The Lowrance Elite 5 Fish Finder can be configured to have one differential NMEA0183 Port (RS422 mode) or two common ground NMEA0183 Ports (RS232 Mode). You can connect the Sonar Server in either mode – click here for wiring details.
The port must output and input data at the same baud rate, so if you already have an AIS connected to this port then you will need to reconfigure the Sonar Server baud rate to 38400 baud, which is detailed in a Tech Note that can be downloaded by clicking here.
Will it work with Lowrance Elite 5M Chartpotter? Don’t have one yet but considering purchase.
Thanks,
Tom
Hi Tom,
Yes the Lowrance Elite 5M will be fine and the wiring diagram in this article is applicable. For more info on this model, click on this link to the Lowrance support site…
http://support.lowrance.com/system/selfservice.controller?CONFIGURATION=1001&PARTITION_ID=1&secureFlag=false&TIMEZONE_OFFSET=&CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=3687
Best regards
PAUL