A Video Guide on NMEA 2000 Basic Networking. Watch a Short Video on How to Set Up Your Own NMEA 2000 Network. Lesson With National Marine Electronics Association President Mark Reedenauer
What is the max power I can withdraw from the NEMEA network and avoid a separate power supply? I wish to connect a AIS transceiver (em trak 953) to my network, should I take power from the network or feed it with a separate power supply?
Hi, love this video. My name is Chuck and i have an 1825 Jetcraft Falcon and I bought the NMEA Starter kit, for all I care to hook up is my Lowrance display, and my vfh radio. So does these units need to be on a separate battery? Please explain Thanks
I just put together a network on my boat. One end of the 'backbone' has two power leads that connect to battery. The other end must have the termination cap. In-between the power end and the termination end is your T's that each 'drop cable' connect to and each device. So if you have and un-used T it is easy to just remove that T until you have another device you want to connect. The network is easy-peezy to build and make work. Without the power end and the termination end, the network will not function.
Do you have to use all four ports on that tee or can you put a terminator in the unused ports? I heard there should only be two terminators in the entire system.
No: you only connect a total of two (2) Terminators to the Backbone; one at each end of the bus. Generally speaking, you would not have any unused/unnecessary Tees on the Backbone, as each connection introduces a small degree of loss. The best practice is to have the bus built using right-sized cables (in terms of length, not excessively long that needs to be coiled, or lots of short lengths extended by Tees), and just the right number of Tees.
I need to buy 3 instruments for this engine of mine etc. 130 evinrude this product works and what is the price, do you deliver it right there in the USA,
If you only have one NMEA 2000 accessory (such as a SteadyCast Heading Sensor), is it necessary to build a "NMEA 2000 Backbone", or can the SteadyCast plug directly into the chartplotter (741xs)?
Hi Jack, if you add any NMEA 2000 accessories or components it is necessary to build a NMEA 2000 network. the easiest way to do that would be to buy a NMEA 2000 starter kit.
I have a Nema backbone and unlike your video, I cannot connect my Raymarine instrument to it. The Raymarine has a 6 pin plug and the Nema has a 5 pin plug. Can you tell me how you fitted that Raymarine device to the Nema backbone?? Maybe you used a specific connector but you did not explain that.
@@theottovanpagel nice yacht. Your helm is only about 11 feet from the stern, which is where all your sensors would need to be. Id imagine you'd have no issues if you needed to set up a wireless connection between a sounder and sensors. However, we should invent a wireless system first 😁
One of the easiest things you can do on your boat. Its like connecting legos. It just looks complicated but its not. One end has the power leads that connect to battery. The other end has a termination cap. In between are T's that cables from each device connect to. Thats it. Period. If you remove a device just remove that T also and done. Add a device? just install another T and connect T to device with a cable. All the devices are connected at T's between the power end and termination cap of the network. Thats it and it works.
