I would run the hot (red) straight through to the fuse box or battery with the recommended fuse, but the switch relay wire (yellow) could go to the switch… Disclaimer, it’s been awhile since I did this video so I would have to look at the instructions and your setup before I made a recommendation.
The bare wire is a ground. The yellow wire goes to a relay that allows main power to go to the radar. I had to either put on a switch or jump it to the main power.
Hi. Just installed a Halo 20+ on my boat. It works but does not have MARPA tracking. Does not seem to be able to see the heading data that is connected to my chartplotter. Have you got this to work? What are you using for a compass and how is it connected?
Unfortunately between the weather and family stuff I have not got all the functionality down yet. I’m using the precision 9 compass and the heading appears to read true on the radar screen. I had to use a meter to find a place with the least interference to mount it and that place was in the console. It’s plugged into the NMEA backbone. I posted a video of it a while back. Once installed I had to select it in settings because at the time I had a point-1 gps compass installed too.
My experience so far with this radar. Chose the Zeus3 chartplotter because it has NMEA 0183 to get all the other boat data including a fast heading stream. When I researched what I would need including reading the manuals for the Zeus and the radar it did not even mention the need for a fast heading compass but came across a simrad youtube video of a "webinar" that said you need a 10Hz heading stream if you want target tracking (marpa). After installing I found I had no target tracking. The radar status screen on the Zeus3 says "Radar Overlay status - OK" "Target Tracking - Status Heading not connected to radar" "Heading on radar - No" "Heading on network - Valid" "GPS on Network - Valid" "Error codes - None" I think the Zeus is meant to send the heading data to the radar but apparently is not doing it. I contacted B&G support and got told I would need to buy another expensive navico compass and connect via NMEA 2000. (another $1000 I was not warned about in any documentation) I don't think the support guy actually had any idea about how the Halo dome radars work as he kept quoting an old document that only refers to older products. The Halo 20+ does not require an interface box or NMEA2000 network according to the installation manual. Navico products have less online detailed technical information than anything I have ever encountered and their user support is pathetic. I can't find out what the minimum requirement is to make the radar work as advertised. I don't want to spend any more money on Navico products. I asked a question in the comments on the simrad webinar youtube and they told me to contact B&G support. So I did (again but a different lot). They have not responded. I Tried to post another question on the webinar youtube only to find they had blocked me from making any more comments! Does anyone have any knowledge of getting target tracking to work on Halo 20+ radars?
I have a 20yo sailing cat which came with a Raymarine auto pilot and a fluxgate compass. I recently installed a second hand GyroPlus2 device that adds gyro stabilisation to the heading on the auto pilot and improves its accuracy. The auto pilot also now outputs a NMEA0183 heading stream of 10Hz that was designed for use as heading for marpa tracking on radar. I bought the Zeus because it has NMEA 0183 interfaces and so I did not need to install NMEA 2000 or upgrade all my other nav gear. That seemed to be the most cost effective way to install radar on my boat compared to other brands and options. Did not find anything in the adverts or manuals to suggest this would not work. The Zeus uses the heading but apparently is not passing it to the scanner.
@@marvinandroid1174 everything you’re describing sounds logical and should work in theory. The only thing I can think of, is a setting isn’t turned on. I know my system is different than yours but I had go into settings and tell the unit which instrument to pull heading off of. I’ll play around with my unit in morning to try and remember exactly what I did.
Switch 3 is for the factory installed underwater lights option, however I didn't have that option installed so switch 3 is just an open switch on my console panel.
Real Talk! Appreciated Sir!
Nice install man!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video. I have two unused Accessory switches with their own 5amp fuse on the fuse panel. Would you recommend hooking up power there?
I would run the hot (red) straight through to the fuse box or battery with the recommended fuse, but the switch relay wire (yellow) could go to the switch… Disclaimer, it’s been awhile since I did this video so I would have to look at the instructions and your setup before I made a recommendation.
what is the little bare wire with no shielding? Do you have to connect the yellow wire when using Nema 2000
The bare wire is a ground. The yellow wire goes to a relay that allows main power to go to the radar. I had to either put on a switch or jump it to the main power.
Hi. Just installed a Halo 20+ on my boat.
It works but does not have MARPA tracking.
Does not seem to be able to see the heading data that is connected to my chartplotter.
Have you got this to work?
What are you using for a compass and how is it connected?
Unfortunately between the weather and family stuff I have not got all the functionality down yet. I’m using the precision 9 compass and the heading appears to read true on the radar screen. I had to use a meter to find a place with the least interference to mount it and that place was in the console. It’s plugged into the NMEA backbone. I posted a video of it a while back. Once installed I had to select it in settings because at the time I had a point-1 gps compass installed too.
My experience so far with this radar.
Chose the Zeus3 chartplotter because it has NMEA 0183 to get all the other boat data including a fast heading stream. When I researched what I would need including reading the manuals for the Zeus and the radar it did not even mention the need for a fast heading compass but came across a simrad youtube video of a "webinar" that said you need a 10Hz heading stream if you want target tracking (marpa).
After installing I found I had no target tracking. The radar status screen on the Zeus3 says
"Radar Overlay status - OK"
"Target Tracking - Status Heading not connected to radar"
"Heading on radar - No"
"Heading on network - Valid"
"GPS on Network - Valid"
"Error codes - None"
I think the Zeus is meant to send the heading data to the radar but apparently is not doing it.
I contacted B&G support and got told I would need to buy another expensive navico compass and connect via NMEA 2000. (another $1000 I was not warned about in any documentation)
I don't think the support guy actually had any idea about how the Halo dome radars work as he kept quoting an old document that only refers to older products.
The Halo 20+ does not require an interface box or NMEA2000 network according to the installation manual.
Navico products have less online detailed technical information than anything I have ever encountered and their user support is pathetic.
I can't find out what the minimum requirement is to make the radar work as advertised.
I don't want to spend any more money on Navico products.
I asked a question in the comments on the simrad webinar youtube and they told me to contact B&G support. So I did (again but a different lot). They have not responded.
I Tried to post another question on the webinar youtube only to find they had blocked me from making any more comments!
Does anyone have any knowledge of getting target tracking to work on Halo 20+ radars?
@@marvinandroid1174 maybe a dumb question what external heading sensor or compass are you using with your Zeus?
I have a 20yo sailing cat which came with a Raymarine auto pilot and a fluxgate compass. I recently installed a second hand GyroPlus2 device that adds gyro stabilisation to the heading on the auto pilot and improves its accuracy. The auto pilot also now outputs a NMEA0183 heading stream of 10Hz that was designed for use as heading for marpa tracking on radar. I bought the Zeus because it has NMEA 0183 interfaces and so I did not need to install NMEA 2000 or upgrade all my other nav gear. That seemed to be the most cost effective way to install radar on my boat compared to other brands and options. Did not find anything in the adverts or manuals to suggest this would not work. The Zeus uses the heading but apparently is not passing it to the scanner.
@@marvinandroid1174 everything you’re describing sounds logical and should work in theory. The only thing I can think of, is a setting isn’t turned on. I know my system is different than yours but I had go into settings and tell the unit which instrument to pull heading off of. I’ll play around with my unit in morning to try and remember exactly what I did.
What is "switch 3"?
Switch 3 is for the factory installed underwater lights option, however I didn't have that option installed so switch 3 is just an open switch on my console panel.
Too much yakking, too many caveats.
Thank for the comment