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  • Page 1 SmartFind M6 AIS CLASS A INSTALLATION MANUAL...
  • Page 3 B.V. No liability can be accepted for any inaccuracies or omissions in the publication, although every care has been taken to make it as complete and accurate as possible. This manual is applicable for McMurdo Smartfind M6 units manufactured after March 2024.
  • Page 4 CORRECT POWER SOURCE Incorrect power sources will damage the equipment and may even result in fire. Please ensure the correct power source is provided at all times. AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH RAIN OR SPLASHING WATER Electrical shock or fire could be resulted if water leaks into the equipment.
  • Page 5 European Marine Equipment Directive. Declaration of Conformity Hereby, Netwave Systems B.V. declares that the McMurdo Smartfind M6 Class A AIS transponder is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of European MED Directive 2014/90/EU.
  • Page 6 Warranty enquiries should be sent to: Email: info@seasofsolutions.com Telephone: +44 (0) 239262 3900 Or by mail to: Netwave Systems B.V. Blauw-roodlaan 100, 2718 SJ Zoetermeer, Netherlands. McMurdo Ltd Holbrook Court, E1 Cumberland Business Centre, Northumberland Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1DS, UK...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS M6 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ..................5 ...................5 RODUCT ESCRIPTION M6 M ..................5 EATURES ................6 NTERCONNECTION IAGRAM INSTALLATION 7 ...................7 QUIPMENT IN THE ................8 NSTALLATION ROCEDURES RF C ................8 ABLE EQUIREMENTS VHF A ................9 NTENNA NSTALLATION GNSS (GPS) A ..............10 NTENNA NSTALLATION...
  • Page 8 M6 T ..............25 RANSPONDER .....................27 UNCTION ..................27 XTENSION ABLE ..................27 THERNET ABLE ) .............28 OUNTING EMPLATE NOT TO SCALE GNSS (GPS) A GA-25 ..............28 NTENNA ) ..............29 ILOT LUG SOCKET BOX OPTIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING ..................30 ............31 ROUBLESHOOTING WITH ALARM MESSAGES APPENDIX A: TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DATA INTERFACE ........

  • Page 9: M6 System Overview

    1 M6 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Product Description The McMurdo SmartFind M6 is a new generation AIS Class A transponder fully compliance with IMO, IEC, and ITU international standards. It provides a compact single box solution, easy to install and operate. The product is designed with advanced technology which sets a new standard for quality, performance, and value.

  • Page 10: Interconnection Diagram

    Interconnection Diagram...

  • Page 11: Installation

    2 INSTALLATION Equipment in the Box The standard supply in the package includes the following items. Please contact your local representative if any item is missing.

  • Page 12: Installation Procedures

    Installation Procedures Please familiarize yourself with the manual contents before beginning the installation. Use the following recommended steps for installation. 1) Mount the transponder unit to a desired location 2) Mount junction box 3) Install VHF antenna 4) Install GPS antenna 5) Connect all external sensors and data interfaces to the junction box 6) Connect all required cables to the main transponder unit 7) Power on the main transponder unit...

  • Page 13: Vhf Antenna Installation

    VHF Antenna Installation The quality and positioning of the antenna are the most important factors dictating AIS performance. It is recommended that a VHF antenna with omni directional vertical polarization be specifically tuned for AIS operation band. Since the range of VHF signals is largely decided by line of sight distance, the VHF antenna should be placed as high as possible and at least 5 meters away from any constructions made of conductive materials.

  • Page 14: Gnss (Gps) Antenna Installation

    GNSS (GPS) Antenna Installation The GPS antenna must be installed where it has a clear view of the sky, so that it may access the horizon freely with 360 degrees, with a vertical observation of 5 to 90 degrees above the horizon. GPS ANTENNA LOCATION Enter the GPS antenna location data in “SHIP SETTING”...

  • Page 15: Mounting M6 Transponder Main Unit

    2.6.1 Mounting M6 Transponder Main Unit Mounting M6 Main Unit Figure 3 Panel Mounting (1) 1. Line up the mounting template on control panel to sketch an outline for the cutting area. 2. Using a jigsaw carefully cut along the sketched cutting area. 3.
  • Page 16 Panel Mounting (1) Figure 4 Panel Mounting (2) Panel Mounting (2) Figure 5...

  • Page 17: Mounting Junction Box

    2.6.2 Mounting Junction Box Mounting Junction Box (1) Mounting Junction Box (1) Figure 6 Mounting Junction Box (2) Mounting Junction Box (2) Figure 7...

  • Page 18: M6 External Connectors (Transponder Main Unit)

    M6 External Connectors (Transponder Main Unit) Frame Ground M6 Rear View Figure 8 NAME DESCRIPTION TYPE POWER Power input connector Round type, 3 pins ETHERNET 10Base-T/ 100Base-TX Round type, 8 pins GPS antenna connector TNC (female) VHF antenna connector SO-239 (female) DATA Connect to Junction Box/ D-Sub 37 pins...

  • Page 19: External Connectors (Junction Box)

    External Connectors (Junction Box) Baud rate support: 115200, 57600, 38400, 19200, 14400, 9600, 4800. To Transponder Main DISP Blue Sign DGPS Sensors 1~3 Termination switches Jumper for Frame NMEA 2000 Ground shield and ground Alarm Pilot plug Frame Ground Strip NMEA 2000 Cable Glands External Connectors (Junction Box)
  • Page 20 CONNECTOR LABEL NAME DESCRIPTION FUNCTION USAGE Ground Connect to data sources such as heading, gyro, or Sensor 1 SEN1_IN A Sensor 1 input A other type of sensors. SEN1_IN B Sensor 1 input B Ground Connect to data sources such as heading, gyro, or Sensor 2 SEN2_IN A Sensor 2 input A...
  • Page 21 3) Suitable electric wire gauge (single wire) for installing Junction Box: AWG 26 ~ 16 See diagram below. ITEM USAGE The switches provide line termination configuration. Termination Termination Termination Switches Jumper for The jumper’s purpose is to wire together NMEA 2000 NMEA2000 shield cable’s shield and ground.

  • Page 22: Connecting Extension Cable

    Connecting Extension Cable Use the 37-pin- extension cable (1.8 M) provided in the package connect M6 to the junction box. Note: The side of extension cable with a core should be connected close to the M6 main unit. Connecting M6 with Junction Box Figure 10...

  • Page 23: Connecting To Power Supply

    2.10 Connecting to Power Supply The M6 requires a switched 12 V or 24 V DC power supply (9.6 to 31.2 V operation range) capable of supplying 4 A peak current. The red wire and the black wire on the 3-pin cable are used to connect the power supply’s positive and negative terminals.

  • Page 24: Password Setting

    2.12 Password Setting This submenu enables change of the default operator password. Certain important settings stored within the transponder can only be changed using the operator password. The Password is required for the access of the following chapters: Own ship - contains information about MMSI, vessel name, IMO, call sign and ⚫...

  • Page 25: Product Specifications

    3 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Applicable Standards IEC 61993-2 Ed.3.0, 2018 IMO Resolution A.694(17) IEC 61108-1 Ed.2.0, 2003 IMO Resolution MSC.74(69) Annex 3 IEC 60945 Ed.4.0, 2002 incl. Corr. 1, 2008 IMO Resolution MSC.191(79) IEC 61162-1 Ed.5.0, 2016 IMO Resolution MSC.302(87) IEC 61162-2 Ed.1.0, 1998 ITU-R M.1371-5 (Class A), 2014 IEC 61162-450 Ed.2.0, 2018 IEC 62288 Ed.3.0, 2021...

  • Page 26: Gnss Receiver (Internal)

    Channel Bandwidth Sensitivity < -112 dBm @ 1% BER ≧ 70 dB for signal @ -104 dBm; BER ≦ 1 % Spurious Response Rejection ≧ 84 dB for signal @ -104 dBm; BER ≦ 1 % Blocking GNSS Receiver (Internal) 72-channel;...

  • Page 27: Connection Interface

    Connection Interface M6 Main Unit Front Panel: Mini type B USB interface SD Card Slot MicroSD type, support for exFAT and FAT32 Pilot Plug Std. Sex 206486-2 M6 Main Unit Rear Panel: Power Connector Round type, 3 pins GPS Antenna Connector TNC (Female) VHF Antenna Connector SO-239 (Female)

  • Page 28: Environmental

    Environmental Operating Conditions IEC 60945 “protected” category Operating Temperature -25 °C ~ +55 °C Operating Humidity 93 % RH at 40 °C Waterproof IP54 3.10 Physical Width 262 mm (10.32 inch) Height 135 mm (5.32 inch) Depth (include connectors) 197 mm (7.76 inch) Weight (main unit) 1.25 kg 3.11 Pilot Plug (optional)

  • Page 29: Mechanical Dimensions

    4 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS M6 Transponder Main Unit Front (size: mm) Side (size: mm)
  • Page 30 Back (size: mm) Bottom (size: mm)

  • Page 31: Junction Box

    Junction Box 165 mm Extension Cable Ethernet Cable...

  • Page 32: Mounting Template (Not To Scale)

    Mounting Template (not to scale) GNSS (GPS) Antenna GA-25...

  • Page 33: Pilot Plug Socket Box (Optional)

    Pilot Plug socket box (optional) 60 mm...

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    5 TROUBLESHOOTING Use the following guide to perform simple troubleshooting in case the transponder does not function as it is expected. Due to the complexity of the operation environment of marine electronics, it is recommended to minimize all possible interference sources before proceeding with the troubleshooting by •...

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting With Alarm Messages

    Troubleshooting with alarm messages The M6 is monitoring itself constantly for failures or other important parameters with the built-in integrity test (BIIT). In case an abnormal operation is detected in one or more of the following conditions, an alert will be triggered and displayed on the screen, and the transponder will react as described in the following table.
  • Page 36 This alarm is triggered when the transponder lost UTC operation using direct synchronization or cannot synchronize from the indirect or internal GPS receiver. semaphore synchronization AIS: MKD connection lost Continue This alarm is active if the communication between the operation control unit and the display in the transponder does not work.

  • Page 37: Appendix A: Technical Information - Data Interface

    Appendix A: Technical Information - Data Interface AIS Interface Overview Figure A1 AIS Interface Overview...

  • Page 38: M6 Data Interface (Iec 61162-2)

    M6 Data Interface (IEC 61162-2) The M6 Class A AIS Transponder provides 2 types of IEC 61162-2 data interfaces for user applications. The first interface type includes 3 input-only sensor data ports and the second interface type includes 4 bidirectional input/output ports. Data port for each interface type will be described in the following section.
  • Page 39 Bidirectional Data Ports The schematic of bidirectional data port is shown in Figure A2. The schematics includes an isolated full duplex RS-485 transceiver IC which is used as the main component to handle both data input and output from external data source. The transceiver IC is isolated from external input.

  • Page 40: Supported Iec 61162 Data Sentences

    Supported IEC 61162 Data Sentences Data Port Input Sentences Output Sentences Sensor 1 DTM, GBS, GGA, GLL, GNS, Sensor 2 GSA, GSV, HDT, RMC, ROT, Sensor 3 THS, VBW, VHW, VTG DGPS ABK, ACA, ACS, ALC, ALF, ALR, ARC, LR1, LR2, LR3, LRF, ABM, ACA, ACN, ACK, AIQ, NAK, TXT, VDM, VDO,VER External Display...
  • Page 41 message ITU-R M.1371 message ID s—s Encapsulated data Number of fill-bits ACA – AIS Channel Assignment Message An AIS device can receive regional channel management information. ACA,x,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x,xxxx,x,xxxx,x,x,x,a,x,hhmmss.ss*hh< CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Sequence Number llll.ll,a Region northeast corner latitude – N/S yyyyy.yy,a Region northeast corner longitude –...
  • Page 42 ACK – Acknowledge Alarm This sentence is used to acknowledge an alarm condition reported by a device. $--ACK,xxx*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Unique alarm number (identifier) at alarm source AIQ - Query Sentence This sentence is used to inquire AIS sentence information. $--AIQ,c—c*hh<CR><LF>...
  • Page 43 BBM – AIS Broadcast Binary Message This sentence supports generation of ITU-R M.1371 binary messages 8, 14, 25, and 26. This provides the application with a means to broadcast data, as defined by the application only. !--BBM,x,x,x,x,x.x,s—s,x*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Total number of sentences needed to transfer...
  • Page 44 EPV – Command or Report Equipment Property Value $--EPV,a,cc,c--c,x.x,c--c*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Sentence status flag Destination equipment type c--c Unique identifier Property identifier c--c Value of property to be set GBS – GNSS Satellite Fault Detection This sentence is used to support receiver autonomous integrity monitoring (RAIM). $--GBS, hhmmss.ss, x.x, x.x, x.x, xx, x.x, x.x, x.x *hh <CR><LF>...
  • Page 45 GGA – Global positioning system (GPS) fix data Time, position and fix-related data for a GPS receiver. $--GGA, hhmmss.ss, llll.ll, a, yyyyy.yy, a, x, xx, x.x, x.x, M, x.x, M, x.x, xxxx*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark hhmmss.ss UTC of position llll.ll,a Latitude N/S yyyyy.yy,a...
  • Page 46 GNS – GNSS Fix Data Fix data for single or combined satellite navigation systems (GNSS). This sentence provides fix data for GPS, GLONASS, possible future satellite systems and systems combining these. $-- GNS, hhmmss.ss, llll.ll, a, yyyyy.yy, a, c--c,xx,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,a *hh<CR><LF> Field No.
  • Page 47 xx,xx,xx,xx, xx,xx,xx,xx, ID numbers of satellites used in solution xx,xx,xx,xx PDOP HDOP VDOP HDT – Heading True Actual vessel heading in degrees true produced by any device or system producing true heading. $--HDT, x.x, T*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark x.x, T Heading, degrees true LRF –...
  • Page 48 LRI – AIS Long-Range Interrogation The long-range interrogation of the AIS unit is accomplished through the use of two sentences. The pair of interrogation sentence formatters, a LRI sentence followed by a LRF sentence, provides the information needed by a universal AIS unit to determine if it should construct and provide the reply sentences (LRF, LR1, LR2, and LR3).
  • Page 49 ROT – Rate of Turn Rate of turn and direction of turn. $--ROT, x.x, A*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Rate of turn, °/min Status: A = data valid, V = data invalid SSA –Sender Signature Authentication This sentence can be used both for authentication of sender and for authentication of untampered content.
  • Page 50 SSD – AIS Ship Static Data This sentence is used to enter static parameters into a shipboard AIS unit. The parameters in this sentence support a number of the ITU-R M.1371 Messages. $--SSD,c—c,c—c,xxx,xxx,xx,xx,c,aa*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark c—c Ship’s call sign c—c Ship’s name Pos.
  • Page 51 VBW – Dual Ground/Water Speed Water-referenced and ground-referenced speed data. $--VBW, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, A, x.x, A*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Longitudinal water speed, knots ignored Transverse water speed , knots ignored Status : water speed, A = data valid, V = data ignored invalid Longitudinal ground speed , knots...
  • Page 52 VSD – AIS Voyage Static Data This sentence is used to enter information about a ship’s transit that remains relatively static during the voyage. $--VSD,x.x,x.x,x.x,c—c,hhmmss.ss,xx,xx,x.x,x.x*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Type of ship and cargo category Maximum present static draught Persons on-board c—c Destination...
  • Page 53 PAMC, DBG – Proprietary Sentences, Debug The proprietary sentences are additional sentences only applicable to this product. Its main usage is for enabling testing mode and parameter settings. This sentence is used for configuration. It commands unit with given parameters. $PAMC,C,c-c,x,x,x,x,x,x,x,x*hh<CR><LF>...
  • Page 54 PAMC, DSC – Proprietary Sentences, Digital selective calling When AIS transponder receives DCS messages, this sentence is used to output DSC pattern. $PAMC,R,DSC,c-c*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark DSC pattern ACN – Alert command This sentence is used for acknowledge, silence, responsibility transfer and to request repeat of alert details in case the reception process has detected, based on ALC, that ALF has been missed.

  • Page 55: Interpretation Of Output Sentences

    Interpretation of Output Sentences ABK – AIS Addressed and Binary Broadcast Acknowledgement The ABK-sentence is generated when a transaction, initiated by reception of an ABM, AIR, or BBM sentence, is completed or terminated. $--ABK,xxxxxxxxx,x,x.x,x,x*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark xxxxxxxxx MMSI of the addressed AIS unit AIS channel of reception ITU-R M.1371Message ID...
  • Page 56 ALR – Set Alarm State Local alarm condition and status. This sentence is used to report an alarm condition on a device and its current state of acknowledgement. $--ALR,hhmmss.ss,xxx,A, A,c--c*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark hhmmss.ss Time of alarm condition change, UTC Unique alarm number (identifier) at alarm source Alarm condition,...
  • Page 57 LR2 – AIS Long-Range Reply Sentence 2 The LR2-sentence contains the information items requested by the “B, C, E and F” function identification characters, (see the LRF sentence) LR2,x,xxxxxxxxx,xxxxxxxx,hhmmss.ss,llll.ll,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x.x,T,x.x,N*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Sequence number xxxxxxxxx MMSI of responder xxxxxxxx Date: ddmmyyyy, 8 digits hhmmss.ss...
  • Page 58 LRF – AIS Long-Range Function This sentence is used in both long-range interrogation requests and long-range interrogation replies. The LRF-sentence is the second sentence of the long-range interrogation request pair, LRI and LRF (see the LRI-sentence). $--LRF,x,xxxxxxxxx,c—c,c—c,c—c*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Sequence number...
  • Page 59 TXT – Text Transmission For the transmission of short text messages. Longer text messages may be transmitted by using multiple sentences. $--TXT,xx,xx,xx,c--c*hh<CR><LF> Field No. Format Description Remark Total number of sentences Sentence number Text identifier c--c Text message VDM – AIS VHF Data-Link Message This sentence is used to transfer the entire contents of a received AIS message packet, as defined in ITU-R M.1371 and as received on the VHF Data Link (VDL), using the “six-bit”...
  • Page 60 VDO – AIS VHF Data-Link Own-Vessel Report This sentence is used to transfer the entire contents of an AIS unit’s broadcast message packet, as defined in ITU-R M.1371 and as sent out by the AIS unit over the VHF data link (VDL) using the “six-bit” field type. !--VDO,x,x,x,a,s—s,x*hh<CR><LF>...
  • Page 61 ALF – Alert sentence This sentence is used to report an alert condition and the alert state of a device. An ALF message shall be published for an alert each time the alert information in this sentence changes and on alert request $--ALF,x,x,x,hhmmss.ss,a,a,a,aaa,x.x,x.x,x.x,x,c---c*hh <CR><LF>...

  • Page 62: Appendix B: M6 Nmea 2000 Pgn Information

    Appendix B: M6 NMEA 2000 PGN Information The following table is a list of the NMEA 2000 PGNs supported by the M6 unit. OUTPUT Description 59392 ISO Acknowledgment 59904 ISO Request 60160 ISO Transport Protocol, Data Transfer 60416 ISO Transport Protocol, Connection Management 60928 ISO Address Claim 126208...
  • Page 63 129807 AIS Group Assignment 129809 AIS Class B “CS” Static Data Report, Part A 129810 AIS Class B “CS” Static Data Report, Part B 129811 AIS Single Slot Binary Message 129812 AIS Multi Slot Binary Message 129813 AIS Long-Range Broadcast Message 129816 AIS Acknowledge INPUT...

  • Page 64: Appendix C: Installation And Maintenance Record

    Appendix C: Installation and Maintenance Record The following installation record should be completed and retained on board the vessel for maintenance records. Vessel Information Vessel Name Flag State IMO Number MMSI Number Owner/Company Radio call sign Type of vessel Gross tonnage Length Beam AIS Class A Transponder Information...
  • Page 65 Connected Sensors and Devices Connected Port Equipment Model Number Sensor 1 Sensor 2 Sensor 3 Ext Display Port Pilot Port Long Range Port DGNSS Data Port Other Device Installer Information Company Name Technician’s Name Telephone/Mobile No. Address Place Date Installer’s Signature...

  • Page 66: Appendix D: Uscg Check List & Report

    Appendix D: USCG Check List & Report For USA vessel owners, please visit the USCG website to download the voluntary checklist to assist the surveyor or owner in ensuring the ship’s Automatic Identification System (AIS) in operation is properly operating as defined in 33 CFR §164, 47 CFR §80, and, Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) Chapter V Regulation 18.9.
  • Page 67 Software Revisions The transponder is delivered with software version according to the following table which is to be filled in and maintained either by manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or installation company. When software update is done, the new software (firmware) version can be identified through MKD at MENU/DIAGNOSTICS/VERSION (please refer to section 2.9.5 in the Operator Manual).

  • Page 68: Document Revisions

    6 DOCUMENT REVISIONS Date Rev/Issue Changes 2024-02-21 Initial issue NOTE: 21-435-002 Issue 1...
  • Page 69 NetWave Systems B.V. Blauw-roodlaan 100, 2718 SJ Zoetermeer The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)881181500 Email: info@seasofsolutions.com www.seasofsolutions.com 21-435-002 Issue 1...

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