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QK-A026-plus Manual
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10 MWV Wind angle, (10 and 11 combined)
11 MWV Wind speed, (10 and 11 combined)
20 VHW
Speed through water, includes heading when
present
21 VLW Trip mileage (21 and 22 combined)
22 VLW Total mileage (21 and 22 combined)
23 MTW Water temperature
25 VLW Total and Trip mileage
26 VHW Speed through water, includes heading when present
27 MTW Water temperature
50 --- GPS latitude, value stored
51 --- GPS longitude, value stored
52 --- GPS speed over ground, value stored
53 RMC
Course over ground. RMC sentence is generated from stored
values from other GPS related datagrams.
54 --- GPS time, value stored
56 --- GPS date, value stored
58 --- GPS lat/long, values stored
89 HDG Magnetic heading, including variation (99)
99 --- Magnetic variation, value stored
AS the table shows, not all datagrams result in an NMEA 0183 sentence. Some datagrams are only
used to retrieve data, which is combined with other datagrams to create one NMEA 0183 sentence.
3.7. NMEA 2000 Port
The A026+ converter provides a NMEA 2000 network connection. The A026+ combines all the NMEA
0183 data inputs and then converts them to be NMEA 2000 PGNs. With the A026+ all WiFi data, USB
data and NMEA 0183 input and SeaTalk1 input data can be available on more modern NMEA 2000
capable instruments, such as NMEA 2000 chart plotters.
NMEA 2000 networks must at least consist of, a powered backbone with two terminators (termination
resistors), to which the multiplexer and any other NMEA 2000 devices must be connected.
Each NMEA 2000 device connects to the backbone. It is not possible to simply connect two NMEA 2000
devices directly together.
The A026+ is supplied with a spurred five-core screened cable for the NMEA 2000 connection, fitted with
a male micro-fit connector. Simply connect the cable to the network backbone.
3.8. Conversion Lists
The conversion tables on the following pages list the supported NMEA 2000 PGN’s (parameter group
numbers) and NMEA 0183 sentences. It is important to check the tables to confirm that the A026+
will
convert the sentences/PGNs required.
Through USB and WiFi, the A026+ will output in NMEA 0183 format, including all NMEA 0183 messages
received and NMEA 0183 messages converted from the NMEA 2000 network.
WiFi/USB inputs are NMEA 0183 messages and are converted to NMEA 2000 for the NMEA 2000 bus.
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