A Gateway to networking
22 December 2009
Actisense has released the new NGW-1 NMEA 2000 Gateway.
This product has already generated huge interest throughout the marine leisure industry, recently winning the British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) New Product of the Year category for 2009.
The Actisense NGW-1 provides an uncomplicated way to link a boat’s data networks. The NGW-1 Gateway makes it possible to convert NMEA 0183 data into NMEA 2000 data and vice-versa. Using the advanced configuration software provided, it is straightforward to set-up which data conversions are required.
With an ISO-Drive output and an OPTO-isolated input, the NGW-1 is ensured to be free from ground loop installation issues and meets all isolation requirements for NMEA 2000 networks. The NGW-1 is provided with all the required cabling, and also incorporates screw terminal connectors within the case to allow customer specific wiring to be undertaken. A USB version is also available which creates a virtual communications port via a PC connection.
By allowing the ‘old’ and the ‘new’ to work together, NGW-1 avoids the all-or-nothing headache of upgrading to an NMEA 2000 system.
Phil Whitehurst, Managing Director said: “The NGW-1 is a product that has been a long time coming – we’ve been working hard on producing the Gateway since 2005. The need to produce a unit that will meet the rigorous demands of a marine environment and the security of data transfer has required considerable skill and investment. This will be a landmark product for Actisense, and one which I am sure will become an industry standard.”
Actisense, a marine electronics brand from Active Research Limited, is dedicated to supplying the leisure and commercial marine markets with intelligent sensors and interfaces that are unrivalled for their quality, features and reliability. The Actisense brand name was created in 2001 to help promote the company’s growing range of marine interconnection devices and smart sensors.
Based in Poole, Dorset, Active Research was started in 1997 by Phil Whitehurst, who as a Chartered Electronics Engineer recognised that there was a need within the market place for innovative and reliable marine electronic equipment, both in the UK and worldwide.
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