Euronav AI3000 Quick Reference Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Euronav Manuals
  4. Receiver
  5. AI3000
  6. Quick reference manual

Euronav AI3000 Quick Reference Manual

Ais receiver
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

AI3000 AIS Receiver
Installation and Quick Reference Guide
Contents
Page Number
1
ai3000vf rev V
2
2
3
3
5
8
9
10
11

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the AI3000 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Summary of Contents for Euronav AI3000

  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    V AI3000 AIS Receiver Installation and Quick Reference Guide Contents Page Number Disclaimer and warranty Contents of this box Brief background to AIS Introduction Installing the AI3000 receiver Correct operation Fault finding Technical specifications Appendix A – Data format...

  • Page 2: Disclaimer And Warranty

    Note; The AI3000 is a receive only unit and does not comply with the mandatory SO- LAS carriage requirements for most commercial vessels to fit Class A AIS Trans- ponders.

  • Page 3: Brief Background To Ais

    VHF range. Introduction AI3000 is a low cost, high performance AIS receive only unit, that enables the recep- tion of information from vessels fitted with AIS transponders at a fraction of the cost of a conventional transponder.
  • Page 4 Note: Class ‘B‘ transponder’s transmit dynamic data less frequently (3 mins) and there is less vessel (static) information. Table 1 Class A shipborne mobile equipment reporting intervals Ship's dynamic conditions Reporting interval Ship at anchor or moored and not moving faster than 3 3 Minutes knots Ship at anchor or moored and moving faster than 3 knots...

  • Page 5: Installing The Ai3000 Receiver

    Installing the AI3000 Receiver The AI3000 is supplied with a power cable and data cables for connection to a PC serial port or an NMEA device. The AI3000 Receiver is not supplied with a VHF antenna as the type of antenna and cable requirements are different for various types of vessel.
  • Page 6 Mounting the AI3000 receiver The AI3000 receiver comes with a trunnion mount to secure to a bulkhead or shelf Select a location away from excessive heat sources, such as heating vents or equipment heat exhausts and avoid areas where there is a high flow of moisture or humid salt air (e.g.
  • Page 7 9 Pin D – 9 Pin D cable - For use with PC’s Use this cable to connect the AI3000 receiver to a PC serial (or USB) port. Connect one end of the cable to the AIS receiver data connector and the other end to the PC serial port.

  • Page 8: Correct Operation

    Correct operation Operation of the AI3000 unit is fully automatic and only requires power, VHF and data cable connection. Once you have supplies power to the AI3000 unit the green light marked ON should illuminate. The reception and correct decoding of an AIS message is indicated by the momen- tary flash of the appropriate Channel light.

  • Page 9: Fault Finding

    Note; Until the deadlines for mandatory fitment are reached, ships may not have fit- ted a Transponder, therefore if a ship is sailing past and no signal is received there may be no fault with the AI3000 receiver. Channel 1 and Channel 2 lights flash but no data is received If the red channel lights flash then data is being received from nearby vessels.

  • Page 10: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications AI3000 is a compact dual channel synthesised VHF receiver designed to re- ceive and decode AIS transmissions from vessels etc. All currently defined messages are supported, including those for Class A and Class B transpond- ers (Message 24) that are expressed via the VDM sentence.

  • Page 11: Appendix A - Data Format

    For most users the application software will fully decode the data for you. The AI3000 outputs the AIS data using the standard VDM sentence. The format of the VDM sentence consist of a human readable text part and a binary data part, !xxVDM,t,n,s,c,binary data,f*hh<CR><LF>...

Table of Contents