Nobeltec and raymarine

[wingover]

Hi all,

I am trying to set up my TYPE 300 autopilot to work with nobeltec Admiral 7.0

Can anyone help me with the config on the software side? (I connected all the wires like nmea in and out and I get GPS signal on the laptop and other instruments)

I use USB to DB9 adaptor. It is on port 9. Do I setup the AP on the same port?

Also is the AP listen to nmea or send nmea?

[Beausoleil]

Originally Posted by wingover

Hi all,

I am trying to set up my TYPE 300 autopilot to work with nobeltec Admiral 7.0

Can anyone help me with the config on the software side? (I connected all the wires like nmea in and out and I get GPS signal on the laptop and other instruments)

I use USB to DB9 adaptor. It is on port 9. Do I setup the AP on the same port?

Also is the AP listen to nmea or send nmea?

Unless your laptop is connected to an NMEA multiplexer device for getting GPS coordinates, you will need a second USB-DB9 adaptor to connect to the NMEA port on your autopilot.

If you could describe your navigation setup in a bit more detail, we could help you further. For instance, if your GPS receiver is connect via SeaTalk and not NMEA to your autopilot, it may be possible for the autopilot itself to act as an NMEA forwarder, enabling you to get by with a single connection to your laptop. However, Nobeltec may not support talking to an autopilot on the same port as the GPS. You may need two ports regardless.

[wingover]

Hi Jon,

Thanks for the reply. Here is the setup:

GPS connected to Raymarine seatalk/nmea bridge and also to
Noland multiplexer as the talker.
Nmea Tx, RX and ground come out of the Noland to serial (usb to serial) port into my laptop. This way I get seatalk and GPS info on my laptop.

there is a second Raymarine seatlak/nmea bridge next to the autopilot computer in the aft cabin where the compass is connected.

Hope this helps

[Beausoleil]

I took a cursory look at the NMEA-SeaTalk bridge manual and the Type 300 AP manual, and it looks like the NMEA bridge does translate all the NMEA sentences to SeaTalk that are required by the autopilot.

The AP is both an NMEA listener as well as talker. So your Nobeltec app must configure the serial port as both... And it may require a second port to do it - check your documentation. If that's the case, then I'd run a separate cable directly to the AP's NMEA port and bypass the SeaTalk bus altogether...

[wingover]

Jon,

Thanks for taking the time. I did connect a cable from the nmea out on the seatalk/nmea box. Now when I enter a waypoint on the ST80 the autopilot steer to it but not when I use the software. I guess I wil take your advice and run a cable directly to the AP from the PC.

[Beausoleil]

I assume you don't have a dedicated chartplotter?

I use my PC to do route planning, and also as a backup for recording track information and such. I upload the routes I create using Coastal Explorer to my Raymarine E-120 chartplotter through an NMEA port, and let the chartplotter handle controlling the autopilot. I don't let the PC control the autopilot because it's down below at the nav station.

Let us know if the direct cable works better for you

[familycruisers]

So, help me out here. I dont have a Auto tiller yet. I set up Seaview and use my EVO for GPS via bluetooth. What types of connector does the autotillers use, Ethernet?