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Actisense PRO-Range products
Conguration Manual
• PRO-BUF-2 - NMEA 0183 Buffer
• PRO-MUX-2 - NMEA 0183 Multiplexer
• PRO-NDC-1E - NMEA 0183 Multiplexer
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Important Notices
The device to which this manual relates
complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility
requirements according to IEC 60945:2002-08,
DNVGL-CG-0339:2019 & IACS UR E10 Rev7.
The unit should always be used in conjunction
with appropriately approved, shielded cable
and connectors as per NMEA 0400 to ensure
compliance. A declaration of conformity is
available for download at www.actisense.com.
If the device to which this manual relates is to be
installed within ve metres of a compass, please
refer to the ‘Compass Safe Distance’ section in the
‘Technical Specications’ table.
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name or logo are made in this manual.
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Technical Accuracy
To the best of our knowledge the information
contained in this document was correct at the
time it was produced. Active Research Ltd cannot
accept liability for any inaccuracies or omissions.
The products described in this manual and the
specications thereof may be changed without
prior notice. Active Research Ltd cannot accept
any liability for differences between the product
and this document. To check for updated
information and specications please check www.
actisense.com.
Active Research Ltd will not be liable for
infringement of copyright, industrial property
rights, or other rights of a third party caused by
the use of information or drawings described in
this manual.
Product Registration
Please register your product via the online form at
https://actisense.com/product-registration
Your product package includes a unit serial
number. The serial number is six digits long and
can be found below the barcode on the label. Your
registration will assist Actisense Support to link
your product to your details, simplifying any future
assistance you may require.
Product Guarantee
All Actisense products are provided with a 5 year
guarantee upon registration. To register your
product, visit https://actisense.com/product-
registration.
If you suspect that the unit is faulty please refer to
the Troubleshooting Section of the User Manual
before
contacting support.
It is a requirement of the guarantee that all
installations of electronic equipment follow the
NMEA 0400 specication. Any connection to a
battery or power supply must meet the mandatory
essential safety requirements that may be
imposed by local regulatory agencies.
Actisense products are intended for use in a
marine environment, primarily for below deck
use. If a product is to be used in a more severe
environment, such use may be considered misuse
under the Active Research Ltd guarantee.
Product Disposal
Please dispose of this product in accordance with
the WEEE Directive. The product should be taken
to a registered establishment for the disposal of
electronic equipment.
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Contents Page
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................4
Accessing PRO-range products via a network............................................................................5
The PRO- range home page............................................................................................................6
Information Icon....................................................................................................................6
Status Icon..............................................................................................................................7
Settings Icon.........................................................................................................................10
Planning your NMEA 0183 network.............................................................................................11
Conguring Input from ‘Talkers’.........................................................................................11
Conguring Output to ‘Listeners’.......................................................................................12
Routing of Input and Output Data................................................................................................14
Basic Routing...................................................................................................................................15
Autoswitching..................................................................................................................................16
Advanced Routing.....................................................................................................................17-18
Alarm connections & conguration.............................................................................................19
Troubleshooting Guide...................................................................................................................19
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Introduction
This manual contains instructions for conguring the PRO range of products from Actisense.
• PRO-BUF-2 NMEA0183 Intelligent Buffer
• PRO-MUX-2 NMEA0183 Intelligent Multiplexer
• PRO-NDC-1 NMEA0183 Intelligent Multiplexer
Please read through this manual carefully to realise the full potential of your new PRO product. This
manual should be read in conjunction with the individual user/install manual available from the Ac-
tisense website at http://www.actisense.com
Built into the rmware of our PRO range products is a web-based conguration app. that allows the
set-up to be tailored to your individual needs from any internet browser.
Since the products listed above have slightly different features, some of the screen shots contained
within this manual will look slightly different to observed behaviour when the user congures their
device, but the overall ‘look and feel’ will be the same as shown in the following pages. Specic features
not available are marked accordingly.
Each of the PRO range products has it’s own install manual where all the technical specications
of each device can be found. Please visit our website https://actisense.com for the individual install
manuals.
PRO-Range products at a glance
Product PRO-BUF-2 PRO-MUX-2 PRO-NDC-1E
Inputs 282
Outputs 12 6 5
Serial Ports 1 1 1
Ethernet 1 1 1
Alarms YES(With Relay) YES(With Relay) YES(No Relay)
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Accessing the PRO range of products via the network
The PRO range can be connected to your network in one of two ways.
1: Standard Ethernet Networks
• If the PRO product is connected to an ethernet network containing both DHCP and DNS servers,
launch any of the popular web browsers.
• Replacing ‘xxxxxx’ with the serial number of your PRO product, type one of the following com-
mands into the address bar depending on the product you have.
• http://probuf-xxxxxx
• http://promux-xxxxxx
• http://prondc-xxxxxx
2: Direct connection or basic ethernet networks
• If the PRO product is connected directly to a PC or the ethernet network does not have a DHCP
server, the device will communicate using the auto-IP by default.
• The auto-IP process can take up to 60 seconds to complete.
• The PC’s ‘Local Area Connection’ must also be set-up to use auto-IP in order to communicate on
this network. Most PC’s are set-up to do this by default. If needed, instructions on how to do this
using Windows 10 are given in the user/install manual (other Windows operating systems will be
similar). These can be found by visiting https://actisense.com
NOTE: PC administrator privileges are required to carry out these modications.
• Once the PC and PRO product are using the same IP address range, launch any popular web
browser.
• Replacing ‘xxxxxx’ below with the serial number of your PRO product, type in one of the following
commands into the address bar depending on the product you have.
• http://probuf-xxxxxx
• http://promux-xxxxxx
• http://prondc-xxxxxx
The home-page for the PRO-MUX-2 will be as shown below.(Shown here for a PRO-MUX-2)
NOTE: You may need to refresh your browser window if the web-app does not display immediately.
NOTE: Clicking on any of the icons at this point will allow you to view the current settings of your PRO
range device, but alterations are not possible until a user ‘Login’ is performed.
When prompted for login ID, please use :
Username: admin Password: admin.
The password can be altered later. The username ‘admin’ is static and cannot be altered.
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Navigating the PRO range home-page (shown here for the PRO-MUX-2)
Information Icon
• This icon will display all the relevant technical information relating to the device itself.
• This information is important if you need to troubleshoot your device or require technical
assistance at a future date.
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Status Icon
• This icon displays the current status of all the various user controlled settings:
• Data Servers: Displays the following information relating to the data server if enabled.
• Serial: Displays the current status of all the serial ports, including their baud rate, alias name if
applied, port direction and the current data load on each port.
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• Detailed Stats: Once the PRO device is operational, this page will show the number of individ-
ual sentences being received or transmitted over a 10 second period. The picture below shows
a simple case of GPS sentences being sent and received. Once the device has more inputs and
outputs enabled this will contain all the sentences being routed through the device.
• Messages being received from talkers
• Messages being transmitted to listeners
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• Routing: Matrix showing data ow between inputs and outputs
• Alarms: Shows the status of any alarms which are currently set. See page 19 for further details
regarding setting up alarms, and their requirements.
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Settings Icon
• Provides access to the device for conguration.
• Using any of these setting requires that the user ‘Login’ to the device (see page 5).
• The settings page provides the following functionality:
Administration:
Facility to change password only (Username is always ‘admin’)
Facility to re-start device.
Firmware Update:
Details current rmware version and provides the facility to update.
Network:
Allows the network to be congured correctly depending upon your particular set-up.
Operating mode:
Allows any pre-congured modes to be selected.
Reset Password:
Password can be reset to factory default
Alarms:
Allows the user to set up any required alarms.
Data Server:
Provides facility to turn server on/off as well as specifying data format output, direction and
output protocol.
Routing:
Main conguration table to allow precise routing of data between inputs an outputs.
Access to ‘autoswitch’ operation and set-up.
Serial:
Allows full conguration for each port including baud rate setting, data direction, an ‘alias’
naming facility and also shows the current data load on each port.
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