Specifications

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Specialty Products
WeatherStation
®
Instrument
PB150, NMEA 0183
PB150 WeatherStation
®
Instrument Protocol is NMEA 0183 / RS485
Many marine instruments currently available in the market cannot interpret and display all of the NMEA sentences that the Ultrasonic
WeatherStation is capable of outputting. For this reason, each WeatherStation
®
Instrument is supplied with a Windows
®
based software
program that is completely customizable and capable of displaying all of the data from the WeatherStation
®
Instrument head. An optional USB
converter allows the WeatherStation
®
Instrument data to be effortlessly converted and sent to the PC. An available USB/NMEA combiner
allows simultaneous display of the WeatherStation
®
Instrument data on both a PC, an NMEA capable instrument, and up to three additional
NMEA input devices to a single NMEA/USB output. As an example, an Airmar
®
Smart™ Sensor can be connected to the combiner so that
depth, speed, and water temperature, as well as all WeatherStation
®
Instrument functions, can be output on a single USB and/or NMEA data
line.
PB150 Connections—NMEA 0183 Only
PB150 to NMEA 0183 Instruments
When using the PB150 with NMEA 0183 Instruments, the connector is removed and the
cable is wired to the instrument input or a combiner/multiplexer. The PB150 will output to
any NMEA instrument. A multiplexer such as Actisense or Noland can be used to output the
data to multiple displays.
PB150 to a PC
When connecting the PB150 to a PC only, a USB converter is required. The
WeatherStation
®
Instrument attaches to the USB converter via a plug-in cable and a 1.8 m
(6’) USB lead, which then outputs data to the PC. The USB converter also includes a 1.8 m
(6’) power cord for supplying required battery voltage.
PB150 to a PC and an NMEA 0183 Device
When simultaneous connection to both a PC and an NMEA device is preferred, a USB/
NMEA combiner is required. The WeatherStation
®
Instrument attaches to the USB/NMEA
combiner via a plug-in cable. The combiners’ included 1.8 m (6’) USB lead outputs the data
to a PC. The installer supplies the desired length NMEA output cable, and a battery power
is supplied to the included power cord. Up to three additional NMEA devices can be brought
into the USB/NMEA combiner, such as an Airmar
®
Smart™ Sensor. The data is combined
and available to both the USB and NMEA outputs.
PB150 to a Furuno NMEA Display or NavNet Device
When using the WeatherStation
®
Instrument with a Furuno device, a direct-connect
interface cable is supplied. One end of the cable plugs into the PB150 and the other end
includes a 7-pin Furuno connector. The PB150 is powered via the Furuno display.
WeatherStation Programming Kit
The WeatherStation programming kit is a shop tool designed to allow installers to customize
NMEA sentences and update the WeatherStation software from a PC before it is installed
on the vessel.
Kit Includes: USB converter with software, power and USB cable, 1 m (3’) standard
WeatherStation cable, and 0.3 m (1’) adapter that allows Furuno cable to plug into USB
converter.
WS-Prog—Net: € CALL
2
Connector
is removed
Instruments
or
Multiplexer
PB150
Direct plug
connection
PB150
Via
USB
PC or laptop
PB150
Direct plug
connection
PB150
DST800
Via
USB
Via
NMEA
Smart™
Sensor
WS-USBN