SmartCraft on Dual Engine
03-12-2018 | 05:18 AM
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I have AGI boxes for sure, I know I have had top replace them once. There must be something else, J Box, that I need to look for because I do have System View and that would have to get info somehow? I thought my connections would have to be at the engines but this is just info from reading and I am not versed in this NMEA system at all. I will have to start digging under the dash and see what I come up with. If everything goes right with this I want to put a second G05 above the glove box. Once this 1st set-up is all done I can just T into the backbone and it works as a duplicate display, in theory at least.
03-12-2018 | 02:01 PM
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Well it's been 3 days, what have you figured out?? LOL
Hope you're doing good buddy!
TM
Hope you're doing good buddy!
TM
I have AGI boxes for sure, I know I have had top replace them once. There must be something else, J Box, that I need to look for because I do have System View and that would have to get info somehow? I thought my connections would have to be at the engines but this is just info from reading and I am not versed in this NMEA system at all. I will have to start digging under the dash and see what I come up with. If everything goes right with this I want to put a second G05 above the glove box. Once this 1st set-up is all done I can just T into the backbone and it works as a duplicate display, in theory at least.
03-12-2018 | 02:40 PM
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sorry for the delay.
Hi
The SmartCraft NMEA Gateway was a clean option to allow most of the engine CAN data to be read on the Garmin devices. It does not "translate" all CAN data but does a good job for most data. I cannot for example get engine error codes to display on the Garmin Chart Plotter. But I am very impressed by how cleanly the Garmin integrates engine data into the displays. I'm still getting used to the post process here so I had some relays stack up. Again sorry to have delay responding.
Take Care
Vince
The SmartCraft NMEA Gateway was a clean option to allow most of the engine CAN data to be read on the Garmin devices. It does not "translate" all CAN data but does a good job for most data. I cannot for example get engine error codes to display on the Garmin Chart Plotter. But I am very impressed by how cleanly the Garmin integrates engine data into the displays. I'm still getting used to the post process here so I had some relays stack up. Again sorry to have delay responding.
Take Care
Vince
03-12-2018 | 03:19 PM
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I figured out I need to get on doing this install! Had to demo a kitchen & bath in a rental that we bought in "move-in" condition, well....you know how that goes. Will get back to the boat 1 st week of April.
08-04-2021 | 08:33 AM
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Connecting three engines together for use with NMEA Gateway
Hi all,
I see this is an old post but it's worth a try!
I am UK Based and have a 2009 43RS Hunton with triple CMD (Cummins Mercury) diesels which are wired completely independently to each other.
Each engine has it's own Smartcraft 6 way junction box at the helm with various analogue gauges each (Oil pressureX3, water tempX3, VoltageX3, RevsX3 drive trimX3).
Currently I can plug in the NMEA gateway (Mercury-Mercruiser 98-8M0151748 GATEWAY-CAN P MUL) into any of the 3 engines J-Boxes and receive that engine's data via NMEA on my Garmin Plotter.
What i would like to do is link the three engines together so that I can see all three engines at the same time.
Each engine is currently configured as starboard 'Master' via the 4 way jumper block on the engine so I believe starboard will remain as Master and then the other will become Slave Port and Slave Port(or starboard) inner via setting the jumper position.
What I don't know is how to link the three engines together as I get conflicting information on how to do it.
I thought that I needed just two dual engine 10 way jumper harnesses at the Helm J-Boxes....
But I have seen diagrams that indicate other connections might need to be made at the other end of the wiring harnesses see here:
Https:// www. drev.se/Upload/DocumentManager/mercruiser/smartwire.pdf sorry can't post links yet!
Also different resistors maybe required.
Here is hoping someone can help!
thanks in advance
I see this is an old post but it's worth a try!
I am UK Based and have a 2009 43RS Hunton with triple CMD (Cummins Mercury) diesels which are wired completely independently to each other.
Each engine has it's own Smartcraft 6 way junction box at the helm with various analogue gauges each (Oil pressureX3, water tempX3, VoltageX3, RevsX3 drive trimX3).
Currently I can plug in the NMEA gateway (Mercury-Mercruiser 98-8M0151748 GATEWAY-CAN P MUL) into any of the 3 engines J-Boxes and receive that engine's data via NMEA on my Garmin Plotter.
What i would like to do is link the three engines together so that I can see all three engines at the same time.
Each engine is currently configured as starboard 'Master' via the 4 way jumper block on the engine so I believe starboard will remain as Master and then the other will become Slave Port and Slave Port(or starboard) inner via setting the jumper position.
What I don't know is how to link the three engines together as I get conflicting information on how to do it.
I thought that I needed just two dual engine 10 way jumper harnesses at the Helm J-Boxes....
But I have seen diagrams that indicate other connections might need to be made at the other end of the wiring harnesses see here:
Https:// www. drev.se/Upload/DocumentManager/mercruiser/smartwire.pdf sorry can't post links yet!
Also different resistors maybe required.
Here is hoping someone can help!
thanks in advance
Last edited by gizard; 08-04-2021 at 09:19 AM.
08-06-2021 | 10:58 AM
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I have no Idea if this will help you at all but worth a read.
https://www.sbmar.com/community/topi...o-diesel-view/
https://www.sbmar.com/community/topi...o-diesel-view/
