Installation Manual

Contents
1 PREFACE.................................................................................................................................. 1
2 INSTALLING THE AIS TRANSPONDER SYSTEM SAFELY........................................................ 2
3 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 5
3.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL.............................................................................................................. 5
4 AIS TRANSPONDER SYSTEM................................................................................................... 7
4.1 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................... 7
4.2 INSTALLATION ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................... 7
4.3 AIS BUILDING BLOCKS ............................................................................................................ 7
5 MECHANICAL MOUNTING OPTIONS AND GUIDELINES ..........................................................10
5.1 LOCATION ...........................................................................................................................10
5.2 AIS TRANSPONDER UNIT .......................................................................................................10
5.2.1 Transponder main dimensions .....................................................................................10
5.3 AIS DISPLAY .......................................................................................................................13
5.3.1 AIS Display trunnion assembly.....................................................................................13
5.3.2 AIS Display flush mount assembly ...............................................................................14
5.4 ANTENNA UNITS ...................................................................................................................15
5.4.1 Antenna mounting position ..........................................................................................15
5.4.2 VHF antenna ..............................................................................................................15
5.4.3 GNSS antenna ...........................................................................................................15
5.4.4 Weld on plate mounting of the GNSS antenna ..............................................................16
5.4.5 Cable Preparation.......................................................................................................17
6 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................................19
6.1 GROUND CONNECTION..........................................................................................................19
6.2 SIGNAL CABLE CONNECTIONS FOR AIS TRANSPONDER...............................................................19
6.3 VHF AND GNSS (GPS) ANTENNA CABLE CONNECTIONS ............................................................20
6.3.1 VHF antenna ..............................................................................................................21
6.3.2 GNSS (GPS) antenna .................................................................................................21
6.4 CONNECTION TERMINALS.......................................................................................................22
6.4.1 Fuse values ................................................................................................................22
6.4.2 Signal line termination .................................................................................................22
6.4.3 Method of connecting screens at the transponder .........................................................23
6.4.4 Test and program connections .....................................................................................24
6.4.5 Power supply..............................................................................................................24
6.4.6 DISP port – Display .....................................................................................................25
6.4.7 SEN 1, 2, 3, 4 ports - Sensors......................................................................................25
6.4.8 SEN Ports necessary sentences: .................................................................................26
6.4.9 Main and AUX high speed input/output ports ................................................................26
6.4.10 MAIN port ...................................................................................................................27
6.4.11 AUX/Pilot port .............................................................................................................27
6.4.12 Pilot Plug connection...................................................................................................27
6.4.13 Long Range Port .........................................................................................................27
6.4.14 RTCM port, Differential GNSS correction input/output port .............................................27
6.4.15 Alarm relay .................................................................................................................27
6.5 COMPLETION OF INSTALLATION...............................................................................................28
7 SPECIFICATION.......................................................................................................................29
7.1 TECHNICAL INFORMATION......................................................................................................30
7.1.1 RS-422 interfaces .......................................................................................................30
7.1.2 Termination ................................................................................................................30
7.1.3 Output drive capability.................................................................................................30
7.1.4 Input loading ...............................................................................................................30
7.1.5 Isolation .....................................................................................................................30
7.2 RTCM BINARY MESSAGES .....................................................................................................30
7.3 NMEA SENTENCES USED ......................................................................................................30
7.4 MESSAGE STRUCTURES ........................................................................................................32