NMEA 2000® Standard Main Document/ Primer Version

The National Marine Electronics Association has announced the availability, for purchase, of a "primer" version of the recently released NMEA 2000® Standard.

"Our intention is to provide this version to those who need to understand NMEA 2000® but don’t want to purchase the complete eight (8) volume set of documents, noted Steve Spitzer, chairman of the NMEA Standards Committee. " This "primer" version is actually the Main Document of the Standard which will provide an overview of NMEA 2000® explaining the concept of this networking standard: how it works, what it encompasses and what it provides after implementation," Spitzer continued.

NMEA 2000® contains the requirements of a serial data communications network to inter-connect marine electronic equipment on vessels. It is multi-master and self -configuring and there is no central network controller. Equipment designed to this standard will have the ability to share data, including commands and status with other compatible equipment over a single channel.

Contact:

Steve Spitzer, NMEA Technical Director
4204 Samish Way
Bellingham, WA 98229
sspitzer@nmea.org

Ordering Information:

NMEA
Seven Riggs Avenue
Severna Park, MD 21146
info@nmea.org
Order online

See Also:

• Primer Version
• Errata – Approved Changes
• Certified Products
• Requests/Contact Us
• Join the Standards Committee
• Potential Upcoming Changes
• Order form

NMEA Technical Director:

Steve Spitzer
Phone: 425-417-8042
Email: sspitzer@nmea.org