Installation manual

Simrad SimNet
36 20222006 / Rev. A
5 GLOSSARY
Active transducer – A self-contained sensor or transducer that
outputs data on a format that is accepted by SimNet, e.g. SimNet
or NMEA2000.
NMEA0183 - A format (language) designed to permit
communication between various types of marine electronic
equipment. In essence this is a two-wire shielded, serial data
link, permitting one device to talk while other devices listen.
Numerous different sentences are available, permitting
communication between various different devices.
Note ! In order for any piece of equipment to engage in bi-directional
communication a pair of links is required.
NMEA2000 – A modern serial-data communications network to
interconnect marine electronic equipment onboard vessels.
Equipment designed to this standard will have the ability to
share data, including commands and status, with other
compatible equipment over a single signalling channel.
Note ! Only a single link is required for bi-directional communication
between products.
PGN – An acronym for Parameter Group Number. PGNs are
used in NMEA2000 analogues with the three capital letters used
in NMEA0183sentences, e.g. XTE.
Product ID – A number, suffix, acronym or term that can
identify a product.
Product name – The name of a Simrad product known from
sales and other literature.
Route - A stored sequence of waypoints. These waypoints will
be listed in the order in which you desire to follow them.
SimNet – An acronym for Simrad Intelligent Marine Network
based on the NMEA2000 communication protocols.
SimNet Source – Any product or device directly connected to
SimNet, or interfaced to SimNet from NMEA2000, NMEA0183
or Robnet2 formats.
Simrad Group – A number of Simrad products that are
selecting and sharing the same data sources via the SimNet
network.