
Installation Manual II Y1-03-0212 Rev. B
1GENERAL INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Description of AIS ..........................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 AIS in an Operational Environment ...............................................................................................................................2
1.3 AIS Networks .................................................................................................................................................................3
2NAUTICAST ............................................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 System Overview...........................................................................................................................................................4
3INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Installation Requirements ..............................................................................................................................................5
3.2 Installation Overview......................................................................................................................................................5
3.3 General Interface Description ........................................................................................................................................7
3.4 Interface NMEA Description: .........................................................................................................................................8
3.4.1 Sensor - Interface CH1, CH2, CH3 ........................................................................................................................................... 8
3.4.2 ECDIS – Presentation Interface CH 4 ....................................................................................................................................... 8
3.4.3 Pilot Port CH 5 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4.4 Long Range CH 8 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4.5 DGPS – DGNSS Channel 9.................................................................................................................................................... 10
3.4.6 Alarm Circuit – BIIT Channel 10.............................................................................................................................................. 10
3.4.7 Proprietary Sentences............................................................................................................................................................. 10
3.5 Sensor Interface Definitions.........................................................................................................................................11
3.5.1 Talker drive circuits ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.5.2 Listener Receiver Circuits ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.5.3 Electrical isolation ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.5.4 Maximum voltage on the bus .................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.5.5 Data transmission ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.6 Sensor notes................................................................................................................................................................12
3.7 Sensor Hardware Installation:......................................................................................................................................13
3.7.1 Installation of an RS422 serial interface: ................................................................................................................................. 13
3.8 Sensor Software Configuration....................................................................................................................................14
3.8.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.8.2 Set up Sensor Speed, Checksum (CRC) and NMEA Talker and Sentence ID ........................................................................ 14
3.8.3 Real-Time Analysis of NMEA Data Streams ........................................................................................................................... 17
3.8.4 Sensor Monitoring for Problem Analysis.................................................................................................................................. 19
3.8.5 Priority Handling of Sensor Sentence...................................................................................................................................... 20
3.8.6 Supported NMEA-0183 Sentences ......................................................................................................................................... 20
3.8.7 Calculated Values ................................................................................................................................................................... 24
3.8.8 Versions of NMEA Sentences ................................................................................................................................................. 24
3.9 Pin-Description AIS-Cable / Socket 50-Pins:...............................................................................................................25
3.10 Pin-Description AIS-Connector:..............................................................................................................................26
3.11 Pin-Description Communication-Cable / Socket 50-Pins........................................................................................27
3.12 Communication Cable RS232 (Sub-D 50 Socket)..................................................................................................28
3.13 Installation of VHF / GPS Antennas........................................................................................................................29
3.13.1 VHF Antenna Installation......................................................................................................................................................... 29
3.13.2 GNSS Antenna installation...................................................................................................................................................... 30
3.14 Power Supply..........................................................................................................................................................31
4STARTING THE NAUTICAST...............................................................................................................................................32
4.1 Initial Set Up of the NAUTICAST for operation............................................................................................................32
4.2 Entering the MMSI / IMO / DAC / ESN Numbers.........................................................................................................33
4.3 Entering Ship Settings .................................................................................................................................................36
4.4 Entering Voyage Related Data ....................................................................................................................................38
4.5 Service and User Passwords.......................................................................................................................................41
5TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................................................................................................................................44
5.1 Reading and understanding Alarms: ...........................................................................................................................44
5.2 Alarm Codes ................................................................................................................................................................45
5.3 Text Messages ...........................................................................................................................................................46
5.4 Restarting the NAUTICAST .........................................................................................................................................46
6ACCESSORIES.....................................................................................................................................................................47
7TECHNICAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................48
8CONTACT AND SUPPORT INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................49
9APPENDIX.............................................................................................................................................................................50
9.1 Samples for battery calculation....................................................................................................................................50
9.1.1 Typical Installation................................................................................................................................................................... 50
9.1.2 RM GMDSS Compact-Console Area A3 with 250 W MF/HF................................................................................................... 51
9.1.3 RM GMDSS Compact-Console Area A3 with 400 W MF/HF................................................................................................... 51
9.2 Drawings and Approvals..............................................................................................................................................52
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