Technical Reference Guide

Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products iii
Introduction
Introduction
A NMEA 2000 network consists of connected NMEA 2000 devices that communicate using basic plug-and-play functionality. This technical
reference provides basic NMEA 2000 component identication, basic NMEA 2000 network-building instructions, and a list of NMEA 2000-
specic data used with Garmin NMEA 2000-certied displays and sensors.
• The rst section, NMEA 2000 Fundamentals, provides descriptions of the NMEA 2000 connectors and cables sold by Garmin, and the
fundamental concepts of installing a NMEA 2000 network on your boat.
• The second section, General NMEA 2000 Data Type Requirements, provides a table to help you determine which NMEA 2000 sensors
provide the particular data type you want.
• The last two sections provide Parameter Group Number (PGN) information for Garmin chartplotters and marine instruments as well as
conguration and PGN information for Garmin NMEA 2000 sensors. These sections contain PGN and conguration information for the
following products:
◦ GPSMAP
®
4000/5000/6000/7000 Series chartplotters
◦ GPSMAP 700 Series chartplotters
◦ GPSMAP 4x1/5x1/5x6 Series chartplotters
◦ GMI
™
10
◦ GPS 17x
◦ GFS
™
10
◦ GRA
™
10
◦ GET
™
10
◦ GFL
™
10
◦ GBT
™
10
◦ GST
™
10
◦ Intelliducers
™
◦ GWS
™
10
◦ GHP
™
10 (CCU and GHC
™
10)
◦ GXM
™
51
◦ VHF 200/300
◦ AIS 300
◦ AIS 600
PGN information is also included in the installation instructions provided with the Garmin NMEA 2000-certied device. Sensor conguration
information is also included in a Sensor Conguration Guide provided with each Garmin NMEA 2000-certied sensor.
• At the end is a checklist. Use this checklist when installing a NMEA 2000 network to be sure you have correctly followed installation-
critical procedures.
Contact Garmin
If you experience difculty installing a NMEA 2000 network, or have other questions about NMEA 2000-certied Garmin devices, contact
Garmin Product Support or a certied NMEA 2000 technician. In the USA, go to www.garmin.com/support, or contact Garmin USA by phone
at [phone] or [phone].
In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by phone at 0808 2380000.
In Europe, go to www.garmin.com/support and click  for in-country support information, or contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by
phone at +44 (0) 870.8501241.