Single-Ended NMEA 0183 Device Connections


Wiring diagram with callouts

Item

Description

Callout number 1

Power source

Callout number 2

Power/NMEA® 0183 cable

Callout number 3

NMEA 0183 device

Item

Garmin® Wire Function

Garmin Wire Color

NMEA 0183 Device Wire Function

Callout number 1

Power

Red

Power

Callout number 2

Power ground

Black

Power ground

Callout number 3

RXB

Violet

Not applicable

Callout number 4

RXA

Brown

TX

Callout number 5

TXA

Blue

RX

Callout number 6

TXB

Gray

N/A

  • If the NMEA 0183 device has only one input (receive, RX) wire (no A, B, +, or -), you must leave the TXB wire unconnected.

  • If the NMEA 0183 device has only one output (transmit, TX) wire (no A, B, +, or -), you must connect the RXB wire to ground.

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January 2025