Installation and configuration
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Figure 10 VHF Antenna connection
3.4 Connecting the equipment
3.4.1 Data connections
The AIS transceiver is supplied with a 2m (6.5 ft) 18 way data cable and a 2m
(6.5 ft) 14 way data cable for connection of the AIS transceiver to external
sensors and equipment.
3.4.2 Sensor configuration
The AIS transceiver has six NMEA0183 (IEC61162-1/2) data ports for
connection of ship’s sensors and display equipment as described in Table 1.
and Table 2.
There are three input only ports for ship’s sensor data and three bi-directional
high speed ports for connection of display equipment such as radar or
electronic chart displays.