I bought a 2nd hand navico TP5000 tiller pilot. Unfortunately there is
no user manual to it.
I think it is not too hard to handle but there might be some tricks
that could be handy in using and installing it.
Also I would like to know if there is anyone who has experience in
connecting it to a NAVCOM T500 GPS device through NMEA 0183. E.G. what
connectors are used (what is the pinconfiguration of the TP 5000?

Any information is welcome

Thanks Jos

On 12 May 2005 13:02:18 -0700, (gemini) wrote:

I bought a 2nd hand navico TP5000 tiller pilot. Unfortunately there is
no user manual to it.
I think it is not too hard to handle but there might be some tricks
that could be handy in using and installing it.
Also I would like to know if there is anyone who has experience in
connecting it to a NAVCOM T500 GPS device through NMEA 0183. E.G. what
connectors are used (what is the pinconfiguration of the TP 5000?

Any information is welcome

Thanks Jos

Navico TP5000 NMEA wiring:

12 Vdc negative is blue
12 Vdc positive is brown

NMEA common: Yellow/green;
NMEA Data: black

NMEA via RS232:

The standard RS-232 connector is a 25 conductor DB-25, although
many units now use a 9 pin DE-9 which is different from a DB-9.

Serial Port Connections
Computer (DTE) Modem
DB-25 DE-9 Signal Direction DB-25
2 3 Tx Data - 2
3 2 Rx Data - 3
4 7 Request to send - 4
5 8 Clear to send - 5
6 6 Data Set Ready - 6
7 5 signal ground 7
8 1 Data CarrierDetect - 8
20 4 Data Terminal Ready - 20
22 9 Ring Indicator - 22

For NMEA-0183 you are only concerned with Rx data, the signal ground
(and possibly Tx Data, if we want the Navico to talk to the GPS)

I believe the European standard is 4800 baud for this type of
equipment. You may have to play with that a little.

Have fun.

Later,

Tom

On 12 May 2005 13:02:18 -0700, (gemini) wrote:

I bought a 2nd hand navico TP5000 tiller pilot.

I had one of these on my 49' sloop when I sailed around Africa.Nice
units.
Me and the wife
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/harkra...bum?.dir=/1323

Look he http://www.geocities.com/sy_wannabe/...ot_manual.html

It's for the Wheel pilot but I think the Tiller one is the same
control.


Jeannette
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Bristol 32, Puerto Escondido, Mexico
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