Digital Yacht iKonvert NMEA 2000 ISO Gateway

The Digital Yacht iKonvert NMEA2000-0183 Gateway solves a problem most boat owners eventually run into: a mix of old NMEA 0183 electronics and new NMEA 2000 equipment that can't talk to each other out of the box. Rather than ripping out working gear, the iKonvert bridges the two protocols so everything shares data on one system. It's an intelligent and flexible gateway rather than a simple one-way translator.

Conversion runs fully bi-directionally. Older NMEA 0183 sensors, like a legacy GPS or depth sounder, can feed their data onto a new NMEA 2000 backbone, while a modern NMEA 2000 chartplotter can push GPS and navigation data back out to an older NMEA 0183 VHF radio or autopilot. The gateway handles that translation accurately and intelligently once it's wired in.

This matters most on a boat that's been upgraded piecemeal over several seasons, where a new multifunction display sits alongside a perfectly good autopilot or radio that only speaks the older standard. Instead of forcing a full electronics refit, the iKonvert with ISO interface lets the old and new equipment work as one connected system. That saves the cost of replacing gear that still works perfectly fine on its own terms. Shop more marine networking.

• Bridges NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 equipment
• Fully bi-directional conversion
• No need to replace working older electronics
• Includes ISO interface