[CA] [CA11] interfacing EV-1 to Coastal navigator software

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum joez,

I'm not aware of any AIS transceivers which are designed to function as NMEA 0183 to NMEA 2000 data bridging devices. Accordingly, it would be recommended that Vesper be contacted to determine whether the XB-8000 has any such capabilities. If so, then it would be necessary to capture the NMEA 2000 communications occurring on the SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone to determine which NMEA 2000 PGNs were being communicated within the SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 backbone when navigation (Go To or Follow Route) has been commanded via the PC navigational application. Historically, Evolution autopilots operating with the latest available Raymarine product software updates have supported Track mode in conjunction with such PC navigational programs, albeit a NMEA 0183 to NMEA 2000 data bridging device (ex. Actisense NGW-1-ISO-STNG, etc.) was typically employed.