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III. Installation of USB Drivers and Connection to PC
The Device is connected to a USB port of a PC and is compatible with the USB 1.1 protocol (1998) and later.
It is therefore compatible with all modern laptops and PCs. The Device can be powered from the USB port
(as well as from the NMEA 2000 port) and you will see LED signals after connection (otherwise it means
that the cable or the USB port is damaged).
At the software level, the Gateway implements two devices that operate simultaneously:
• a USB drive (mass storage device; class 8, subclass 6);
• serial port (virtual COM port; USB device class 2, subclass 2).
Serial ports do not require a special driver in Windows 10, Windows 11, Mac OS X and Linux; these
operating systems automatically use a system driver. In older versions of Microsoft Windows, you should
install a driver (.INF file only, no code) that links the standard system driver to a Device.
The USB connector in the Device is installed flush with
the surface of the case. As a result, some cables may
not be fully inserted, leaving a gap of about 1mm. This
is normal, do not use force when connecting the USB
cable.
Note that the USB port is not galvanically isolated from the NMEA 2000 network. We
recommend that you switch off the NMEA 2000 network or disconnect the Device from it
when connecting to the PC. On the boat, we recommend that you run your laptop on battery
and disconnect it from the inverter if you need to keep the NMEA 2000 connection while the
instrument is connected via USB. Otherwise the potential difference to ground may damage
the USB port or the Device.
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