How to Network VX2 to Mercury VesselView 703

[sails and tales]

I have a NavNet VX2 for chart plotter and radar and a separate FCV585 for sonar. I just repowered my boat with Verados and had the VV703 installed. The 703 uses NMEA2000 while I believe the Furunos on my boat use NMEA0183, though not sure. What would I need to network my chartplotter to the VesselView so that I can get speeds, fuel usage such as mpg, etc on the 703? Does anybody have a diagram showing the connections and ideally part numbers, etc. Thanks.

 

[C-Bass]

Good afternoon Sails and Tails,

Thank you for your inquiry. You would need a free port on the Vx2 to communicate with the 703. You would also need to convert the NMEA0183 data into NMEA2000 using a converter. However, the VX2 may not produce all the information the 703 needs. Can you provide a list of NMEA2000 PGN's that the 703 needs or uses?

C-Bass

 

[sails and tales]

Thanks for the feedback. I've been looking for the PGNs for the 703 but haven't been able to find them anywhere. Can you tell me what the VX2 sends re: NMEA0183 Sentences?

 

[Johnny Electron]

They list the input sentences and output sentences on the specification pages of the operator's manual. The 1944C/NT for example shows them listed on page SP-3 and SP-4.
There are a lot of them supported but 0183 won't have anything regarding input of engine data. You would really only need the output data in this case.