VDO Marine Instruments

VDO Timeless Instruments are divided into three unique product offerings:

AcquaLink® –Timeless instruments.High-quality design.

AcquaLink® realizes state of the art solutions to provide customers with instantaneous, accurate nautical information. The instruments are designed for performance, with ease of use remaining an important attribute. The use of solely premium material, such as mineral glass lenses, guarantees the highest level of reliability and readability, as well as low energy consumption.

All AcquaLink® instruments are lead free, a token of our commitment to environmental responsibility. In line with this, our production plant is ISO 14001 certified. In addition, the timelessly elegantly stylish yet modern design of AcquaLink® displays and gauges provides your cockpit with pleasant clarity. Every component of the AcquaLink® series fulfills highest standards with regard to functionality, design and quality.

The benefits of using AcquaLink®:

• Maximum precision and the deployment of pioneering technologies are equally important as ease of use and stylish design.
• All AcquaLink® components are made out of high class materials, like mineral glass, stainless steel and aluminum.
• All products are ISO 9001 certified.
• Our plug and play solution design concept offers a high level of installation flexibility.
• A cross-platform standard offers maximum freedom in respect of cockpit customization.
• We ensure seamless integration and optimum utilisation of AcquaLink® devices for extreme conditions at sea.
• Harmonised dashboard look.

OceanLink® – Precision CAN instrumentation for leisure boats.

The OceanLink® series focuses on the needs of the modern sports and leisure boats market. It provides a modular instrumentation concept for electronic navigation and engine monitoring with NMEA 2000®, J1939 and analogue connectivity. The new product line offers a wide range of functions as well as great flexibility in installation and design.

The OceanLink® series provides three different master instruments as centrepieces of the system: a 4.3" TFT Display, 7" TFT touch Display and round 85 mm master instrument. All instruments are information powerhouses, multifunctional tachometers and has embedded Gateway from Analogue or J1939 to NMEA 2000®. OceanLink® 85 mm Master and TFT display various available data (e. g. engine data, depth, course over ground and speed over ground), and send it to all NMEA 2000® devices and to up to 16 additional satellite instrument. All instruments come in a new and stylish design, with perfect to read modern dials.

The benefits of using OceanLink®:

• Easy and effective use.
• Perfectly readable engine monitoring thanks to increased performance presentation.
• The EasyLink data connection and the Plug & Play solution provide a flexible installation of panel and flush mounting instruments.
• Decades of experience guarantee a fully reliable, modern navigation and engine monitoring system with NMEA 2000®.
• A solid housing design completely sealed against dust and highly water resistant (IPX7 front and rear).
• High quality precision instruments designed in Switzerland.

ViewLine – Easy to install, easy to customize, easy to use.

ViewLine offers a comprehensive modular, modern series of instruments for engine monitoring. More functions and greater flexibility in installation and design increase the scope for high manufacturing standards and guarantee the highest level of reliability and readability.

As the result of ongoing research and development work, we offer an innovative, comprehensive standard instrumentation platform which is also available for outboard engine use. ViewLine provides maximum freedom to customize the cockpit and is the natural choice for an attractive price / performance ratio.

The benefits of using ViewLine:

• Anti-fog plastic double lens, maximum precision and stylish design with choice of nine various bezels.
• Our plug and play solution design concept offers a high level of installation flexibility for panel and flush mounting instruments.
• A cross-platform standard offers maximum freedom in respect of cockpit customization.
• We ensure seamless integration and optimum utilisation of ViewLine devices for extreme conditions at sea.
• In addition to the standard platform, ViewLine displays and gauges now have solutions to encompass combi and multifunction features.