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Hi, I’m trying to get a new A032 AIS gateway working with my Comar CSB200 class B AIS transceiver so that my new Raymarine Element 7S plotter and Android tablet can display AIS targets.
The NMEA (RS422) output from the Comar work perfectly with the NMEA 0183 inputs on my old Raymarine A50 plotter – Yellow wire output A+ and Brown output B-.
When I connect these to the Grey (+) and Black (-) wires on the A032 the NMEA 0183 indicator LED never flashes and no targets appear on plotter or table despite there being 3 targets nearby that the old plotter displays immediately when connected.
The power LED flashes and the NMEA2000 flashes. The plotter network devices screen lists the Quark as an active device.
I have run the config tool on the A032 to check that the input ports are set to 38400.
Can you suggest what is gong wrong?
Secondly shouldn’t the Raymarine plotter recognise that AIS is available and give me an AIS menu?
Thanks
Chris
Hi, if the NMEA 0183 output on Comar CSB200 is RS232 protocol, you will need the protocol bridge.
https://www.quark-elec.com/product/qk-as03-nmea-protocol-bridge/” class=”bbcode_url”>https://www.quark-elec.com/product/qk-as03-nmea-protocol-bridge/However, for some standard RS232(12V power supply), with the following connection, they could talk without the protocol bridge. Make sure to check the connection before power-up since the wrong connection could damage devices.
RS232 device A032(there are five wires, but only two or three needed here).
TX
> NMEA in-
GND
> GND
RX
> NMEA out- (if needed).
For your case, I would suggest you try:
NMEA out+
> NMEA in-(A032)
NMEA out-
> GND(A032)
If not work, please swap these two wires. I hope you will get it to work. keep us updated please.
Thanks I’ll give that a try although please note that the Comar CSB200 has RS422 interface (stated in the manual),
Chris
Hi,
thanks for your alternative wiring suggestions. I tried them all without success but inspired by the reverse connections you suggested I connected the Output A+ from the AIS to Black B- on the A032 and the output B- from the AIS to the Grey A+. Bingo!
Why does the Quark A032 work with reversed input connections when the old Raymarine A50 plotteris the right way round?
AIS targets now displayed on new Raymarine Element plotter.
I’ve just got to get the AIS targets displaying on on Android tablet with Marine Navigator App (with AIS activated), connected to wifi, entered TCP, 192.168.1.100, 2000 but no targets display. There’s not reason why it shouldn’t work is there?
Thanks
Chris
Good to know you get it to work now,Well done!
Regarding the Wifi connection issue with Navionics, can you check the other post. It can be found by searching ”A026 with Navionics App issue”
This is the exact way I have done to get my ICOM M423 work with A032.
I need to transfer the GPS signal from NMEA 2000 backbone to my ICOM 423 radio which only has NMEA 0183 interface. So A032 is needed to bridge them.
Wiring NMEA out positive from A032 to Icom M423 NMEA input(+) and NMEA out negative to Icom M423 NMEA input(-) didn’t work, then I swapped these two wires, bingo! The led flashed and GPS information showed Icom radio then.
Thanks for your help, AIS targets are now displaying on various Android navigation apps I use (including Marine Navigator & Visit My Harbour admiralty charts) as well as the plotter.
I turned on the transmit function of the Comar CSB200 AIS transceiver and found that my own boat now appears on the plotter screen via 2000k network and on OpenCPN etc via wifi. This is a real problem as AIS alarms keep going off as well as obscuring vessel icon.
This didn’t use to happen on my previous plotter without the A032, any ideas??
Cheers
Chris
I have NMEA Backbone connected to Lowrance HS7 Gen3 (Lower Helm) and a HDS 7m Gen 2 (flybridge) and a Vesper Marine AIS transponder all on 2k nmea, I wanted to add the Icom M423 on to the network. The Icom VHF radio was previously connect via nmea 0183 to both plotters and was working fine.
However I wanted to be able to call other vessels mmsi through the Gen 3 head so needed the VHF talking and receiving over nmea 2000.
ICOM M423
Talker- (Data-L) – Brown – Connected too Grey A032 nmea in+
Talker+ (Data-H) – White – Connected too Black A032 nmea in-
Listener- (Data-L) – Green – Connected too White A032 nmea out+
Listener+ (Data-H) – Yellow – Connected too Blue A032 nmea out-
GPS position date and time are appearing OK on the Icom M423, these seem back to front so to speak, just wanted to know if this right?
regards Ross
I recalled that we had the same problem with OpenCPN. Eventually, we noticed that once the GPS position valid(the GPS icon becomes to the green from red), the alarm disappeared. Hope this helps.
Chris, I have the same problem on OpenCPN,but you can get it sorted out by
ChrisA wrote:Thanks for your help, AIS targets are now displaying on various Android navigation apps I use (including Marine Navigator & Visit My Harbour admiralty charts) as well as the plotter.I turned on the transmit function of the Comar CSB200 AIS transceiver and found that my own boat now appears on the plotter screen via 2000k network and on OpenCPN etc via wifi. This is a real problem as AIS alarms keep going off as well as obscuring vessel icon.
This didn’t use to happen on my previous plotter without the A032, any ideas??
Cheers
Chris
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