
All the senders and receivers are then “hung” of this line. This Back bone is essentially a long cable from one end of the boat to the other (possibly stating at the top of the mast) with a “termination” at each end and a power source in the middle. Unlike 0183 the NMEA2000 system relies on providing a data bus or “backbone” for the system. The new format will transmit data at a much higher speed than the old system so the cable and connectors are an important part of the overall system components. A physical and electrical characteristic and a programming or data exchange component. Unlike 0183 There are 2 elements to the 2000 standard. The standard is derived from the automotive world who developed the J1939 standard. The NMEA2000 standard has gone some way to addressing the above problems. The NMEA0183 standard has been useful if not at times very frustrating when trying to link several pieces of equipment together. NMEA2000 is the new standard to replace NMEA0183 which has been around for a long time.
#BASIC NMEA 2000 CONNECTORS ON RAYMARINE SYSTEMS SERIES#
I have used the Maretron WS100 solid state wind sensor with Raymarine ST70 and E series displays with great success.

A relative newcomer to the marine electronics market, Maretron have been at the forefront of allot of high quality NMEA2000 products. Both Garmin and Furuno and others have generally opted to use NMEA2000. Raymarine have the “SeaTalkNG” network, Simrad use “Simnet” and Lowrance Net, products being part of the Navico group. Some of them having their own name for basically the same thing. This new standard is now followed by most leading marine electronics equipment manufacturers around the world. In future articles I will add ideas for expanding your system, integrating across different manufacturers systems and integration with your existing NMEA0183 products. The idea behind this is to give you a basic understanding of what will be required to start a NMEA2000 instrumentation system. This article is about NMEA2000 basics for integration into the new generation of marine instruments.

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