vesper marine AIS WatchMate Reference manual

AIS WatchMateAIS WatchMate -- IntroductionIntroduction
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The WatchMate Product Set
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WatchMate 850
Built-inClass B AIS
transponderwith
integralGPS antenna
WatchMate 750
Built-inhigh
performancetwo
channel AIS receiver
WatchMate 650/670
Displaysdata from
externalAIS receiver or
transponder
Three products that
encapsulate the best in
AIS collision avoidance
systems

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Why The Need for AIS WatchMate?
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An independent and dedicated safety instrument
"Exceptionalcustomer feedback supports the WatchMate's ease of use ...confirming our
design and safety goals, and validating our efforts.”
Jeff Robbins, CEO
A dedicated device that
has the sole job of
monitoring and displaying
AIS information
•Being independent of other
equipment WatchMates are very
practical, fast and easy to use –
IT HAS TO BE
•WatchMate is also a very low
powered device that conserves
valuable battery energy.

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The Home Screen
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Situation Display
The home screen
displays targets using a
graphical situation
display similar to a radar.
The display is oriented
either Heading-Up or
North-Up depending on
profile and settings.

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AISWatchMate 670 & 750
Dedicated display with the
WatchMate 670 or use a
WatchMate 750 to have a
display and an AIS Receiver
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Customers love the award winning features that
have been designed to make AIS WatchMate the
easiest device to use on their boat.
These features include:
•Alarm configuration and Filtering,
•Listing of vessels by target priority,
•Multiple profiles based on location,
•Plot future crossing positions,
•Low power consumption,
•Displays lat/long GPS position,
•Friends list
•and of course WatchMate is a dedicated AIS
safety instrument independent of all other
equipment.
WatchMate has been designed to simplify the
display of other ships AIS location and course
information. As required WatchMate filters out non
priority targets and only displays the vessels that
may be on a collision course, removing the
uncertainty and stress related to navigating in
highly congested and isolated waterways. The
WatchMate installation is designed to be easy with
multiple mounting options and IPx7 rated water
proofing.
Introducing WatchMate 670 Display and 750 RX

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As Easy as AIS Gets
Dedicated display with
transponder & GPS
Introducing WatchMate 850 Class B AIS Transponder
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The new AISWatchMate 850:
•Fully certified Class B AIS transponder
•Highest sensitivity AIS receivers (-113dBm) and
even better with Vesper Marine splitter (-119dBm)
•Compact with very low power consumption (2-3W)
•Easy installation, fully self contained
•Standalone but can easily connect to computers
& plotters
•All functions controlled by the display; No need to
use a computer to configure
•Send AIS mayday safety message
•Allow transponder to be put in Silent Mode
•No need for external GPS antenna (typical)
•50 channel fast TTFF GPS with WAAS/EGNOS
•Own vessel position, course, speed, etc.
•Satellite signal quality display
•12/24 VDC
•Waterproof USB can provide power for use as an
AIS receiver, GPS, configuration and learning at
home
•NMEA multiplexor
•Unique VHF “in use” indicator
(when used with Vesper Marine’s antenna splitter)
•Antenna quality monitor
•Indicates if any problem occurs and why! Not just
an error LED
•Drives external alarms, buzzers, etc.

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Answer….
•Clutter in high traffic areas makes a plotter with AIS unreadable.
•The scale for a chart versus useful AIS viewing is often different.
•WatchMate providesall AIS data at a glance.
•Focus is on the most importanttargets.
•Installationis simple, no interfacing and often no need for a
separate GPS antenna.
•Others don’t have WatchMate’s sophisticatedAlarms, Filtering,or
MultipleProfiles.
…. most chart plotters, and all laptops,will use way more power than a
WatchMate.
Why a WatchMate
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Why not just buy a “black box” AIS transponder and wire it into a chart plotter?
Clutter on PC charting software
How can you make quick
and accurate decisions
when all you are told is
“Dangerous Target”?

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The Advantage of a Dedicated WatchMate Display
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Filters reduce clutter
By using the WatchMate Filters…
…the clutter of irrelevant ships…
…is removed from the display…
…and the display continues to
provide a reminder of the 81
filteredships.

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Focus on the Most Important Targets
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Identify Priority Traffic
The ship that creates the highest risk of collisionis
prioritized…
…and shown on the display in list
order of priority

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The unique Course Crossing feature
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Closest Point of Approach - Rolling time forward using Course Crossing
When a target is converging the
Closest Point of Approach (CPA)
button can be used to show the
crossing situation that will occur and
when it will occur in the future.
This display is represented in the
diagram to the right.
This is a unique feature of the
WatchMate series of products. It has
been designed to make it very easy
for users to quickly see what the
situation will be and enable them to
judge the risk ahead of time,
removing the stress from a
potentially hazardous situation.
This example tells us that in 7 minutes and 56 seconds Pacific
Pearl will pass behind us with 0.3nm clearance.