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- Page 1 ENGINELINK NMEA 2000 ENGINE MONITOR Version 1.00...
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Page 2: Before You Start
QR code to be taken to our YouTube video…. This product is designed for use by Dealers and End Users with knowledge/experience of NMEA 2000, Digital Yacht cannot provide technical support or training on NMEA 2000 networking. 2. Before you start To use your EngineLink you will need: •... - Page 3 3.3 – Powering EngineLink • Apply power to the NMEA 2000 network and the EngineLink’s LEDs will briefly flash once and then after a few seconds the Status and Data LEDs should be illuminated, as per Table 1… STATUS DATA IN ERROR DATA OUT LINK...
- Page 4 3.4 – Setting up the Wireless Network • By default, EngineLink creates a wireless network (Access Point), with Name (SSID) = “enginelink-xxxx” and Password = “PASS-xxxx”, where xxxx is a four- digit code, unique to your device. • To connect to EngineLink you need to scan for wireless networks, find it, select it and then enter the default password when prompted.
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Page 5: Operation
4. Operation By default, EngineLink is configured for a single internal combustion engine, but can be configured for dual engine operation and/or compatible electric engines (see section xxx). In addition, the Gauges page is fully editable, allowing you to change, hide or add gauges, to suit the engine data on your NMEA 2000 network. A list of the NMEA 2000 PGNs that your engine or engine gateway generates should be provided in the relevant operational manual or from the engine dealer. - Page 6 Figure 3 Click on the Spanner Icon of the gauge you wish to edit and a Gauge Configuration pop-up window will appear (see Fig 4). Figure 4 If you wish to change the gauge to display different data, click on the drop down “Data Source”...
- Page 7 Figure 5 Below the main dashboard, there are six additional gauges (eight gauges on the Dual Engine dashboard) that you can edit and add any extra gauges that you need (see Fig 6). Click on the Spanner Icon in the position that you want the gauge to appear and the Gauge Configuration pop-up will appear, just as if you were editing an existing gauge.
- Page 8 Set the gauge configuration as previously detailed and repeat for as many gauges as you wish to add. Once you have edited the gauges and have the dashboard that you want, click the open padlock icon and the changes will be saved and applied. It is also worth backing up your Gauge Configuration using the backup function in the Settings page.
- Page 9 Figure 8 4.2 – View Data Page EngineLink receives the NMEA 2000 data in Digital Yacht’s RAW data format which you can view by clicking on the “View Data” button of the home page (see Fig 9). Figure 9 This data includes all of the NMEA 2000 data on the network, which can be logged...
- Page 10 To log the RAW data, scroll to the bottom of the page (see Fig 10) and click the “Start Log” button to ON. Wait a suitable length of time (at least a few minutes) and then click the “Start Log” button to OFF. The “Save Log” button should now be active and if you click this button, you will be able to select the filename and location of where you wish to save the log file.
- Page 11 Figure 11 If you want EngineLink to join an existing wireless network, click the Station (STA) button, select the wireless network from the drop down list and enter the wireless password. Click the “Update Settings” button and after EngineLink reboots, it should join the selected network –...
- Page 12 If the Status LED is OFF with a short flash every two seconds, then EngineLink has failed to connect to the selected network. Wait 30-45secs for EngineLink to revert to AP mode or press and hold the reset button for >10secs for a factory reset. As well as displaying Engine data, EngineLink also converts GPS, Depth and AIS PGNs in to wireless NMEA data that popular mobile Apps such as Navionics Boating, can receive.
- Page 13 Figure 14 Changing any of these settings, will cause the new value to be instantly applied and if you change to Electric Motor you will be asked to confirm the mode change. Figure 15...
- Page 14 We try to avoid firmware updates but sometimes it is necessary to fix a bug or add an important new feature. You can refer to the version number here to see what firmware your unit is running and then check on Digital Yacht’s support website to see if there are any updates.
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Page 15: Combustion Engine
button. The update takes about 10-20 seconds and at the end you should see an Update Successful pop-up window appear. This Quick Start Manual just covers the very basic operation of EngineLink. A more detailed description is provided in our training videos. Simply scan the QR code applicable to the engine installation you have and be taken straight to our YouTube video. -
Page 16: Appendix A- Enginelink Nmea 2000 Pgn Support
Appendix A- EngineLink NMEA 2000 PGN Support In addition to the mandatory NMEA 2000 network management PGNs, EngineLink can receive and transmit the following PGNs. Received PGNs 127488 Engine Parameters, Rapid Update 127489 Engine Parameters, Dynamic 127493 Transmission Parameters, Dynamic 127496 Trip Fuel Consumption, Vessel 127505...
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