Volvo-Penta Not Talking to Garmin 8616

[Barry Cohen]

I cannot seem to get data from my D4-320 V-P engine (e.g., RPM, Fuel Remaining, Coolant Temperature) to my Garmin 8616xsv Chartplotter. My dealer was on the phone with Garmin yesterday and they could not work it out. Possibly a NEMA 2000 issue????

Is anyone having a similar issue?

 

[Genuine Drift]

Try powering up the Garmin prior to turning on engine battery switch and ignition. This solved the issue with older software versions.

 

[Ralf H]

That is correct. I would also see about performing a software update if you have not already done so. Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Ralf

 

[Barry Cohen]

I have the most recent Garmin software update and I have turned things on in the correct sequence. NADA! This is a brand new boat. It's only been in the water for 3 weeks. I am confident Winter Island Yacht Yard will figure it out.

 

[knotflying]

It could be the connection between your engine module and the Garmin. Since the boat is new I wouldn't be surprised. One of those new boat kinks that needs to be figured out. I am sure Peter will figure it out.

 

[allardiced]

Just in case it helps, I had this issue and figured it out. My thread is here: http://www.tugnuts.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20433&p=133856

The root cause for me was that a Volvo service tech installed an engine software update during my recent oil change. The engine firmware update quietly disabled the NMEA2K gateway on the Volvo Easy Connect Interface device, which sends the engine details to the NMEA2K network where Garmin can see it.

The solution required me to download the Volvo Easy Connect app onto my phone and connect to the device, then re-activate the "NMEA2000 Gateway" under the Settings menu. Looks like everything is back to normal. The hardest part was finding the magic bluetooth code on the label of the device, which required me to take a picture of it, and it is in a difficult to reach location. Quite a journey, but I know my boat more intimately now 🙂 Hope this helps.

Regards,
-Darryl
"Little Blue T"