Furuno FA100 and FA150 AIS Transponders
S Transponder FA-100, Connection to PC:
FA150
Connecting using the Pocket Mariner AIS to internet adaptor. Connect the serial cable between the PC Port on the rear of the FA-150 transponder unit and the serial port on the adaptor. N.B. This must be a null modem cable – and is included with the adaptor. Then connect the adaptor to a lan port on your onboard internet.
FA150 to PC or Mac
Connect using a serial to USB cable
If using a serial port on the PC a standard serial cable can be used.
- FA150 pin 2 -> Pin 2 on PC
- FA150 pin 5 -> Pin 5 on PC
FA100
On the rear of the FA100 unit there is an DB9 (9-pin) connector marked “Extra I/O”. Use a Null Modem serial cable to connect it to our AIS to internet adaptor or a serial to USB cable to connect to a PC or Mac.
- FA100 pin 1 -> Pin 3 on AIS to interent adaptor
- FA100 pin 2 -> Pin 5 on AIS to interent adaptor
or if connecting to a PC with a serial port
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:
