NMEA Multiplexer / Combiner NDC-4
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Data Sheets and User Manuals Size Date Modified
Datasheet for the latest revision of the NDC-4 (revison A)
Introductory information on the NDC-4'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-4-A Datasheet issue 1.10.pdf 657 KB 10th Jul 2009
Full User Manual for the latest revision of the NDC-4 & NDC-4-USB (revison A)
Details everything you should ever need to know about the NDC-4 & NDC-4-USB. It starts with full installation information, then progresses to how to use the Control Centre and ActiPatch PC software, and ends with a troubleshooting guide. Your starting point.
File NDC-4-A Full User Manual issue 1.06.pdf 3.38 MB 22nd Apr 2009
Install User Manual for latest revision of the NDC-4 & NDC-4-USB (revision A)
Details everything you should ever need to know about successfully installing the NDC-4 & NDC-4-USB (and the USB drivers). Electronic version of the printed manual supplied.
File NDC-4-A Install User Manual issue 1.06.pdf 885 KB 22nd Apr 2009

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-4 Firmware update (v1. 111)
All the details required to decide if you should upgrade your NDC-4'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-4 and should be used by all NDC-4 customers.
File NDC-4 ActiPatch v1.111 - Release notes.txt 4 KB 21st Apr 2009
NDC-4 Firmware Update Tool (ActiPatch) (v1.111)
The NDC-4 ActiPatch PC software allows users to update the firmware inside their NDC-4 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-4 Full User Manual.
File NDC-4 ActiPatch v1.111.zip 1.79 MB 21st Apr 2009

Software updates Size Date Modified
What's changed details for the NDC configuration tool (Control Centre) (v2.120)
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 v2.120 - Release notes.txt 8 KB 9th Apr 2010
NDC configuration tool (Control Centre) (v2.120)
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-1, 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 NDC-4.

Extra NDC-4 feature: allows the NDC-4 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 v2.120.zip 1.75 MB 9th Apr 2010

USB Driver updates Size Date Modified
Mac OS X USB Driver for all Actisense USB products (v2.02.14)
New Mac OS X USB driver install files - compatible with all Actisense USB products. Point the Mac 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 Mac OS X USB drivers v2.02.14.zip 389 KB 4th Feb 2010
Actisense USB Driver Install Manual (v1.00)
Full details of how to install, configure and uninstall the Actisense USB drivers.
File Actisense USB Driver Install Manual issue 1.00.pdf 790 KB 24th Sep 2009
Windows XP, Vista & 7 USB Driver for all Actisense USB products (v2.06.02)
New signed Windows XP, Vista & 7 USB driver install files that will work on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. WIndows XP & Vista: Point the Windows Install wizard to the contents of this zip file when asked. Windows 7: Open Device Manager and 'Update drivers' by pointing to zip file contents. For full details of how to do this please view the individual products User Manual. All users are requested to update to these drivers.
File Actisense WinXP-Vista-7 Signed USB drivers v2.06.02.zip 873 KB 9th Apr 2010

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