NMEA Multiplexer / Combiner NDC-3
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Data Sheets and User Manuals Size Date Modified
User Manual for the latest revision of the NDC-3-USB (revision B)
Details everything you should ever need to know about the NDC-3-USB. It starts with full installation information, describes how to install the USB drivers, and ends with a troubleshooting guide. Electronic version of the printed manual supplied.
File NDC-3-B-USB User Manual issue 1.31.pdf 1.04 MB 10th Aug 2006
Datasheet for the latest revision of the NDC-3 (revison B)
Introductory information on the NDC-3's features and abilities. Includes product pictures, a pictorial representation of the product connected in a real world system, its physical dimensions and a full technical specifications list to help selection of the correct product.
File NDC-3-B Datasheet issue 1.30.pdf 97 KB 12th Aug 2005
User Manual for the latest revision of the NDC-3 (revision B)
Details everything you should ever need to know about the NDC-3. It starts with full installation information, and ends with a troubleshooting guide. Electronic version of the printed manual supplied with the product.
File NDC-3-B User Manual issue 1.31.pdf 489 KB 10th Aug 2006

Additional documents Size Date Modified
Dimension diagram for an Actisense 5 grommet product (v1.10)
The full-sized mounting hole template is a very useful installation tool - and a printed version is supplied with the product. Details the product's dimensions and useful installation tips.
File Dimension diagram (5-82x80x55) issue 1.10.pdf 161 KB 13th Dec 2005
A guide to installing Actisense PC software (v1.10)
Details the process of installing an Actisense PC software tool. This guide is all that you will need to have the software up and running. Also included in all 'Full' user manuals.
File PC software installation guide issue 1.10.pdf 381 KB 9th Aug 2006

Tech-Talk documents Size Date Modified
A collection of very useful information about NMEA 0183 (v2.00)
Details what the NMEA 0183 specification is, how to connect NMEA devices together (including how to avoid potentially damaging situations), and how to understand the NMEA 0183 sentences themselves. This is our "NMEA 0183 Bible" that is growing all the time.
File The NMEA 0183 Information Sheet.pdf 801 KB 27th Jul 2007

Firmware updates Size Date Modified
What's changed details for the NDC-3 Firmware update (v3.110)
All the details required to decide if you should upgrade your NDC-3's firmware to the latest version. This could be due to new features, options, or 'bug' fixes'. This is a highly recommended patch to remove all known issues with the NDC-3 and should be used by all NDC-3 customers.
File NDC-3 ActiPatch v3.110 - Release notes.txt 4 KB 19th Oct 2007
NDC-3 Firmware Update Tool (ActiPatch) (v3.110)
The NDC-3 ActiPatch PC software allows users to update the firmware inside their NDC-3 to the latest version. A simple one button operation that takes less than 1 minute. For full details of how to perform this update, consult the latest NDC-3 User Manual.
File NDC-3 ActiPatch v3.110.zip 1.71 MB 19th Oct 2007
What's changed details for the NDC-3-USB Firmware update (v3.110)
All the details required to decide if you should upgrade your NDC-3-USB's firmware to the latest version. This could be due to new features, options, or 'bug' fixes'. This is a highly recommended patch to remove all known issues with the NDC-3 and should be used by all NDC-3 customers.
File NDC-3-USB ActiPatch v3.110 - Release notes.txt 4 KB 19th Oct 2007
NDC-3-USB Firmware Update Tool (ActiPatch) (v3.110)
The NDC-3-USB ActiPatch PC software allows users to update the firmware inside their NDC-3-USB to the latest version. A simple one button operation that takes less than 1 minute. For full details of how to perform this update, consult the latest NDC-3 User Manual.
File NDC-3-USB ActiPatch v3.110.zip 1.71 MB 19th Oct 2007

Software updates Size Date Modified
What's changed details for the NDC configuration tool (Control Centre) (v2.090)
All the details required to decide if you should upgrade your NDC Control Centre software to the latest version. This could be due to new features, options, or 'bug' fixes'.
File NDC Control Centre v2.090 - Release notes.txt 6 KB 18th Mar 2008
NDC configuration tool (Control Centre) (v2.090)
The Control Centre PC software allows NDC & NSW owners to re-configure their products. Options allow selection of Baud rates for input and output NMEA ports, and for the NDC-2 & NDC-4, selection of which NMEA 0183 sentences are filtered out. This version of Control Centre is compatible with the NDC-1, NDC-2, NDC-3, NSW-1 and the new NDC-4.

NEW: This version now allows the operating mode of the NDC-4 to be changed between the standard 'Combine' operating mode and the special 'Autoswitch' operating mode (once the NDC-4's firmware has been updated to v1.080 or above).

Each product's "Full User Manual" provides full operating details for this program.
File NDC Control Centre v2.090.zip 1.75 MB 18th Mar 2008

USB Driver updates Size Date Modified
Windows XP USB Driver for all Actisense USB products (v1.00.2176)
Windows XP only driver install files. Point the Windows Installer wizard to the contents of this zip file when asked. For full details of how to do this please view the individual products User Manual.
File Actisense USB drivers v1.00.2176.zip 153 KB 25th Jun 2007
Windows XP & Vista USB Driver for all Actisense USB products (v2.02.04)
New Windows XP and Vista USB driver install files. Point the Windows Installer wizard to the contents of this zip file when asked. For full details of how to do this please view the individual products User Manual.
File Actisense USB drivers v2.02.04.zip 735 KB 2nd Apr 2008

Previous revision Data Sheets and User Manuals Size Date Modified
File NDC-3-A Datasheet issue 1.01.pdf 272 KB 5th Jan 2005
File NDC-3-A User Manual issue 1.03.pdf 275 KB 21st Jan 2005

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