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northcountry
05-25-2008, 08:59 AM
Have any of you guys wired the Garmin GFS-10 Fuel flow sensor to a compatible Garmin chartplotter (440x for example). I'm trying to figure it out but having issues. There are multiple diagrams for using CAnet and NMEA -2000 networks, but I'm just trying to wire it direct. Also, I see no options on the plotter itself for the fuel management functions. This may be because it is not hooked up yet, but not sure. Thanks for the help.
Seahunter
05-26-2008, 11:55 AM
Have any of you guys wired the Garmin GFS-10 Fuel flow sensor to a compatible Garmin chartplotter (440x for example). I'm trying to figure it out but having issues. There are multiple diagrams for using CAnet and NMEA -2000 networks, but I'm just trying to wire it direct. Also, I see no options on the plotter itself for the fuel management functions. This may be because it is not hooked up yet, but not sure. Thanks for the help.
I don't beleive you can wire it directly. You'll need to get a NMEA-2000 network kit
http://www.microtraining.com/interesting/boating/GPSMAP4008_NMEA2000NetworkFundamentals.pdf
Barefoots
05-26-2008, 01:33 PM
I'm hooked up to a 440, works great. you do need the CAnet kit (not cheep) all it is is 4 wire cable and to termanaters. you need the latest software update for the feul managment to show up. I think it is ver. 4.10 and it comes with the CAnet kit.