Icom to Lowrance

Has anyone successfully wired up their Icom DSC to their HDS GPS and can let me know which wires they spliced together? Cheers JF

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Try

Sat, 2019-07-27 11:52

http://icom.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2830

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Cheers Scuba but the M330

Tue, 2019-07-30 12:34

Cheers Scuba but the M330 doesn't have a plug to allow it to be connected to the NMEA backbone but had a chance to have a proper look and pretty sure I've figured it out after getting my head back around it:

HDS TX_A (yellow) to Icom RX_A (yellow)
HDS TX_B (blue) to Icom RX_B (green)
 
Can only connect them up and see what happens but I already have my Furuno running off the HDS7 GPS so I'm fairly confident.
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Try this

Tue, 2019-07-30 08:18

 

R-250 NMEA 0183 Wiring Diagrams

Use this diagram to connect the LVR-250 to a Lowrance GPS unit that is not connected to a radar unit.  Once the wiring is correct, set up the communication port.

  1. Press MENU twice and select SYSTEM SETUP
  2. Select COMMUNICATIONS PORT
  3. Under com port 1, set the baud rate to 4800
  4. Highlight NMEA 0183 OUTPUT and press ENT to select
  5. Highlight NMEA 0183 INPUT and press ENT to select

The baud rate under communications port 1 should be set to 4800, and both the NMEA 0183 OUTPUT and NMEA 0183 INPUT should be selected.  The GPS unit should now send and receive data to and from the radio.  The radio will indicate latitude and longitude coordinates when it is receiving data.

Use this diagram to connect the LVR-250 to a Lowrance GPS unit that is connected to a radar unit.  Once the wiring is correct, set up the communication port.

1         Press MENU twice and select SYSTEM SETUP

2         Select COMMUNICATIONS PORT

3         Under com port 2, set the baud rate to 4800

4         Highlight NMEA 0183 OUTPUT and press ENT to select

5         Highlight NMEA 0183 INPUT and press ENT to select

The baud rate under communications port 2 should be set to 4800, and both the NMEA 0183 OUTPUT and NMEA 0183 INPUT should be selected.  The GPS unit should now send and receive data to and from the radio.  The radio will indicate latitude and longitude coordinates when it is receiving data.

 

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Tue, 2019-07-30 08:19

 Can't get them to come up, send me a message with ya email and I'll send it to ya

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Champion. PM sent

Tue, 2019-07-30 11:09

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Check ya in box picture sent

Tue, 2019-07-30 11:20

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Am I missing something

Thu, 2019-08-01 19:55

But my Icom with DSC has gps built in or is that a different model .....and I was surprised at how both the stand alone GPS and the Icom’s GPS are within point 002 of each other  

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Nah mate, my model needs an

Thu, 2019-08-01 21:43

Nah mate, my model needs an external GPS module.

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