest to use. You would go GP33 NMEA 0183 output to Serial/USB adapter to PC to Maxsea.

[bolfescu]

I didnt see at the back of gp33 nmea 01833 output...


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[Paul L]

I don't have a GP33, but Furuno sells a NMEA 0183 cable for it: 000-156-405 according to their website.

[bolfescu]

This is the back of gp33
Sow...?
Where is nmeo 0183there is the output?


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[Paul L]

It is the middle one in the image. See page 9-5 of the manual AKA RTFM

[bolfescu]

Ok teoretical i buy a cable i will connect to the pc
Via usb, im able to run with maxsea tz plot? And what should i get in maxsea?gps location and speed right?


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[Paul L]

It depends on what you setup in the GP33 to be relayed out the nmea0183 port. You will need both the gp33 serial cable and a serial-to-usb adapter.

[bolfescu]

Ok but is in the settings of gp33 the option for the gps location?ive saw on the internet one cable for nmea to usb ...not 2...ok until here i understand....if i will connect via usb the gp33 on maxsea tz plot, it will be ok?im asking because in the software maxsea at wizard connection is only usb gps garmin,everithing else ita via ethernet /serial...


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[Paul L]

You will be using a serial connection (i.e. com port) on maxsea on the PC. The serial connection can get into the PC one of two ways. The first is a serial port on the side of the PC, it is typically a DB9 connector. Most newer PCs do not have a serial port. In this case you use a serial-to-usb adapter. This takes the serial connector on the cable from the gp33 to a USB connector on the PC. It then creates a (pseudo) serial com-port, like com14, that can be seen by Maxsea. There maybe a cable for the gp33 available that includes the serial-to-usb adapter -- if so I am not aware of it.
If you look at the setup on the GP33 menus, you should be able to find what can be relayed to the nmea0183 port in your configuration. The gp33 is a very flexible device with lots of options. It can only relay info that it has received. I'm sure at least GPS position is available.
Hope this helps.