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1.  Four NMEA 0183 inputs.

All  NMEA  0183  inputs  are  of  the  differential  opto-

isolated  type  and  use  the  unique 

Actisense™

  low 

current drain circuitry (2mA @ 2.0v) to conform in full 

with the NMEA 0183 marine electronic device network 

communication  standard,  and  are  flexible enough

to  interface  to  most  fully  and  partially  compliant 

devices.

2.  An NMEA (data combined) 0183 output.

The  NMEA  0183  output  comprises  of  three 

connections: ‘

+

’, ‘

-

‘ and ‘

Ground

’ and conforms in full 

to the NMEA 0183 standard. This allows the NDC to 

interface to various different devices that require any 

combination of these outputs. 

3.  An RS-232 input/output.

The bi-directional RS-232 port is designed for direct 

connection  to  a  Personal  Computer  (PC)  or  other 

marine  device  capable  of  interfacing  to  a  standard 

RS-232 port.

4.  Battery supply input.

Note:

1.  To  complete  the  NMEA  0183  standard  all  device 

interconnection NMEA cables used should meet the 

two-conductor,  shielded,  twisted  pair  configuration

specification. The shield connection of these wires

should  be  connected  at  the  instrument  end  only  to 

prevent ground loops.

2.  Refer to the 

Specifications

 

section for the full details 

on input/output specifications.

3.  If the laptop / PC to be used with the NDC does not 

have an RS-232 serial port available, the 

Actisense™

 

USB to RS-232 adapter cable

 has been tried and 

tested to provide a compatible communications port. 

Please visit the 

Actisense™ website

 for full details 

on this, and other 

Actisense™

 products.

The NMEA Data Combiner (NDC-3) has screw-terminal “Phoenix” type external connections for: -

Connections

Figure 1 – All external connections

NMEA DA

TA COMBINER

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NDC

-3-B

Содержание NDC-3

Страница 1: ...er NDC 3 B User Manual Issue 1 31 Multiple talker interface for use with the NMEA 0183 standard Serial data networking of marine electronic devices instruments Personal computer RS232 interface to NME...

Страница 2: ......

Страница 3: ...mpatible RS 232 bi directional port 5 Technical features 5 Software updates 5 Connecting devices together 6 The basics 6 The NMEA signals 6 The different NMEA standards 6 Connections 7 Connecting to N...

Страница 4: ...n the NMEA sentence is validated Therefore the electronic device s supplying the NDC 3 with NMEA data retain s the sole responsibility for the NMEA data s validity Foreword Actisense recognises that i...

Страница 5: ...m drive capability The full differential output ensures better quality communications and lower noise emissions on unshielded twisted pair cabling Full speci cation RS232 interface ensures that any ma...

Страница 6: ...ine Tx or Out and used the ground as the other line similar to the way a computer serial port works This connection method is referred to as single ended instead of the differential method used by NME...

Страница 7: ...to a Personal Computer PC or other marine device capable of interfacing to a standard RS 232 port 4 Battery supply input Note 1 To complete the NMEA 0183 standard all device interconnection NMEA cable...

Страница 8: ...connection ID s Simply connect A to A and B to B refer to gure 2 NMEA Talker device 3 This device does not conform completely to the NMEA 0183 standard However by connecting to A and its G Ground to t...

Страница 9: ...ine and one for the RX line Use the spare wire in each pair as ground and connect the cable shield to ground only at the computer end 3 The TX of the NDC 3 should be connected to the RX of the compute...

Страница 10: ...ion Also indicates that no data is currently being received by the NDC 3 hardware Green Flashing 1 10 per second Normal and data Rx mode No error No response required A normal operation mode that indi...

Страница 11: ...e reduces to 2v 32 mA Output short circuit current 50 55 mA Baud rate xed see note 3 4 8 kbit sec Data propagation delay 1 0 100 ms RS 232 Input voltage range 15 15 V Input voltage threshold LOW 0 8 1...

Страница 12: ...202 746682 International 44 1202 746682 Fax 01202 746683 International 44 1202 746683 Actisense on the Web For advice support and product details E mail support actisense com Website www actisense com...

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