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--- ve.can:nmea-2000:start [2017-05-05 03:42] – [5. FAQ] mvader
+++ ve.can:nmea-2000:start [2020-01-06 22:58] – [1. Introduction] mvader
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 ====== NMEA 2000 & MFD integration guide ======
-The NMEA 2000 protocol is a plug-and-play communications standard used for connecting marine sensors and display units within ships and boats.
+===== 1. Introduction =====
-Many Victron Energy products can be integrated into an NMEA 2000 network. On this page, you will find an overview, as well as links to all the detailed information.
+This document explains how to integrate a Victron system onto a Marine MFD, such as from Garmin, Raymarine Navico and other brands.
+This are multiple ways to do such an integration; here is a small overview:
+For all new installations, we recommend to use one of our [[venus-os:start|GX Products]]. It acts as a hub, collecting information from connected equipment such as Inverters, Battery Monitors and Chargers; and then making that available to the MFD.
+A GX Device can connected to a Marine MFD in two ways. One is by connecting it to the NMEA2000 network, N2K. N2K is is a plug-and-play communications standard used for connecting marine sensors and display units within ships and boats.
 Victron Energy is a member of the NMEA 2000 organisation, and we have several of our products certified by NMEA 2000.
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   * Lynx Shunt Battery Monitors
   * Lynx Ion + Shunt all models
-  * BlueSolar MPPT Solar Chargers with VE.Can communications port
+  * SmartSolar MPPT Solar Chargers with VE.Can communications port
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 Refer to our [[https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Whitepaper-Data-communication-with-Victron-Energy-products_EN.pdf|Datacommunication whitepaper]], page 8 and beyond, for a list of Victron products and their supported PGNs.
-===== 4. Color Control GX & NMEA 2000 =====
+===== 4. FAQ =====
-  * The VE.Can port on the CCGX only reads information from the N2K network. It does not (yet!) send any data out on the N2K network.
+Note that there are many more generic frequently asked questions answered in the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Whitepaper-Data-communication-with-Victron-Energy-products_EN.pdf|Data communication white paper]].
-===== 5. FAQ =====
 === Q1: What about instances? Device instances, data instances? ===
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 === Q2: Can MPPT Solar Chargers with a VE.Direct port also be connected? ===
-No, they cannot be connected. Even though the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-direct-to-nmea2000-interface|VE.Direct to NMEA 2000 interface]] can be physically connected to these solar chargers, it will not work. Use our [[https://www.victronenergy.com/solar-charge-controllers/mppt-150-70|Solar Chargers with a VE.Can port]] instead.
+No, they cannot be connected. Even though the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-direct-to-nmea2000-interface|VE.Direct to NMEA 2000 interface]] can be physically connected to these solar chargers, it will not work. Use our [[https://www.victronenergy.com/solar-charge-controllers/smartsolar%20mppt%20ve.can|Solar Chargers with a VE.Can port]] instead.
+Similarly, also a GX Device does not (yet) transmit data from connected Solar Chargers on its NMEA2000-out port.
-Note that there are many more generic frequently asked questions answered in the [[https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Whitepaper-Data-communication-with-Victron-Energy-products_EN.pdf|Data communication white paper]].
 === Q3: What about terminators and network layout? ===
-A N2K canbus network needs to be laid out as in backbone configuration, using drop cables to connect to each device. Also there should be only two terminators in the network. Therefore:
+A N2K CAN bus network needs to be laid out as in backbone configuration, using drop cables to connect to each device. Also, there should be only two terminators in the network. Therefore:
-  * Use the NMEA2000 cable as the back bone.
+  * Use the NMEA2000 cable as the backbone.
   * Run a separate drop cable separately to each Victron device. The drop cable will be one of these three products:
     * [[https://www.victronenergy.com/accessories/ve-bus-to-nmea2000-interface|VE.Bus to NMEA 2000 interface]]
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   * Victron Battery monitor data
   * Victron BMS data
-  * Victron Tank sender data as well as tank sender data from other manufacturers. See chapter 1.2.7 in the [[ccgx:start|]].
+  * Victron Tank sender data as well as tank sender data from other manufacturers. See chapter 1.4.7 in the [[ccgx:start|]].
 === Q5: Can integration onto Raymarine displays also be done without Empirbus NXT? ===
-No.
+Yes, see [[https://www.victronenergy.com/panel-systems-remote-monitoring/marine%20mfd%20gx%20integration%20-%20raymarine|the Raymarine integration page on our website]].
-=== Q6: What about Maretron and other brand tanksensors on the Ccgx? ===
+=== Q6: What about Maretron and other brand tank sensors on the Ccgx? ===
-See chapter 1.2.7 in the [[ccgx:start|]].
+See chapter 1.4.7 in the [[ccgx:start|]].
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