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- Page 1 USER MANUAL R500NGi INTELLIGENT AIS RECEIVER WITH WiFi & GPS SKU 001-1049 R500NGi-MA-v06r03 2019-11-06 ENGLISH...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
R500NGi CONTENTS R500NGI INTELLIGENT AIS RECEIVER WITH WIFI & GPS ..... 5 DOCUMENT ..................6 About This Manual ..................6 NOTICE ....................7 Copyright ......................7 GENERAL NOTICES ................8 INTRODUCTION ................9 Parts List ......................9 MAJOR DIMENSIONS..............10 INSTALLATION ................ - Page 4 R500NGi 11.4 Environmental ....................21 11.5 Additional Information ..................21 12 SAFETY AND SECURITY ..............22 13 LIMITED WARRANTY ..............22 14 APPENDIX 1 – BACKGROUND TO AIS .......... 23...
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Page 5: R500Ngi Intelligent Ais Receiver With Wifi & Gps
R500NGi 1 R500NGi INTELLIGENT AIS RECEIVER WITH WiFi &... -
Page 6: Document
R500NGi 2 DOCUMENT 2.1 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
R500NGi 3 NOTICE 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... -
Page 8: General Notices
R500NGi 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
R500NGi 5 INTRODUCTION The R500NGi from Comar Systems is a compact, dual channel synthesized VHF AIS Receiver equipped with Ethernet, WiFi, GPS 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’... -
Page 10: Major Dimensions
R500NGi 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 R500NGi, see section 6 MAJOR DIMENSIONS. Provided that the unit is configured correctly, the receiver will immediately begin the boot process. -
Page 12: Configuration
This manual is intended to instruct in the installation of open source software on the Comar R500NGi. Third party proprietary networked implementations of the R500NGi are outside the scope of this manual. The micro computer embedded in the R500NGi is a Raspberry Pi 3™ unit. 8.1 Installing Open Source Software The R500NGi 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
To use the AIS receiver you have to enable the serial port and set the communication parameters. This applies to all uses of the R500NGi; see below. 8.4 Enabling the Serial Port In the later Jessie releases the GPIO serial port is disabled by default. - 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 R500NGi. 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 R500NGi are flashing; these indicate data being received. -
Page 16: Installing Opencpn
R500NGi 8.5 Installing OpenCPN OpenCPN works on Raspberry Pi 3™ model which is embedded in the Comar R500NGi. 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
R500NGi 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 R500NGi displaying NMEA data either from the serial port or on a visual chart plot. -
Page 19: Fault Finding
A standard active 3.3 volts dc GPS antenna with a gain between 10 and 30 dB needs to be connected to the TNC connector on the rear of the R500NGi for the GPS receiver to work. By default the GPS receiver will output the following NMEA messages: GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRMC 10.1 GPS Receiver Technical Specification... -
Page 20: Specification
R500NGi 11 SPECIFICATION 11.1 Physical Weight: 450g Dimensions: L 135 mm W 80 mm D 39 mm Mounting: To flat surface; 2 holes in case bottom Micro USB (Power); RJ45 Ethernet 10 / 100 Base-T; 4x USB 2.0 type B socket;... -
Page 21: Environmental
11.4 Environmental IP Rating: IP40 Operating temp: -15°C to +55°C Compass: Safe Distance 50 cm 11.5 Additional Information Supplied: R500NGi receiver (without software) R500NGi receiver with standard configuration Option 1: Software R500NGi receiver with bespoke data Option 2: management software... -
Page 22: Safety And Security
R500NGi 12 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
R500NGi 14 APPENDIX 1 – Background 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 vessels or shore installations. - 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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