Garmin 4008

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Thepower of networking meets the brilliance of great design in this chartplotter, which serves as your all-in-one \"nerve centre\" for the Garmin Marine Network. The GPSMAP 4008 has video-quality resolution on an 8\" (21 cm) VGA display as well as a worldwide, satellite-enhanced basemap. By connecting to the Garmin Marine Network, you can add sonar and radar. For even more enhanced features, you can add the optional BlueChart g2 Vision card (sold separately).

The 4008 connects easily to the high-speed Garmin Marine Network, so you can interface with additional MFDs and add remote sensors. Once connected, you can share information between the 4008 and other chartplotters on your boat. You also can add high-powered radar and sonar to your system.

The GPSMAP 4008 has video-quality resolution on an 8.4-inch VGA display as well as a worldwide, satellite-enhanced basemap. By connecting to the GMN, you can add sonar, radar and weather. For even more enhanced features, you can add the optional BlueChart g2 Vision card.

The Garmin GPSMAP 4008 connects easily to the high-speed GMN, so you can interface with additional multi-function displays and add remote sensors. Once connected, you can share information between the GPSMAP 4008 and other chart plotters on your vessel.

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The Garmin 4000 and 5000 series chart plotters were very popular and powerful units and although there are now newer Garmin Chart Plotters available, there are a lot of people who use these units and who may also be considering adding an AIS or going wireless.

With NMEA2000, four NMEA0183 inputs and two NMEA0183 outputs there are plenty of interfacing options on these Garmin units, but to keep things simple we suggested using our iAIS receiver (with built-in wireless NMEA server) to both provide AIS data to the Garmin 4008 via one of the NMEA0183 inputs and send the same data wirelessly to the iPad.

To ensure the best possible GPS reception, where ever the iPad was used and to allow the Garmin instrument data (speed, depth, wind, etc.) to be repeated on the iPad, we also suggested taking an NMEA0183 Output from the Garmin 4008 back to the iAIS which would then combine this GPS and Instrument data with its own AIS data and send everything wirelessly to the iPad.

It the Garmin had already been connected to another make of AIS or the customer had wanted to fit a transponder, then one of our WLN10HS units could have been added to the second NMEA0183 Output to go wireless or alternatively one of our NavLink units could have been connected to the NMEA2000 network.

With wireless NMEA data now available on his iPad, it was just a case for this customer of choosing one of the many Navigation Apps that are available for the iPad and he could start to use his iPad as a full function chart plotter. Click here to see our previous post on iOS Apps.

Garmin GPSMAP4008 is a Multifunction Display that can act as a stand alone plotter or can add Fishfinder and Radar options. BLUECHART g2 Vision brings a new world of 3 dimensional perspective above or below the water, high Resolution satellite images and auto guidance.

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