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CSB200 Class B AIS 

R1.0 

 

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LED Status 

This display may not be enabled depending on the software version of 
your AIS transponder.  

This section mirrors the LED display on the front of the AIS transponder 
and is useful when the unit is installed in a location  
where the physical LEDs are not easily visible. 
 

Internal Data 
This display may not be enabled depending on the software version of 
your AIS transponder.  

This section provides internal diagnostics data from your AIS 
transponder. Your dealer may request this information if diagnosing any 
problems with your installation. 

 

Statistics 
This display may not be enabled depending on the software version of 
your AIS transponder.  

This section shows the number of AIS messages received and 
transmitted on each of the AIS channels. You can use this information to 
verify that the transponder is successfully receiving and transmitting data 
when other AIS equipped vessels are in range 

 

 

 

 

   

 

CSB200 Class B AIS 

R1.0 

 

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Serial Data

 

This tab shows the raw NMEA 0183 serial data being output by the AIS. 
A typical display is shown below: 

 

 

 

Serial data can be logged to a file by clicking the 'Log to file' 
button and entering a file name and location in the dialog box.  

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Logging to file will continue if other tabs are selected 
after logging has been started 

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Logging to file will cease when the 'Stop logging' button 
is clicked 

 

The serial data display can be paused by clicking the pause 
button at the bottom right hand side of the data window. Clicking 
the button a second time will resume output of the live serial 
data. 

 

Transmitted AIVDO messages are indented for easy 

Summary of Contents for CSB200

Page 1: ... Manual CSB200 Class B AIS Transponder CSB200 Class B AIS R1 0 2 PROGRAMMING THE CSB200 4 PROAIS PROGRAM 4 STATIC DATA 7 GPS STATUS 10 DIAGNOSTICS 11 SERIAL DATA 14 OTHER VESSELS 15 SAFETY MESSAGES 16 COMMANDS 17 ...

Page 2: ...tp zedgraph org Provided under the GNU Lesser General Public License All trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners CSB200 Class B AIS R1 0 4 PROGRAMMING THE CSB200 proAIS Program Before the CSB200 can transmit it requires to be programmed with your own vessels information This is done via the CSB200 field programmer proAIS Requirements The proAIS application...

Page 3: ... Connect 5 Once a connection is established the application is ready to use Connection status is indicated at the bottom left of the application window 6 The functions of proAIS are arranged in a series of tabs Each tab contains information relating to a particular aspect of the connected AIS transponder Depending on the version of proAIS installed not all tabs shown below may be visible Static da...

Page 4: ...sh screen and version information Static Data This tab shows the current configuration of the AIS transponder and allows the configuration to be programmed during installation into a vessel CSB200 Class B AIS R1 0 8 When an un configured AIS transponder is connected for the first time the display will be similar to that shown below To configure the transponder all of the data fields must be comple...

Page 5: ... Save static data to AIS button to programme this configuration into the AIS transponder A warning will be displayed asking you to verify the MMSI number Please check the number displayed is correct before proceeding If the number is incorrect click the No button to cancel programming of the MMSI CSB200 Class B AIS R1 0 10 Click the Yes button if the MMSI is correct The static data tab will be upd...

Page 6: ...the green tick to appear If the red cross is still present after this time please refer to the active alarms section below The AIS will not transmit unless it has acquired GPS fix and has a valid MMSI programmed o AIS has received a position report has a red cross a position report from another vessel has been received If there is no other AIS equipped vessel in the area the red cross will remain ...

Page 7: ...number of AIS messages received and transmitted on each of the AIS channels You can use this information to verify that the transponder is successfully receiving and transmitting data when other AIS equipped vessels are in range CSB200 Class B AIS R1 0 14 Serial Data This tab shows the raw NMEA 0183 serial data being output by the AIS A typical display is shown below Serial data can be logged to a...

Page 8: ... with Class A AIS have the MMSI displayed in black text o Vessels equipped with Class B AIS have the MMSI displayed in blue text The name and call sign of each vessel is shown CSB200 Class B AIS R1 0 16 o Due to the way AIS operates this information may take some time to appear The speed in knots course in degrees decimal latitude and longitude are shown for each vessel The approximate distance to...

Page 9: ...e Configure baud rates o Baud rates for the RS232 and RS422 NMEA 0183 communications ports can be set here The default value is 38400 should be used where possible The CSB200 Class B AIS R1 0 18 Update button should be clicked to send new settings to the AIS transponder Alarm output options By default the AIS transponder will output the status of all alarms every minute using AIALR sentences The u...

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