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Quark-elec Manual 

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2022 

 V4.32 

6. To connect a mobile device wirelessly to the A032 through a router (Station mode)

 see

Wireless Connections chapter. 

7. Optional: Configuring 

your device’s Baud rates or WiFi settings

The A032 has been pre-set to frequently used WiFi and Baud rate settings for your convenience. If
you wish to change these settings, please use the Configuration tool. For more details, please See
the configuration section of the manual and the configuration instructions on the CD provided.

Default Baud Rate settings: 

The default NMEA 0183 input baud rate is 4800bps, the default output

baud rate is 38400bps.

Default WiFi settings:

 The A032 is pre-set to connect wirelessly to mobile devices in Ad-hoc mode

(

‘peer-to-peer’ without a router or access point). This can be changed to Station mode (connecting to

other devices through a router), using the Configuration software. WiFi can be disabled by setting
device’s WiFi to Standby mode.

Figure 1: Example setup 

Summary of Contents for QUARK-ELEC NMEA 0183

Page 1: ... versions without configuring Configurable baud rate Free firmware updates provided when new features and conversions are added Update via USB from Windows PC Pre fitted cables for a quick and easy installation NMEA 0183 sentences can be output through WiFi USB NMEA 2000 PGNs can be output through WiFi USB selectable format NMEA 0183 or PCDIN WiFi supports Ad hoc Station and standby mode From 10th...

Page 2: ... Configuration 8 8 Wireless Connections 9 8 1 WiFi Ad hoc mode 11 8 2 WiFi Station mode 12 8 3 WiFi Standby 13 9 USB connection 13 9 1 Checking the USB connection Windows 13 10 Chart Software 14 10 1 OpenCPN example USB setup 14 10 2 OpenCPN example Network setup WiFi 14 11 Updating upgrading Firmware 15 12 Conversion Lists 16 12 1 A032 NMEA 0183 to NMEA 2000 conversions 16 12 2 A032 NMEA 2000 to ...

Page 3: ...uired The A032 is powered by the NMEA 2000 bus 1 2 Installation and Setup 1 Mounting Consider the location Dry sturdy location 0 5m from other WiFi VHF equipment Ensure there is the correct length of wires needed If drilling holes for cabling seal around any holes to prevent damage to the vessel or equipment Keep the USB dust cover on if USB is not being used 2 Connecting the A032 to the NMEA 2000...

Page 4: ...l For more details please See the configuration section of the manual and the configuration instructions on the CD provided Default Baud Rate settings The default NMEA 0183 input baud rate is 4800bps the default output baud rate is 38400bps Default WiFi settings The A032 is pre set to connect wirelessly to mobile devices in Ad hoc mode peer to peer without a router or access point This can be chan...

Page 5: ...ce while NMEA 2000 is a network The NMEA 2000 network allows multiple electronic devices to be connected together on a common channel for the purpose of easily sharing information Because it is a network and because multiple devices can transmit data a more comprehensive set of rules is required that dictate the behaviour of the members of the network The CAN automatically provides some of these r...

Page 6: ...Quark elec Manual 6 of 20 2022 V4 32 Figure 2 A032 Dimension in mm ...

Page 7: ...ther NMEA 0183 devices The user can use the configuration tool to setup NMEA 0183 input and output baud rate if required Wire Colour Wire Function Blue NMEA OUT White NMEA OUT Black NMEA IN Grey NMEA IN Brown GND Default Baud Rate settings The A032 is pre set to frequently used baud rate settings for your convenience If you wish to use other settings default settings can be changed using the Confi...

Page 8: ...Ds turn on and then off after initialization During normal operation these LEDs flash as below Power Top LED red flashes at 3 second intervals NMEA 2000 INPUT Middle LED green flashes for each valid NMEA 2000 PGN input NMEA 0183 INPUT Bottom LED green flashes for every valid NMEA 0183 sentence input Please note the NMEA LEDs flash when their respective data is received not when data is converted o...

Page 9: ...oc p2p Station mode Access Point or Standby disabled See wireless connections chapter for details NMEA 2000 NMEA 2000 bus data can also be sent out via WiFi and USB Operator can set up the output format using the configuration tool This can be PCDIN Raw NMEA 2000 data in NMEA 0183 format NMEA 0183 converted PGNs or it can be disabled by choosing standby mode Once settings have been changed please ...

Page 10: ...erves as a bridge to other networks such as the Internet or LAN This allows the router to handle the data and traffic from the device This data can then be picked up through the router anywhere on the local area network This is similar to plugging the device directly into the router by wire but instead using wireless technology This way the mobile devices receive both the marine data and data from...

Page 11: ...and the port number to 2000 With the above settings a wireless connection should be established and the user should be able to receive and view data in the chart software Note In Ad hoc mode the IP address should not be changed SSID and password can be changed using the configuration software the password should be between 8 to 12 characters long Data received through the wireless connection can b...

Page 12: ...P address in the Gateway section This can usually be found on a label on the router Leave the other settings as they are 8 Click Config in the bottom right hand corner and wait for about 60 seconds After 60 seconds click Disconnect 9 Repower the A032 The A032 will now attempt to connect to the router 10 In the chart software set the protocol to TCP Insert the IP address that was assigned to the A0...

Page 13: ...t of USB devices A032 will displayed as dev tty usbmodemXYZ where XYZ is a number Nothing further needs to be done if it is listed Linux No driver is required for Linux When connected to the computer A032 will show up as a USB CDC device on dev ttyACM0 or similar 9 1 Checking the USB connection Windows After the driver is installed run the Device Manager and check the COM port number This is the n...

Page 14: ... view of openCPN software Users now need to feed data to openCPN via the Quark elec instruments Click on the Options tab at the top The Options tab looks like a spanner as seen below in the highlighted image 2 In options at the top of the window will be a tab button that says Connections Click on this 3 Click on Add Connection button highlighted in the picture below 4 Select Serial 5 Select from t...

Page 15: ...vices are disconnected from your NMEA 2000 backbone During this process only the QK A032 should be connected to the backbone as data sent to the network by other devices might cause damage to the A032 during the update The firmware can be upgraded through the following process 1 Power OFF the A032 Disconnect it from NMEA 2000 network 2 Connect the NMEA 0183 NMEA IN black and NMEA 0183 NMEA OUT blu...

Page 16: ...n step 2 and 3 and Power ON the A032 connect to NMEA 2000 network 9 Wait at least 10 seconds and Power OFF A032 disconnect from NMEA 2000 network 10 Finally POWER ON the A032 connect to NMEA 2000 network This final step ensures settings are stored The upgrading process is complete 12 Conversion Lists The following tables list the supported NMEA 2000 PGN s parameter group numbers and NMEA 0183 sent...

Page 17: ...00 to NMEA 0183 conversions are currently supported NMEA 2000 PGN HEX code Function Converted to NMEA 0183 Sentences 126992 1F010 System Time ZDA 127245 1F10D Rudder RSA 127250 1F112 Vessel Heading HDG VHW 127251 1F113 Rate of Turn ROT 127258 1F11A Magnetic Variation HDG 128259 1F503 Speed Water referenced VHW 128267 1F50B Water Depth DBT DPT 128275 1F513 Distance Log VLW 129025 1F801 Position Rap...

Page 18: ...agnostic or analytical work The following is a typical PCDIN message format outputted through WiFi and USB The chart software will convert this into more meaningful information Received message PCDIN 01F119 00000000 16 0064050800FFFF0C 5B Header PGN Time Stamp Source ID Data Termination Check Sum PCDIN 01F119 00000000 16 0064050800FFFF0C 5B 13 Specification Item Specification DC supply 12 0V 10 Av...

Page 19: ...Quark products may be upgraded from time to time and future versions may therefore not correspond exactly with this manual The manufacturer of this product disclaims any liability for consequences arising from omissions or inaccuracies in this manual and any other documentation provided with this product Document history Issue Date Changes Comments 1 0 27 02 2018 Initial release 3 0 24 10 2018 New...

Page 20: ...ices on the boat PGN Packet group number used in the NMEA 2000 protocol instead of sentences Router A routerhttps en wikipedia org wiki Router_ computing cite_note 2 is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks Routers perform the traffic directing functions on the Internet Sentences Used in NMEA 0183 protocol to transfer data between marine equipment Station mode Wi...

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