Thread: Depth finder/GPS question

Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg

TnT,
What do you mean by:
“I guess my 798 is just 2 numbers away from being able to do that ” ?
Any of our Sonar + GPS units have this capability.

"We don't stream the raw sonar data but we do have a Video Output on the larger 800, 900 and 1100 series units."

In your post, you mentioned the 800, 900 and 1100 series, but not the 700...So I just thought the lower end SI unit may not have those capabilities.....Oh crap....There I go thinking again
Thx for the info Greg.

Hmm, without listing every model number separately it may just be easier to say that if a unit has a GPS input (internal or external) and has the NMEA Output menu than it will work. So that would include the 798 and the 385ci units. Remember that to see the NMEA Output menu the “User Mode” menu will have to be set to the “Advanced” setting. The NMEA Output menu is down near the bottom of the Setup menu tab.

Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg

Hmm, without listing every model number separately it may just be easier to say that if a unit has a GPS input (internal or external) and has the NMEA Output menu than it will work. So that would include the 798 and the 385ci units. Remember that to see the NMEA Output menu the “User Mode” menu will have to be set to the “Advanced” setting. The NMEA Output menu is down near the bottom of the Setup menu tab.

Thx again, Greg

Seems to me something is missing here. I have been using that serial port for many years to communicate with various telephone equipment and I have always had to set up the RS-232 protocol and have a program on the laptop to use it. How is that handled Greg?

My concern would be the potential loss of a laptop. Unless you have one that is waterproof, any number of thins can happen to get water in the laptop and fry the thing!

I use a laptop. I can run oziexplorer or Gasrmin Mapsource. I could input from a HB video out port and use this as a display if I had HB video out..

Just waiting on a price break on HB video out unit. I won't pay full boat price for one stinking feature.

I been using laptop and PDA since KY Hydrographyx came out for Big Sandy.
Really neat stuff.

I don't really need sidescan. I just like fooling with the stuff. Neat chit.