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4.6 AIS Viewer Description
The McMurdo AIS Viewer is a complementary software package which
displays AIS targets on a PC screen, including outline mapping, and is
supplied with your Smartfind M10 transponder. The software installation file
for the McMurdo AIS Viewer can be found on the CD-ROM included with
the M10 unit.
The McMurdo viewer allows users to display AIS targets either on a basic
line map or in an alphanumeric view. It also allows your PC to be used as
an AIS data logger (if the PC is running the viewer program and the data
logging is enabled), which can be used to track other vessels with voyage
track option and enables you to enter MMSI numbers for AIS Beacons to
the MOB list.
Once the program is installed, you can establish a connection between the
M10 and the PC either automatically or manually by assigning the COM
port and baud rate. Please note that before trying to connect to a PC, you
should quit the Configuration Software or vice-versa. The transponder can
only establish one connection to the AIS software at a time.
M10W users can connect to the viewer via WI-FI, as detailed in section 4.4
in this manual or section 5.2.4.2 of the viewer manual.
The AIS viewer also allows the AIS CPA/TCPA setting to be configured via
the AIS Viewer.
For further information regarding the McMurdo AIS viewer refer to the User
manual accessed via the McMurdo AIS Viewer Help function.