DIGITAL YACHT AIT2000, Installation & Operation Manual

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AIT2000 Installation & Operation Manual
VERSION 1.01
Wire colour Description Function
RED Power in + Power supply connections
BLACK Power in -
B LUE Switch input- External switch connection for silent mode
WHITE Switch input+
ORANGE NMEA0183
port 1 TX+ High speed NMEA0183 output (38,400 baud) intended for connection
to chart plotters
BROWN NMEA0183
port 1 TX-
TURQUOISE NMEA0183
port 1 RX+ High speed NMEA0183 input (38,400 baud)
Not normally used
GREY NMEA0183
port 1 RX-
PINK NMEA0183
port 2 TX+ Low speed NMEA0183 Output (4,800baud) intended for connection to
other NMEA0183 devices requiring a GPS feed. Note AIS data is not
available on this output.
VIOLET NMEA0183
port 2 TX-
YELLOW NMEA0183
port 2 RX+ Low speed NMEA0183 input (4,800baud) intended for connection to
other NMEA0183 compatible sensors for multiplexing of data to the
chart plotter
GREEN NMEA0183
port 2 RX-
Table 1
5.5 Connecting a “Silent” switch (optional)
A toggle switch can be connected to the AIS transponder to provide remote control of silent mode.
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Connect the toggle switch between the White(+) and Blue(-) wires as shown below. Connection of an ex-
ternal switch to toggle silent mode is optional and not essential for normal operation of the product.
Figure 5
5.6 Connecting to NMEA0183 compatible equipment

The AIT2000 has two independent NMEA0183 data ports which are pre-configured at the following data
rates; Port 1 = 38400 baud and Port 2 = 4800 baud.
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Each port consists of a two wire Input and a two wire Output, which are colour coded as shown in Table 1.
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Connect the wires to the appropriate connections on your NMEA0183 compatible equipment. Please re-
fer to your equipment manual for more information and pay particular attention to any menu settings
that must be configured to configure and display AIS or other NMEA data.

The high speed NMEA Output port 1 is intended primarily to connect to a chart plotter, while the low
speed NMEA Input and Output of port 2 are intended to connect to other NMEA0183 devices.