Raymarine AIS350 User manual

Installation instructions
ENGLIS H
Date: 03-2014
Document number: 87140-5
© 2014 Raymarine UK Limited
AIS 350 / 650
AIS350/AIS650

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Documentnumber:87140-5
Date:03-2014

Contents
Chapter1Importantinformation.............................7
Applicability....................................................................7
CertiedInstallation........................................................7
RFsafetynotice.............................................................8
Safecompassdistance...................................................8
Wateringress.................................................................8
Disclaimer......................................................................9
AISdisclaimer................................................................9
EMCinstallationguidelines.............................................9
Declarationofconformity.................................................10
Productdisposal.............................................................10
Unitcleaninginstructions................................................10
Warrantyregistration.......................................................10
IMOandSOLAS.............................................................10
Technicalaccuracy.........................................................10
Chapter2Documentandproduct
information................................................................13
2.1Documentinformation...............................................14
2.2Applicableproducts...................................................14
2.3Documentillustrations...............................................15
2.4Installationguide.......................................................15
2.5AISoverview............................................................16
2.6ClassesofAIS..........................................................16
2.7Systemprotocols......................................................18
Chapter3AIS350Receiver......................................21
3.1Productoverview—AIS350......................................22
3.2Planningtheinstallation.............................................22
3.3Cablesandconnections............................................29
3.4Locationandmounting..............................................38
3.5Systemchecks..........................................................39
3.6Troubleshooting........................................................40
3.7NMEAsentences......................................................40
3.8Technicalspecication...............................................41
Chapter4AIS650ClassBtransceiver....................43
4.1Productoverview—AIS650......................................44
4.2Staticdatarequirement.............................................44
4.3RequirementsforUSA&Canada...............................45
4.4RequirementsforareasoutsideofUSA&
Canada..........................................................................48
4.5Planningtheinstallation.............................................49
4.6Cablesandconnections............................................56
4.7Locationandmounting..............................................67
4.8Systemchecks..........................................................71
4.9Diagnostics...............................................................73
4.10Troubleshooting......................................................74
4.11NMEAsentences.....................................................75
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4.12Technicalspecication.............................................76
Chapter5Technicalsupport...................................77
5.1Raymarinecustomersupport.....................................78
Chapter6Optionsandaccessories.......................79
6.1SeaTalkngcablesandaccessories..............................80
6.2Sparesandaccessories............................................82
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Chapter1:Importantinformation
Applicability
Theinformationinthisbookappliestoallgeographicalareasunless
otherwisestated.
CertiedInstallation
RaymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbyaRaymarine
approvedinstaller.Acertiedinstallationqualiesforenhanced
productwarrantybenets.ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor
furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocumentpacked
withyourproduct.
Warning:Productinstallationand
operation
Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failureto
dosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damagetoyour
vesseland/orpoorproductperformance.
Warning:Potentialignitionsource
ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein
hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstallin
ahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasinan
engineroomornearfueltanks).
Warning:Productgrounding
Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas
beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe
instructionsinthisguide.
Warning:DoNOTconnectaUSB
devicewithanACpowersource
YourRaymarineproductincludesaUSBdata
connection.Topreventpotentialgroundingproblems
andpossibledamagetoequipment:
•DoNOTconnectadevicewithanACpowersource
(suchasaPCorlaptop)viaUSBtoyourRaymarine
product.
•Ifyouneedtoconnectexternalequipment(such
asalaptop)toyourRaymarineproductviaUSB,
ensurethattheexternalequipmentispoweredonly
byaDCpowersource(suchasalaptopbattery).
•DisconnectanyACpowersourcefromtheexternal
equipmentbeforeattemptingtoconnectitviaUSB
toyourRaymarineproduct.
Warning:Positivegroundsystems
Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhaspositive
grounding.
Warning:Powersupplyvoltage
Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreater
thanthespeciedmaximumratingmaycause
permanentdamagetotheunit.RefertotheTechnical
specicationsectionforvoltagerating.
Importantinformation7

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply
Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF
beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOTconnect
ordisconnectequipmentwiththepowerswitchedon,
unlessinstructedinthisdocument.
Warning:Ensureallequipmenthas
isolatedpowersupply
Thisproductfeaturesanisolatedpowersupply.T o
preventpotentialdamagetoequipment,Raymarine
recommendsthatanyexternalequipmentconnected
tothisproductalsofeaturesanisolatedpowersupply.
Warning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigation
andmustneverbeusedinpreferencetosound
navigationaljudgment.Onlyofcialgovernment
chartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrent
informationneededforsafenavigation,andthe
captainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itisthe
user’sresponsibilitytouseofcialgovernmentcharts,
noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational
skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarine
product.
Caution:Powersupplyprotection
Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepowersource
isadequatelyprotectedbymeansofasuitably-rated
fuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.
Caution:Serviceandmaintenance
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable
components.Pleasereferallmaintenanceandrepair
toauthorizedRaymarinedealers.Unauthorizedrepair
mayaffectyourwarranty.
RFsafetynotice
RFradiationstatement
AIStransceiversgenerateandradiateradiofrequency(RF)
electromagneticenergy(EME).
Safecompassdistance
Safecompassdistanceis1meterminimumforanycompass.Some
compasstypesmayrequiregreaterdistances.T obesure,you
shouldlocateyourAISunitasfaraspossiblefromthecompass.
TestyourcompasstoverifyproperoperationwhiletheAISunitis
alsooperating.
Wateringress
Wateringressdisclaimer
Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeetsthe
statedIPXstandard(refertotheproduct’sTechnicalSpecication),
waterintrusionandsubsequentequipmentfailuremayoccurif
theproductissubjectedtocommercialhigh-pressurewashing.
Raymarinewillnotwarrantproductssubjectedtohigh-pressure
washing.
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Disclaimer
Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthatit
iscompatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonorentity
otherthanRaymarine.
Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedby
youruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionofthe
productwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin
informationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.
AISdisclaimer
AllinformationpresentedbytheRaymarineAISdeviceisadvisory
only,asthereisariskofincompleteanderroneousinformation.By
placingthisproductintoserviceyouacknowledgethisandassume
completeresponsibilityforanyassociatedrisks,andaccordingly
releaseRaymarineandSRTMarineT echnologyLtdfromanyand
allclaimsarisingfromtheuseoftheAISservice.
EMCinstallationguidelines
Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtotheappropriate
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,tominimize
electromagneticinterferencebetweenequipmentandminimizethe
effectsuchinterferencecouldhaveontheperformanceofyour
system
CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformanceis
notcompromised.
Note:InareasofextremeEMCinterference,someslight
interferencemaybenoticedontheproduct.Wherethisoccursthe
productandthesourceoftheinterferenceshouldbeseparated
byagreaterdistance.
ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever
possible:
•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:
–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingorcables
carryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesandantennas.
InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshouldbeincreased
to7ft(2m).
–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.Aradar
beamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degreesabove
andbelowtheradiatingelement.
•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused
forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior
anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnothave
aseparatebattery.
•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.
•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin
theinstallationmanual.
Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationpreventanyof
theaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethemaximum
possibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsofelectrical
equipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMCperformance
throughouttheinstallation
Suppressionferrites
Raymarinecablesmaybettedwithsuppressionferrites.These
areimportantforcorrectEMCperformance.Ifaferritehastobe
removedforanypurpose(e.g.installationormaintenance),itmust
bereplacedintheoriginalpositionbeforetheproductisused.
Useonlyferritesofthecorrecttype,suppliedbyRaymarine
authorizeddealers.
Importantinformation9

Whereaninstallationrequiresmultipleferritestobeaddedtoa
cable,additionalcableclipsshouldbeusedtopreventstressonthe
connectorsduetotheextraweightofthecable.
Connectionstootherequipment
Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables
IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtootherequipment
usingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,asuppressionferrite
MUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecableneartheRaymarineunit.
Declarationofconformity
RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductiscompliantwiththe
essentialrequirementsofR&TTEdirective1999/5/EC.
TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticatemaybeviewedon
therelevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com.
Productdisposal
DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic
equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome
Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobeaware
ofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.
Unitcleaninginstructions
Theunitdoesnotrequireregularcleaning.However,ifyoundit
necessarytocleantheunit,pleasefollowthestepsbelow:
1.Ensurepowerisswitchedoff.
2.Wipeunitcleanwithadampcloth.
3.Ifnecessary,useamilddetergentsolutiontoremovegrease
marks.
Warrantyregistration
ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisit
www.raymarine.comandregisteronline.
Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefullwarranty
benets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabelindicatingthe
serialnumberoftheunit.Youwillneedthisserialnumberwhen
registeringyourproductonline.Youshouldretainthelabelforfuture
reference.
IMOandSOLAS
Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedfor
useonleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsNOTcoveredby
InternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeatSea
(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.
Technicalaccuracy
Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocument
wascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarine
cannotacceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsitmay
contain.Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproductimprovement
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maychangespecicationswithoutnotice.Asaresult,Raymarine
cannotacceptliabilityforanydifferencesbetweentheproduct
andthisdocument.PleasechecktheRaymarinewebsite
(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhavethemostup-to-date
version(s)ofthedocumentationforyourproduct.
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Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation
Chaptercontents
•2.1Documentinformationonpage14
•2.2Applicableproductsonpage14
•2.3Documentillustrationsonpage15
•2.4Installationguideonpage15
•2.5AISoverviewonpage16
•2.6ClassesofAISonpage16
•2.7Systemprotocolsonpage18
Documentandproductinformation13

2.1Documentinformation
Thisdocumentcontainsimportantinformationrelatedtothe
installationofyourRaymarineproduct.
Thedocumentincludesinformationtohelpyou:
•planyourinstallationandensureyouhaveallthenecessary
equipment;
•installandconnectyourproductaspartofawidersystemof
connectedmarineelectronics;
•troubleshootproblemsandobtaintechnicalsupportifrequired.
ThisandotherRaymarineproductdocumentsareavailableto
downloadinPDFformatfromwww.raymarine.com.
2.2Applicableproducts
Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:
PartnumberNameDescription
AIS350 Rec e iver
Statu s
USB
PWR/Da ta STng VHF ANT
E32157AIS350AISreceiver
Status
PWR/Data STng VHFANT
AIS650 Clas s B Tra ns c e iver
GPS ANT
USB
E32158AIS650ClassBAIS
transceiver.
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2.3Documentillustrations
Yourproductmaydifferslightlyfromthatshownintheillustrations
inthisdocument,dependingonproductvariantanddateof
manufacture.
Allimagesareprovidedforillustrationpurposesonly.
2.4Installationguide
Informationscope
Thisdocumentgivesintroductory,installationandtroubleshooting
informationforyourRaymarineAutomaticIdenticationSystem
(AIS)device.
RefertotheproAIS2UserManualandtheoperatingmanualfor
yourRaymarineMultifunctionDisplay,forinstructionsonhowto
congureandoperateyourAISsystem.
AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadasPDFsfrom
www.raymarine.com
Documentandproductinformation15

2.5AISoverview
YourAISdeviceusesdigitalradiosignalstoexchange'real-time'
informationbetweenvessels,shorebasedstations,oraidsto
navigation(AT oNs)ondedicatedVHFfrequencies.Thisinformation
isusedtoidentifyandtrackvesselsinthesurroundingareaandto
providefast,automaticandaccuratecollisionavoidancedata.
AlthoughAISaugmentsyourradarapplicationbyoperatinginradar
blindspotsanddetectingsmallerAIS-ttedvessels,itdoesnot
replaceradar,asitreliesonreceivingtransmittedAISinformation
andthereforecannotdetectobjectssuchaslandmassesand
navigationalbeacons.
NEVERassumethatAISisdisplayinginformationfromallvessels
inthearea,because:
•NotallvesselsarettedwithAIS
•Althoughitismandatoryforlargercommercialvesselstocarry
AIS,itisnotmandatorytouseit.
AISshouldbeusedonlytoaugmentradarinformation,notsubstitute
it.
Warning:AISlimitation
NeverassumethatyourAISisdetectingallvessels
inthearea.Alwaysexercisedueprudenceanddo
notuseAISasasubstituteforsoundnavigational
judgement.
2.6ClassesofAIS
TheAIS350isareceiverthatreceivesmessagesfromvessels,
landbasestations,oraidstonavigation(AT oNs)carryingClassA
orClassBtransceivers.
TheAIS650isaClassBtransceiverthatreceivesmessagesfrom
andtransmitsmessagestovessels,landbasestations,oraidsto
navigation(AT oNs)carryingClassAorClassBtransceivers.
ClassAtransceivers
ClassAAIStransceiverstransmitandreceiveAISsignals.AIS
transceiversarecurrentlymandatoryonallcommercialvessels
exceeding300tonsthattravelinternationally(SOLASvessels).
ThefollowinginformationcanbetransmittedbyaClassAAIS
system:
•Staticdata.Includesinformationsuchasvesselname,vessel
type,MMSInumber,callsign,IMOnumber,length,beamand
GPSantennalocation.
•Voyagerelateddata.Includesinformationsuchasdraft,cargo,
destination,ETAandotherrelevantinformation.
•Dynamicdata.Includesinformationsuchastime(UTC),ship’s
position,COG,SOG,heading,rateofturnandnavigationalstatus.
•Dynamicreports.Ship’sspeedandstatus.
•Messages.Alarmsandsafetymessages.
Rememberthatnotallvesselswilltransmitalloftheinformation.
ClassBtransceivers
ClassBAIStransceiverstransmitandreceiveAISsignals,butuse
areducedsetofdatacomparedtoClassA(seeDataSummary).A
ClassBAIStransceivercanbettedonanyvesselnotttedwitha
ClassAtransceiver,butisnotmandatoryaboardanyvessel.
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DataSummary
Data
Receiver
(receive)
Transceiver
(transmit)
Transceiver
(receive)
Ship'snameYesYesYes
TypeYesYesYes
CallsignYesYesYes
IMOnumberYesNoYes
LengthandbeamYesYesYes
AntennalocationYesYesYes
DraftYesNoYes
Cargo
Information
YesYesYes
DestinationYesNoYes
ETAYesNoYes
TimeYesYesYes
Ship'spositionYesYesYes
COGYesYesYes
SOGYesYesYes
GyroheadingYesYes*Yes
RateofturnYesNoYes
Navigational
status
YesNoYes
SafetymessageYesNoYes
*ClassBtransceiversdonottransmitaGyroheadingunlessthe
transceiverisreceivinganNMEAHDTsentencefromanexternal
source.
Datareportingintervals
AISinformationisclassedaseitherstaticordynamic.Static
informationisbroadcast,whendatahasbeenamended,orupon
request,orbydefault,every6minutes.
Thereportingratesfordynamicinformationdependonspeedand
coursechange,andaregiveninthefollowingtables.
Note:Thereportingratesshownhereareforreferenceand
maynotbetherateatwhichinformationisactuallyreceivedby
yourAIStransceiver.Thisisdependentonanumberoffactors,
includingbutnotlimitedtoantennaheight,gainandsignal
interference.
ClassAsystems
ShipsDynamicConditionsReportingrate
Atanchorormoored3Minutes
0-14knots10Seconds
0-14knotsandchangingcourse31/3Seconds
14-23knots6Seconds
14-23knotsandchangingcourse2seconds
Fasterthan23knots2seconds
Fasterthan23knotsandchanging
course
2seconds
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ClassBsystems
ShipsDynamicConditionsReportingrate
0to2knots3Minutes
Above2knots30Seconds
OtherAISsources
SourceReportingrate
SearchandRescue(SAR)aircraft10seconds
Aidstonavigation3minutes
AISbasestation10secondsor3.33seconds,
dependingonoperatingparameters
2.7Systemprotocols
Yourproductcanbeconnectedtovariousproductsandsystemsto
shareinformationandsoimprovethefunctionalityoftheoverall
system.Theseconnectionsmaybemadeusinganumberof
differentprotocols.Fastandaccuratedatacollectionandtransferis
achievedbyusingacombinationofthefollowingdataprotocols:
•SeaTalkng
•NMEA2000
•NMEA0183
Note:Youmayndthatyoursystemdoesnotuseallofthe
connectiontypesorinstrumentationdescribedinthissection.
Seatalkng
SeaTalkng(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolforconnection
ofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.Itreplacesthe
olderSeaT alkandSeaT alk2protocols.
SeaTalkngutilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible
instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarriedwithin
thebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbepoweredfrom
thenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwillneedtohavea
separatepowerconnection.
SeaTalkngisaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andtheproven
CANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000andSeaT alk/
SeaTalk2devicescanalsobeconnectedusingtheappropriate
interfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.
NMEA2000
NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsoverNMEA0183,most
notablyinspeedandconnectivity.Upto50unitscansimultaneously
transmitandreceiveonasinglephysicalbusatanyonetime,
witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.Thestandard
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wasspecicallyintendedtoallowforawholenetworkofmarine
electronicsfromanymanufacturertocommunicateonacommon
busviastandardizedmessagetypesandformats.
NMEA0183
TheNMEA0183DataInterfaceStandardwasdevelopedby
theNationalMarineElectronicsAssociationofAmerica.Itisan
internationalstandardtoenableequipmentfrommanydifferent
manufacturerstobeconnectedtogetherandshareinformation.
TheNMEA0183standardcarriessimilarinformationtoSeaT alk.
Howeverithastheimportantdifferencethatonecablewillonly
carryinformationinonedirection.ForthisreasonNMEA0183is
generallyusedtoconnectadatareceiverandatransmittertogether,
e.g.acompasssensortransmittingheadingtoaradardisplay.This
informationispassedin‘sentences’,eachofwhichhasathree
lettersentenceidentier.Itisthereforeimportantwhenchecking
compatibilitybetweenitemsthatthesamesentenceidentiersare
usedsomeexamplesofwhichare:
•VTG-carriesCourseandSpeedOverGrounddata.
•GLL-carrieslatitudeandlongitude.
•DBT-carrieswaterdepth.
•MWV-carriesrelativewindangleandwindspeeddata.
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