Comar Systems 001-1019 User manual

USER MANUAL CSB200-
S
CLASS ‘B’ AIS TRANSPONDER WITH ANTENNA S
PLITTER
SKU 001-
1019
CSB200
-S-MA-v02r02
SKU
003-1019
2017
-08-22
ENGLISH

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CONTENTS
1CSB200-S CLASS ‘B’ AIS TRANSPONDER WITH ANTENNA SPLITTER.. 5
2DOCUMENT............................................................................................. 6
2.1 About This Manual .............................................................................................6
3NOTICE.................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Copyright............................................................................................................7
4GENERAL NOTICES ................................................................................ 8
5INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 9
5.1 Parts List.............................................................................................................9
6BACKGROUND TO AIS.......................................................................... 10
6.1 AIS Classes ......................................................................................................10
6.2 Information Transmitted and Received ............................................................ 10
7INSTALLATION....................................................................................... 11
7.1 Installation Warnings ........................................................................................11
7.2 Mounting ..........................................................................................................11
7.3 Power Connection............................................................................................ 11
8DIMENSIONS ......................................................................................... 12
8.1 GPS Antenna....................................................................................................13
8.2 VHF Antenna ....................................................................................................13
9PROGRAMMING THE TRANSPONDER................................................. 14
9.1 Installing the ProAIS-2 application ................................................................... 14
9.2 Connecting to your CSB200-S .........................................................................14
9.3 The ProAIS-2 Application - Functions ..............................................................14
9.4 Configuring your CSB200-S............................................................................. 15
9.4.1 Important information for US Customers: ........................................... 15
9.5 Optional User Configuration ............................................................................15
9.5.1 NMEA Baud Rate Configuration.......................................................... 16
9.5.2 GPS Data Output.................................................................................16
9.5.3 GPS Status Page.................................................................................16
9.5.4 Other Vessels Page ............................................................................. 16
9.6 Optional Engineer Configuration...................................................................... 16
9.6.1 Diagnostics Page ................................................................................16
9.6.2 Serial Data Page..................................................................................17
9.6.3 Menu Bar .............................................................................................17
10 FRONT PANEL DISPLAY........................................................................ 18

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11 OPERATION ...........................................................................................18
11.1 Switching On .................................................................................................... 18
11.2 Warning and Fault States................................................................................. 18
11.3 Data Port Messages ........................................................................................ 19
11.4 AIS Transmit OFF............................................................................................. 19
11.5 Data Rates ....................................................................................................... 19
11.6 Built in Test....................................................................................................... 19
11.7 LED Indicators.................................................................................................. 20
12 REAR CONNECTIONS ...........................................................................21
13 DATA CONNECTION..............................................................................22
13.1 Connection to a computer ............................................................................... 22
13.2 NMEA 0183 Connection................................................................................... 22
13.2.1 Pin Identifications (by function) ........................................................... 22
13.2.2 Connection to a NMEA 0183 Plotter or Radar .................................... 23
13.3 NMEA 2000 Connection................................................................................... 23
13.4 Connection Summary ...................................................................................... 24
14 MAINTENANCE ......................................................................................24
15 SPECIFICATION .....................................................................................25
15.1 Physical ............................................................................................................ 25
15.2 Electrical........................................................................................................... 25
15.3 Operational ...................................................................................................... 25
15.4 Environmental .................................................................................................. 26
15.5 Approvals ......................................................................................................... 26
16 VHF SHIP LICENCE................................................................................27
17 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY .........................................................27
18 FCC NOTICE ..........................................................................................27
19 GENERAL WARNINGS ...........................................................................28
19.1 VHF Antenna Connection ................................................................................ 28
19.2 Radio Frequency Exposure ............................................................................. 28
20 LIMITED WARRANTY ..............................................................................29
21 DISCLAIMER ..........................................................................................30

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1CSB200-S CLASS ‘B’ AIS TRANSPONDER
WITH ANTENNA SPLITTER

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2DOCUMENT
2.1 About This Manual
This manual provides installation, operating instructions and fault-finding procedures for the
equipment to which it relates.
After installation, this manual should remain with the vessel to which it relates.
This manual may also be made available in electronic Portable Document Format (PDF). In PDF
format, the following categories are all enabled as active hyperlink references: (1) The titles of each
section; (2) document cross-references; (3) the table of contents.
This document may therefore be navigated quickly and effectively by using a mouse or other pointing
device to activate each of these hyperlinks. This is a printer friendly document, designed to be
printed 2-sided as a booklet with A5 pages on A4 stock paper.
Document name: Date: Details: Author:
CSB200-S-MA-v01r01 2017-07-31 First draft MD, PC, AA
CSB200-S-MA-v02r01 2017-08-17 First revision - draft JLS, MW, AA
CSB200-S-MA-v02r02 2017-08-22 First Release (antenna port specifications added) JLS

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3NOTICE
3.1 Copyright
The copyright and all rights of a like nature in respect of this publication in any part of the world are
the property of COMAR SYSTEMS LTD. (COMAR).
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, nor stored in any information retrieval
system of any kind, nor used for tendering or manufacturing, nor communicated to any other person
without the written permission of COMAR.
The recipient of this document, as its registered holder, must exercise due diligence in ensuring that
the above conditions are observed (Errors and Omissions Excepted).
Any enquires relating to this document or its contents should be addressed, in writing, in the first
instance to COMAR SYSTEMS LTD.
COMAR SYSTEMS
Vittlefields Technology Centre
Forest Road
NEWPORT
Isle of Wight
PO30 4LY
UNITED KINGDOM
tel:
[phone]
email:
[e-mail]
web:
www.comarsystems.com
COMAR SYSTEMS
reserves the right to make changes to its products and specifications without notice

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4GENERAL NOTICES
Please read the General Notices:
SAFETY: Make sure the power supply is switched off before you make any electrical
connections to the unit.
INSTALLATION: This equipment must be installed in accordance with the instructions
provided in this manual. Failure to do so could result in poor performance, personal injury
and/or damage to your vessel and/or connected equipment.
CABLES: The supplied cables should only be cut, shortened or lengthened by an
appropriate supplier.
COMPASS: The compass safe distance of this unit is 0.5 m or greater for 0.3° deviation.
In accordance with a policy of continual development and product improvement, hardware and
software may be upgraded from time to time, and future versions of equipment may therefore not
correspond exactly with this manual.
When necessary, upgrades to the product will be accompanied by updates or addenda to this
manual. Information contained in this manual is liable to change without notice.
COMAR SYSTEMS LTD. disclaims any liability for consequences arising from omissions or
inaccuracies in this manual and any other documentation provided with this product.
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5INTRODUCTION
The CSB200-S is a compact and rugged AIS Transponder with built-in Antenna Splitter, designed
for the demands of the small commercial boat, fishing boat and leisure markets. It meets the Class
‘B’ standard that allows vessels that are not required to fit Class ‘A’ units to voluntarily fit an AIS
Transponder. When connected to an external VHF antenna and a GPS antenna (not supplied), the
CSB200-S will transmit its own vessel position and data and also receive information from other AIS
vessels, shore stations and navigational aids within VHF range.
The CSB200-S has a built-in Antenna Splitter which allows the unit to share a single VHF antenna
with a VHF radiotelephone. This eliminates the need to install a second VHF antenna on the vessel
and reduces installation time and cost. Additionally, the unit has an FM radio output on the rear
which allows monitoring of public service FM radio broadcasts.
The unit is initially programmed by the user with the supplied software. The vessel’s MMSI number,
name, call sign, dimensions and type of vessel are entered at this stage. Once programmed, the
unit will automatically receive and transmit AIS data. The CSB200-S is compatible with a range of
computer-based navigation programs and chart plotters that are capable of accepting AIS data
sentences over a NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 connection.
This manual describes the installation and operation of the CSB200-S.
●It is recommended that your Transponder is installed by a professional installer
●Before operating the unit you should familiarise yourself with this user manual
5.1 Parts List
On delivery, carefully inspect the contents of the packing case. Note any damage or any missing
items. Ensure that the correct parts are included for your application.
*Note: RF Connectors:
Connector PL259 (male plug) will mate with connector SO239 (female socket)
Item: Description: No.
included:
COMAR
SKU Number:
1 CSB200-S AIS Transponder/Splitter, with mounting bracket 1 001-1019
2 CSB200-S Installation CD 1 004-7043
3 CSB200-S Manual 1 003-1019
4 Data cable: 9-pin D-sub male connector to bare tails, 2 m 1 002-1002-1
5 USB cable: USB 2.0 Type A to Type B connectors 1 002-1006
6 VHF RF Patch lead: PL259-PL259 male connectors, 1 m* 1 004-7564

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6BACKGROUND TO AIS
The marine Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a location and vessel information reporting
system. It allows vessels equipped with AIS to automatically and dynamically share and regularly
update their position, speed, course and other information such as vessel identity with similarly
equipped craft. Position is derived from a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS1) network and
communication between vessels is by Very High Frequency (VHF) digital transmissions.
A sophisticated and automatic method of time sharing the radio channel is used to ensure that even
where a large number of vessels are in one location, blocking of individual transmissions is
minimised, any degradation of the expected position reporting interval is indicated to the user, and
even if the unit suffers extreme channel overload conditions it will always recover to normal operation.
6.1 AIS Classes
There are two classes of AIS unit fitted to vessels, Class ‘A’ and Class ‘B’. In addition AIS base
stations may be employed by the coastguard, port authorities and other authorised bodies. AIS units
acting as aids to navigation (AtoNs) can also be fitted to fixed and floating navigation markers such
as channel markers and buoys.
Class ‘A’ units are a mandatory fit under the safety of life at sea (SOLAS) convention to vessels
above 300 gross registered tons or which carry more than 11 passengers in International waters.
Many other commercial vessels and some leisure craft also fit Class ‘A’ units.
Class ‘B’ units are currently not a mandatory fit, but authorities in several parts of the world are
considering this. Class ‘B’ units are designed for fitting in vessels which do not fall into the mandatory
Class ‘A’ fit category.
●The CSB200-S is a Class ‘B’ unit.
6.2 Information Transmitted and Received
An AIS Class ‘B’ unit will transmit:
●MMSI
●Call Sign and Name
●Length and Beam
●Ship Type
●Time
●Course Over Ground (COG)
●Speed Over Ground (SOG)
●Heading
1GPS is the American GNSS network. There are others, notably GLONASS (Globalnaya
Navigazionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema) which is the Russian system and BDS (BeiDoü) which is the
Chinese system