Maretron DCM100 Manuel D’Utilisation

 

PGN 127508 – Battery Configuration Status 
The DCM100 uses this PGN to transmit unchanging battery configuration data. 
 
 Field 1: Battery Instance – This field indicates the particular battery for which this data 

applies. A single battery will have an instance of 0. Batteries in boats with multiple 
batteries will be numbered uniquely, starting at 0. 

 

2:  Battery Type – This field indicates the type of battery. The DCM100 indicates one of 

the following values: 0=Flooded, 1=Gel, 2=AGM. 

 3: 

Supports 

Equalization 

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This field indicates whether the battery supports an 

equalization charge. The DCM will always transmit a value of 0 for this field. 

 

4:  Reserved – This field is reserved by NMEA; therefore, the DCM100 sets all bits to a 

logic 1. 

 

5: Nominal Voltage – This field indicates the nominal voltage of the battery. The 

DCM100 indicates one of the following values: 0=6 Volts, 1=12 Volts, 2=24 Volts, 
3=32 Volts, 4=36 Volts, 5=42 Volts, 6=48 Volts. 

 

6:  Battery Chemistry – This field indicates the chemistry of the battery. The DCM100 

indicates one of the following values: 0=Lead Acid, 1=LiIon, 2=NiCad, 3=ZnO, 
3=NiMH. 

 

7:  Battery Capacity – This field indicates the capacity of the battery in units of 1 amp-

hour. 

 

8:  Battery Temperature Coefficient – This field indicates the increase of battery capacity 

with increasing temperature in units of 1%/°C. 

 

9:  Peukert Exponent – This field indicates the Peukert exponent of the battery with a 

resolution of 0.002 (unitless). 

 

10:  Charge Efficiency Factor – This field indicates the charge efficiency factor of the 

battery in units of 1%.