What heading sensor are you guys having the most success with? I'm designing a new setup and am looking to be able to have the map properly oriented even when sitting still.
What heading sensor are you guys having the most success with? I'm designing a new setup and am looking to be able to have the map properly oriented even when sitting still.
I believe the only heading sensor Garmin has is the Steadycast. Its heading sensor only.
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Steadycast is the cheap version, good enough for fishing. The 9-axis heading sensor is more expencive and way better, and a must if you intend to use it wit AP or radar. Lowrance Point-1 is worth a look though, better then steadycast, has a GPS-reciver as well and works well with Garmin.
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The only thing with the Point 1 you cant calibrate with a Garmin unit, that i know of.....of course you could always get a buddy to do it for you. Also, as for the EC Plus and Ultra unit, i dont know if you can chose JUST the heading sensor from the Point 1 unless it pics it up automatically.
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You can use a point one with a garmin? no shit?
Yep.....
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The point one is NMEA 2000 it works with my GPSMAP 1222
The garmin also works with the lowrance.
I dont have one, but Ive read in several places that you can calibrate it with any MFD - you dont need a Lowrance.
This is from one guy on another site, but the details are supposed to be in the manual as well.
How do you calibrate it on a Garmin ? The manual says that you have to connect it to a Lowrance Gen2 or at least a Gen1 to calibrate .
1. Power up everything
2. Disconnect Point-1
3. Connect Point-1
4. Perform a full steady circle within a certain time frame
5. Perform two more full steady circles
The calibration procedure is in the Point-1 manual. What having it connected to a Lowrance will do is allow you to skip steps 1 through 4 and instead press a button to initiate calibration.
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I use a Point-1 with 8410xsv, no issues. You should be able to do the manual calibration.
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