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Summary of Contents for AIS SLR350Ni
- Page 1 USER MANUAL SLR350Ni INTELLIGENT AIS RECEIVER with WiFi SKU 001-1047 SLR350Ni-MA-v05r04 2017-12-19 ENGLISH...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Installing the Raspbian OS ................13 Enabling the Serial Port ..................13 8.4.1 Setting and testing the serial port to receive AIS data ......15 Installing OpenCPN ..................16 8.5.1 Option 1: A complete installation including the Raspbian OS .... 16 8.5.2... - Page 4 SLR350Ni 11 SAFETY AND SECURITY ................ 22 12 LIMITED WARRANTY ................22 13 APPENDIX 1 – Background to AIS ............23...
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Page 5: Slr350Ni Intelligent Ais Receiver With Wifi
SLR350Ni 1 SLR350Ni INTELLIGENT AIS RECEIVER with WiFi... -
Page 6: Document
SLR350Ni 2 DOCUMENT About This Manual This Manual provides installation, operating Instructions and fault-finding procedures for the equipment 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;... -
Page 7: Notice
SLR350Ni 3 NOTICE 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... -
Page 8: General Notices
SLR350Ni 4 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. -
Page 9: Introduction
The SLR350Ni from Comar Systems is a compact, dual channel synthesized VHF AIS Receiver equipped with Ethernet, WiFi and USB Interfaces for land-based, shore side monitoring. It is designed to receive and decode all AIS transmissions from vessels fitted with Class ‘A’ or ‘B’ AIS transceivers, Aids to Navigation, and SART. -
Page 10: Major Dimensions
SLR350Ni 6 MAJOR DIMENSIONS All dimensions mm:... -
Page 11: Installation
& Ethernet cables first. Lastly, connect the power cable by plugging the micro-USB power jack into the micro-USB socket on the side of the SLR350Ni, see section 6 MAJOR DIMENSIONS. Provided that the unit is configured correctly, the receiver will immediately begin the boot process. Refer to section 8 CONFIGURATION. -
Page 12: Configuration
This manual is intended to instruct in the installation of open source software on the Comar SLR350Ni. Third party proprietary networked implementations of the SLR350Ni are outside the scope of this manual. The micro computer embedded in the SLR350Ni is a Raspberry Pi 3™ unit. Installing Open Source Software The SLR350Ni is shipped without software and can be installed with any operating system that works on the Raspberry Pi 3™... -
Page 13: Installing The Raspbian Os
Once you have installed the operating system you will want to get access to the AIS data from the inbuilt AIS receiver. The AIS data is a NMEA stream on the internal serial port and once set up it can be viewed, stored or transferred to an application or other device. - Page 14 The next step is to disable the remote console which by default uses the internal serial port ttyS0 which is also the same serial port the AIS receiver uses in the SLR350Ni. To do this, type: $ sudo systemctl stop serial-getty@ttyS0.service $ sudo systemctl disable serial-getty@ttyS0.service...
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Page 15: Setting And Testing The Serial Port To Receive Ais Data
$ stty –F /dev/ttyS0 38400 Make sure that the AIS antenna is connected. You should now be receiving AIS data on the internal serial port. Check that the red LEDs on the side of the SLR350Ni are flashing; these indicate data being received. -
Page 16: Installing Opencpn
SLR350Ni Installing OpenCPN OpenCPN works on Raspberry Pi 3™ model which is embedded in the Comar SLR350Ni. There are three options for installing OpenCPN: 8.5.1 Option 1: A complete installation including the Raspbian OS If you feel lazy you can use OpenPlotter, a complete marine Operating System for Raspberry Pi with the Raspbian OS, OpenCPN and plugins installed and extra tools ready to use. -
Page 17: Configure The Opencpn
SLR350Ni 8.5.3 Configure the OpenCPN Start OpenCPN from the GUI. On the menu -> option -> connections Add a connection ->Serial Set Baud Rate 38400 Select Port /dev/ttyS0 Click the Apply button and the setup is complete. -
Page 18: Option 3: Installing Opencpn With All Available Plugins
If a new version of OpenCPN is released, just type: $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install opencpn You should now be up and running with the SLR350Ni displaying NMEA data either from the serial port or on a visual chart plot. -
Page 19: Fault Finding
SLR350Ni 9 FAULT FINDING Power LED not illuminating Check the power supply and that the unit is connected to a 5 V dc power source capable of providing an operating current of 1.2 A minimum Check that the micro-USB cable is correctly connected and that the cable and socket are not damaged. -
Page 20: Specification
Onboard micro computer: Raspberry Pi 3™ (see footnote) 10.3 Operational Output Format: ITU / NMEA 0183 Output Message: Channel A 161.975 MHz AIS Receiver Frequency Range: Channel B 162.025 MHz Channel Spacing: 25 KHz Sensitivity: > -112dBm @ 20% MER Demodulation:... -
Page 21: Approvals
SLR350Ni 10.4 Approvals IEC 61993-2 EN 60945 Designed to meet: EN 6100-6-1/2 FCC part 15 10.5 Environmental Operating Temperature: -15°C to +55°C Operating Humidity: Up to 93% Storage Temperature: -20°C to +70°C Ingress Protection: IP20 10.6 Additional Information If spare parts are required then please contact either your supplier or COMAR SYSTEMS. -
Page 22: Safety And Security
SLR350Ni 11 SAFETY AND SECURITY Please observe the following procedures to ensure safety of personnel installing and operating the equipment: 1. Ensure all power to the unit is disconnected and locked-out during installation, maintenance and removal procedures 2. Ensure power is disconnected and locked-out in the event of mechanical damage to the unit, rendering internal parts accessible to personnel 3. -
Page 23: Appendix 1 – Background To Ais
• AIS receivers. AIS receivers will generally receive transmissions from Class ‘A’ transceivers, Class ‘B’ transceivers, AtoNs and AIS base stations but do not transmit any kind of AIS (or other) information. Information transmitted from vessels fitted with AIS transponders may (but not always) include:... - Page 24 COMAR SYSTEMS Vittlefields Technology Centre Forest Road NEWPORT Isle of Wight PO30 4LY UNITED KINGDOM tel: +44 (0)1983 828900 email: sales@comarsystems.com web: www.comarsystems.com...
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