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Introduction*...................................................................................................................................................................................*7!
NMEA*0183*.....................................................................................................................................................................................*7!
NMEA%0183%Sentences%...........................................................................................................................................................................................%7!
Talkers%and%Listeners%.............................................................................................................................................................................................%7!
The%Multiplexer%.........................................................................................................................................................................................................%8!
Extra&Ports&.......................................................................................................................................................................................................&8!
The&Host&Interface&.......................................................................................................................................................................................&8!
The%MiniPlex-3%Multiplexer%.................................................................................................................................................................................%9!
Galvanic&Isolation&.........................................................................................................................................................................................&9!
NMEA*2000*.....................................................................................................................................................................................*9!
NMEA%2000%Network%Topology%......................................................................................................................................................................%10!
The%MiniPlex-3-N2K%Multiplexer%....................................................................................................................................................................%11!
Host*Interfaces*...........................................................................................................................................................................*12!
USB%Port%....................................................................................................................................................................................................................%12!
Flow&Control&.................................................................................................................................................................................................&12!
Driver&Installation&......................................................................................................................................................................................&13!
Windows&7&and&up&.................................................................................................................................................................................&13!
Windows&XP&.............................................................................................................................................................................................&17!
macOS&.........................................................................................................................................................................................................&17!
Linux&............................................................................................................................................................................................................&18!
Ethernet%Interface%................................................................................................................................................................................................%19!
1.! Existing&network/router&with&DHCP&...............................................................................................................................&19!
2.! Existing&network&with&static&IP&addresses/no&DHCP&................................................................................................&19!
3.! Direct&connection&to&a&computer&....................................................................................................................................... &20!
Network&Setup&.............................................................................................................................................................................................&20!
UDP&Mode:&Directed&.............................................................................................................................................................................&21!
TCP&...............................................................................................................................................................................................................&21!
Port&Number&............................................................................................................................................................................................&21!
Saving&the&Network&Setup&..................................................................................................................................................................&21!
Reset&to&DHCP&..........................................................................................................................................................................................&21!
Network&Recovery&.....................................................................................................................................................................................&22!
WiFi%Interface%.........................................................................................................................................................................................................%23!
WiFi&Access&Point&.......................................................................................................................................................................................&23!
App&Behaviour&.............................................................................................................................................................................................&24!
Changing&SSID&and&Password&...............................................................................................................................................................&25!
SSID/Passphrase&Recovery&...............................................................................................................................................................&26!
Enabling&or&disabling&the&WiFi&interface&..........................................................................................................................................&26!
Joining&an&existing&WiFi&Access&P o in t/R o u ter&...............................................................................................................................&26!
Network*Basics*...........................................................................................................................................................................*32!
IP%Address%.................................................................................................................................................................................................................%32!
Network%Mask%........................................................................................................................................................................................................%32!
Port%Number%...........................................................................................................................................................................................................%32!
Assigning%IP%addresses/DHCP%.........................................................................................................................................................................%33!
Auto-IP&............................................................................................................................................................................................................&33!
Protocols%...................................................................................................................................................................................................................%33!
UDP&Broadcast&.............................................................................................................................................................................................&34!
UDP&Directed&................................................................................................................................................................................................&34!
TCP&....................................................................................................................................................................................................................&34!
NMEA*0183*Ports*.......................................................................................................................................................................*35!