The Gateway allows you to see data from NMEA 0183 marine devices on a PC or smartphone. With it, you get marine network data including vessel course, speed, position, wind speed and direction, water depth, AIS messages from vessels and aircraft and other navigation data in popular software applications.
The Gateway has two physical NMEA 0183 ports (two inputs and two outputs) with configurable speed from 300 to 115200 baud. This allows organization of data exchange between two devices with different speeds. Multiple physical listeners can be connected to the Gateway's outputs. Both "single ended" (RS-232) and "differential" (RS-422) NMEA 0183 connections are supported. Compatible with COM (serial) ports of PC and with USB-to-serial adaptors.
The Gateway creates its own Wi-Fi network (with range of about 30 meters in open spaces) or it can be connected to an existing Wi-Fi network. In the second case, the coverage depends on coverage of the base network; laptops and PCs can be connected to Wi-Fi routers (and the Gateway) by Ethernet; and you can configure remote access to a Gateway over the Internet.
The Gateway supports TCP and UDP network protocols (both can be enabled at the same time). It is compatible with virtually all marine software, including OpenCPN, iNavx, Navionics Boating App, MaxSea and others.