NMEA output from Nasa AIS ‘radar’ ?

[Benbow]

Dear All

I am wondering about fitting an AIS receiver on a power-challenged boat.

The Nasa AIS ‘radar’ would be ideal as it has a low power consumption. But my question is, does it also provide an NMEA output, so that it could occasionally be integrated with a PC-based plotter ? (To save power I anticipate the PC being off for most of the time in open water) I could not find this information on the nasa website.

Thanks

 

[pvb]

No...

I'm fairly sure the answer's "No". You can see the Nasa AIS "Radar" user manual here.

 

[rogerthebodger]

There was some discussion on the shipploter forum on how to modify the display model to give some form of output.

The AIS engine does give a NMEA output but no display only by using a PC with the shipplotter software.

 

[chuzzlewit]

It puts out NMEA and is designed to send this to a plotter or PC.

 

[pvb]

[ QUOTE ]
It puts out NMEA and is designed to send this to a plotter or PC.

[/ QUOTE ]The original question was about the AIS "Radar" (the unit with a display screen), are you talking about the AIS "engine"?

 

[stevebirch2002]

If you want NMEA output for a PC then you need the NASA AIS Engine, not the Display Model. So the answer is NO

 

[Benbow]

Thanks all - makes the decision harder!


[ QUOTE ]
There was some discussion on the shipploter forum on how to modify the display model to give some form of output.

[/ QUOTE ]

What's the shipploter forum ?

 

[rogerthebodger]

Have a look there