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QK-A036 Manual

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HDG

Heading, Deviation & Variation

127250

HDM

Heading, Magnetic

127250

HDT

Heading, True

127250

MTW

Water Temperature

130311

MWD

Wind Direction & Speed

130306

MWV

Wind Speed and Angle (True or relative)

130306

RMB

Recommended Minimum Navigation Information

129283,129284

RMC*

Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data

126992, 127258, 129025, 12902

ROT

Rate Of Turn

127251

RPM

Revolutions

127488

RSA

Rudder Sensor Angle

127245

VHW

Water Speed and Heading

127250, 128259

VLW

Dual Ground/Water Distance

128275

VTG*

Course Over Ground and Ground Speed

129026

VWR

Relative (Apparent) Wind Speed and Angle

130306

XTE

Cross Track Error, Measured

129283

ZDA

Time & Date

126992

VDM

AIS Message 1,2,3

129038

VDM

AIS Message 4

129793

VDM

AIS Message 5

129794

VDM

AIS Message 9

129798

VDM

AIS Message 14

129802

VDM

AIS Message 18

129039

VDM

AIS Message 19

129040

VDM

AIS Message 21

129041

VDM

AIS Message 24

129809. 129810

Please note: some PGN sentences that are received require additional data before being sent.

9.1.2. NMEA 2000 to NMEA 0183 conversions

The following NMEA 2000 to NMEA 0183 conversions are currently supported.

NMEA 2000 PGN

HEX code

Function

Converted to NMEA 0183Sentences

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, Rapid Update

GLL

129026

1F802

COG & SOG, Rapid Update

VTG

129029

1F805

GNSS Position Data

GGA, GLL, GSA, RMC, ZDA

129033

1F809

Time & Date

ZDA

129044

1F814

Datum

DTM

Summary of Contents for QK-A036

Page 1: ...MEA 2000 network activity for system diagnosis and performance analysis Circular buffer preserves latest recorded data while oldest data overwritten when SD card is full Galvanic opto isolation on NMEA 2000 CAN bus connection Free Firmware updates provided when new features and conversions are added Update via USB from Windows PC Pre fitted cables for ease of installation Recorded data in selectab...

Page 2: ...nections 7 4 3 1 WiFi Ad hoc mode 7 4 3 2 WiFi Station mode 8 4 3 3 WiFi Standby 9 4 4 Connecting Via USB Port 9 4 4 1 Windows 9 4 4 2 Mac 10 4 4 3 Linux 10 5 Status LED S 10 6 Configuration via USB 11 7 Upgrading Firmware 12 8 Cloud Service 12 9 Conversion Lists 13 9 1 Conversion Lists 13 9 1 1 NMEA 0183 to NMEA 2000 conversions 13 9 1 2 NMEA 2000 to NMEA 0183 conversions 14 10 Specification 15 1...

Page 3: ...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 and SD card dust cover on if USB is not used 2 Connect to the NMEA 2000 backbone 12 0V power The A036 draws 12 0V power from the NMEA 2000 backbone Users will need an N2K backbone and 2 terminati...

Page 4: ...sages are stored with an integrated SD card The stored data can be uploaded to Quark cloud or accessed via an SD card reader not provided With an SD card with 32GB expandable of storage space the A036 can store up to an average of 7 weeks worth of vessel data User won t have to worry about losing the most recent data since A036 uses a circular buffer where the oldest data is overwritten only when ...

Page 5: ...cross your entire WiFi network and or to connect the A036 to the Internet Additionally the WiFi can be disabled if desired Upload the vessel data to Quark cloud options the recorded NMEA data in txt format will be automatically uploaded to the cloud once the device has been registered and connected to the Internet The Upload function can be disabled if desired One device can have up to 8GB cloud s...

Page 6: ...stors one at each end Please note 12 0V power for the A036 unit comes from the NMEA 2000 backbone 4 2 Micro SD card slot A standard Micro SD card is pre fitted in the A036 and is ready to use out of the box If the operator has their own SD card they wish to use with the A036 please turn off the power before inserting it in the slot The A036 will automatically format the card the first time powerin...

Page 7: ...t serves 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 In this way the mobile devices receive both the marine data and oth...

Page 8: ...cess To begin using station mode the A036 should be attached to a computer running windows for Mac user s windows boot camp via USB 1 Connect the A036 to the computer via Micro USB connection 2 Run the Configuration tool and check the connection to A036 at the bottom of configuration tool 3 Change the working mode field to Station mode 4 Enter the router s SSID 5 Enter the password for the network...

Page 9: ...setting up the WiFi to Standby the WiFi module will be disabled This helps to reduce the power consumption or may be used when connecting two WiFi enabled devices 4 4 Connecting Via USB Port The A036 comes with a USB connector This connector provides data input and output as standard The USB port is also used to configure the A036 and to update the firmware This USB connector can be linked directl...

Page 10: ...rt settings Bits per second 38400bps Data bits 8 Parity None and Stop bits 1 as shown below using HyperTerminal on Windows as an example 4 4 2 Mac For Mac OS X the A036 will be recognized and shown as a USB modem The ID can be checked with the following steps 1 Plug the A036 into a USB port and launch Terminal app 2 Type less dev sub 3 The Mac system will return a list of USB devices A036 will dis...

Page 11: ...iFi settings The Configuration tool can be found on the free CD and as a download from our website below https www quark elec com downloads configuration tools When the A036 is connected to a Windows PC and powered up A036 connected will be shown at the bottom of the Configuration software window The software version will be shown on the bottom right hand corner Figure 5 Configuration tool ...

Page 12: ...n software 3 Ensure the configuration tool is connected to the A036 and then click Ctrl F7 Some laptop maybe need click Ctrl F7 Fn 4 A new Window will pop up with a drive named STM32 or similar Copy the firmware into this drive and wait around 10 seconds to make sure the full file has been copied 5 Close the window and the Configuration software 6 Reboot the A036 and then the new firmware will be ...

Page 13: ...mat including all NMEA 0183 messages received and NMEA 0183 messages converted from the NMEA 2000 network 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...

Page 14: ... AIS Message 4 129793 VDM AIS Message 5 129794 VDM AIS Message 9 129798 VDM AIS Message 14 129802 VDM AIS Message 18 129039 VDM AIS Message 19 129040 VDM AIS Message 21 129041 VDM AIS Message 24 129809 129810 Please note some PGN sentences that are received require additional data before being sent 9 1 2 NMEA 2000 to NMEA 0183 conversions The following NMEA 2000 to NMEA 0183 conversions are curren...

Page 15: ... 129039 1F80F AIS Message 18 VDM 129040 1F810 AIS Message 19 VDM 129809 1FB11 AIS Message 24 Part A VDM 129810 1FB12 AIS Message 24 Part B VDM Please note some PGN sentences that are received require additional data before being sent 10 Specification Item Specification DC supply 12 0V 10 Average supply current 45mA Maximum supply current 95mA NMEA data format ITU NMEA 2000 and 0183 format NMEA 200...

Page 16: ...other documentation provided with this product Document history Issue Date Changes Comments 1 0 24 12 2020 Initial release 1 01 03 03 2021 Support Quark cloud 28 04 2021 12 Glossary Ad hoc WiFi also known as peer to peer devices communicate directly with each other without a router IP internet protocol ipv4 ipv6 explains which version IP Address is a numerical label assigned to each device connect...

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