01/02/2011 Furuno FA-100 connections to PC

Furuno AIS Transponder FA-100, Connection

to PC:
On the backside of the FA100 unit there is an DB9 (9-pin) connector marked "Extra I/O". It uses pin1 and
pin2 for data transmission, which have to be connected to pin2 and pin5 respectively of the serial port of the
PC (9-pin RS-232 port).

FA100 pin 1 -> Pin 2 on PC

FA100 pin 2 -> Pin 5 on PC

Alternatively, Furuno proposes the cabling displayed on the two following figures:

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Furuno AIS Transponder FA-150:

On the backside of the FA150 unit there is an DB9 (9-pin) connector marked "PC". A conventional serial
cable (RS-232) must be used to connect it to the serial port of a PC.
Only the following wiring is required:
FA150 pin 3 -> Pin 2 on PC
FA150 pin 5 -> Pin 5 on PC

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