LMF-400 and Yamaha and NMEA2000 Oil pres/temp
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Got a customer that specifically wants to see water temp and oil pressure from his F250 Yamaha, any of you guys able to comfirm the EP-20 will get this data from a Yamaha?
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The only engine I *know* you can get that data from is the Suzuki 300. I have no experience with the Yamaha, but have never heard of this data coming from other engines. Also, I have never been able to find a Lowrance pressure sensor.
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The pressure would come from the engine's sensors through the n2k interface, then onto the network. The customer said he found the info elsewhere and that it would work, and that he would report back to me to confirm once he gets it going.
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The engine data is definitely on the NMEA2K network. I can display engine temp, oil pressure, boost pressure, RPM, fuel rate and engine hours on the LCX-112C.
Have not tried to configure the LMF-400 to display the parameters you indicate, as it can only display for one engine at a time, and not worth having to switch back and forth. It does a great job as a synchronizer, as well as other vessel parameters.
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Have not tried to configure the LMF-400 to display the parameters you indicate, as it can only display for one engine at a time, and not worth having to switch back and forth. It does a great job as a synchronizer, as well as other vessel parameters.
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Defiant--Are you getting actual degrees and psi readings?
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My comand link gauges only give this info as bars on a graph..not very useful as the bars don't show a scale.
I wish Garmin would start offering this on the new 4xxx units.
I wish Garmin would start offering this on the new 4xxx units.
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my f150 gives oil press, fuel flow, Alt output, tach, hours, and temp via nmea on lmf-200. I assume the temp is water. Interestingly, the tach is usually 50-100 rpms higher than yami gauge. Hours are 1.5 higher on lmf than yami. I assume this is a little "dealer" time before delivery.
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Sorry to highjack but, Can you have both the yamaha tach and the nmea connections at the same time or does it go through the same plug?
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I have the yamaha non-nmea gauges (I forget the terminology) so the nmea cable to the lmf in no way affects the standard yamaha output. I think the command link gauges use the nmea out-put so a direct engine to nmea 2k link isn't possible, but I think the command link can output data to a nmea 2k network. If i'm wrong, i'm sure yacht jim will set me straight.
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Rod@Serengeti - 11/3/2008 8:14 PM I've recently purchased the EP-20, and would like to get a hint where this cable plugs in on the F150 engine.
You will have to run the EP-20 cable through your rigging tube, or remove the rigging tube to do it. I cut the Lowrance connector off the inboard end, snaked the cable through therigging tube, then used the Maretron Field-Attachable Connector. Did it on both engines.
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