NMEA 2000 update
The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has released version 3.000 of the NMEA 2000 standard, which is the most widely used standard in recreational boating electronics. The new text aims to improve the interoperability of equipment, thanks to new language requirements and the addition of new PGN or network messages. They concern in particular the control of lights, but also the linear actuators of outboard and davit steering, the management of bow thrusters, windlasses and other accelerometers, detailed in Annex D of the standard.
A renewed certification tool
The NMEA teams also announced the release of a major update to its software tools for certification and control of electronic equipment. The new version takes into account comments and requests from manufacturers that have been made to the association in recent years. Improvements include the ability to automatically test on earlier versions.
Applicable to marine electronics before the end of 2023
The institution is asking manufacturers to have their new equipment certified to NMEA 2000 version 3.000 within 18 months and encourages them to do so before August 2023. It also urges them to update existing equipment to incorporate the new NMPs.
The upgrade is free for NMEA members who already have the previous version.
