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© 2013 Active Research Limited
Important notices
Actisense
and the Actisense logo are registered
trademarks of Active Research Limited. All rights are
reserved. The contents of this manual may not be
transferred or copied without the expressed written
permission of Active Research Limited. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
The
Actisense
NMEA
2000 PC Interface (NGT-1-ISO)
is intended for use in a marine environment, primarily for
below deck use. If the NGT-1-ISO is to be used in a more
severe environment, such use may be considered misuse
under the seller’s guarantee.
The NGT-1-ISO has been certified to comply with the
European directive for Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
(EN60945), and is appropriately CE marked. Operation
of the unit should be in conjunction with appropriate
CE approved shielded connectors and cabling used in
accordance with the CE directive EN60945. Any EMC
related issues should be reported to Active Research
immediately to allow the company to rectify or resolve
EMC related problems in accordance with its obligations
under EN60945.
If the unit is misconnected so that compliance failure
occurs, the company shall not be held responsible for
compliance failure until suitable EMC guidelines for
connection are seen to have been taken.
Notices
When using this document, please note the following:
The products described in this manual and the
specifications thereof may be changed without prior notice.
To obtain up-to-date information and/or specifications,
contact Active Research Limited or visit the
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Active Research Limited will not be liable for infringement
of copyright, industrial property right, or other rights of a
third party caused by the use of information or drawings
described in this manual.
Active Research Limited will not be held responsible for
any damage to the user that may result from an accident
during operation of this unit when used in accordance with
this document.
Foreword
At Active Research Limited, we recognise that instructions
are often skipped, so we have aimed to write this
document in an informative and direct manner that will aid
the user. We have covered all the points a typical user
needs to know.
Please read all sections before installing and using the
NGT-1-ISO, and any related software programs.
Introduction
The NGT-1-ISO allows installers of equipment to adopt
the NMEA 2000 network early, and enjoy the advantages
of a single bus connection to all marine electronic devices
around the entire boat.
The NMEA 2000 network reduces installation costs of
marine equipment and greatly reduce a boat’s wiring
harness complexity, leading to improved reliability and
reduction in unnecessary weight. Now only a single cable
is required from the bridge to the engines, sensors and all
other NMEA 2000 instruments on the boat
NMEA 2000 uses the “CAN Bus” system (prevalent in
most modern cars), to provide the quality and security of
data transmissions that the NMEA 0183 bus can never
hope to provide. This enables NMEA 2000 products to
achieve better data transmission reliability in the passage
of data through the vessel.
The
Actisense
‘Certified Software’ programme offers
PC software manufacturers a quick method of adding
an NGT-1 interface to their products - allowing them to
share and interact safely on the NMEA 2000 network via
the PC’s serial port. The NGT-1 interface acts much like a
firewall - preventing illegal operations and maintaining the
integrity of the NMEA 2000 network.
As more PC software manufacturers use the NGT-1
interface to offer NMEA 2000 support to their customers,
more users will experience the benefits of NMEA 2000.
Full information on the complete
Actisense
product
range and a list of all
Actisense
‘NGT Certified Software’
products can be found on the
