Our boat came with an older Raymarine SmartPilot, probably original equipment from 2006. The SP has a NMEA 0183 port (one pair listen, one pair talk).
When we installed the TZT16 last season, I didn't bother to address an MFD-autopilot connection, partly because the SP works like a champ in "go straight" mode and I had other things to fix.
I'd like to connect the two now, assuming it'll give me the ability to use the MFD to command the AP to various waypoints and along routes etc. In the TZT manual, I see the NMEA 0183 talk pair (white and blue wires in the Multi Cable)... so connecting that pair to the SP listen pair should be easy enough.
Is there any info the MFD needs BACK from the autopilot? Or is the one way street -- MFD talks to AP -- sufficient?
-Chris
When we installed the TZT16 last season, I didn't bother to address an MFD-autopilot connection, partly because the SP works like a champ in "go straight" mode and I had other things to fix.
I'd like to connect the two now, assuming it'll give me the ability to use the MFD to command the AP to various waypoints and along routes etc. In the TZT manual, I see the NMEA 0183 talk pair (white and blue wires in the Multi Cable)... so connecting that pair to the SP listen pair should be easy enough.
Is there any info the MFD needs BACK from the autopilot? Or is the one way street -- MFD talks to AP -- sufficient?
-Chris