The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) is a global leader in developing marine electronics standards and providing professional installer training and certifications.

The NMEA 0183 standard uses a simple ASCII, serial communications protocol that defines how data are transmitted in a "sentence" from one "talker" to multiple "listeners" at a time.

Sep 17, 2024 · The NMEA protocol was established by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) to standardize communication protocols for marine electronics. Since its …

Aug 14, 2025 · The NMEA standard has shaped how marine electronics communicate for over four decades, evolving from simple serial messages into a sophisticated framework for …

Jun 16, 2025 · NMEA 2000, at times abbreviated as N2K, is a standardized marine networking protocol that allows various onboard devices to communicate with each other via a single …

The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) is a US-based marine electronics trade organization setting standards of communication between marine electronics.

Jun 11, 2025 · NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 are the foundational communication protocols that enable this interoperability between onboard instruments. This guide explains how both …