Sending routes to the MFD

[mikehar]

Is there a way (NMEA 0183, 2000, ethernet) to send a route to an MFD12 or BB? I see a lot of talk about how to send it from the display to the autopilot, or how to import routes on a card, but nothing about how to do to it via a network.

 

[kicker]

What device are you trying to send information from to the MFD12 or MFDBB?

Autopilots look for GOTO or Route data via NMEA0183 or NMEA2000.

The only way you can send route or waypoint information to MFD12 or MFDBB via network is another MFD8/12/BB.

 

[northcaptain]

Another way to send a route to MFD is via the Nobeltec Timezero application. Work so well i always use that !

 

[mikehar]

Unfortunately, TZ version 4 no longer supports NN3D. That's why I'm asking. I want to write a little utility that will take an exported route and send it to the NN3D. I'm assuming it's done via N2k, but I don't know. That is what I was asking, what are the right PGNs needed to send a route to NN3D.

 

[Johnny Electron]

TZT pro4 uses completely diffrent formats and new layers not supported by the NN3D or TZT. Full integration requires TZT2 v7 or TZT3 to work with TZT4. The transfer of information isn't possible even if you were to purchase the SDK and it is done via Ethernet. To have compatible format for NN3D, you must use Nobeltec v3.

 

[mikehar]

Jonny,

You hit the nail on the head. What I am looking into doing is writing a program that would convert from TZT Pro 4 to NN3D. At the very least, TZ P4 does support NN3D by exporting a route as a CSV, then loading that route onto NN3D via a card. What I am looking to do is to take that CSV and load it onto NN3D via N2K. I see the route PGNs, so I think I can do that.

You mentioned something exciting -- is there an SDK for TimeZero? I was unable to find it. I would really like to find a way to access the route without having to do an export.

-mike

 

[mikehar]

Jonny,

I just noticed that TXT Pro 3 can connect to NN3d via ethernet too. Is that the SDK you were talking about?

-mike

 

[Johnny Electron]

No an SDK is a software Development Kit designed for programmers who wish to develop compatible products using the Furuno sensors. Because the entire data format changed between Nobeltec v3 and v4, it isn't very possible to sync the data with v4 and NN3D even if you were a programmer. NN3D/TZT users should be using the v3 version of the Nobeltec for full data sync. v4 is designed for TZT2 v7 and TZT3.

 

[mikehar]

Jonny, I'm a software developer. Since you can export a route as a CSV and manually import it, I would think you could automate this.