Lowrance airmap 200c

[chestajeff]

Please advise has anyone used this real GPS with FSX? If so what are the settings using NMEA- multiplexer with a USB connection.

Thanks

[Pete Dowson]

Please advise has anyone used this real GPS with FSX? If so what are the settings using NMEA- multiplexer with a USB connection.

Thanks

I'm afraid I don't know. But try a search on "Lowrance". I just did and came up with these threads which may be useful:

http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?t=30024

http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?t=30074

http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?t=24087

Maybe there's something in those to help?

Regards

Pete

[chestajeff]

Thank you, I will give it a try and advise back

[bnepethomas]

Yeap using it with GPSout works a treat, Linked it using WideFs to a second computer,

• Communications Port

o Baud Rate = 19200

o NEMA Input = Checked

o NEMA GPS Input = checked

o NEMA Output = Not checked

o Configure NEMA

 GLL = Not checked

 RMC and RMB = Checked

 GGA = Not Checked

 GSA and GSV = Checked

 APB = Not Checked

o Mangnavox DGPS = Not checked

o Starlink DGPS = Not Checked

[chestajeff]

Thanks for the info, do you know what settings I would select from the GPS out section of FSX?

thank you :D

[bnepethomas]

Apologies, missed the X in the first post, I'm still on 2004 using FSUIPC and GPS Out to drive the 200c.

[chestajeff]

In FS9 what are the settings you use? I run both FS9 and FSX. Does your GPS use a serial connection or usb?

Thank you again for all of your input and help!

[bnepethomas]

I'm using a serial port on a second computer

On Server GPSOUT.INI

[GPSout]

Sentences=RMC,PGRMZ,GGA

Interval=300

Port=WideFS

Speed=19200

PosTo6Decimal=Yes

On Second computer with GPS Attached WIDECLIENT.INI

[GPSout]

Port=COM1

Speed=19200

[chestajeff]

Thanks, used your data with great success. By the way it also works with FSX, as long as the unit is set to 4,800 baud.

Happy flying! :D

[chestajeff]

I am having trouble with the unit reading the ALT, I have set the date to read this, but it flases zero (0). any suggestions of what I may be doing wrong?

Thank you

[bnepethomas]

Pretty sure thats the GPS getting a sentence it wasn't expecting, do you have the issues with both versions of FS?

Cheers

Peter

[chestajeff]

Hi, FS9 is where the problem is, very starnge it worked once, but now only registers zero (0).

Thank you