To install a power node:
Connect the black (ground) wire to a ground.1.
Connect the Red (positive) wire to a switched 12-volt power 2.
source.
Plug the black power node connector into the bottom of a T connector 3.
on your NMEA 2000 network.
Adding Devices, a Network Node or Extension Cable
NMEA 2000 devices are added to a network by connecting the device to the bottom
of a T connector. When adding additional devices to the network each device MUST
have its own T connector on the network backbone.
You can add a node or extension cable to any existing connection, anywhere along the
network backbone as long as each end of the backbone ends with a terminator.
Power Node
Ground wire
Positive wire
3-amp fuse
Plug the power
node connector
into the bottom
of a T connector
on the network
In this example, a power node is added to the network by installing a T
connector between a T connector and a terminator. An extension cable
connects these T connectors to T connectors in a different part of the boat.
Power Node
Extension cable
Terminator
New T
connector