"Why do I need an NGW-1?" Due to the incompatibilities between NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000, an Actisense NGW-1 is needed to bi-directionally convert data between the two standards.
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Unfortunately it is not possible in any NMEA 0183 networking situation to connect the output of more than one Talker to the input of one or more Listener/s. To convert data from more than one NMEA 0183 Talker to NMEA 2000 you have two choices...
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With the release of firmware version 2.660 for the Actisense NGW-1, we have added conversions from NMEA0183 DSC & DSE sentences to NMEA2000 PGNs...
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When there is more than one device of the same type (like a GPS) on the NMEA 2000 network, the NGW-1 will use the data from the highest priority (lowest source address). If the device you'd rather use as a secondary Talker for the NGW-1 claims a lower source address then unfortunately there is no easy way to change this. The first step would be to try changing the device..
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The only NMEA 0183 sentence that is currently used for engine data is RPM, so it is impossible for any manufacturer to create a conversion from NMEA 2000 to NMEA 0183 for all of your engine data...
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