Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:
•otherequipmentandcables,
•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,
•antennae.
Strainrelief
Ensureadequatestrainreliefisprovided.Protectconnectorsfrom
strainandensuretheywillnotpulloutunderextremeseaconditions.
Circuitisolation
Appropriatecircuitisolationisrequiredforinstallationsusingboth
ACandDCcurrent:
•Alwaysuseisolatingtransformersoraseparatepower-inverter
torunPC’s,processors,displaysandothersensitiveelectronic
instrumentsordevices.
•AlwaysuseanisolatingtransformerwithWeatherFAXaudio
cables.
•Alwaysuseanisolatedpowersupplywhenusinga3rdparty
audioamplier.
•AlwaysuseanRS232/NMEAconverterwithopticalisolationon
thesignallines.
•AlwaysmakesurethatPC’sorothersensitiveelectronicdevices
haveadedicatedpowercircuit.
Cableshielding
Ensurethatalldatacablesareproperlyshieldedthatthecable
shieldingisintact(e.g.hasn’tbeenscrapedoffbybeingsqueezed
throughatightarea).
3.7Connectionsoverview
Thetransceiverhasthefollowingconnectiontypes:
ItemDescription
1.
Power/NMEA0183(4800&38400
baud)/AISSilent
2.
SeaTalk
ng
3.
GPSantenna
4.VHFantenna
5.
SDcard(unitcongurationanddata
recording)
6.
Mini-BUSB(forPCconnectivity)
Carryoutthefollowingprocedurestoconnectupyoutransceiver:
•ConnectingGPS
•ConnectingVHF
•ConnectingtoMultifunctiondisplay.
AIS650ClassBtransceiver
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