==== NMEA 2000 ====

NMEA 2000 is a communication protocol based upon the SaeJ1939 Controller Area Network standard from the [[http://www.nmea.org | National Marine Electronics Association]] to interconnect various electronic units onboard ships and smaller recreational and commercial vessels.


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The development of this  standard began in 1994. It was released in 2001
The standard  NMEA 2000(R) is a low-cost serial data network operating at 250 kbits/s based on CAN substituting NMEA0183. 



[[https://www.kvaser.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nmea2000-explained-cassidy.pdf| NMEA 2000 Explained]] - The Latest Word, PDF by  Frank Cassidy - Chairman, NMEA Standards Committee 
 
=== Solutions for NMEA2000: ===

CANCapture - http://www.cancapture.com - Flexible, powerful, and low-cost control of data, supporting J1939, NMEA-2000 and all other protocols.  All features including hardware for one low price.

Development tools and embedded software components: http://www.vector-informatik.com/vi_nmea2000_en.html

High-performance NMEA2000 protocol stack software http://www.simmasoftware.com/nmea2000-protocol-stack.html

Warwick Control (UK) http://www.warwickcontrol.com

The NMEA committee sells a protocol and hardware validation tool and an official protocol stack.

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