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Old 08-05-2010, 11:47   #1
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AIS Issues with Raymarine E90W ?

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I have just installed a new SeaTalkNG network and "invested" in Raymarine E90W and a Garmin VHF 300i AIS (and now my wallet cries).
I had hoped that by connecting the Garmin to the NG-network (or NMEA 2000) this would work well. However, the AIS-data disappears every 10s or so. After i short while they all re-appear.
Any ideas?
I have seen that Raymarine has issued updates for C90W and E90 classic, which include some better AIS support, among other things. But as far as I can see this would not apply to the E90W.
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Geir, Connecting Raymarine and any other manufacturer can be a very frustrating experience and sometimes downright impossible. I would strongly suggest you first recheck every connection to be sure they have not come loose and then recheck your settings for the display and AIS. If nothing helps you will probably need to talk with Raymarine and perhaps Garmin also to sort it all out.
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Looking at the spec for both devices it does suggest that NMEA 2000 connections should work in forwarding AIS data from Garmin to Raymarine chartplotter. However no specific claim is made for this by Raymarine so you may need to contact them.

You could try hooking up the Garmin device using its NMEA 0183 output to one of the three NMEA 0183 ports on the E90W, set at 38,400 baud for AIS. This should display AIS data continuously & may help source the problem.
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Thanks Richard
I have started thinking about the NMEA 0183 solution as well. However, not having to pull so many wires was the main reason why I chose SeatalkNG and Garmin VHF 300 (module based). I guess I have to count on a speedy reply from Raymarine before I start tearing up the boat again.
Wish me luck.

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Hi Geir,
how is it working with your AIS and Raymarine E90W?

We are almost at the same point. We have bought also a Raymarine E90W, an AIS Digital Yacht AIT1000 Class B and a Icom VHF.
Here in Italy Digital Yacht its not even nown and installing al items, it came out the questions about the antennas.
According our informations we do not need extra antennas not even a GPS antenna for the Raymarine E90W. AIT1000 has a built in GPS with its own antenna and transmit GPS data to the E90W.
For the VHF signal we can make a split.

Advices are welcome.
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Hi Geir,
how is it working with your AIS and Raymarine E90W?

We are almost at the same point. We have bought also a Raymarine E90W, an AIS Digital Yacht AIT1000 Class B and a Icom VHF.
Here in Italy Digital Yacht its not even nown and installing al items, it came out the questions about the antennas.
According our informations we do not need extra antennas not even a GPS antenna for the Raymarine E90W. AIT1000 has a built in GPS with its own antenna and transmit GPS data to the E90W.
For the VHF signal we can make a split.

Advices are welcome.
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Good practice suggestions:

Use NMEA 0183 @ 38400 baud for AIS connection to E90W.

An external GPS antenna will always work better than one looking through fibre-glass, wood etc, as internal ones will generally be.

A separate VHF antenna for AIS receiver or transponder is advisable rather than using a splitter, although this is a contentious subject.
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Good practice suggestions:

Use NMEA 0183 @ 38400 baud for AIS connection to E90W.

An external GPS antenna will always work better than one looking through fibre-glass, wood etc, as internal ones will generally be.

A separate VHF antenna for AIS receiver or transponder is advisable rather than using a splitter, although this is a contentious subject.
Of course the GPS antenna will be outside.
Look at the video on youtube with title:
Digital Yacht AIT1000 Class B Transponder
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My Raymarine E90W required a separate GPS (Raystar125) antenna (the E-Classic series apparently has an internal GPS).

I connected it to a Raymarine AIS 500 (with it's own external GPS antenna).
The Ray AIS has an built-in VHF splitter with negligible loss.

Having the VHF antenna on the mast top picks up boats 20 miles, and sometimes 50 miles away. A separate VHF is advisable for passagemaking.

Using the same brand removes inevitable compatibility issues.

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Of course the GPS antenna will be outside.
Look at the video on youtube with title:
Digital Yacht AIT1000 Class B Transponder
And another good practice is to post links & not have people search.

My advice on external GPS antenna was based on your own comment
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According our informations we do not need extra antennas not even a GPS antenna for the Raymarine E90W
I thought as you did that E90W had built in GPS but maybe I got that wrong. Either way my point was that it's better to use external antenna or better still complete external unit (mushroom) with no RF cable loss.
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And another good practice is to post links & not have people search.

My advice on external GPS antenna was based on your own comment

I thought as you did that E90W had built in GPS but maybe I got that wrong. Either way my point was that it's better to use external antenna or better still complete external unit (mushroom) with no RF cable loss.
I am sorry but english is not my mother tongue.

The AIT1000 has a built in GPS receiver and comes with it's external GPS antenna (mushroom) which must be used to get good signals.
Giving datas (also GPS datas) to the Raymarine E90W we do not need an other GPS antenna for the E90W, for example Raystar125.
This is the information given by the seller.
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My Raymarine E90W required a separate GPS (Raystar125) antenna (the E-Classic series apparently has an internal GPS).

I connected it to a Raymarine AIS 500 (with it's own external GPS antenna).
The Ray AIS has an built-in VHF splitter with negligible loss.

Having the VHF antenna on the mast top picks up boats 20 miles, and sometimes 50 miles away. A separate VHF is advisable for passagemaking.

Using the same brand removes inevitable compatibility issues.

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Thanks for your information.
So, just to understand well... in your case you have two GPS antennas. One for the E90W and one for the AIS500. And the VHF antenna you use for both: radio and AIS
Correct?
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Rays plotters currenty have problems handling AIS over seatalkng. There are software updates coming out to solve the problems on the c-wide and e series. For the moment use 0183. ( this also applies to rAys own ais unit)


None of the C or E series has an internal gps. I would strongly suggest you do not feed gps signals to the plotters via the ais gps. Use a raystar unit that the plotter can configure.


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None of the C or E series has an internal gps. I would strongly suggest you do not feed gps signals to the plotters via the ais gps. Use a raystar unit that the plotter can configure.
Technically there is no reason why you can't use the combined AIS/GPS signal @ 38400 baud if your chartplotter can handle position data at that speed - E90W will have no problem with this. However its often the case that only basic GPS sentences are passed by AIS devices, sometimes just RMC.

As a good practice though I would agree with you in using separate GPS feed at 4800 baud if you have the connectivity available.

BTW the Raymarine C90/120W MFD's do have an internal GPS receiver. For this reason I assumed the wide screen E series had as well although this seems not to be the case.
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Thanks for your information.
So, just to understand well... in your case you have two GPS antennas. One for the E90W and one for the AIS500. And the VHF antenna you use for both: radio and AIS
Correct?
Correct!
In fact, I have a 3rd GPS mushroom for the Sirius SR100 weather system integrated with the E90W. Just make sure each has a good view of the horizon for best reception.
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Many thanks all of you guys for contributing. I let you know as soon as everything works.
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