R60 Station
R60 User Manual
Document Number
Version
Date
7000 120-019
A1
2022-08-10
Page 42 (98)
The Status page provide details about the status of the base station:
Status item
Description
GNSS
Shows GNSS-related information such as:
Visible satellites: The number of GNSS satellites that theoretically could be
detected at the R60 location.
Used: The number of GNSS satellites that are received and used.
Precision parameters.
Base Station
Shows R60 station information such as:
Current UTC date/time in the base station.
Temperature inside the base station.
R60 station has AC power.
R60 station has DC power.
The voltage of the DC power.
Hot Standby
This field shows the following parameters:
Mode: Can be HS not active, forced or autonomous.
Status: Can be Master (i.e. the R60 is used for transmission) or Standby.
Alarm status: Indicates if there are any hot standby alarms present.
Self-Surveyed
Position
Shows the current self-surveyed position and its accuracy.
Local Storage
Shows the status, size and usage of the R60 local storage memory.
A R60 will only store data locally when storage is enabled and no network system
capable of handling stored data is connected to it.
Data Link
Provides information about the current status of the VHF data link such as the
number of AIS units received recently (own base included), link load (Number of
transmitted and received message last minute).
Previous Frame
Summary
Shows standardised radio related information of the previous AIS frame.
Current
Reservations
Expected AIS link usage for the current AIS frame.
NTP Server
Shows the current status of the NTP server:
Disabled – Server is disabled by configuration
No GNSS time – Server lacks time from GNSS
Synchronizing – NTP Server is synchronizing to its internal time source
OK – NTP server is up and running
Table 5-3 – Featured display of the R60 unit status
5.4
Monitor > Position reports
In the Monitor category main page, select the Position Reports sub-category to
monitor position reports retrieved from all the current VDL users (including the R60
unit itself). See page example in Figure 5-1.
The message data is displayed in both a list and a graphical plot. The list shows
information about the VDL users in text and numbers such as vessel type, name,
MMSI, etc. The graphical area shows the same VDL users as icons plotted on a blank
map.
