seattleboatguy
Senior Member
I would like to get my new AIS talking to my existing chart plotter using a NMEA 0183 network, and I would like to make sure I'm connecting the 0183 network wires correctly. I took a couple screen shots from the AIS installation manual and from the chart plotter installation manual. I also made a sketch of how I "think" all this magic should be connected. My questions are:
- The chart plotter "tx" wire should connect to the ais "receive +" wire, right?
- The chart plotter "rx" wire should connect to the "ais transmit +" wire, right?
- The ais "transmit -" wire and the ais "receive -" wire don't connect to anything, right?
- What would you recommend for the fuse size on the +12v power wire?