R5 SOLID AIS System
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
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2.2 Main features
Multi-colour 3.5” LCD with numerical keypad interface.
USB Host interface for connection of USB keyboard and USB flash memories.
Individual visual display settings for day and night operations.
Broadcast of Dynamic, Static and Voyage related information.
Standardized interface for connection to ship sensors e.g. GNSS, Gyro, Rate of
Turn Indicator, ECDIS/ECS and ARPA.
Plot capable of presenting up to 500 targets in the vicinity of the own ship.
Messaging views for generation and presentation of safety related messages and
text messages.
Mandatory pilot plug integrated to the front of the transponder unit.
Channel management capability for areas without access to the worldwide
allocated AIS frequencies.
Possibility to generate Long Range AIS reply over satcom equipment such as
Inmarsat C.
In addition to the normal high (12,5W) and low (1W) power mode, the R5 SOLID
has a 1W tanker mode in accordance with requirements for tanker operations in
port.
Reception and processing of AIS messages 18,19 and 24A/B as transmitted by
AIS Class B ‘CS’ Transponders.
Easily upgraded with the latest software release from Saab using USB memory.