NMEA0183 AIS output from E95 chart plotter

[Tom - Raymarine - Moderator]

Hello GSwannell,

A slightly different question to your other post, but for future reference we'd prefer it that you ask follow-up questions in the same thread so that other people can see the progression of the question and answer to a solution.

There is no simple, fully-functional answer to this question. This is one of the reasons I try so hard to discourage the use of NMEA0183.

A multi-speed NMEA0183 multiplexer is the least-bad solution. Disconnect the AIS's STNG and connect on NMEA0183 instead, and use something like an Actisense NDC-4. Alternatively, leave the AIS on STNG and use an NMEA2000-NMEA0183 interface such as the Actisense NGT-1 instead to get the data to the PC. Don't be tempted to connect the AIS to both NMEA0183 and NMEA2000 at once, and in fact be wary of connecting of connecting the AIS to the PC over USB and to DC power at the same time, as an unintentional ground loop between the AC and DC systems is quite likely if you do.

Regards,
Tom