Integrating with Raymarine auto pilot

[Anonymous]

Hello

We have just installed a system with two TZtouch plotters. We are trying to get the TZtouch to intergrate with our existing Raymarine Auto pilot. The auto pilot is the sp 10 course computer with a 6001 control head. The installer used a neam183 to neama2000 converter but it does not appear as though the furuno equipment is seeing the raymarine autopilot.Any ideas on where to go from here?

Thanks
Bob

 

[Johnny Electron]

I tried to find info on the Raymarine SP10 course computer but I didn't have any luck. I found an SPX10 but that shows it supports NMEA 2000, so it makes no sense that your installer would use a converter. Maybe you can find a link to the correct Raymarine documents for us to look at? Normally a plotter only needs to speak to the autopilot; for the autopilot to work correctly. An autopilot (normally) really has nothing to offer the plotter, expect for heading data. Autopilots that work from COG (course over ground from the gps) and that have no heading to offer the plotter, would never be wired up bi-directional (talking back to the plotter). Does your pilot have a heading compass or does your pilot only use COG? Your installer might not have setup the pilot to provide anything to the plotter because it has nothing useful to give. Your TZT would never see the autopilot regardless (remember it is 0183). It will only see the NMEA 2000 interface that is doing the translation. Does the TZT see the interface in your sensor list?

 

[Anonymous]

Hello I probably missed stated our problem. We are wanting to be able to select a way point with the TZT Touch and have the autopilot steer to that point. It also does not appear as though we can view wind information via the TZT.

You are correct the current course computer is the SPX !0. From my reading it has a heading compass built in.The installer has included a PG 700 Compass in the NEAMA 2000 network. He also connected the autopilot/wind instruments and ICOM 504 radio to the NEAMA 2000 network thru a NEAMA 2000 to 183 converter

The system also has AIS and Sirius Weather plus a depth module connected via a 8 port hub and ethernet.

I can not tell if TZT interface is in the sensor list we will not be back at the boat till later in the week. The boat is still at the installers dock,but he is not getting anywhere with the autopilot problem. BTW How do I get to the sensor list?

 

[Johnny Electron]

On a NMEA 2000 bus, the TZT would never be your source of wind. It isn't a wind device/sensor. It sounds like your issue falls between your wind device and your autopilot. Normally your NMEA 2000 pilot (or converter) would pull the wind data directly off the NMEA 2000 network, from the source wind device (if it is NMEA 2000). Normally a NMEA 2000 converter will have one 0183 input and one output. In this case your NMEA 0183 output is (working) driving your pilot. What has the input of the converter been connected to? What type of wind source device are you using?

You can get to the sensor listing on the TZT by hitting the home button - MENU - Initial setup - sensor list button.