BLE
5.6
The NCP is able to receive wind data from an ULTRASONIC Portable or ULTRASONIC
Wired BLE and convert it into NMEA 0183 sentences and NMEA 2000 PGNs. It also
repeats/replicates same wind data via Bluetooth.
When the unit receives data from several BLE sources, the first one to receive data
from, will be the selected wind source to broadcast.
If you want to select the BLE data source you have to configure its BD_ADDR via
webserver (look up section 7.1)
Up to two Bluetooth devices can be connected at the same time to the same
ultrasonic.
WIFI‐Access Point
5.7
The NCP
is an Access Point to access the NCP Webserver Configuration Page, or
access your Wi‐Fi wind data in case your NCP model has this option.
It will broadcast it’s SSID as “NMEA+<MAC Address>”. This ensures that, by default,
every NCP has a unique Access Point (e.g. if your MAC address is
a1:a2:a3:a4:a5:a6
,
then your SSID will be
Nmea+a1a2a3a4a5a6).
The SSID and password of your device can be found printed on a label inside the
black gateway.
The NCP SSID will be visible using the network settings (show available networks) of
your PC, or usually under settings / connections / Wi‐Fi on your mobile device.
Selecting it will prompt a connection and request the user to enter the Wi‐Fi
password. Once the password is entered, the Wi‐Fi enabled PC or device should
connect within a few seconds (depending on the operating system).
Note:
The connection manager will report “No Internet” which is correct as your
device is now connected directly to the NCP
Access Point
which does not provide
internet access
.
The NCP built‐in configuration can always be accessed by typing in the
IP address:
192.168.4.1
into the address bar of your Wi‐Fi enabled PC or devices web browser.
WIFI‐Station
5.8
The NCP can be used as Wi‐Fi Station to be connected to your Wi‐Fi network. This
enables you to access the Configuration Webserver and your Wi‐Fi wind data from
any point of your network. See section 7.1 to configure it.
