Actisense sensors and interfaces
NMEA NBF-2 Buffer
World first: The power to drive
up to six NMEA devices, with the safety of total input
and output isolation, for total peace of mind. The Actisense NMEA Buffer module is the
best solution for buffering weak NMEA sources, allowing NMEA devices to be driven,
such as chart plotters, radars, and/or an on-board PC / Laptop.
The very latest Actisense ISO-Drive
technology has been added to the NBF-2 so that now each output
is separately isolated from each other and from the power supply,
making this a world
first and
the safest buffer on the market.
The NBF-2 Buffer is required wherever an NMEA source cannot
provide sufficient power to drive all the equipment that requires
the NMEA data it supplies. It is also ideal for safely interfacing
an on board PC to all the NMEA equipment on board a vessel,
while providing total Opto-isolation between every device.
Designed for buffering data from all NMEA source types
(RS422, RS485 and RS232), including direct connection to a
PC RS232 output, this buffer produces an amplified
copy on each of its 6 ISO-Drive outputs.
NDC-4 NMEA Multiplexer
Multiplex or Autoswitch up to 5 NMEA devices
to your PC, Chart-plotter, Radar, Autopilot and more, with NMEA 0183 HS compatibility
and ISO-Drive.
This Actisense NMEA Multiplexer
/ Combiner allows connection of up to five NMEA (National Marine Electronics
Association) inputs, and multiplexes / combines or autoswitches them to its
two fully isolated NMEA outputs.
This approach offers these major advantages:
Completely removes the need for isolated power supplies - as the NDC-4
creates a full 2500v isolation barrier between it's
inputs and each of it's ISO-Drive outputs
Enables the vessel owner complete access to all NMEA data sources,
instead of the standard one device
Any problematic or unwanted NMEA sentences can be filtered
out / blocked, to help intelligently reduce the NMEA data to a manageable
amount and prevent data loops
Each NMEA input device is Opto-isolated from all other NMEA device
in the system
Significant reductions in installation cost (from reduced cable lengths
and requiring only one NMEA cable to be routed around the bridge to supply
the multiplexed NMEA data.
NGW-1 NMEA 1803 to NMEA 2000 Gateway
The Actisense™ NMEA 2000 to NMEA 0183
Gateway is the easiest way to link between a boat's old and new data networks.
The NGW-1 can convert NMEA 0183 data into NMEA 2000 data and vice-versa.
Using the advanced configuration software it is simple to set up which data items
you want translated between the two buses.
The NGW-1 allows current NMEA 0183 equipment to be kept, or allows the latest
NMEA 2000 equipment to be incorporated into the NMEA 0183 system. Once the single
cable NMEA 2000 bus system has been installed, data from any node on the bus can
be listened to by any other, including any NMEA 0183 instruments connected using
an NGW-1.
The new Actisense NMEA Reader software utility can now be downloaded from this page.
This utility allows the NGW-1 user to view and understand (in detail)
the translated NMEA 0183 sentences output by an NGW-1 device directly,
or via an Actisense USG-1.
The NMEA 2000 network acts like a bi-directional multiplexer, allowing all data
sources to talk and listen to each other.
For a full and detailed list of Actisense products available from Storm Force Marine in Hong Kong, please see the Actisense website