Ninglu NMEA0183 User manual

Document：NLT-SIM183-SSEN
Version：V150804
SIM183
NMEA0183 TESTER
Operation Manual

Contents
Introduction................................................................................................. 1
FEATURES....................................................................................................... 1
FUNCTIONS..................................................................................................... 1
PACKING ......................................................................................................... 1
BUTTON DESCRIPTION.................................................................................... 2
Operation..................................................................................................... 3
CHARGE.......................................................................................................... 3
LANGUAGE SELECTION ................................................................................... 3
MENU.............................................................................................................. 3
NMEA RECEIVER............................................................................................. 4
NMEA SENDER................................................................................................ 5
SEND BAUD SET ............................................................................................. 7
Common Sentence Format....................................................................... 8
Connection And Specification................................................................. 9
CONNECTION TO ECHO SOUNDER.................................................................. 9
CONNECTION TO NMEA0183 PORTS OF OTHER DEVICES............................. 9
SPECIFICATION ............................................................................................... 9

1
Introduction
NMEA0183 tester SIM183 is a handheld portable tester for testing transmit-received
NMEA0183 signals, with lithium battery for 9-hour continuous working. SIM183 can
receive and display NMEA0183 signal from an external device, and test baud rate and
peak value of the received signal. It also can send the selected NMEA0183 sentence
(optional 142 kind of NMEA0183 sentences) and the baud rate of the transmitted
signal can be set. In practical operation, NMEA0183 tester SIM183 can be applied for
the installation, debugging and trouble removal.
Features
Built-in rechargeable battery, with portable and well-adapted
Real-time read and display NMEA0183 sentences
Test the peak value of received signals
Auto test baud rate of received signals
Send optional 142 kind of standard NMEA0183 sentences
Customizable parameters in common NMEA0183 sentences for sounder and
speedlog
Big screen green with black words on LCD display
Functions
NMEA0183Receiver：Read and test the received NMEA0183 signals. Real-time
display the received NMEA0183 sentence and test the peak value and baud rate.
NMEA0183 Sender：Send the standard NMEA0183 sentences (optional 142 kinds) to
an external device. According to INITIAL or COMMON DEVICE, select the relevant
sentences. In addition, users can set the information of DPT sentence used in echo
sounder, and VBW and VLW sentences used in speedlog.
Send Baud Set：Set baud rate of NMEA0183 signal sending to an external device.
Packing
Battery charger（110/220V）
12.6V/350mA ，charge build-in battery
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2
Introduction
Button Description
LED Indicators:
Yellow light will flash when transmitting NMEA0183 signals.
Red light will flash when receiving NMEA0183 signals.
Menu Navigation Buttons:
Flashing cursor key to change the location of flashing cursor
Increase/decrease key to increase/decrease parameter value
Start/pause key to start/pause simulation
ESC key to return to the previous menu
Enter key to enter into the selected menu
Signal transceiver interface: connector to connect with the external device.
Charging port：Battery charger（110/220V）12.6V/350mA
LED indicators
Power on/off
Menu
navigation
buttons
Charging port
Signal transceiver interface

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Operation
In the operation manual, take NLT 10’’ inch navigation sounder DS2008 as examples
to describe the operation of NMEA0183 tester SIM183. Practically, SIM183 can as
well transmit and receive the NMEA0183 signals with other devices.
Charge
Please charge when the battery is too low for extend the battery's life.
Language Selection
After the power-on, display the product's software version number and welcome
words first, and then enter the main menu.
For the change language, Press before you enter the main menu, then the
language selection screen will appear, press or to change the location of the
flashing cursor, and press to enter the selected language's main menu.
Menu
NMEA
RECEIVER
SHOW MESSAGES
SIGNAL
TEST
Baud：bps(Range：2400,4800,9600,19200,38400)
Peak：V
Normal Range：2.0~15.0V
NMEA
SENDER
INITIAL
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
COMMON
DEVICE
GYRO
ECHO
SOUNDER
Set the information in DPT sentences
SPEEDLOG
Set the information in VBW and VLW sentences
ANEMOMETER
GPS
ECDIS
Press

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RADAR
BNWAS
SEND BAUD SET
Optional：4800, 9600, 19200, 38400. Default 4800
Operation
NMEA RECEIVER
Properly connect the RX interface of the tester SIM183 to the NMEA0183 output port
of an external device. If NMEA0183 output port of an external device works normally,
the red light will flash; If the NMEA0183 output wires of an external device are
inversely connected, the red light will be normally on and users should connect the
wires inversely; If no matter normally or inversely connect the NMEA0183 output
wires of an external device, the red light will not work, which means the NMEA output
ports of an external device are abnormal. There is no NMEA0183 signal output or
output voltage is too low. Users can select SIGNAL TEST item of SIM183 to further
test the received NMEA0183 signal.
1. SHOW MESSAGES
Show the NMEA0183 output sentences from the external device.
In the main menu, press to move the cursor and select ‘1. NMEA
RECEIVER’, and then press to enter the secondary menu. Select ‘1. SHOW
MESSAGES’to start to show the received signal. And press to pause receiving
signals for a complete sentence display.
②.Select 1. SHOW
MESSAGES, and
press to read
the sentences.
③.Select 2. SIGNAL
TEST, and press
to test the signal.
①.Properly connect with
an external device's
NMEA signal port, and
then open the device.
Connect with only one
port at a time.

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Operation
2. SIGNAL TEST
Test the baud rate and peak value of the received signal.
In the main menu, press to move the cursor and select ‘1. NMEA RECEIVER’,
and then press to enter the secondary menu. Select ‘2. SIGNAL TEST’ to
measure and display the baud rate and peak value of the received signal. The range
of testing Baud rate is 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 and 38400 bps and the range of peak
value is 0~15V. In additionally, the tester SIM183 provides the normal range of peak
value for user reference. And press to return to the previous menu.
NMEA SENDER
Transmit the NMEA0183 signals to an external device (the yellow will be flashing).
Users can select the NMEA0183 sentences to send to an external device. The data in
the sentence can be set as 123456789, such as 12.3kn, 123.4m. The optional 142
kind of NMEA0183 sentences are bellow. See the appendix
AAM
ACK
ALM
ALR
APB
APA
BEC
BOD
BWC
BWR
BWW
BER
BPI
DBT
DCN
DPT
DSC
DSE
DSI
DSR
DTM
DBK
DBS
DRU
FSI
GBS
GGA
GLC
GLL
GNS
GRS
GSA
GST
GSV
GDa
GLa
GOa
GXa
GTD
GXA
HDG
HDT
HMR
HMS
HSC
HTC
HTD
HCC
HCD
HDM
HVD
HVM
IMA
LCD
MLA
MSK
MSS
MTW
MWD
MWV
MDA
MHU
MMB
MTA
MWH
MWS
OSD
OLN
OLW
OMP
ONZ
RMA
RMB
RMC
ROT
RPM
RSA
RSD
RTE
Rnn
SFI
STN
SBK
SCY
SCD
SDB
SGD
SGR
SIU
SLC
SNC
SNU
SPS
SSF
STC
STR
SYS
TLB
TLL
TTM
TXT
TEC
TEP
TGA
TIF
TRF
TRP
TRS
VBW
VDR
VHW
VLW
VPW
VTG
VCD
VPE
VTA
VTI
VWE
VWR
VWT
WCV
WNC
WPL
WDC
WDR
WFM
WNR
XDR
XTE
XTR
YWP
YWS
ZDA
ZDL
ZFO
ZTG
Zaa
ZCD
ZEV
ZLZ
ZZU
In the main menu, press to move the cursor and select ‘2. NMEA SENDER’,
and then press to enter the secondary menu. There are two kind of NMEA
selection type.

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Operation
1. INITIAL
Press to enter INITIAL type and then press to move the cursor and
select the initial of the sentence. Press to enter the window of all sentences with
the selected initial.
2. COMMON DEVICE
Press to enter COMMON DEVICE type and then press to select the device
type simulated output by the tester SIM183. The device types are gyro, echo sounder,
speedlog, anemometer, GPS, ECDIS radar and BNWAS. Press to enter the
window of all sentences used for the selected device.
Then press to move the cursor and select the sentence. Press or
to select ‘1’or ‘0’, where ‘1’means the sentence is selected to send and ‘0’means the
sentence is not selected. After selecting one sentence, press to send the
sentence and the yellow light will be flashing. The NMEA type will be also shown on
the screen. Press to cancel the transmitting and return to the previous menu. And
the yellow light will be off and the selection will be saved.
②. Select 1.
INITIAL to choose
the sentence, and
press to send
the sentence.
①.Properly connect with
an external device's
NMEA signal port, and
then open the device.
Connect with only one
port at a time.
③. Select 2. COMMON
DEVICE to choose the
sentence, and press
to send the sentence.

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Operation
Especially, users can set the data parameters in DPT sentence for echo sounder, and
VBW and VLW sentence for speedlog as needed.
For example, the test is sending the VLW sentence to external speedlog repeater
IR861. Select ‘c. SPEED LOG’and press to enter the window of speedlog
sentences. Move the cursor to select VLW sentence. Press to enter the VLW
sentence set. Press to move the cursor and select the data location. Press
to set the data parameter and press to save the settings and return to the
previous menu. Then, press to start to send the set sentence. The speedlog
repeater IR861 will receive this VLW sentence and display the setting voyage data.
The settings of the tester SIM183 are shown bellow. The total cumulative distance is
12345.67 nautical mile and the current voyage is 123.45 nautical mile. Users can
change the settings as needed.
SEND BAUD SET
Optional baud rate of the transmitting signal is 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400bps.
In the main menu, press to move the cursor and select ‘3. SEND BAUD SET’,
and then press to enter the secondary menu. Select the baud rate of the
transmitting signal press to save and return to the main menu.

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Common sentence format
DPT——Depth
$--DPT,x.x,x.x,x.x*hh<CR><LF>
VBW –Dual ground/water speed
$--VBW, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, A, x.x, A*hh<CR><LF>
VLW——Distance travelled through the water
$--VLW,x.x,N,x.x,N*hh<CR><LF>
Maximum range scale in use
Offset from transducer, in meters
Water depth relative to the transducer, in meters
Status: stern ground speed,
A = data valid, V = data invalid
Stern transverse ground speed, knots
Status: stern water speed,
A = data valid, V = data invalid
Stern transverse water speed, knots
Status, ground speed, A = data valid, V = data invalid
Transverse ground speed, knots
Longitudinal ground speed, knots
Status: water speed, A = data valid, V = data invalid
Transverse water speed, knots
Longitudinal water speed, knots
Total cumulative distance, nautical miles
Distance since reset, nautical miles

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Connection and Specification
Connection to Echo Sounder
※SIM183 is connected to NLT navigation echo sounder DS2008.
Connection to NMEA0183 ports of other devices
According to the identity on SIM183, one end of the wire connects to the RX or TX
interface of SIM183 and the other end connects to NMEA0183 signal output or input
interface of an external device (NMEA A to SIG - A, NMEA B to SIG –B).
Specification
Display
128×64 dot-matrix LCD
Dimension
235mm×135mm×55mm
Weight（battery included）
0.6kg
Recharge lithium battery
12.6VDC 1500mAh
Battery charger
12.6V / 350mA
Working Temperature
-15°C ~ +55°C
Waterproof
IP23
Invalid
NMEA0183
signal input
NMEA0183
signal output

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Appendix
NMEA0183 sentences
$--AAM,A,A,1.2,N,CHAT-N6*5E
$--ACK,123*55
$--ALM,1,1,12,,,,,,,,,,,,*6F
$--ALR,123456.12,000,A,V,C1=AUT;C2=03;C3=1*42
$--APB,A,A,0.12,L,N,A,A,123.4,T,WP01,123.4,T,123.4,T,A*59
$--BEC,123456.12,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,123.4,T,123.4,M,5.6,N,WP01*21
$--BOD,123.4,T,123.4,M,WP07,WP01*50
$--BWC,123456.12,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,123.4,T,123.4,M,5.6,N,WP01,D*5B
$--BWR,123456.12,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,123.4,T,123.4,M,5.6,N,WP01,D*4A
$--BWW,123.4,T,123.4,M,WP07,WP01*5D
$--DBT,123.4,f,123.4,M,123.4,F*15
$--DCN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*49
$--DPT,123.4,0.0,150.0*42 （Depth：123.4m）
$--DSC,12,3601234560,12,05,00,1474712519,1234,9991212120,00,S,E*68
$--DSE,1,1,A,3601234560,00,12345678*19
$--DSI,1,1,3601234560,,,,00,12345678,E*3D
$--DSR,1,1,3601234560,00,12345678,E*0A
$--DTM,W84,,00.0000,N,00.0000,E,,W84*56
$--FSI,020230,026140,m,0*03
$--GBS,123456.12,,,,,,,*5C
$--GGA,123456.12,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,1,12,1.2,1005.54,M,6.5,M,5.2,23*69
$--GLC,,,,,,,,,,,,,*64
$--GLL,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,123456.12,A,A*72
$--GNS,123456.12,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,DA,12,1.2,1005.543,6.5,5.2,23*75
$--GRS,123456.12,0,,,,,,,,,,,,*5C
$--GSA,A,3,12,03,27,08,11,16,,,,,,,2.50,1.26,2.16*18
$--GST,123456.12,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1*45
$--GSV,1,1,12,12,12,123,34*5A
$--HDG,123.45,0.1,E,1.2,E*7A
$--HDT,123.45,T*13 （Heading：123.45°）
$--HMR,01,02,1.2,0.1,A,123.4,A,M,0.1,E,123.5,A,M,0.1,E,1.2,E*52
$--HMS,01,02,1.2*54
$--HSC,123.4,T,123.4,M*41
$--HTC,A,123.4,R,M,N,,,,,,,,T*1D
$--HTD,A,123.4,R,M,N,,,,,,,,T,A,A,A,123.4*71
$--LCD,,,,,,,,,,,,,*67
$--MLA,1,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*40
$--MSK,293.0,M,100,A,10,1*7E

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$--MSS,50,17,293.0,100,1*44
$--MTW,12.3,C*13
$--MWD,123.4,T,123.4,M,12.3,N,12.3,M*44
$--MWV,123.4,R,12.3,M,A*0A（Relative direction：123.4°，Relative speed：12.3m/s）
$--OSD,123.4,A,123.4,B,12.3,W,,,N*70
$--RMA,A,1234.5678,N,12345.6789,E,,,1.23,2.3,1,E,A*29
$--RMB,A,0.12,L,WP01,WP02,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,5.6,123.4,4.5,A,A*55
$--RMC,123456.12,V,1234.5678,N,12345.6789,E,12.34,123.45,121213,1.2,W,A*1E
$--ROT,12.3,A*16
$--RPM,E,0,12.3,45.6,A*50
$--RSA,12.3,A,0.0,V*67
$--RSD,,,,,,,,,0.123,123.4,1.234,N,H*41
$--RTE,1,1,w,WP01,WP01*18
$--SFI,1,1,020230,m*32
$--STN,12*66
$--TLB,,,*76
$--TLL,12,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,WP01,123456.12,T,R*62
$--TTM,02,1.234,123.4,T,5.6,123.4,T,0.789,1.2,N,WP01,T,,123456.12,M*1A
$--TXT,01,01,12,DR MODE-ANTENNA FAULT^21*2B
$--VBW,12.3,1.2,A,12.3,1.2,A,,V,,V*43 （Speed to water：12.3kn）
$--VDR,123.4,T,123.4,M,12.3,N*09
$--VHW,123.4,T,123.4,M,12.3,N,,K*4B
$--VLW,12345.67,N,123.45,N*4C（Total distance：12345.67nm，Voyage：123.45nm）
$--VPW,12.3,N,,M*4C
$--VTG,123.45,T,,M,12.34,N,,K,A*01
$--WCV,12.3,N,WP01,A*55
$--WNC,123.4,N,123.4,K,WP07,WP01*59
$--WPL,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,WP01*52
$--XDR,C,12.3,C,01*51
$--XTE,A,A,0.12,L,N,A*17
$--XTR,1.2,R,N*43
$--ZDA,123456.12,12,12,2013,00,00*75
$--ZDL,123456.12,12.3,T*1E
$--ZFO,123456.12,123456.12,WP01*79
$--ZTG,123456.12,123456.12,WP07*65
$--APA,A,A,0.12,L,N,A,A,123.4,M,WP01*2E
$--BER,123456.12,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,123.4,T,123.4,M,5.6,N,WP01*30
$--BPI,123456.12,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,123.4,T,123.4,M,5.6,N,WP01*49
$--DBK,123.4,f,123.4,M,123.4,F*0A
$--DBS,123.4,f,123.4,M,123.4,F*12
$--DRU,123.4,A,12.3,A,1.2*76
$--GDA,123456.12,1234.5678,N,12345.6789,E,WP01*5C
$--GLA,123456.12,1234.5678,N,12345.6789,E,WP01*54

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$--GOA,123456.12,1234.5678,N,12345.6789,E,WP01*57
$--GXF,123456.12,1234.5678,N,12345.6789,E,WP01,1*5A
$--GTD,12.3,13.3,14.3,15.3,16.3*61
$--GXA,123456.12,1234.5678,N,12345.6789,E,WP01,1*5D
$--HCC,123.4*4E
$--HCD,123.4,M,123.4,H,0.1,E*20
$--HDM,123.4,M*26
$--HVD,1.2,E*32
$--HVM,1.2,E*3B
$--IMA,,,1234.567,N,12345.678,E,123.4,T,123.4,M,12.3,N*3F
$--MDA,29.9,I,,B,12.3,C,1.2,C,56.7,,12.3,C,123.4,T,123.4,M,,N,12.3,M*2F
$--MHU,56.7,,12.3,C*17
$--MMB,29.9,I,1.0133,B*4B
$--MTA,12.3,C*05
$--MWH,12.3,f,3.7,M*4D
$--MWS,12,12*49
$--OLN,,,,,,,,,*61
$--OLW,,N,,M*57
$--OMP,1,,2,,3,*62
$--ONZ,A*36
$--R01,WP01*79
$--SBK,A*37
$--SCY,A*24
$--SCD,0,,1,,2,,3,,4,,5,*55
$--SDB,50*7C
$--SGD,0.1,N,0.1,f*78
$--SGR,1234*6E
$--SIU,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8*47
$--SLC,A,A,A,012,A,A,A,A,123,A,A,A,A,234,A,A,A,A,456,A,A,A,A,,A,A,A,A,*30
$--SNC,R*20
$--SNU,A*25
$--SPS,50*79
$--SSF,1.2,N,1.2,E*4D
$--STC,012*5B
$--STR,V*2F
$--SYS,L,O,T,G,D*21
$--TEC,A,A,A*3F
$--TEP,12.3,D*1B
$--TGA,1005.543,M,6.5,M,999.043,M*0A
$--TIF,A*36
$--TRF,123456.12,121213,1234.5678,N,12345.6789,E,12.3,2,2,12.3,12,A*18
$--TRP,SE*6C
$--TRS,T*2D

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$--VCD,123.4,f,123.4,M,12.3,N,12.3,M*79
$--VPE,12.3,N,12.3,M*40
$--VTA,0.1,T,0.1,M,0.1,N,0.1,N*5A
$--VTI,0.1,T,0.1,M,0.1,N,0.1,N*52
$--VWE,12.3*76
$--VWR,123.4,R,,N,12.3,M,,K*7D
$--VWT,123.4,R,,N,12.3,M,,K*7B
$--WDC,5.6,N,WP01*19
$--WDR,5.6,N,WP01*08
$--WFM,V*26
$--WNR,123.4,N,123.4,K,WP07,WP01*48
$--YWP,12.3,f,3.7,M*41
$--YWS,34.5,18.9,1.2,C,12.3,f,3.7,M*2E
$--ZFI,123456.12,123456.12,WP01*7F
$--ZCD,123456,V*0C
$--ZEV,123456.12,123456.12,V,WP01*19
$--ZLZ,123456.12,123456.12,01*61
$--ZZU,123456.12*53