I think this has been covered in the distant past, but I have forgotten the answers. It's going back a while.
I have an early Furuno FA50 AIS, connected to MFD8, radar and Maxsea TZ.
I'd like to update the AIS, which these days will have NMEA183 and N2k outputs.
As I understand it, I will need to run fast NMEA183 from the AIS to the MFD8. No problem.
So, questions -
Will the MFD8 then output the AIS across the ethernet to TZ?
If AIS arrives at the MFD8 via N2k, is it output on the ethernet also?
The Furuno equipment has given very good service for over seven years now. I have been very pleased with it. I'd update the plotter (I don't need to, it works very well) but Furuno seem to be neglecting the smaller formats. I don't have space for the TZT2.
Thanks.
I have an early Furuno FA50 AIS, connected to MFD8, radar and Maxsea TZ.
I'd like to update the AIS, which these days will have NMEA183 and N2k outputs.
As I understand it, I will need to run fast NMEA183 from the AIS to the MFD8. No problem.
So, questions -
Will the MFD8 then output the AIS across the ethernet to TZ?
If AIS arrives at the MFD8 via N2k, is it output on the ethernet also?
The Furuno equipment has given very good service for over seven years now. I have been very pleased with it. I'd update the plotter (I don't need to, it works very well) but Furuno seem to be neglecting the smaller formats. I don't have space for the TZT2.
Thanks.