iKonvert with USB Interface
The iKonvert NMEA2000-0183 Gateway/Converter is an intelligent and flexible
gateway for allowing software applications to read/write NMEA2000 data, either
as RAW binary PGN data for ultimate analysis and control or converted to the
older and more commonly supported NMEA0183 data.
Every popular Marine Navigation application that runs on PC/MAC/LINUX
computers, can read NMEA0183 data and for all of those programs, iKonvert
provides a simple, reliable and cost effective way to access the navigation data
on an NMEA2000 network. Simply set the DIP switches inside iKonvert to the
required data mode that you want to use and iKonvert will extract the selected
data from the NMEA2000 network and provide them to your marine application in a
format and at a baud rate they support.
For developers creating new applications or who know how to decode NMEA2000
PGNs, iKonvert can be easily set to its “RAW Mode” where data can be
read/written to using a simple serial data format that we publish on
our iKonvert Github site. No special libraries or proprietary code are required
to integrate iKonvert, which has attracted the interest of a number of
developers and it is already compatible with CanBoat and the popular Signal K
Node Server.
Digital Yacht’s iKonvert Gateway is housed in a compact and easy to mount
housing, with an integral USB cable and standard NMEA2000 Micro drop cable
(male). Taking its power from the NMEA2000 network, and providing full galvanic
isolation between the USB interface and NMEA2000 network, iKonvert operates at a
baud rate of 230KB in “RAW mode” and 4.8KB, 38.4KB or 115KB in NMEA0183
conversion modes. All modes can be simply selected using the internal DIP
switches with no special configuration software or firmware changes
required.
iKonvert’s USB interface features an FTDI chip that has the most reliable and
compatible USB drivers for all of the popular operating systems
(Windows/Mac/LINUX/Android), whilst an ISO Version of iKonvert will soon be
released for direct connection between NMEA2000 and NMEA0183 systems.
Features:
- Small but powerful bi-directional NMEA2000 Gateway/Converter
- Powered from the NMEA2000 network
- High Speed USB 2.0 USB Interface (FTDI)
- Compatible with Windows, OSX, LINUX and Android
- Can be configured to operate in “Raw Mode” (Binary PGN data)
- Converts all of the key navigational data
- Integral USB (Type A) and NMEA2000 Micro (Male) cables
- Simple configuration of data modes using DIP switches
- Full galvanic isolation
WARNING:
This product can expose you to chemicals including Di-n-hexyl Phthalate (DnHP)
which is known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm, and
Vinyl Chloride which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For
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