AIS Application Install Overview

Installation Steps

Step 1: Mounting the Transceiver

No screws are required for the bracket. Use the provided bracket to fit the AIS transceiver into a convenient storage or utility area.

Step 2: Connecting the Transceiver

Connect the AIS transceiver to your VHF radio, VHF antenna, and power source. The AIS unit has internal GPS, so if you install it near a window, under a fibreglass deck, or inside a centre console, you will not need an external GPS antenna.

Step 3: Powering On and Programming

Switch on the power and use the CONNECT-AIS app or PROAIS2 PC Software to program the AIS with your vessel information.

Step 4: Viewing AIS Data

See AIS targets and information on your chartplotter, smartphone, or other wireless devices.

Key Features & Benefits

• AIS starts up automatically every time the engine starts.
• Wireless connection to your phone and any other display device, such as a chart plotter.
• View all AIS targets and vessel information.

System Diagram

The system involves connecting the em-trak AIS transceiver to a VHF antenna, VHF radio, and a chartplotter. It also connects to an existing power system fuse/junc box. The transceiver communicates wirelessly (WiFi/Bluetooth) with smartphones or other wireless display devices, and also via NMEA0183 & NMEA2000 protocols.

A typical setup shows the AIS transceiver mounted on a boat, connected to the VHF antenna and the electrical junction box. The transceiver then transmits data wirelessly to a smartphone displaying vessel information (e.g., SY MARISOTA, Pleasure vessel, SOG, COG, MMSI, LAT, LON) and also to a chartplotter.