silverbullet87

I want to set up my S1000 auto pilot to work with my A78 multi-function display for waypoint navigation.

From my research it looks like seatalk is how I accomplish this - but when i look at the connections on the S1000 i don't see a spot for a seatalk style plug.

How do I accomplish this? Cut and splice kinda deal? Is there a way to do it without seatalk?

CME

Part Number: E22158

essentially you cut off the black end end, then wire the yellow and black to your yellow and black on the input to the S1000 , leave the power source for the s1000 alone. The kit I'm showing you will have its own power cable, make sure it is the same as your S1000 so they come on together.

read here...

http://raymarine.ning.com/forum/topi...00-to-mfds-c97

another read.

http://raymarine.ning.com/forum/topi...27-wiring-help

silverbullet87

On the sea talk connector - there is red, yellow, and a bare wire. I assume the bare wire would be the black in this case?

CME

Yup

silverbullet87

Thanks CME. I ran into my next problem with the GPS connector.

Here is a diagram for reference.


This is the connector I circled in the above diagram - it clearly is not the same. (someone worked on this system in the past so i'm digging through fixing it after adding a new a78 mfd)


and this is the connector off the GPS.


Neither of these fit in the seatalk hub either. Is there some sort of converter i need to make them link up, or am I at the point of cutting and splicing the wires together?

CME

There will be a
---brown
---Green
---Red
---Black
---Yellow
In that gps connector

Sea talk = (gps ------ sea talk 3-wire)

red and green --------to red (12v pos)
Brown and black -----to black
Yellow ------------------to yellow

silverbullet87

I found a little bit of time to play with this. I set up the wiring as you listed above and I still get "NO PILOT" on the MFD. I checked to make sure the power/ground wires were live and all seemed good. I did get a message that i have seen before pop up saying "no gps fix". (the MFD showed a GPS fix so i'm assuming this message might have been from the autopilot trying to get ready). I'm not sure where to go from here. The GPS on the roof might be really old - although i believe the previous owner was using it for a A68 unit. (i'm guessing 2004)

CME

your issue is pretty simple. You are not talking to the plotter.

-power to network adaptor
-make sure the plugs are ALL THE WAY IN AND THE COLLARS ARE TURNED TO THE RIGHT.

once the connection is made, all will be right with the world. If the boat is moored, the AP remote will say "too slow". If you get that, your done!

silverbullet87

Yea... I never got this to work last year - so i'm giving it another shot. Is a stand alone GPS unit required - or does my A78 provide the GPS connection? My raymarine GPS looks to be pretty old and i'm not sure if it's working properly.

CME

a78 has built in gps

silverbullet87

That's what I figured - which makes the setup easier - but now i'm even more confused because i'm sure yellow & black on the Seatalk are matched up with yellow & black on the data cable. Still "no pilot"....grrr

silverbullet87

I guess i'll give a detailed description w/ pictures to show the setup (next time I attempt) There must be something obvious that i'm doing wrong.

silverbullet87

It was those damn blue backbone plugs. I didn't realize they completed a connection - i thought they were just dummy plugs and that was the problem.

While parked in my driveway - Pilot controls show "standby" now - which i assume means i'm good to go