Fcv 588

Doggydogg

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Is it possible to connect a 588 sounder to a timezero pc chartplotter for the purpose of using the pbg addon to map the bottum with bottom discrimination?
 
Good morning Doggy Dog,

Thank you for your inquiry.

You can send serial depth data to TZ Pro for PBG but it cannot send Bottom Discrimination data.

As far as I know there is no NMEA0183 data sentence that has that information. I don't believe it is included in proprietary data either.

If you wanted to send serial NMEA0183 DPT data it will require a RS422 to USB converter, then it is just a matter of connecting the NMEA0183 Tx output wires from the 588 to the USB converter Rx input wires. You will need to program the 588 to output the DPT sentence after that.

Kind Regards,
C-Bass
 
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