Comar Systems AIS i320W, User Manual

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AIS Receivers and Transponders normally use a baud rate of 38400. Most other NMEA 0183
devices usually use 4800 baud (such as a GPS, Chart Plotter or Instruments).
If the equipment that you are connecting to has a pair of NMEA cables, normally marked NMEA
Output Positive (A) and Negative (B) these should go to the respective NMEA input on the WiFi
unit.
If the equipment has only one Positive NMEA output wire this should go to the A NMEA Input and
a wire from the B NMEA Input should then be taken to the common ground/negative of the other
equipment.
Connect an AIS source
to the “NMEA IN 1” port, observing the correct polarity.
7.5 Installation Step 3
Apply power and verify that the unit is operating:
Apply power to the i320W and all connected devices.
Verify that the green power LED on the i320W is illuminated
Use a WiFi enabled device like a smartphone, tablet or PC and search for WiFi networks. Your
device should find the i320W network and you should be able to connect without a password.
Wait for the connected AIS receiver to receive the first AIS messages (usually indicated by
flashing LEDs). Once the AIS receiver is sending NMEA 0183 AIS data to the i320W you should
see the NMEA IN indicator LED flashing yellow.
Now, open a marine navigation program / app that is able to process AIS messages on your WiFi
enabled device that you have connected to the i320W WiFi network. In the settings page of the
program / app set the AIS settings as follows:
Protocol: TCP
IP Address: 10.10.100.110
Port: 10110
Once sucessfully connected you should see the AIS data displayed on your screen.