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Les,
Done, check your email. And edit your post to remove your email address.
Best,
Rob
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Calling Simrad AI50 (AIS) unit owners - software update
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Done, check your email. And edit your post to remove your email address.
Best,
Rob
lesedgecumbe
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Thank you Robert - appreciated.
JohnTo
New Member
Hi Robih,
I have a problem connecting the AI50 via NMEA200. Class B info seems to be missing. Maybe this will also be solved in the 1.9.4 version of the software?! Do you still have this?
Thanks John.
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Hi John, yes, I do still have the s/w. The problem is that I need your email address to send the s/w over and because you’re new here we can’t private message so you’ll have to disclose your address on here so beware spambots. There is a clever facility to hide the details from spambots but I don’t know how to do it.
I always found with my AI50 integration to Seatalk that I couldn’t get class A targets to appear, class B was fine,
JohnTo
New Member
Robih,
I created a new mail account for this transfer: jto084274@gmail.com
Can you send the file(s) to this email address? I will report back if this solves the problem.
Thanks
John
JohnTo
New Member
I read the article:
NMEA 2000 AIS, not yet right!
The problem is probably the lack of the "Class B static data" packet which is not yet implemented in versions < 1.9.4...
John
NMEA 2000 AIS, not yet right!
The problem is probably the lack of the "Class B static data" packet which is not yet implemented in versions < 1.9.4...
John
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JohnTo
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Rob,
Thanks for sending the files.
Today I updated the AI50 with version 1.9.4 (from a 1.7 version). This did not solve the problem. The simrad itself does show all boats, but only the class B boats appear on the Axiom plotter.
The simrad and the plotter are connected by means of the NMEA2000 backbone. I could try it via the NMEA183 interface, but then i would have to invest in an actisense 183/2000 converter.
Does anyone have other ideas?
John
Thanks for sending the files.
Today I updated the AI50 with version 1.9.4 (from a 1.7 version). This did not solve the problem. The simrad itself does show all boats, but only the class B boats appear on the Axiom plotter.
The simrad and the plotter are connected by means of the NMEA2000 backbone. I could try it via the NMEA183 interface, but then i would have to invest in an actisense 183/2000 converter.
Does anyone have other ideas?
John
JohnTo
New Member
Rob,
I saw you had the same problem with a RM element and bought a new boat to solve the problem. Never heard that excuse before ;-)
I saw you had the same problem with a RM element and bought a new boat to solve the problem. Never heard that excuse before ;-)
KompetentKrew
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I would look at the settings on the plotter - does it have a page where a list of all AIS vessels are displayed, for example? Could there be a filter applied, to ignore boats over x miles away?
Can you connect a PC running OpenCPN to the network, or temporarily substitute another plotter? Raymarine i70 instruments have an AIS "radar" display (although they seem to need heading information for it to display properly).
I struggle to believe that the AIS is transmitting only class-B vessels over the network and that the NMEA 0183 will behave differently. (Although I think it should be pretty easy to test the NMEA 0183, I guess?)
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It was a very expensive fix, I don’t recommend it!
selluwe
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Hi Robin,
I have got a "new" boat. It has a Simrad AI50. But when I power it up the screen comes to white screen and a message that shows "boot failed. Any idea? It has the firmware 1.9. And I saw that you still have the newest one. Could you please send me the firmware files and instruction. Thanks from Kiel, Werner me mail stollergrund at gmail . com
I have got a "new" boat. It has a Simrad AI50. But when I power it up the screen comes to white screen and a message that shows "boot failed. Any idea? It has the firmware 1.9. And I saw that you still have the newest one. Could you please send me the firmware files and instruction. Thanks from Kiel, Werner me mail stollergrund at gmail . com
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Hi,
yes no trouble, will send over today. Can’t help with the white screen and boot failure, doesn’t sound good though, it might be time for a new one.
standby for inbound on email.
Rob
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Now sent. From a very windy Troon marina, Scotland.
JohnTo
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I borrowed a actisense 138-2000 converter and that works fine with the AI50. All boats appear on the Raymarne Axiom screen. The NMEA 0183 interface of the Simrad is working fine, so the solution for me is buying a actisense converter. Problem solved.
I dont know if the software version 1.9 was part of the solution, but thanks anyway.
John
I dont know if the software version 1.9 was part of the solution, but thanks anyway.
John
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lyndont
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Hello Robin, it seems from this thread you are the go to man for the ai50! I hope you can help me. I have the dreaded ‘ AIS MODULE FAULT’ on my screen. Iv disconnected all cables and reconnected just the power but it still has the offending message
I’m hoping the software update you have might fix my problem
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Hi LyndonHello Robin, it seems from this thread you are the go to man for the ai50! I hope you can help me. I have the dreaded ‘ AIS MODULE FAULT’ on my screen. Iv disconnected all cables and reconnected just the power but it still has the offending message
Lyndon
Done, see your email. Delete your email address from your post.
jovan
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hi Robih.
i need te software update can you send me. thank you.
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Yes no problem - but I’ll need your email address.
