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Saab R5 SUPREME AIS Operation & Installation Manual
Summary of R5 SUPREME AIS
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Operation & installation manual saab transpondertech r5 solid ais system.
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R5 solid ais system the automatic identification system 7000 118-200, c2 page 3 i copyright the entire contents of this manual and its appendices, including any future updates and modifications, shall remain the property of saab transpondertech ab at all times. The contents must not, whether in its ...
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R5 solid ais system the automatic identification system 7000 118-200, c2 page 4 please refer to your local waste authority for information on return and collection systems in your area. Vii contact information for installation, service, ordering info and technical support please contact your local s...
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R5 solid ais system the automatic identification system 7000 118-200, c2 page 5 table of contents 1 the automatic identification system ............................................. 8 2 system overview.............................................................................. 9 2.1 product descri...
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R5 solid ais system the automatic identification system 7000 118-200, c2 page 6 4.21 gps status ............................................................................................................ 50 4.22 view raw data ............................................................................
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R5 solid ais system the automatic identification system 7000 118-200, c2 page 7 10 glossary .......................................................................................... 80 10.1 units ..........................................................................................................
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R5 solid ais system the automatic identification system 7000 118-200, c2 page 8 1 the automatic identification system the automatic identification system (ais) is a safety information system that was proposed as a worldwide standard in 1997 and adopted by imo in 1998. The ais system is standardized ...
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R5 solid ais system system overview 7000 118-200, c2 page 9 2 system overview 2.1 product description the r5 solid ais system (r5 solid from here on) consists of a transceiver radio unit, a gps receiver, a controller unit and a colour lcd with a numerical keypad. The radio has three receivers, two t...
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R5 solid ais system system overview 7000 118-200, c2 page 10 2.2 main features multi-colour 3. 5” lcd with numerical keypad interface. Usb host interface for connection of usb keyboard and usb flash memories. Individual visual display settings for day and night operations. Broadcast of dynamic, stat...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 11 3 installation 3.1 unpacking the equipment the r5 solid ais system typically consists of the following parts: name part number qty. R5 solid ais transponder solas class a & inland ais 7000 118-501 1 r5 power cable 2m 7000 118-077 1 r5 signal ...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 12 3.2 installation cables the following cables are needed to install the r5 solid. R5 signal cable, dsub-open type: shielded twisted pair x 0.33 mm 2 length: 2 m connector: 26-pole h.D.D-sub (female) marking: 7000 118-078, a r5 power cable type...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 13 3.3.1 equipment installation environment the table below lists the iec 60945 equipment classification for the system. Name part number iec 60945 installation category r5 solid class a / inland ais unit 7000 118-501 protected ma-700 at575-68 v...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 14 3.4.2 physical size and mechanical drawing figure 2 – gimbal mount figure 3 – gimbal mount (bottom view).
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 15 figure 4 – panel mount figure 5 – panel mount front view.
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 16 figure 6 – gps antenna – ma-700 figure 7 – gps antenna – at575-68.
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 17 figure 8 – combined vhf / gps antenna – ac marine 3.5 mount the r5 solid t ransponder’s vhf antenna the r5 solid, like any other ship borne transceiver operating in the vhf maritime band, may cause interference to a ship’s vhf radiotelephone....
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 18 the voice vhf installations used for main communication to avoid unnecessary interference. There should not be more than one antenna on the same level. The ais vhf antenna should be mounted directly abov e or below the ship’s primary vhf radi...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 19 coaxial cables should not be exposed to sharp bends, which may lead to a change of the characteristic impedance of the cable. The minimum bending radius should be 5 times the cable's diameter. All outdoor installed connectors should be weathe...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 20 high-power lines, such as radar or radio transmitter lines or the ais vhf antenna cable. A separation of 1 meter or more is recommended to avoid interference due to rf-coupling. Crossing of antenna cables should be done at 90 degrees to minim...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 21 min length = (preamp. Gain – 26 db)/cable attenuation per meter max length = (preamp. Gain – 10 db)/cable attenuation per meter 3.6.3 gps cable mounting coaxial cables (marine approved type) should be installed in separate signal cable channe...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 22 (see note 2) 7 (lowest priority) rs-232 38400 bps input / output (see note 2) table 7 port priorities and default baud rates note 1: this means that if valid position data from external position sources are input on both sensor 1 and ecdis po...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 23 2 out ecdis - txa (-) rs422 brown 3 in sensor1 - rxb (+) rs422 green 4 in sensor1 - rxa (-) rs422 yellow 5 in sensor2 - rxb (+) rs422 grey 6 in sensor2 - rxa (-) rs422 pink 7 in long range - rxb (+) rs422 blue 8 in long range - rxa (-) rs422 ...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 24 3 external switch (r) brown 4 external switch (f) orange table 10 – 4-pin male circular conxall 3.7.7 blue sign connection if the blue sign switch should be used, the parameter “external switch” must be configured to “blue sign” in misc. Inte...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 25 relay vcc brown/red relay gnd white / pink relay out pink / brown table 11 – alarm relay wires figure 10 – alarm relay 3.8 system configuration when the physical and electrical installation of the system is complete, the r5 solid needs to be ...
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R5 solid ais system installation 7000 118-200, c2 page 26 when the r5 solid has been installed according to the procedures described in previous sections, it is recommended to make a first functional check of the system. Check the following things to ensure that the r5 solid is fully functional. Che...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 27 4 operation 4.1 system mode the r5 solid can operate in two different system modes, class a mode and inland mode. The class a mode should be used for vessels falling under the carriage requirements of chapter v of the international convention fo...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 28 the light sensor will automatically dim the backlight of the display depending on measured input light to the sensor. 5 - arrow keypad and enter the arrow keypad ( and ∧∨ ) is used to navigate in menus, lists and edit fields. The center button o...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 29 list of predefined values: use the ∧∨ keys to select between the predefined values. List of predefined values and numeric input: in some of the views like the ais message send view where it is possible to send an srm to a target, it is possible ...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 30 4.3 main menu – tree view main menu target list plot alarms messages voyage status maintenance long range ais messages persons on board inbox outbox send eta/rta water levels inbox outbox send only visible if system mode is set to ”inland” and s...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 31 4.3.1 navigating in menus use the arrow keypad buttons and ∧∨ to navigate between the view buttons in the different menus. Press the enter button to enter the currently selected view. It is also possible to directly select a view by pressing the...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 32 hazardous cargo (x,y,z,os) classification of current cargo according to x,y,z,os draught (inland) the vertical distance measured from the lowest point of a ship’s hull to the water surface, in meters (two decimal precision) air draught the verti...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 33 ship type (imo) type of ship according to itu-r m.1371-4. Both numerical input and selection from list is possible. Eni unique european vessel identification number reported by own ship eri ship type ship or combination type according to numeric...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 34 when operating in inland mode, extra convoy size can be added to ship dimension extra convoy size on each side (value = 0 if convoy not used): bow [m] (one decimal precision) stern [m] (one decimal precision) port side [m] (one decimal precision...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 35 lon sw the longitude for the south west corner of the regional area 4.4.6 main menu config vhf radio lr broadcast settings parameter name description lr broadcast ch. 1 the first channel number for broadcasting long range message 27. The m...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 36 4.4.9 main menu config long range parameter name description reply mode when set to “auto” the r5 solid will automatically respond to any long range interrogation messages. When set to “manual” the operator is responsible for sending a respo...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 37 4.4.10 main menu config display visual it is possible to completely turn off the backlight on lcd, buttons and led’s. It may then be difficult to read the r5 solid display and find the way to the correct configuration parameter in order to ...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 38 long range message controls the behavior of the r5 solid sound buzzer when an lr interrogation message is received. Ais message controls the behavior of the r5 solid sound buzzer when a srm or binary text message is received. Inland rta controls...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 39 4.4.15 main menu config interface miscellaneous parameter name description ssd password changes the value of the ssd password level. When set to “none”, no password is required when configuring the transponder with an ssd sentence from e.G....
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 40 should be oriented. If set to “north always up”, the plot will always have north up and own ship will rotate according to heading input. If set to “own ship bow always up”, the plot will always have own ship pointing up and rotate the rest of th...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 41 4.6 status bar the top of the screen of the r5 solid always displays a summary of the system’s status. See illustration below. If a valid navigation position is available, it is displayed to the left. The status icons are displayed in the middle...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 42 knots, otherwise 1w mode will be automatically disengaged. The tanker 1w mode is fully automatic and cannot be disengaged by other external control. 4.8 view remote ship information the r5 solid will power up in target list view. This view, also...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 43 4.9 view plot of targets the location of targets relative to your own ship is visualized in the plot view. The view is accessed from the main menu view. Use the arrow keypad > to select any of the targets on the display or ∧ ∨ to zoom in and zoo...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 44 4.11 enter and read voyage related information voyage related information (for transmit via ais) is displayed in the ais voyage view. The view is accessed from main menu voyageais voyage. Voyage related data includes destination, estimated tim...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 45 figure 19 – ais message inbox select a message with arrow keypad buttons ∧∨. A preview of the selected message is shown at the bottom of the screen. To read the entire message and mark it as being read, press enter. When the message is read, nav...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 46 figure 21 – ais message outbox 4.13 send persons on board in the send persons on board view it is possible to send information about number of persons on board (pob) to another vessel. The pob message can be sent as either addressed or broadcast...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 47 figure 23 – long range to send a reply or refusal to the interrogation or to delete an interrogation from the message list, use the arrow keypad buttons ∧∨ to mark the desired interrogation and then press the opt button and choose the desired op...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 48 figure 24 – eta/rta 4.16 inland water levels the r5 solid can receive and display inland water levels messages. All received water levels messages can be viewed in the water levels view that can be accessed from main menu messages water leve...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 49 shown in the list. It is possible to also show disabled active alarms by pressing opt button and choose “show all alarms”. For a list of all alarms, see section 7.3. Figure 26 - alarms 4.19 status list current status indications are listed in th...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 50 4.21 gps status this view displays the satellites received by the r5 solid internal gps receiver. The list is sorted by the satellites id (prn number) and shows elevation, azimuth and signal to noise ratio (snr) for each satellite. The view also...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 51 4.24 vhf status the vhf status view shows the currently used settings. Channel number, frequency, power and operation mode are displayed for each vhf transceiver in the r5 solid. This information is useful when troubleshooting to make sure that ...
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R5 solid ais system operation 7000 118-200, c2 page 52 figure 34 - update software 4.27 restore config all config parameters described in section 4.4 “configuration parameters” can be set to default values from the restore config view which can be accessed from main menu maintenance restore config...
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R5 solid ais system software upgrade 7000 118-200, c2 page 53 5 software upgrade note: after updating the software add a sticker stating the new software version close to the product label. The r5 solid is easy upgradable through the usb host interface located behind the front hatch. To upgrade the ...
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R5 solid ais system technincal specifications 7000 118-200, c2 page 54 6 technincal specifications 6.1 physical dimensions: height: 87 mm width: 238 mm depth: 173 mm dimensions: incl. Gimbal mount height: 124 mm (minimum) width: 292 mm depth: 173 mm weight: 2.25 kg 2.45 kg incl gimbalmount 6.2 elect...
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R5 solid ais system technincal specifications 7000 118-200, c2 page 55 6.4 vhf transceiver receivers: 156 – 163 mhz (tdma) 156.525 mhz fixed (dsc, channel 70) transmitter: 156 – 163 mhz channel bandwidth: 25 khz output power: high: 12,5 w low: 1w “tanker 1w mode”: 1w vhf antenna connector: bnc-femal...
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R5 solid ais system troubleshooting 7000 118-200, c2 page 56 7 troubleshooting one of the basic ideas with troubleshooting is to solve a supposed problem on site instead of immediately sending the suspected part for a costly repair. Solving a supposed problem would in this aspect mean both to rectif...
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R5 solid ais system troubleshooting 7000 118-200, c2 page 57 the available current is sufficient for start up and transmission the external fuse is functional the power cable is undamaged the power connector is properly connected and secured also check so that the led backlight is not completely tur...
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R5 solid ais system troubleshooting 7000 118-200, c2 page 58 $aialr,hhmmss.Ss,xxx,a,a,c-c: tx malfunction: alarm is active and acknowledged $aialr,hhmmss.Ss,xxx,a,v,c-c: tx malfunction: alarm is active and unacknowledged the alarms that can occur in the r5 solid are listed below: 7.3.1 ais: tx malfu...
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R5 solid ais system troubleshooting 7000 118-200, c2 page 59 7.3.12 ais: active ais sart (id 014) this alarm is generated when the r5 solid has received an active ais sart position report. 7.3.13 ais: external epfs lost (id 025) this alarm is generated if the position from the external electronic po...
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R5 solid ais system troubleshooting 7000 118-200, c2 page 60 figure 35 – transmitted own ship data 7.4.2 target list the target list is primarily useful when analyzing the receiving functionality. The propagation characteristics of vhf radio frequencies are close to line of sight. A harsh radio envi...
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R5 solid ais system troubleshooting 7000 118-200, c2 page 61 figure 37 – view raw data 7.4.5 status list the status list view is used to display status indications that are stored in the transponder. The indications are created when an important event has occurred in the transponder. Time of occurre...
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R5 solid ais system troubleshooting 7000 118-200, c2 page 62 - ship at anchor or moored and not moving faster than 3 knots 3 minutes - ship at anchor or moored and moving faster than 3 knots 10 seconds - ship 0-14 knots 10 seconds - ship 0-14 knots and changing course 3 1/3 seconds - ship 14-23 knot...
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R5 solid ais system troubleshooting 7000 118-200, c2 page 63 if the ship is close to a harbour or shore with high structures or traveling in an area with high terrain, the gps reception might be lowered. The gps antenna must be installed where it has a clear view of the sky. The objective is to see ...
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R5 solid ais system troubleshooting 7000 118-200, c2 page 64 7.9 long range definitions a = ship’s name, call sign, and imo number b = date and time of message composition c = position e = course over ground (cog) f = speed over ground (sog) i = destination and estimated time of arrival (eta) o = dr...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of input sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 65 8 interpretation of input sentences all interface ports accepts the full set of input listed below sentences, except the sentences listed in section 8.4.1that are unique to the long range interface port. The protocol of t...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of input sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 66 accuracy 3 -> position with low accuracy 6 -> dead reckoning with low accuracy 7 -> manual mode with low accuracy other -> no position used when the gps is the internal gps (used in proprietary sentences) 8 xx satellites ...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of input sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 67 9 x.X hdop ignored 10 x.X antenna altitude, meter ignored 11 x.X geodial separation ignored 12 x.X age of differential corrections ignored 13 x.X differential reference station id ignored 8.1.6 hdt - heading, true the use...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of input sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 68 8.1.9 rot – rate of turn the rate of turn value is only used if the talker identifier is ti. Otherwise the value will only be used to determine the direction, i.E. ”moving right” or ”moving left”. $--rot,x.X,a field forma...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of input sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 69 8.2 general input sentences 8.2.1 ack – acknowledge alarm $--ack,xxx field format name comment 1 --ack sentence id used 2 xxx id of the alarm source used 8.2.2 epv – command or report equipment property value $--epv,a,c--...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of input sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 70 8.3.2 aca – ais regional channel assignment message the zone created of this sentence must be accepted by the channel management rules (size of zone, distance to own position, valid channel number etc). If the zone isn’t ...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of input sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 71 9 x message sub section ignored 10 x channel used, may be null 8.3.5 bbm – broadcast binary message $--bbm,x,x,x,x,x.X,s--s,x field format name comment 1 --bbm sentence id used 2 x total number of sentences used if in int...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of input sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 72 8.4 long range input sentences 8.4.1 on long range port the lr sentences can only be used with the long range interface port. 8.4.1.1 lrf – ais long-range function $--lrf,x,xxxxxxxxx,c—c,c—c,c—c field format name comment ...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of output sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 73 9 interpretation of output sentences 9.1 proprietary output sentences (pstt) in addition to the standardized iec sentences, the r5 solid is able to output the proprietary sentences listed below. All saab transpondertech ...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of output sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 74 9.1.4 $pstt,1f3 – transponder restart this sentence will be output when the transponder has restarted. $pstt,1f3,r field format name comment 1 1f3 sentence id 1f3 always 2 r restart reason 0 = unknown 1 = cold start 2 = ...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of output sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 75 xx 4 c--c voyage destination used 5 xxxxxxx x eta date used 6 hhmmss. Ss eta time used 7 x.X draught used 8 x.X ship / cargo used 9 x.X ship length used 10 x.X ship width used 11 x.X ship type used 12 x.X persons used 9....
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of output sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 76 9.3 ais output sentences 9.3.1 abk – ais addressed and binary broadcast acknowledgement $ -- abk,xxxxxxxxx,x,x.X,x,x output rate: on event. Field format name comment 1 --abk sentence id used 2 xxxxxxxxx mmsi of the addre...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of output sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 77 v = not exceeded 5 a alarm’s acknowledge state a = acknowledged v = unacknowledged used 6 c--c alarm’s description text used 9.3.4 epv – command or report equipment property value $--epv,a,c--c,c--c,x.X,c—c output rate: ...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of output sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 78 1 --trl sentence id used 2 x.X total number of log entries used 3 x.X log entry number used 4 x sequential message identifier used 5 xxxxxxxx switch off date used 6 hhmmss.Ss switch off utc time used 7 xxxxxxxx switch on...
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R5 solid ais system interpretation of output sentences 7000 118-200, c2 page 79 9.3.11 vsd – voyage static data $--vsd,x.X,x.X,x.X,c--c,hhmmss.Ss,xx,xx,x.X,x.X output rate: on request. Field format name comment 1 --vsd sentence id used 2 x.X type of ship and cargo used 3 x.X maximum present draught ...
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R5 solid ais system glossary 7000 118-200, c2 page 80 10 glossary ack acknowledgement afsk audio frequency shift keying ais automatic identification system ant antenna app application arpa automatic radar plotting aid brg bearing bs base station ch channel cog course over ground comm communication d...
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R5 solid ais system glossary 7000 118-200, c2 page 81 loc local lon longitude lr long range msg message mkd minimum keyboard and display msas mtsat satellite augmentation system (japan) nmea national marine electronics association mmsi maritime mobile service identity n/a not available ne north east...
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R5 solid ais system glossary 7000 118-200, c2 page 82 10.1 units bps bits per second w watt m meter khz kilo hertz db-hz decibel-hertz nm nautical mile km kilometer sm statute mile kn knots km/h kilometer per hour mph miles per hour mm-dd hh:mm month-day hour:minute h:m:s hours:minutes:seconds.
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R5 solid ais system appendix a – inland eri ship types 7000 118-200, c2 page 83 11 appendix a – inland eri ship types eri ship type description imo ship type 8000 vessel type unknown 99 8010 motor freighter 79 8020 motor tanker 89 8021 motor tanker liquid (n) 80 8022 motor tanker liquid (c) 80 8023 ...
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R5 solid ais system appendix a – inland eri ship types 7000 118-200, c2 page 84 eri ship type description imo ship type 8460 vessel maint. Derric etc. 33 8470 object towed 99 8480 fishing boat 30 8490 bunkership 99 8500 barge tanker chemical 80 8510 object not specified 99 1500 general cargo vessel ...
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R5 solid ais system appendix b – license 7000 118-200, c2 page 85 12 appendix b – license the r5 solid ais transponder system runs on a linux operating system which is licensed with gnu general public license. The source code of the linux kernel can be obtained by contacting saab transpondertech ab:...
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R5 solid ais system appendix b – license 7000 118-200, c2 page 86 distribute the same sections as part of a whole which is a work based on the program, the distribution of the whole must be on the terms of this license, whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entire whole, and thus to ea...
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R5 solid ais system appendix b – license 7000 118-200, c2 page 87 the free software foundation; either version 2 of the license, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merch...