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NMEA 2000 Exam Practice Questions and Answers
When termination resistors are connected at the wrong locations, the voltage drop in the power leads
(NET-S and NET-C) will be ______________ than the common mode voltage range. - Ans:✔✔-Voltage
drop is unaffected by termination resistors.
True or False... NMEA 2000® PGN's are a series of numbers and letters that describe the data coming
from a particular device on the network. - Ans:✔✔-False.
Which of the statements regarding Bus Power for a NMEA 2000 Backbone is False?
Calculations ensure that all devices are getting adequate power.
More than one Power Tee(s) may be needed to feed all devices
Devices furtherest from power insertion point will get less voltage. - Ans:✔✔-None of the above.
In-Line Termination Resistors are typically used when: - Ans:✔✔-There are cable runs greater than 6
meters up a mast or tower.
Which installation example would require device instancing? - Ans:✔✔-2 Transducers.
The maximum voltage drop allowed from the battery source to the power insertion point is: - Ans:✔✔-
3%.
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The NMEA 2000 Mid cable can use which of the following connectors?
Field Attachable
Mini
Micro
All of the above. - Ans:✔✔-All of the above.
True or false? If you are using multiple power Tees, the Shield / Drain connection should be connected to
the non-current carrying RF Ground system at only one location. - Ans:✔✔-True.
The purpose of termination resistors in an NMEA 2000® backbone is: - Ans:✔✔-To limit signal reflections
from each end of the backbone.
True or false? If a display on the network has a LEN of 22, it can power itself entirely from the NMEA
2000 network power. - Ans:✔✔-False.
True or false? In order to get a 60 Ohm meter reading between the blue and white NMEA 2000 data
wires, power to the network must be OFF. - Ans:✔✔-True.
A NMEA 2000® backbone Tee has two connectors on the backbone: _______ and _______, and a third
_______ connector for the drop. - Ans:✔✔-Male and Female, Female
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