The USB to NMEA Serial Adapter data cable is a simple and effective method for connecting NMEA 0183 compatible marine equipment to a Mac (GPS, AIS, Autopilot, VHF). Each data cable contains a small internal electronic circuit board, housed in the USB connector. This circuitry provides full bi-directional conversion of the serial data and also includes Tx and Rx LEDs which give a visual indication of data traffic on the data cable. The other end of the data cable is bare, tinned wire ended connections which can be quickly connected to the NMEA 0183 compatible equipment with suitable connector block or terminals or crimp-on butt connectors. Each cable is 60" long.
| Wire color | Name | Connect to GPS or AIS or RADAR or Instruments | Connect to Autopilot or VHF Radio |
| Yellow | Receive | NMEA data out (Data+) | |
| Orange | Transmit | NMEA data in (Data+) | |
| Black | Ground | Ground (Data-) | Ground (Data-) |
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US$69.95 (including shipping)
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| Installation Instructions | |
| Install Driver | FTDI Driver |
| Connect NMEA device (i.e GPS, AIS, RADAR, Instruments, Autopilot, VHF Radio) | |
| Plug adapter into Mac USB port | |
| Launch navigation software | The port to select will be USBSerial-XXX. Rate will be 4,800 except AIS which will be 38,400 |