NorthStar Navigation 8000I - Manual (Page 38)

38 Northstar 8000i Black Box Processor
8.3 Utility Port
Connect to other electronic devices using the the optional Northstar 8000i Utility cable
(NS004801). The Utility cable has the following communication capabilities.
• 1 x NMEA Receive (see "NMEA" page 41)
• 1 x NMEA Transmit
• External Alarm (see "External Alarm" page 43)
• Remote Power On
• External Wake Up (see "External Alarm" page 43)
• System Controller re program (Service only)
NS004801 Utility Cable
Utility connector Pinout viewed looking at connector
Pin Color Signal
3 Yellow NMEA RX +
6 Black/White NMEA RX -
5 White NMEA TX +
4 Black NMEA TX - (Ground)
7 Orange NavBus + (Future)
8 Blue NavBus - (Future)
9 Dark Green External Alarm
11 Gray External Wake Up
12 Light Green Remote Power On
1 Purple System Controller (re program TX Service Only)
2 Pink System Controller (re program RX Service Only)
10 Brown/White System Controller (reset Service Only)
8.3.1 External Wake Up and Remote Power On
External Wake Up sends a signal to another device to initiate Power On. Connect External
Wake to the Remote Power On of the other device.
The External Wake Up feature of the 8000i provides the ability for an 8000i Device to control
the power state of another 8000i device that it is attached to.