On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 05:43:06 GMT, "Gordon" wrote:

I don't understand. Who charges the fee? It's basically plug and play.
Gordon


NMEA charges the equipment manufacturers a large licence fee for the
privileged of making equipment to the MEA-2000 spec. As a result,
many makers have chosen to develop their own proprietary buses, and to
use NMEA-0183 if they have to communicate with other maker's
equipment.

I haven't noticed any consumer-grade equipment using NMEA-2000 - don't
know if it is used in the commercial field.

If I was me, I wouldn't wait for NMEA-2000 equipment to show up.


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