Whether customers need a full AIS system or complex AIS design and customization, they can access Fidus Systems’ proven AIS design services and technology to de-risk and accelerate AIS customized product development.

Fidus offers a wide spectrum of expertise, experience and equipment:

  1. AIS turnkey product development
  2. AIS design blocks
  3. AIS simulation and modeling
  4. AIS Radio Frequency, Signal Integrity, Hardware, FPGA, and Software design, as well as experience with all of the supporting design elements such as power conversion, Processors and Input/Output (e.g. Ethernet, RS232/422/485, USB) 
  5. AIS lab equipment, including: custom AIS waveforms for VDL loading, as well as front-end and protocol testing, spectrum and network analyzers and oscilloscopes.

Customers benefit in a number of ways by using Fidus for their AIS-enabled product development:

Customizable: The Fidus AIS solutions can easily be embedded into your design to provide customized AIS functionality to all ranges of products.

Savings: Proficiency in AIS technology takes several man years of design, training and field experience in AIS product development. Fidus offers customers the benefit of this specialized expertise and experience.

Access: Customers benefit from the large investments in test equipment that Fidus has made.

Risk Mitigation: The Fidus AIS solutions are proven and customers significantly reduce their risk of design delays or failure by using our proven building blocks.

Focus: The Fidus AIS solutions allow you to focus on your core competencies and market.

Time-to-Market: Customers significantly reduce their AIS-enabled product development cycles and reach their time-to-market windows.

Support: Fidus has many years of assisting customers in meeting their product development needs. With in-depth expertise in AIS, the Fidus team can assist customers with any design issues they are experiencing with their AIS devices.

With Fidus supporting their AIS enabled product development, customers have the most competitive solution to meet their business needs. 

Find out how Fidus can assist in your next AIS product design. Contact Scott Turnbull at +1.613.828.0063 x388 or email scott.turnbull@fidus.com.

AIS Aids to Navigation (IEC 62320-2). Buoys, Light houses, Channel markers, etc. Class A: AIS Class A Transceiver w DSC (ITU-R M.1371-3, IEC 61992-3). IMO SOLAS mandate, with IALA guidelines. Tankers, Cargo, Naval, etc. Class B: AIS Class B Transponder w DSC (IEC 62287-1). Mandated by Local Authorities, Coast Guards, Countries, EU, etc. Custom AIS Product Design and Certification (IEC 1371-3, IEC 61992-3, IEC 62320-2, IEC 60945, IEC 61097-14, IEC 61162-1, IEC 61162-2, ITU 493-12, ITU 825-3) AIS Search and Rescue (IEC 61097-14). Personal and ship based AIS SARTs. Satellite: High sensitivity space based, LEO, AIS Receivers for Satellites. Multiple VDL, co-channel, slot timing, slot sharing, DSP, SDR.