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Mercury
Marine says its SmartCraft electronics system interface should meet
the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) 2000 interface
standard this month. The NMEA’s standard establishes a uniform set
of rules that allows for the sharing of digital data between a boat’s
electronics. Boaters who have NMEA 2000-compliant electronics can link
what would otherwise be disparate systems and access a host of vital information
at the touch of a button. Some of the shared information includes boat
speed, engine temperature, degrees of engine trim, steering angles, water
depth, engine hours, engine warnings, engine diagnostics, fuel needed
to reach a waypoint, and more. Phil Gaynor, director of Smartcraft, says,
“Cornerstone to the philosophy of SmartCraft is to combine together
all the information a person needs to operate a boat into a simple data
connection. That data can then be displayed and controlled through any
number of devices manufactured both by Mercury and now, through this new
NMEA 2000 interface, display information on devices made by other NMEA-compatible
companies.” —Capt. Patrick Sciacca
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