GPS input to PV450/750

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mark.johns
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GPS input to PV450/750

Post by mark.johns » Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:20 am

Has anyone interfaced a serial (USB/RS485) GPS unit into a PV display?

Trying to compete with new Faria engine monitoring c/w built in GPS.

I have looked at NMEA2000 but cost prohibitive on this project.

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ksaenz
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Re: GPS input to PV450/750

Post by ksaenz » Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:49 am

Hello mark.johns,

The USB port has support for file read/write and the RS485 has support for PVA gauges and modbus but I haven't seen a GPS unit that connects to them.

Do you have a GPS unit in mind so we could look at the specifications?

Thank you,

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mark.johns
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Re: GPS input to PV450/750

Post by mark.johns » Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:03 am

Hi ksaenz,
The client sent me this link, if thats any good?

http://www.globalsat.co.uk/product_page ... _bu353.htm

Cheers
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jpratt
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Re: GPS input to PV450/750

Post by jpratt » Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:09 am

Doesn't looks like anyone has used it but our internal guys have used a few CAN based ones and had good luck. As long as you get reliable CAN messages from it with the lat/long it should be fine.
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mark.johns
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Re: GPS input to PV450/750

Post by mark.johns » Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:46 am

I dont suppose your guys have any data on CAN based GPS?
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jpratt
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Re: GPS input to PV450/750

Post by jpratt » Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:36 am

I don't but our Marine guys probably have lots of info. You might have Martin ping one of our marine guys for ya and see how they can help. There are a few things they have in-house to support GPS but not sure which are available and which aren't. I know marine configurations are pretty complex and the tools not fully documented so most are done in house under contract typically.
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CustomFP
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Re: GPS input to PV450/750

Post by CustomFP » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:18 pm

Hello all,

It was mentioned that your internal guys have used some CAN based GPS units? Could you tell me what units these where so I could also look into them.
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Re: GPS input to PV450/750

Post by oimade » Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:07 am

Yes, we have and use GPS Receivers that communicate over CAN. See (http://www.econtrols.com/systems/marine) for a brief description and attached Datasheet for more detail. The Part#: e2209306A for orders.
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