Glossary - Quark-Elec AS06 User Manual

QK-AS06 Manual
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Issue Date
1.0 02-12-2021
08-01-2022

10. Glossary

• NMEA 0183: is a serial data interface operating at 4.8 Kbit/second utilizing standard asynchronous
communications. It is an electrical and data standard for communication between marine electronics.
• NMEA2000 / N2K: is a serial data network operating at 250 Kbit/second utilizing the Controller Area
Network (CAN). The CAN bus was originally developed for the automotive industry but is now used
in numerous industrial applications. It is a communications standard used for connecting marine
sensors and display units within ships and boats and is generally plug-and-play.
• NMEA2000 / N2K backbone: Used with NMEA 2000, the backbone is the main BUS supplying data
and power to all the devices on the boat.
• Sentences: Used in NMEA 0183 protocol to transfer data between marine equipment.
V 1.0
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Initial release
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Quark-elec (UK)
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2021