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1. 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 48 UTC Date Time Offset UTC Date UTC Time Offset hrs 16 22011 9 09 43 3 05 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 5 5 a2 41 50 05 12 Dilution Of Precision values Geoidal Separation and number of satellites in view to be embedded in GGA and GSA data Note that these can dynamically be adjusted while the object is running Satellites in use Satellites used GSA To be used in the GSA sentence For standard GPS select satellite number 1 to 32 for WAAS select satellite numbers 33 to 64 Ed Magnetic Variation Magn Var 15 W 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 49 GPS Fix Quality GPS fix quality GPS DGPS No Fic Set here the GPS fix quality for the GGA sentence O Execution Mode Exec mode 2 Normal Auto Navigate Either se
2. ee yam DPT i Pt a E ates Osel iam Pansies pa rom lana dacar i Ssemance tormaltera Offset DEK 2315 Mates To wawie E To kee F DRS Mac mom range scale in use h Menge oO 203 Maximurn range scale E Add CORO _ l o Q Pot COMID Transmit interval 10 Sha oe 400 5 More Ore 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 O Object tag Tag Bay of Lions Optional to give this instrument a name for easy identification 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 60 Q Water depth Water depth Depth 452 Feet M
3. hj Fi 1 Check New Version Set random initial position Maximum Range settings 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 23 settings Control Center Maximum Range settings Maximum Range 10000 Altitude 30 Rudder 30 Velocity 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 Set random initial position Set random initial position for objects Range Bb NM from position Latitude Longitude 51 12 4507 N 0037 5432100 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 Save object options Save object options Save always O Save never O Ask Logging options 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 24 LogFile Path CA Nema Studio Log Files Nema Studio Log 1 tet E Append datetime Append object id 7 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 logfi
4. HC TI dependent on formatter e Proprietary create your own in the text box Sentence Formatters Formatter Select the NMEA 0183 sentences you want to simulate and to be sent to the output port Rate Of Turn Rate Of Tum Degrees Minute 2405 The Rate of Turn in degrees per minute The value is reflected in the ROT sentence 57 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 58 NemasStudio User Guide 59 Sounder instrument A AbD Sounder Heading Raderz GPS2 Westel ASI a F x Objecitag aa im By of Lions NMEA0 133 sentences settings kenther Wiater deth m E O Dent Gi Natives 5501 Senlence Identifies 45 215 Fee D Meters Egin p Peceniage g mandam degih variation W Forratier o Output depth value wil andomi vary belween 497 and 20 DET
5. Speed over ground 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 78 Class B vessel The AIS Class B vessel object will optionally transmit AIS Message Types 14 18 19 and 24 MMSI number Vessel name wn e woo Demiensions j Fi j s i Fi p Flags a AIS3 dustom2 AIS AIS Custom nasal GPS A58 dh x a a Type of SA ie AIS Claas El Vessel 7 a s Vees dataland lst y i p data Bileh message MA Ml ra Own ship VOO F Dim Adm E Cies Buntflag 7 we Call Sign 5419 11 Clas E celery flag Dm E mi 7 Claes E DSC flag ye i 4 Cass E band fag Vendor identiber 1 E Pa t me 5 Tv lag A Type of Cargo Postice Cewicg Typa of Cargo Dm Cm Dm Dim 4 As mode flag _ 3 GP5 Giomass 1 Cal A DG HS or MP hazar 1 3 ZTE RAM A o Postien Accuracy Safety massage Meg 14 Unt Vendor Id e 7 Message 14 O 1 Figh is Bm e SART ACTIVE SAILSFT Position Device f a a Nanagaton dats l il l we Latitude coa 50G F Mag sec 300 f Message 18 r B1 ZATEA N 1E 7 F Msg 18 sec 10 0 _ A Longitude HOG li 7 Mag 15 sec Ce Accuracy HE 186 14 Link to GPS GPSi F Mag 24sec 50 Message 19 a JUN DS a ie a CDi f 4 i me Gimi 0 LatiludelLongitude 115200 2 ond One A s nana 4 j 4 Course 16 22 Q tE o Heading Speed Link to GPS option GPS llo link Checksum Operation After clicking the Start button the AIS simulation will start and the messa
6. info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 82 Course CoG 186 Course over ground in degrees Message 18 Msg 18 sec 100 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 186 True heading in degrees 0 359 Link to GPS option Link to 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 GPS1 A dropdown selection box will open with all currently active GPS s when the Link to GPS option is checked Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence Message 24 Msg 24 sec 50 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 83 Message 19 Msg 19 sec 50 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 Longitud Latitude 517 22 77651 N Longitude O03 33 78299 E Current position of the vessel To change the value the instrument
7. A Salelifes in use pen oe ae Checksum Add Aecem Position Update Timer Pot COMID gt Paip sE Taran 104 9550 8 Sone Dre record second ad 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 values 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 47 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 instr
8. 2 West SOPGGA Extensions for Differential GPS Data GPS Position Accuracy m G ee Lat and Lon n the SGPGLL SGPRMC 0 2 Differential Reference Station ID and SGPGGA sentences 5 Jal SGPOTM Datum reference data UTC Date Time handling in GPS Local Datur Code W84 La Offset 05 7 Realistic UTC Date Time To Lon Ofset OS E y Usertweaked UTC Date Time 7 8 6 SGPGGA Extensions GPDTM Datum reference data UTC handling GPS Position Accuracy 0 NMEAOi83 Version NMEAO183 Version Version 2 20 Version 2 30 3 01 The NMEA0183 version NemaTalker should use when generating NMEA sentences This option is included to remain compatible with older NMEA devices that do not 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 26 support the latest NMEA version Default Magnetic Variation Default Magnetic Variation Degrees East 20 _ a 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 0 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 You can set either Nautical Miles or Kilometers as a distance unit Q GPGGA Extensions SGPGGA Extensions for Diferential GPS Data 0 Age of
9. 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 its own automatic GPS course Position of own vessel Own Latitude Own Longitude 51 25 34309 N 003 20 24714 E The position of the Own Vessel 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 69 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 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 Q Own speed 5 0 Speed own vessel Can be set manually with the up down controls or taken from a linked GPS Sentence identifier Identifier 2 l SRA Pp 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Q Sentence formatter Format
10. Check if station operating in assigned mode ssigned mode flag Off position Indicator E Of position Indicator Position device Position Device 1 GPS Type of electronic position device undefined default GPS GLONASS combined GPS GLONASS Loran C Chayka integrated navigation system surveyed Galileo 15 not used WO0ON Qu UN O Il 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 93 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 O Low e 1 High 0 Latitude Longitude 5817 2701987 N 004 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 0 Virtual AtoN flag Virtual AtoN flag Check if virtual AtoN Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 94 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 Obje
11. Loran C Chayka integrated navigation system surveyed Galileo 15 not used 0 1 2 3 A 5 6 7 8 9 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 15 Special Manoeuvre Indicator Spec Manoeuvre Indicator This is a three state checkbox e Unchecked 0 not available e Filled 1 not engaged in special manoeuvre e Checked 2 engaged in special manoeuvre Pos Accuracy Position Accuracy The position accuracy PA flag e O Low e 1 High Course COG 178 Course over ground in degrees Message 1 Msq 1 sec 105 Check this box if you want NemaStudio to send AIS message type 1 and the interval in seconds this message must be sent Heading HDG 1 8 True heading in degrees 0 359 Rate of Turn ROT DS The ROT control gives the actual Rate Of Turn in degrees min 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 76 No Turn Indicator 7 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 th
12. 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 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 copies 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 expres
13. by this object Note that only one active AIS target can be defined as own ship RAIM check RAIM Dimensions 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Dim Aim Dim E m 8 10 Dim m Dim D m 1 d Dim A Dim B Dim C Dim D 73 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 2 Type of Ship Type of Ship O not available 1 99 as defined in ITU R M1371 ETA sep 2 2010 13 18 EStimated time of arrival Call Sign Call Sign AIS1 Max 7 characters call sign Will be initialized by NemaStudio with the object identifier 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 74 Draught Draught dm 18 Maximum present static draught in 1 10 meters dm Type of Cargo Type of Cargo 0 Unspecified ha O not available 1 9 as defined in ITU R M1371 Message 5 Mag 5 sec 106 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 Position Device 1 GP5 Type of electronic position device undefined default GPS GLONASS combined GPS GLONASS
14. dialog box to select a GPS module as below 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 39 Open new or saved instrument GPS Malaga North Sea West Coast 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide a Select Radar object See above similar to GPS Q Select Sounder object See above similar to GPS Q Select Velocity object See above similar to GPS Q Select Custom object See above similar to GPS 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 40 NemasStudio User Guide 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 ct Explorer a X E Available Objects AIS AIST TUGGY AJS3 SAILAWAY EJCustom Customl DSC simulator AGPS GPS2 Malaga GPS3 North Sea GPSA West Coast Heading i Heading Malaga Open Object ihe Delete Object The following mouse actions can be
15. differential GPS Data seconds 0 Differential Reference Station ID Parameters for GPGGA sentences when using differential GPS data GPS Position Accuracy 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 27 GPS Position Accuracy The number of decimal positions of the Lat and Lon in the GPGLL S4PRMC and GPGGA sentences NE 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 have the connected application crash T GPDTM Datum reference data GPDTM Datum reference data Local Datum Code W834 Lat Offset o Subdivision Code Lon Offset 0 Ref Datum Code W84 Al Offset ob Parameters for the GPDTM sentence a UTC handling UTC Date Time handling in GPS Realistic UTC Dates Time 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide The User Interface 28 NemaStudio s user 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
16. 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 Communications Settings tab looks as follows 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 19 gt E Serial port 03 ameters row Change comm ication parameter Serial ports parameters grid 1b x Reset alpora Use this button after you have added or removed se al ports 1270 01 1100 1100 A E 6 7 Reset all ports button UDP local port setting UDP remote port setting Apply settings button 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 20 O Serial ports parameters grid PortName BaudRate DatabBits Parity StopBits N2000Dev Status COM10 4800 3 None One GPS COM11 4500 8 One Not used COM12 9600 8 Odd One Not used COM13 5600 8 Even One Not used coms 9600 8 Space Ore Radar COM16 9600 amp None One Not used COM6 230400 a None One Sounder Velocity 1 GPS2 Use this button after you have added or removed seral ports For serial ports you can configure for each a
17. menu item in the context menu as shown below Open Object Delete Object Q Start Stop and Close all H Y These button will respectively start all open objects stop all open objects or close all open objects simultaneously 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 35 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 down 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 x 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 gt Opens the following context menu Float Dock Autohide Close Float Will make the panel float on top of the main window and the other
18. 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 36 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Select Velocity object Select Custom object This will open a new dialog box as shown below 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 37 NemasStudio User Guide 38 Open new or saved instrument AIS Target Class A vessel AIS TUGGY Add New Class B vessel AlS2 DROMEDARIS AIS3 SAILAWAY Add New Base Station Add New SAR Aircraft AAA Alawar 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 Clicking this button will open a
19. performed on the NMEA Object explorer e Double click on a groep to create a new object within that group e Double click on an object to open it e 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 41 NemasStudio User Guide 42 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 object 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 Altitude control 2 Course control at Velocity control A Rudder control 2011 Sailsoft info sa
20. status Target Status Target status select e T Tracking e Q Query e L Lost O Target bearing Target Bearing TAR 148 02 Bearing to this radar target calculated from the position of the own vessel Target distance Tat Distance 097 Distance to this radar target calculated from the position of the own vessel Type of aqusition Type of Aquisition Type of aquisition Select Automatic or Manual 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 68 Q Distance to CPA Distance to CPA 05 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 ta CPA 6 03 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 Reference Target ls Reference Tat Check when this radar target is a reference target Own Vessel data Own Vessel data for calculating CPA Own Latitude Own Longitude 51 25 34309N 003 20 24214 E Y Link vessel to GPS2 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
21. the option of changing the install directory It is recommended that you accept the proposed directory In 64 bit Windows7 and Vista NemaStudio will be installed per default in C Program Files x86 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemaStudio User Guide 16 La iy MemaStudio Confirm Installati Sallsoft Nemastudio The installer is ready to install NemaS tudio on pour computer Click Hext to start the installation i NemaStudio Installing NemaSti Sallsoft E Nemastudio Mema5tudio i being installed Please wail 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Installation progress is shown i NemaStudio Sallsoft NemaStudio rr After closing this screen NemaStudio is ready to run and can be started from the desktop icon or the Windows Start menu O 2011 Sailsoft infoOsailsoft nl 17 NemasStudio User Guide Setting up NemaStudio Communications Settings Before you can use NemaStudio you MUST configure the communication ports you want to use You do this with the Communications Settings tab under the Settings menu When NemaStudio 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
22. 4 GPS2 COM1O SGPGLL 2224 64505 N 13737 61720 E 155603 93 A A 60 2 11 2010 16 56 04 Radarl COM12 SRATTM 01 0 00 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 00 0 00 N T 155604 95 A 39 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS1 COM6 GPGLL 1114 94109 5 14511 65586 E 155603 97 A A 76 12 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS1 COME GPRMC 155604 99 A 1114 94109 S 14511 65586 E 0013 0 116 0 040910 000 0 W A 09 NemaStudio s text file viewer showing the logfile where all 3 checkboxes are checked in the logging options Check New Version Check New Version E 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 25 NMEA settings In the NMEA settings sub tab you set your preferences regarding NMEA matters like the NMEA0183 version you prefer what distance units NemaStudio should deal with etc vatic Variation Default UTC Offset Distance Unit aik Magnetic Variation Default TC Offest Distance Unt Nautical Mies om 20
23. F you accept the terms below click I Agree then Nest Othenvse click Cancel SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Mel This document is a legal agreement between you an individual or business El and Sallsoft Use of the software indicates your acceptance of these terms s 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 Sallsoft and are protected under national laws and international treaty oeovisianns Cwnoershin nf the Do Not Agree Agree teres etek so You need to agree with the licence terms otherwise the program will not install Make sure you ve read them carefully before continuing 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 15 i NemaStudio Sallsoft S NemaStudio The installer will install NemasStudio to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files S alsof Nemas tudio Browse Disk Cost Install NemaStudio for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer O Everyone e Just me Chis You have
24. NemasStudio User Guide NemaStudio User Guide User guide 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 2 Table of Contents Nemastualo User Cullen daa 4 VV CICONME TO Nenas iio 4 Licensing Ned ASUS ias 7 Nemac alo cesiones 7 IRECISTSEING YOU ICON Sicario 9 HN ETE UEC Ori oe oe Cte 11 PROT COUSINS Sra 11 HsStalng ks 5 nate he 10 6 0 eeeeemntee me ene Oem oe ene a ne ee ene eee 13 Seting LI ISM SUI lili 18 COMMUNICATIONS SENINGS taaan a 18 General ScunO Sd ia o E seais sido 22 Program SEUNG AAA E o bouaiane sanonnieyakacnastananaca wut naueoMupeicentetaastaneutia bakcanseasemiete ania sas 22 NME SSOUINO Sassari leia 25 The UserINterace atracado r a 28 MENU Darse 29 TOO Dunas 32 POG i IS Dane Similar 35 Panel Instrumento ele cor das 36 Panel NMEA ODJSCEEXPIOTET a 41 solo A A ees 42 Objects Instruments ANG argelina 44 ASTUMENS duna drid N 46 GRO ISTMO ue oa ad E 46 WV Cate Wa Su ii Cilla baii 52 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 3 Heading INSUR eslatannaniiuscys 55 SOULS E IVS IS a etree esac a A A O 59 VEILIGE MNSTUMEN pra rs 62 TRAN CUS ern O T E A N a OA 65 A 65 A aca ance aes eee es ee es 71 TASS FV SS SC i sacar a a ola aintau an caecasnashe el avaalca aa tnictin skied cascheatuce bas laa teins Pascts ona aaa eeeeate 71 Glass B VESS olaa a do cta 78 Base lao ed e ed e iO 84 SAR Iii dnd odds 87 AON sois 90 Custom Sentence Ro mmate Fiscal 94 2011 Sa
25. S 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 12 NemasStudio User Guide 13 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 Welcome to the Ne Sallsoft NemaStudio The installer will guide you through the steps required to install NemaStudio 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 14 i NemaStudio License 4 Sallsoft NemaStudio Please take a moment to read the license agreement now I
26. Studio when instantiating a new object Can be changed at will Name Name of AtoN RADAR BUOY AKA Name description of AtoN Aton type Type of AtoN 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 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 92 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 O 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 Assigned mode flag
27. 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 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
28. a Magnetic Deviation Fon COM2 m Transmit interval 1 04 Stan ae UUE Hona Cira 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 Note saving is an optional setting in the General Settings A short description of each field follows below Object tag Tag Bay of Lions Optional to give this instrument a name for easy identification 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 56 Heading Sensor Reading Heading Sensor Reading True heading sensor select a GPS 178 0 Copy from GPS course GPS2 ll NB GPS course True Magnetic heading sensor 12 0 Two sensor types can be simulated True hea
29. and 5 different AIS targets simultaneously plus an option to produce custom formatted sentences 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 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 5 5 i 74 E ws o dy 18 2HT gt 155 N 11 0Kt5 eP oe ofta of target Ship Class 157 BELGIE Name E NEDERLA Status 13 124 S0G COG 11 O knots 89 i Heading ay Callsign AIS tt i Type Tug Fy Destination DEFAULT Pa ETA dd trarn 27409 Size 100m s 20m x 5 0m Position Fixer GPS s MMSI ZIMO 12345678 9270118 FCPA TCPA about 1 0 Min ago dl Lastupdate 10 00 39 Cloze 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 settings 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemaStudio Us
30. atitude Longitude Latitude Longitude 51 2753955 N 003 20 14387 E 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 the value will be automatically formatted 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 87 SAR aircraft The AIS SAR Aircraft object will transmit AIS Message Type 9 o AIS AGS AGI AR Tag AIS SAR Arons a ship WO Mag type 5 gt Rabe capa a MESI number Tag A y a a eS SAR Chen ship DO 7 m MMSI number Alibude Sensor Position Accuracy __ _ Assigned mode fag 1 Barema Source 0 Low gt Tm E Amiga meca lag a Pa al dl OTE __ we Po ko o A 7 RAIM sn Poa a ae j ww a a Aude sensor w i aa DTE fag P 7 Canam Cesta 7 Lathade Longitude COG 506 Ab ude Li T ESE E E E A BET E j a arar O i 17 635 FH O04 00 96657 E i F 0 TE RAM flag AOAC _ ai k Add checksum a j Y E m7 A f A e i A Lise se al por COMO Trana interval 106 Sep A Cent 4900 8 Checksum Lattiuce Longtude Course Over Ground Spetd Over Ground Altitude 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 che
31. cked 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 0 MMSI number MMSI number 110310545 9 digit MMSI number Auto generated by NemaStudio when instantiating a new object Can be changed at will o Tag SAR 001 For easy identifying the object in e g the Object Control Center a Altitude sensor 1 Barometric Source e O GNSS e 1 Barometric Course Over Ground COG 101 Course over ground in degrees 0 Accuracy Position Accuracy 0 Low 10m al The position accuracy PA flag e O Low e 1 High Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude 51 17 63575 N 004 03 96693 E The position of the SAR object To change place the mouse cursor left of the leftmost digit Then just start typing the latitude or longitude the cursor
32. ct 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 if 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 o MSI ASE ARS GPS1 NS3 ASA Customd Custom Sentences _ Tag DSC smastor ian Settings F o Din i Type pour custom sentences in t Tel boo below _ Ridder i TT SPODOEPTH lt UTC gt cALT gt UTE i SPDOCOUASE CR 5 gt lt VTY gt wa A uic Ben iano UT le P E o 006 A 3385770040 002125 1394807410 UTE BE F By rat Mode Velocity Y la 7 a nn i P Ta p O a a e p o a a Ms a Fa p al Checksum Course a tT ii s P ra an ae oe a Pai a a ee a m rm Pa a _ Tiek buttons bello dynam rt values from the Control E your ssfierces al sun Altfiude ee El oe Pr an AA A 7 A SP Albee Comes Wekocty UTC Rudder Burst Mod
33. d 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Object tag Tag AdvanSea 5400 simulation Optional to give this instrument a name for easy identification Q Checksum option Add checksum Start and Stop buttons Start Wind speed Wind speed Sp ee j 3390355 Knots Meters sec KM hr Percentage of random wind speed variation 15 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 Wind angle Angle True Random Wind Shift 32 6 5 Relative Set the True or Relativ
34. ding 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 Wariation Degrees V Copy from setup 216 0 East 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 the General Settings so you do not need to set it again for each new intance of a weather instrument Magnetic Deviation Magnetic Deviation East O West The magnetic compass deviation East or West This parameter corrects the Magnetic Heading 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Q Sentence Identifier Identifier E l Native H F To set the NMEA0183 sentence identifier Set this to either e II Integrated Instrument e Native HE
35. e Add checksum Pog COM Transmit interval 1 0 Start 3600 5 None Orne i Resulting Output Sentences from this example VO Port Monitor l X Customl on COM2 sPDDDEPTH 114219 49 0 00 a Customl on COM2 PDDCOURSE 178 16 74 Customl on COM2 PMYTRING the ute time is now 114221 52 5A Customl on COM2Z CDDSC 20 3380210040 00 21 26 1394807410 114222 53 8 E 739 Customl on COMZ sPDDDEPTH 114223 55 0 04 Customl on COMZ sPDDCOURSE 172 16 74 m Customl on COM Customl on COMA SPMYTHING the utc time ia now 114225 58 54 CDDSC 20 3380210040 00 21 26 1394807410 114226 59 B E 77 Rl oe ss Fj 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 95 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 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 instrument and save optionally all current values so that next time the instrument is used it can continue where it stopped Note sa
36. e N Data not valid 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 estimated dead reckoning 2 3 feature Manual input mode Simulation mode Checking the Add checksum does exactly what it suggests Position Update Timer Pos Update 0 5 lt second Set the time in seconds NemaStudio must update the position coordinates for this GPS Note that this is a different value than the Transmit Interval Checksum Checking this option will add a valid checksum to each sentence 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 52 Weather instrument Objedttag WeatherT en NMEA 0183 Tag AdvanSea 5200 simulation NMEAD1ES sentences sentence identitiers Settings identifier Wind speed S sil 935 35 8 Knots Meters sec KMhr p find speed Percentage of random wind speed variation 1454 Formatisr E a MO NMEA 0183 Ooo Mma F MWY p sentence fonmatters Angle True Random Wind Shit De ee Wind angle LS ras ge WR el VAT ie Water lemperaiure lt ATA Water temperature ___Tanpemire 20 0 Degrees Cina J Add checksum 7 Checksum option Pet COMTI Tranan interval 10 Set O 3 00 8 None One Start and Stop bufona 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 presse
37. e made any changes by removing or adding serial ports you should use the reset button UDP local port setting 1100 Sets the local port for UDP communication UDP remote port setting 1100 Sets the remote port for UDP communication Apply settings button Applies and saves the settings 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 22 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 two sub tabs Program settings and NMEA settings 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 Program settings NMEAsettings Save object options Logging options Save always LogFile Path Save never C Nema Studio LogFiles NemaStudio Log 1 bt Ask Append date time Append objectid Append porinumber Set random initial position for objects Contral Center Maximum Range settings Range 5 2 NM from position 10000 Altitude 301 Rudder Latitude wiude 51 12 34507 N 003 54 32100 E m Velocity Check if a newer version of this rogram is available at program start Seve and Gose
38. e wind angle The wind angle can be automatically and randomly vary with the percentage set so that a more realistic simulation can be achieved 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 53 NemasStudio User Guide 54 Water temperature Water temperature Temperature 20 0 Degrees Celsius Set the water temperature in degrees Celcius q NMEA 0183 sentence formatters Formatter MWD MW VWR 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 a sil O SWI E F To set the NMEA0183 sentence identifier Set this to either e II Integrated Instrument e Native WI weather instrument e Proprietary create your own in the text box 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 55 Heading instrument AS3 ASI GPS Weather Caneel Semmi Pees lier ay 2 a gt x o Bay of Lions MMEADTES sentences Object tag Sang l Heading Tamir Reaching O sandia ema Select a GPS all A Sentence Identifier 178 05 E CopytomGPScoume GP52 NE GPS couse a True Heading Sensor Reading ai P Magralic baad serene i 177 04 Formate Y 7 HOG AM Sentence Foarnatiers p i y l uE T Magnetic Variation _ a Variation 7 HO Degrees s Copy from setup 7 HOM 27d o Ext est ROT qn O a A Rate Of Tum Magnetic Dengen Fate CF Tum A Degrees a Est Degera Mire Si l T os Tegi A Add check
39. e 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 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 46 Instruments NemaStudio can simulate the following instruments e GPS e Weather e Heading e Sounder e Velocity e Custom GPS instrument Object Tag TF Course Velocity Altitude sen rc GPS Fik Quality Execution Mode 7 e hn A p r i in A f Te a 4 Je GPSA Lia o e mmm ll l m x 7 Tag Faentic hor pl NEZAN E sembencens PP a Sens i Y Meda ind Gp dinates k i a Latitude Longitude Course Welocik _ y s PGLL A a 7 a F El ti a dy 21754 H 027 EHT W 259 15 po SN O UTC Daba UTC Time Oset fhri Magn Var da EN HMEA 0183 o 104 15 W O SGPWTG A GPS Seriances UTC Date Time Offset l i aT po PDOP HOOP WOOP Geoid Sep Salelltes GPS fx quality if SGP2DA AA BZ 4 SOY 12h GPS E SGPGGA 1 naa Sabebtees corr GSA z E Wi SEPSA GPS Accuracy Parameters GPS WAAS gt J j J F y Eest mode i 2 Fa i E sE o Moma E aa Or scroT an ngaes Sai
40. ed ofset O DAUE Difference between water speed and ground speed Native ISWWIS VD ee EA O Waler spesd z Longitudinal Teraverse Cintas Waid P Sentente identifier 12012 10 z A F Waler speed Ground soe WHW Longuda Tarava Data Waid Ll I o a 10 044 1045 la WLW e 2 Saad i i 7 WEW aniance Formalters i Stem Travar Speed LA Genuine Daia abel Water Data Waid A OTH oe 09 A Stem Transverse Speed Dinane travelled _ Trp l Total l A Checksum e ai 73 09 Resa 45678 Rase F Add checksum e Pod COMTI le Tare nieve 10 Start 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 de
41. er Guide 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Licensing NemaStudio 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 Sailsoft website or from any other source SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT This document is a legal agreement between you an individual or business and Sailsoft
42. er for this radar target 0 99 Target name Target Name TUGGY Name of radar target Universal Time Coordinate Target position Target Latitude Target Longitude 512452073 N 003 21 0548 7 E Position of the radar target Based on course and speed taken from the value of the controls in the Object 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 AIST 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 67 O Target course Target Course T R 90 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 Tgt Speed 110 Speed of target Can be set manually with the up down controls or taken from a linked GPS or AIS target Q Target
43. eters O Fathoms Percentage of random depth vanation 105 Output depth value will randomly vary between 49 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 23 The offset to correct the location of the transducer relative to the waterline or to the keel Maximum range scale 99 05 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 Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence Sentence Identifier Identifier 3 Ml a Native 55D gt F To set the NMEA0183 sentence identifier Set this to either e II Integrated Instrument e Native SD e Proprietary create your own in the text box 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Sentence formatters Formatter DBT DPT DEK DBS Select the NMEA 0183 sentences you want to simulate and to be sent to the output port 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 61 NemasStudio User Guide 62 Velocity instrument Object Tag Hen AlSS Radaz GPS2 Heer Sounder A51 Welocity dP Tag Westenchelde HMESD TES sentences Settings krie Water speed offset a Water spe
44. ges 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 79 A short description of each field follows MMSI number MMS number 35432198 9 digit MMSI number 0 Vessel name Mame of Vessel Own ship WDC 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 Dim m 11 Dim B m 1 io 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 interpreted 2011 Sailsoft
45. have the following important controls on their user interface Port COMID x 9 Transmit interval 1 04 Stat 4800 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 sending 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemaStudio User Guide 45 All sentences are shown in the I O Port Monitor as they are output When logging is ON toolbar option the sentences will also b
46. i gt F i 7 ls ln Fl N a i Navigation Status L abu de Gn uh d Course Heading Speed Rate ol Tum Ne Turn indicates Checksum Link bo 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 72 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 Name of Vessel Name of Vessel Own ship WDO C TUGGY Max 20 characters name of vessel Own ship VDO Own ship VDO E Own ship indicator Check this box for sending AIVDO instead of AIVDM
47. id 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 Nemastudio NMEA instruments and AlS simulator Version 0 0 3529 215867 Licenze name ooo S THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FREEWARE License number ou have to purchase a license in order to use this program legally and without limitations License key As long as this program has not been registered with Sallsoft you Will be reminded by means of this nag Until pou have entered a valid license key the masmum number of MES sentences that 13 output i ctivate license i limited to 100 sentences Run in trial mode SPLASH SCREEN YOU CAN RUN IN TRIAL MODE OR ENTER YOUR LICENSE CODES 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 10 Sallsoft Nemastudio NMEA instruments and AlS simulator Version 0 0 3529 215867 License name THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FREEWARE NavSottwareDeyvelopment Ltd License number ou have to purchase a license in order to use this rogram legally and without limitations 13579246 e sa License key As long as this program has not been registered with Sallzoft wou will be reminded by means of this nag ABE amas Until pon have entered a valid license key the masimum number of NMEA sentences that i output clivate license
48. ile checks for a new version or opens the About box as shown below About Sailsoft NemaStudio n Sallsoft Nemastudio NMEA instruments and AlS simulator Sailsoft NemaStudio Version 1 8 3881 16243 Copyright c Sailsoft Settings location C Users GerAppData Loca Nema Studio Sailsoft website ttp Awww sailsoft ni License terms 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 Intemet This license agreement include both the trial version and the registered version By using this software you agree with the terms in this agreement O 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl Toggle D OMAQFF E Lagging is CFF NemasStudio User Guide 32 Tool bar Tend ile Communications General controls zein Jattings ON OFF Y 4 1 lettile Y FE MAR xX Are a ij n Dejs current otad Start Stop amd Cloze all Toggle logging 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 con
49. ilsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 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 7 Sounder 7 F y 5 E Your NMEA ct or product or NMEAO183 J 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 to 6 different nautical instruments
50. ilsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 0 Altitude control Altitude meters 0 Default 10000 meters to 10000 meters Q Course control Course degrees 148 m O to 360 degrees cannot be changed Velocity control Velocity knots 13 0 Default 30 knots to 30 knots o Rudder control Rudder degrees MIS A wate a aes Default 30 degrees to 30 degrees 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 43 NemasStudio User Guide 44 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 Aids 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
51. info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Flags Class B unit flag Class B display flag Class B DSC flag Class B band flag Class B Msg flag Assigned mode flag DTE C RAIM Class B flags see ITU R M 1371 for Message 18 Assigned mode flag DTE flag position fixing device e Unchecked RAIM not in use e Checked RAIM in use O Type of Ship Type of Ship O not available 1 99 as defined in ITU R M1371 Call Sign PE4537 Max 7 characters call sign Will be initialized by NemaStudio with the object identifier Vendor identifier Unit Vendor Id SAILSFT Unique Vendor Identifier 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 80 RAIM flag Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring RAIM flag of electronic NemasStudio User Guide 81 Type of Cargo Type of Cargo 1 Cat A DG HS or MP hazar O not available 1 9 as defined in ITU R M1371 Position Device Position Device 3 GPSGlonasa Type of electronic position device integrated navigation system surveyed Galileo 0 1 2 3 4 5 Chayka 6 7 8 9 15 not used Message 14 Msg 14 sec 30 0 Check this box if you want NemaStudio to send AIS message type 14 Safety Related Message and the interval in seconds this message must be sent Safety message Safety message Msg 14 SART ACTIVE Position Accuracy Position Accuracy The position accuracy PA flag e O Low e 1 High 2011 Sailsoft
52. is box is checked 22 Navigation Status Nav Status 0 Under way using engines Select a navigation status O under way using engine 1 at anchor 2 not under command 3 restricted maneuverability 4 constrained by her draught 5 moored 6 aground 7 engaged in fishing 8 under way sailing 9 reserved for future amendment of navigational status 10 reserved for future amendment of navigational status 11 14 reserved for future use 15 not defined Link to GPS E Link to 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 Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 17 Q Latitude Longitude Latitude 51 24 40113 N Longitude 003 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
53. l limited to 100 sentences Fiunintialmode Run im trial mode LICENSE CODES ARE ENTERED CLICK THE ACTIVATE LICENSE BUTTON TO REGISTER THE PROGRAM AND SWITH TO REGISTERED MODE 2011 Sailsoft infoOsailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Introduction Prerequisites Before installing NemaStudio Before you install NemaStudio please make sure you have Windows 2000 XP Windows7 or Vista At least 512 MB RAM the more the better 100 MB free disk space At least 800 600 screen solution larger is better One or more serial ports either physical virtual or via USB to serial adapter If you have no serial ports at all you can use the UDP option If you use the UDP option you probably need a remote UDP client as well Check out IpaNema from Sailsoft NemaStudio is currently written based on the Microsoft Net 2 0 Framework The Net Framework comes standard with XP SP2 Vista and Windows 7 and is probably already installed on your computer if you have regularly installed the Microsoft updates Chances are that you will have a higher version than 2 0 on your Windows computer This is OK since higher versions will always be downwards compatible with 2 0 If the installer can not find the Net Framework 2 0 or higher on your system the installation program will install the Net 2 0 Framework automatically before NemaStudio is installed The installation time will be considerabel longer in this case You are of course free to insta
54. le 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 Radari GPS1 GPS2 NemaStudioLog1 ind 4 gt x C Nema Studio Log Files NemaStudioLog 1 bt 2 11 2010 16 56 03 GPS2 COM10 GPGLL 2224 64311 N 13737 61720 E 155515 92 A A 66 a 12 11 2010 16 56 03 Radarl COM12 ISRATTM 01 0 00 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 00 0 00 N T7 155603 94 A 3F E 12 11 2010 16 56 03 GPS2 COMIO ISGPRMC 155603 94 4 2224 64311 N 13737 61720 E 0007 0 000 0 270910 000 0 N A 10 12 11 2010 16 56 03 GPS1 COME GPGLL 1114 93951 5 14511 65255 E 155515 97 A A 79 2 11 2010 16 56 03 GPS1 COM6 i GPRMC 155603 99 A 1114 93951 5 14511 65255 E 0013 0 116 0 040910 000 0 N A 05 12 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS1 COM6 GPVIG 116 0 71 116 0 M 0013 0 N 00024 1 K A 16 12 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS1 COM6 GPZDA 155603 04 04 09 2010 0 0 68 12 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS1 COME SGPGGA 155603 06 1114 93951 5 14511 65255 E 5 12 0 0 0 M 50 0 M 0 0 6 2 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS1 COMG SGPDTM We4 0 N 0 E 0 We4 71 12 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS2 COM10 GPVIG 000 0 7 000 0 M 0007 0 N 00013 0 K A 16 12 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS2 COM10 GPZDA 155603 10 27 09 2010 0 0 6C 12 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS COMIO SGPGGA 155603 11 2224 64311 N 13737 61720 E 1 12 0 6 0 M 50 0 M 0 0 72 12 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS COM1O GPGSA A 3 2 7 0 9 0 6 2 4 3B 12 11 2010 16 56 04 GPS2 COM10 GPDTM W84 0 M 0 E 0 W84 71 12 11 2010 16 56 0
55. lect 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 waypoint 2 121025 Bearing Range XTE Steer 4 Track Back 210 1 2427 0 04 535355 Loop Note XTE and Steer only relevant in Navigate mode Ticking the Track Back checkbox will force NemaStudio 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 50 file from a route planning program or create it manually with NemaStudio s built in text edit
56. ll the Net 2 0 Framework or a higher version yourself before you install NemaStudio The Microsoft Net 2 0 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 Sailsoft may change the version of the Net Framework to a higher version without explicit notice 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide NB IT IS HIGLY RECOMMENDED TO INITIALIZE THE SERIAL PORTS OF YOUR SYSTEM__ IN THE COMMUNICATIONS SETTING
57. matically adjusted based on ground speed during the simulation Reset to 0 0 with the Reset buttons 3 Sentence Identifier Identifier A sl Native SVW SVD A P 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 O Sentence Formatters Formatter 2 VHW 52 VLW if VBW 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 65 Targets In NemaStudio we have two types of target objects e Radar targets e AIS targets Radar Targ el numb Targel distance Target rare Target speed AUTE Lirik targ l lo GPS or AIS _Firget slabus Y A i f i Fa a A A i 7 if e Target pas in A 4 i Pa N W ASI ASI GPS2 Weather cole me Hi 4 Rada db x i i 0 A Ln seran a Ta Number T f UTC Time _ Target counts a 47 tae hee 7 th Pa poue i a wN 3 i i gii A Sentence identifier gt Target Latitude al e Target Longuda f n ET P 51 24 52077 N one i 05487 E Link target a a Target Cuna TA Ta Target Status P A 4 ha Rp lt T mM O T Tracking _ O Target Beanng TR Distance Type of Aguai po E a ti 1 la wf j Target bearing TS Te 00575 A Automatic m Sentence lorma e
58. 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 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 84 Base Station The AIS Base Station will transmit AIS Message Type 4 a AISS dbx n A AIS Base Staton gt Ms Msg type 4 S Cattuda Longitude Staton dela Base station tag optional al MMSI number Saab R40 Noth Sea J a al Ps MMSI number Latitude Longbuda ae A RAM 4412654 51 27 S355 N 003 20 14387 E d Q UTC t 1 0 2 i Q Foston Dewoe Poation Accuracy ee _ Checksum Ja 1 GP5 7 la Hgh e 10m RAN PF 7 a Position Device Y Add checksum i Pai OOMd Tam iava 53 94 nd Position Accuracy 28200 8 None Ore ASS 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 al
59. or 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 direction to steer to correct the error SGPXTE W SGPRMB Note that in Navigate mode the XTE and RMB sentences also are enabled and can be selected for output NMEA 0183 GPS Sentences NMEAO1S3 sentences Mode ind W GPGLL A SGPRMC A SGPVTG A Iv SGPZDA Pl GPGGA 1 V SGPGSA 7 El S5GPDTM Statusi OA Here you select the sentences you want NemaStudio to output for this instrument 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 51 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 Simulator mod
60. r Distance to A Tine te to CPA eee TTM o hs E Distance to CPA o mv aera D A e of aqusition 512540 N 8 OOF ALIA E dali then Course Din Speed Cam Wessel data al ije AE A Az a 5 o F i Link own wessel to GPS k jf Por COMI WO Teanemi nierval Pasition of own vessel Y 36400 5 Hora Cr ie f r ii Fa w A in o Lis Ls o LOuUT R own vassal Laan speed Fieterence 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 66 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 Tt Number 35 The numb
61. s 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 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 loading NemaStudio When you have a fast computer you will hardly notice the splash screen As long as you have not entered val
62. scription of each field follows O Object Tag Tag Westerschelde Optional to give this instrument a name for easy identification 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 63 Water speed offset Water speed offset 20 gt Difference between water speed and ground speed Set the offset between the speed through water and the speed over ground This setting has impact on the Water speed and the Ground speed Longitudinal controls Water speed Water speed Longitudinal Transverse Data Valid 12 012 1 0 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 ll Longitudinal Transverse Data Valid 10 0 4 1 0 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 Stem Transverse Speed Ground Data Valid Water Data Valid 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 64 Distance travelled Distance travelled Trip Total LE 157 Distance travelled reflected in the VLW sentence The values are auto
63. so 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 0 MMSI number MMSI number 0004418654 9 digit MMSI number Auto generated by NemaStudio when instantiating a new object Can be changed at will Tag Saab R40 North Sea For easy identifying the object in e g the Object Control Center mt 30 2011 09 53 27 Universal Time Coordinate Gives real time UTC cannot be changed Position Device 1 GPS Type of electronic position device undefined default GPS GLONASS combined GPS GLONASS Loran C Chayka integrated navigation system surveyed Galileo 15 not used OANA UBRWNF O lI Position Accuracy Position Accuracy The position accuracy PA flag e O Low e 1 High 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 85 NemasStudio User Guide 86 Q RAIM RAIM RAIM flag Checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence O L
64. 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Menu bar Settings menu File Edit View Settings Help File menu View menu Help menu File menu Edit View Settings New Textfile Open Textfile Save Textfile Save Textfile As Ctri 5 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide Edit menu View Undo Settings Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Cut Select All All editing options here also relate to the text editor View menu Settings Help Instrument Selection 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 O Settings menu settings Help Communications Settings General Settings Will bring you to either the Communications Settings or the General Settings tab 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 30 NemasStudio User Guide 31 a Help menu Check for new version About Opens the Help f
65. ter 4 TLL 2 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl 70 NemasStudio User Guide 71 AIS targets NemaStudio simulates the following AIS targets Class A vessels Class B vessels Base Stations SAR aircraft Aids to Navigation Class A vessel The AIS Class A vessel object will optionally transmit AIS Message Types 1 and 5 MEZI number Name 2 Chri o 2 RAIN check A i i Fi oO Common ATA PE Serna qb x Q Troe of Ship j estina on ypa I i i e oo o Voedt O Dim Adm Dim Bm Destination E Call Sign i B W ROTTERDAM wen Cal Sgn Tipe of Shp Dan Cri De Dinh ETA L Qo 51 Ba Tug 1 4 sep 27 2000 1318 A _o Type of Cargo amber Type of Cargo AAA dm Draught 0i 0 inspected j E 18 ee Position Device Postion Accuracy f a a r F e RAM a el IMO number _ ees T Ae High i 10m F Msg 5 sec AHT 2 E j Msg type 1 Laia COG 505 Mar Salus Position Device SS eee A m 51 24 2019 H 178 2 D Linder way using angea sT Spec Manceute indicator Special Manoeuwe Biyani a HDG IT hy h r yer 21 09069 E ae HOn F nto GPS ola 185 Y f gt 0 a N We i s i j ae g2gg DOM 4 Add checksum Sop t TA 14400 8 None Or
66. tor 1 GFS 1 High is 10m ej O 3 _A RAIM Ad Basigned mode flag Off position indicator WioshMoN fag Virtual AtoN flag A on type A A T ie A dl Pd em a i S o RAM fs A Position device aD laake Longitude la aa ll 51 2701985 H 003 2098716 E o gt yo Assigned mode fag te Of poston indicator Puri ECM T Trami mierny 10 Suert 115200 8 None One l Latitude ongie 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 0 MMSI number MMS number 116543234 9 digit MMSI number Auto generated by Nema
67. trols 0 Text file Tetfile D BH GIA BEA 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 Cut a selected part of the text Copy a selected part of the text Past text into the text editor Below is an example of the text editor of NemaStudio in this case a GPWPL file to be used in the GPS Auto function 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 33 Heading GPS2 Radarl Veloctyl Sounder General Settings SGPWPL SampleRoute td 1 b x CUsers Ger Documents GPWPL SampleRoute bd SGPWEL 5126 253 N 00334 389 E 1 121021 54 EGPWEL 5125 000 N 00333 283 E 2 121025 55 SGPWEL 5124 925 N 00327 862 E 3 121027 54 SGPWPL 5123 610 N 00323 304 E 4 121031 55 SGPWPEL 5122 306 N 00311 994 E 5 121043 50 SGPWPL 5121 742 N 00311 544 E 6 121104 57 Q Communications Settings Opens the Communications Settings tab General Settings iY Opens the General Settings tab Delete current object 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 34 right mouse button in the NMEA Object Explorer and clicking the Delete
68. ument 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 D Object Tag Tag Atlantic North For easy identifying the object in e g the Object Explorer This is an optional field and can be left blank GPS coordinates Latitude Longitude 43 21 6 454 N 021 45 64342 W 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 calculating 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 ____2 om Course Velocity Altitude Course Velocity Altitude m 259 15 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
69. vailable 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 Status column 2 Serial port parameters row COM11 4800 8 One Not used 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 E Change communication parameter 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 21 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 Reset all ports button 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 hav
70. ving 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 SPDDCOURSE lt CRS gt lt VTY gt SPMYTHING the utc time is now lt UTC gt SCDDSC 20 3380210040 00 21 26 139480 410 lt UTE 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 O 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 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 96 Course This inserts lt CRS gt this will be substituted by Course from the Object Control Center Altitude This inserts lt ALT gt this will be substituted by Altitude from the Object Control Center Dea This inserts lt RUD gt this will be substituted by Rudder from the Object Control Center Q Burst Mode A 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 checksum 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl
71. will advance automatically and the value will be automatically formatted 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 89 0 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 Altitude Altitude COG and SOG and Altitude values are taken from the Object Control Center DTE Data terminal ready Speed Over Ground SOG 40 Speed over Ground COG and SOG 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 E Own ship VDO Q Assigned mode flag Assigned mode flag Checksum Add checksum Check this if you want a checksum added to each sentence 2011 Sailsoft info sailsoft nl NemasStudio User Guide 90 AtoN Aid to Navigation The AIS AtoN object will transmit AIS Message Type 21 AISI AISH AISi AIS General Settings ASE dh x O o AlS Ad To _MHavigatiori th mensions Mame Mag type 21 Pd Mae date pe MiS umber Name of Atoh mA ma DmC DaD Pa J o 16549274 RADAR BUOY AKAT 10 a W a 7 ee Accuracy WMS numer Type of AO Bastion Device ines Ay B Light wih sec
72. 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 Fa Edi View Settings Halp JE Loggingis OFF Torie ORAS A AAA D K S Heading GPSI ASZ Velocity Weather Tag Mieuws GPS Loreptucs Course Velocty Altus HY 14410 E 178 13 Frai Oise ha Magn Var Semra Latitude 1117 20608 5 Date UTC Tine 2010 E i 435 0 W POOP HOOP VOOF Geod Sep Satelies GPS ix qualty 47 31 035 SOK 1213 GPS DPS e Pan ido Far GPS WAAS T a a 2 w di jE i nm ET z PARLA 1 1 25308L00 b1000000020880008 lt 180 00400PR0 00020000p4 01 on COMB GPSLL 1117 20442 5 14512 31691 161030 66 A A 72 L oh TOMS FEFRAC 161030 67 A LILT 70443 3 14517 31691 E 0013 0 LTE on OMG 6PT6 176 0 7 176 0 4 0013 0 N 00024 1 K 4 16 on COME FGPZORA 161030 70 04 09 2010 5 15 50 0 40910 000 0 W 4 bu NMEA Object Explorer JFeradab e Chr Al5 ASi UGT ASI GAILAWAY ar fe Custom DSC smuis GF5 GPS Malaga GPS Hoth Sea GPH West Cons Heading Malaga Fada Foreground Object Control Center Fudder idegrees 155 Loon COHG POPER 1610390 71 1117 20448 3 14517 31671 E 5 12 3 1 2258 H 50 0 0 0 0 52 on OMG FGPDTM Wid 0 4 0 E 0 564 71 Sentences waling in culpo baller O Bytes 270 Selected objects instruments and targets are opened in the center window in a

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