Mercury Smartcraft Speedo
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You likely would need to talk to Mercury and see what information is needed and how it needs it provided. Many take 0183 and needs SOG/COG to use. Your previous system might have had 0183 wired over and it might be that you need to do that same wiring from the 0183 data of the 22X to provide the Mercury what it needs. When the older system was removed its 0183 wiring likely was disconnected and no one moved that over to the 22X and turned on the needed 0183 output sentences. The optional multi-cable is likely needed for your 22X and then wire it up and turn on the needed data to output.
I was in settings on the 22X and list of sensors and I do see an 0183 section. That said there were lots of other options not turned on under the GP330B sensor list. The speedo is set to external gps. What part number is the multi cable?
thank you...is there a wiring schematic available?
Got the cable and was able to trace the smartcraft gauges with the Nema 0183 connections. Seavee from the factory ran a decent gauge wire from the gauges, joined the leads with the VHF and then joined it into the back of the TZT2. The new multi cable associated wire is very thin compared to the existing wiring coming from VHf/Gauges. WOuld it be appropriate to snip/strip a small piece of that wire and place it in the butt connector along with the appropriate wire from multiuse cable so as to get good contact? Otherwise the butt connector needed will be way too big for the multicable wire
Yes for good fit, it would be best to solder it to larger gauge wire so it fits the butt connector well.
Made the connections this weekend and the vhf lit up immediately with lat/long so its hearing from the Furuno XL multiuse cable via the NEMA 0183. THe smartcraft speedometer however remained unchanged. Settings are set to external gps sensor and mph by gps. It still didn't come off of "Pitot" and remained dead. Are there some additional settings on the XL for me to consider that might make the speedo talk to the XL? The system is now replicated to what was there before.
It would seem to be one of two things, considering that VHF is happily receiving the data.
1. There is something else that needs attention in the Mercury settings.
2. The NMEA 0183 wire connection between the Mercury and Furuno is reversed. You might want to verify this even if you have already done so. This is one of the most common things I see.
1. There is something else that needs attention in the Mercury settings.
2. The NMEA 0183 wire connection between the Mercury and Furuno is reversed. You might want to verify this even if you have already done so. This is one of the most common things I see.
Well the old Furuno TZT2's the Nema 0183 was connected to the white wire. Furuno specifically told me they reversed the colors with the XL's and connect it to the blue wire on the multiuse cable which it is. Interestingly, Seavee from the factory with the TZT2's connected the vhf and smartcraft 0183 wires into a single wire to the Furuno. Wonder now if the XL has to have it's own lead and it's to the white? IDK
well I'll trace the white wire coming off the speedo and see where it goes. I didn't think I needed to mess with it because it didn't appear to make it to the TZT's previously
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