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A. FIRMWARE UPGRADE A. FIRMWARE UPGRADE A. FIRMWARE UPGRADE A. FIRMWARE UPGRADE B. FACTORY SETTINGS B. FACTORY SETTINGS B. FACTORY SETTINGS B. FACTORY SETTINGS C. DIN RAIL MOUNT C. DIN RAIL MOUNT C. DIN RAIL MOUNT C. DIN RAIL MOUNT www.exemys.com Rev.2...
1.1 User Manual purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide the instructions to quickly and simply install and operate the SGW1-MB-NM 1.2 Product Overview The SGW1-IA3-MB-NM is a protocol converter that will convert the values send from a NMEA 0183 talker to Modbus registers.
10 a 30 Vdc, 70 mA @ 12 Vdc, 40 mA @ 12 Vdc Operation: -15 a 65 ºC Temperatur Temperatur Temperatur Temperatures es es es Storage: -40 a 75 ºC Warranty Warranty Warranty Warranty 1 Year, technical support included www.exemys.com Rev.2...
2.3 Led Indicators The SGW1-IA3-MB-NM has three LED indicators. One of them indicates that the device is energized (Power). While the other two are each linked to the activity on the serial ports - Modbus (A) and NMEA (B). www.exemys.com Rev.2...
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SGW1-IA3- MB-NM to a USB port on the PC and go to the Connection -> USB menu, a window will open with the description of all the Exemys products with USB found. Select with double click the product to be configured and pressing ENTER will show a ">"...
Values: 1 to 254 • (1…254) Example: MBID:110 MBEXCEPTION - Enables or disables exceptions for the Modbus Port. If the option is disabled the SGW1-IA3-MB-NM will respond to errors with silence, otherwise it will return an exception code. www.exemys.com Rev.2...
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It can used to verify the connection to the NMEA talker and see which sentences are being received It configures the SGW1 to send to the USB console details of the NMEA sentences NMEAVERB NMEAVERB NMEAVERB NMEAVERB received on the NMEA port. www.exemys.com Rev.2...
3.3 Other commands Command Description LIST LIST LIST LIST Lists the current configuration. Displays the list of all available commands with syntax and HELP HELP HELP HELP descriptive text FACTRESET FACTRESET FACTRESET FACTRESET Restart the device factory settings www.exemys.com Rev.2...
LAT: 48 ° 43'14.9224''N. LAT: 48 ° 43'14.9224''N. LAT: 48 ° 43'14.9224''N. 48 + (43/60) + (14.9224 / 3600) = 48.7208118 °, then multiply x 10,000,000 to obtain exactly the value that is observed in the Modbus register = 487.208.117 www.exemys.com Rev.2...
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Sensor reading 3 40032 40033 Sensor units 3 ASCII Water speed and heading Degrees True 40034 º Degrees Magnetic 40035 º Speed 40036 knots Speed 40037 Rate Of Turn 40038 Turn Velocity (*) º per minute 40039 State ASCII www.exemys.com Rev.2...
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Recommended Min. Navigation Information 40074 Status ASCII 40075 Cross Track Error miles 40076 Course ASCII 40077:78 Destination Waypoint Latitude x10,000,000 signed º 40079:80 Destination Waypoint Longitude x10,000,000 signed º 40081 Range to destination miles 40082 Bearing to destination º www.exemys.com Rev.2...
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Navigation Status 40113 Rate of turn (ROT) º/min 40114 Velocity over ground (SOG) knots 40115 Position accuracy 40116:17 Longitude x10,000,000 signed º 40118:19 Latitude x10,000,000 signed º 40120 Course over ground (COG) º 40121 True Heading (HDG) º www.exemys.com Rev.2...
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• 713: This value is displayed when you are rotating clockwise to more than 5 degrees in 30 seconds • -713: This value is displayed when you are turning counterclockwise to more than 5 degrees in 30 seconds www.exemys.com Rev.2...
SGW1-IA3-MB-NM – NMEA talker to Modbus slave Converter – User’s Manual A. Firmware Upgrade The firmware of the SGW1-MB-NM can be updated in case of new versions with improvements, by accessing the serial console intended for this purpose. Connect an RS232 cable as follows between the computer and the SGW1 and follow the...
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2. Then go to the menu Functions -> Update Device. 3. Locate and select the binary file (.bin) to be transferred and press the Open button to start the firmware update of the device. 4. During the file transfer the progress of the process will be displayed. www.exemys.com Rev.2...
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5. At the end, the device will be restarted to install the update, preserving the current configuration. Do not turn off the device until the "Installed" message is displayed, this can cause a permanent damage to the device. www.exemys.com Rev.2...
Stop bits Modbus type Modbus RTU Modbus slave ID Exceptions Disabled Modbus RTU packet time 3 bytes time Port Port Port Port NMEA (B) NMEA (B) NMEA (B) NMEA (B) Baud rate 9600 bps Data bits Parity Stop bits www.exemys.com Rev.2...
(a click will be heard when attaching the module to the DIN rail) To remove the rail module, first remove the input terminals. Then insert a screwdriver into the lower lock of the device's DIN connector and force the connector down until the module disengages. www.exemys.com Rev.2...
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