NMEA Data through BR1?

Product Discussion Pepwave MAX
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I have a PepLink Max BR1 connected to Starlink and two SIMs.

I want to somehow get RADAR and other NMEA data over WiFi.

I use two iPads as backup chart plotters, using AquaMap. These iPads are connected via the Max in order to get the external GPS data from the 42G.

Is there any way to route NMEA data through the BR1 so that I don’t have to buy a separate NMEA to WiFi device from Digital Yacht?

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HI Davemedd,

There’s no way to make the BR1 act as a NMEA server and combine multiple inputs of data. It can output it’s own GPS and receive NMEA data for positioning if not available to itself, but what you’re asking for, is a multiplexer, correct?

I would generally recommend the YachtDevices over DigitalYacht due to more features per $.

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This is something I’ve been playing with recently although not specifically a peplink device…but it’s plugged into my network now and working.
I needed a NMEA server to output NMEA data over TCP/IP. In my hands I had a spare RPi and a USB GPS. I ran NodeRed and specified the GPS input over USB… Then told NodeRed to broadcast the NMEA data over a TCP/IP address and port. I then pointed multiple devices to this ip address and port… This is described as a NMEA Multiplexer as per @Captain_Nik says… Check this link out. https://youtu.be/XvA6J60SxBA?si=ej61ScbRZ1sZzdjw

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You could use a Yacht Devices YDEN hardwired by ethernet cable to a LAN port on the BR1. That way, if you enable a port on the YDEN serving NMEA2000 or NMEA0183 via TCP or UDP (which you setup on the YDEN webpage) you could access it from a device on the WiFi network provided by the BR1.