Konsberg AIS 200, Installation Manual

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Kongsberg AIS 200 Installation Manual, rev. 2 Appendix B - Digital interface IEC 61162-1
10.4.12 TXT – Text transmission
For the transmission of short text messages. Longer text messages may be transmitted by
using multiple sentences.
NOTE 1 Text messages may consist of the transmission of multiple messages all
e first field specifies the total number of
e = 1. The second field identifies the order of this
ber), minimum value = 1. For efficiency, it is
the additional sentences, otherwise data is
entence.
NOTE 2
a number, 01 to 99, used to identify different text messages.
sentence length (i.e. up to 61 characters including any code delimiters).
10.4.13 VBW – Dual ground/water speed
Wa
containing identical field formats. Th
messages, minimum valu
message (message num
recommended that null fields be used in
unchanged from the first s
The text identifier is
NOTE 3 ASCII characters, and code delimiters if needed, up to the maximum permitted
All fields are used by the AIS.
ter-referenced and ground-referenced speed data.
NOTE 1
NOTE 2
ll fields a
Transverse speed: "-" = port, Longitudinal speed: "-" = astern.
The status field shall not be a null field.
A re used by the AIS except Stern speed.
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