Garmin GPSMAP 225 Technical Reference

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Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products NMEA 2000 FundamentalsPower Connection and DistributionYour NMEA 2000 network must be connected to a 12 Vdc power supply. Do not connect your NMEA 2000 network to any other voltagesource, such as a 24 Vdc power supply. Use a NMEA 2000 power cable to connect your NMEA 2000 backbone to the auxiliary power switchon your boat. If you do not have an auxiliary power switch, or if connecting to the auxiliary power switch causes electrical interference, connectthe NMEA 2000 power cable directly to the battery and install an in-line switch.CautioN: If you connect the NMEA 2000 network to your battery without an in-line switch, it may drain your battery.Be sure to ground the NMEA 2000 power cable. Connect the bare shield-drain wire to the same location as the ground (black) wire.The Garmin NMEA 2000 power cable connects to a T-connector like other drop cables. Be sure to connect the NMEA 2000 power cable to thetop of a T-connector; never connect the NMEA 2000 power cable to the side of a T-connector. You can connect power either at the end of yourNMEA 2000 network or in the middle. When planning where to place the power cable and the T-connector on your NMEA 2000 network, youwill need to evaluate how the NMEA 2000 devices connected to your network use power. The NMEA 2000 network will work properly whenthere is no more than a 3 Vdc drop in the supply voltage between the power source and the NMEA 2000 device located farthest from the powersource on the NMEA 2000 network. To determine the voltage drop in your NMEA 2000 network, use this equation:Voltage Drop = Cable resistance (ohms/m)* × Distance (from the battery to the farthest device, in meters) × Network Load** × 0.1* Garmin cable resistance value = 0.0** Network Load = the sum of Load Equivalent Numbers (LEN) between the battery and the end of the network. The LEN for each device should be visible onthe device, or provided in the documentation for the device.If you calculate a voltage drop of 3.0 Vdc or less, then you can connect power to either the end or the middle of your NMEA 2000 network,and it will function correctly.If you calculate a voltage drop of more than 3.0 Vdc, you must connect power to the middle of your NMEA 2000 network. The location willdepend on the network load and distance from the battery. Try to balance the voltage drop equally on both sides of the power connection.If a voltage drop of under 3.0 Vdc is not possible on your NMEA 2000 network, contact a professional installer.ExamplesThe following examples show a correctly designed, end-powered NMEA 2000 network; an incorrectly designed NMEA 2000 network; and aredesign of the incorrectly designed NMEA 2000 network to correctly balance power on the network.End-powered NMEA 2000 network, correctly designed:CORRECT+ - NMEA 2000-compliant deviceLEN = NMEA 2000-compliant deviceLEN = NMEA 2000-compliant deviceLEN = 7Power cableLength = 2 mDrop cableLength = 2 mDrop cableLength = 6 mBackbone cableLength = 0 mBackbone cableLength = 0 mDrop cableLength = 6 mWhen the voltage-drop formula is applied to this example, wesee that the voltage drop is less than 3.0 Vdc. This NMEA 2000network will function correctly when powered at the end.Voltage Drop = 0.053 × (2 + 10 + 10 + 6) × (4 + 5 + 7) × 0.1 = 2.37 VdcDistance Network loadCableresistanceDistance Network loadCableresistance•••