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Table Of Contents

1 Glossary 5
2 Notices 6
3 Introduction 9
4 AIS AtoN product variants 13
5 Installation 14
6 Transceiver and Sensor Interface connections 19
7 Connecting external sensors and systems 23
8 Configuration using proAtoN 31
9 Operation 50
10 Data messages and data sources 51
11 Manual configuration 59
12 Technical specification 68
13 Firmware upgrade procedure 73
1 Glossary
2 Notices
- 2.1 Safety warnings
- 2.2 General notices
- 2.2.1 Position source
- 2.2.2 Product category
- 2.2.3 Disposal of the product and packaging
- 2.2.4 Accuracy of this manual
- 2.3 Regulatory information
- 2.3.1 Declaration of conformity - R&TTE
- 2.3.2 CE Marking
- 2.3.3 FCC and Industry Canada notices
3 Introduction
- 3.1 About AIS
  - Figure 1 The AIS network
- 3.2 System overview
  - Figure 2 Typical AIS AtoN system
- 3.2.1 Type 1 AIS AtoN
- 3.2.2 Type 3 AIS AtoN
- 3.3 Supported AIS messages
4 AIS AtoN product variants
5 Installation
- Figure 3 Typical AIS AtoN transceiver system connections
- Figure 4 Typical AIS AtoN transceiver and Sensor Interface system connections
- 1. Mount the Transceiver in a suitable location on the physical Aid to Navigation.
- 2. Install a VHF antenna according to the manufacturers instructions.
- 3. Install the supplied GNSS antenna.
- 4. Connect any sensor interfaces and light / RACON monitoring signals.
- 5. Connect power to the AIS AtoN transceiver and optional Sensor Interface.
- 6. Configure and commission the AIS AtoN transceiver and optional Sensor Interface via USB (note that this step can be carried out on shore prior to installation in a remote location).
- 5.1 What’s in the box (AIS AtoN transceiver)
  - Figure 5 What’s in the box (AIS AtoN transceiver)
- 5.2 What’s in the box (Sensor Interface)
  - Figure 6 What’s in the box (Sensor Interface)
- 5.3 Preparing for installation
- 5.3.1 Tools and wiring accessories
- 5.3.2 VHF antenna and cable
- 5.3.3 PC for configuration
- 5.4 Mounting the AIS AtoN transceiver and Sensor Interface
  - Figure 7 Mounting the AIS AtoN transceiver and Sensor Interface
6 Transceiver and Sensor Interface connections
- 6.1 AIS AtoN transceiver connections
  - Figure 8 Transceiver connector locations
- 6.1.1 Power and USB connector
- 6.1.2 18 way Link connector
  - 1. To provide connection to a Light, RACON and an external NMEA0183 port.
  - 2. To connect to the Sensor Interface via the Link cable supplied with the Sensor Interface.
- 6.1.3 Using the 18 way link connector for direct connection of external equipment
  - Figure 9 Pin numbering for the 18 way Link connector
  - Table 1 Pin numbers and functions for the supplied 18 way backshell connector
- 6.1.4 VHF antenna connector
- 6.1.5 GNSS antenna connector
- 6.1.6 Earth connection stud
- 6.2 Sensor Interface connections
  - Figure 10 Sensor Interface connections
- 6.2.1 USB connector
- 6.2.2 Sensor 1 connector
- 6.2.3 Sensor 2 connector
- 6.2.4 Link connector
7 Connecting external sensors and systems
- 7.1 Connecting sensors and systems to the AIS AtoN Transceiver
- 7.1.1 Light ON/OFF interface
- 7.1.2 Light health interface
- 7.1.3 RACON status interface
  - Figure 11 Light status/ health and RACON status interface circuits and examples circuits for external equipment
- 7.1.4 AtoN Status source and configuration
- 7.1.5 NMEA0183 port
- 7.2 Connecting sensors and systems to the Sensor Interface
- 7.2.1 Isolated analogue inputs
- 7.2.2 Non-isolated analogue inputs
- 7.2.3 Light current sense loop
  - Figure 13 Light current sense loop circuit
- 7.2.4 Isolated digital inputs
  - Figure 14 Isolated digital input internal reference circuit and examples of external circuits
- 7.2.5 Non-isolated digital inputs/outputs
  - Figure 15 Non-isolated digital input reference circuit and examples of external circuits
- 7.2.6 Isolated RS422 / NMEA0183 port
- 7.2.7 RS232 ports
- 7.2.8 SDI-12 interface
- 7.2.9 Relay drive output
  - Figure 16 Relay drive output reference circuit
- 7.2.10 Input voltage monitor
8 Configuration using proAtoN
- 8.1 proAtoN installation
  - 1. Insert the CD into your PC running Windows (XP, Vista, 7)
  - 2. Navigate to the proAtoN folder on the CD
  - 3. Double click the ‘setup.exe’ item to start the installation process
  - 4. Follow on screen instructions to complete the installation
- 8.2 Application layout
  - Figure 17 proAtoN application layout
- 8.2.1 COM Port selection
- 8.2.2 Read / Write configuration
- 8.2.3 Transceiver configuration mode tabs
- 8.2.4 Sensor configuration mode tabs
- 8.2.5 Synchronisation status
  - Figure 18 proAtoN tab synchronisation icons
- 8.2.6 Status bar
- 8.3 AIS AtoN transceiver configuration
- 8.3.1 Configuration of ‘Real’ AtoN parameters
- 8.3.2 Message schedule configuration
  - Figure 19 proAtoN message schedule tab layout
- Default messages
- Adding additional messages to the schedule
- Access scheme selection
- 8.3.3 FATDMA Schedule configuration
- Channel 1 start UTC
- Channel 1 start slot
- Channel 1 interval
- Channel 2 start UTC
- Channel 2 start slot
- Channel 2 interval
- Example FATDMA schedule
  - Figure 20 Example FATDMA schedule
- 8.3.4 RATDMA Schedule configuration
- Channel 1 start UTC
- Channel 1 interval
- Channel 2 start UTC
- Channel 2 interval
- Example RATDMA schedule
  - Figure 21 Example RATDMA schedule
- 8.3.5 Virtual AtoN configuration
  - Figure 22 Virtual AtoN configuration tab layout
- Virtual / Synthetic AtoN
- Virtual / Synthetic AtoN Details
- Virtual AtoN schedule
- 8.3.6 Status input configuration tab
  - Figure 23 Status input configuration tab layout
- Current status (message 21)
- Light & RACON configuration
- Status bit source
- Status bit logic
- 8.3.7 Alert messages
  - Figure 24 Alert messages configuration tab layout
- BIIT failure actions
- Vessel proximity alert
- Off position alert
- SART Relay Mode
- 8.4 Transceiver diagnostics
- 8.4.1 GNSS tab
- 8.4.2 Serial data tab
- 8.4.3 Diagnostics tab
- AtoN Details
- Power status
- Report generation
- Reported messages
- Active alarms
- 8.5 Sensor configuration
- 8.5.1 Sensor settings
  - Figure 25 Initial sensor settings tab
  - Figure 26 Sensor settings tab
- 8.5.2 ADC settings tab
  - Figure 27 ADC settings tab
- Light Current Sense group
- Current Sense ADC Scaling
- Voltage Measurement Scaling
- 8.5.3 Message settings tab
  - Figure 28 Message settings tab
- Message #6 Configuration
- Message #8 Configuration
- 8.5.4 System information
  - Figure 29 System information tab
- System Information
- Digital Input Status
- Sensor Health
- 8.5.5 Live data tab
  - Figure 30 Live data tab
- ADC Data
- 8.6 Other features
- 8.6.1 Offline configuration (applies to transceiver configuration mode only)
9 Operation
- 9.1 Standby operation
10 Data messages and data sources
- 10.1 Configurations without the Sensor Interface
- 10.2 Configurations with the Sensor Interface
- 10.2.1 AIS AtoN transceiver configuration
- 10.2.2 Configuration of the Sensor Interface
- 10.2.3 Accessing the Sensor Interface shell
- 10.2.4 General Sensor Interface configuration commands
  - Table 4 General Extended Sensor Interface Configuration Commands
- 10.2.5 Zeni Lite Message #6 configuration commands
  - Table 5 Zeni Lite Message #6 Configuration commands
- 10.2.6 ADC configuration commands
  - Table 6 ADC configuration commands
- 10.2.7 ADC Scaling
- 10.2.8 Message #6 Data Mapping
  - Table 7 Data mapping for message #6 DAC 235, FI 10
  - Table 8 Data mapping for message #6 Zeni Lite format
- 10.2.9 External device support
  - Table 9 Sensor Configuration Options
11 Manual configuration
- 11.1 Basic Type 1 AIS AtoN configuration (FATDMA operation)
- 11.2 NMEA0183 / IEC61162 configuration sentences
- 11.2.1 AAR - Configure broadcast rates for AtoN station
- 11.2.2 ACE - Extended general AtoN Station configuration
- 11.2.3 ACF - General AtoN Station configuration
- 11.2.4 AFB - Forced broadcast
- 11.2.5 AFC - AtoN function ID capability
- 11.2.6 AID - MMSI configuration
- 11.2.7 ARW -Configure the receiver turn-on times
- 11.2.8 MCR - Configure proprietary AtoN control
- 11.2.9 MPR - Message configuration of payload re-broadcast
- 11.2.10 TSP - Transmit slot prohibit
- 11.2.11 VER - Version
- 11.3 Proprietary configuration sentences
- 11.3.1 Status Bit Source
- 11.3.2 Status Bit Source Query
- 11.3.3 Light / RACON configuration
- 11.3.4 Light / RACON configuration query
- 11.3.5 General MCR query
12 Technical specification
- 12.1 Applicable equipment standards
- 12.2 AIS AtoN transceiver specification
- 12.2.1 Physical
- 12.2.2 Environmental
- 12.2.3 Electrical
- 12.2.4 GNSS
- 12.2.5 TDMA transmitter
- 12.2.6 TDMA receivers
- 12.2.7 Supported AIS messages (transmission)
- 12.2.8 Connector types
- 12.3 Sensor Interface specification
- 12.3.1 Physical
- 12.3.2 Environmental
- 12.3.3 Interfaces
- 12.4 Drawings and dimensions
  - Figure 31 AIS AtoN Transceiver dimensions
  - Figure 32 Sensor Interface dimensions
13 Firmware upgrade procedure
- 1. Install and run the 'vxsend' utility (screenshot shown in Figure 33).
- 2. Click the Browse (…) button for the Image file, then navigate to and select the appropriate update file.
- 3. Select the COM port assigned to the AIS AtoN port or AIS AtoN Sensor port, depending on which element is being updated.
- 4. Click 'Start' and wait for the update to complete. Notification is given when the update has completed successfully.
- 5. Power cycle the transceiver and confirm normal operation before it is deployed.
  - Figure 33 vxsend utility screenshot

Configuration using proAtoN

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8.3.5 Virtual AtoN configuration

The transceiver can be configured to transmit position reports for up to five virtual or synthetic Aids to

Navigation. This configuration is carried out using the Virtual AtoN(s) tab in proAtoN. Within this tab there are

sub-tabs relating to each of the five virtual or synthetic AtoNs. The sub-tabs are visible at the left hand edge of

the window. The layout of the virtual AtoN configuration tab is provided in

Figure 22.

Figure 22 Virtual AtoN configuration tab layout

The following parameters are required to configure a virtual or synthetic AtoN. Note that the ‘real’ AtoN must

be properly configured in order to make use of the virtual AtoN feature.

Virtual / Synthetic AtoN

Each virtual AtoN required must be separately enabled by checking the ‘Enable’ checkbox. The type of virtual

AtoN can then be selected.

● Virtual AtoN

A virtual AtoN is transmission of message #21 for an Aid to Navigation that does not physically exist.

A virtual AtoN may be used to mark a temporary hazard to navigation, e.g., a wreck. For further

information on the use of virtual AtoNs please refer to IALA A-126, IALA O-143 and IALA guideline

1081.

● Synthetic AtoN

A synthetic AtoN is transmission of message #21 from an AIS station located remotely from the

physical Aid to Navigation. An example of use is to provide an AIS AtoN target for a buoy or mark that

is not capable of supporting AIS AtoN hardware.

Virtual / Synthetic AtoN Details

The basic configuration of a virtual or synthetic AtoN is comparable to that required for a ‘real’ AIS AtoN. Note

that the MMSI number format is different:

● A virtual AtoN MMSI has the format 99MID6XXX, where MID is the appropriate national MID and XXX

is a number unique to this station.

● A synthetic AtoN MMSI has the same format as a real AtoN MMSI, e.g., 99MID1XXX, where MID is

the appropriate national MID and XXX is a number unique to this station.

The position of the virtual or synthetic AtoN must be configured appropriately to the position of the aid. Note

that a virtual AtoN has no dimensions whereas the dimensions of a synthetic AtoN should be configured.

Enable virtual AtoN

and select type

Virtual AtoN subtabs

Virtual AtoN details

Virtual AtoN schedule