Actisense NMEA NGW-1-ISO Bedienungsanleitung

NMEA Conversion Gateway

Install/User Manual

For all variants:

NGW-1-ISO

NGW-1-ISO-AIS

NGW-1-STNG

NGW-1-USB

Issue 3.0

NMEA Conversion Gateway - NGW-1

Contents

Software Updates ........................................................................................................................... 4

Powering the NGW-1...................................................................................................................... 4

ISO Variants: ...................................................................................................................................................4

USB Variants: ..................................................................................................................................................4

Connnecting to an NMEA 2000 Network ...................................................................................... 5

NMEA 2000 Pin Out ........................................................................................................................................5

Connnecting to a SeaTalkNG Network ......................................................................................... 5

Connnecting to NMEA 0183 Devices ............................................................................................ 6

Connnecting to a PC/laptop .......................................................................................................... 6

LED Behaviour and Troubleshooting ........................................................................................... 7

Changing Firmware........................................................................................................................ 8

Conguring using NMEA Reader.................................................................................................. 9

Connecting the NGW-1 to NMEA Reader .......................................................................................................9

Changing the Baud rate...................................................................................................................................9

Selecting PGNs for Conversion.....................................................................................................................10

Special ARL P-codes.....................................................................................................................................10

Tech Tips from our Support Team .............................................................................................. 10

Using the NGW-1 with waypoints..................................................................................................................10

Multiple sources of NMEA 0183 data ............................................................................................................10

NGW-1 Prioritisation of NMEA 2000 Talkers .................................................................................................11

Difference between NGW-1 and NGT-1 ........................................................................................................11

NGW-1 Product Order Codes........................................................................................................................13

NMEA Conversion Gateway - NGW-1

Important Notices

Trademarks and registered trademarks

Actisense® and the Actisense logo are registered trademarks of Active Research Limited. All other

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The NMEA® name and NMEA logo are copyright held by the NMEA. All uses in this manual are by

permission and no claim on the right to the NMEA name or logo are made in this manual.

Fair use statement

The contents of this manual may not be transferred or copied without the express written permission of

Active Research Limited.

Technical accuracy

To the best of our knowledge the information contained in this document was correct at the time it was

produced. Active Research Ltd cannot accept liability for any inaccuracies or omissions.

The products described in this manual and the specications thereof may be changed without prior notice.

Active Research Ltd cannot accept any liability for differences between the product and this document. To

check for updated information and specications please contact Active Research Limited.

Active Research Limited will not be liable for infringement of copyright, industrial property rights, or other

rights of a third party caused by the use of information or drawings described in this manual.

Product registration

Please register your product via the online form on www.actisense.com.

Your product package includes a unit serial number. Your registration will assist Actisense Support to link

your product to your details, simplifying any future assistance you may require.

Product Guarantee

This product comes with a three year ‘return to base’ guarantee. If you suspect that the unit is faulty please

refer to the Troubleshooting Guide section of this document.

It is a requirement of the guarantee that all installations of electronic equipment follow the NMEA 0400

specication. Any connection to a battery or power supply must meet the mandatory essential safety

requirements that may be imposed by local regulatory agencies.

Actisense products are intended for use in a marine environment, primarily for below deck use. If a

product is to be used in a more severe environment, such use may be considered misuse under the Active

Research Limited guarantee.

Product installation and operation

This product must be installed and operated in accordance with the instructions provided. Failure to do so

could result in personal injury, damage to your boat and/or poor product performance.

Product disposal

Please dispose of this product in accordance with the WEEE Directive. The product should be taken to a

registered establishment for the disposal of electronic equipment.

NMEA Conversion Gateway - NGW-1

About

The Actisense NGW-1 NMEA 2000 Gateway is the easiest way to link between a boats old and new data

networks. The NGW-1 can convert NMEA 0183 data into NMEA 2000 data and vice-versa.

The NGW-1 is available to purchase in a variety of options:

NGW-1-ISO is the standard option. With an opto-isolated input and ISO-Drive output for direct NMEA 0183

device bi-directional connection.

NGW-1-ISO-AIS is the NMEA 0183 AIS option that enables the conversion of NMEA 0183 AIS data

to its equivalent in NMEA 2000. This provides an ‘out of the box’ solution for quick installation with no

conguration required.

NGW-1-USB is the NMEA 0183 USB (1.1 and 2.0) interface for bi-directional connection to a PC for use

with NMEA 0183 software.

Every option of the NGW-1 is available with the SeaTalkNG to NMEA 2000 adaptor Cable - STNG-A06045.

The SeaTalkNG to NMEA 2000® adaptor cable (STNG-A06045) is not available as a standalone product

and must be bought as part of a bundle.

Please go to the ‘Downloads’ page of the Actisense website to see the up to date list of conversions the

various congurations can handle.

The Actisense NMEA Reader software utility allows the NGW-1 user to view and understand (in detail) the

translated NMEA 0183 sentences output by an NGW-1 directly.

Soware Updates

The NGW-1 units have built-in rmware which is held in ‘ash’ memory, allowing quick and easy upgrades

using the latest NGW-1 ActiPatch.

Actisense recommends that the NGW-1 rmware is kept up to date. The rmware version currently

installed on the NGW-1 can be checked on any NMEA 2000 MFD capable of displaying all devices that are

active on the NMEA 2000 network. Simply check this number against the latest version number on in the

downloads section of the Actisense website.

Powering the NGW-1

ISO Variants:

All ISO variants of the NGW-1 receive their power supply when connected to a correctly powered

NMEA 2000 backbone. The backbone must also be correctly terminated to allow connected devices to

communicate. Refer to the “Connecting to an NMEA 2000 Network” section for more information.

USB Variants:

All USB variants will be powered by the PC/laptop USB connection once the USB drivers have been

successfully installed. Depending on the settings of the PC/laptop that the NGW-1 is connected to, the

latest Actisense USB drivers will install automatically from Windows update. If this does not happen, the

same USB driver les are available on the CD that is included in the box with the NGW-1 or from the

NGW-1 downloads web page.

NMEA Conversion Gateway - NGW-1

Connnecting to an NMEA 2000 Network

The illustration below provides an example of the minimum requirements for an NMEA 2000 network. If an

NMEA 2000 network is not currently installed, Actisense has a variety of Starter Kits available.

The horizontal cable illustrating the backbone is not always needed in reality as a backbone can be formed

by simply connecting T-pieces directly to each other. The cable connecting a device to a T-piece must not

exceed 6 metres as dened in the NMEA 2000 specication:

Backbone

T-Piece Terminator

Instrument

Drop

Power T

NMEA

2000

Device

NMEA

0183

Network

NMEA 2000 Pin Out

The diagram below illustrates the standard wiring colours used by all NMEA 2000 devices (like the NGW-1):

NGW-1

NMEA 2000

Network

NET COM

Shield

NET HI

NET LO

NET SUP

NMEA 2000 Drop Cable

Wire Colour NMEA 2000 PCB Label

Shield/Screen Shield SHIELD

Blue Net Low NET LO

White Net High NET HI

Black Net Common NET COM

Red Net Supply NET SUP

Connnecting to a SeaTalkNG Network

Raymarines SeaTalkNG network uses exactly the same data as a standard NMEA 2000 network. The

only difference is the physical network connections. To connect any standard NMEA 2000 device (like

the NGW-1) to an STNG network, simply use an NMEA 2000 to STNG adapter cable (product code:

STNG-A06045) between the device and the STNG network.

NMEA Conversion Gateway - NGW-1

Connnecting to a PC/laptop

The diagram and table below illustrate how to connect the loose wires from any ISO variant NGW-1 to

a serial cable (DB9F). If the PC/laptop does not have a serial port, a USB-serial converter will also be

needed.

Connnecting to NMEA 0183 Devices

The diagram and table below illustrate how to connect the loose wires from any ISO variant NGW-1 to the

TX/RX terminals of any NMEA 0183 Talker/Listener.

NGW-1

Do not connect

NMEA

Listener/In

NMEA

Talker/Out

B/-

A/+

B/-

A/+

GND

NMEA 0183 DEVICE

Arrows indicate direction of data ow

Wire Colour Label Connnects To

Black IN B / - Talker OUT B / - / GND

Red IN A / + Talker OUT A / + / Data

Blue OUT B / - Listener OUT B / - /

GND

White OUT A / + Listener OUT A / + /

Data

Shield /

Screen ISO GND Not Connected

COMPUTER

NGW-1

Do not

connect

PC 9 PIN

RS232 Port

Pin 2

GND

Pin 5

Pin 3

Arrows indicate

direction of data flow

Wire Colour Label Connnects To

Black IN B / - GND (Pin 5)

Red IN A / + TX (Pin 3)

Blue OUT B / - GND (Pin 5)

White OUT A / + RX (Pin 2)

Shield /

Screen ISO GND Not Connected

NMEA Conversion Gateway - NGW-1

Behaviour Solution

USB only: The LEDs do not

light The USB driver has not been installed correctly.

The NMEA 2000 LED does

not ash when the NMEA

2000 network is active

Check that the NGW-1 is connected to the NMEA 2000 network and

that the NMEA 2000 network is operational.

Conrm that the PGN messages are available on the network (using

an Actisense NGT-1 or similar device) and that the required PGNs are

supported on the latest NGW-1 Conversion List.

The NMEA 0183 LED does

not ash when connected to

an NMEA 0183 Talker

Check that the NGW-1 is connected correctly to the NMEA 0183 device

and that the same Baud rate has been set on both devices.

Both LEDs ash together,

once every 10 seconds

Indicates that the NGW-1 is powered but no data is received from either

connection. If valid data should be present and converted by the NGW-

1 on one or both inputs, refer to the two rows above.

The LEDs ash alternately

very fast (4 times per

second). This sequence

repeats continuously

Indicates that the NGW-1 has lost its Firmware, please connect the unit

to the latest NGW-1 Actipatch and re-install the Firmware.

LED Behaviour and Troubleshooting

There are 2 LEDs inside the NGW-1, one on the NMEA 0183 side, one on the NMEA 2000 side. On start

up, these LEDs will ash alternately and very quickly for 2 seconds.

The primary function of the NGW-1 NMEA 0183 LED is to indicate reception of a valid NMEA 0183

sentence. The NMEA 2000 LEDs main function is to indicate reception of a PGN on the NGW-1

conversion list. It is normal for the NMEA 0183 LED to ash faster than the NMEA 2000 LED due to the

smaller bandwidth available to NMEA 0183.

If the NGW-1 is not receiving any data on either side, both LEDs will ash together every 10 seconds. This

could be a result of incorrect wiring, mismatched baud rates or a lack of data available to the NGW-1.

If any irregular behaviour is observed, please consult the video in the Actisense Support Centre or the table

below.

Technical Support and the Returns Procedure

All installation instructions and any warnings contained in this manual must be followed before contacting

Actisense technical support. If the troubleshooting guide did not help resolve the problem and an error

persists, please contact Actisense technical support to help trace the issue before considering the return of

the product. If Actisense support concludes that the NGW-1 unit should be returned to Actisense a Returns

Number will be issued by the support engineer.

The Returns Number must be clearly visible on both the external packaging and any documentation

returned with the product. Any returns sent without a Returns Number will incur a delay in being processed

and a possible charge.

NMEA Conversion Gateway - NGW-1

Changing Firmware

Both the standard and AIS versions of NGW-1 rmware can be installed in any hardware variant. The

NGW-1 downloads web page contains a list of options that allows the device name to display accurately

on an NMEA 2000 network device list. All standard versions operate in the same way and all AIS versions

operate the same way regardless of the name.

Here’s how to change the rmware:

Locate and download the required ActiPatch from the Actisense website. For example, if you have an

NGW-1-STNG and you wish to enable AIS conversions, you will need “NGW-1-STNG-AIS v2.420 ActiPatch

Setup”

To connect your NGW-1 (ISO Variants) to a PC (to update its rmware) you have the following options:

1. Wire a D-type 9-pin connector to your NGW-1’s NMEA 0183 port (you can connect that directly to

the NGW-1 terminals inside the case if that is more convenient), and then connect to a standard “USB to

Serial” adapter cable if your computer does not have an RS232 port on it. Please refer to “Connnecting to a

PC/laptop” on page 6.

2. You might want to consider our Actisense DB9-F and USB-1 products if do not have cables already.

3. For a quick and easy connection, use our Actisense USG-2 product for direct wiring to the NGW-1’s

terminals whilst keeping your PC safe with 1500 volts of isolation.

You can use the USG-2 as a safe way to connect any NMEA 0183 signal to your PC so it is great as an

NMEA 0183 diagnostic tool when used with our freely available NMEA Reader software

Note that with the ISO variants of the NGW-1, power needs to be present on the NMEA 2000/SeaTalkNG

side of the NGW-1 for the PC connection to be powered and active. The USB variants are powered once

the latest USB drivers have been successfully downloaded and installed.

With the NGW-1 connected to your PC, select the correct COM port for your NGW-1 from the drop down

menu in the Actipatch you just downloaded.

Click on the ‘Program’ button when it goes green and you will see the progress bar indicating the

installation of the rmware to your NGW-1.

When the installation is completed successfully, the ‘Patch ID’ box and ‘Device ID’ box will contain identical

information.

NMEA Conversion Gateway - NGW-1

Conﬁguring using NMEA Reader

In the majority of cases, conguration of an NGW-1 is not required as it communicates at the standard

4800 baud rate for NMEA 0183 devices (38400 for the AIS rmware) by default. All available conversions

are enabled by default so the only conversion related conguration option is to reduce the number of

conversions carried out by the NGW-1. Checking extra boxes in the PGN enable lists in NMEA Reader that

weren’t initially checked will have no effect.

All available conversions being enabled on the NGW-1 should not cause conicts as NMEA 0183 devices

are usually good at recognising data that they don’t require and ignoring it. NMEA 2000 is also very good at

handling data.

If you still wish to congure the NGW-1, this can be done using the freely available NMEA Reader.

Connecting the NGW-1 to NMEA Reader

Connect the NGW-1 to the PC (refer to “Connnecting to a PC/laptop” on page 6) and run the NMEA

Reader program. Select the port number the Baud rate for the NGW-1. The default Baud rate for the NGW-

1 is 4800 with the standard Firmware and 38400 with the AIS Firmware. NMEA Reader will attempt to

communicate with the NGW-1. Once successful the ‘Hardware Cong’ tab will become available and the

green LED indicator next to the Baud selection will ash.

Note: You must open the port at the Baud rate the NGW-1 is congured to use, there is no auto Baud

feature.

Changing the Baud rate

At the bottom of the ‘Hardware Cong’ tab there is a ‘Port Cong’ section. Under ‘Serial Baud Rate’ there

are 2 drop down boxes, one of which is disabled. Select the new Baud rate you require for the device and

click ‘Apply’. The new setting will be sent to the NGW-1 which will reboot. NMEA Reader will re-open the

connection at the new Baud rate.

It is not possible to congure the inputs and outputs of the NGW-1 to operate at separate baud rates.

Note: Do not make any other conguration changes when setting the Baud rate. Some changes may be

lost when setting the new Baud rate.

Note: Only the USB variant of the NGW-1 is capable of Baud rates above 115200. Do not change the Baud

rate of the other varients to above 115200. Doing so may prevent the NGW-1 from communicating and may

require the return of the unit.

Selecting PGNs for Conversion

NB: If making more than a few changes to the enabled conversions in the NGW-1, you will need to

temporarily increase the Baud rate. Remember to change it back when nished.

NMEA Conversion Gateway - NGW-1

As a quick description: Using NMEA Reader, you can choose which PGN’s are received (Rx) or transmitted

(Tx) by the NGW-1. For example, turning off PGN 127251 from the “Rx PGN Enable List” will stop all ROT

sentences appearing on the NMEA 0183 output of the NGW. However, turning off PGN 128267 from the

“Rx PGN Enable List” will stop both DPT and DBT sentences appearing on the NMEA 0183 side of the

NGW. There is currently no way of choosing DPT or DBT, you can only get or stop both.

The “Tx PGN Enable List” works in a similar way, DBT and DPT are used to generate PGN 128267

you cannot choose data from one sentences and not the other. Please refer to the NGW-1 Conversion

List document to fully understand the relationship between the NMEA 2000 PGN and the NMEA 0183

Sentences.

For full instructions on how to use NMEA Reader, please refer to the NMEA Reader & EBL Reader User

Manual. In the manual it shows the hardware conguration option as a window, however with the latest

edition of NMEA Reader it is a tab that can be selected at the bottom left side of the NMEA Reader window.

Special ARL P-codes

he Active Research Ltd P-codes option turns on or off the special Actisense system status sentences from

the 0183 output. The default is the ‘permanently disabled‘ to conserve output bandwidth. Once you have

selected the new behaviour click ‘Apply’.

Using the NGW-1 with waypoints

If you want to use the NGW-1 with NMEA 0183 waypoint names, they have to be purely numeric – e.g. a

valid waypoint name is “73”, an invalid name is “waypoint 73” in order for the NGW-1 to correctly convert

it to NMEA 2000. This is because NMEA 2000 waypoint names can only be numeric (at their lowest level).

Converting NMEA 2000 waypoint names to NMEA 0183 is simple as they will automatically use the numeric

value dened in NMEA 2000.

Multiple sources of NMEA 0183 data

Unfortunately it is not possible in any NMEA 0183 networking situation to connect the output of more than

one Talker to the input of one or more Listener/s. To convert data from more than one NMEA 0183 Talker to

NMEA 2000 you have two choices.

1. Use an NMEA 0183 multiplexer like the Actisense NDC-4 to combine the output of the two Talkers.

Then use an NGW-1 to convert the output from the NDC-4 to NMEA 2000.

2. Use a dedicated NGW-1 for each NMEA 0183 Talker.

We always recommend number two as multiplexing can become complicated and the cost for one NDC-4

and an NGW-1 is approximately the same as the cost for three NGW-1’s.

Tech Tips from our Support Team

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