Fidus has considerable experience in designing with Automatic Identification System (AIS) technology. The Fidus Transceiver provides a flexible, easy to integrate AIS solution for a number of maritime systems supporting navigation, coastal surveillance, and port security. Increasingly, maritime organizations including ports, commercial shipping, search and rescue and recreational vessels are demanding better information on vessel traffic via ship-to-ship, ship-to-air and ship-to-shore. When incorporated into marine radar systems, the Transceiver is a high performance Software-Defined Radio (SDR) that can track and identify marine vessels. The Transceiver enables customers to fuse radar and AIS information resulting in enhanced data for better management of ship traffic and collision avoidance.

Fidus AIS Receiver

The Fidus AIS Receiver supports reception of Class A, Class B, and AIS Base Station messages in both airborne and ship board applications. The Receiver features a Xilinx Virtex™-4 FPGA, employing high-speed Digital Signal Processing to implement the dual channel GMSK receiver. Embedded in the FPGA are Dual PowerPC® processors: One is lightly loaded with functions related to AIS processing, board supervision and message bridging, while the other is unused and just waiting to handle your mission critical tasks. Built originally in a VME64x form factor, the design is easily customizable for new form factors such as standalone, miniature module, cPCI and PMC.

Applications

Blending radar returns and AIS data
A unique and powerful Software Defined Radio (SDR), the Fidus AIS Receiver enables your system to fuse radar data by providing the required AIS information on your synthetic display.

Stand-alone Automatic Identification System
Interface with any laptop or PC, running common off-the-shelf display software to depict maritime traffic.

To learn more, download the Fidus AIS Receiver datasheet

AIS Transponder

The Fidus Class B AIS Transponder meets the needs of both the existing Class B market as well as emerging enhanced-Class B markets. With excellent RF performance, simple upgrade capability, multiple interfaces and hardware features beyond traditional Class B offerings, the Fidus Transponder can serve your current and future AIS needs.

Applications

Class B AIS Transponder
The Fidus Class B AIS Transponder meets or exceeds the criteria for Maritime
applications. The 4.3" full-color display and front-panel indicators ensure you always
have a clear indication of your current situation.

Enhanced-Class B AIS Transponder
As the pervasiveness of Class B AIS grows, countries around the world are identifying
additional features beyond regulatory requirements. Country-specific features require
both hardware and software enhancements. The Fidus Class B AIS Transponder offers
considerable flexibility. Already meeting the specifications of many emerging
enhanced-Class B markets; this Transponder can also be quickly modified to meet
future requirements.

For U.S. Sales: These devices have not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. These devices are not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.

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