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Ok,
So the NMEA is a standard, the language if you will that means many marine devices can be plugged in and communicate with each other.
From what Dennis S says
Its seems if i get a transducer , connect it to a NMEA Output unit like he linked to this can combine the feed from the transducer which would be depth with a GPS unit also plugged in to the Output unit.
The one linked has a USB output, how would this data be displayed on a PC, is there a special program that will save it as a text file or something? Also in the manual it says it mounts the USB as a virtual COM port, i know this causes problems some times, or at least has before when ive used dive computer software and old serial connecters trying to convert USB to COM ports. Anyone know if they are more reliable now or have experience to confirm this works fine?
Wookie, looking at the product you are talking about, If i got a transducer and connected it to this product or one similar, it would allow me to see what i am mapping in real time in 2D but could also save the raw data to the micro SD card included. This could then be extracted to a PC and imported in a 3d mapping package to create the bathymetric map?
Its seems Lowrance are offering this sort of thing for free almost with there hardware ! https://insightstore.navico.com/insightgenesis/how_it_works
And my budget is around $2k - $4k
For your setup wookie all those items feed into a single multiplexer and output to your MAC?
DiveNav im sure we could have plenty to communicate with but first i need to understand how i can get the raw data before i can think of turning it into a visual item!
So the NMEA is a standard, the language if you will that means many marine devices can be plugged in and communicate with each other.
From what Dennis S says
Its seems if i get a transducer , connect it to a NMEA Output unit like he linked to this can combine the feed from the transducer which would be depth with a GPS unit also plugged in to the Output unit.
The one linked has a USB output, how would this data be displayed on a PC, is there a special program that will save it as a text file or something? Also in the manual it says it mounts the USB as a virtual COM port, i know this causes problems some times, or at least has before when ive used dive computer software and old serial connecters trying to convert USB to COM ports. Anyone know if they are more reliable now or have experience to confirm this works fine?
Wookie, looking at the product you are talking about, If i got a transducer and connected it to this product or one similar, it would allow me to see what i am mapping in real time in 2D but could also save the raw data to the micro SD card included. This could then be extracted to a PC and imported in a 3d mapping package to create the bathymetric map?
Its seems Lowrance are offering this sort of thing for free almost with there hardware ! https://insightstore.navico.com/insightgenesis/how_it_works
And my budget is around $2k - $4k
For your setup wookie all those items feed into a single multiplexer and output to your MAC?
DiveNav im sure we could have plenty to communicate with but first i need to understand how i can get the raw data before i can think of turning it into a visual item!
