QK-AS06 Manual
V 1.0
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2021
4. Electronical connections
The AS06 is designed to be used out of the box. For instant wind speed and direction data it can be
connected to an NMEA 0183 listener device or to an NMEA 2000 network (QK-AS01 NMEA 2000
gateway required, not included in the box) and has a data frequency of 1Hz.
4.1. Connections
The QK-AS06 wind sensor can be connected to other devices using its four wires.
4.2. Connecting QK-AS06 to NMEA 0183 (RS232) devices
The AS06 sends wind data using the NMEA 0183-RS232 (single-ended) protocol.
For devices using the RS232 interface, the wires have to be connected in the following way:
*
[1]
Swap NMEA input(RX) and GND wires if the communication does not work.
Ensure you check the above table and your device’s documentation carefully before
powering up.
4.3. Connecting QK-AS06 to NMEA 0183 (RS422) devices
Although AS06 uses single-ended RS232 interface, it also supports RS422 (differential signal) interface
devices. In this case devices have to be connected in the following way:
*
[2]
Swap NMEA input + and NMEA input
–
wires if the communication does not work.
The following is an example for connecting the QK-AS06 wind sensor to a NMEA 0183 (RS422)
device (in this case, the QK-A031 NMEA multiplexer).
Wire
Function
Red
12V-24V POWER
Black
GND
Green
NMEA OUT / RS232 TX
Yellow
NMEA IN / RS232 RX
QK-AS06 wires
RS232 device
NMEA
0183
Green: TX (NMEA OUT)
RX (NMEA IN)*
[1]
Black: GND
GND (sometime called COM)
POWER
Black: GND
GND
Red: Power
12V Power
QK-AS06
RS422 device
NMEA
0183
Green: TX (NMEA OUT)
NMEA IN- (sometimes called NMEA /B,or -Ve)*
[2]
Black: GND
NMEA IN+ (sometimes called NMEA /A or +Ve)
POWER
Black: GND
GND
Red: Power
12V Power
