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- Page 1 USER MANUAL R500Ni INTELLIGENT AIS RECEIVER WITH WiFi SKU: 001-1047 R500Ni-MA-v06r03 2019-11-06 ENGLISH...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
R500Ni CONTENTS 1 R500NI INTELLIGENT AIS RECEIVER WITH WIFI........... 4 2 DOCUMENT ......................5 2.1 About This Manual ......................5 3 NOTICE ......................... 6 3.1 Copyright .......................... 6 4 GENERAL NOTICES ................... 7 5 INTRODUCTION ....................8 5.1 Parts List .......................... 8 6 MAJOR DIMENSIONS .................. -
Page 4: R500Ni Intelligent Ais Receiver With Wifi
R500Ni 1 R500NI INTELLIGENT AIS RECEIVER WITH WIFI... -
Page 5: Document
R500Ni 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 6: Notice
COMAR SYSTEMS LTD. 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 COMAR SYSTEMS reserves the right to make changes to its products and specifications without notice... -
Page 7: General Notices
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. -
Page 8: Introduction
R500Ni 5 INTRODUCTION The R500Ni 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 9: Major Dimensions
R500Ni 6 MAJOR DIMENSIONS All dimensions mm:... -
Page 10: 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 R500Ni, see section 6 MAJOR DIMENSIONS. Provided that the unit is configured correctly, the receiver will immediately begin the boot process. -
Page 11: Configuration
Raspberry Pi 3™ micro computer. Full information and additional details can be found on the Raspberry Foundation website: https://www.raspberrypi.org/ The R500Ni can run a number of operating systems and these are listed and explained on the official Raspberry Foundation website. Comar Systems recommend using Raspbian, the official operating system (OS) for the Raspberry Pi, which is a Linux based OS. -
Page 12: 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 R500Ni; see below. 8.4 Enabling the Serial Port In the later Jessie releases the GPIO serial port is disabled by default. - Page 13 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 R500Ni. To do this, type: $ sudo systemctl stop serial-getty@ttyS0.service $ sudo systemctl disable serial-getty@ttyS0.service...
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Page 14: 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 R500Ni are flashing; these indicate data being received. -
Page 15: Installing Opencpn
R500Ni 8.5 Installing OpenCPN OpenCPN works on Raspberry Pi 3™ model which is embedded in the Comar R500Ni. 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 16: Configure The Opencpn
R500Ni 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 17: 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 R500Ni displaying NMEA data either from the serial port or on a visual chart plot. 9 FAULT FINDING 9.1 Power LED not illuminating... -
Page 18: Specification
R500Ni 10 SPECIFICATION 10.1 Physical Weight: 600 g Dimensions: L 130 x W 105 x H 46 mm Mounting: 2 holes in chassis back Power: Micro USB Antenna: BNC Connector (50Ω antenna impedance) Connections: Ethernet: RJ45 Type ‘B’ x4 USB:... -
Page 19: Environmental
Storage Temperature: -20°C to +70°C Ingress Protection: IP20 10.5 Additional Information If spare parts are required then please contact either your supplier or COMAR SYSTEMS. COMAR SYSTEMS reserves the right to makes changes to its products and specifications without notice. -
Page 20: Safety And Security
COMAR SYSTEMS LTD. warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and manufacture for one year from the date of purchase. Comar Systems Ltd will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts and labour. -
Page 21: Appendix 1 - Background To Ais
R500Ni 13 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 22 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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