ACR Electronics AIS-300, Y1-03-0222 manual Appendix B Specifications and Warnings, Parameter Value

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APPENDIX B - SPECIFICATIONS AND WARNINGS

1.Specifications

 

Parameter

 

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimensions

 

 

7.8 x 6.22 x 1.84 in. (198 x 158 x 46.7 mm)

 

 

Weight

 

 

13.2 oz (375g)

 

 

Power

 

 

DC (9.6-15.6V), two-wire with negative ground

 

 

 

 

 

Average power consumption 4W

 

 

 

 

 

Peak current rating 2A

 

 

GPS Receiver (AIS Internal)

 

 

IEC 61108-1 compliant

 

 

Electrical Interfaces

 

 

RS232 38400bps bi-directional

 

 

 

 

 

RS422 NMEA 38400bps bi-directional

 

 

Connectors

 

 

VHF Antenna connector (UHF female bulkhead connector)

 

 

 

 

 

GPS Antenna connector (TNC female bulkhead connector)

 

 

Cable – Power/Data

 

 

Power, RS232, RS422, SRM (15-pin Connector), 1.5 meter DSUB

 

 

VHF Transceiver

 

 

Transmitter x 1

 

 

 

 

 

Receiver x 2 (One receiver time shared between AIS and DSC)

 

 

AIS1: 161.975 MHz

 

 

Frequency: 156.025 to 162.025 MHz in 25 kHz steps

 

 

AIS2: 162.025 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output Power

 

 

33dBm ± 1.5 dB (2W)

 

 

Channel Bandwidth

 

 

25kHz

 

 

Channel Step

 

 

25kHz

 

 

Modulation Modes

 

 

25kHz GMSK (AIS, TX and RX)

 

 

 

 

 

25kHz AFSK (DSC, RX only)

 

 

Bit rate

 

 

9600 b/s ± 50 ppm (GMSK)

 

 

 

 

 

1200 b/s ± 30 ppm (FSK)

 

 

RX Sensitivity

 

 

Sensitivity – 107dBm 25kHz (Message Error Rate 20%)

 

 

 

 

 

Co-Channel 10dB

 

 

 

 

 

Adjacent Channel 70dB

 

 

 

 

 

IMD 65dB

 

 

 

 

 

Blocking 84dB

 

 

Environmental

 

 

IEC 60945

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Temperature: -25ºC to +55ºC

 

 

 

 

 

IEC 62287, IP67 (with cables installed)

 

 

Indicators

 

 

Power, TX timeout, status, pre-set SRM sent or Silent Mode

 

 

Operator Controls

 

 

Optional pre-set safety related message (SRM) transmit button or Silent

 

 

 

 

Mode -No Transmit (user Configured).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information reporting intervals

 

 

The Nauticast™-B AIS will transmit position reports (Message 18) in

 

 

 

 

 

reporting intervals of:

 

 

 

 

 

Every 30 seconds if SOG is > 2 kn;

 

 

 

 

 

Every 3 Minutes if SOG is < 2 kn

 

 

 

 

 

Provided that the transmission time periods are available. A command

 

 

 

 

 

received by Message 23 shall override the reporting interval.

 

 

 

 

 

static data sub messages 24A and 24B will be transmitted every 6 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

in addition to and independent of the position report.

 

 

Approvals

 

 

USCG Approval Number: 165.156/3/0

 

 

 

 

 

FCC ID B66ACR-AIS-300

 

 

 

 

 

R&TTE Phoenix (NB#0700) Certificate Number: 07-110244

 

 

 

 

 

BSH Approval Number: BSH/46162/4320519/2007

 

NOTE: For complete information regarding approvals, please visit ACR‟s website at www.acrelectronics.com

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Y1-03-0222 Rev. C

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Contents Page Y1-03-0222 Rev. C Please Read ALL Warnings What is AIS? OverviewAIS classes Installation Product contentsSoftware installation Installation overview and prerequisitesPrerequisites Installation of the .NET Framework Installation of the Windows Installer Installation of the Link2AIS Software Y1-03-0222 Rev. C Y1-03-0222 Rev. C Y1-03-0222 Rev. C Y1-03-0222 Rev. C Connecting to a personal computer PC Help file Installers only Entering static dataSoftware structure Y1-03-0222 Rev. C Hardware installation Electrical connectionsAntenna installation Physical mountingAntenna connections on the transponder Antenna mountingUsing the Transponder Switching onLED indicators PowerData port messages Built-in testMaintenance Appendix a Serial Data Interface Power/ Data connectionPower up messages Serial Port Input/OutputVHF data link messages Nmea 0183 VDM DataVDL Message number VDM Message description VDO message format VHF data link own vessel messages Nmea 0183 VDOVDO Message number VDO Message description ACA message format ACS message formatAIS alarm messages Nmea 0183 ALR, Text ACK messagesALR message format Format DescriptionSpecifications Appendix B Specifications and WarningsParameter Value Appendix C System Block Diagram System DiagramAppendix D Data Power Cable Information Class B A2-07-0196-1Description DB15 ColorLimited Warranty SupportUseful Life Policy Other noticesManufacturer EuropeanRepresentative Signed on behalf of ACR Electronics, Inc