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Ari,
Standard NMEA 0183 is... 4800 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop
bit, no parity. Data out from your laptop serial port should
be connected to "Input -" on the Furuno. Then try a 1000 ohm
resistor to ground from the "Input +" pin. (Furuno thinks
NMEA is a "current loop" type signal). THEN make sure the
radar and the laptop SHARE the same ground ( the serial port
on the laptop and the i/o port on the radar both should have
a separate 'ground' pin connected together).
If this does not work you may need to buy a "RS422"
i/o/card for your laptop. The NMEA IS rs-422!
Eric Thompson
S/V Procrastinator
South San Francisco
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