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.

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AlsowinddatareceivedviaBLEorthroughtheWi‐Fi‐Repeaterisconvertedinto
NMEA2000protocolandtransferredtoanNMEA2000network.
WhenconnectedtotheNMEA2000backbone,theNCPreceivesitspowerfromit.A
correctpoweredandterminatedNMEA2000networkisrequiredbeforeusingthis
interface.
WhentheNCPisusedonaNMEA2000network,theNCPbackbonecablewithend
freewiresshouldbeconnectedthroughtheunit(followtheinstructionsinsection
6.2).
ToconnecttheNCPtotheNMEA2000network,youshouldconnectthedropcable
maleconnectortothefemaleconnectoroftheNMEA2000backbone(note:thekey
inthemaleconnectorandthekeywayonthefemaleconnector).Makesurethe
cableisconnectedsecurelyandthatthecollaronthecableconnectoristightened
firmly.
5.3.1 PGNs
WinddataissentusingthePGN130306.
ThefollowingtableshowstheNMEA2000PGNssupported.
NMEA2000ParameterGroupNumbers(PGNs)
Transmission PGN# PGNName
 59392 ISOAcknowledgment
 60928 ISOAddessClaim
 60416 ISOTransportProtocol,ConnectionManagement
 126208 NMEAAcknowledmentGroupFunction
 126464 PGNList(TransmitandReceive)
 126993 Heartbeat
 126996 ProductInformation
 126998 ConfigurationInformation
 130306 WindData
Reception  
 59904 ISORequest
 60928 ISOAddressClaim
 60160 ISOTransportProtocol,DataTransfer
 60416 ISOTransportProtocol,ConnectionManagement

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 65240 ISOCommandedAddress
 126208 NMEARequest/CommandGroupFunction
5.3.2 Fieldprogrammabilityoftheinstancefields
NCP support field programmability of all the system and device instances fields
withinNAMEentity.
ThiscanbedonewithPGN126208CommandGroupFunction.
5.3.3 LoadEquivalencyNumber
Lowpower–126mAat12VDC(3LEN)fromNMEA2000bus.
NMEA0183 5.4
TheNMEAConnectPlushastwoRS485 interfacestobeusedasNMEA0183ports,
wherebytwowiresareusedtotransmittheNMEAdata.
Bothbaudrate4800and38400baudscanbeused.Thedefaultvalueis4800bauds
butitcanbechangedviatheWebserver.
TheNMEA0183portscanbeconfiguredeitherasinputoroutput(Onlyoneportcan
beconfiguredasinput).Bydefault,Port1isconfiguredasinputandPort2asoutput.
TheNMEA0183port,receiveswinddatafromtheULTRASONICwiredandexportsit
toanNMEA2000networkandBluetoothinterface.Moreover,itcanalsosendwind
dataviaWIFIwhenusedasWIFIrepeater.
When the NCP is used on a NMEA 0183 network, the cable with end free wires
shouldbeconnectedthroughtheunit(followtheinstructionsinsection6.3).
Keep in mind that if the unit is connected to anNMEA 2000 network, you do not
need an extra power connection. Otherwise, you must power the device using the
dedicatedVCCinputortheUSBpower.
5.4.1 NMEA0183sentences
NCPisabletoreceive/transmitthefollowingwindsentence:
 $IIMWV,XX,R,XX.XX,N,A*CR\r\n
WIFINMEA0183server 5.5
ModelswithWi‐FihaveaNMEA0183Wi‐Fiserver,thatallowssendingtheinput
winddataviaWi‐Fi,usingaTCPsocketandsendingitwiththeformatoftheNMEA
0183sentences(seesection7.3toconfiguretheTCPport).

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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.
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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.

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WIFI‐Repeater(Pendingtobeimplemented) 5.9
NCPmodelsincludingtheWIFIinterfacecanactasaWIFI‐Repeaterinordertoreach
longerdistances.
ToreachsuchdistancesyouneedtwoNMEAConnectPlusdeviceswithWIFI.AWIFI
peertopeerconnectioniscreatedbetweenthem.ThefirstNCP(transmitter)will
takethewinddatafromtheselectedinputinterface(dependingonthemodel)and
willtransmititviaWIFItothesecondNCP(receiver).Thisonewillexportthe
receiveddataintotheselectedoutputinterfaces(NMEA0183,NMEA2000orBLE).
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6 Installation
Beforeyoustarttheinstallationmakesureallpowersourcesareoff!
ToconnectacabletotheNCPinternalinterfacefollowthestepsbelow:
1. RemovethescrewstoopentheNMEAConnectPlusgateway.Theconnectorsareinthe
positionasthefollowingimageshows.
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2. Loosentheholdertointroducethecableinsideandpassthecablethroughthehole.
3. Connect the wires in the correct position according to the information given in the
followingsections.Toputthewireintotheconnector,pushwithyourfingerorwitha
tool.
USB
Connector
CAN
Connector
RS‐485Connector
andPower

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4. Closethegatewayandtightentheholderinordertofixthecable.
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5. AttachtheNMEAConnectPlussecurelytothevessel.
6. When all wires are connected and the gateway is closed connect the cables to your
networkandpowerthemifnecessary(whenusinganNMEA2000networktheNCPwill
bepoweredthroughtheNMEA2000cable.Noadditionalpowerisneeded)
ConnectUSBinterface 6.1
IdentifytheUSBconnectorandputthewiresinthecorrectposition.

TheUSBsignalsandcolourcodeareshowninthefollowingtable:
Name Colour Description
+5V DATA+ DATA‐ GND

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
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Vbus Red +5V
D‐ White Data‐
D+ Green Data+
GND Black Ground
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ConnectNMEA2000interface 6.2
IdentifytheCANconnector.ThewiresoftheNMEA2000cableshouldbeconnected
tothisconnector.
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ThefollowingtableshowsthesignalsofanNMEA2000cable,theirrecommended
colourcodesandthecorrectpositionintheCANconnector.
Name Pair Colour CANConnector
Shield Drain bare Notconnected
NET‐S Power Red +12V
NET‐C Power Black GND
NET‐H signal White CANH
NET‐L Signal Blue CANL
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GND CANL CANH +12V

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ConnectNMEA0183interface 6.3
IdentifytheRS‐485andPowerconnector.YoumustconnectyourNMEA0183wires
totheRS485ports.
ToconnecttheULTRASONICWiredusethecolourcodesshowninthetablebelow.
WiredStandar/Wired
BLE/WiredWIFI
ULP RS485Connector
NMEAOUTB/‐ NMEAOUTA/+ RS485+
NMEAOUTA/+ NMEAOUTB/‐ RS458‐
GND GND RS485GND
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ULTRASONICWIRED ULP

ToconnectaNMEA0183instrumenttotheNCPNMEA0183output,follownext
table.
ULP RS485Connector
NMEAOUTA/+ RS485+
NMEAOUTB/‐ RS458‐
GND RS485GND
2.GND 2.RS458+ 2.RS485‐
GND
+12v
1.RS485+ 1.RS485‐ 1.GND
RS‐485
PORT2
RS‐485
PORT1
POWER

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Earlier versions of NMEA 0183 (before V2.0) used slightly different connection
methodsandsignalslevels.Theinstrumentshadjustone‘NMEA’ data line (‘Tx’ or
‘Out’) and used the ground as the other line. It is possibleto connect  an old type
single‐endedsystembyconnectingtheNMEA+/Aoutputfromtheunittothe‘Rx/In’
input of the device, and the NMEA ‐/B output  from the unit to the ground of the
single‐endeddevice.
IfafourwirescableisbeingusedtoconnecttheNMEA0183interfaceandthepower
supplywiththesignals:NMEA+,NMEA‐,VCC,GND:youcanconnecttheGNDwire
totheGNDPowerposition(seenextsection)andlefttheRS485‐GNDunconnected.
ConnectDedicatedPower 6.4
IdentifytheRS‐485andPowerconnectorandconnectthewiresinthecorresponding
Powerpins.
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7 Configuration:
MakesureyouhaveconnectedyourPCordevicetoyourNMEAConnectPlusAccessPoint
viaWi‐Fi(seesection5.7(WIFI‐AccessPoint)forfurtherdetails)ortheNCPisconnectedvia
Wi‐Fitoyournetwork(seesection7.1).
WhenconnectingtotheNCPAccessPoint,theNCPIPaddressisthe 192.168.4.1. If it is
connect to your Wi‐Fi network, the IP address will be the one youhadconfigured
previously.
You can now access the NCP configuration page from any web browser. Enter the IP
addressintotheaddressbarandyouwillbeshowntheNCPhomepage.
2.GND 2.RS458+ 2.RS485‐
GND
+12v
1.RS485+ 1.RS485‐ 1.GND
RS‐485
PORT2
RS‐485
PORT1
POWER

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ClicktheConfigurationpagetoopenit:

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Important:aftermakinganychangealongtheconfigurationyoumustclicktheSAVEbutton
andthenresetthedevice.
WIFISTATIONCONFIGURATION,andIPCONFIGURATION 7.1
TheNCPcanbeconfiguredasWi‐FiStationtoconnectyournetworkAccessPoint.
ToconfigureityouhavetointroducetheWi‐FiSSIDandpasswordofyourAccess
Point.AlsoyoushouldassignamanualIPconfiguration.