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Old 06-17-2010, 03:19 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by VtSteve View Post
I've been thinking of adding something to my Garmin 440, but can't seem to find any info on their site. My unit can be used with a transducer, which would show depth and water temp. But I can never seem to find any info where I can hook it up to the mercruiser engine, which is fully smartcraft enabled as well.
The 440 has an NMEA0183 interface that can connect directly to the smart craft wiring. You'll only need to connect two pairs of wires together, tell the smart craft that it gets speed data from the GPS, enable the NMEA0183 port on the GPS, and then the GPS will share data with smart craft.
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