QK-A036 Manual
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2021
Figure 2: A036 Dimension in mm
4. Connections
Disconnect all power sources before connecting your equipment!
4.1. Connecting to the NMEA 2000 network
The A036 is pre-fitted with a five-core screened cable for the NMEA 2000 connection, fitted with a male
micro-fit connector. Simply connect the cable to the network backbone using a T-piece connector.
Figure 3: Pin NMEA 2000 male micro-fit connection
The main communication channel of a NMEA 2000 network is a NMEA 2000 backbone to which NMEA
2000 devices connect. Each NMEA 2000 device connects to the backbone with a T- piece connector.
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NMEA 2000 backbone must be connected to power the A036. An NMEA backbone always
required two termination resistors, 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 powering up. The A036 will then restart itself after the
formatting process has completed. After this process is complete the card can
finally be used to save log files. The formatting process could take up to 3 minutes
depending on the card storage size and speed.
If the operator wants to delete all the recorded data
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or for any other reason they want to format the card,
simply run the configuration tool, ensure the configuration tool is connected to the A036 and then press
CTRL+SHIFT+F9, a new window will pop up to allow formatting.
