This is a not so enlightening discourse on the differences in
wiring protocols between NEMA standard connections and Canbus connections. NEMA signals are transmitted over
serial connections between talkers and listeners using wires and come in two flavors. Regular and 433 (or is it 422) for longer runs of the wires. The latter is usually used for long runs to the stern for the connections to the tiller pilot for example. The
AIS talkers
equipment transmits not 4800 baud but 13,500 for reasons that escape me.
NEMA2000 is a more modern bus which is derived from the automotive CANBUS primarily to supply more robust connectors in the
marine environment (and so they can charge higher prices to the salty market). The automotive version I suspect would
work just as well. These standards are derived from the computer
network protocol of TCP/IP which in turn came from the attempt of the Univ of
Hawaii to connect all the campuses together without setting poles between the islands and stringing wire. These latter bus systems and like shouting into a hollow pipe and require terminations and the each end of the organ pipe and tee connectors branching to the various devices. They use TCP/IP which is the protocol your PC is using to talk to the net. After
research and reading, you understand what I am reporting here then you can move on to playing in the sandbox......Google is your friend.