Section Six: Interfacing The 972 System - NorthStar 972 Installation Manual

SECTION SIX: Interfacing the 972 system

This section describes the use of the NMEA, AUX, VGA and VIDEO connections. For Networking
using the Ethernet connections, see "SECTION FOUR: Networking the Northstar 972" beginning on
page 17.
A typical fully-loaded system with all options installed might be wired as follows:.
Connector
NMEA
AUX
VGA
VIDEO 1 —
VIDEO 4
Ethernet
972 Installation Manual, Rev. B
Port Direction
IN
NMEA 1
OUT
IN
NMEA 2
OUT
IN
RS-232
OUT
IN
AUX
OUT
VGA OUT
VIDEO IN
Ethernet IN and OUT
SECTION SIX: Interfacing the 972 system
Device
Heading Sensor
Autopilot and other NMEA devices
Other NMEA devices
RS-232 data copied from Port 1 or Port 2
Sounder data
Sounder control
VGA video out to computer monitor or
Northstar 1201/1202
Video in from up to 4 NTSC or PAL video
sources
972 Control Heads, radar, or network switch
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