DIGITAL YACHT iAIS TX, Installation And Instruction Manual

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Quick Start Guide for iAIS TX V1.00
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APPENDIX For iAIS TX Plus
Connection to the NMEA2000 Network
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The iAIS TX does not take its power from the NMEA2000 network, just outputs its AIS and GPS data on to the
network.
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The iAIS TX has an integral 0.75m NMEA2000 cable terminated in a standard micro male NMEA2000 connector,
that will plug straight in to a spare female “T Piece” on many NMEA2000 networks.
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If you need to create a new NMEA2000 network, then you may wish to consider
Digital Yacht’s NMEA2000
Starter Kit , that provides all of the cables, connectors and terminators required for a basic NMEA2000 network.
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n some “proprietary” NMEA2000 networks, a special adaptor cable will be required from the manufacturer.
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Raymarine SeaTalkNG to NMEA2000 Adaptor Cable Part No A06045
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Simrad Simnet to NMEA2000 Adaptor Cable Part No 24006199
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On many NMEA2000 Multi-Function Displays, you have the facility to view NMEA2000 devices on the network
and if your MFD has this feature, use it to check that the iAIS TX is being seen on the network and selected as
the AIS source on the network.
NMEA2000 Interfacing
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A table showing all the NMEA2000 PGNs (messages) that the iAIS TX transmits on to the NMEA2000 network
are shown below. Some chart plotters do not support all these PGNs, so please contact the chart plotter
manufacturer if not all AIS target types are being displayed.
PGN No. PGN Title
129038 Class A Position Report
129039 Class B Position Report
129040 Class B Extended Position Report
129793 AIS UTC and Date report
129794 AIS Class A Static and Voyage Related Data
129800 AIS UTC/Date Inquiry
129801 AIS Address Safety Message
129802 AIS Broadcast Safety Message
129810 AIS Class B static data part B
129809 AIS Class B static data part A
129041 AtoN position report
129025 Position
– rapid update
129026 COG/SOG
– rapid update
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Please note that many MFDs will not accept the GPS data from an AIS transponder as it does not have the
GNSS Position Data PGN 129029, so it is recommended not to rely on using your AIS transponder as a GPS
source in an NMEA2000 network.