Quark-elec Manual
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When the A032 is connected to a Windows PC and powered up, the
‘A032 connected’ status message
will be displayed at the bottom of the Configuration software window. The firmware version will be
shown in bottom right-hand corner.
NMEA 0183
The required NMEA 0183 input and
output baud rates can be selected from
the drop-down list. The A032 can
communicate with high-speed NMEA
0183 devices (38.4kbps), or slower
NMEA 0183 devices (4.8kbps) if no
high-speed data transfer is required.
As NMEA 2000 runs at 250kbps, while
the standard NMEA 0183 port runs at
4.8kbps or 38.4bps, data
overflow on NMEA 0183 output port
cannot be completely avoided. If there
are a few of NMEA 2000 devices on the
backbone please be aware of the
possibility of the overflow.
WiFi
The A032 can be set up in either Ad-hoc (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 click ‘Config’, wait for 30 seconds, and click
‘Disconnect’. Please reboot device by disconnecting and re-connecting it to the power source.
Your device is now ready for use.
8. Wireless Connections
The A032 allows users to view data on a PC, tablet, smartphone or other compatible WiFi enabled
device. Users can view marine network data including vessel course, speed, position, wind speed,
direction, water depth etc in a chart software (see chapter chart software
The IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless standard has three basic modes of operation: Ad-hoc mode (peer to
peer), Station mode (also called infrastructure mode) and Standby (WiFi disabled).
