ST6001+ NMEA and HSB2 SeaTalk interface

[Greg Lee]

Hi Chuck,
Once again an incredibly helpful response. Not only did you answer the question I asked but you also answered a question I wasn't smart enough to ask!
As a result of your latest reply I have a new strategy. Don't use the 38,400 Baud mutiplexed NMEA 0183 out feed for the ST6001+ (which I very neatly wired and secured over the weekend - which is OK - practice never hurts). Procure a USB to serial port adapter and feed the ST6001+ with a 4,800 Baud AP-only set of NMEA 0183 sentences. Leave the Raymarine GPS in place to provide data to the Raymarine system, third party AIS and PC GPS provided by third party AIS-dedicated GPS. Default command navigation will be via PC, backup via Raymarine Pathfinder radar/plotter. Make sense? Any "watch-outs"?
Greg Lee
Huntington Beach, CA