AIS FA170

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Summary

Type	Other
Vendor	Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
Model	FEI Quanta 650 FEG Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
S/N	unknown
ID Prefix	aisnav
CORIOLIX ID	aisnav000001
Class	Navigation
Location	Bridge
Condition	excellent
Configuration
Native Sample Rate	None Hz
UDP Port(s)	53134 None
Enabled	True

General Description

Bridge navigation, Furuno FA170 AIS Class A Transponder System.

Data Collection Specs

Native Data Feed

Signal Type

Communication Type

Serial Details

Baud Rate
Parity
Stop Bits
Byte Size
Timeout (s)	None
Polled Start Commands
Polled Serial Commands

Ethernet Details

MAC Address
IP Address
Protocol

Source File Details

Path
Filename

Native Data Format

Native Data Description

Example data lines: ais_bridge 2025-09-17T16:53:56.7613Z !AIVDM,1,1,,B,15OmNI0P@8ECe?hR?Wb8BT1f08Q?,0*6F ais_bridge 2025-09-17T16:53:56.8205Z !AIVDM,1,1,,A,15OD5J0wh0ECs;PRIVPr:5Uj063D,0*79 ais_bridge 2025-09-17T16:53:57.2410Z !AIVDM,1,1,,B,15O9hqPP00mCsJ@RIVR5w?wp0<0@,0*00 ais_bridge 2025-09-17T16:53:57.3201Z !AIVDO,1,1,,,14QCo`5000mCr3>RHoG004=h0000,0*7A ais_bridge 2025-09-17T16:53:57.8808Z !AIVDM,1,1,,B,15OBve?P00ECsBDRIU1t;gwl0D0?,0*14 Field Descriptions: LDS Logger ID LDS Time Stamp [UTC] NMEA ASCII message The following is a brief overview of the NMEA sentences currently being generated: !talkerID,number of sentences,sentence number,,AIS channel,encoded AIS data,end of data*checksum !AIVDM is received data from other vessels !AIVDO is own vessels information $PSTT,10A,UTC date,UTC time*checksum $AIALR - alarm message

Native Data Type

text

Start of Message Characters

End of Message Characters

Sample Data Message

ais_r4-navigator_bridge 2025-10-16T19:54:42.0704Z !AIVDO,1,1,,,14QCo`5000mCr4BRHoI0GT9B0000,0*36 ais_r4-navigator_bridge 2025-10-16T19:54:43.0703Z !AIVDO,1,1,,,14QCo`5000mCr4BRHoI0GT9D0000,0*30 ais_r4-navigator_bridge 2025-10-16T19:54:43.7909Z !AIVDM,1,1,,A,15NUl?8P?w<tSF0l4Q@>4?wp0hI`,0*2D ais_r4-navigator_bridge 2025-10-16T19:54:45.0308Z !AIVDM,1,1,,B,15NvFD;P00ED@e6RHfW>2OwH20Rk,0*0E ais_r4-navigator_bridge 2025-10-15T00:02:17.0131Z $AIALR,,,V,V,*7B ais_r4-navigator_bridge 2025-10-16T19:54:42.0745Z $AIHBT,25,A,0*0C ais_r4-navigator_bridge 2025-10-15T00:02:31.1934Z $PFEC,BFT,R,0*0E

Message Parser Format

['^.*(?P<vdo>!AIVDO,\d?,\d?,\d?,\w?,.{28},\d.[A-F0-9]{2})$','^.*(?P<vdm>!AIVDM,\d?,\d?,\d?,\w?,.{28},\d.[A-F0-9]{2})$','^.*(?P<alr>\$AIALR.*,\d?.[A-F0-9]{2})$','^.*(?P<hbt>\$AIHBT.*,\d.[A-F0-9]{2})$','^.*(?P<pfec>\$PFEC.*\d.[A-F0-9]{2})$']

Data Processing

Data Processing Script

NoTransformation

Data Rates

Native Sample Rate

None Hz

Shipboard Network Packet Rate

None Hz

Ship to Shore Rate

None Hz

Data Storage & Access

Raw Data Ethernet Distribution

IP Address	10.3.0.255
Port	53134
Packet Size	None

Transformed Data Ethernet Distribution

IP Address
Port	None

Archive to Database

True

Transmit Real-time Data to Shore

True

Time Source

Source

Parameters

Quantity	ALR ( )	HBT ( )	PFEC ( )	VDM ( )	VDO ( )
Plot Color
Parameter Full Name	AIALR	AIHBT	PFEC	AIVDM	AIVDO
Parameter Short Name	ALR	HBT	PFEC	VDM	VDO
Parameter Standard Name	XXXXXXX	XXXXXXX	XXXXXXX	XXXXXXX	XXXXXXX
SAMOS Data Category	Other	Other		Other	Other
Description
Processing Status	raw	raw	raw	raw	raw
Processing Symbol	alr	hbt	pfec	vdm	vdo
Diagnostic	False	False	False	False	False
IOOS Category	Location	Other	Other	Location	Location
Units
Data Type	String	String	String	String	String
Gross Minimum Value	None	None	None	None	None
Gross Maximum Value	None	None	None	None	None
Recommended Minimum Value	None	None	None	None	None
Recommended Maximum Value	None	None	None	None	None
Global Minimum Value	None	None	None	None	None
Global Maximum Value	None	None	None	None	None
Local Minimum Value	None	None	None	None	None
Local Maximum Value	None	None	None	None	None
Lower Detection Limit	None	None	None	None	None
Saturated Value	None	None	None	None	None
Bad Data Value	None	None	None	None	None
Resolution	None	None	None	None	None
Accuracy	+/- None	+/- None	+/- None	+/- None	+/- None
Precision	None	None	None	None	None
Binning Type
Online Display Format	4.1f	4.1f	4.1f	4.1f	4.1f
Logging Modes

Physical Sensor Specs

Operating Limits
Input Power	None - None V AC
Ideal Power	None V AC
Operating Current	None - None mA @ None V AC
Analog Output	None - None
Operating Flow Rate	None - None ml s-1
Ideal Flow Rate	None ml s-1
Operating Depth	None - None m
Operating Temperature	None - None degree_C
Lamp Life	None days
Response Time	None seconds
Additional Time Offset	None seconds
Physical Status
Current Location	installed
Current Status	in use
Physical Condition	excellent
Physical Configuration
Software Version
Software Configuration
Data Acquisition Device ID
Data Acquisition Device Serial Port
Data Acquisition Device Analog/Digital Port(s)
Data Acquisition Device Modbus Unit	None
Sensor Use Level	primary
Enabled	True
Vessel Installation Location
Vessel	sikuliaq
Vessel Location	Bridge
Location Coordinates (meters)	30.33, 0.2283, -15.1983
Sensor Orientation
Height Above Waterline (meters)	15.0459
Zero Line Reference (degrees from bow)	None
Receives Filtered Water	False

Maintenance & Support

Sensor Log

Date (UTC)	Submitter	Event Type	Details
Oct 27 2025 21:42:21	Hilburn, Mackenzie	sensor specs update	height_above_waterline changed from [None] to [15.0459]
Oct 27 2025 21:42:21	Hilburn, Mackenzie	sensor specs update	location_coords changed from [] to [30.33, 0.2283, -15.1983]
Oct 27 2025 21:42:21	Hilburn, Mackenzie	sensor specs update	model changed from [unknown] to [FEI Quanta 650 FEG S ... ron Microscope (SEM)]
Oct 16 2025 21:01:19	King, Tristan	sensor specs update	logging_modes changed from [file] to [file/db]
Oct 16 2025 20:14:10	King, Tristan	sensor specs update	sample_data_message changed from [!AIVDM,1,1,,A,ENkb9V ... D connection lost7F] to [ais_r4-navigator_bri ... 34Z $PFEC,BFT,R,00E]
Oct 16 2025 20:14:10	King, Tristan	sensor specs update	message_eol changed from [] to [\n]
Sep 17 2025 23:58:48	Naber, Daniel	sensor specs update	condition changed from [] to [excellent]
Sep 17 2025 23:58:48	Naber, Daniel	sensor specs update	native_data_description changed from [Example data lines: ... IALR - alarm message] to [Example data lines: ... IALR - alarm message]
Sep 17 2025 23:54:16	Naber, Daniel	sensor specs update	description changed from [Bridge navigation R4 ... Transponder System.] to [Bridge navigation, F ... Transponder System.]
Sep 17 2025 23:54:16	Naber, Daniel	sensor specs update	vendor changed from [Saab] to [Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. ]
Sep 17 2025 23:54:16	Naber, Daniel	sensor specs update	sensor_name changed from [AIS R4 Navigator] to [AIS FA170]
Feb 20 2024 23:29:31	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	logging_modes changed from [file and database] to [['file']]
Feb 20 2024 23:02:42	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	logging_modes changed from [] to [['file']]
Feb 19 2024 00:50:39	Nahorniak, Jasmine	sensor specs update	responsible_party changed from [other] to [UAF Marine Technicians]
Feb 19 2024 00:15:43	Nahorniak, Jasmine	new sensor	Initial submission of sensor metadata.

Calibration & Maintenance

Frequency	Last Completed	Next Due
Maintenance A:

Maintenance B:

Maintenance C:

Calibration

Recommended Replacement

Warranty

Calibration Files

Date	Version	Author	Type	Document	Access

User Guides & Documents

Date	Version	Author	Type	Document	Access
Oct 27 2025		Mackenzie Hilburn	sensor_image	AIS FA170

Ownership

Quantity	Value
Owner	UAF
Responsible Party	UAF Marine Technicians
Purchase Date
Acquire Date
Acquire Condition
End/Lost Ownership Date

Vendor Support

Support Type	Details
Company	Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
Website	https://www.furunousa.com/en/
Phone	+1 306 834 9300
Email	GPSsupport@furuno.com
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