Section 5 - Status Bar - ACR Electronics AIS LINK2AIS - REV D Manual

SECTION 5 - STATUS BAR

The status bar at the bottom of the main window displays important information of the program and your transponder.
The fields, from left to right, contain the following information:
1. LEDs
On the left side you‟ll notice icons resembling LEDs.
Connection Status
The LEDs on the far left reflect the status of the connection.
When you start the program you are not connected to the AIS device.
You have made a connection but the program does not (yet) recognize the device. With amber light:
some actions (menu items) do not work until the light is green.
The program and the Nauticast™-B are communicating properly – connection OK.
LEDs on your Transponder
These four LEDs show you which of the LEDs on your Nauticast™-B are lit. Some possible patterns are:
The device is working and OK.
The "Silent" mode is active – nothing will be sent.
An error happened. Read the error message and solve the problem.
2. Data Fields
Most of the status bar is taken by fields that are duplicates of the "Own Ship Data".
MMSI
This is the MMSI (9 digit Marine Mobile Service Identity) of the transponder connected to your PC.
Latitude
Your current latitude as computed by your GPS. The longitude and latitude are shown when the GPS
receiver is able to determine your position. This is the same position as the one shown in the "Own
Ship Data".
Longitude
Your current longitude as computed by your GPS.
COG
Your current COG (Course Over Ground) as computed by your GPS.
SOG
Your current SOG (Speed Over Ground) as computed by your GPS. The units can be selected in the
program settings dialog.
Date and Time
The UTC date and time as transmitted by your GPS receiver. Note that the time may lag a few
seconds.
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