Remote Device Selection. Maretron DSM250-01

DSM250 User’s Manual

6.28.1.2 Installation Description

This entry allows you to modify the NMEA 2000 installation description text strings. You can enter any information you like here, such as the date the unit was installed, or the location in which it was installed, for later reference. Tools such as Maretron N2KAnalyzer allow you to view these values later.

6.28.1.3 Restore Factory Defaults

This option restores all settings on the device to their factory default state.

6.28.2 Remote Device Selection

The Maretron NMEA 2000 ® to NMEA 0183 gateway (USB100) can be configured to select which

NMEA 2000 ® devices are selected for display on the computer attached to the USB interface of the

USB100. In this manner, multiple devices of the same type may be used on a NMEA 2000 ® network in a fail-safe configuration. The USB100 Device Selection Menu for an example network configuration

can be seen in Figure 218.

WARNING : Do not select multiple devices of the same type for display. This will result in multiple and possibly conflicting readings.

Figure 218 – USB100 Device Selection Screen

The “NA” column of the menu displays the node address the device is using.

The “Manuf.” column of the menu displays the manufacturer of the device.

The “Model” column displays the model number of the device.

The “SN#” column displays the serial number of the device, so that any of two or more devices of the same manufacturer and model number may be distinguished from one another.

The “Stat” column indicates whether the device is currently connected to the bus and is responding to queries (“Online”), or has been disconnected from the bus, has lost power, or for some other reason is not responding to queries (“Offline”).

The “Disp” column indicates whether data from that particular device is accepted for display by the USB100 (“On”) or that the USB100 ignores data transmitted by this device (“Off”). By scrolling to the device and pressing the Enter key ( ), you may then use the Scroll Up ( ) and Scroll Down ( ) keys to toggle the “Display” status for this particular device. Once you

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