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Northstar Explorer 657 Installation and Operation Manual82
18-10 Installation: Other NMEA instruments
NMEA is an industry standard for interconnecting
instruments. It is not as flexible or as easy to
install as NavBus.
The 657 can:
Receive and display wind speed and
direction from an optional compatible wind
instrument.
Receive and display depth, paddlewheel
boat speed and water temperature from an
optional compatible instrument.
Receive data from an optional compatible
GPS or GPS/DGPS source.
Send GPS position and other navigation
data to an autopilot or other instrument.
An autopilot requires APB, APA and VTG
sentences (see section 17-11).
Receive data from an optional AIS receiver.
For information on sending NMEA data to the 657,
see your Northstar dealer.
During setup to send NMEA data to other
instruments, set NMEA out to
and specify
the NMEA data to send (see section 17-11).
Black
Power/data cable
Yellow
White NMEA out
Black NMEA ground
GPS antenna
White NMEA in
(requires Special
Fuel Cable)
Yellow
GPS/fuel AIS cable
White
Red AIS data in
Black and
Shield Ground
During setup for NavBus instruments, set NavBus
to
and assign the instrument a NavBus
group number (see section 17-11)
Black
Black
Power/data cable
Orange
Blue
Other Navbus instrument
18-9-1 Installation: Northstar VHF radio
Fit and set up the optional Northstar VHF
radio (with NavBus functionality) following the
instructions supplied with the radio.
Black
Black
Power/data cable
Orange Blue
Blue Grey
Radio data cable