From 897f01a026fe9893f3217d0fc7f2f517853844f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Antypas Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:56:01 -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 59d4bcc..de849d1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Fast forward to 2023, and it has taken a life of its own: -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). +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 300 units_ now (July 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.