(DG) Smart controller x5 nmea

[Derek - Raymarine - Moderator]

Hi Dkdoyle

The Smartpilot X5 tiller system used an ST6001 control unit and on the rear of that was an NMEA0183 input. This input has very limited capability and is restricted only to Autopilot commands and track control.

The Smartpilot uses SeaTalk as a data protocol, so in order to link it to an NMEA2000 system, you will need to use a SeaTalk to STng converter, (STng is fully compatible with NMEA2000), the converter will pass autopilot information as well as full nav information between the two networks.

If you then want to add more NMEA0183 data to the network, then use an Actisense NMEA0183 to NMEA2000 converter.

regards