Calypso Instruments NMEA CONNECT PLUS User manual

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0 Index
1 Productoverview
2 Familymodels
3 Applicationareas
3.1 ULTRASONICPORTABLEtoNMEA0183
3.2 ULTRASONICPORTABLEtoNMEA2000
3.3 ULTRASONICWiredorULPtoBLEandtoNMEA2000
3.4 Flexibleinterfaces
3.5 RangeExtender
4 Packagecontent
5 Functionalities
5.1 POWER
5.2 USB
5.3 NMEA2000®interface
5.3.1 PGNs
5.3.2 Fieldprogrammabilityoftheinstancefields
5.3.3 LoadEquivalencyNumber
5.4 NMEA0183
5.4.1 NMEA0183sentences
5.5 WIFINMEA0183server
5.6 BLE
5.7 WIFI‐AccessPoint
5.8 WIFI‐Station
5.9 WIFI‐Repeater(Pendingtobeimplemented)
6 Installation
6.1 ConnectUSBinterface
6.2 ConnectNMEA2000interface
6.3 ConnectNMEA0183interface
6.4 ConnectDedicatedPower
7 Configuration
7.1 WIFISTATIONCONFIGURATION,andIPCONFIGURATION
7.2 BLECONFIGURATION
7.3 NMEA0183CONFIGURATION
8 Technicalspecifications
9 FirmwareUpgrade
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1 Productoverview:
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Congratulations, you are the owner of a brand new NMEA Connect Plus. The NMEA
ConnectPlus(NCPalongthedocument)productlinebelongstoafamilyofgatewaysand
rangeextenders.
The NCP lets you connect any ultrasonic wind meter (wired or Portable) from Calypso´s
portfoliotoanNMEA0183orNMEA2000network,and/orextendyourBluetoothandWIFI
signalrange.
Moreover,theBluetoothtransmissionallowsuptotwoBluetoothdevicestobeconnected
at the same time, considering the NCP a great solution to access your wind data
simultaneouslyinseveralBluetoothtablets,smartphones,smartwatches,PCs,etc…
TheNCPisaverysimpledevicetoinstallanduse.YouonlyneedtoconnecttheNCPtoan
NMEA0183networkandthepowersupply,oronlyneedstobeconnectedtoanNMEA2000
network (in this case the network is already self‐powered).
EasytoconfigureviaWebserverandUpgradableviaUSB.
Thefollowingimageshowsthedifferentconnectivityoptions:
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1ApplicabletoHardwareVersionV4,andfromFirmwareVersionV1.7.

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2 Familymodels
ThehighendmodeloftheNCPisagatewaybetweendifferentinterfacessuchasNMEA0183,
NMEA2000,BLE(BluetoothLowEnergy)andWIFI.TheNCPproductrangeisbeendesignedto
yieldmaximumversatility;theNCPrangeoffersseveralmodelstoserveanumberofdifferent
cases:
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 BLE to NMEA 0183: It converts your ULTRASONIC Portable wind data into NMEA
0183 sentences. It also acts as a BLE repeater allowing you to connect up to 2
Bluetoothdevicestomonitoryourwinddataatthesametime.
 BLE to NMEA2000: You can use your ULTRASONIC Portable in an NMEA 2000
network by converting the BLE data received from your portable to NMEA 2000
PGNs (messages). It also acts as a BLE repeater allowing you toconnectupto2
Bluetoothdevicestomonitoryourwinddataatthesametime.
 Wired to NMEA2000 + BLE:YoucanuseyourULTRASONICWiredorUltraLow
Power (ULP485) in an NMEA 2000 network by converting the NMEA0183 wind
sentencesintoNMEA2000PGNs.AdditionallyitsendsthedatathroughBluetooth
andallowsyoutoconnectupto2Bluetoothdevicesatthesametime.
 HighEnd:Themostversatilemodel.YoucanreceivewinddatafromanyUltrasonic
windmeterwithinCalypso´srangeofproducts(bytheNMEA0183interfaceorby
Bluetooth signal), and convertsthe wind data into NMEA 0183 sentences (wired
andWi‐Fi),NMEA2000PGNsandBluetooth.Itcanalsobeusedasrange‐extender
byusingitasaWi‐FiRepeater.
Thismodelselectsthewinddatasourceas“firstcomefirstserved”andittranslate
ittoalloutputinterfaces(NMEA0183,NMEA2000,BLE,orWIFI).
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AllmodelshaveaWi‐FiConfigurationWebserver.
Youcancheckthefunctionalitiesofeachmodelinthefollowingtable.
BLEto0183 BLEtoN2K WiredtoN2K+BLE HighEnd
BLE YES YES YES YES
NMEA0183 YES NO YES YES
NMEA2000 NO YES YES YES
WIFI * * * YES
*AllmodelsareavailablewithWIFIoptioninordertobeusedasWIFIRange‐extenderoras
NMEA0183Wi‐Fiserver.

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3 Applicationareas
ULTRASONICPORTABLEtoNMEA0183
3.1
IfyouhaveaCalypsoUltrasonicPortableandwanttocommunicatetoyourNMEA
0183 network and displays, the best option is to use the NCP:  BLE to NMEA0183
Model.
TheNCPwillreceivethewinddatafromyourUltrasonicviaBluetoothandtranslateit
toNMEA0183windsentences.Moreover,youcanmonitorthewind data in your
mobilephoneortabletusingupto2Bluetoothdevicesatthesametime.
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ULTRASONICPORTABLEtoNMEA2000 3.2
IfyouhaveaCalypsoUltrasonicPortableandwanttomonitorthewinddatainyour
NMEA2000devices,thebestoptionistousetheNCP:´BLEtoNMEA2000´Model.
TheNCPwillreceivethewinddatafromyourUltrasonicviaBluetoothandexportit
into the NMEA 2000 interface. Moreover, you can monitor the wind data in your
mobilephoneortabletusingupto2Bluetoothdevicesatthesametime.
NMEA 0183 network
N0183
Display
BLE
NCP
BLEto0183
Tablet
Phone

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ULTRASONICWiredorULPtoBLEandtoNMEA2000 3.3
IfyouhaveaCalypsoUltrasonicWiredorULPandwanttomonitorthewinddatain
yourNMEA2000navigationinstrumentsandalsoinyourBLEdevicestheNCP‘Wired
toNMEA2000+BLE’modelisyourbestoption.
TheNCPwillreceivetheNMEA0183windsentencesfromyourUltrasonicviacable
andexportittotheNMEA2000network.
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Flexibleinterfaces 3.4
ThemostversatileoptionistousetheHighEnd.Thisgatewaywillallowyouto
connectanyUltrasonicwithinCalypso´srangeofproductstotheNCPandconvert
thewinddataintoanyoftheoutputsavailable(NMEA0183,NMEA2000,BLE).
NMEA2000backbone
N2K
Display
BLE
NCP
BLEtoN2K
Tablet
Phone
BLE
NMEA0183
BLE
Tablet
N2K
Display
NCP
WiredtoBLE+N2K
NMEA2000Backbone
Phone

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Thismodelselectsthefirstdatastreamthatcomesin(detectsBLEandconnects,or
detectsawireddatastreamandconnects)istheonethatstaysittoalloutput
interfaces(NMEA0183,NMEA2000,BLE,orWIFI).
Theinputdatawillbebroadcastedacrossalloutputinterfaces.
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RangeExtender 3.5
ReachinglongerdistancesispossiblewhenusingtwoNCP`sconnectedtoeachother
viaWIFI.ThusoneofthemreceivesthewinddataviaNMEA0183sentencesorBLE
signalandreplicatestheinformationviaWIFI.TheotherNCPreceivesthe
informationviaWIFIandtranslatesittothedesiredoutput.
BelowyoucanfindsomeexampleswhenusingtwoNCPs.
BluetoothtoNMEA0183RangeExtender:
WhenusingaBluetoothUltrasonicwindmeteryoucanmonitorwinddataintoyour
NMEA0183displayfromfaraway.HavingtwoNCPsconnectedamongthemviaWIFI,
wouldreplicatethewinddatafromyourBluetoothultrasonicwindmeterreaching
longerdistances.Thereacheddistancewillvaryonthenumberofgatewaysyou
wanttoplace.
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NMEA0183
BLE
Tablet
N2k
Display
NCP
Full
BLE
N0183
Display
NMEA0183
Phone
NMEA2000Backbone

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NMEA0183toNMEA2000RangeExtender:
WhenusingaWiredUltrasonicwindmeteryoucanmonitorwinddataintoyour
NMEA0183displayfromfarawayandoutputNMEA2000PGNs.HavingtwoNCPs
connectedamongthemviaWIFI,wouldreplicatethewinddatafromyourwired
ultrasonicwindmeterreachinglongerdistances.Thereacheddistancewillvaryon
thenumberofgatewaysyouwanttoplace.
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NMEA0183toNMEA0183RangeExtender:
NMEA0183network
N0183
Display
BLE‐50m
WIFI‐100m
BLE
Tablet
NCP
BLEtoN0183+WIFI
NCP
BLEtoN0183+WIFI
Tablet
BLE
NMEA2000Backbone
N2K
Display
NMEA0183
WIFI‐100m
BLE
Tablet
NCP
WiredtoN2K+BLE+WIFI
NCP
WiredtoN2K+BLE+WIFI
BLE
Phone

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WhenusingaWiredUltrasonicwindmeteryoucanmonitorwinddataintoyour
NMEA0183displayfromfaraway.HavingtwoNCPsconnectedamongthemviaWIFI,
wouldreplicatethewinddatafromyourwiredultrasonicwindmeterreachinglonger
distances.Thereacheddistancewillvaryonthenumberofgatewaysyouwantto
place.
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NMEA0183Network
N0183
Display
NMEA0183
WIFI‐100m
BLE
Tablet
NCP
WiredtoN2K+BLE+WIFI
NCP
BLEtoN0183+WIFI
Tablet
BLE

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4 Packagecontent
 NMEAConnectPlus
 WifiAccessPointSSIDandpassword,BluetoothDeviceAddress(BD_ADDR),printedon
alabelinsidetheblackgateway.
 Quick Reference Manual is printed on the package, latest version available to
downloadatwww.calypsoinstruments.com
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*Note:NCPneedssomeaccessoriesforfunctioning.Theseaccessories can be
purchased on our website at www.calypsoinstruments.com .We remain at your
disposalforanyotherinquiry.
5 Functionalities
TheNCPcanreceiveinformationviaNMEA0183,BLEorWIFI.TheNCPwillusethewind
datafromtheinterfacethatfirstcomestotheNCPandselectitasreceiver.Thewinddata
ofthatinterfaceisconvertedorrepeatedtoalloutputsavailable.
POWER 5.1
TheNCPcanbepoweredfromseveralsources:
 NMEA2000backbonepower:whenconnected,theNCPispoweredfromit.This
option is compatible with 12VDC supplies typically using 126mA (3 LEN) at 12
VDC.Thispowersourceisisolatedfromtherestofthecircuit.
 USBpower:Availablewhenothersourcesarenotavailable.Whenothersource
isavailabletheUSBpowerdrainisminimal.
 DedicatedVCCinput:Adedicated12VDCinputcanbeusedtopowertheNCP.
USB 5.2
USBcanbeusedtopowertheunit(optional)andtoupgradetheFirmware.
InordertouseityouneedaUSBcablewithendfreewires.Takealookatsection6.1
forfurtherinformationregardingtheconnectionoftheUSB.
NMEA2000®interface 5.3
TheNMEAConnectPlusisequippedwithanNMEA2000interfacetoconnecttoan
NMEA2000backbone.
NCPwilltranslateNMEA0183windsentencesintoNMEA2000PGN's(messages).
ThisfeatureenablesaseamlessintegrationbetweenNMEA0183andNMEA2000
navigationdevices.