CALYPSO instruments NMEA 2000 High-End NMEA Connect Plus Gateway User Manual

: June 9, 2024
: CALYPSO instruments

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Brief description of product and layout
User cases.
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NMEA 2000 High-End NMEA Connect Plus Gateway
User Manual CALYPSO instruments NMEA 2000 High End NMEA Connect Plus
Gateway www.calypsoinstruments.com
HIGH-END
NMEA CONNECT PLUS
GATEWAY
Use Cases

Brief description of product and layout

1.1 Brief description
The NMEA Connect Plus High-End (NCP- High End), can be connected to the Calypso Instruments Portable Range via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and also to the Calypso Instruments Wired Range.
The NCP High-End can also be forward connected to both NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 chartplotters, displays or NMEA backbones .
The diagram below outline the connection pathway:
Calypso Instruments Portable Range. CALYPSO instruments NMEA 2000
High End NMEA Connect Plus Gateway - Calypso Calypso Instruments Wired Range. CALYPSO
instruments NMEA 2000 High End NMEA Connect Plus Gateway - Calypso
1 Main terminal pins:

PORT 2 : 2. GND, 2 485+, 2 485-
INPUT POWER : GND, + 12V
PORT 1 : 1.GND 3 485+,1 485-
USB: +5V, D+, GND
NMEA 2000: GND, CAN 1, CAN H, 12V

The NCP High-End is labeled with:

MAC: Unique identifier number
SSID : NCP Wifi name
PASSWORD : Password for Wifi connection
IP : IP Address
DB ADDRESS : Bluetooth direction address
0183 WIFI SERVER PORT:0183 Wifi server port as per default
MOD: NMEA Connect Plus High-End model.

User cases.

4.1 How to display data from the NCP High-End via Wifi on PC Display from the Calypso Instruments Portable and Wired Ranges.
For those who are looking for displaying wind data on a second device.
To carry our this connection you will need to use a chart plotter. For this user case, we have used OPENCPN.

Download OPENCPN or any other chart plot and run it.
Open the OPENCPN and cick on options.
Once in options, click on connections, and scroll down the menu find the Add connection button. Click on Add connection.
Once in Add connection, click on Network and TCP.
Type 192.168.4.1 in address field, which is the Ip address that you will find on the NCP High-End label.
Input 50000 in the data port field. This is the wifi server port that you will find on your NCP High-End’s label. If for any reason you have updated this number, input it in this field.
Click on Apply.
In the next screen, make sure that the Enable checkbox is selected.
Click Ok.
Make sure you are connected to the NCP High-End in order to see wind data. There are two ways to see displayed data on OPENCPN :

From connections- Show NMEA debug window.
CALYPSO instruments NMEA 2000 High End NMEA Connect Plus Gateway - display
5 From the dashboard.

4.2 How to display data from the NCP High-End via Bluetooth or Wiﬁ on Anemotracker App from the Calypso Instruments Portable and Wired Ranges.
For those who are looking for displaying wind data on a second device.
To carry out this connection you will need to use Anemotracker App, available for iOS and Android users. You can visualize data from the NCP High-End via Bluetooth or via Wifi.
Visualization via Bluetooth

Go to Anemotracker app from your mobile or tablet devices.
In the main menu, press on Pair Portable.
in the available devices to pair, pair to the one called ULTRA NCP. That is your NCP. Press on that one to connect the unit.
Start receiving data in Anemotracker app.
Connect the NCP to a power supply.
From your computer, click on wi-fi and select the NMEA wifi network ( it will always be named as NMEA+ a number and you can find it on your NCP-High-end label.).
Type the wifi address that you will find on the NCP High-end label.
Click on connect.
Once connected, go to Anemotracker app, in your mobile or tablet devices.
In the main menu, press on Pair NCP.
In the Server address field, type 192.168.4.1. on ip address . You will find it on the NCP High-End’s label. In the server port field, type 50000. This is the wifi server port that you will find on your NCP High-End’s label. If , for any reason, you have updated this number, input it in this field.
Start receiving data in Anemotracker app.

For those who are looking for displaying wind data on a second device.
To carry out this connection you need to use a Raymarine display.

Once in the Raymarine dashboard, press on Settings.
Once in settings, press on Network. Make sure your NCP High-End appears in this section as it means it is connected. If for some reason you don’t see it, it means the NCP High-End is not being detected by the Raymarine display. Please double check your connection. If the issue persists, contact us at sales@calypsoinstruments.com.
Go back to Dasboard. Start reading wind data.
If ,for some reason, you don’t see a zero data in your dashboard, it means that the NCP High-End is connected but it is not receiving data from the wind meter. In this case, please double check the wind meters’ connection. If you see nothing (please see picture below), it means the NCP High-End is not well connected. Please, double check the connection. If the issue persists please contact us at sales@calypsoinstruments.com.

For those who are looking for displaying wind data on a second device.
To carry out this connection you need to use a B&G display.

Once in the B&G dashboard, press on Settings. Scroll down and select System.
Once in system, select Network.
In network, select Sources.
In sources, click on Auto Select.
Once in autoselect, press on Start.
A progress bar will be shown to let you know it is looking for devices connected to the NMEA 2000 network. In this picture below, the B&G is recognizing the NCP High-End. If you B&B display does not recognize your NCP High-End please double check the connection. If the issue persists, contact us at sales@calypsoinstruments.com.
As soon as the search is completed, press on Close.
Go back to Dashboard. Start receiving wind data. If you don’t receive data please double check the connection. If the issue persists, please contact us at sales@calypsoinstruments.com.

4.2 How to display data from the NCP High-End via NMEA 2000 cable on the Humminbird display from the Calypso Instruments Portable and Wired Ranges.
For those who are looking for displaying wind data on a second device.
To carry out this connection you need to use a Humminbird display.

Once in the Humminbird dashboard, press on Settings.
Once in settings, go to Network and select Data Sources.
One in data sources, press on Wind Speed & Direction.
Make sure the NCP High-End shows up there. Select the NCP High-End to make sure your NCP High-End wireless recognizes your NCP High-End. If it doesn’t, please double check your connection. If the issue persists, contact us at sales@calypsoinstruments.com.
Go back to dashboard. Start receiving wind data.