
Actisense™
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Contents
Important Notices 3
Notices 3
Feedback! 3
NMEA 0183 Introduction 4
The basics 4
Electrical specification 4
Communication specification 4
Connecting a computer to your NMEA 0183 system 5
Testing the computer connection with ‘HyperTerminal’ 5
Example data using an Actisense talker device 6
Connecting devices together 7
PC OPTO-Isolation cables 7
NMEA Data Multiplexers / Combiners 7
NMEA Buffers 7
NMEA Autoswitches 7
The NMEA 0183 signals 7
The different versions of the NMEA 0183 standard 7
Connecting a differential NMEA talker to other devices 8
NMEA Listener device (1): Standard differential NMEA 0183 v2.0+ device 8
NMEA Interface (2): PC with an opto-isolated input (via Actisense™ PC-OPTO-1) 8
NMEA Listener device (3): Single-ended NMEA interface device 8
Connecting a single-ended NMEA talker to other devices 9
NMEA Listener device (1): Standard differential NMEA 0183 v2.0+ devices 9
NMEA Interface (2): PC with an opto-isolated input (via Actisense™ PC-OPTO-1) 9
NMEA Listener device (3): Single ended NMEA interface devices 9
NMEA 0183 Sentence Format 10
DBT – Depth Below Transducer 11
DPT – Depth 11
MTW – Mean Temperature of Water 11
VHW – Water Speed and Heading 11
VLW – Dual Ground/Water Distance 11
Contact Information 12
Company Information 12
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