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Yes, you can do that if you want. Just note that electrically RS232 is not the same as NMEA0183, so it may may not work: NMEA uses a different voltage range and is a differential signal whereas RS232 just uses a single data wire and the electrical ground. NMEA is also opto-isolated on the receive s...

sahona wrote:Is the plastimo Iris 50 the only rubber puck compass made these days?

No. The Axium ones are better made.

I have a spare one as I lost it for a while and of course found it the moment I'd replaced it.

No need to pay that much to connect your phone or tablet to your instruments by wifi.

I used a cheap RS232 (which is the serial protocol on which NMEA is based) to wifi convertor, bought directly from the Chinese manufacturer (they sell for ten times the price on eBay).