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Quadro

 NMEA Concentrator Box 

Technical Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KVH #54-0098 Rev. C 

17 October, 1997 

 

Summary of Contents for NMEA

Page 1: ...Quadro NMEA Concentrator Box Technical Manual KVH 54 0098 Rev C 17 October 1997...

Page 2: ...nc KVH Europe A S 50 Enterprise Center Ved Klaedebo 12 Middletown RI 02842 USA 2970 Hoersholm Denmark tel 401 847 3327 tel 45 45 16 01 80 fax 401 849 0045 fax 45 45 86 70 77 e mail info kvh com email...

Page 3: ...n 1 1 2 Technical Specifications 3 2 Installation Procedures 2 1 Mounting and Wiring Directions 4 2 1 1 Mounting the Concentrator Box 5 2 1 2 Connecting to the Terminal Strip 5 2 2 Replacing the Fuse...

Page 4: ...le NMEA 0183 inputs into a single stream for distribution to other NMEA 0183 devices whether or not a Quadro Network System QNS is installed The Concentrator is designed to multiplex prioritize and or...

Page 5: ...jumpered to pin 14 as shown in Figure A 2 Concentrator with Two GPS Receivers the full prioritized output stream is sent to the QNS bus The NMEA 2 TX channel outputs unprioritized NMEA information co...

Page 6: ...mA maximum Input Output Signal Levels Receiving data levels 20 Vdc to 20 Vdc 10 Receiving minimum trigger 2 Vdc 10 Output signal levels 0 to 5 Vdc 10 Data current sink 0 5 mA Data current source to 2...

Page 7: ...ator Terminal Connections Pin Function 1 12 Vdc 2 5 A supply to external equipment 2 External equipment return 3 NMEA 3 input POS lowest input priority 4 NMEA 3 input NEG 5 NMEA 2 output POS outputs a...

Page 8: ...equipment are not grounded to the vessel s ground bus they must be connected to the Concentrator terminal strip 2 2 Replacing the Fuse Internal electronics and externally connected equipment are prot...

Page 9: ...6 Appendix A Interconnecting Diagrams Figure A 1 Concentrator with Single GPS Receiver Figure A 2 Concentrator with Two GPS Receivers...

Page 10: ...7 Figure A 3 Single GPS Receiver and Chart Plotter...

Page 11: ...8 Figure A 4 Single GPS Chart Plotter and Autopilot...

Page 12: ...tor is the QNS Master there is a 1 5 second delay between power up and display self test B 2 Quadro System General Quadro Display Function NMEA Input Sentence Speed over ground aaVTG aaRMC aaRMA Cours...

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