From c7ff64bef09f47ee9c7eada9f00e8dfb3fdd32ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Antypas Date: Mon, 8 May 2023 17:22:33 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 646bc41..43ef439 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Fast forward to 2021, and several other sailors who are looking for the same fea -The main difference between MAIANA™ and every commercial transponder is that it's a self-contained unit, and thus its performance is 100% repeatable. The entire transponder circuit, the GNSS and all antennas are in the same housing. The design has been validated by fabricating _over 100 units_ now (February 2022). +The main difference between MAIANA™ and every commercial transponder is that it's a self-contained unit, and thus its performance is 100% repeatable. The entire transponder circuit, the GNSS and all antennas are in the same housing. The design has been validated by fabricating _over 200 units_ now (May 2023). So with all the core functionality kept outside and under tight control, the only other thing we need is power and data connections. Now, what's the most common cable that can carry a few signals 50 feet away? If you guessed "Ethernet", you guessed right. Commonplace Cat5 cable can deliver power plus serial data signals anywhere on an average sized pleasure boat. So that's how the exterior unit connects to the cabin, where one of these breakouts offers USB, NMEA0183 or NMEA2000 adapters to connect to the rest of the boat's systems.