The NMEA 2000 standard has standard methods for changing configuration names and other parameters within their devices. The NGT-1 can alter these in conjunction with the NMEA reader software...
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The NGT-1-USB can work up to 230400 baud, the NGT-1-ISO is limited to 115200 baud due to the opto isolators in the ISO-Drive system...
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To view the NMEA 2000 data on your network you will require an Actisense NGT-1 and our freely available NMEA Reader software. Together, these become great NMEA 2000 diagnostic tools. As your NMEA 2000/SeaTalkNG network grows, being able to see what messages and devices are on your network will become vital to help you understand any issues...
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The Software Development Kit (SDK) that developers use to make the NGT-1 compatible with their software has been issued to over 200 developers. This makes keeping an accurate and up to date compatibility list a very difficult task. Therefore, we recommend that you contact your software developer directly to ask them if they support the NGT-1....
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Some customers have reported issues using prolific USB to serial adaptors that have the USB chip built in to the USB plug. This issue was resolved when using a different type of adaptor where the Prolific chip is built into the DB9 connector...
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The Application that is being used with the NGT-1 is responsible for configuring the NGT-1 for each session when it opens up the COM port to the NGT-1. For example, NMEA Reader by default will set the NGT-1 to 'Receive:All'. This means that the NGT-1 will receive every PGN available on the NMEA2000 network and it will be displayed in NMEA Reader...
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If you're experiencing issues with an NMEA 2000 network, it can be useful to take a recording of all the data on the network for analysis. You can do that using our free NMEA Reader software...
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