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In the original International Product Specification for Class B AIS Transponders, it was dictated that they should be “stand alone” systems that did not require any input from other devices. For this reason, you will not find any AIS Class B transponders that can take their position input from an external NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 GPS sensor. I am afraid that you will need to use the supplied GPS antenna with your iAISTX, but if your boat has a GRP hull, then you might be able to install the GPS antenna inside the hull and not go to all the trouble of routing itRead More →

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We started developing iKommunicate back in 2015 to be the first commercial Signal K (Marine Open Data Format) on the market, as part of a successful Kickstarter Campaign. Signal K was at a very early stage of its development and had not even reached a stable V1.00. Digital Yacht were the first commercial company to support Signal K and we helped the core team of open source developers to make the final push to release Signal K V1.00, actively working on the specification, branding and website development. Unfortunately, this level of involvement was unsustainable and when one of our iKommunicate Engineers retired and another wentRead More →

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Our iKonverts are pretty “bulletproof” but of course it could be a component failure. A simple test of the NMEA 2000 supply voltage at the iKonvert PCB would be the best way to ascertain if it is a network issue of a faulty iKonvert. Using a multimeter set to measure DC Voltage, please measure for the presence of a voltage between the two terminals in the below image. The voltage should be a nominal 12v, but it can be between 9v and 16v and the network should still operate correctly. If there is no voltage at the iKonvert, then you have a network wiring issue,Read More →

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You will need a StarLink Ethernet Adaptor, like the one below: https://www.starlinkhardware.com/starlink-ethernet-adapter-setup-and-review/ Then using a normal network cable, you need to plug the Ethernet Adaptor in to the WAN socket of your 4GXtream and set the Wired WAN as the highest priority WAN connection. You can use the Failover feature of the 4GXtream to make it switch to Mobile (4G) when Starlink is not connected to the internet. Finally and most importantly, you need to Enable Bypass Mode in the Starlink. Open up the Starlink app Tap Settings Swipe down and tap Bypass Mode Slide the toggle to the right When prompted, confirm you wantRead More →

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veKonvert connects to the SmartShunt via the veDirect interface.  All calibration of the boat’s battery capacity etc is done via the Bluetooth interface integrated into the SmartShunt.  Download the Victron app and follow the set up instructions included with the SmartShunt.  There’s no calibration required on the veKonvert interfaceRead More →

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veKonvert is compatible with the following Victron products… BMV -700 BMV -702 BMV -700H BMV-712 Smart BMV-710H Smart BMV-712 Smart Rev2 SmartShunt 500A/50mV SmartShunt 1000A/50mV SmartShunt 2000A/50mV All MPPT Charge Controllers NOTE – veKonvert is not compatible with Victron Chargers and Inverters. It should also not be plugged in to the VE.Direct interfaces of any Victron “Consumers” such as Multiplus, Quattro, Cerbo, etc.Read More →

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When you scan for wireless networks on whatever mobile device you are using, can you see the 4GXtream wireless network? If you can, please connect to it using the default wireless password = 4GXtream Once you are wirelessly connected to the 4GXtream, then please open your web browser in a Private/Incognito window (important so that it does a fresh load of the 4GXtream web interface) and then try to go to http://192.168.1.1 or http://4gxtream Whichever, address you use, it is very important that you include the http:// as this tells your browser that you want to go to a specific address and not do aRead More →

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In the fast moving world of wireless technology, our WL510 is quite old now and you might get the message: “err_ssl_version_or_cipher_mismatch” when trying to upload the configuration file. This is due to the age of the firmware as V5.5.8 used TLS V1.0 which is no longer supported in most modern browsers. The way to get round this, is to use an older computer with an older browser on it. Once you have an older computer connected and can bring up the WL510 web interface, update the firmware to the latest version and the “err_ssl_version_or_cipher_mismatch” issue will be gone. The latest version of the WL510 firmwareRead More →

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You need to setup a data link between the two LANLinks, as this will not happen automatically. We recommend using a TCP connection between the LANLinks, this is much more reliable and a proper socket connection is created that you can see in the LANLink Status page, where as UDP is just a broadcast with no status or packet checking. Setup the LANLink, connected to whichever device is outputting NMEA 0183, as a TCP server with a unique fixed IP address outside of the router’s DHCP range. Then set the other LANLink to be a TCP Client also with a unique fixed IP address outsideRead More →