diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0dcbe59..c0fbce3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ module.exports = {
   VenusMQTT: require('./lib/venus-mqtt'),
   discover: require('./lib/discovery'),
   SimpleCan: require('./lib/simpleCan'),
+  setupN2KOver0183Output: require('./lib/toPgn').setupN2KOver0183Output,
   addCustomPgn: require('./lib/pgns').addCustomPgn
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/fromPgn.js b/lib/fromPgn.js
index 4d626ce..f65a47e 100644
--- a/lib/fromPgn.js
+++ b/lib/fromPgn.js
@@ -333,7 +333,27 @@ class Parser extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   parseN2KOver0183(sentence, cb) {
-    return this.parseString(sentence, cb)
+    try {
+      const { coalesced, data, error, len, ...pgn } = parseN2KOver0183(sentence)
+      if (error) {
+        cb && cb(error)
+        this.emit('error', pgn, error)
+        return
+      }
+
+      const bs = new BitStream(data)
+      delete pgn.format
+      delete pgn.type
+      delete pgn.prefix
+      const res = this._parse(pgn, bs, len || data.length, coalesced, cb, sentence)
+      if (res) {
+        debug('parsed pgn %j', pgn)
+      }
+      return res
+    } catch ( error ) {
+      cb && cb(error)
+      this.emit('error', sentence, error)
+    }
   }
 
   // Venus MQTT-N2K
diff --git a/lib/stringMsg.js b/lib/stringMsg.js
index bc28729..5536275 100644
--- a/lib/stringMsg.js
+++ b/lib/stringMsg.js
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ exports.isN2KString = cond([
 
 exports.isN2KOver0183 = (msg) => { return exports.isPCDIN(msg) || exports.isMXPGN(msg) }
 
-exports.parseN2KOver0183 = (msg) => { return exports.parsePCDIN(msg) || exports.parseMXPGN(msg) }
-
+exports.parseN2KOver0183 = cond([
+  [hasErr, buildErr('INVALID', 'Input not string or empty.')],
+  [exports.isPCDIN, exports.parsePCDIN],
+  [exports.isMXPGN, exports.parseMXPGN],
+  [stubTrue, buildErr('MISSING_PARSER', 'Parser not found for input.')],
+])
 
diff --git a/lib/toPgn.js b/lib/toPgn.js
index fcbefa0..30da3d8 100644
--- a/lib/toPgn.js
+++ b/lib/toPgn.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const BitStream = require('bit-buffer').BitStream
 const Int64LE = require('int64-buffer').Int64LE
 const Uint64LE = require('int64-buffer').Uint64LE
 const { getPlainPGNs } = require('./utilities')
-const { encodeActisense, encodeYDRAW, parseActisense, encodePCDIN, encodeMXPGN, encodePDGY } = require('./stringMsg')
+const { encodeActisense, encodeYDRAW, parseActisense, encodePCDIN, encodeMXPGN, encodePDGY, isPCDIN } = require('./stringMsg')
 const { encodeCanId } = require('./canId')
 const { getIndustryCode, getManufacturerCode } = require('./codes')
 const debug = require('debug')('canboatjs:toPgn')
@@ -423,6 +423,23 @@ fieldTypeMappers['Pressure'] = (field, value) => {
   return value
 }
 
+module.exports.setupN2KOver0183Output = (app, options, outEvent, sentence) => {
+  const actisenseConverter = isPCDIN(sentence) ? actisenseToPCDIN : actisenseToMXPGN
+  const pgnConverter = isPCDIN(sentence) ? pgnToPCDIN : pgnToMXPGN
+
+  app.on('nmea2000out', (input) => {
+    const sentence = actisenseConverter(input)
+    if ( sentence ) {
+      app.emit(outEvent, sentence)
+    }
+  })
+  app.on('nmea2000JsonOut', (pgn) => {
+    const sentence = pgnConverter(pgn)
+    if ( sentence ) {
+      app.emit(outEvent, sentence)
+    }
+  })
+}
 
 module.exports.canboat2Buffer = canboat2Buffer
 module.exports.toPgn = toPgn
diff --git a/test/mxpgn.js b/test/mxpgn.js
index 3b4bf2a..55153f1 100644
--- a/test/mxpgn.js
+++ b/test/mxpgn.js
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ describe('from mxpgn data converts', function () {
       }
     })
 
-    fromPgn.parseString(mxpgn)
+    fromPgn.parseN2KOver0183(mxpgn)
   })
 })