This is a refurbished unit. These refurbished units are typically ex demo and display products that we use during exhibitions and events. All Digital Yacht factory refurbished products are fully tested and supplied complete with standard accessories and come with a 1 year parts and labour warranty. There may be some very minor cosmetic damage.
NavLink2 (Factory Refurbished)
£152.10
“NavLink 2 is an easy to fit NMEA2000 to WiFi server designed to make NMEA2000 navigation data available for apps on smartphones, tablets, iPads and PCs.”
KEY FEATURES

NavLink 2 is an easy to fit NMEA 2000 to Wifi server designed so that NMEA 2000 navigation data can be made available for apps on smartphones, tablets, iPads and PCs. Installation takes seconds as a result of direction connection to the NMEA 2000 back bone and self-powered from the data network.
Once installed, it creates a local WiFi network for devices to connect or can be programmed to join an existing wireless network if one is already installed. This is ideal for devices like the Furuno wireless radar which require operation through their own dedicated network but require NMEA 2000 data integration for charting apps.
NavLink2 creates a secure, password protected, local Wi-Fi network which allows all NMEA 2000 data to be sent to popular iOS and Android apps such as Navionics, AquaMap, iSailor, Weather4D, SailGrib, iNavX, TimeZero and more.
NavLink2 supports both UDP (for multiple connections) and TCP/IP interfaces for maximum compatibility with apps so you can be using a PC at the chart table with an iPad on deck. It’s also bidirectional so apps can control an autopilot if they enable this function.
CONFIGURATION
You can configure the NavLink2 through its own simple web interface, just open your web browser, enter the NavLink2’s IP address and you can filter NMEA sentences, change network name & password or even merge the WiFi to an existing WiFi network on board. So no complicated programming software or app required.
You can also choose a specific mode for the Navlink2, for instance, you can choose Raw NMEA 2000 mode or the AIS mode to only send AIS and GPS data to get a better result with an app that can only accept AIS & GPS data, such as Navionics. You can even view the received NMEA data in the web browser, for easy fault finding of issues.
Finally, The NavLink2 supports TCP and UDP network protocols for maximum compatibility with apps. If you want to have full bi-directional control of an autopilot, with guaranteed data integrity or you want to be the only person receiving the data, then select TCP. If however, you want to receive the same data on multiple devices, for instance a PC at the chart table and an iPad on deck, then select the UDP broadcast protocol.
SPECIFICATIONS
- NMEA 2000 to WiFi server
- Self powered from NMEA 2000 bus – fits in seconds
- Supports TCP/IP and UDP connection modes
- Provides AIS, navigation and instrument data to apps
- Compatible with all popular apps like iNavX, TimeZero, Weather 4D, Navionics, SailGrib, NavLink, iSailor, SeaPilot, AquaMap etc
- Up to 7 connected devices
- Compatible with Windows, Linux, MAC OS, iOS and Android
- Easy web interface for programming (work with any modern web browser)
- Password protected
- Can act as dedicated wireless server or rather can connect to an existing wireless network
- Diagnostic data display mode and LED status lights
- Internal hi gain WiFi antenna
- Super-fast 230KBs operation
- Optional raw data mode for developers and likewise advanced users
- Supplied with NMEA 2000 cable
| Weight | 192 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 180 × 145 × 40 mm |
NavLink2 Quick Start Guide V3.10
537.41 KBLatest Quick Start Guide for our NavLink2 Wireless NMEA 2000 Gateway
NavLink2 Introduction video
All you need is to connect the NavLink2 to your NMEA 2000 backbone. It will take its power automatically from your NMEA 2000 network.
Our WLN10/WLN30 & NavLink2 have a built-in web interface and create a password protected WiFi network. With your tablet, PC or smartphone, if you scan for wireless networks, you should see a wireless network called “DY-WiFi-xxxx” where xxxx is a four-digit code unique to the product. The WiFi network might change according to your product version.
Make your device join this network and you will be asked to enter a password which is “PASS-xxxx” where xxxx is the same four-digit code as in your network name. You can change both the network name and password in the unit’s web interface
All configuration can be done through a simple web interface, just connect to the product’s Wi-Fi network then open your web browser, enter the product’s IP address (192.168.1.1) and you can set baud rates, multiplexing mode, network name, password and join an existing network.
We keep up to date reviews on our news blog at www.digitalyacht.net – search for Best Marine Apps for Android or iOS. Popular apps include Navionics, iNavX, TZ iBoat , iAIS, NavLink, iSailor, SeaPilot, Weather 4D, MaxSea TimeZero, SailGrib and literally 100s more.
Our products are also compatible with navigation software on PC/Mac/Linux.
We keep on our blog a list which explains how to configure all the popular navigation apps & software. This list explains how to configure a NMEA connection (UDP/TCP) on the app/software but also how to configure the AIS settings.
To see the list, please click here: https://digitalyacht.net/configure-apps-software/
Up to 7 devices can connect using UDP. TCP/IP is a one to one connection format. PCs, MACs, Android, Linux and iPhone/iPad are all compatible.
No internet connection is required. Many consumers get confused and automatically associate wifi with internet. The product creates a wifi network and the local iPad or tablet users searches for this in the same way they search for a wifi hotspot.
Once connected, NMEA data is sent over the local link created on board the boat.
Yes! You can program this through the web interface so you just have one Wi-Fi network on board with our product linked directly to your other Wi-Fi network as a client.
This works well as well with Furuno WiFi radar installations.
The Wi-Fi will typically footprint a boat up to 25m LOA. Contact us if you need a bigger footprint or have a steel or carbon vessel.
Our iKonvert/NAVLink2 gateways make implementing NMEA 2000 much easier, with no old, proprietary libraries, just a simple serial protocol that is published online at…
https://github.com/digitalyacht/iKonvert/wiki/4.-Serial-Protocol
The gateways take care of all of the complicated address claiming, network discovery and NMEA 2000 network management, simplifying and speeding up your software implementation. Here is a link to our iKonvert Developers Guide on GitHub…
https://github.com/digitalyacht/iKonvert
You will need a copy of the NMEA 2000 Appendix B in order to decode the NMEA 2000 PGN data, which is available from the NMEA organization.
If you have not already developed software to read and write NMEA 2000 data, then you might want to look at the open source CANBoat software, which supports our iKonvert as detailed in the CANBoat Wiki, see link below. The developer Kees, has over a number of years, reverse engineered the NMEA PGNs and the data is translated in to a more simple and open JSON format.
https://github.com/canboat/canboat/wiki/ikonvert-serial
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