AIS Radar Tech Info
About AIS Technology
For a good introduction to AIS technology, please refer to
the
Wikipedia article on AIS.
Hardware Requirements
- iPhone®, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod touch®
with iOS 3.1 or newer. Works on iPad in iPhone compatibility mode (full
iPad support will be available with a future update).
- AIS Transponder or Receiver with integrated or external serial-to-Wi-Fi adapter.
See below for a list of devices.
AIS Transponders and Receivers
Following is a list of AIS transponders and receivers that
should work with the AIS Radar application. Please note that
not all of these devices have been tested. Also, the list
is certainly not complete.
Serial-to-Wi-Fi Adapters
The following serial-to-Wi-Fi adapters should
work with the AIS Radar application.
Setup Tips
- Connect your serial-to-Wi-Fi adapter to your AIS transponder or receiver. AIS transponders/receivers
have a serial port (RS-232 or NMEA) with a transfer rate of 38.400 bits per second. Please consult your
Serial-to-Wi-Fi adapter documentation for detailed set-up instructions.
- Connect your iPhone to your serial-to-Wi-Fi adapter's wireless network (Settings > Wi-Fi).
- Launch the AISRadar application and go to Settings > Network. If you have a Roving Networks
serial-to-Wi-Fi adapter, Automatic Setup/Configuration should automatically find the correct settings.
Otherwise, turn off Automatic Setup/Configuration and enter the IP address and port number of the serial
port data stream. You can find this information in the documentation that came with your
serial-to-Wi-Fi adapter.
- Provided you receive AIS data (other ships with AIS transponders must be within range), you
should see these ships on the Radar and Targets screens.
