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I'm talking about the Rose Point Nemo and the Shipmodul MiniPlex-3E-N2K
They're pretty close if you go by listed features. But that's not always the same as real-world experiences. I'd be connecting both of using wired Ethernet. There will be a Wi-Fi access point on the same network, but that should have no impact on either one of these. I've learned in the to always use a wired connection whenever possible, if only to avoid the hassles of things powering up when Wi-Fi is down and having to re-join later.
Any observations on which one is more versatile all around? I have seen Peter's review of just about all other 0183 bridges.
I don't plan on using Coastal Explorer, at least not in the near future. I actually bought it some years ago and never really made use of it. The old laptop wasn't very fast, the helm didn't have space and the old E-80 wasn't exactly the most versatile when it came to interop.
The current helm layout doesn't lend itself to mounting a PC or screen. And I'm not displeased with what I get out of the Furuno MFD12 displays I have now.
I do plan on using some Maretron DSM410 displays to monitor a number of things, if that has any impact on the equation. I've heard they're sometimes finicky about what they'll talk through.
I have some Android tablets and phones and would probably like to try to make use of data over Wi-Fi.
I've got an existing Icom M602 radio that's supposedly capable of listening for DSC/DSE sentences (MMSI calling) and sending them out over 0183. But it's also known to be a problematic talker on 0183. It's not connected at all now, so I don't know if that's true or not, but it was mentioned on Furuno's forum as a potential issue.
Thus I'm thinking it might be useful to convert whatever it does send via 0183 into N2K messages, and filter out anything I don't want from it.
Otherwise I start sliding down another slippery slope of changing out the radio. The one I have now isn't dysfunctional and I did purchase a replacement handset for the flybridge remote mic (HM-157 works with an M602 should anyone come searching for those part numbers).
I mean, at some point, yeah, it becomes pointless to keep trying to make old gear work in new ways. Been there, don't necessarily want to repeat that. But for now I do have the fixed element of four MFD12 displays, those are not going away any time soon. Too many other winter upgrades demanding my $$$ right now to pitch that proposal to the wife.
I mistakenly ordered an Actisense NGW-1 (meant to get an NGT-1) but that'd only give me one 0183 in and out. The Nemo and Shipmodul would both give 4 in/2 out.
Obviously the Nemo's going to work well with Coastal Explorer, but how well does it work with other systems using Ethernet? Likewise, does CE support getting data from a Shipmodul? And does N2KView from Mareton work with either of them?
So which one's the better choice?
They're pretty close if you go by listed features. But that's not always the same as real-world experiences. I'd be connecting both of using wired Ethernet. There will be a Wi-Fi access point on the same network, but that should have no impact on either one of these. I've learned in the to always use a wired connection whenever possible, if only to avoid the hassles of things powering up when Wi-Fi is down and having to re-join later.
Any observations on which one is more versatile all around? I have seen Peter's review of just about all other 0183 bridges.
I don't plan on using Coastal Explorer, at least not in the near future. I actually bought it some years ago and never really made use of it. The old laptop wasn't very fast, the helm didn't have space and the old E-80 wasn't exactly the most versatile when it came to interop.
The current helm layout doesn't lend itself to mounting a PC or screen. And I'm not displeased with what I get out of the Furuno MFD12 displays I have now.
I do plan on using some Maretron DSM410 displays to monitor a number of things, if that has any impact on the equation. I've heard they're sometimes finicky about what they'll talk through.
I have some Android tablets and phones and would probably like to try to make use of data over Wi-Fi.
I've got an existing Icom M602 radio that's supposedly capable of listening for DSC/DSE sentences (MMSI calling) and sending them out over 0183. But it's also known to be a problematic talker on 0183. It's not connected at all now, so I don't know if that's true or not, but it was mentioned on Furuno's forum as a potential issue.
Thus I'm thinking it might be useful to convert whatever it does send via 0183 into N2K messages, and filter out anything I don't want from it.
Otherwise I start sliding down another slippery slope of changing out the radio. The one I have now isn't dysfunctional and I did purchase a replacement handset for the flybridge remote mic (HM-157 works with an M602 should anyone come searching for those part numbers).
I mean, at some point, yeah, it becomes pointless to keep trying to make old gear work in new ways. Been there, don't necessarily want to repeat that. But for now I do have the fixed element of four MFD12 displays, those are not going away any time soon. Too many other winter upgrades demanding my $$$ right now to pitch that proposal to the wife.
I mistakenly ordered an Actisense NGW-1 (meant to get an NGT-1) but that'd only give me one 0183 in and out. The Nemo and Shipmodul would both give 4 in/2 out.
Obviously the Nemo's going to work well with Coastal Explorer, but how well does it work with other systems using Ethernet? Likewise, does CE support getting data from a Shipmodul? And does N2KView from Mareton work with either of them?
So which one's the better choice?