Skybolt
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- Nov 11, 2014
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- Reel Nauti
460 EC
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- Detroit 6v92TA
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Alison Gears
Westerbeke
12.5kw Genset
Thought I would clarify what has been said on the backup and restore functions using an USB100 or IPG100 with N2K Analyzer. And go one step further.
You can run the DSM250 emulator installed with N2KAnalyzer or download it from Maretron directly. But either way you launch it, then create a working functional DSM file then restore it to the real DSM on the boat. using the methods described above and in @dtfeld post.
What I have learned using Maretron equipment, is if you program any of the devices in use on the N2K network using the Maretron labels, when you program the DSM just select label as the device or field name. When using the emulator on a PC not connected to the boats N2K network the labels will not be listed as they are when you program the DSM directly. Thats ok, after the file is downloaded and is running on the boat's network the label name will be displayed.
This save some time and PITA programming on the display itself, but not all of it. Things like alarms can only be stared as the external alarm will need to be selected when the DSM is on the N2K network.
Alarms/alerts can have it's own thread as they can get complicated, like instance(s) can. If your using the Maretron Alarm module (ALM100) or the DCR100 for zoned alarms.
You can run the DSM250 emulator installed with N2KAnalyzer or download it from Maretron directly. But either way you launch it, then create a working functional DSM file then restore it to the real DSM on the boat. using the methods described above and in @dtfeld post.
What I have learned using Maretron equipment, is if you program any of the devices in use on the N2K network using the Maretron labels, when you program the DSM just select label as the device or field name. When using the emulator on a PC not connected to the boats N2K network the labels will not be listed as they are when you program the DSM directly. Thats ok, after the file is downloaded and is running on the boat's network the label name will be displayed.
This save some time and PITA programming on the display itself, but not all of it. Things like alarms can only be stared as the external alarm will need to be selected when the DSM is on the N2K network.
Alarms/alerts can have it's own thread as they can get complicated, like instance(s) can. If your using the Maretron Alarm module (ALM100) or the DCR100 for zoned alarms.