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AIS Dispatcher - Linux
AIS Dispatcher for Linux supports wide range of Linux distributions on x86_64 / ARM architectures (including Raspberry Pi).
Installation
Opening AIS Dispatcher configuration
Start your browser and open URL:
Default web login credentials are:
Username: admin
Password: admin
WARNING Don't forget to change the default password after the first login!
Configuring AIS Dispatcher
After login the web page displays the current status of your AIS station:
To configure your AIS Dispatcher select “Configuration” from the left panel.
There are 3 sections in the configuration panel:
Input – configuration of connection to your AIS receiver/data source.
Output – configuration of the destinations where AIS data will be forwarded to
Settings – additional settings and enable/disable of AIS Dispatcher
INPUT
AIS Dispatcher supports 3 input options:
Serial input (AIS receivers connected via serial/USB interface)38400,8,N,1 settings are applied to the serial interface by default“View devices” button displays all available serial devices in your Raspberry Pi. You can easily select the device where your AIS receiver is connected by clicking on corresponding “Select” button (preferably use selection “By ID” if you don’t have two devices with same ID)WARNING Mаny Raspberry Pi users, who are using serial connection (or AIS shield), have troubles because by default Linux console is enabled on this serial port. If you are using Raspberry OS you should disable the Linux console, follow the instructions on this link
TCP Client (AIS Dispatcher creates TCP connection to your AIS receiver/data source)
TCP Server (your AIS data source creates TCP connection to your RPi)
UDP Server (AIS Dispatcher listens for incoming UDP packets)
OUTPUT
Output section contains all destinations where your data will be forwarded to. Current version supports UDP data streaming to 1 or more destination IP addresses / UDP ports. By default, AIS Dispatcher streams data to AISHub anonymous port and your data is displayed at VesselFinder
Settings
Inactivity timeout – Restarts TCP connection if no AIS messages have been received for more than specified time interval (in seconds)
Reconnect timeout – Time interval (in seconds) between two sequential connection attempts
Downsampling time – Reduces outgoing traffic by transmitting only 1 position report per ship in the specified time frame (in seconds from 0 to 60)
Log verbosity – Verbosity of log messages (errors only, errors+connection status, errors + connection status + debug info)
Duplicates removal – Reduces outgoing traffic by removal of duplicated AIS messages
Tag – Adds NMEA v4.10 tags in the beginning of output NMEA sentences
Non-VDM – Dispatches all non-VDM (non-AIS) messages (for example GPS messages)
Enabled – Start / Stop AIS Dispatcher
NOTE! Don’t forget to ENABLE AIS Dispatcher and SAVE your configuration!
Map
If the input configuration is OK it is time to click on Map menu and start having fun with your AIS coverage.
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