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1. c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide J Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence c 2015 Sailsoft 71 NemaStudio User Guide 72 Sounder instrument AIS3 Sounderl Heading2 Radar2 GPS2 Weather AIS1 q bx Object tag of Lions NMEAD183 sentences Settings Identifier Depth O Native SSD Sentence Identifier Water depth 452 Feet Meters Eee P Percentage of random depth variation 10 Formatter Output depth value will randomly vary between 49 7 and 40 V DBT O ia from transducer meters 4 DPT Offset from transducer Wl DBK Sentence formatters Offset 23 2 Meters C To waterline O To keel 7 DBS Maximum range scale in use Max range 99 05 Maximum range scale Port COM10 Transmit interval 1 044 Checksum 4800 8 None One Operation After clicking the Start button the simulation will start and NMEA sentences will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those NMEA sentences will be sent that are checked in the NMEA sentences panel All sentences are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click
2. select GPS object bes Select Weather object Fa select Heading object select Radar object Em select Sounder object T Select Velocity object 9 Select Transducer object i Select Custom object Select AIS object c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 50 AlS Target Class A vessel AlS1 TUGGY Add New Class E vessel AlS2 DROMEDARIS AlS3 SAILAWAY Add New Base Station Add New SAR Aircraft fAAA Klaas You either can open an existing AIS target by double clicking on the name e g double click on DROMEDARIS or select the name and then click the OK button A new target can be defined by double clicking the Add New line within the appropriate target class Select GPS object Clicking this button will open a dialog box to select a GPS module as below c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 51 GPS GPS3 Malaga North Sea You either can open an existing GPS by double clicking on the name e g double click on West Coast or select the appropriate icon and then click the OK button A new GPS can be defined by double clicking the Add New icon within the appropriate target class Select Weather object See above similar to GPS Select Heading object See above similar to GPS Select Radar object c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Ss See above similar to GPS Select Sounder object See above
3. GPGSV 3 3 9 31 42 100 016 42 aaa GPRMC 112417 27 A 3505 83749 N 00258 77622 W 0021 0 048 0 150514 0 0 W A PM uia E SGPGSA A 3 01 04 06 07 09 14 16 23 31 0 8 0 3 0 7 32 LJ GPGSV 3 1 9 1 71 164 002 4 38 355 022 6 73 073 071 7 76 296 027 46 GPGSV 3 2 9 9 88 028 035 14 66 319 079 16 59 314 081 23 16 205 053 77 GPS2 on UDP1 GPGSV 3 3 9 31 62 209 070 4A v l X p AIS Weather Heading Radar Velocity Xducer f Custom 4 HE Selected objects instruments and targets are opened in the center window in a tabbed manner making it possible to have several objects open simultaneously enabling a clean interface without the scenario of a cluttered screen with individual windows all over the place c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Menu bar settings menu File Edit View Settings Help File menu View menu Help menu File menu New Texttile Open Textile Save Textfile Ctrl Save Textfile As Print Preview Exit Apart from the Exit menu item under the File menu you will find sub menu items all related to the text editor They are self explanatory Edit menu View Undo Settings Cut Ctr x Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Select All All editing options here also relate to the text editor c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 41 View menu Settings Help Instrument Selection
4. NemaStudio User Guide Updated to NemaStudio version 1 27 Date 2015 06 08 NemaStudio User Guide 2 Table of Contents NeimaS tudo User GIGS ag ure sarausuasmsemaecesnceueeetnayeaenes 4 Welcome to NemasStudio 00 0 0 ccccccscccssccsseecsseecessecsseceeeceseecssescseessseseseesessessseeesaeeeeaes 5 Licensing Nemo CUClO se asE sas RIAC Ria OA EENET ps a 7 NemasStudio License 0 0000 cccccssccssccesseesseeessseessscesseceseeseseeceseceseeesesceseesessessaeceeasessaeenss 8 Registering VOU IICONSE sssccissvcsseocessdveissuinedesndusesantuduodonsdarcndssmesonenlasardaseeuisonsasheeaatandecsawideiesconss 10 TAVUF OGUCUIONN socssenisscsacassasdacadecsissisioddandisci cassada idas a aiss dn dis dc dis cida vdad aid ad 12 PrereQUISILOS sas ee ee ee ee eee ee eee 13 PGT ANG Nema SCO aa a RD O ga dd Si 14 Setting up NemasStudio ccc ccsssccssseceseseeesseecsssecessecesseecsseecessesesseeceseesenseeeesatens 18 Communications Settings 2 0 0 0 ccc ccccccsscccsseccssecesesesessecesssecesecesssecsseeesssecesecesseeeens 19 Serial POr SC CNS sroin cei dt 20 DP PO ESCUTO er ene ee oe ne eee ee ee ee eres 23 CHEM ANO caio dt EEE A E A AE L 26 Ceneral ORIO E E 31 FTO CU UTM E IN G rea E E E E E E A E 32 NMEA SCCUIR S errirrgonis irinn EE EENS 35 PAS SS INGS e A eancieaveuh 38 TAS USC ae ale giclee aE E ee ET 39 MENU DA ea A E E DRE RR O 40 TORD I eee A en ee ee eee eee 43 EVO CK DIS PINGIS susana E N ER tus uewenataemiernaiens 48
5. IIXDR C 10 3 N 1 F 0 9 H 2 N 2 8 N 3 G 1 0 4 4 52 2014 01 27 16 01 50 Customl COM11 MYTRI 15 6 0 22 5B 2014 01 27 16 01 50 GPS1 COM10 GPGLL 0000 00000 N 00000 00000 E 140115 31 A A 6B 2014 01 27 16 01 50 GPS1 COM10 GPRMC 140115 32 4 0000 00000 N 00000 00000 E 0000 0 000 0 270114 0 0 W A 17 2014 01 27 16 01 51 Transducerl UDP IIXDR C 10 3 N 1 F 0 9 H 2 N 2 8 N 3 G 1 0 4 4 52 2014 01 27 16 01 51 AIS1 COM10 AIVDM 1 1 4 15vv ew00000 gt PH008Ch001V0501 0 6E 2014 01 27 16 01 51 Customl comil MYTRI 15 6 0 22 5B 2014 01 27 16 01 51 GPS1 COM1O GPGLL 0000 00000 N 00000 00000 E 140150 27 4 A 6D 2014 01 27 16 01 51 GPS1 COM1LO GPRMC 140150 27 A 0000 00000 N 00000 00000 0000 0 000 0 270114 0 0 w A 12 2014 01 27 16 01 52 Transducerl UDP IIXDR C 10 3 N 1 F 0 9 H 2 N 2 8 N 3 6 1 0 4 4 52 2014 01 27 16 01 52 Customl COML1 MYTRI 15 6 0 22 5B 2014 01 27 16 01 52 GPS1 COM10 GPGLL 0000 00000 N 00000 00000 E 140151 25 A A 6E m a Phal m E mna a nnn SO OS ae Foes Beall c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 48 Dockable panels NemaStudio has a modern and flexible user interface with docking and floating panels allowing to set up the interface to your own preferences There is an object selector panel with large buttons for fast opening of objects an explorer tree panel showing the objects currently in the database a monitor panel for monitoring all I O activity and a control center panel with up d
6. Panel Instrument Selection ccscccssccssecsetsssscesssecsacecsssecsntsesssesssecsatecstessatsesseeensersas 49 Paneli NMEA ODIJEEE EX DION SP sscersscccsuaveansinasuessnstansusadseqneionseesasseeanatenaaoesedasusaeaieeenssomareenss 53 Panel ODJect Control Cente cernir adore A aan na 54 Objects Instruments and Targets cccccssssssssscesssevssscescsecssssevsseecesesevssescesenessessesenessnesees 56 TAS ER ES pa E EE cuneate E EE 58 c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 3 GPS IVS UCU IVS oe dE ES a seh ace SOR SOR oth Re 59 Weather INSCRUMEN Graken consars passa a EEE SA add Sig duo 65 Heading INSERE Casa asas ns Raat a T 68 SOUnder WINS CR CICA ai ci ccutace a r tev oa 72 NTO GIy IN UNE siso ms DE E e eae 75 Trans LS SF 0S UMON paca aches Yaren EGO ines marae eae 78 Atude INSERUIMERE ns sia nesters asst dsininee daar ens ies eae 81 GURU OU Sass cohen oa DDR PRA GUEDES RR o OG RSR SERRO CO tart RD RD CR CR 85 ps a s soa RAD RAN a ARTS Se ee RR E RAD Dorr ee 86 AIS TACO CES oso RR RR RR RES RE SRS MRE RSRS RR 91 CIASS AVESSO asia Sands Eanes O SS a ss 92 CIA BNO SE a ron oo ist PR Co O aera tae 98 BASS SaO cuad bao eaten eee Aca da nd Rd Aca UU a A T Aiea ea cie eee 103 Ro Ca EP ae re ee A ac a EA Ad oe 106 AON odio Dita dadas do a ER ta DA ea buat E ac 109 Custom Sent nce FORMAL sig ds SS eoaeeearr E a 113 c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide NemaStudio User Guide 2013 2014 2015 Sailsof
7. Type of aqusition Type of Aquisition Type of aquisition Select Automatic or Manual Distance to CPA Distance to CPA 0 51 The distance to the Closest Point of Approach The CPA distance is dynamically calculated from the position course and speed of the Own Vessel to the position course and speed of the Radar Target Time to CPA Time to CPA 8 08 The time to the Closest Point of Approach The CPA time is dynamically calculated from the position course and speed of the Own Vessel to the position course and speed of the Radar Target A negative value in the Time to CPA means that the target is moving away from the CPA c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 89 Reference Target Is Reference Tat Check when this radar target is a reference target 15 Own Vessel data Own Vessel data for calculating CFA Own Latitude Own Longitude 51 25 34309N 003 20 24214 E 7 Link vessel to esa Own Course Own Speed 178 0 2 506 In order to have a CPA Closest Point of Approach calculated in the Radar object the Own Vessel concept is introduced The CPA is dynamically calculated from the position course and speed of the Own Vessel to the position course and speed of the Radar Target Remember the Own Vessel can be linked to a GPS or AIS target and can in this way sail it s own automatic GPS course Position of own vessel Own Latitude Own Longitude 517 25 44309 N DOS 20 2421 E The p
8. Water temperature Link to Heading Instrument VWRIVWT 2 V Link to Heading1 z V Add checksu Checksum option Link to Heading instrument Pat UDP amor 1 00 127 0 0 1 1100 1100 Start and Stop buttons Operation After clicking the Start button the simulation will start and NMEA sentences will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those NMEA sentences will be sent that are checked in the NMEA sentences panel All sentences are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows Object tag Tag AdvanSea 5400 simulation Optional to give this instrument a name for easy identification Checksum option c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 66 Add checksum Start and Stop buttons Wind speed Wind speed 36 35 Knots Metersisec KM hr Percentage of random wind speed varia
9. When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the target is opened it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows MMSI number MMSI number 9 digit MMSI number Auto generated by NemaStudio when instantiating a new object Can be changed at will Tag c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Saab R40 North Sea For easy identifying the object in e g the Object Control Center UTC mt 30 2011 09 53 27 Universal Time Coordinate Gives real time UTC cannot be changed Position Device 1 GPS E Type of electronic position device O 1 2 3 4 Loran C 5 Chayka 6 7 8 9 WY Cc gt lt D lt D Q Position Accuracy Fosition Accuracy The position accuracy PA flag e Q Low e 1 High RAIM RAIM RAIM flag Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude 517 2 53955 N O03 20 14387 E c 2015 Sailsoft 104 NemaStudio User Guide 105 The geographical location of the Base Station To change place the mouse cursor left of the leftmost digit Then just start typing the latitude or longitude the cursor will advance automatically and
10. the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows g Object Tag Tag Westerschelde Optional to give this instrument a name for easy identification Water speed offset Water speed offset 204 Difference between water speed and ground speec Set the offset between the speed through water and the speed over ground c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 76 This setting has impact on the Water speed and the Ground speed Longitudinal controls Water speed Water speed ju aS Trans DEVEM 12 04 1 04 The longitudinal and lateral speed through the water Set the validity for the VBW sentence with the Data Valid control e A Data Valid e V Data Invalid Ground speed Ground speed Longitudinal Transverse Data Valid 10 0 1 0E The longitudinal and lateral speed over ground Set the validity for the VBW sentence with the Data Valid control e A Data Valid e V Data Invalid Stern Transverse Speed Stern Trans
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12. 23919208 mor emos 7 UDP9 23919209 10i 60009 7 wei Row control Tag Remote IP address Local Port Remote Pot TimeToLive f c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 27 Client area UDP address table Local Port Remote Port TimeToLive Mae 27001 00200 uri 23919201 mo em UDP3 23919203 1101 60003 somos 7 UDP DO Row control UDPO 127 0 0 1 1100 C Client area c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide eee ac ss end asd ge de Sore oC ae SSS ee De NG eee ee ps ne ke oe a eee ee UDPO Sleleleleisleleig 5 5 95 5 5 5 5 5 S Alada al Elala 127 0 0 1 239 192 0 1 23919202 1200 60001 23919203 mo 239 1920 4 w o 60002 60003 60004 60005 60008 239 192 0 5 239 192 0 6 l 239 192 0 7 239 192 0 8 239 192 0 9 d E um vo NOTE For Multicast UDP use IP address range 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 and set the Time To Live to a value between 1 and 255 Row control UDPI 239 192 0 1 noa eon UDPO c 2015 Sailsoft Table control _ Local Por Remote Pot TimeToLive 127001 wo p120 o 239 192 0 1 1101 239 192 03 239 19204 1101 239 19205 239 19206 1101 239 192 0 7 239 192 0 8 239 192 0 9 1101 Nal 28 NemaStudio User Guide Row control UDP2 23919202 no enor Row control vor3 23919203 no oo 7 Row control Row control UDPS 2391920
13. 742 N 00311 544 E 6 121104 57 c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 45 o GPS1 GPS3 Heading GPS2 NAVTEX bd C NemaStudioLogFilesi NAVT EX tt SCRALR 161433 001 4 V NAVIEX Navigational warning 1 SCRALR 100353 002 4 V NAVTEX Meteorological warning 2B SCRALR 161433 001 4 V NAVIEX Navigational warning 21 SCRALR 100353 002 4A V NAVTEX Meteorological warning 2B SCRALR 164206 001 V A NAVTEX Navigational warning 24 SCRALR 164206 002 V A4 NAVTEX Meteorological warning 28 SCENRX 035 001 97 GE07 2 170532 21 01 2013 1496 0 4 0D 0AFZNT27 KNHC 2114 32 SCENRX 035 002 97 rrer oe OD OAOFFNOG OD 0A 0D 0OANAVIEX MARINE FCST 0D 72 SCRNREZ 035 003 97 eeeeere re UANWo NATIONAL HURCN CENTER MIAMI FL 0D 0A934 AM 1C SCENRX 035 004 97 rrer EST MON JAN 21 2013 O0D 0A 0D 0A8 PLEASE REFER T 0OF SCRNRX 035 005 97 eeeee2770 COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS CHF AVAILABLE OD O0AT 69 SCRNRX 035 006 97 rrr rer ARU NOAA WK RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED OD 7D SCRNRK 035 007 97 epeeeee ee UACOASTAL WATERS FORECASTS OD 0A 0D 0A 5YNOPS 76 SCRNRK 035 008 97 eeeeeee7 7 t4 LIGHT TO MOD NLY WINDS WILL CONT O0D 0AACRO55 60 SCRHRX 035 009 97 eeeeeeere IHE GULF OF MX TODAY HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF 77 SCRNRX 035 010 97 eererer 7 LHE OD 0OAAREA TONIGHT INCREASING THE NLY WINDS 50 04 SCRNRX 035 011 97 eeee777 He THRU WED OD 0ASLY RETURN FLOW WILL SEI UP OVE 64 SCRNRK 035
14. Panel NMEA Object Explorer Panel Control Center Panel VO Port Monitor Panel This menu comes in very handy if you have closed any panels and you want them to make visible again D Settings menu Settings Help Communications Settings General Settings Will bring you to either the Communications Settings or the General Settings tab Help menu Contents Index Search Check for new wersion About Opens the Help file checks for a new version or opens the About box as shown below c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 42 Sallsofi Nemastudio NMEA instruments and AIS simulator Sailsoft NemaStudio Version 1 6 3681 16243 Copyright c Sailsoft Settings location C Users Ger App Data Local Nema Studio Sailsoft website http www sailsoft nl SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT This document is a legal agreement between you an individual or business and Sailsoft Use of the slices teas oars a hee PRE E Vg a the tem Software means the software you have obtained on any media including downloading of the Intemet This license agreement include both the tial version and the registered version By using this software you agree with the terms in this agreement E c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 43 Tool bar General Toggle lbgging Text file hahdling Communicat N D Settings ON OFF controls Settings GE Logging is OFF Textfile 1 EF E Replay L
15. Sailsoft website or from any other source c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide c 2015 Sailsoft SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT This document is a legal agreement between you an individual or business and Sailsoft Use of the software indicates your acceptance of these terms As used in this License Agreement the term Software means the software you have obtained on any media including downloading of the Internet This license agreement include both the trial version and the registered version By using this software you agree with the terms in this agreement I PROPRIETARY RIGHTS The Software and any accompanying documentation are the proprietary products of Sailsoft and are protected under national laws and international treaty provisions Ownership of the Software and all copies modifications translations and merged portions thereof shall at all times remain with Sailsoft II GRANT OF LICENSE and TERMINATION The Software and accompanying documentation are being licensed to you which means you have the right to use the Software only in accordance with this License Agreement The Software is considered in use on a computer when it is loaded into temporary memory or installed into permanent memory PERSONAL LICENSE This license is personal to you You may not sublicense lease sell or otherwise transfer the Software or any of the accompanying documentation to any other person You may use the Software only for your
16. Simulator mode Data not valid Precision RMC sentence For the GGA sentence in NMEA 0183 version 2 30 and 3 01 General Settings NMEA settings tab the GPS Fix Quality can be set as follows invalid GPS fix SPS DGPS fix PPS fix Real Time Kinematic Float RTK estimated dead reckoning 2 3 feature Manual input mode Simulation mode 0 1 2 3 A 5 6 7 8 Checking the Add checksum does exactly what it suggests The Status parameter can be set to Valid A or Invalid V Position Update Timer Pos Update 1 05 second Set the time in seconds NemaStudio must update the position coordinates for this c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide GPS Note that this is a different value than the Transmit Interval Checksum Add checksum Checking this option will add a valid checksum to each sentence c 2015 Sailsoft 64 NemaStudio User Guide 65 Weather instrument Object tag Text Heading Weatherl Text3 NemaStudioVersionHistory txt NMEA 0183 Tag nSea 400 simulation NMEA0183 sentences sentence identifiers Settings Identifier Wind speed o sil o T7 sw 36 3 Knots Metersisec KMlhr E Wind d bi ika ai Percentage of random wind speed variation 105 Formatter 7 Wind angle 7 MWD Angle _ Random Wind Shift NMEA 0183 384 6 MWV sentence formatters OT o Relative mas 7 Wind angle Water temperature lis Temperature x 20 05 Degrees Celsius a vi MTW
17. _ PortName BaudRate DataBits Parity stopBits N2000Dev Status COM 1 4800 8 None One Not used COMIZ 9600 8 None One Not used COM 9600 8 None One Not used The Communications Settings tab has two sub tabs one for serial port settings and one for UDP port settings Serial Port settings tab Serial COM Port settings Will take you to the Serial Port settings UDP Port settings tab UDPAP Port settings Will take you to the UDP Port settings c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 20 Serial Port settings When NemasStudio starts it tries to detect all serial ports available in your system All ports that it finds are displayed in a grid on the communications settings form see below When you are missing ports that should be there you can have NemaStudio to attempt again by clicking the Reset all ports button Also when you have made any changes by removing or adding serial ports you should use the reset button THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT OTHERWISE YOU CANNOT USE NEW SERIAL PORTS IN NEMASTUDIO But be aware that any port settings are lost when using the reload button and that these are reset to their default values The Serial Port settings tab page looks as follows 2 Es 1 Serial port parameters row Change communication parameter Serial ports parameters grid comi comi2 comi3 f ae come 00 E ea IMPORTANT use this button only after you have a or removed an serial ports
18. all current values so that next time the target is opened it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows MMSI number MMSI number 110310545 9 digit MMSI number Auto generated by NemaStudio when instantiating a new object Can be changed at will c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Ta g Tag SAR 001 For easy identifying the object in e g the Object Control Center Altitude sensor 1 Barometric Source e Q GNSS e 1 Barometric Course Over Ground COG 101 Course over ground in degrees Accuracy Position Accuracy The position accuracy PA flag e Q Low e 1 High Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude 517 17 63575 N Cae 03 96693 E The position of the SAR object To change place the mouse cursor left of the leftmost digit 107 Then just start typing the latitude or longitude the cursor will advance automatically and the value will be automatically formatted RAIM flag RAIM RAIM flag Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring RAIM flag of electronic position fixing device e Unchecked RAIM not in use e Checked RAIM in use Altitude c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 108 Altitude Altitude COG and SOG and Altitude values are taken from the Object Control Center DTE flag DTE Data terminal ready Speed Over Ground SOG 30 Speed over Ground COG and S
19. and Heave Therefore Sailsoft has choosen to try to support the proprietary sentences of selected manufacturers The sentence formats supported in NemaStudio for the Attitude instrument are based on information provided by customers and may be incomplete or even wrong Any suggestions for improvement are very welcome A short description of each field follows Tag Att 1 Assign any name optional to this instrument Q E Link to Check this box if a Heading Instrument should be linked There should be at least one Heading instrument active Max angle max meters Max Angle 30 005 Max Angle 5 505 _ Max Meter 5 005 Here you enter the maximum angle in ONE direction for Roll Pitch and Heave meters E g if you enter the max angle of roll over one board as 30 degrees from board to board this results in 60 degrees Simulate mode checkboxes Sim Sim Sim Check this box if you want to go into simulation mode for the specific function c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 83 Native option Native To select the native manufacturer sentence identifier Manufacturer Select the attitude instrument manufacturer Different manufcturers generate different output Time Time 5 006 Time 8 006 Time 8 005 For Roll the time in seconds it takes to roll from board to board For Pich the time in seconds it takes to pitch from bow to stern Fore Heave the time in seconds from the lowest altitude to
20. case You are of course free to install the Net Framework yourself before you install NemaStudio The Microsoft Net Framework can be downloaded directly from Microsoft here After installation we advise strongly to check out the Program Settings and tweak these to your preferences At the same time you also may want to check if Communications Settings and NMEA Settings are OK to you or if you want to change these It is recommended that you play a little around with the program after the installation so you become familiar with the different functions Sometimes the management of the panels like hiding docking and floating can be a bit confusing in the beginning if you are unfamiliar with this type of user interface Once used to it you will appreciate the flexibility in customizing the interface to your personal taste If you are not familiar with the type of user interface that NemaStudio uses please consult the User Interface chapter in this help file It is also recommended that you have a look at the settings page and update the default settings as required before you open an instrument or target You will find the settings not surprisingly under the settings menu Currently NemaStudio requires version 3 5 of the Net Framework Sailsoft may change the version of the Net Framework to a higher version without explicit notice NB IT IS HIGLY RECOMMENDED TO INITIALIZE THE SERIAL PORTS OF YOUR SYSTEM _IN THE COMMUNICATIONS S
21. from your system You will also need to reload all open sh e NemasStudio will close them before performing this operation Note that all port pet will be reset to their default Windows settings itis good practice to also review the port setting for each object after the reset Use RTSICTS Handshaking 4 3 Reset all ports button Apply settings button c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 21 PortName BaudRate Databits Panty StopBits N2000Dev Status COM10 4500 None One GPS COM11 4500 One Not used COM12 5600 Serial ports parameters grid Odd One Not used Mark Gace One Radar One Not used One Sounder Velocity 1 GPS2 COM15 9600 COMTE 9600 COMS 230400 g amp amp COM13 S600 E Even One Not used 8 amp 8 For serial ports you can configure for each available port the Baudrate the number of databits the Parity bit and the number of stopbits to be used Special attention deserves the column N2000Dev NMEA2000Device If you have connected a NMEA2000 supporting device to the port you can indicate that here Specific manufacturer dependent operating instructions will then be sent to the device Currently the Actisense NGW 1 is supported but others may be supported as well dependent on customer demand When a serial port is in use you cannot change its properties and the port parameters are shown in red You can also see what instruments are currently using the port in the
22. of Measure Unit D Degrees Measuring Unit degrees Celsius degrees meters rtz wtons ars liters second R RPM P Percent M cubic meters anticlockwise compression e e compression vacuum UZI zuo Il H N B Note there is no validity checking against the sensor type so it is quite possible to have a frequency sensor to output in liters per minute or SO Identifier c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Identifier HDG Give any name as identifier for this sensor c 2015 Sailsoft 80 NemaStudio User Guide 81 Attitude instrument ag Simulate mode checkboxes Max angle max meters Link Heading Native option under Transducer Attitudel GPS1 AIS1 Tag Atti Manufacturer Settings Manufacturer roprietary Sentence ID Ashtech X Linkto Q Sensor kisig imie A Roll Accuracy Sim MaxAngle Time Current Roll Angle 9 9 28 44 0 045 30 00 5 00 Upda avay OI apc Pitch Accuracy Sim Max Angle Tim Roll 0 120 deg e 5 03 0 365 5 50 8 00 Pitch 0 014 deg Ol Accuracy Sim Max Meters Time Heave 0 015 m O Current Pitch Angle 2 46 5 1 000 5 6 00 8 00 GPS Pos Mode Current Heave in meters IMU Status i Heading 189 005 V Add checksum Pot HE Transmit interval 1 005 127 0 0 1 1100 1100 Operation After clicking the Start button the simulation will start and sentences will be sent to the selected
23. output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed For each dimension Roll Pitch and Heave an individul simulation option is available by checking the apprpropriate check box When not in simulation mode each parameter Roll Pitch Heave can be set individually also while running In simulation mode the sample time for Roll Pitch and Heave values is 1 100 second The algorithm used to calculate the angle in degrees resp meters is 2 MaxAngle Time With the high sensor update rate it is possible to achieve a realistic output when setting the Transmit Interval to a low value e g 0 1 second or even lower Drawback is that you may need fast serial ports or use UDP ports to avoid buffer overruns All sentences are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 82 NOTE There is no standard defined in NMEA 0183 for Attitude Roll Pitch
24. run at start Automatic run at start naticalhy at program start If this box is checked NemaStudio will automatically start running at open This can come in handy when NemaStudio must run as a scheduled task Altitude simulation GPS simulator extension Extent GPS simulator with altitude simulation Checking this box adds an extra GPS simulation function for aviators c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 35 NMEA settings In the NMEA settings sub tab you set your preferences regarding NMEA matters like the NMEAO183 version you prefer what distance units NemaStudio should deal with etc 1 2 3 E NMEA0183 Version Default Magnetic Variation Default TC Offset Dis ance Unit tinak NMEA setings ls stings NMEA 0183 Version Default Magn Var Default UTC Offset Distance Unit Version 2 20 Degrees Eua Hours Nautical Miles a 2 0 _ 205 7 Versions gt 2 20 id West 4 Kilometers SGPGGA Extensions for Differential GPS Data GPS Position Accuracy The number of decimal positions ofthe D Age of differential GPS Data seconds Lat and Lon in the GPGLL ol Diferential Reference Station ID SGPRMC and GPGGA SGPDTM Datum reference UTC Date Time handling in GPS Local Datum Code W84 Lat Offset DE 9 Realistic UTC Date Time Subdivision Code Lon Offset UJ E ir i Usertweaked UTC DateTime Ref Datum Code Wed w A DE gt F G 6 SGPGGA Extensions SGPDTM Datum reference data UTC ha
25. similar to GPS Select Velocity object See above similar to GPS Select Custom object a A See above similar to GPS Select Transducer object See above similar to GPS c 2015 Sailsoft 52 NemaStudio User Guide 53 Panel NMEA Object Explorer The NMEA Object explorer is a so called treeview It shows all available objects in the database grouped by type A group can be expanded or imploded with the small box in front of it NMEA Obiect Explorer lI X El Available Objects BAIS AIST TUGGY AIS3 SAILAWAY Custam Custom DSC simulator E GPS GPS Malaga GPS3 North Sea L GPS4 West Coast Heading i Heading Malaga Radar The following mouse actions can be performed on the NMEA Object explorer Double click on a groep to create a new object within that group Double click on an object to open it Right mouse click will open a sub menu to either open the object same as double click or to delete it Note that deleting an object here will not ask for a confirmation When an object is opened it will disappear from the explorer treeview It will be placed back in the treeview when it is closed from the tabbed interface c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 54 Panel Object Control Center With the controls in the Object Control Center you address the object under the active tab and that is always the visible obje
26. the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows Object tag Tag Bay of Lions Optional to give this instrument a name for easy identification Water depth c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 73 Water depth Depth 49 25 Feet Meters O Fathoms Percentage of random depth variation 10 Output depth value will randomly vary between 45 7 and 40 The water depth in feet meters or fathoms Percentage of random depth variation To make the simulation a bit more realistic you can enter a Percentage of random depth variation The depth will then vary randomly with this percentage Offset from transducer 24 The offset to correct the location of the transducer relative to the waterline or to the keel Maximum range scale 59 0 Maximum range scale This parameter is valid for the DBT sentence from NMEA version 2 30 and higher You can set the NMEA version in the General Settings gt Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence Sentence Identifier Identifier 4 Native SSD P To set the NMEA0183 sentence identifier Set this to either e II Integrated Instrument e Native SD e Proprietary create your own i
27. will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the target is opened it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows O MMSI number MMSI number 123456788 9 digit MMSI number c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Auto generated by NemaStudio when instantiating a new object Can be changed at will Name of Vessel Name of Vessel Own ship VDO C TUGGY Max 20 characters name of vessel Own ship VDO Own ship VDO Own ship indicator Check this box for sending AIVDO instead of AIVDM by this object Note that only one active AIS target can be defined as own ship RAIM check RAIM Dimensions Dim Aim Dim B m 8 10 Dim C dm Dim D m i Dim A Dim B Dim C Dim D 93 Reference point for reported position see figure Also indicates the dimension of the vessel m Image shows how dimension values are interpreted Destination Destination ROTTERDAM Destination of vessel Max 20 characters Type of Ship c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Type of Ship O not available 1 99 as defined in ITU R M1371 ETA ETA sep 27 2010 13 18 EStimated time of arrival Call Sign Call Sign 8151 Max 7 characters call sign Will be initialized by NemaStudio with the object identifier Draught Draught dm 18 Maximum prese
28. 1 2010 16 56 04 GP51 COM6 SGPDIM We4d 0 N 0 0 We4 71 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP52 COM10 SGPVIG 000 0 T 000 0 M 0007 0 N 00013 0 K A 16 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP52 COM10 SGPZDA 155603 10 27 09 2010 0 0 6C 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP52 COM10 SGPGGA 155603 11 2224 64311 N 13737 61720 E 1 12 0 6 0 M 50 0 M 0 0 72 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP52 COMIDO SGPGS48 A 3y eepepeeceeeee O 9 0 6 2 4 38 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP52 COM10 SGPDIM W 4 0 N 0 E 0 WS4 71 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP52 COMO SGPGLL 2224 64505 N 13737 61720 E 155603 93 A A 60 2 11 2010 16 56 04 Radarl COMI SRATIM 01 0 00 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 00 0 00 8 1T 155604 95 A4 39 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP51 COM6 SGPGLL 1114 94109 5 14511 65566 E 155603 97 A A 76 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP51 COM6 SGPRMC 155604 99 8 1114 94109 5 14511 65566 E 0013 0 116 0 040910 000 0 W A 09 E NemaStudio s text file viewer showing the logfile where all 3 checkboxes are checked in the logging options Check New Version Check New Version Check if a newer version of this program is available at program start When this box is checked nemaStudio will check at program start if there is a new version available If there is a newer version available a new tab opens to give the user the opportunity to download and install the new version If you do not want to check for new versions at program start you should uncheck this box Note that there is also a menu entry in the Help menu to manually check for new versions Automatic
29. 230000 D Degrees HDG di on o P SIN 3 sensor 2 E T Sensor type Active Type Value Unit Identifier oaei A Angular displ 345005 D Degrees ROLL E XDR Sensor 3 Active Type Value Unit Identifier A Angular displ 400005 D Degrees PITCH Sensor 4 Active Type Value Unit Identifier G Generic r 300005 None null SINS Add checksum Port COM11 Transmit interval 1 005 rep Start One transducer object can define 1 to 4 sensors of different type Each of these can be active or not There is only one NMEA 0183 formatter available the XDR sentence formatter If you need more than 4 sensors you can create as many Transducer objects in NemaStudio as you require Tag Tag Any name you like to give to this transducer set 2 Sensor is active Active Check if this sensor is active and should transmit its values uncheck if the sensor is inactive and data is not sent Sensor type c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 19 Type Angular displ Defines the sensor type e temperature C e angular displacement A e linear displacement D e frequency F e force N e pressure P e flow rate R e tachometer T e humidity H e volume V Sensor reading value Value 123 0000 Sensor reading value Can be positive or negative 4 decimal places are allowed Note the up down control increases with 1 10 if you need more precise values you need to enter the value manually here Units
30. 3 21 09069 E Current position of the vessel To change the value the instrument must be stopped To change place the mouse cursor left of the leftmost digit Then just start typing the latitude or longitude the cursor will advance automatically and the value will be automatically formatted During a simulation session the position will be continuously updated to the newly calculated current position taking course and speed into account When a GPS is linked the position is taken from the GPS Speed SOG 2 Speed over ground c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 98 Class B vessel The AIS Class B vessel object will optionally transmit AIS Message Types 14 18 19 and 24 MMSI number as x Flags Type of Ship 12 Safety message V Class B unit flag y 9 Call Sign V Class B display flag 7 Class B DSC flag 8 4 Class B band flag Vendor identifier V Class B Msg22 flag IV Assigned mode flag Type of Cargo 3 we F RAIM 11 Safety message Msg 14 Unit Vendor Id essage 14 SART ACTIVE SAILSFT Position Device 15 Navigation data Latitude COG SOG W Msg 14 sec 30 04 Message 18 51 22 77651 N 186 gt Msg 18 sec 10 04 Position A HDG W Msg 19 sec 5 0 21 osition Accuracy GPS1 i 186 4 Link to GPS V Msg 24 sec 5 0 Message 19 Port COM11 Add checksum Stop 20 Latitude Longitude 115200 8 Non One Message 24 Course 16 22 17 18 19 Heading Speed Link to GPS option G
31. 5 1101 coms 7 Row control UDPS 23919206 1101 coms z Row control UDP7 23919207 mor 6007 7 Row control UDP8 23919208 mor eos 7 Row control UDP9 23919209 mor eos 7 Row control c 2015 Sailsoft 29 NemaStudio User Guide 30 a To Row control a Row control ITE Err BA ltieset IP oe IP sddraco ranna TOA MNA ta FAO DAR DAR DAR Row control ITE For Multicast UDP use IP address range 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 id set the Time To Live to a value between 1 and 255 Annly setir Row control id set the Time To Live to a value between 1 and 255 Apply settir Apply settings button i Row control c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 31 General Settings The first thing you probably want to do when using NemaStudio for the first time is to configure the program to your preferences You do this with the General Settings tab under the Settings menu When opening this menu item you will see three sub tabs Program settings NMEA settings and AIS settings c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 32 Program settings In this sub tab you set parameters that influence the behaviour of NemaStudio like the location of the log file Save options and range settings for certain controls 3 4 Save object options Logging options Save object options Logging options Save always LogFile Path O Save never CiNemasStudioLogFiles
32. Control Center the position of the Radar Target is automatically updated every n second whereas n is the interval set by the user Link target to GPS or AIS Link target to 4151 Target position Course and speed can optionally be taken from a selected active GPS instrument or Class A B AIS target When the checkbox is checked a dropdown control will open showing all available active GPS instruments and AIS targets Select the object required and the navigation data will be taken from the linked GPS instrument or AIS target When an AIS target is linked the AIS target in turn can also be linked to a GPS This can be very convenient when this GPS is set up to sailing an automatic route Target course Target Course T R sok The course of the target select True or Relative with the adjacent dropdown Can be set manually with the up down controls or taken from a linked GPS or AIS target Target speed Tot Speed 11 0 Speed of target Can be set manually with the up down controls or taken from a linked GPS or AIS c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 88 target Target status Target Status Target status select e T Tracking e Q Query e L Lost sm gt Target bearing Target Bearing T R 148 0 4 Bearing to this radar target calculated from the position of the own vessel Target distance Tat Distance 0 97 Distance to this radar target calculated from the position of the own vessel
33. ETTINGS OPTIONS AS FIRST ACTION AFTER INSTALLATION BY CLICKING THE RESET ALL PORTS BUTTON THIS WILL SCAN YOUR SYSTEM FOR AVAILABLE SERIAL PORTS AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO NEMASTUDIO c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 14 Installing NemaStudio NemaStudio is delivered as a Windows Installer file msi In most cases you will have downloaded this file from the Sailsoft website If you have obtained the file from somewhere else please don t install it Instead download the file from our website This will ascertain you have the latest version of the program and that it is clean of any possible malware When you run the file either directly at download or after saving and double clicking on it the NemaStudio Setup Wizard will start NEMASTUDIO SETUP WIZARD DIALOGUE i NemaStudio Sallsoft E NemaStudio The installer will guide you through the steps required to install HemaStudio on your computer WARNING This computer program ie protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 15 JM iy NemaStudio Sallsoft EB NemaStudio Please take a moment to read the license agreement now IF you accept the terms below click I Agree then Nest Othenvse
34. In 64 bit Windows7 and Vista NemaStudio will be installed per c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide default in C Program Files x86 i NemaStudio Confirm Installati Sallsoft oe Nemastudio The installer is ready to install NemaStudio on your computer Click Nest to start the Installation ie NemaStudio k Installing N Sallsoft a NemasStudio MemaStudio ts being installed Please walt Installation progress is shown c 2015 Sailsoft 16 NemaStudio User Guide 17 iz NemaStudio Sallsoft NemaStudio a e E ELE P AEREE After closing this screen NemaStudio is ready to run and can be started from the desktop icon or the Windows Start menu c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide c 2015 Sailsoft Setting up NemaStudio 18 NemaStudio User Guide 19 Communications Settings Before you can use NemasStudio for the first time you MUST configure the communication ports you want to use You do this with the Communications Settings tab under the Settings menu In general after changing any parameters in either serial or UDP settings it is advised to at least to close and re open any instrument already open Even better after saving your changed settings close and restart NemaStudio Serial Port settings tab UDP Port settings tab Headingl GPS2 NAVTEX bt Communications Settings dbx Serial COM Port settings UDP P Port settings
35. OG and Altitude values are taken from the Object Control Center The max ranges for these controls can be set in the General Settings In the General Settings the setting for SOG is set by default to30 knots If you need a higher value for a SAR you can adjust the range for the velocity control there Own ship VDO Assigned mode flag Assigned mode flag Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide AtoN Aid to Navigation The AIS AtoN object will transmit AIS Message Type 21 AIS3 AIS5 f AIS1 AIS7 AIS Aid To Navigation General Settings AISG Name MMSI Name of AtoN Dim A Dim B Dim C Dim D Q 116543234 RADAR BUOY AK47 10 20 30 40 MMSI number Type of AtoN Position Device Position Accuracy 6 Light with sectors hd 1 GPS hd 1 High lt 10m RAIM V Assigned mode flag Off position Indicator VirtUal AtoN flag Aton type amic data RAIM flag Latitude Longitude 51 27 01985 N 003 20 98716 E V Add checks Assigned mode flag Pot COM11 v Transmit interval 1 0 115200 8 None One Latitude Longitude Operation 109 dp x 8 Dimensions 9 Accuracy 11 Virtual AtoN flag 7 Position device 6 Off position Indicator 12 Checksum After clicking the Start button the AIS simulation will start and the messages will be sent to the selected output port of the PC unt
36. PS to link Checksum Operation After clicking the Start button the AIS simulation will start and the messages will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those messages will be sent that are checked All messages are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the target is opened it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows MMSI number c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 99 MMSI number 35432198 9 digit MMSI number Vessel name Name of Vessel Own ship VDO SAILAWAY Name of vessel max 20 characters Own ship VDO Own ship VDO Check this if own ship The VDO instead of VDM formatter will be used in the AIS sentences Dimensions 1 Ho Dim m Dim D m 3 Dim A Dim B Dim C Dim D Reference point for reported position see figure Also indicates the dimension of the vessel m Image shows how dimension values are i
37. Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 114 time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the instrument and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings Sentences Settings Type your custom sentences in the text box below SPDDDEPTH lt UTC gt lt ALT gt SPDDCOURSE CRS gt lt VTY gt SPMYTHING the utc time is now lt UTC gt SCDDSC 20 33602710040 00 21 26 139480 M 0 lt UTC gt B E Type your sentences in this window You can use all valid ASCII characters here Variables can be inserted at any point by clicking the appropriate button UTC UTC This inserts lt UTC gt this will be substituted by the current UTC Velocity Velocity This inserts lt VTY gt this will be substituted by Velocity from the Object Control Center Course This inserts lt CRS gt this will be substituted by Course from the Object Control Center Altitude c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 115 This inserts lt ALT gt this will be substituted by Altitude fr
38. Rear 9 Beacon Cardinal N 10 Beacon Cardinal E 11 Beacon Cardinal S 12 Beacon Cardinal W 13 Beacon Port hand 14 Beacon Starboard hand 15 Beacon Preferred Channel port hand 16 Beacon Preferred Channel starboard hand 17 Beacon Isolated danger 18 Beacon Safe water 19 Beacon Special mark Floating AtoN 20 Cardinal Mark N 21 Cardinal Mark E 22 Cardinal Mark S 23 Cardinal Mark W 24 Port hand Mark 25 Starboard hand Mark 26 Preferred Channel Port hand 27 Preferred Channel Starboard hand 28 Isolated danger 29 Safe Water 30 Special Mark 31 Light Vessel LANBY Rigs RAIM flag RAIM flag Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring RAIM flag of electronic c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide position fixing device e Unchecked RAIM not in use e Checked RAIM in use 5 i Assigned mode flag Assigned mode flag Check if station operating in assigned mode Off position Indicator Off position Indicator ij Position device Position Device 1 GPS E Type of electronic position device undefined default GPS GLONASS combined GPS GLONASS Loran C Chayka integrated navigation system surveyed Galileo 5 not used WON A UABRWNEF OO ei i i MM Mo ul il Dimensions 10 20 30 40 Reference point for reported position also indicates the dimension of an AtoN m Accuracy Position Accuracy The position accuracy PA flag e Q Low e 1 High Latitude Lo
39. Status column Serial port parameters row co M10 4500 E None One GPS Each available and detected port has one row in the ports grid When the row text is red the port is in use and its parameters can not be changed Change communication parameter None When a serial port is not in use you can change the parameters for this port This works as follows 1 Select the parameter you want to change with a mouse click 2 A next click will change the cell into a drop down button 3 The third click will open the drop down and you can select the new value c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 22 Reset all ports button Reset all When you are missing ports that should be there you can have NemaStudio to attempt again by clicking the Reset all ports button Also when you have made any changes by removing or adding serial ports you should use the reset button Applies and saves the settings c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide UDP IP Port settings 23 Apart from the serial ports NemaStudio also supports a maximum of 16 UDP IP ports tagged UDPO up to UDP15 You can mix UDP ports with serial ports if you like or assign different ports or the same UDP port to any or all instruments From Version 1 27 NemaStudio also supports UDP Multicast j 4 5 Remote IP Address Local Post Remate Port gt Time To Live d box TE 12700 no o 1 UDP 23919201 mor eooo 7 oo
40. TUE NE WINDS Communications Settings a Opens the Communications Settings tab E General Settings Opens the General Settings tab Delete current object c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 46 x Deletes the object Instrument Target in the currently active tab Confirmation is asked before deleting Note that deleting of an object can also be achieved by selecting an object with the right mouse button in the NMEA Object Explorer and clicking the Delete menu item in the context menu as shown below Open Object Delete Object Weather and Close all Start Stop b Y These button will respectively start all open objects stop all open objects or close all open objects simultaneously Replay Log file gt Clicking this button will initiate the replay of a stored NemaStudio log file This will replay a previously saved log file provided that the following settings are true General Settings Program settings Append date time V Append objectid V Append portnumber so that NemaStudio is able to replay including the original time intervals objects and ports Note that replying a log file will close all active objects and that logging must be OFF Below is an example of a properly formatted log file observe the date time object id and port in the beginning of each sentence c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 47 2014 01 27 16 01 50 Transduceri UDP
41. The actual ROT in deg min is converted to the ROTais value 126 and stored in the ROT field in message 1 When the No TI no Turn Information checkbox is checked the ROTais value 128 is stored in the ROT field in message 1 When the value in the ROT up down control gt 708 or lt 708 then the ROT ais value is set to 127 or 127 No Turn Indicator E No TI When checked the ROTais value 128 is stored in the ROT field in message 1 indicating that there is no turning indicator present The ROT control will also be greyed out when this box is checked Navigation Status Nav Status O Under way using engines Select a navigation status O under way using engine at anchor not under command restricted maneuverability constrained by her draught moored aground engaged in fishing under way sailing reserved for future amendment of navigational status reserved for future amendment of navigational status 14 reserved for future use not defined MBPrRereEWOcoN dU BR WN FE l UI e Link to GPS Link to GPS c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 97 Check this if you want to link this AIS target to any active GPS A dropdown selection box will open with all currently active GPS s Position Course and Speed will be taken from the selected GPS Checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence Latitude Longitude Latitude 517 2440119 N Longitude 00
42. ading NemaStudio When you have a fast computer you will hardly notice the splash screen As long as you have not entered valid license codes the splash screen will persist until you have entered valid license codes and clicked the Activate license button or you click the Run in trial mode button In the latter case the program will run in trial mode with limited output Sallsoft NemasStudio NMEA instruments and AlS simulator Version DO 3529 2150 License name THIS PROGRAM 1S NOT FREEWARE License number You have to purchase a license in order to use this Do program legally and without limitations License key As long as this program has not been registered with Sailsort wou will be reminded by means of this nag Until vou have entered a valid license key the masimum number of NMEA sentences that i output ctirate license is limited to 100 sentences Run in trial mode SPLASH SCREEN YOU CAN RUN IN TRIAL MODE OR ENTER YOUR LICENSE CODES c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 11 Sallsofi Nemastudio NMEA instruments and AlS simulator Version 0 0 3529 215867 License name NavSoftwareDevelooment Ltd THIS PROGRAM 5 NOT FREEWARE License number You have to purchase a license in order to use this rogram legally and without limitations 13579246 Ee License key 43 long as this program has not been registered with aA OPE AFF Th you will be reminded by means of this nag Until you have e
43. ag Course Velocity GPS Fix Quality Execution Mode AIS5 AIS q bx i NMEA 0183 sentences Settings j ees Latitude Velocity Altitude m eee 2 51 27 60871 N 003 16 29495 E sia e m Date UTC Time Offset hrs Magn Var 23 6 2015 8 51 48 0 05 0 05 UTC Date Time Offset z NMEA 0183 Formatter PS Sentences Mode ind PDOP HDOP VDOP Geoid Sep Satellites GPS fix quality VGLL E 7 GSA o0 o0 0 0 50 06 6 gt GPS F RMC A v Gsv o 5 gli Mve D 7 DTM GPS Accuracy Parameters Satellites used GSA GSV max 12 V GGA 3 WV ZDA GPS WAAS E XTE Ar W RMB A ms s J13 1 17 25 2 gje 10 14 77 18 22 25 3 3 G 17 En s 9 2 ls o Navigate 4 mje 2 8 E2 ls Ps 7 Status AV A V Add checksum Satellites in use Checksum Next waypoint WP01071747 Rhumb Bearing Range XTE Steer VMG Track Back 171 254 171 533 13099 0 01 gt gt gt gt gt gt 11 803 Loop Position Update Timer e pd Port COM11 PosUpdate 1 0 Transmit 1 005 Start 9600 8 None One second second Operation To start there must be a valid starting position represented by the latitude longitude fields When a new GPS is instantiated the Latitude and Longitude values are initiated within the range you have set in the General Settings First time users may find the way of inputting data in these fields a bit awkward in the beginning but once used to it you will appreciate the error proof entry Valid v
44. alues should also be present in all Control Center fields After clicking the Start button the GPS simulation will start and NMEA sentences will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those NMEA sentences will be sent that have been checked in the NMEA sentences panel When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button All sentences are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows below Object Tag Tag Solent main channel For easy identifying the object in e g the Object Explorer c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 60 This is an optional field and can be left blank GPS coordinates Latitude Longitude C 51 27 60877 N 003 16 29495 E At creating a new GPS object the Lat and Lon values are initially taken from the Program Settings After starting the object the coordinates are then dynamically updated every n second by calculati
45. click Cancel d SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT This document is a legal agreement between you Can individual or business land Sailsoft Use of the software indicates your acceptance of these terms used in this License Agreement the term Software means the software you have obtained on any media including downloading of the Internet This license agreement include both the trial version and the registered version By using this software you agree with the terms in this agreement I PROPRIETARY RIGHTS The Software and any accompanying documentation are the proprietary products of Sailsoft and are protected hinder national laws and international treaty nenvisinns GOwnershin nf the O Do Not Agree Agree teres ek e You need to agree with the licence terms otherwise the program will not install Make sure you ve read them carefully before continuing ig NemaStudio i Select Ins e Sallsoft i NemaStudio The installer will install NemaStudio to the following folder To install in this folder click Mest To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder LtProgram Files S alsof Nemas tudio Browse Disk Cost Install NemaStudio for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer Everyone Just me You have the option of changing the install directory It is recommended that you accept the proposed directory
46. ct in the foreground When you select another object by clicking a tab the controls become active for the new foreground object You can set the values in the controls in 3 ways 1 by typing a new value in the text box 2 by using the up down arrows at the right side of the text box 3 by using the slider underneith the text box With the radio button under the rudder control you can quickly set the rudder to the O position The maximum range of the controls can be set to your own preferences in the General Settings in case you are not happy with the default values as shown Foreground Object Control Center E 1 d Altitude meters Altitude control 2 Course control q Velocity knots ie Velocity control 4 Rudder contral Altitude control Altitude meters 2258 E LI Default 10000 meters to 10000 meters c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Course control Course degrees 178 j O to 360 degrees cannot be changed Velocity control Velocity knots 13 0 Default 30 knots to 30 knots Rudder control Rudder degrees 00 A Default 30 degrees to 30 degrees c 2015 Sailsoft 55 NemaStudio User Guide 56 Objects Instruments and Targets There are two types of objects in NemaStudio 1 NMEA instruments 2 Targets Instruments are GPS Weather Heading Sounder and Velocity Targets are Radar and AIS objects like Class A vessels Class B vessels A
47. direction to steer to correct the error Also shown are the rhumbline from the current waypoint to the next waypoint and the VMG Velocity Made Good inserted as the Destination Closing Velocity field in the RMB sentence SGPXTE 7 SGPRMB Note that in Navigate mode the XTE and RMB sentences also are enabled and can be selected for output Slave of GPS1 mode This option is greyed out in GPS1 For all other GPS s select this mode when you want to simulate two or more GPS s on the same vessel In this mode you can set all parameters like sentences fix quality satellites port etc but Position Altitude Course Speed and Rudder are taken from GPS1 Of course GPS1 should be running when using this mode NMEA 0183 GPS Sentences c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide NMEA 0183 sentences Identifier o SGP gt P Formatter Mode ind R GUL E 7 GSA W RMC A 7 GSV J vG D W DTM V GGA 3 W ZDA XTE A v RMB A Status AMV A 4 Add checksum 63 Here you select the sentences you want NemaStudio to output for this instrument and the Identifier normally GP but can also be changed to a proprietary ID For most sentences you can also select the desired mode indicator For GLL RMC VTG XTE and RMB the meaning of the Mode Indicator is according to the NMEA 0183 specifications as follows A Autonomous mode D Differential mode E Estimated DR mode M Manual Input mode S N P
48. e object options Save object options 2 Save always Save never Ask Logging options LogFile Path CiNemaStudioLogFilesiNemaStudioLogtestT tt Append date time Append object id Append portnumber You set the location where NemaStudio saves the log file here With the check boxes you can indicate if you want the date and time the id of the object and the port number to be saved in the logfile also Remember you can view the logfile anytime with the built in text editor in NemaStudio as shown below or with any other suitable text file viewer c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 34 Radari 0 GPS1 GP52 NemaStudioLog1 td J bP x C Nema Studio Logfiles Nema Studio Log 1 td 2 11 2010 16 56 03 GP52 COM10 GPGLL 2224 64311 N 13737 61720 E 155515 592 A A4 66 2 11 2010 16 56 03 Radarl COMI GRATIM 01 0 00 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 T 0 00 0 00 0 1T 155603 94 A4 3F 2 11 2010 16 56 03 GP52 COMIDO E SGPRMC 155603 94 4 2224 064311 N 13737 61720 E 0007 0 000 0 270910 000 0 W 8 amp 10 2 11 2010 16 56 03 GP51 COM6 SGPGLL 1114 93951 5 14511 65255 E 155515 97 4 8 79 2 11 2010 16 56 03 GP51 COM6 SGPRMC 195603 99 A 1114 93951 5 14511 65255 E 0013 0 116 0 040910 000 0 W A 05 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP5l COM6 SGPVTG 116 0 T 116 0 M 0013 0 N 00024 1 K A 16 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP5l COM6 GP2ZDA 155603 04 04 09 2010 0 0 68 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GP51 COM6 SGPGGA 155603 06 1114 93951 5 14511 65255 E 5 12 0 0 0 M 50 0 M 0 0 6C 2 1
49. er Guide 92 Class A vessel The AIS Class A vessel object will optionally transmit AIS Message Types 1 and 5 6 Destination Voyage data 8 Destination ROTTERDAM ETA sep 27 2010 13 18 s 10 Type of Cargo pit Draught dm Draught 270118 18 Position Device Position Accuracy 12 Msg 5 sec IMO number V Msg 5 sec Message 5 14 Msg type stitude COG SOG Nav Status 15 ES 2440119 51 2440119 N 178 2 0 Under way using engines Spec Manoeuvre Indicator Special yee HDG OT 7 Indicator 16 21 09069 E 78 0 2 P NoTI F linkto GPS sg 1 sec 10 18 Pos Accuracy Port COM4 se reer tet mE Message 1 14400 8 None One 22 Navigation Status 17 19 26 20 21 24 23 Latitude Longitude Course Heading Speed Rate of Tum No Tum Indicator Checksum Link to GPS Operation After clicking the Start button the AIS simulation will start and the messages will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those messages will be sent that are checked All messages are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right
50. f you like to do so The sentences can be sent one by one or in one burst at the choosen interval Below you see an example and the resulting output AlS1 AIS8 AIS7 GPS1 AIS3 AlS4 Custom1 Custom2 q bx Sentences Tag DSC simulator Settings Type your custom sentences in the text box below Rudder SPDDDEPTH lt UTC gt lt ALT gt SPMYTHING the utc time is now lt UTC gt T SCDDSC 20 3380210040 00 21 26 1394807410 lt UTC gt B E Burst Mode Velocity 8 Checksum Course i i insert values from the Control Center ir your sefitences at run tim Altitude UTC Rudder 7 Burst Mode V Add checksum Port COM2 Transmit interval 1 0 9600 8 None One Resulting Output Sentences from this example 0 Port Monitor I X Customl on COM2 SPDDDEPTH 114219 49 0 00 de Customl on COM SPDDCOURSE 178 16 74 Customl on COM SPMYTHING the ute time is now 114221 52 5A Customl on COM SCDDSC 20 3380210040 00 21 26 1394807410 114222 55 B E 79 Customl on COM2 SPDDDEPTH 114223 55 0 04 Customl on COM SPDDCOURSE 178 16 74 Customl on COM SPMYTHING the utc time is now 114225 56 54 Customl on COM SCDDSC 20 3380210040 00 21 26 1394807410 114226 59 B E 77 Operation After clicking the Start button the Custom sentence formatter will start and custom sentences will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed All sentences are shown in the I O
51. have the connected application crash c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 37 GPDTM Datum reference data SGPDTM Datum reference Local Datum Code W84 Lat Offise ol Subdivision Code Lon Ofset of E Ref Datum Code WAA w Alt feet o Parameters for the GPDTM sentence UTC handling UTC Date Time handling in GPS o Realistic UTC Date Time O Usertweaked UTC Date Time Choose to use the actual UTC Date and Time or an artificial UTC Date and Time you set yourself UTC Date Time is used in GPS c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 38 AIS settings In the AIS settings sub tab you set your preferences regarding AIS parameters Apply Rate Of Ti settings AIS settings AIS Msg 1 VDO Apply ROT to Course of Own Ship Radio channel AIS Radio channel use Channel A use Channel B Alternate between A and B Apply Rate Of Turn AIS Msg 1 VDO Apply ROT to Course of Own Ship When checked the value of the Control Panel s ROT control will be applied to the own ship COG in the VDO sentence Radio channel AIS Radio channe use Channel A use Channel B O Alternate between A and B Select which radio channel should be used in AIS sentences e Channel A e Channel B e Alternate When this option is set the simulated output will alternate between channel A and B in every other sentence c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 39 The User Interface NemaStudio s use
52. iNemaStudioLogtestT tt Ask Append date time Append object id Append portnumt Set random initial position for objects Control Center Maximum Range settings Range 5 NM from position 10000 Altitude 00 00 00000 N 090 00 00000 E 305 Velocity 3055 Rudder Automatic run at start GPS simulator extension Start All automatically at program Extent GPS simulator with altitude simulation Check New Version Check if a newer version of this program is available at program start 6 ij 5 Automatic run at start gt Altitude simulation Check New Version Set random initial position Maximum Range settings Maximum Range settings Control Center Maximum Range settings 10000 Altitude 30 Velocity 305 Rudder You can set the maximum range of some of the controls in the Control Center This will affect the increment value of the sliders underneith the control c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 33 Set random initial position Set random initial position for objects Range 5 NM from position Latitude Longitude 00 00 00000 N 000 00 00000 E This is an important setting NemaStudio is using this setting when you instantiate a new object e g a GPS or AIS object By setting these parameters you decide in what geographical area the object must initially occur NemaStudio will place the object somewhere within the circular range from the position you set here Sav
53. ids To Navigation SAR airplanes and Base Stations There is also a special type of object the Custom Sentence Formatter for creating user defined proprietary sentences We can distinguish between Active Objects and Passive Objects Active Objects are objects visible on the GUI either on top or tabbed Passive objects are objects that are currently not active but can be openened at will either via the Object Explorer or with the large buttons in the Instrument Selection Panel Active objects are visible in a tabbed interface will transmit NMEA 0183 sentences and can be manipulated by common controls in the Object Control Center or specific controls on the object itself All instruments and targets have the following important controls on their user interface Port COM10 Transmit interval 105 Start 1 2 3 4200 8 None One 1 Select the serial output port or UDP to be used by this instrument or target to send the output to Use the Communications Settings to set the parameters for the port like baud rate 2 Select the transmit interval in seconds or tenth of seconds if you like This is the time between sending consecutive sentences NMEA 0183 default is 1 sentence per second When you set the value to O zero the time interval is handled manually the selected sentences are sent each time you click the Start button Single Shot 3 Start Restart sending sentences for this instrument or target or Stop Inhibit se
54. ies in any form III BACKUP COPY A maximum of 3 copies of the Software may be created for archival or backup purposes IV NONPERMITTED USES Without the express prior written permission of Sailsoft you may not a use copy modify alter or transfer electronically or otherwise the Software or documentation except as expressly permitted in this License Agreement or b translate reverse program disassemble decompile or otherwise reverse engineer the Software V DISCLAIMER The Product is not fault tolerant and is not designed manufactured or intended for use in environments requiring fail safe performance such as in the operation of nuclear facilities vessel and aircraft navigation or communication systems traffic control direct life support machines or weapons systems in which the failure of the Product could lead directly to death personal injury or severe physical or environmental damage Accordingly Sailsoft specifically disclaim any express or implied warranty of fitness for High Risk Activities Licensee agrees that Sailsoft will not be liable for any claims or damages arising from the use of the Product in such applications NemaStudio User Guide 10 Registering your license License codes After starting NemaStudio a Splash Screen is shown while Windows loads the program in the background If valid license codes are recognized at start up the splash screen will disappear automatically when Windows is ready with lo
55. il the Stop button is pressed Note that only those messages will be sent that are checked All messages are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the target is opened it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows MMSI number MMSI number 116543234 9 digit MMSI number Auto generated by NemaStudio when instantiating a new object Can be changed at will c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Name Name of AtoN RADAR BUOY AKA Name description of AtoN Aton type Type of MoN 6 Light with sectors The nature and type of AtoN O Default Type of AtoN not specified 1 Reference point 2 RACON 3 Fixed structures off shore such as oil platforms wind farms NOTE 1 This code should identify an obstruction that is fitted with an AtoN AIS station 4 Spare Reserved for future use Fixed AtoN 5 Light without sectors 6 Light with sectors 7 Leading Light Front 8 Leading Light
56. io will using Multicast UDP when 1 the IP address is in the range 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 and 2 the TimeToLive is set to a value between 1 and 255 Check with your network administrator for the correct setting c 2015 Sailsoft 25 NemaStudio User Guide 1 Client area 26 Pagetab list control 2 Row contra 3 GPS2 Transducer GPS1 Headingi Attitude Communications Settings 4 Client area Row contro O 6 Client area Local Port Remote Port TimeToLive Row control 7 1100 1200 a 1101 60001 7 Table control Row control 239 192 0 2 1101 60002 T 9 10 239 192 0 3 1101 60003 7 de CONS 239 192 0 4 1101 60004 7 Row control 1 11 239 192 0 5 1101 60005 F 12 239 192 0 6 1101 60006 7 Row control Row control 239 192 0 7 1101 60007 zZ 13 14 239 192 0 8 1101 60008 T Row contiol 239 192 0 9 1101 60009 7 Row control 15 16 Row control Row control a 17 NOTE For Multicast UDP use IP address range 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 18 and set the Time To Live to a value between 1 and 255 ie Row control Row control 19 20 Row control Row control 21 22 Apply settings button Row control Pagetab list control UDPIIP Port setti E UDPO emo mo quo oo vom aeaa nr mi 7 UDP2 23919202 mo ooo 7 uDP3 23919203 m01 60003 7 UDP4 23919204 noi 60004 7 UDPS 23919205 10i 60005 7 wors memos ror eos 7 UDP7 23919207 non 60007 7 ups
57. mo e000 sal sl UDP3 23919203 10160008 sul vors zwoa mo ome 7 239 197 0 5 wore memes me voz 23019207 ro e vor zeros ro om 7 ums memos jm mo E NY Na se f NOTE For Multicast UDP use IP address range 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 and set the Time To Live to a value between 1 and 255 1 Apply settings button Apply settings button Applies and saves the settings Tag c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide UDPO UDP3 Reference to the UDP port to use This tag will show up in any instrument s port dropdown box when all parameters of this port are valid as shown below Bearing Range ATE na na nz Port ns Pos Upda 8 COM11 9 176 78 COM12 COM1 COMA COMS COM4 COMS COMO COM COMs COMO COM10 UDPO extline on UDEO SCRNRK 00 extline on UDPO LASTLIM Remote IP Address Remote IP address 127 0 0 1 239 192 0 1 239 192 0 2 239 192 0 3 The IP address of the remote system Observe that for UDP Multicast the address must be in the range 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 and that the TimeToLive must be gt 0 Local Port c 2015 Sailsoft 24 NemaStudio User Guide Local Port 1100 1101 1101 1101 The local port number to use P Remote Port Remote Fort 1200 60001 60002 60003 The remote port number to use Time To Live TimeToLive Time to live time setting when using Multicast NemaStud
58. n the text box Sentence formatters c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 14 Formatter W DBT W DPT W DEK W DBS Select the NMEA 0183 sentences you want to simulate and to be sent to the output port c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 15 Velocity instrument Object Tag NemaStudioVersionHistory bct Velocityl Heading q bx Tag esterschelde NMEA 0183 sentences Settings Identifier Water speed offset sil 20 Difference between water speed and ground speed x Native SVW SVD a Water speed offset Water speed ESTE P Longitudinal Transverse Data Valid E TE Sentence Identifier 1205 1 05 Formatter Water speed 4 Ground speed V VHW S Longitudinal Transverse Data Valid Ei entence Formatters O 10 05 1 05 A E Ground speed vl vew P Stern Transverse Speed Ground Data Valid Water Data Valid Heading Instrument r Link to Heading instrument Stern Transverse Speed Distance travelled Heading1 Trip Total o 68 00 549 00 7 Add checksum Port COM11 X Transmit interval 1 005 Start Distance travelled 9600 8 None One Checksum Operation After clicking the Start button the simulation will start and NMEA sentences will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those NMEA sentences will be sent that are checked in the NMEA sentences panel All sentences are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option
59. n vessel 38400 8 None One 19 14 22 Course own vessel Own speed Reference Target Checksum Operation After clicking the Start button the Radar simulation will start and NMEA sentences will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those NMEA sentences will be sent that are checked in the NMEA sentences panel All sentences are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows Target number Tot Number J5 The number for this radar target 0 99 c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 87 E Target name Target Name TUGGY Name of radar target UTC UTC Time Universal Time Coordinate Target position Target Latitude Target Longitude 51 24 520779 N O03 21 0548 7 E Position of the radar target Based on course and speed taken from the value of the controls in the Object
60. nding Remember you also have the possibility to start all active instruments simultaneously with the Start All Stop All buttons on the toolbar General mode of operation Most fields can be adjusted by either typing in a value directly in the field or by using the up down buttons small arrows on the right side of the field After clicking the Start button the object simulation will start and the apropriate NMEA sentences will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed All sentences are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the instrument and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped Note Saving is an optional setting in the General Settings c 2015 Sailsoft 57 NemaStudio User Guide Instruments NemaStudio can simulate the following instruments GPS Weather Heading Sounder Velocity Transducer Attitude Custom c 2015 Sailsoft 58 NemaStudio User Guide 59 GPS instrument Object T
61. ndling GPS Position Accuracy NMEAO183 Version NMEA 0183 Version Version 2 20 Versions gt 2 20 The NMEA0183 version NemaTalker should use when generating NMEA sentences This option is included to remain compatible with older NMEA devices that do not Support the latest NMEA version Default Magnetic Variation c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 36 Default Magn Var L Degrees East 2 05 West Here you can set a default magnetic variation that NemaStudio initially applies when creating a new instrument Default UTC Offset Default UTC Offset Hours 2 05 The UTC offset NemaStudio should apply as default when instantiating a new GPS module The value is used in the GPZDA sentence and can be changed any time in the GPS module itself Distance Unit Distance Unit Nautical Miles O Kilometers You can set either Nautical Miles or Kilometers as a distance unit GPGGA Extensions SGPGGA Extensions for Differential GPS Data 05 Age of differential GPS Data seconds 05 Differential Reference Station ID Parameters for GPGGA sentences when using differential GPS data ceca ba 6 GPS Position Accuracy PS Position Accuracy he number of decimal positions of the atand Lon in the GPGLL GPRMC and GPGGA 55 art Sar By default NemaStudio applies a 5 decimal digit precision Not all applications can handle this Sometimes a less precision is needed in order not to
62. ng a new position from parameters like Velocity and Course and embedded in the appropriate NMEA sentences before transmitting n is taken from the Position Update control see below To change the value of either Latitude or Longitude the instrument must not be running To change place the mouse cursor left of the leftmost digit Then just start typing the new latitude or longitude the cursor will advance automatically and the value will be automatically formatted Example 53 21 56 N must be entered as 0532156000N After clearing the fields will look like this 9 a Course Velocity Altitude ourse Velocity Altitude m 139 14 0 The values for these fields are taken form the Object Control Center and can be dynamically adjusted when this object is at the foreground and visible Note that the Course can also be influenced with the Rudder Control UTC Date Time Offset UTC Date UTC Time Offset hrs 23 62015 8 51 48 0 0 UTC Date and Time as this appears in the appropriate NMEA data The user can either choose for the real and actual UTC or can choose to take a faked UTC In the latter case the UTC can be manually manipulated The method to be used is determined by a setting in the General Settings NMEA tab GPS Accuracy Parameters PDOP HDOP VDOP Geoid Sep Satellites 00H 00H 0 055 50 05 6 Dilution Of Precision values Geoidal Separation and number of satellites in view to be embedded in GGA and GSA data Note
63. ngitude c 2015 Sailsoft 111 NemaStudio User Guide 112 Latitude Longitude 51 2701985 N 003 20 98716 E The position of the AtoN object To change place the mouse cursor left of the leftmost digit Then just start typing the latitude or longitude the cursor will advance automatically and the value will be automatically formatted Virtual AtoN flag Virtual AtoN flag Check if virtual AtoN Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 113 Custom Sentence Formatter The Custom sentence formatter is designed to generate private NMEA sentences but actually any line of text that is typed in the text box will be sent out in the interval selected complemented with an optional checksum You can insert the real time values of the controls in the Object Control Center at the cursor position by clicking any of the buttons marked Altitude Course Velocity and Rudder You can also insert the current UTC A mnemonic lt ALT gt lt CRS gt lt VTY gt lt RUD gt lt UTC gt is inserted and is substituted by the actual value at runtime Of course you can also type the mnemonics if you like instead of using the buttons At exit your private sentences will be saved in a file named Custom txt in the application path so the saved formats can be retrieved from that file at restart You can also edit that file with the NemaStudio built in text editor i
64. nt static draught in 1 10 meters dm Type of Cargo Type of Cargo O Unspecified O not available 1 9 as defined in ITU R M1371 Message 5 Msg 5 sec 10 Check this box if you want NemaStudio to send AIS message type 5 voyage data and the interval in seconds this message must be sent IMO number IMO number 09270118 International Maritime Organization number 1 999999999 O not available c 2015 Sailsoft 94 NemaStudio User Guide Position Device 1 GPS E Type of electronic position device undefined default GPS GLONASS combined GPS GLONASS Loran C Chayka integrated navigation system surveyed 8 Galileo 9 15 not used NO OB WN FE Special Manoeuvre Indicator Spec Manoeuvre Indicator This is a three state checkbox e Unchecked O not available e Filled 1 not engaged in special manoeuvre e Checked 2 engaged in special manoeuvre Pos Accuracy Position Accuracy 1 High lt 10m g The position accuracy PA flag e O Low e 1 High Tf gt Course CoG 178 Course over ground in degrees Message 1 Msg 1 sec RI Check this box if you want NemaStudio to send AIS message type 1 and the interval in seconds this message must be sent c 2015 Sailsoft 95 NemaStudio User Guide 96 Heading HDG 178 True heading in degrees 0 359 Rate of Turn ROT OF The ROT control gives the actual Rate Of Turn in degrees min
65. ntered a valid license kep the maximum number of NMEA sentences that is output clivate icense ad I limited to 100 sentences f Run in trial mode LICENSE CODES ARE ENTERED CLICK THE ACTIVATE LICENSE BUTTON TO REGISTER THE PROGRAM AND SWITH TO REGISTERED MODE c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide c 2015 Sailsoft Introduction 12 NemaStudio User Guide 13 Prerequisites Before installing NemaStudio Before you install NemaStudio please make sure you have e Windows 7 8 Vista 10 Windows 2000 and XP should also work but are no longer supported At least 512 MB RAM the more the better 100 MB free disk space At least 1280x800 screen solution larger e g 1680x1050 is much better Internet connection for update checking optional One or more serial ports either physical virtual or via a USB to serial adapter If you have no serial ports at all you can use the UDP option e If you use the UDP option you probably need a remote UDP client as well Check out IpaNema from Sailsoft NemaStudio requires the Microsoft Net Framework The Net Framework comes standard with Windows and is probably already installed on your computer if you have regularly installed the Microsoft updates If the installer can not find the Net Framework on your system the installation program will install the Net Framework automatically before NemaStudio is installed The installation time will be considerabel longer in this
66. nterpreted Flags Class B unt flag Class B display flag Class B DSC flag Class B band flag Class B Msg22 flag Assigned mode flag DTE E RAM Class B flags see ITU R M 1371 for Message 18 Assigned mode flag DTE flag RAIM flag Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring RAIM flag of electronic position fixing device e Unchecked RAIM not in use e Checked RAIM in use c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Type of Ship Type of Ship O not available 1 99 as defined in ITU R M1371 Call Sign Call Sign PB4537 Max 7 characters call sign Will be initialized by NemaStudio with the object identifier Vendor identifier Unit Vendor ld SAILSFT Unique Vendor Identifier 3 Type of Cargo Type of Cargo 1 Cat A DG H5 or MF hazar O not available 1 9 as defined in ITU R M1371 Position Device Position Device 3 GPS Glonass Type of electronic position device undefined default GPS GLONASS combined GPS GLONASS Loran C Chayka integrated navigation system surveyed Galileo 5 not used WON A UABRWNEF F O l e il il I Message 14 Msg 14 sec 300 Check this box if you want NemaStudio to send AIS message type 14 Safety c 2015 Sailsoft 100 NemaStudio User Guide 101 Related Message and the interval in seconds this message must be sent 12 Safety message Safety message Msg 14 SART ACTIVE Position Accuracy Position Accuracy The position accurac
67. og file Delete current object start Stop and Close all Toggle logging ON OFF E Logging is OFF Toggle switch for the logging function Click to toggle on or off When switched on all I O will be written to a predefined logfile You set the path and file name for the logfile in the general settings and also the parameters that have to be written together with the NMEA data Text file handling controls Textfile EF E i Ea A With these controls you handle the built in text editor of NemaStudio From left to right Create a new text file Open an existing text file Save an open text file Print an open text file Play any text file at 1 sec interval per line Cut a selected part of the text Copy a selected part of the text Past text into the text editor Below are two examples of the text editor of NemaStudio in the first image a GPWPL file to be used in the GPS Auto function and in the second image an example of a file replay in this case a captured NAVTEX file c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 44 Heading GPS2 Radari Velocity V Sounder General Settings SGPWPL SampleRoute bt 4 b x C Users Ger Documents GPWPL SampleRoute bt SGPWPL 5126 253 N 00334 389 E 1 121021 54 SGPWPL 5125 000 N 00333 2843 E 2 121025 55 SGPWPL 5124 925 N 00327 862 E 3 121027 54 SGPWPL 5123 610 N 00323 304 E 4 121031 55 SGPWPL 5122 306 N 00311 3994 E 5 121043 50 GPWEL 5121
68. om the Object Control Center Rudder This inserts lt RUD gt this will be substituted by Rudder from the Object Control Center Burst Mode Burst Mode Check this box for output in burst mode all sentences will be sent in one burst at each transmit interval If unchecked the sentences will be transmitted one by one repeatedly Checksum Add che hee FT c 2015 Sailsoft
69. osition of the Own Vessel Link own vessel to GPS Link vessel to GPS Vessel position Course and speed can optionally be taken from a selected active GPS instrument When the checkbox is checked a dropdown control will open Showing all available active GPS instruments Select the GPS required and the navigation data will be taken from the linked GPS instrument This can be very convenient when this GPS is set up to sailing an automatic route 18 Course own vessel Own Course 178 0 Course of own vessel Can be set manually with the up down controls or taken from a linked GPS Own speed Own Speed AOS Speed own vessel c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 90 Can be set manually with the up down controls or taken from a linked GPS Sentence identifier Identifier E gl SRA gt P To set the NMEA0183 sentence identifier Set this to either e II Integrated Instrument e Native RA radar e Proprietary create your own in the text box Sentence formatter Formatter TLL TTM Select the NMEA 0183 sentences you want to simulate and to be sent to the output port Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide AIS targets NemaStudio simulates the following AIS targets Class A vessels Class B vessels Base Stations SAR aircraft Aids to Navigation c 2015 Sailsoft 91 NemaStudio Us
70. own and slider controls for easy handling of the dynamic values to be passed to the active objects Panels can be closed hidden and made floating All dockable panels have a heading in common that looks as follows 7 7 x Close the panel Will close the panel Can be reopened via the View menu Autohides the panel Will hide the panel to the edge of the main window A small tab will remain visible Hoovering over it will pop up the panel again Re clicking the thumb nail will dock the panel again in its original position This can be handy if you want the panel temporarily out of view Opens the following context menu Float Dock Autohide Close Float Will make the panel float on top of the main window and the other panels Double clicking on the header bar of the floating panel will re dock the panel Dock Will dock the panel Autohide see above at Close see above at c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 49 Panel Instrument Selection The Instrument Selection panel contains a number of large buttons for selecting the required object Clicking a button will open a selection window where you either choose to create a new object of the required type or to open an existing object of that type Remark You can achieve this also via the NMEA Object Explorer panel Observe that finding the right object is much easier if you assign a tag to it as in the examples below a select AlS object bee
71. own personal use if you are an individual or for your own internal business purposes if you are a business COMPUTER SPECIFIC LICENSE Each permitted copy of the Software may be used only on ONE specific computer either a stand alone computer or a computer connected to a network owned or leased by you Once a copy of the Software has been installed on a computer it may not be used on any other computer If the Software is made available on a network it may be accessed only by ONE specific computer Once the Software has been accessed by ONE specific computer it may not be used on any additional computers without purchasing additional licenses UPDATES AND SUPPORT You are entitled to receive support for a period of 60 days from the day you received your license from Sailsoft Support shall be limited to e mail support from Sailsoft s office unless Sailsoft specifically agrees otherwise You are entitled to receive Software updates in accordance with Sailsoft policies Software updates will be announced on Sailsoft s website Support and software updates are not by definition free of charge however if there is a fee to be charged Sailsoft will notify you on beforehand TERMINATION This license is effective from your date of obtaining your license and shall remain in force until terminated You may terminate the license and this License Agreement at any time by destroying the Software and the accompanying documentation together with all cop
72. r interface has been designed with the Windows user in mind and to combine a high degree of intuitivity with optimal flexibility All controls and icons will be very familiar to to the average Windows user so that getting aquinted with the tool will only take a short period The main window is divided in a menu bar a tool bar a central tabbed object window and a number of flexible panels Each panel can be docked hidden or float and be placed anywhere within the main window This is further explained in Dockable Panels Settings Help Ey Logging is OFF Textile D BF A S B MOIX i gt RA 4 X GPs1 GPS3 Heading GPS2 NAVTEXtt Tag NMEA 0183 sentences Available Objects HAIS Mode ind H Custom Longitude Course Velocity Altitude m SGPGLL A 35 05 84139 N 002 58 77092 W 48 21 750 a UTC Date UTC Time Offset hrs Magn Var SGPRMC A 15 5 2014 11 24 18 0 0 00 w SGPVTG A PDOP HDOP VDOP Geoid Sep Satellites GPS fix quality SGPZDA osi 03H 0 75 50 05 9 GPS SGPGGA 1 o DGPS Satellites used GSA GSV max 12 D NoFi SGPGSA a o rix Normal SGPXTE jA Auto SGPRMBIA is E SGPDTM Status AV A re Add checksum Port UDP1 Pos Update 1 05 Transmit 1 00 110 234 12 34 1200 1200 second second Ea Vols Geeks 21 05 G GPGSV 3 2 9 9 27 196 033 14 9 305 018 16 78 182 031 23 41 196 011 4B Rudder angle in deg
73. s Settings Object tag Heading Sensor Reading Identifier i True heading sensor 48 62 _ Copy from GPS course O Native NB GPS course True O P Ifc Sentence Identifier gt Magnetic heading sensor Heading Sensor Reading aee 445 Copyfrom GPS course Formatter NB GPS course True 7 HDG Magnetic Variation F HDT Sentence Formatters 7 Magnetic Variation nopean ee ee J 465 o East West z Magnetic Deviation Rate Of Turn Rate Of Turn Degrees o East Degrees Minute 045 West 216 05 V Add checksum Magnetic Deviation Port UDPO Transmitintervval 1 00 Start 127 0 0 1 1100 1100 Checksum Operation After clicking the Start button the Heading simulation will start and NMEA sentences will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those NMEA sentences will be sent that are checked in the NMEA sentences panel All sentences are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped No
74. t info sailsoft nl Latest update 2015 06 08 Version 1 27 c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 5 Welcome to NemaStudio NemaStudio is a powerful Windows PC program providing the developer of NMEA products either hardware or software or both with a very powerful development and testing tool by simulating the output of various nautical instruments and target objects including GPS AIS and Radar The program is also ideal for training purposes GPS AIS Weather Your NMEA compatible product or application NMEA0183 sentences The core function of the program is to send valid NMEA 0183 sentences out via user configurable PC serial or TCP UDP communications ports The data can be picked up and processed by various navigation equipment supporting the NMEA protocol This allows very comfortable testing of your NMEA products in your own environment so that field testing can be limited to a large extent Instead of using serial ports NemaStudio can also send the NMEA data over the TCP User Datagram Protocol UDP to any UDP client capable of capturing the data stream Of course NemaStudio is capable to receive incoming data thus functioning as listener Incoming data however is not processed or parsed but the raw NMEA data can be saved in an optional log file and is made visible in a convenient trace window showing incoming and outgoing messages simultaneously Currently the program can simulate the output of up
75. t of the leftmost digit Then just start typing the latitude or longitude the cursor will advance automatically and the value will be automatically formatted During a simulation session the position will be contineously updated to the newly calculated current position taking course and speed into account When a GPS is linked the position is taken from the GPS c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 103 Base Station The AIS Base Station will transmit AIS Message Type 4 AlS5 q x AIS Base Station Msg type 4 Station data Tag Latitude Longitude Base station tag optional MMSI numbe Saab R40 North Sea MMSI number Latitude Longitude 4410654 51 2753955 N 003 20 14387 E O UTC mt 30 2011 09 53 27 Position Device Position Accuracy Checksum 1 GPS 1 High lt 10m RAIM 4 Position Device ER Add checksum 5 Pot COM4 Transmit interval 59 9 Start Position Accuracy 3 9400 8 None One Operation After clicking the Start button the AIS simulation will start and the messages will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those messages will be sent that are checked All messages are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again
76. te saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows below Object tag Tag Optional to give this instrument a name for easy identification Heading Sensor Reading c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 69 Heading Sensor Reading True heading sensor 48 6 gt Copy from GPS course NB GPS course True Magnetic heading sensor 44 gt Copyfrom GPS course NB GPS course True Two sensor types can be simulated True heading and Magnetic heading The value from the True heading sensor goes straight into the HDT sentence The value from the Magnetic sensor goes to the HDM sentence but not before being compensated with magnetic variation and deviation The value for the True heading sensor can optionally be taken from a selected active GPS instrument To achieve this check the Copy from GPS course checkbox A dropdown control will open showing all available active GPS instruments Select the one required and the true heading will be taken from the course indicated by the GPS instrument This can come in very handy if the GPS in question is sailing an automatic route Magnetic Variation Magnetic Variation E Copy from setup 465 o East O West The magnetic deviation Easterly or Westerly This is a paramater that corrects the Magnetic Heading Since this is normally a fairly constant value for a given sea area you have the option of copying it from
77. that these can dynamically be adjusted while the object is running c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 61 Satellites in use Satellites used GSA GSV max 12 To be used in the GSA sentence For standard GPS select satellite number 1 to 32 for WAAS select satellite numbers 33 to 64 Magnetic Variation Magn Var 20 Ww Here you enter the Magnetic Variation for the RMC sentence Select Easterly or Westerly variation by clicking E resp W Initially the value is taken from the General Settings Mind that this setting is also used in the Heading instrument GPS Fix Quality GPS fix quality GPs DGPS No Fix Set here the GPS fix quality for the GGA sentence Execution Mode Exec mode O Normal Auto Navigate Either select Normal Auto or Navigate Both Auto and Navigate mode force a dialog window to open where you are asked to select a waypoint file A valid waypoint file is a text file containing one GPWPL sentence for each waypoint A series of such waypoints is a route that NemaStudio will automatically follow in Auto or Navigate mode In Auto and Navigate mode some new controls are enbled Next waypoint WPOT0 1 4 Rhumb Bearing Range XTE Steer VMG L Track Back 171 254 171 533 1 3099 001 222222 11 803 El Loop Note Rhumb XTE VMG and Steer only relevant in Navigate mode c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 62 Ticking the Track Back checkbox will force NemaStudio
78. the General Settings so you do not need to set it again for each new intance of a weather instrument Magnetic Deviation Magnetic Deviation oh Degrees o East 04 West The magnetic compass deviation East or West This parameter corrects the Magnetic Heading Sentence Identifier c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 70 Identifier l Native P lfc To set the NMEA0183 sentence identifier Set this to either e II Integrated Instrument e Native HE HC TI dependent on formatter e Proprietary create your own in the text box Sentence Formatters Formatter W HDG E HDT F HOM Mode W THH A m ROT Sensor loc W RSA SBlSingle Select the NMEA 0183 sentences you want to simulate and to be sent to the output port Rate Of Turn Rate Of Turn Degrees Minute 216 05 The Rate of Turn in degrees per minute The value is reflected in the ROT sentence The value be adjusted by the up down arrow buttons of the control but also by using the main Rudder Control When using the main Rudder Control the the ROT value is calculated by dividing 708 by the maximum rudder setting and multipled by the value in the Rudder Control The value 708 is used for consistency with the maximum ROT value possible in AIS message 1 Please notice you can change the range for the main Rudder Control in the General Settings It is set to 30 degrees by default Checksum
79. the highest altitude Proprietary Sentence ID F Enter a proprietary sentence identifier to replace the native identifier g Current Roll Angle Roll 28 445 This value goes into the output sentence In simulation mode this value is automatically updated every 1 100 second Current Pitch Angle Pitch 5 035 This value goes into the output sentence In simulation mode this value is automatically updated every 1 100 second c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Current Heave in meters Heave 2 465 This value goes into the output sentence In simulation mode this value is automatically updated every 1 100 second c 2015 Sailsoft 84 NemaStudio User Guide Targets In NemaStudio we have two types of target objects e Radar targets e AIS targets c 2015 Sailsoft 85 NemaStudio User Guide 86 Radar Target number Target distance Target name Targ t speed TC Link targ t to GPS or AIS farget status Target position AIS3 AIS1 q bx 20 Target cours Sentence identifier Time to CPA 21 Target bearing Sentence formatter QE 8 08 Is Reference Tat Own Vessel data for calculating CPA 11 Distance to CPA Latitude Own Loncihud o 51 25 34309 N 0032024214 E 7 Link vessehto GPS2 y Type of aqusition Own Course Own Speed V Add checksum Own Vessel data 178 0 506 17 Link own vessel to GPS Port COM1 E Transmit interval 10 044 Position of ow
80. the value will be automatically formatted c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide SAR aircraft The AIS SAR Aircraft object will transmit AIS Message Type 9 BIS3 V AIS5 VAIS1 AIS7 4 Dx AIS SAR Aircraft sg type 9 Stati MMSI 110310545 SAR 001 Altitude Sensor Own ship VDO MMSI number sa v Assigned mode flag 7 DTE V RAIM Altitude sensor Dynamic Data Latitude Longitude COG SOG Altitude 51 17 63575 N 004 03 96693 E 101 30 323 Accuracy 7 Add checksum Use serial pot COM10 Transmit interval 100 4800 8 Non One Latitude Longitude 10 8 Course Over Ground Speed Over Ground Altitude Operation 106 11 Own ship VDO 12 Assigned mode flag DTE flag 7 RAIM flag 13 Checksum After clicking the Start button the AIS simulation will start and the messages will be sent to the selected output port of the PC until the Stop button is pressed Note that only those messages will be sent that are checked All messages are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also be written to the user selected log file Clicking the Stop button will suspend the operation until Start is clicked again When the Transmit Interval is set to 0 0 the sentences are output as single shot each time you click the Start button Clicking the little X top right will exit the object and save optionally
81. tings and the current state of all objects can be optionally saved upon exiting so when restarting the program you can continue where you left off The graphical user interface GUI is very flexible with resizable panels that can be hidden and repositionned at will NemaStudio has an embedded text editor for easy editing NMEA data without the need to leave the program when text editing is required NemaStudio supports both NMEA0183 version 2 20 and 2 30 3 01 NMEA2000 is Supported through a suitable adapter Actisense so that NemaStudio can be connected to a NMEA2000 bus system as well Limited by your computer resources like memory processor speed and available ports c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Licensing NemaStudio c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide NemaStudio License License NemaStudio is a proprietary product of Sailsoft NemaStudio is no freeware You have to purchase a license from Sailsoft to use the program legally You will find directions on how to obtain a license for NemaStudio on the Sailsoft web site www sailsoft nl You can download a free trial there also The trial is fully functional but the output of NMEA sentences is limited to a maximum number of sentences decided by Sailsoft The trial will also remind you to purchase a license each time you start the program Below you will find the text of the License Agreement that will become valid after you have downloaded the program from the
82. tion 105 Wind angle rmy nH mom E Mhal re Set the wind speed either in Knots Meters per second or Kilometers per hour The value entered here will be automatically converted to one of the other possible measuring units in the NMEA0183 output sentences Wind angle Angle O True Random Wind Shift BA Relative 65 Water temperature Temperature 20 05 Degrees Celsius Set the True or Relative wind angle The wind angle can be automatically and randomly vary with the percentage set so that a more realistic simulation can be achieved Water tem peratu re i aly Ba ey Lr he ba La Link to Heading Instrument WWRIVWT Link to Heading1 Set the water temperature in degrees Celcius NMEA 0183 c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 67 sentence formatters Formatter 7 MWD 7 MWV 7 VWR W VWT 4 MTW Select the NMEA 0183 sentences you want to simulate and to be sent to the output port NMEA 0183 sentence identifiers Identifier SI P To set the NMEA0183 sentence identifier Set this to either e II Integrated Instrument e Native WI weather instument e Proprietary create your own in the text box Link to Heading instrument Link to Heading Instrument VWRIVWT Link to Heading1 VWR and VWT sentences can optionally take their values from a selected Heading object c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 68 Heading instrument NMEA0183 sentence
83. to 8 different nautical instruments and 5 different AIS targets simultaneously plus an option to produce custom formatted sentences Simulation of AIS messages of the following classes is supported Class A vessels message 1 and 5 Class B vessels message 14 18 19 and 24 Base stations message 4 SAR aircrafts message 9 and Aids to Navigation message 21 c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide Dy rs ME E AE HH am 55 i Fe 4 aii Rage ii E i papai ame ER 9 4H is 4 E E 11 1HT Sae m TE De aa Rs a WKS 12 6 ie 10 2mm R gt i TUGGY Underway pp 15r ial iam WIELINGI 7 11 0Kts EE Type of target Ship Class A i WE 7 BELGIE enen Name e A E NEDERLA status nderway 13 i t24 S0G COG 11 0 knots 89 Heading Bg Callsign AIS i nos Type Tug Destination DEFAULT Ta ETA dd mm 709 Size 100m x 20m x 5 Om Position Fixer GPS af 4 MMSI ZIMO 12345678 7 9270118 E a CPA TCPA about 1 0 Min ago Ro ea 7 Lastupdate 10 00 39 8 rea Clo Instruments targets and ports can be matched and mixed meaning you can have multiple instances of several objects transmitting over the same or over different ports simultaneously Dynamic parameters that are common to all objects altitude course velocity and rudder are collected in one panel called the control center Common parameters that are more static of nature are configurable under a separate tab The set
84. to sail the route backwards when it has arrived at the last waypoint Ticking the Loop checkbox will force NemaStudio to restart the route from the beginning when it has arrived at the last waypoint Auto mode Select Auto if you want the simulator to run a predefined route taken from an input text file containing GPWPL sentences Such a file could look like this GPWPL 5126 253 N 00334 389 E 1 121021 54 GPWPL 5125 000 N 00333 283 E 2 121025 55 GPWPL 5124 925 N 00327 862 E 3 121027 54 GPWPL 5123 610 N 00323 304 E 4 121031 55 GPWPL 5122 306 N 00311 994 E 5 121043 50 GPWPL 5121 742 N 00311 544 E 6 121104 57 The checksum is not necessary NemaTalker does not check it You can obtain the file from a route planning program or create it manually with NemaStudio s built in text editor The most convenient way however is to use Waypoint Creator a free utility that can be downloaded from the Sailsoft website During the Auto mode session you can alter Altitude and Velocity with the controls in the Object Control Center but not the Course because bearing and range are automatically calculated by the program Navigate mode Opt for Navigate if you want to simulate the run of a predefined route but want to remain in full control by using all controls in the Object Control Center Observe the difference with the Auto mode next to the bearing and range to the next waypoint the simulator also shows the Cross Track Error XTE and the
85. verse Speed Ground Data Valid Water Data Valid 07 0 9 The longitudinal and lateral speed over ground and through the water of the stern of the ship when turning Set the validity for the VBW sentence with the Data Valid control e A Data Valid e V Data Invalid 3 Distance travelled Distance travelled Trip Total 68 005 549 00 Reset Distance travelled reflected in the VLW sentence The values are automatically adjusted based on ground speed during the Simulation Reset to 0 0 with the Reset buttons Sentence Identifier c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 77 Identrer Sil O Native SVWISV DP To set the NMEA0183 sentence identifier Set this to either e II Integrated Instrument e Native VW and VD e Proprietary create your own in the text box Sentence Formatters Formatter VHW VLW VBW Heading Instrumer Link to Select the NMEA 0183 sentences you want to simulate and to be sent to the output port Checksum Add checkst Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence Link to Heading instrument Heading Instrument Link to Optional link to any active Heading object Valid for VHW sentence c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 78 Transducer instrument Tag Units of Measure Identifier d gt x i NMEA 0183 sentences Sensor is acti ii Es TRE Sensor 1 O H Active Type Value nit Identifier B Waha A Angular displ 1
86. y PA flag e Q Low e 1 High u Course COG 186 Course over ground in degrees Message 18 Msg 18 sec 10 0 Check this box if you want NemaStudio to send AIS message type 18 Standard Class B CS Position Report and the interval in seconds this message must be sent Heading HDG 186 True heading in degrees 0 359 Link to GPS option Link ta GPS Check this if you want to link this AIS target to any active GPS A dropdown selection box will open with all currently active GPS s Position Course and Speed will be taken from the selected GPS GPS to link PSI E A dropdown selection box will open with all currently active GPS s when the Link c 2015 Sailsoft NemaStudio User Guide 102 to GPS option is checked Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence Message 24 Msg 24 sec 5 0 Check this box if you want NemaStudio to send AIS message type 24 Class B CS Static Data Report and the interval in seconds this message must be sent Message 19 Msg 19 sec 5 0 Check this box if you want NemaStudio to send AIS message type 19 Extended Class B Equipment Position Report and the interval in seconds this message must be sent Speed 50G 5 Speed over Ground Latitude Longitude Latitude 517 22 7 7651 N Longitude 003 33 782397 E Current position of the vessel To change the value the instrument must be stopped To change place the mouse cursor lef

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