Device Configuration Menu

menu. To configure or calibrate most devices, you will select it on the NMEA 2000 Devices list and press ENTER. This will open its Device Configuration menu.

Bus Configuration menu with five items displayed on the NMEA 2000 Devices list. Engine-Tank Configuration and Tank Select menus are at the bottom of the screen.

When a device is selected from the network devices list on the Bus Configuration menu, its Device Configuration menu will appear. Device configuration menus vary among devices. Available functions on device configuration menus allow you to change device names, tank sizes, fluid types and provide access to the Advanced Options menu. We will cover configuration and calibration later in this section.

Device Information and Device Data

The Device information panel, located to the left of the Device Configuration menu, displays information on the selected device that includes, software version, model, address, serial number, instance and current status.

Device Data is shown in the Device Data window at the bottom of the device configuration menu. The information displayed in the Device Data window will vary among devices. If, for example, you are viewing the device configuration menu for an EP-65R Fluid Level, the device data window will include tank size and the amount of fuel left in the tank.

The Device Data for an EP-60R Fuel Flow includes Fuel Rate (amount of fuel burned per hour), Fuel Used, Trip Fuel Used and Seasonal Fuel Used.