ACR Electronics AIS-B - REV C, Product Support Manual

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Page 2: ...ort scenarios may exist whereby the vessel equipped with this AIS transponder is not visible to other AIS transponders CAUTION Before proceeding to install test or use your new ACR Electronics product...

Page 3: ...______________________________________________22 APPENDIX A SERIAL DATA INTERFACE _________________________________________________22 APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS AND WARNINGS ___________________________...

Page 4: ...t ship to ship operation The International Maritime Organization IMO defines the performance standards as follows Ship to ship working ship to shore working including long range application automatic...

Page 5: ...t is heading The scenario below shows a full AIS coverage area including all applications and complete shore infrastructure 2 AIS classes There are two classes of AIS units fitted to vessels Class A a...

Page 6: ...rammed the transponder will need to be returned to ACR for factory reset Information transmitted from vessels that have a Class A AIS transponders on board include Name of Vessel Destination Size of V...

Page 7: ...umber Please contact the relevant authority in your country for more information The application will install and launch automatically A Start Menu folder and shortcut will be created with the name Li...

Page 8: ...n Installation of the Link2AIS Software Program later in this section 4 Installation of the NET Framework You may install the NET framework from the original CD or you can download it from the Microso...

Page 9: ...rosoft website terminate the download process by clicking the Cancel button in the download dialog box and install the package directly from the CD Locate the file dotnetfx exe and double click it to...

Page 10: ...r in order to install the Link2AIS Software 6 Installation of the Link2AIS Software Unzip the downloaded package when necessary Locate the files setup exe and the accompanying msi file then double cli...

Page 11: ...Rev C A dialog box will appear reminding you to uninstall any prior versions of the Link2AIS software if applicable before continuing the install process Read through and accept the license agreement...

Page 12: ...you to pick options to be installed These options are checked by default Choose a directory where the software will be installed Make note of this directory as you will need to manually copy files to...

Page 13: ...0222 Rev C The software will ask you to choose a location in the Start menu to place the program s shortcuts The next screen will ask you to confirm the install settings you have provided in the previ...

Page 14: ...on has been completed Click Finish Finally find the Coastlines folder on the installation CD and copy to the install directory chosen during the install process If you are unable to find this director...

Page 15: ...nd supply the Nauticast B AIS with 12V of power ACR recommends that you connect the AIS to your boat s power and connect it to a laptop in order to easily program your AIS before physically mounting t...

Page 16: ...at the bottom left of the application window 8 Help file There is a context based Help file which explains what each data entry field means and what sort of data is expected 9 Software structure The...

Page 17: ...nearest meter o Dimension B distance from the GPS antenna location to the stern to the nearest meter o Dimension C distance from the port side to the GPS antenna location to the nearest meter o Dimens...

Page 18: ...ix section of this manual for details of the power data and RF cables supplied Using the two co axial leads supplied connect the down lead from a VHF antenna to the VHF antenna port and connect the do...

Page 19: ...unit is 0 5m or greater for 0 3 deviation 12 Antenna installation Antenna connections on the transponder GPS antenna This is a TNC female bulkhead connector that mounts to the side of the transponder...

Page 20: ...shared with any other VHF transmitter receiver Should be mounted with at least a two meter vertical separation distance from any other VHF antenna used for speech or DCS communication Also see Appendi...

Page 21: ...nel 88B 162 025MHz to regularly transmit information such as the vessel position Maritime Mobile Service Identity MMSI name speed course etc Receives similar information from other AIS equipped vessel...

Page 22: ...illuminated it is not possible to send another SRM An SRM can be sent once a minute The payload within the message 14 transmission is the text string MAYDAY MAYDAY Silent Mode Function if user configu...

Page 23: ...nt information source ACS messages Alarm messages ALR TXT The data interface will accept Personality programming messages Alarm acknowledgement messages ACK 3 Power up messages On power up the unit wi...

Page 24: ...clause 5 3 2 of the AIS unit for an ACA sentence NOTE 4 This field supports a maximum of 62 valid characters for messages transferred using multiple sentences and 63 valid characters for messages usin...

Page 25: ...ge identification number It is used to identify the sentences containing portions of the same message This allows for the possibility that other sentences might be interleaved with the message sentenc...

Page 26: ...n and Channel Management functions of the AIS unit as described in ITU R M 1371 ACA message format ACA x llll ll a yyyyy yy a llll ll a yyyyy yy a x xxxx x xxxx x x x a x hhmmss ss field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 27: ...d are AIS TX malfunction AIS Antenna VSWR exceeds limit AIS Rx channel 1 malfunction AIS Rx channel 2 malfunction AIS general failure AIS no sensor position in use AIS no valid SOG information AIS no...

Page 28: ...200 b s 30 ppm FSK RX Sensitivity Sensitivity 107dBm 25kHz Message Error Rate 20 Co Channel 10dB Adjacent Channel 70dB IMD 65dB Blocking 84dB Environmental IEC 60945 Operating Temperature 25 C to 55 C...

Page 29: ...position reports or causing damage to the transponder and activating the red LED WARNING regarding radio frequency exposure To meet the requirements for Radio Frequency Exposure it is necessary to in...

Page 30: ...B 10 Tinned Copper BLACK 22 24 CABLE 2 RS422 RX B 11 Tinned Copper WHITE 22 24 CABLE 2 SW1GND 15 Tinned Copper BLACK 22 24 CABLE 3 SW1 Switch 8 Tinned Copper PURPLE 22 24 CABLE 3 RS232 TX 12 2 Tinned...

Page 31: ...nline at www acrelectronics com or return the attached card within 10 days Five years for the following products EPIRB PLB S VDR SSAS 3 Useful Life Policy The typical service life of a properly mainta...

Page 32: ...nkel 10 D 32825 Blomberg Germany Certificate No 07 110244 Regulations and IMO MSC 74 69 Annex 3 Standards ITU R M 1371 1 Class B IALA Technical Clarification of ITU R M 1371 1 Ed 1 4 ITU R M 825 3 ITU...