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KongsbergAIS300

AutomaticIdentication

System

Instructionmanual

A300-02/2.0

June2016-preliminary©KongsbergSeatexAS

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Documenthistory

Documentnumber:A300-02/Revision2.0

Rev.2.0June2016Preliminarysecondversion—awaitingFCCapproval.

©KongsbergSeatexAS

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SeatexAS.

KongsbergSeatexASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly

stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.

Warning

Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas

designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.

Theusermustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperate

orworkontheequipment.

KongsbergSeatexdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,

useormaintenanceoftheequipment.

Comments

Toassistusinmakingimprovementstotheproductandtothismanual,wewelcomecommentsand

constructivecriticism.

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Tableofcontents

Glossary..................................................................................................................7

1INTRODUCTION...............................................................9

1.1Aboutthemanual...................................................................................................9

1.2Notationsusedinthismanual.................................................................................9

1.3Productrestrictions.................................................................................................9

1.3.1Restrictionsinguarantee............................................................................9

1.3.2Restrictionsinuse....................................................................................10

1.4Radiofrequencylicense.......................................................................................10

1.5FCCstatements.....................................................................................................10

1.5.1FCCgeneralstatement.............................................................................10

1.5.2FCCpart15statement..............................................................................10

1.6NoteonRFradiationexposurelimitsandAISequipment...................................11

1.7Disposal................................................................................................................11

1.8Equipmenthandling..............................................................................................12

1.9Supportinformation..............................................................................................12

2PRODUCTDESCRIPTION................................................13

2.1Softwareandhardwareversions...........................................................................13

2.2Wheelmarking......................................................................................................13

2.3Purposeandapplications......................................................................................13

2.4Systemcomponents..............................................................................................14

2.5AISUnit................................................................................................................14

2.6GNSSantennadescription....................................................................................15

2.7VHFantennadescription......................................................................................16

2.8AISsystem............................................................................................................16

2.9GNSSsystems......................................................................................................17

2.9.1GPS-GlobalPositioningSystem..............................................................18

2.10IALADGPSdescription.......................................................................................19

2.11VHFinAISsystems.............................................................................................19

3TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS........................................21

3.1Performancedata..................................................................................................21

3.1.1AIS300system........................................................................................21

3.2Physicaldimensions.............................................................................................21

3.2.1AISUnit..................................................................................................21

3.2.2GNSSantenna.........................................................................................21

3.2.3VHFantenna...........................................................................................22

3.3Power....................................................................................................................22

3.3.1AISUnit..................................................................................................22

3.3.2GNSSantenna.........................................................................................22

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3.4Environmentalspecications................................................................................22

3.4.1AISUnit..................................................................................................22

3.4.2GNSSantenna.........................................................................................23

3.4.3VHFantenna...........................................................................................23

3.5Externalinterfaces................................................................................................23

3.5.1AISUnit..................................................................................................23

3.6Productsafety.......................................................................................................24

3.6.1AISUnit..................................................................................................24

3.7Radiofrequencies.................................................................................................24

3.7.1GNSSantenna.........................................................................................24

3.7.2GNSSreceiver.........................................................................................24

3.7.3VHFantenna...........................................................................................24

3.7.4VHFreceiver...........................................................................................24

3.8Dataoutputs..........................................................................................................24

3.8.1AISUnit..................................................................................................24

3.9Datainputs............................................................................................................25

3.10InterfacesAISUnit...............................................................................................25

3.10.1Serialports..............................................................................................26

3.10.2Ethernetconnection..................................................................................27

3.11LEDindicatorsAISUnit......................................................................................27

3.12Internalalarmsystem...........................................................................................29

3.12.1BIIT........................................................................................................29

3.12.2Alarms....................................................................................................29

3.12.3SNMP.....................................................................................................30

4INSTALLATION..............................................................31

4.1Locationofsystemparts.......................................................................................31

4.1.1AntennalocationforAISsystems.............................................................31

4.1.2GNSSantenna.........................................................................................32

4.1.3VHFantenna...........................................................................................35

4.1.4AISUnit..................................................................................................35

4.2InstallingtheAISUnit.........................................................................................35

4.2.1Installingthepilotplug.............................................................................36

4.3Antennaandcableinstallation..............................................................................36

4.3.1GNSSantennaandcableinstallation.........................................................36

4.3.2VHFantennaandcableinstallation...........................................................37

4.4Electricalinstallation............................................................................................38

5CONFIGURATION...........................................................40

5.1Congurationmethods.........................................................................................40

5.1.1CongurationwithNMEAsentences........................................................40

5.1.2CongurationviaWEBinterface..............................................................41

5.2Messagetypes.......................................................................................................45

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5.2.1VDLmessages.........................................................................................45

5.3NMEAsentences..................................................................................................46

5.3.1PIsentences.............................................................................................46

5.3.2Sensorsentences......................................................................................50

5.4Differentialcorrections.........................................................................................51

6GETTINGSTARTED........................................................52

6.1HowtoturnontheAISUnit................................................................................52

6.2AISUnitsettings..................................................................................................52

6.2.1Networksettings......................................................................................52

6.2.2Staticparameters......................................................................................53

6.2.3Radio—VHFchannelsandpower...........................................................54

6.3Statusinformation................................................................................................54

7MAINTENANCE..............................................................56

7.1Periodicmaintenance............................................................................................56

7.1.1Antennacare...........................................................................................56

7.2Softwareupdates..................................................................................................56

7.2.1Softwareupdateroutine............................................................................57

7.3Repairsandmodications....................................................................................57

7.3.1Exchangeofantennacable........................................................................57

7.3.2Exchangeofantenna................................................................................58

7.3.3RepairofAISUnit...................................................................................58

7.3.4InstallationofspareAISUnit....................................................................60

7.4Troubleshooting....................................................................................................61

7.4.1Systemstatus...........................................................................................61

7.4.2Nopower................................................................................................61

7.4.3Externaloutputproblems..........................................................................61

8MECHANICALDRAWINGS..............................................63

8.1AISUnitdimensions............................................................................................64

8.2Bracketwithstrainreliefdimensions...................................................................65

8.3Wallmountingbracketdimensions......................................................................66

8.4DINrailmounting................................................................................................67

9PARTSLIST...................................................................68

9.1Standardcomponents............................................................................................68

9.2Systemaccessories...............................................................................................68

10REFERENCES..................................................................70

AEUDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY...............................71

BDECLARATIONOFCONFORMITY....................................74

CCOAXCONNECTORINSTALLATION................................75

D½"COAXCABLESPECIFICATIONS................................80

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ERG–214SPECIFICATIONS.............................................81

FANTENNASPECIFICATIONS...........................................83

F.1GNSSantennamechanicaldimensionsandinstallation......................................84

F.2VHFantennamechanicaldrawingandinstallation..............................................86

GLIGHTNINGARRESTORSPECIFICATIONS......................88

HPRODUCTIONTEST........................................................90

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Glossary

Abbreviations

AISAutomaticIdenticationSystem

BIITBuilt-inintegritytest

CTSCleartosend

DGPSDifferentialGPS

ECDISElectronicchartdisplayandinformationsystem

ECSElectronicchartsystem

EGNOSEuropeanGeostationaryNavigationOverlaySystem

EMCElectromagneticcompatibility

GPSGlobalpositioningsystem

IALAInternationalAssociationofLighthouseAuthorities

IECInternationalelectrotechnicalcommittee

IMOInternationalMaritimeOrganization

LEDLightemittingdiode

LGNDLogicground

LNALownoisesignalamplier

MIBManagementinformationbase

MKDMinimumkeyboarddisplay

NDSNotdetectedserialport

NMEANationalmarineelectronicsassociation.NMEA0183(reference

IEC61162)isastandardforinterchangeofinformationbetween

navigationequipment.

PGNDPowerground

PIPresentationinterface

PPSPulsepersecond

PRNPseudorandomnoise

PSSPhysicalshorestation

QAQualityassurance

RTSRequesttosend

RTCMRadioTechnicalCommissionofMaritimeServices

SASelectiveavailability

SBASSatelliteBasedAugmentationSystem

SNMPSimplenetworkmanagementprotocol

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SNRSignal/noiseratio

SOTDMASelfOrganisedTDMA

SPSStandardpositioningservice

SWSoftware

TDMATimeDivisionMultipleAccess

UIUserinterface

UTMUniversaltransversemercator

VDLVHFdatalink

VHFVeryhighfrequency

WAASWideareaaugmentationsystem

WEEEWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment

WGS84WorldGeodeticSystemof1984

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1Introduction

1.1Aboutthemanual

Thisinstructionmanualisintendedasareferencemanualforthepersonnelinstalling,

conguringandoperatingthesystemanditcontainsthenecessaryinformationinorder

toinstall,congureandoperatetheAIS300MobileStation.

1.2Notationsusedinthismanual

Thefollowingnotationsareusedinthismanual:

Boldtextisusedforallmenunames.AseriesofmenuselectionsisindicatedbyFile→

New

Italicsisusedformanualnamesandforinformationthatneedsyourattention.

Note

Anoteisusedtodrawattentiontospecialfeaturesorbehaviouroftheequipment.

Caution

Cautionisusedtomaketheuserawareofproceduresandoperational

practicewhich,ifnotfollowed,mayresultindegradedperformanceor

damagetotheequipment.

1.3Productrestrictions

1.3.1Restrictionsinguarantee

ChangesormodicationstotheproductnotexplicitlyapprovedbyKongsbergSeatex

ASwillvoidtheguarantee.

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TheliabilityofKongsbergSeatexASislimitedtorepairofthissystemonlyunderthe

giventermsandconditionsstatedinthesalesdocuments.Consequentialdamagessuch

ascustomer'slossofprotordamagetoothersystemstraceablebacktothissystem's

malfunctions,areexcluded.Thewarrantydoesnotcovermalfunctionsofthesystem

resultingfromthefollowingconditions:

•Incorrectpowerconnection.

•Short-circuitingofGNSSantennacableduringoperationofthesystem(s).

1.3.2Restrictionsinuse

TheAISisacommunicationsystemthatreliesonVHFandGPS.Theantennasshall

beconnectedaccordingtotheinstructions.WithoutproperVHFantennaandantenna

cable,thesensitivityandhencetherange,willbedegraded.TheGNSSreceiverrequires

freesightfromtheantennatothesky,minimumfourvisiblesatellitesandotherwise

normalconditionstooperate.

1.4Radiofrequencylicense

Thisproductcontainsaradio-transmittingdeviceandanationallicensefortheuseof

frequenciesisrequiredforoperation.Useinnationalwaterswillrequireafrequency

licenseissuedbytherelevantnationalauthorities.Theowneranduseroftheequipment

areresponsibleforobtainingsuchalicensepriortoswitchingtheproductON.Itmaybe

requiredtoswitchtheproductOFFwhentheproductisbroughtclosetoshore(closer

than12NM).

1.5FCCstatements

TheFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)isanindependentagencyofthe

UnitedStatesgovernmentandregulatesinterstateandinternationalcommunicationsby

radio,television,wire,satelliteandcable.

1.5.1FCCgeneralstatement

ExcerptfromFCCRules,§15.21.

Changesormodicationstotheequipmentnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty

responsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

1.5.2FCCpart15statement

ExcerptfromFCCRules.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe

followingtwoconditions:

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1thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

2thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay

causeundesiredoperations.

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigital

device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide

reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedina

marineand/orcommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiate

radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstruction

manual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Theequipmentisnot

intendedforoperationinaresidentialarea.Operationinsuchanareaislikelytocause

harmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterference

athisownexpense.

1.6NoteonRFradiationexposurelimits

andAISequipment

Theinternationalregulationsrelatedtoradiationexposurearemainlyaimedatsetting

levelsforportabledevices(andbasestationsitesformobilenetworks).Portabledevices

intendedtobeusedveryclosetothehumanbody(within0.5morless),canhaveRF

powerlevelsintherangeupto10W.

TheKongsbergSeatexASAISequipmentusesVHFtransmission(156to164MHz

band),andisintendedforpermanentinstallationonships(aboveacertainsize).The

antennaismountedhighupinamast.Thisisconsideredacontrolledenvironment.RF

powerfedtotheantennaismaximum12W(thetransmissionisnotcontinuous).Any

humanwillbeinthefareld(>10m)fromtheAISVHFantennaandisnotlikelytobe

exposedtohazardousRFeldsoriginatingfromthisantenna.

1.7Disposal

Allelectricalandelectroniccomponentshavetobedisposed

ofseparatelyfromthemunicipalwastestreamviadesignated

collectionfacilitiesappointedbythegovernmentorlocal

authorities.Thecorrectdisposalandseparatecollection

ofyouroldappliancewillhelppreventpotentialnegative

consequencesfortheenvironmentandhumanhealth.Itis

apreconditionforreuseandrecyclingofusedelectricaland

electronicequipment.Formoredetailedinformationabout

disposalofyouroldappliance,pleasecontactyourlocal

authoritiesorwastedisposalservice.

TheequipmentmaybereturnedtoKongsbergSeatexASif

thereisnolocalWEEEcollection.Theequipmentismarkedwiththispictogram.

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1.8Equipmenthandling

Observethefollowingwhenhandlingtheequipment:

•Allunitsmustbehandledwithcare.

•Thecasecontainingtheunitmustbekeptdryatalltimesandmustbesheltered

fromtheweather.

•Itmustnotbesubjectedtoshocks,excessivevibrationorotherroughhandling.

•Theequipmentmustbepreservedandstoredinsuchawaythatitdoesnotconstitute

anydangertohealth,environmentorpersonalinjury.

•Theunitmust,wheneverpossible,bestoredandtransportedinitsoriginal

transportationbox.

•Thetransportationboxmustnotbeusedforanypurposeforwhichitwasnotintended.

•Thestoragearea'smeantemperaturemustnotbelowerthan–20ºCandnotwarmer

than+70ºC.

•Onceunpacked,theequipmentmustbekeptinadry,non-condensingatmosphere,

freefromcorrosiveagentsandisolatedfromsourcesofvibration.

1.9Supportinformation

•Companyname:KongsbergSeatexAS

•Address:Havnegata9,7010Trondheim,Norway

•Switchboard:+4773545500

•Telefax:+4773515020

•Dutyphone:+4733032407(24hours)

•E-mailaddress:km.support.seatex@km.kongsberg.com

•Website:http://www.km.kongsberg.com/seatex

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2Productdescription

ThischapterdescribestheAISMobileStationsystemandgivesanoverviewofAISand

GPSrelatedinformation.

2.1Softwareandhardwareversions

SystemdeliveredwithSoftwareversion,1.00.xxHardwareversion,1

Revisiontable

DateSoftwareversionHardwareversion

2.2Wheelmarking

Thisproductiswheelmarked.Thewheelmarkwith

serialnumberislocatedonthelabelonthesideand

therearoftheAISUnit.

2.3Purposeandapplications

KongsbergSeatexASprovides,viaitsAIS300mobilestation,atechnicalsolutionthat

enablestheidenticationofothervessels,navigationsaidsttedwithVHFbasedAIS

technologyandvirtualAISAtoN.Itisdesignedtobea“blackbox”forintegration

towardsothernavigationequipmentsuchasECDIS/ECSandradar.AIS300hasan

outstandingreceiversensitivitywhichgivesalargerrangecomparedtounitswiththe

requiredsensitivityof-107dBm.

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2.4Systemcomponents

Thissystemwillnormallycomprisethefollowingmaincomponents,whichare

physicallyseparated:

•AISUnit

•GNSSantenna

•VHFantenna

Inaddition,thefollowingitemsareneeded:

•AntennacableforGNSSantennaandVHFantenna

•Powercable(twocords)

•Serialconnectiontowardsexternalsensors(ifany)suchasheadingdevice,GNSS

receiveretc.

2.5AISUnit

Theunitisastand-alonemountandcomprisesthefollowingmainparts:

•AISmodule

•GPSreceiver

•Powersupply

•Interfacemodule

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VHF,GPSconnectors,LAN,USBandpowerarelocatedononesideandtheserial

connectionsarelocatedontheotherside.

2.6GNSSantennadescription

TheGPS4antennaisanactivereceivingantennaforthe1575MHzNA VSTAR

GPSsatellitenavigationsystem.

TheGNSSantennahasaright-handcircularpolarisation(RHCP)andabuilt-in

highgain,lownoiseamplier.Ithasafullhemisphericalcoveragedueto

quadrilarhelixantennaelement.

ItisdeliveredwithaninstallationkitwithU-bolts.TheconnectorisFME-female

(pin)(N-femalepigtailwhendeliveredbyKongsbergSeatexAS).

AGNSSantenna

BExtensionpipe

CMountingbracket

DU-bolts

EInterconnectioncables

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2.7VHFantennadescription

A V7isahighqualitydipoleantennadesignedforthemarineVHFradiotelephone

service.Itisahighqualityantennawithadurableconstruction.Ithasavertical

polarizationandomni-directionalradiationpattern.

U-boltsinstainlesssteelareincluded.

2.8AISsystem

InaccordancewithIMOrequirementsallSOLASshipsininternationaltrafcabove

300GTshallcarryanAISmobilestation.Amajortaskforcompetentauthoritiessuch

ascoastalandharbourauthorities,police,customs,military,searchandrescuecentres

andother,istomonitorshiptrafcwithintheirterritorialwaters.ThroughanAIS

infrastructuresystem,thegovernmentalorganisationswillhavethefulltrafcoverview

ofallSOLASships,aswellasAISClassBwithintheAISbasestationcoveragearea.

TheAISsystemprovidesanefcienttooltoincreasethesituationawareness,the

efciencyofoperationsandsafety.Experienceshowsthattheworkloadfortheoperators

involvedinvesseltrackingandmonitoring,isheavilydecreased.

TheimplementationplanforSOLASvesselsstartedin2002andwasnalisedin2004.

AClassAAISmobilestationconsistsofaGPSreceiverandVHFradiomodules.

TheAISmobilestationusesGPSsatellitestodeterminevesselposition.Theposition

datashould,however,comefromtheship’sprimarynavigationsystem.Ifthisisnot

available,thepositionwillbeprovidedfromtheinternalGPSreceiver.TheinternalGPS

receiverisalsousedfortime-synchronisationofreceivedandtransmitteddata.

VHFcommunicationisusedforbroadcastandreceptionofvesselpositiondata,

navigationaldata,staticandvoyagerelatedinformationwithothervesselsandbase

stations.

ForanAISClassAmobilestationseriallinecommunicationandtheNMEAdata

protocolareusedtoexchangeAISdatawithothernavigationsystems.AISdataare

displayedontheMKDunitorexternalsystemssuchasECDIS/ECSorradar.

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TheSelf-OrganisedTime

DivisionMultipleAccessprotocol

(SOTDMA)organisesaccessforall

usersbyoperatingwithtime-frames

dividedintosingleslots.AISis

basedonSOTDMAcommunication

ontwofrequencies(161.975MHz

and162.025MHz).Vesselswill

rstlisteninordertoestablishthe

slottableandthenstartsending

inavacantslot.Wheninnormal

operation,eachstationsendsin

apreviouslyannouncedorrandomlychosenslot.Futuretransmissionslotswillbe

allocatedandcommunicatedtosurroundingAISmobilestations.Henceaself-organised

communicationavoidstransmissioninsameslots.

Thesystemisdesignedtogivepreferencetoclosetargets.Targetsfarawaywilldrop

outrstintheeventofoverload.

ThelengthofatimeslotwithintheSOTDMAtelegramis26.6milliseconds.There

aremaximum2250slotsperminuteoneachAISfrequency,intotal4500slots.One

navigationmessagefromashipoccupiesoneslot.

Thetransmissionrateofapositionmessage(msg1-3)dependsonthespeedandturn-rate

ofavessel.Staticinformation(msg5)issentevery6minutes.

Ship’sdynamicconditionsReportinginterval

Shipatanchorormooredandnotmoving

fasterthan3knots

3minutes

Shipatanchorormooredandmoving

fasterthan3knots

10seconds

Ship0to14knots10seconds

Ship0to14knotsandchangingcourse3.3seconds

Ship14to23knots6seconds

Ship14to23knotsandchangingcourse2seconds

Ship>23knots2seconds

Ship>23knotsandchangingcourse2seconds

2.9GNSSsystems

GNSS(GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem)isagenerictermforsatellitenavigation

systemsprovidingautonomousgeo-spatialpositioningwithglobalcoverage.GPSisthe

onlyGNSSwithfullconstellation.However,GLONASSisoperablebutdonothavefull

constellation.GalileoisathirdGNSS,whichisinthedevelopmentphase.

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2.9.1GPS-GlobalPositioningSystem

TheGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)isasatellite-basednavigationsystemmadeupof

anetworkofsatellitesplacedintoorbitbytheU.S.DepartmentofDefence.GPSwas

originallyintendedformilitaryapplicationsbutinthe1980esthegovernmentmadethe

systemavailableforcivilianuse.

GPSprovidesahighlyaccurateandcontinuousnavigationservice.Itprovides24-hour,

allweatherandglobalcoverage.

Thesystemisdividedintothefollowingthreesegments:

SpacesegmentThissegmentconsistsofatleast24satellites(21activeplus

3operatingspares)in12-hourcircularorbits.Atanaltitude

of20200km,eachsatelliteistransmittingorbitalandclock

parameters.

ControlsegmentThissegmentcomprisesGroundControlStations

geographicallyspreadformonitoring,up-loadingandcontrol

ofthesatellitetransmittedcharacteristics.

UsersegmentThissegmentcomprisesGPSreceiversinstalledonboard

ships,aircraftetc.totracksatellitesignalsandtransformthem

intoposition,velocityandtime.

EachGPSsatellitetransmitsradiosignalsattwomicrowavefrequenciesintheLband,

1575.43MHz(L1)and1227.6MHz(L2).

TheL1signalismodulatedbyaprecise(P)codeforPrecisePositioningService(PPS)

andacourse/acquisition(C/A)codeforStandardPositioningService(SPS).TheP

codeisformilitaryandauthorisedpersonnelonlyandisencryptedbeforebroadcastto

GPSusers.TheC/Acodeisforcivilusers.Until1May2000theaccuracyoftheC/A

codewasdegradedto100m(2DRMS)horizontalpositioningbytheuseofSelective

Availability(SA).However,SAisnowswitchedoffandthepositionaccuracyofthe

systemisabout16metres95%CEP .

ThefundamentaltechniqueforGPSisone-wayrangingfromthesatellites.Triangulation,

basedonrangingfromthesatellites,isthebasisofthesystem.Inordertotriangulate,

theGPSmeasuresdistanceusingthetraveltimeofaradiomessage.Tomeasuretravel

time,timingiscrucial.GPSthereforeneedsveryaccurateclocks.Thetransmissionis

referredtohighlyaccurateatomicfrequencystandardsonboardthesatellites,whichare

insynchronisationwiththeGPSsystemtimebase.

Thetimedifferencefromwhenthesignalleavesthesatellitesuntilitisreceivedatthe

GPSreceiver,ismeasured.Thedistanceiscomputedbymultiplyingwiththespeedof

light.Oncethedistancetoasatelliteisknown,thesatellite'spositioninspacemustbe

found.TheGPSsatellitesarelaunchedintoverypreciseorbitsandtheirpositionis

transmittedtotheuser.Knowingthesatellites'positionandthedistancetotheuser

receiver,theuserpositioncanbecomputed.Threeperfectmeasurementscansolvea

three-dimensionalpointinspace.

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However,thecrystalclocksintheGPSreceiversaredrifting,andthepositionistherefore

inaccurate.Tocalculateathreedimensionalposition,fourunknownshavetobesolved

(latitude,longitude,heightandreceiverclockoffset).Tosolvethisequationwithfour

unknownsitisnecessarywithrangemeasurementsfromfourormoresatellites.

Thegeometry,andhencetheaccuracyofthepositioncalculation,varieswiththenumber

ofsatellitesavailableandtheirlocation.

UsingdifferentialcorrectionsfromoneormoreGPSReferenceStationssignicantly

reducesallmajorerrorsources.ThisprincipleiscalleddifferentialGPS(DGPS).

2.10IALADGPSdescription

AnIALADGNSSreferencestationgeneratesdifferentialGNSScorrections.Raw

pseudo-rangeobservationsandotherpertinentdatafromtheinbuiltGNSSreceiverare

usedtocalculatecorrections.ThegeneratedRTCMmessagesaresentviatheMSK

modulatortoaDGNSSReferenceStationTransmitterwhichampliesthesignaland

broadcaststhecorrectionsintheMFfrequencyrangetomariners.Onboardthevessel

thesecorrectionsareusedintheDGPSreceiverwheretheGPSpositioniscorrected

accordingly.

2.11VHFinAISsystems

TransmissionintheAISsystemisbasedonVHF(V eryHighFrequency).AISmobile

stations(onboardvessels),AISAtoNs,AISBaseStationsandotherAISdevicesare

transmittingontwostandardisedAISchannels;ChannelA(161.975MHz)andChannel

B(162.025MHz).Twopowerlevelsareusedonthevessels;low(1W)andhigh

(12.5W).

Therange,distancebetweentransmittingunitandreceivingunit,ismainlydepending

onantennaheightandtheantennainstallation.Useofforexamplecombinerswill

introducealossandhencereducetherange.Itisimportanttoinstalltheantennaas

highaspossible.Theoreticalrangecanbeestimatedbasedonthefollowingformula,

whichisalineofsightestimation:

D(km)=p

12,75xH(m)

D=Distance(range)inkilometers.H=antennaheightinmetres.

Notethatboththetransmitterandreceiverside(seegure)needtobeconsidered.This

isanestimationoflineofsight,andisveryconservativeforVHFrangecalculations.

InordertogiveabetterestimateofVHFrangeundernormalmetrologicalconditions

10%shouldbeaddedtothelineofsightdistance.Specialmetrologicalconditions

mayaffecttheradiorangeconsiderably.

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3Technicalspecications

3.1Performancedata

3.1.1AIS300system

AISmodule

SensitivityBetterthan-107dBm

3.2Physicaldimensions

3.2.1AISUnit

Height54.73mm(includingmountingbracket)

Width132.55mm

Length260mm(includingconnector)

Weight1.3kg(withoutmountingbrackets)

MountingbracketsStandard:122.5mmx389.5mm(withstrainrelief)

Optional:122.5mmx272mm(wallmount)

Optional:DINrailbracket

3.2.2GNSSantenna

TypeProcomGPS4

Height230mm

Diameter33mm

Weight0.15kg

ColourWhite

ConnectortypeFMEmalewithpigtailtoN-female

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TheGNSSantennahasaright-handcircularpolarisation(RHCP)andabuilt-inhigh

gain,lownoiseamplier.Ithasafullhemisphericalcoverageduetoquadrilarhelix

antennaelement.ItisdeliveredwithaninstallationkitwithU-bolts.

3.2.3VHFantenna

TypeComrodA V7

Height1250mm

Diameter25mm

Weight1kg

ConnectortypeN-female

A V7isahighqualitydipoleantennadesignedforthemarineVHFradiotelephone

service.Itisahighqualityantennawithadurableconstruction.Ithasavertical

polarizationandomni-directionalradiationpattern.U-boltsinstainlesssteelareincluded.

3.3Power

3.3.1AISUnit

Inputvoltage+24VDCnominal(operationalrange12to32VDC)

PowerconsumptionMax.30W

3.3.2GNSSantenna

TypeProcomGPS4

V oltage5VDCfrommainunit

3.4Environmentalspecications

3.4.1AISUnit

EnclosurematerialAluminium

Operatingtemperaturerange-15°Cto+55°C

Recommendedoperating

temperature

Roomtemperature(+20°C)

Storagetemperaturerange-20°Cto+70°C

OperatinghumidityMax.95%non-condensing

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StoragehumidityLessthan55%

IngressprotectionfrontIP42

IngressprotectionrearIP21

Electromagneticcompatibility

(immunity/emission)

IEC60945/EN60945

VibrationIEC60945/EN60945

3.4.2GNSSantenna

TypeProcomGPS4

Operatingtemperaturerange-50°Cto+70°C

RelativehumidityHermeticallysealed(100%)

EnclosurematerialWeather-resistantlow-lossplastic

3.4.3VHFantenna

TypeComrodA V7

EnclosurematerialFibreglass

Operatingtemperaturerange-55°Cto+71°C

Windrating55m/s

3.5Externalinterfaces

3.5.1AISUnit

Serialports5RS-422(I/O),2RS-422(I),2RS-232(service,

spare)

BaudrateUpto115200bytes/sec

LAN1Ethernetport

USB1infront

ALROpen/closed(normallyclosed)

BluesignSwitch

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3.6Productsafety

3.6.1AISUnit

Electricalsafety(LVD)[1]IEC60950-1/EN60950-1

3.7Radiofrequencies

3.7.1GNSSantenna

TypeProcomGPS4

L11575MHz

Gain(inaxialdirection)32dBi

3.7.2GNSSreceiver

Typeu-Blox

GPSL11575.42MHz

3.7.3VHFantenna

TypeComrodA V7

FrequencyVSWR<1.5:1,156to162MHz

VSWR<2:1,145to165MHz

Gain2dBi

3.7.4VHFreceiver

TypeKongsbergSeatexAISmodule

Frequency156to162.0375MHz

3.8Dataoutputs

3.8.1AISUnit

MessageformatNMEA0183v.3.0,andsomeproprietarymessages

1.Thisequipmentisintendedforprofessionaluseonly.

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3.9Datainputs

NMEAsentencesPI,Pilot,RTCM,LR,Sensor1,Sensor2,Sensor3

accordingtoIEC61993–2.

3.10InterfacesAISUnit

Theantennaconnections,power,EthernetandUSBinterfaceislocatedononesideof

theAISmobilestation.

ConnectorTypeConnectedto

VHFN-connectorfemaleVHFantenna

GPSTNCconnector50OhmfemaleGPSantenna

PWR2–pinPhoenixscrewterminalsPowerinput,1=-(N),2=+(P)

LANRJ-4510/100Mbit/sautosenseSwitch/router/equipment

USBUSBUSBstickforSWupdate

Theserial,alarmrelayandBluesigninterfacesarelocatedontheoppositeside.P1and

P2constituteve5–pinRS–422I/Oports,two3–pinRS–422Iports,two3–pinRS–232

ports,one2–pinAlarmRelayandone2–pinBluesignport.

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ConnectorTypeConnectedto

P12*10pinPhoenixscrewterminalsPI,Pilot,RTCM,LR

P22*10pinPhoenixscrewterminalsSensor1,Sensor2,Alarm,Sensor3,Blue

sign,Service,Spare

3.10.1Serialports

TheAISmobilestationhassevenRS–422andtwoRS–232ports.Inadditionanalarm

relayandabluesignportforinlandwaterwayuse.

ThebelowtableshowsthepinningforthedifferentconnectionsavailableonP1andP2

seenfromthefront.EachofP1andP2consistsoftwo10–pinconnectorsnumbered

fromlefttoright.ThecongurationcanbecompletedintheWEBinterface.

Note

ThetwoRS–232portshaveacommongroundthroughpin8onthelowerconnector

onP2.

Note

ForRS–422ports,RX/TX-correspondtosignallineRX/TXAandRX/TX+correspond

toRX/TXB.

Baudratesareasfollows:

SerialportDefaultbaudrateRange

PI384004800to115200

Pilot384004800to115200

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SerialportDefaultbaudrateRange

RTCM96004800to115200

LR384004800to115200

Sensor148004800to115200

Sensor248004800to115200

Sensor348004800to115200

Service115200NA

Spare

3.10.1.1Termination

Theserialinterfacesuse1kOhmtermination.TheAISUnitserialdatareceiverdraws

lessthan2mAat2V .

3.10.1.2Outputdrivecapability

Output(talker)

Upto10listeners(RX)maybeconnectedtoeachAISUnittalkerline(TX-RS422

dataport).

Input(listener)

TheAISUnitlistenercircuitwillnotdrawmorethan2mAfromthelineata2V

voltagelevel.

Caution

Donotconnecttwotalkerlinestogether.

3.10.2Ethernetconnection

LANAIS

ThisistheLANportwhereAISPIdataarereceivedfromtheAISUnitandtheportto

usewhenconguringthesystemviaWEBinterface.Capacityis100Mbps.

3.11LEDindicatorsAISUnit

AtthetopoftheunittherearefourLEDindicatorswhichindicatevarioussituations

dependingonthestateoftheunit.Seenfromrighttoleft:ALR,GPS,RXandTX.

DuringstartuptheLEDshavethesefunctions:

•TheLEDtotheleft(TX)turnsredafter

power-on.

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•Theledtotheright(ALR)isrstunlitand

thenstartstoashyellowwhentheAISUnit

softwareisrunning.

•TheLEDtotheright(ALR)continuestoash

yellowuntiltheAISUnitisreadytosend.

DuringnormaloperationtheLEDshavethesefunctions.

•TheTXLEDhasthesefunctions:

–TXtransmittingonChannelA,theLED

totheleftashesgreen.

–TXtransmittingonChannelB,theLED

totheleftashesyellow.

–TXtransmittingonChannelC,theLED

totheleftashesred.

–TXisoff,theLEDtotheleftisconstantly

red.

•TheRXLEDhasthesefunctions:

–RXreceivingonChannelA,thesecond

LEDtotheleftashesgreen.

–RXreceivingonChannelB,thesecond

LEDtotheleftashesyellow.

–RXreceivingonChannelC,thesecond

LEDtotheleftashesred.

•TheGPSLEDhasthesefunctions:

–WhentheAISUnitistrackingsatellites,

thesecondLEDtotherightashesgreen.

–WhentheAISUnitreceivesGPSdata

butnopositionortime,thesecondLEDto

therightashesyellow.

•TheAlarmLEDhasthisfunction:

–Whenthereisanalarmsituation,theLED

totherightisconstantlyred.Otherwise

itisnotlit.

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3.12Internalalarmsystem

3.12.1BIIT

TheAISmodulehasabuilt-inalarmfunctionality.ThealarmisgeneratedbytheBuilt

InIntegrityTest(BIIT).

Thesoftwarehandlesgeneratedalarms.Thealarmmayleadtosomekindofactions

takenbythesystem.Thisdependsonwhatkindofalarmthatarises.Thealarm

generatedbytheBIITmayleadtostopintransmissionofmessages.Whenanalarm

arises,thiswillbeidentiedbyaredalarmLED.Therewillalsobegeneratedanalarm

messageonthePIport.

3.12.2Alarms

ThefollowingalarmscanbesentfromtheAISUnitonPI.Responsetoanalarmis

listedintherightcolumn.

AlarmExplanationResponse

TxmalfunctionIftheAIS300detectsthatitisunable

tomaintainradiofrequenciesduring

transmissionorthatitfailstoshut

downTXafterrampdown.

Shutdownof

transmitter

AntennaVSWR

exceedslimit

Antenna/cableerrorordisconnected.

Typicallywaterpenetrationinantenna

orcable.

Continueoperation

RXmalfunction(Ch

A/B/70)

InternalerrorinAIS;Lost

communicationwithFPGA.

Continueoperation

GeneralfailureOneormoreoftheinternalSDR

processeshavestoppedresponding.

Shutdownof

transmitter

UTCclocklostNointernalGPS,duetoantenna/cable

error/disconnectedorGPSreceiver

error.

Continueoperation

MKDconnectionlostNoMKDconnected.Continueoperation

Internal/External

GNSSposition

mismatch

Largepositionmismatch(100m),

takenGPSantennapositionsinto

account,betweeninternalandexternal

GPSreceiverwhichispresentformore

than15minutes.

Continueoperation

NavStatusincorrectMismatchbetweenspeedandentered

navstatus.

Continueoperation

HeadingsensoroffsetSustaineddifferencebetweenCOGand

headingof45degreesormoreforat

least5minutes.

Continueoperation

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AlarmExplanationResponse

ActiveSARTActiveSARTmessagehasbeen

received.

Continueoperation

ExternalEPFSlostNoinputfromexternalpositionsource.Continueoperation

Nosensorpositionin

use

Novalidexternalnorvalidinternal

positionprovided.

Continueoperation

NovalidSOG

information

Novalidinputof,orinternalSOG.Continueoperation

NovalidCOG

information

Novalidinputof,orinternalCOG.Continueoperation

Headinglost/invalidNoinputofheading.Continueoperation

NovalidROT

information

NoinputofRateOfTurn

indicator/sensor.

Continueoperation

3.12.3SNMP

SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)isan"Internet-standardprotocolfor

managingdevicesonIPnetworks".ASNMPagentisinstalledontheAISmoduleinthe

AISUnittrappingtheBIITalarmsofthesystem.TheManagementInformationBase

(MIB)canbedownloadedfromFTPserveronrequest.

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4Installation

ThischaptercoversinstallationoftheAISUnit,theGNSSantennaandtheVHFantenna.

Theinstallationincludes:

•Locationofthesystemparts(theAISUnit,GNSSantenna,VHFantenna)

•InstallationoftheAISUnit

•Installationofcoaxconnectors

•InstallationoftheGNSSantennaandcable

•InstallationoftheVHFantennaandcable

•Connectionofcablesbetweenthesystemandexternalequipment

•Systemconguration

4.1Locationofsystemparts

4.1.1AntennalocationforAISsystems

Thissystemislikelytobeco-locatedwithothertypesofradioequipmentatthe

installationsite.Thereforespecialprecautionsarerequiredwhenmountingtheantennas

forGNSSandVHF.Thegurebelowgivessomeguidelinesforantennalocations.

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4.1.2GNSSantenna

ThemostcriticalaspectofthesysteminstallationisthelocationoftheGNSSantenna.

Incorrectorinadequateinstallationcanleadtopoorpositioningperformanceorcomplete

lossofposition.

Iftheantennaisinstalledinapoorlocation,itcansufferfrommasking,multipathor

interferencefromotherradiosourceswhichcanaffectthepositionperformance.

Masking

TheGNSSantennashouldhaveanunobstructedlineofsighttothesky.Thesignalsfrom

thesatellitepropagatebyline-of-sight,whichmeansthatiftheantennacannotseethe

satellite,thereceptionwillbeseverelyimpaired,ifitoccursatall.

Potentialobstructionsareothermastsandantennas,cranes,rigsandxedplatforms,

buildingsinports,highcliffsorhillsclosetoshore.Theimpactofthiscanbeanything

fromdegradedperformancetoacompletelossofpositioning.

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Figure1Goodantennalocation

Figure2Badantennalocation,typicallymaskingsituation

Multipath

Inappropriatelocationoftheantennacanresultintheantennareceivingreectionsof

theincomingsignalaswellasthesignalitself(multipath).Thereectedmultipath

signaltakesalongerpaththanthedirectsignal,introducinganerrorintotheposition

calculation.

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Interferencefromotherradiatingsources

Interferencecanbecausedbycloseproximitytootherradiatingsources.Installing

GNSSantennasincloseproximitytosatellitecommunicationsystemsoperatinginor

nearbyGPS/GLONASSfrequencybands(1.2to1.6GHz)shouldbeavoided(i.e.SatC,

Iridium).Ideallytheantennashouldbesituatedataminimumof3metresfromother

radiatingsources.Asthisisnotalwayspracticallypossible,acompromiselocation

mustbesought.

RecommendeddistancetoSatCisminimum2metreshorizontallyandminimum1.5

metresvertically.

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Duringinstallation,comprehensivetestsshouldbecarriedoutforpotentialinterference

byconductingtransmissionsfromeachRFsourceforextendedperiods,individually

andsimultaneously.

4.1.3VHFantenna

FortheVHFantenna,considerthefollowing:

•Mounttheantennainalocationwherefreesightisensured.Freemounting,andas

highaspossibleispreferable,otherwisetheSWRandtheradiationdiagramwillbe

inuenced.Thehigherthelocation,thebetterthecoverage.

•Avoidmountingtheantennaparallelwith,andinthevicinityof,othermetalparts

suchasmasts,supportingwiresetc.

•Theantennashouldbeprotectedfromdirectilluminationofradarbeamsandother

transmittingantennassuchasInmarsatantennas.

•Runthecablesinasteelpipeinareaswherethedangerforradiationishigh.

4.1.4AISUnit

Wheninstallingtheunit,notethefollowing:

•Theunitisdesignedforindoorinstallation.Avoidlocationswithheavyvibrations,

strongelectronicelds(closetotransformers),excessiveheat.

•Theunitshouldberesilientlymountedtobeinaccordancewiththeenvironmental

standardIEC60945/EN60945.

•Itisrecommendedthattheareaaroundtheunitiskeptfreefromdustandstatic

electricity.

•Allconnectionstotheunitareontheshortsidesoftheunitandavailablespacefor

cableconnectionsandservicemustbeprovided.

4.2InstallingtheAISUnit

TheAISUnitisdefaultdeliveredwithabracketdesignedwithsolutionforstrainrelief.

HowtoinstalltheAISUnitwithstrainrelieforwallmountbracket

1Placethebracketwheretheunitshallbemountedandmarktheholesforthescrews.

2Drilltheholes.

3MounttheAISUnitonthebracket.

4MountthebracketwiththeAISUnitwheretheholesweredrilled.

5Whencablesareconnected,fastenthecableswithstripstothestrainrelief.

HowtoinstalltheAISUnitwithDINrailbracket(optionalequipment)

1FastenthebrackettotheAISUnitwithfourscrewsattherearoftheunit.

2FastentheAISUnitwiththebrackettotheDINrail.

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4.2.1Installingthepilotplug

TheAISUnitisdefaultdeliveredwithapilot

plug,partA300–08,withoutserialcable.Aplug

withcable,partA300–07,canbedeliveredas

anoption.

Useapairedcablewithcordsofminimum0.5

mm2toassemblethepilotplug.

Usethepinninginthetabletoconnectthepilot

plugtotheAISUnit.

Pilotplug14569

AISUnit

portRX+RX-TX+TX-GND

Relatedtopics

•Serialportsonpage26

4.3Antennaandcableinstallation

Themaximumlengthforeachoftheantennacoaxialcablesis30metresforRG214and

100metresfor1/2"Superex.Iflongercablesareneeded,alownoisesignalamplier

(LNA)shouldbetted.

Itisrecommendedtouselightningarrestors.SeeLightningarrestorspecicationson

page88.

4.3.1GNSSantennaandcableinstallation

ThecablerecommendedfortheGNSSantennais½"superex.

Caution

TheGNSSconnectoristheconnectorlocatedtotheleft(TNC).Donot

confusewiththeVHFconnector(N).

Note

ThecablerunningfromtheGNSSantennatothemainunitshouldbeasstraightas

possible.Donotcrushorcrimpthecablewithtie-downs,asthiswillaffecttheelectrical

propertiesofthecable.

Procedure

1Attachtheinterconnectionpigtailcabletotheantennaconnector.

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2Wrapthecableconnectionwithwaterproofself-vulcanisingtape.

3Threadtheinterconnectioncablethroughtheextensionpipeandthemounting

bracketandattachtheextensionpipewiththemountingbrackettotheantenna.

4Attachtheantennamountingbrackettotheship'smastheadorpolewiththeU-bolts.

5Connecttheinterconnectioncabletothe½"superexcable.

6Wrapoutdoorcableconnectionswithwaterproofself-vulcanisingtape.Analternate

wayofwaterproongistouseheatshrinkhosewithglue.Thehoseshouldcover

thewholeconnectorandpartofthecable.

7Dependentonthecableinstallation,securethecabletothemasteveryonetothree

metreswithclampsorbands(non-metal).

8Checktheantennacableforshort-circuiting.

9Connecttheotherendofthe½"superexcabletotheinterconnectioncable.This

cableisdeliveredinordertogetsecurecablerunstothemainunit.

10Connecttheinterconnectioncabletothereceivingdevice.AllGNSSreceivers

providenecessarypowerthroughtheirantennaRFconnectors.

Relatedtopics

•GNSSantennamechanicaldimensionsandinstallationonpage84

4.3.2VHFantennaandcableinstallation

Theconstructionofthemountenablesroutingofthecableeitheralongtheinsideorthe

outsideofthemasttube.AnRG-214cableisusedfordistancesshorterthan30metres,

whilea½"superexcableisusedfordistancesupto100metres.

Caution

IftheantennacableisattachedtotheAISUnit,donotattachtheantenna

cabletotheantennawhentheunitisrunning.Iftheantennacableis

short-circuitedwithPOWERON,theAISmodulecanbedamaged.

Caution

DonotconnecttheVHFantennacabletotheGNSSconnectorasthiscan

damagetheGNSSreceiver.

HowtoinstalltheVHFantenna

1AttachtheantennatoamasttubeorpolebyusingtheprovidedU-bolts.

2Attachtheantennacabletotheantenna.

3Wrapoutdoorcableconnectionswithwaterproofself-vulcanisingtape.Analternate

wayofwaterproongistouseheatshrinkhosewithglue.Thehoseshouldcover

thewholeconnectorandpartofthecable.

4Makesurethegroundstrapattheantennabaseisconnectedtoasuitableplace

ensuringgoodgrounding.

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5Sealtheterminalsofthegroundstrapfrommoisturetopreventcorrosion.Paintor

siliconesealantisrecommendedforthis.

6Securethecabletothemasteveryonetothreemetreswithclampsorbands.

7RoutetheconnectorattheotherendoftheantennacabletotheAISUnitand

connectthecabletotheN-connectornamedVHF.AshortRG-58orRG-214cable

isoftenneededinordertosecurecablerunstotheunit.

Relatedtopics

•VHFantennamechanicaldrawingandinstallationonpage86

4.4Electricalinstallation

Theelectricalinstallationconsistsof:

•ConnectingacablebetweentheGNSSantennaandtheAISUnit.

•ConnectingacablebetweentheVHFantennaandtheAISUnit.

•Connectingcableswithoutput/inputdatabetweentheAISUnit,networkandother

equipment.

•Supplying12to32VDCpowertotheAISUnit.

Caution

BeforepoweringontheAISUnit,makesuretheantennacablesand

antennasareconnected.Connectingordisconnectinganantennaorantenna

cablewhentheAISUnitisalreadypowered,maypermanentlydamagethe

antennaportontheAISUnitortheantennaitself,voidingyourwarranty.If

theantennacableisshort-circuitedwithpoweron,thereceiverwithinthe

AISUnitcanbedamaged.

Howtocarryouttheelectricalinstallation

Note

Theantennacablesmustbeasstraightaspossible.Donotcrushorcrimpthecablewith

tie-downsasthiswillaffecttheelectricalpropertiesofthecables.

1ConnecttheGNSSantennacabletotheconnectormarkedGPSontheAISUnit.

2ConnecttheVHFcabletotheconnectormarkedVHFontheAISUnit.

3ConnectthenetworkcableforLAN.

4ConnectthepowersupplytothepowerconnectorontheAISUnit.Minus(-)and

plus(+)asindicatedontheunit.

5Whenallcablesareconnected,powerontheAISUnit.

6Whenthepowerisconnected,allLEDsareunlitforabout30seconds.Thenall

LEDswillstarttoblinkinnormaloperation

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Relatedtopics

•Coaxconnectorinstallationonpage75

•Serialportsonpage26

•LEDindicatorsAISUnitonpage27

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5Conguration

5.1Congurationmethods

ThissystemisprimarilymadeforcongurationwithstandardisedAISNMEAsentences.

ViaPI(serialorLAN).ThesesentencesaredescribedintheAISmobilestationtest

standardIEC61993–2.Thedescribedcongurationsentencesarenormallysenttoa

mobilestationfromauserinterface(UI)suchasECDISorRADAR.

InordertomaketheuserindependentofacongurationUIandNMEAsentences,a

WEBinterfacehasbeenincludedinthissystem.

IPaddresswhendeliveredfromfactoryis:

•LAN10.0.21.60

•Subnet255.255.255.0

•Gateway10.0.21.1

5.1.1CongurationwithNMEAsentences

TheAISmobilestationteststandardIEC61993–2denestheAISNMEAsentences.

Newsoftwareupgradeswillbeavailableafterchangesinthestandard.AstheNMEA

(PI)sentencesarestandardisedandavailableinthestandard,thismanualwillnot

describetheNMEAsentences.

TCP/IPport(multiclient)forcongurationofthesystemis4712.

Relatedtopics

•PIsentencesonpage46

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5.1.2CongurationviaWEBinterface

TheusercanaccesstheWEBinterfaceiftheIPaddressisknownandtheaddressis

availablefortheuser.TheWEBinterfaceusesthesetuplesinthesystemandchanges

arewrittentotheseles.

5.1.2.1ConnectingtoWEBinterface

HowtoconnecttotheWEBinterface

1Openabrowserandwrite:http://<ipadr>/intheaddressbar

2EnterthedefaultlogincredentialsforUser:ais

3EnterthedefaultlogincredentialsforPassword:1234

4ContinuewiththecongurationonceyouhaveenteredtheAISUnit.

5.1.2.2ChangingparametersviaWEBinterface

TheWEBinterfaceconsistsoffoldersforthevarioussettings,whichagainhave

sub-folders.Whenyouclickafolder,adialogboxwiththesettingsappears.Thisis

whereyouchangethesettings.

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Whenyouhavemadethechanges,theyneedtobeconrmedbeforethechangestake

place.ThisconrmationiscarriedoutunderReviewchanges.Hereareallthechanges

listedandyouareaskedtoconrm.

5.1.2.3WEBinterfaceHelpfunction

AdescriptiononhowtousetheWEBinterfaceisavailablewhenconnectingtoanAIS

Unit.Inadditionthereisashortdescriptionlinkedtoallparametersthatarevisiblewhen

hoveringovertheparametername

5.1.2.4RecongurationofIPaddressviaWEBinterface

ChangestotheIPaddress,subnetmask,gatewayandhostnamearelocatedunder

NetworkSetup.Asatypingerrorduringremotecongurationmightleadtolossofremote

access,specialcareshouldbetakenduringchangesofnetworkparameters.Theuserwill

beaskedtoapplychangesandawarningwillbegiven.Thesystemwillautomatically

redirecttheusertothecorrectaddressafterthechangeiftheuserisonthecorrectsubnet.

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5.1.2.5Voyagerelateddata

Someparameterscanbechangedinconnectionwiththevoyageandthesevoyagerelated

datacanbeconguredunderSetup→Voyage.

Destination

DestinationshouldbeenteredinaccordancewiththeIMOSN/Circ244whichgives

guidanceforUN/LOCODE(Unitednation/LocationCode).20charactersareavailable

forthename.

Draught(static)

Draught(static)shallbeenteredindecimetersintheWEBinterface(115=11.5cm).To

beupdatedifthesalinityofthewaterortheweightofcargoischanged.

Typeofshipandcargo

Tablesforcategorizingof“shiptypes”aredenedinIMOSN/Circ227Guidelines

forinstallationofshipborneAIS.

•A“shiptype”isidentiedbyarstandseconddigittakenfromdifferenttablesin

theIMOstandard:

–TableACommercialvesselsnotengagedinspecialactivities,1digit#5says

“specialcraft”—seetableC

–TableCSpecialcraftengagedin“ofcial”activities,says2digit#5“Law

enforcementvessel”

–HenceaCGvesselsisidentied;1stdigit5,2nddigit5

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•Typicalshiptypescanbefoundwhenhoveringovertheparametername .

5.1.2.6SoftwareupdateviaWEBinterface

ThesoftwarecanbeupdatedviatheWEBinterface.AfterclickingUpdateSW,youwill

beaskedforalocationforthenewsoftware.Thesystemwillcheckthevalidityofthe

updatebeforethesoftwareisrestartedandtheupdatetakesplace.

ThesoftwarecanalsobeupdatedlocallyviaanUSBstick.

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Relatedtopics

•Softwareupdatesonpage56

5.2Messagetypes

TheAISmobilestationsystemsupportsdifferentmessagesontheVHFdatalinkand

onthePIandLANinterfaces.TheillustrationshowsthemessageowatVDLand

PIonserialand/orLAN.

Afterstartup,thatistherstminuteaftertheAISUnitsoftwarehasstarted,thesystem

startstotransmitmessage1to3and5onaregularbasis.Thetransmitintervalis

dependentonspeedandturnratesformessages1to3.

5.2.1VDLmessages

ViatheVDLinterfacethesystemcanreceiveortransmitthefollowingmessages:

Msg.

IdMessagenameRXTXDescription

1Positionreport••

2Positionreport••

3Positionreport••

4Basestationreport•Sentbetweenbasestationandtransponderor

betweenbasestations.Containsinformation

aboutposition,UTC,dateandslotnumber.

5Staticandvoyagerelateddata••

6Binaryaddressedmessage••Usedasnecessaryfortransmittingmessages

betweenbasestationandaddressedtransponder

andbetweenbasestations.

7Binaryacknowledge••Acknowledgeofmessage6.

8Binarybroadcastmessage••Sameas6,butthisoneisforbroadcast.

9StandardSARaircraftposition

report

•

10UTC/datainquiry••

11UTC/dataresponse•

12Addressedsafetyrelatedmessage••Usedasnecessaryfortransmittingsafetyrelated

messagesbetweenbasestationandaddressed

transponderorviceversa.

13Safetyrelatedacknowledge••Acknowledgeofmessage13.

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Msg.

IdMessagenameRXTXDescription

14Safetyrelatedbroadcastmessage••Sameas12,butthisoneisforbroadcast.

15Interrogation••Requestforaspecicmessagetype.Usedfor

requestfortransmissionofinformationfromone

systemtoanother.

16Assignmentmodecommand•Sendfrombasestationtotransponderassigning

timeslotandMSGtype.

17DGNSSbroadcastbinarymessage•Usedfortransmittingcorrectionsignalsfrom

thebasestationtotransponders.

18StandardclassBequipmentposition

report

•

19ExtendedclassBequipmentposition

report

•

20Datalinkmanagementmessage•GivesinformationtotransponderwhenMSG4

iscoming.

21Aids-to-navigationreport•

22Channelmanagement•Channelassignment,informationsentfrombase

stationtotransponderregardinguseofchannels,

outputpower,bandwidth,etc.

23Groupassignmentcommand•Assignmentofaspecicreportbehaviourby

competentauthorityusingaBasestationtoa

specicgroupofmobiles.

24Staticdatareport•AdditionaldataassignedtoanMMSI.

PartA:Name

PartB:Staticdata

25Singleslotbinarymessage••Shortunscheduledbinarydatatransmission

(broadcastoraddressed).

26Multipleslotbinarymessagewith

Communicationstate

••Scheduledbinarydatatransmission(broadcast

oraddressed).

27SATAISmessage•ShortAISmessagesentbyaClassAAISon

ChCandD.Canbereceivedifreceivingon

ChCandD.

5.3NMEAsentences

5.3.1PIsentences

ThesystemoutputsallreceivedVDLmessagesasVDMsentencesviathePILANand

PISerialport.DefaultisUDP/port4711andTCP/Port4712.

PIonTCPcanbeturnedoffunderSetup→MiscintheWEBinterfacebychangingthe

FULL_PI_TCPparameterto0.TheTCPportcanbechangedunderSetup→Networkby

changingtheLAN_PITCP_PORTparameter.Usevalueabove23.

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Inaddition,allVDLmessagestransmittedbythesystemareoutputasVDOsentences.

ALRsentencesareperiodicallyoutputonthesameinterfaces.Othersentencescanbe

outputdependingonconguration.

ViathePIinterfacethesystemcanreceiveortransmitsentencesaccordingtoIEC

61993–2.

ThetablecontainsinputandoutputmessagesonthePIinterface.AllNMEAelds

areused.

NMEASentenceRXTXDescriptionTransmissioninterval

ABK•AISaddressedandbinarybroadcast

acknowledgement

Uponreceptionofmessages7and

13,andwhensendingmessage15

ABM•AISaddressedbinaryandsafety

relatedmessage

ACA••AISchannelassignmentmessageOutputwhenchangeofstatusoron

query

ACK•Alarmacknowledge

AIQ•Queryforspeciedsentence

(AIQ,nmea)

AIR•AISinterrogationrequest

ALR•Setalarmstate30seconds/1min.

BBM•AISbroadcastbinarymessage

HBT••Heartbeat(BIIT)

LRI•Longrangeinterrogation

LRF••Longrangefunction

LR1•Longrangereplywithdestination

forfunctionrequestA

LR2•Longrangereplywithdestination

forfunctionrequestB,C,EandF

LR3•Longrangereplywithdestination

forfunctionrequestI,O,P,UandW

SSD••Shipstaticdata

TXT•TexttransmissionWhenchangeofstatus

VDM•AISVHFdata-linkmessageWhenreceivingmessageonVDL

VDO•AISVHFdata-linkown-vessel

report

WhensendingmessageonVDL

VER••V ersion

VSD••V oyagestaticdata

Proprietary:

PSTXQ,Queryrequestfor:

BRCADR•PILANBroadcastparameters

IMO•IMOnumber

MMSI•MMSInumber

OWNIP•CongureIPparameters

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NMEASentenceRXTXDescriptionTransmissioninterval

PORT•Serialportconguration

PSTXR,Responseonquery:

BRCADR•PILANBroadcastparameters

IMO•IMOnumber

MMSI•MMSInumber

OWNIP•CongureIPparameters

PIWWSSD•Inlandwaterwaystaticshipdata

PIWWVSDInlandwaterwayvoyageshipdata

PORTSerialportconguration

PSTXS,Set:

BRCADR•PILANBroadcastparameters

IMO•IMOnumber

MMSI•MMSInumber

OWNIP•CongureIPparameters

PIWWSSD•Inlandwaterwaystaticshipdata

PIWWVSD•Inlandwaterwayvoyageshipdata

PORT•Serialportconguration

5.3.1.1STXAIS,proprietaryinternalinformationsentence

Thissentenceisdefaultoutputatstart-upoftheAISUnit.Inadditionitcanbeoutput

atacongurableintervalbutdefaulteach120seconds.Youcanrequestthemessage

withaNMEAsentence.TorequesttheinternalAISinformation,thefollowingcan

besentonthePI.

Format

$PSTXQ,STXAIS*<FCS><CR><LF>

TheAISBSresponsemessagehasthisformat(onemessageperport):

Format

$PSTXR,STXAIS,<type>,<version>,<uptime>,<radiostat><fwp>,

<rfp><threadstatus>,<systemstatus>,<low

synth>*<FCS><CR><LF>

Formatdescription

1STXAIS=MessageIDidentifyingthissentence

2type=HexvaluedescribingthetypeofAISUnit

3version=Firmwareversion

4uptime=Uptimesincelastrebootdddhhmm

5radiostat=Hexvalueradiostatus

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6fwd=Forwardpower

7rfp=Reectedpower

8threadstatus=Hexvalueofthreadstatus.Thethreadthatcausedwatchdogtotrig

9systemstatus=Hexvalueofthesystemstatus.Reasonforlastreboot

10lowsynth=Thedatareadwhenthelowersynthisselected

ThefollowingarenotusedinthisAISproduct:

•<radiostat>

•<lowsynth>

•Always<0>

5.3.1.2VDMsentencestructure

ThestructureforaVDMsentencecanbeasfollows:

•!AIVDM,1,1,,B,13n324wP000gWlhTCDQN4?vD00Sb,0*1B

The!signindicatesthatthesentenceisin6-bitNMEAbinaryformat,whichisnota

directreadableformat.InthisexampletheAIVDMindicatesthatthisisdatareceived

fromanotherunit.TheBindicatesthatthemessageisreceivedonAISchannelB.

5.3.1.3ALRsentencestructure

ThestructureforanALRsentencecanbeasdescribedbelow:

•$AIALR,150517.00,032,A,V ,AIS:headinglost/invalid*27

The$signindicatesthatthisisanASCIItextsentencewhereitispossibletoreadsome

oftheinformationdirectly.Typicaluseofthissentencetypeisforthealarminformation.

TypicaldataoutputviathePIserialorLANportcanbeasfollows:

•!AIVDM,1,1,,B,13n324wP000gWlhTCDQN4?vD00Sb,0*1B

•!AIVDO,1,1,,,13n31uOP000gWljTCDQN4?vH0000,0*1E

•$AIHBT,30,A,1,*25

•!AIVDM,1,1,,B,4h2MBmAupFaH<0gWljTCDQO0087K,0*31

•!AIVDO,1,1,,,13n31uOP000gWljTCDQN4?vJ0000,0*1C

•!AIVDM,1,1,,C,8000000Iv1OecwVhF:q`p`8d=b7n8CtegGvCs6i`WP,4*05

•$AIALR,083346.00,030,A,V ,AIS:novalidCOGinformation*4A

•$AIALR,150517.00,035,A,V ,AIS:novalidROTinformation*40

•$AIALR,150517.00,032,A,V ,AIS:headinglost/invalid*27

•$AIALR,150517.00,025,A,V ,AIS:externalEPFSlost*2A

•!AIVDO,1,1,,,13n31uOP000gWljTCDQN4?vT0000,0*02

•!AIVDM,1,1,,A,13n324wP000gWlhTCDQN4?vV059P,0*57

•!AIVDM,1,1,,A,4h2MBoiupFaHCPgCF0TBHl70059P,0*33

•!AIVDO,1,1,,,13n31uOP000gWljTCDQN4?vb0000,0*34

•!AIVDO,1,1,,,13n31uOP000gWljTCDQN4?vd0000,0*32

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•!AIVDM,1,1,,A,4h2MBmAupFaHF0gWljTCDQO0059P,0*50

•!AIVDO,1,1,,,13n31uOP000gWljTCDQN4?vf0000,0*30

•!AIVDO,1,1,,,13n31uOP000gWljTCDQN4?vh0000,0*3E

•!AIVDM,1,1,,C,13oChT0001Pg`p6TCDD6GPP`00S2,0*41

Datacanbedecoded/replayedandveriedusinganexternalsystemthatiscapable

ofreadingthedata.

Therearetwotypesofalarmmessageswhichconsistoftwodifferentsentences.These

aretheTXTandtheALRsentences.TheTXTindicatesachangeinstatusofsome

operationalparameters,andtheALRinformsofanerrorsituationthatmightneed

correctiveaction.

Note

HeadingvalidwilloccurasTXT(info)whenreceivedrsttimeafterstart-up.Iflost

again,thealarmwillbevaliduntilitoccursoruntiltheunitisrestarted.

5.3.2Sensorsentences

Themainintentionofthesensorportistoreceiveinputfromanexternalsystem.Such

systemscouldbeanexternalGPSsource.TheinputmessagesontheSensorinterface

areaccordingtothetable.

NMEA

SentenceRxTxDescriptionTransmissioninterval

DTM•Latoffset,Lonoffset,altitudeoffsetnot

used.

GBS•GNSSsatellitefaultdetection

GGA•Globalpositioningsystemxdata

GLL•Geographicposition–latitude/longitude

GNS•Navstatusindicatornotused.Meansea

levelnotused.Antennaaltitudenotused.

HDT•Heading

RMC•RecommendedminimumspecicGNSS

data.Navstatusnotused.

ROT•Rateofturn

THS•Heading

VBW•Sternwaterspeedandsterngroundspeed

parametersarenotused.

VTG•Courseovergroundandgroundspeed

ZDA•Timeanddata

5.3.2.1Priorityofposition

ThesystemwillprioritizetheuseofNMEAsentencesinaccordancewiththeposition

prioritytable.

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PrioritySentence

1RMC

2GNS

3GGA

4GLL

5.3.2.2Prioritybetweensensors

ThereisanautomaticpriorityofwhichpositioninputtheAISmobilestationwill

transmit.Theprioritylistisasfollows:

1Externalsensorinputofdifferentialcorrectedposition.

2Internalsensorinputofdifferentialcorrectedposition.

3Externaluncorrectedposition.

4Internaluncorrectedposition.

5.4Differentialcorrections

ThesystemcanreceiveRTCM2.3DGPScorrectionsontheRTCMserialport(RS-422).

Itwillautomaticallyenterdifferentialmodewhencorrectionsarereceived,giventhat

thecorrectionsarevalid.

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6Gettingstarted

Thischapterdescribesthemainoperatingproceduresforgettingstartedandusingthe

AISUnit.

6.1HowtoturnontheAISUnit

1Ensurethattheserialconnection(s),thenetworkandtheantennasareconnected.

2Insertthepowerconnectorwith12to24VDC.

3Afterapproximately30secondstheLEDswillstarttoash.TheGPSLEDwill

starttoashaftertheinitialisation.Theinitialisationperiodmaytakeupto15

minutes,dependingontheGPSalmanac.Itwillchangefromyellowtogreenwhen

theinitialisationperiodisover.

Relatedtopics

•LEDindicatorsAISUnitonpage27

6.2AISUnitsettings

ThefollowingsettingsmustbecarriedoutinordertogetaworkingAISUnit.We

recommendtocarryoutthesesettingsviatheWEBinterface.RefertoCongurationon

page40onhowtousetheWEBinterface.

6.2.1Networksettings

Howtochangethenetworksettings

1Connectthenetworkport(AISLAN)oftheAISUnittoaPC,networkswitchor

hub.TheunitisdeliveredwithdefaultIPaddress.

2Typetheaddress:http://<ip-address>toconnecttotheWEBinterfaceof

theAISmoduleforconguration.DefaultIPaddressis:10.0.21.60.

3OryoucanuseNMEAsentencesforcongurationoftheAISmodule.

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Relatedtopics

•RecongurationofIPaddressviaWEBinterfaceonpage42

•CongurationviaWEBinterfaceonpage41

6.2.2Staticparameters

AsfaraspossibletheAISmobilestationispre-congured.Therearesomeparameters

thatneedtobesetinconnectionwiththeinstallation.ThesearecollectedunderSetup

→Static.StaticdatashouldnormallynotchangeafterinstallingtheAISUnit.

Remembertocontrolthattheenteringofthestaticdataisproperlycompleted.The

installationpersonnelshouldcongurethestaticdataasapartoftheinstallation.Ship

personnelshouldbeavailablewhencongurationisexecutedinordertoprovidecorrect

vesseldatasuchasMMSI,IMOnumberetc.

MMSI

TheMMSInumberisdefaultsetto0.TheunitwillnottransmitbeforeavalidMMSI

numberiscongured.

DIMA

ExternalGPSantennalocation.Inmetres.

DIMA_LOCAL

AISinternalGPSantennalocation.Inmetres.

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HEIGHT_KEEL

Vesselheightoverkeelinmeters;Totalheightfromkeeltotopofmast.

6.2.3Radio—VHFchannelsandpower

DefaultVHFRXandTXchannelsarethestandardAISchannels.ChCisdefaultoff.

Powerlevelisdefault12W.ParameterscanbesetbysendingaBCFsentencetotheAIS

Unit.TheseparameterscanalsobesetintheWEBinterfaceunderSetup→Radio.

6.3Statusinformation

TheStatuspageintheWEBinterfaceholdsinformationonAlarms(ifany),Statusand

StationList.

Alarms,ifany,arelistedinadditiontoownposition(internalGNSSpos).TheStation

ListgivesthenumberofvisibleAISvesselsandthedistancetothemostdistantunit.

VSWR,ForwardedandReectedpoweraredisplayedintheStatusbox.

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7Maintenance

TheAISsystemconsistsofbothsoftwareandhardware.Thesoftwarepartcanbe

reinstalledorupgradedtothelatestversionintheeld.Serviceonthehardwarein

theeldcanconsistof:

•ExchangingdamagedGNSSantennacables.

•ExchangingfailedGNSSantenna.

•ExchangingdamagedVHFantennacables.

•ExchangingfailedVHFantenna.

•ExchangingfailedAISUnit.

TheAISUnitisnotdesignedforserviceintheeldandopeningthehousingcanresult

indamageordegradationoftheunitandvoidthewarranty.

7.1Periodicmaintenance

Someactivitiesshouldbecarriedoutonaregularbasistomaintaintheconditionor

operationalstatusoftheequipment.

7.1.1Antennacare

Theenclosuresshouldbecarefullycleanedonaregularbasiswithadampclothandmild

soap.Brushoffanyiceorsnowtoensureoptimalperformance.

Note

Donotuseabrasivecleanersorchemicals.

7.2Softwareupdates

KongsbergSeatexASwillregularlyoffersoftwareupgradesfortheAISUnitwith

improvementsandnewfunctionalities.Itisuptotheusertodecidewhetherhewill

updatehis/herunittothelatestversion.Contactcustomersupporttoreceivethenew

software.

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7.2.1Softwareupdateroutine

SoftwareontheAISmodulewithintheAISUnitcanbeupdatedeitherremotelyfrom

aPC(viaWEBinterface)orlocally(viaUSBdevice).

HowtoupdatesoftwareviaUSB

1InserttheUSBdevicewiththeunzippedsoftwareupdateintheUSBport.

Note

NotallUSBdevicesaresupported.

2WhentheAISUnitdetectsanewrmwareontheUSBdeviceitwillbevalidated

anduploaded.

3Theunitgoesthroughanupdateprocedureandrestartstheprocesseswhichare

affectedbytheupdate.

4WhentheupdateisnishedtheAISUnitwillenterstandardoperationmodebased

onthesettingsithadbeforetheupdate.

Relatedtopics

•SoftwareupdateviaWEBinterfaceonpage44

7.3Repairsandmodications

RepairoftheAISUnitcanconsistof:

•exchangingdamagedantennacables

•exchangingfailedantennas

•exchangingtheAISUnit

Theserepairscanbecarriedoutbyaskilledelectrician.

7.3.1Exchangeofantennacable

Howtochangeantennacable

Caution

Iftheantennacableisattachedtotheunit,donotattachtheantenna

cabletotheantennawiththeAISUnitpoweredon.Iftheantennacableis

short-circuitedwithpoweron,thereceiverorAISmodulewithintheunit

canbedamaged.

1TurnofftheAISUnitbydisconnectingthepowerconnectorfromtheAISUnit.

2Dismountthedamagedantennacable.Thenewantennacablemustbeasstraightas

possible.Donotcrushorcrimpthecableasthiswillaffecttheelectricalproperties

ofthecable.

3Connecttheantennacabletotheantenna.

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4Theconnectionbetweentheantennaandtheantennacableshouldbesealedagainst

waterpenetration,preferablyusingwaterproofself-vulcanizingtape.

5ConnecttheantennacabletotheAISUnit.

7.3.2Exchangeofantenna

Howtochangeantenna

Caution

Iftheantennacableisattachedtotheunit,donotattachtheantenna

cabletotheantennawiththeAISUnitpoweredon.Iftheantennacableis

short-circuitedwithpoweron,thereceiverorAISmodulewithintheunit

canbedamaged.

1TurnofftheAISUnitbydisconnectingthepowerconnectorfromtheAISUnit.

2Dismountthefailedantenna.

3Mountthenewantennaonthemountingrodorsimilar.

4Connecttheantennacabletotheantenna.

5Theconnectionbetweentheantennaandthecableshouldbesealedagainstwater

penetration,preferablybyusingwaterproofself-vulcanizingtape.

6ConnecttheantennacabletotheAISUnit.

7.3.3RepairofAISUnit

Allrepairsandmodicationsoftheunit,exceptfrominstallationofnewsoftware

versionsandsetupofthesystem,shouldbecarriedoutbyqualiedpersonnel.Afailed

unitshouldbeshippedbacktoKongsbergSeatexASorotheragreedservicepointfor

repair.BoardchangesshallonlybeconductedinagreementwithKongsbergSeatexAS

servicepersonnel.

7.3.3.1Changingtheinterfaceboard

Howtochangetheinterfaceboard

1DisconnectallcablesandplacetheAISunitonatableinEMCsafeconditions.

2Removethethreescrewsoneachsideofthetopcoverandliftitoff.

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3Dismountthetwosideplatesbyremovingthetwoscrewsoneachside.

4Removethefourscrewsholdingtheinterfaceboardandlifttheboardoff.Itis

stackedontopoftheAISmoduleandsomewrigglingwillbenecessary.

5MountthenewinterfaceboardontopoftheAISmodule.

6Refastenthesideplatesandthetopcover.

7.3.3.2ChangingtheGPSboard

HowtochangetheGPSboard

1DisconnectallcablesandplacetheAISunitonatableinEMCsafeconditions.

2Removethethreescrewsoneachsideofthetopcoverandliftitoff.

3Dismountthetwosideplatesbyremovingthetwoscrewsoneachside.

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4Removethefourscrewsholdingtheinterfaceboardandlifttheboardoff.Itis

stackedontopoftheAISmoduleandsomewrigglingwillbenecessary.

5Whentheinterfaceboardisoff,disconnecttheGPSantennaconnectorandremove

thespacerholdingtheGPSboard.

6LifttheGPSboardofftheconnector.

7ExchangetheGPSboardwiththenewboard.

8FastentheboardwiththespacerandconnecttheGPSantennacable.

9PlacetheinterfaceboardontopoftheAISmoduleandrefastenthescrews.

10Refastenthesideplatesandthetopcover.

7.3.4InstallationofspareAISUnit

Ifaspareunitisrentedwhileyourunitisinforrepair,itisdeliveredwiththelatest

versionoftheproductsoftware.

HowtoinstallaspareAISUnit

1TurnofftheAISUnitbydisconnectingthepowerconnectorfromtheAISUnit.

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2Disconnecttheunittoberepairedfromitscablesandreplaceitwiththespareunit.

3Connectallcablesastheywereontheoriginalunit.

4Poweruptheunit.

7.4Troubleshooting

Thispartofthedocumentiswrittenforpersonnelwithoperatorexperiencewhena

situationariseswhereassistancefromservicepersonnelmayberequired.Theaimof

thissectionistoidentifytheproblemsothattheappropriateactioncanbetaken.

7.4.1Systemstatus

Theerrorconditionsinthesystemareusuallyobservedbylookingatthecolourcodes

ofthefourLEDindicatorslocatedonthefrontpanelorintheStatuspageoftheWeb

interface.

WhencontactingKongsbergSeatexASsupport,pleaserefertotheserialnumberofthe

unitandthesoftwareversion.ThesoftwareversionnumbercanbefoundintheWeb

interface→UpdateSW.

Relatedtopics

•LEDindicatorsAISUnitonpage27

•Statusinformationonpage54

7.4.2Nopower

Whenpoweringontheunit,theLEDswillstartnormaloperationafterapproximately30

seconds.

IftheLEDindicatorsarenotlit,checkthepowerconnectiontotheunit.

7.4.3Externaloutputproblems

Duringoperationsituationsmayoccurwheretheexternalequipmentreceivesnodata

fromtheAISUnit.

WhattocheckifexternalequipmentreceivenodatafromtheAISUnit

1Checkthenetworkcables/equipment,seriallines(ifused),cables,cableconnectors

andantennasformechanicaldamage.

2CheckthattheconnectorsareconnectedtothecorrectoutputportsbothontheAIS

Unitandontheconnectedequipment.ThepinningisshowninInterfacesAIS

Unitonpage25.

3IfthecableandconnectorsareOK,checkthattheoutputcongurationoftheAIS

Unitissetupcorrectly.

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Relatedtopics

•CongurationviaWEBinterfaceonpage41

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8Mechanicaldrawings

ThischaptercontainsanoutlinedrawingincludingmechanicaldimensionsoftheAIS

Unit.

Note

Thedrawingsarenottoscale.To-scaledrawingsareavailableonrequest.

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8.1AISUnitdimensions

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8.2Bracketwithstrainreliefdimensions

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8.3Wallmountingbracketdimensions

Thiswallmountingbracketisoptionalandnotpartofthestandarddelivery.

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8.4DINrailmounting

Forvesselswhenwheelmarkisnotrequired.

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9Partslist

9.1Standardcomponents

PartnumberDescription

A300-01KongsbergAIS300mobilestation

A101-01GPSantenna,GPS4

A101-02_H*)MountingkitforGPS4

A100-58VHFantenna,A V7N

A300-02InstructionManual,AIS300

A300-03**)Connectorsetforserialandpower

A300-04Bracketwithstrainrelief

A300-08***)AIS300pilotplug

*)A101-02_H(MountingkitforGPSantenna)consistsof:

•A101-02(MountingbracketforGPS4)

•A101-03(InterconnectioncableforGPS4antenna,withN-female)

•A100-93(CablemainunittoGPSantennacable,withN-female,0.5m)

**)A300-03consistsof4x10pinconnectorforthegreenPhoenixconnectorsandone

2–pinpowerconnector.

***)Withbracket,nocable.ForplugwithcableorderA300–07.

9.2Systemaccessories

PartnumberDescription

A100-59GPS/VHFantennacable(RG–214),priceperm,maximumlength

30m

A100-60GPS/VHFantennacable(lowloss),priceperm,maximumlength

100m

A100-71ConnectorkitforGPSantennacable(lowloss),twoconnectors

A100-73ConnectorkitforVHFantennacable(lowloss),twoconnectors

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PartnumberDescription

A100-61ConnectorkitforGPSantennacable(RG–214),twoconnectors,

(1ea.)

A100-66ConnectorkitforVHFantennacable(RG–214),twoconnectors,

(1ea.)

G071-91CablemainunittoVHFantennacable,0.5m,(1ea.)

A101-03InterconnectioncableforGPS4antenna,withN-female,(1ea.)

A100-93CablemainunittoGPSantennacable,withN-female,0.5m,(1ea.)

A101-02MountingbracketforGPS4,(1ea.)

A300-05Wallmountbracketwithoutstrainrelief

A300–06DINrailbracketforDINrailmounting

A300–07Pilotplugwith10–metrecable

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10References

Referencedocuments

1NMEA0183StandardforInterfacingMarineElectronicDevices,Version3.00

2RTCMRecommendedStandardsforDifferentialNavstarGPS/GLONASSService,

Version2.3

3Technicalcharacteristicsforanautomaticidenticationsystemusingtime-division

multipleaccessintheVHFmaritimemobileband,RecommendationITU-R

M.1371-5

4Maritimenavigationandradiocommunicationequipmentandsystems-Automatic

identicationsystems(AIS)-Part2:ClassAshipborneequipmentoftheautomatic

identicationsystem(AIS)-Operationalandperformancerequirements,methods

oftestandrequiredtestresults,IEC61993–2,ed2.0

5Maritimenavigationandradiocommunicationequipmentandsystems-Digital

interfaces-Part1:Singletalkerandmultiplelisteners,IEC61162–1,ed4.0

6CharacteristicsofaTransponderSystemUsingDigitalSelectiveCallingTechniques

ForUseWithV esselTrafcServicesandShip-To-ShipIdentication,ITU-RM.825

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AppendixAEUdeclarationofconformity

AppendixA

EUdeclarationofconformity

ECtypeexaminationcerticate,moduleB,issuedbyBSH.

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AppendixB

Declarationofconformity

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AppendixCCoaxconnectorinstallation

AppendixC

Coaxconnectorinstallation

Theconnectorconsistsoftwoparts:theconnectorheadandthecableentry.

TheinstructionsbelowareanexcerptfromHuber+Suhnerassemblyinstruction,

DOC-0000179418,rev.C,March2008.

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½"coaxcablespecications

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AppendixERG–214specications

AppendixE

RG–214specications

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AppendixFAntennaspecications

AppendixF

Antennaspecications

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F .1GNSSantennamechanicaldimensions

andinstallation

ExcerptfromProcomdatasheet

Application

Activereceivingantennaforthe1575MHzNA VSTARGPSSatellitteNavigationSystem

Electricalspecications

ModelandtypeGPS4,quadrilarhelixactive

antenna

Frequency1575MHz

ImpedanceNom.50Ω

PolarisationCircularright-hand

Gain(inaxialdirection)>32dBi

SWR(output)<2.0

Supplyvoltage5±0.5VDC

CurrentconsumptionApprox.44mA

EMCFullprotection(IEC801,IEC255)

Mechanicalspecications

MaterialsAntennadome:weather-resistant

low-lossplastic,

ColourWhite

WindsurfaceApprox.0.0072m2

Max.windspeed200km/h

WindloadApprox.9.6N@150km/h

Temperaturerange-50°Cto+70°C

ConnectorFME-female(pin)(N-femalepigtail

whendeliveredbyKongsberg

SeatexAS)

TotalheightApprox.23cm

Antennadiameter33mm

WeightApprox.150g

Mounting

Verticalon1–inchwaterpipeoronPROCOM1–inchmountingbrackets.

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F .2VHFantennamechanicaldrawingand

installation

ExcerptfromComroddatasheet

Type

ComrodA V7.

Application

HighqualitydipoleantennadesignedforthemarineVHFradiotelephoneservice.

Electricalspecications

Frequencyrange156to162MHz,VSWR<1.5:1

145to165MHz,VSWR<2:1

Nominalimpedance50Ω

Powerrating100W

Gain2dBi

PatternHorizontalplane:Omnidirectional

Verticalplane:seereversepage

PolarisationVertical

ConnectorUHFfemaleisstandard

DC-groundedYes

Mechanicalspecications

DesignCenterfedcoaxialdipole.Radiating

elementscompletelyenclosed

inpolyurethanefoamwithina

berglasstube.Mountingbracketin

aluminium.

Height1.25m(4ft)

Weight1kg,includingU-bolts

Windrating55m/s=125mph

FinishPolyurethanelacquer,white

Temperaturerange-55°C,+71°C(-67°F,+160°F)

Mounting

Mountedtothebulkheadbymeansof4holesinthealuminiumbracketortoamastor

tubewithU-bolts.Thetubemaybehorizontalorvertical.

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AppendixG

Lightningarrestor

specications

ExcerptfromHuber+Suhnerdatasheets.

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AppendixH

Productiontest

TheAISUnit,serialnumber:......................................................,hasbeenmountedand

testedaccordingtothevalidrevisionoftheproductdescription.

Type:AIS300AIS300BF

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Comments:

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