{"product_id":"digital-yacht-ikreate-nmea-2000-simulator-usb","title":"Digital Yacht iKreate NMEA 2000 Simulator with USB Interface","description":"\u003cp class=\"nvn-hero\"\u003eThe Digital Yacht iKreate is a NMEA 2000 simulator that puts a full working network on your bench, no boat required. Plug in the little USB interface, open the browser app, and generate any PGN you need or replay a real log file. It's the tool builders, installers, and service techs reach for when they need to test gear without splashing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"nvn-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you build, sell, or service marine electronics, the iKreate is the kind of tool you end up wishing you'd bought years ago. Digital Yacht designed it to put a working NMEA 2000 network on your bench without needing a boat, a battery bank, or a single real sensor plugged in. You connect the small iKreate USB interface, open the web app in your browser, and start pushing live NMEA 2000 data down the wire. That's it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the clever part. The whole simulator is a single HTML5 file, under half a megabyte, that runs right in the browser. There's nothing to install. No driver package, no setup wizard, no license server to phone home. If you can save a file and find it again, you already know how to run it. It works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and even a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian, so whatever's already on your bench will do the job. You just need a browser that supports the Web Serial API, which today means Chrome, Chromium, Microsoft Edge, or Opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat can you actually do with it? Two big things. First, you can create individual NMEA 2000 PGNs from a drop-down list and fill in the data values yourself. Want to see how a chartplotter reacts to a specific depth, speed, or heading reading? Dial it in and send it. You can build multiple PGN groups, save them for next time, and use the data variance function to make values change over time so the numbers look like they're coming off a moving boat instead of sitting flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond, you can replay a real NMEA 2000 log file. Capture the traffic from an actual boat's network using a Digital Yacht NMEA 2000 product, bring that log back to the bench, and play it back exactly as it happened. That's gold for chasing down an intermittent fault you can't reproduce dockside, or for demonstrating a full instrument display to a customer who's standing in your showroom, not out on the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe reach for a tool like this all the time. Commissioning a new build and want to confirm the MFD is reading every instrument before the boat splashes? Simulate the PGNs and watch the screens light up. Training a new tech on how a backbone carries engine, GPS, and depth data all at once? It's far easier to show them on the bench than to tie up a customer's boat for an afternoon. Troubleshooting a network that keeps dropping data? Feed it known-good PGNs and see what actually makes it through. It saves you from hauling a whole boat's worth of gear out to a test rig just to prove a point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interface itself is compact and comes with an integrated 0.8m NMEA 2000 cable and a 0.8m USB cable, so it drops straight onto a standard backbone with a tee and a drop cable. There's nothing extra to buy to get it talking. You set the source address and instance right in the app, which keeps it from stepping on the addresses of other devices when you tie it into a live network. And it'll happily read and generate data from any NMEA 2000 system, whatever gear happens to be on it, since PGNs are a shared standard across the whole network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA couple of things to keep in mind. This is a developer and installer tool, not a plotter or a black box you leave wired into the boat. It really shines on the bench and during commissioning, when you're proving out a system before it ever touches the water. And because it runs through the Web Serial API, you'll want to stick with one of the supported browsers above. Get that part right and it just works, day in and day out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"nvn-features\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSingle HTML5 web app under 0.5MB, with no installation and no drivers to load\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRuns on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Raspberry Pi Raspbian from one file\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWorks in any Web Serial browser: Chrome, Chromium, Microsoft Edge, or Opera\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGenerates individual NMEA 2000 PGNs from a drop-down list using your own data values\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReplays captured NMEA 2000 log files to reproduce real on-water network traffic\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eData variance function synthesizes changing values so readings look live, not static\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSaveable PGN groups let you rebuild a full test setup in seconds next time\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSettable source address and instance so it sits cleanly on a live backbone\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIntegrated 0.8m NMEA 2000 cable and 0.8m USB cable connect straight to a tee\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReads and generates data from any NMEA 2000 network regardless of the gear installed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"nvn-trust\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy from NVN Marine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAuthorized Digital Yacht reseller, full manufacturer warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNMEA member and ABYC certified, advice from real boat techs\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eSame-day shipping before 3 PM ET on in-stock items\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eNY headquarters and Fort Lauderdale flagship retail store\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nvn-faq\"\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat does the iKreate actually do?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eTwo things. It generates individual NMEA 2000 PGNs from data you enter, and it replays saved log files captured from a real boat's network. So you can put live-looking NMEA 2000 data on your bench without an actual boat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eDo I have to install any software?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eNo. The simulator is a single HTML5 file under half a megabyte that runs in your browser. There's no installer, no driver package, and no setup wizard. You download the file, save it, and open it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhich operating systems does it run on?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eWindows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Raspberry Pi's Raspbian. Because the whole thing is browser-based, it runs on all of them from the same file.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhich web browsers are supported?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eYou need a browser that supports the Web Serial API. Right now that's Chrome, Chromium, Microsoft Edge, and Opera. Digital Yacht plans to add Firefox support down the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eCan I replay data from a real boat?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eYes. Capture the network traffic from a boat using a Digital Yacht NMEA 2000 product, bring that log file back to the bench, and the iKreate plays it back exactly as it was recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eCan I make the simulated values change over time?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eYes. The data variance function synthesizes changing values, so a depth or speed reading looks like it's coming off a moving boat rather than sitting at one fixed number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWill it work with any brand of NMEA 2000 gear?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eIt will. The iKreate can generate PGNs and replay logs from any NMEA 2000 system regardless of the brand of equipment on the network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eHow does it connect to my equipment?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe iKreate USB interface has an integrated 0.8m NMEA 2000 cable and a 0.8m USB cable. The NMEA 2000 side drops onto your backbone through a tee, and the USB side plugs into your computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eCan I save my test setups?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eYes. You can build multiple PGN groups and save them for future use, so you don't have to rebuild a test scenario from scratch every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWho is this tool built for?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eAnyone designing, manufacturing, installing, or servicing marine electronics. It's ideal for bench testing, commissioning new builds, demonstrating gear to customers, and diagnosing network issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n  \u003cdetails\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat comes in the box?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe iKreate USB interface plus a link to download the simulator software. 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