Revised August 26, 2020

BOATING APP - AIS DEVICES COMPATIBILITY GUIDE

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See nearby automatic identification system (AIS) targets overlaid on the Boating app maps in real time. Connect the app to one of the AIS sources suggested below (A, B or C). An active subscription in
the Boating app is needed.​

Brand - Model Website

Alltek Marine - Camino, WideLink alltekmarine.com

Cenkin - CP4* cenkin.net

Comar* comarsystems.com

Digital Yacht - iAIS, AIT3000, AIT5000, Nomad digitalyacht.co.uk

Wi-Fi® AIS Devices
EasyAis - EasyTRX2S* easyais.com
Connect the app to a compatible Wi-Fi® AIS
device. In the app, go to Menu > Connect a em-track Marine em-trak.com
Wi-Fi®
Device, and follow the instructions.​
AIS DEVICE
A GlobPilot - WiFIAis* globpilot.com
No internet connection is needed. ​
McMurdo - SmartFind* oroliamaritime.com
Note: the Wi-Fi® devices listed here will wirelessly
connect to the app, provided you are using their Ocean Signal - ATB1 oceansignal.com Use built-in Wi-Fi® to connect these devices directly to the Navionics
default settings. Boating app.
Quark-elec - AIS www.quark-elec.com

Trenz - Pilot Plug* trenz-pilotplug.com

True Heading - Graphene w/ Wi-Fi®* trueheading.se

Vesper Marine - smartAIS vespermarine.com

If you have an AIS device not listed above, you can try connecting it to the Boating app manually. In the Boating app, go to Menu > Connect a Device > Add Device, and use your AIS device TCP or UDP configuration.​

B Third Party Apps

Name Details Website

Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Make sure:​
Boat Beacon​ • Both the Boat Beacon and the Boating app are installed on the same
device​
The app includes an internet AIS service. ​ • the Wi-Fi® of your mobile device is active​
• an internet connection is available​
The app AIS Share feature (available through pocketmariner.com
a subscription) provides the Boating app with In the Boat Beacon app: activate the AIS Share feature and take note of
the internet AIS feed. ​ the TCP protocol Host and Port number.​

No additional AIS external device is

needed. In the Boating app: go to Menu > Connect a Device, add a device ma-
nually and fill in the TCP protocol fields.​
Boat Beacon internet AIS feed is shared to the Boating app via TCP
protocol.

* We have not tested these devices and cannot guarantee flawless operation
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Connect an AIS device (no Wi-Fi®) to an NMEA 0183 Wi-Fi® “bridge” device (C1, C2, C3) in order to wirelessly stream AIS data to the Navionics Boating app. In the app, go to Menu
AIS Devices > Connect a Device, and follow the instructions.​
C
(no Wi-Fi®)
No internet connection is needed.

Brand - Model Website

Comar - i300W comarsystems.com

Digital Yacht – WLN10SM, WLN20, WLN30, NavLink2, PilotLink digitalyacht.co.uk

Navicom Dynamics - HarbourPilot Triton Lightweight, MK2, MK3* navicomdynamics.com

AIS DEVICE
Pilots Tech* pilotstech.com (NO Wi-Fi®)
NMEA 0183 Quark-elec - A031, A032, A033* www.quark-elec.com
C1 Wi-Fi Routers
®
C C1
ShipModul - MiniPlex-2Wi* shipmodul.com

Trelleborg - Cat ROT - Cat 1* trelleborg.com Use NMEA 0183 Wi-Fi® routers to wirelessly connect the Navionics
Boating app to “C”.
Yacht Devices yachtd.com

Yakbitz - Yakker yakbitz.com

B&G - Zeus3 7, 9, 12, 16; Vulcan 5, 7, 9, 12 bandg.com

AIS DEVICE
(NO Wi-Fi®)
Lowrance - HDS LIVE 7, 9, 12, 16; HDS Carbon 7, 9, 12, 16. HDS
C2 Wi-Fi® GPS Chartplotters Gen3 7, 9, 12; Elite Ti2 7, 9, 12; Elite Ti 5, 7, 9, 12.
lowrance.com
C C2

Simrad - NSS evo3 7, 9, 12, 16; GO XSR 7; GO XSE 5, 7, 9, 12; GO Use Wi-Fi® GPS chartplotters to wirelessly connect the Navionics
simrad-yachting.com
7, 9, 12. Boating app to “C”.

Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

B&G - Zeus2 7, 9, 12; Zeus Touch 7, 8, 12; Zeus 8, 12. bandg.com

AIS DEVICE
(NO Wi-Fi®)
GPS Chartplotters (no Wi-
Lowrance - HDS Gen2 Touch 7, 7m, 9, 9m, 12, 12m; HDS Gen2 5,
C3 Fi®) + GoFree WIFI-1 Module 5m, 7, 7m, 8, 8m, 10, 10m.
lowrance.com
C C3

Connect these plotters to “C” and use a GoFree WIFI-1 Module to

Simrad - NSS evo2 7, 9, 12, 16, 7m, 9m; NSO evo3; NSO evo2. simrad-yachting.com wirelessly stream AIS data to the Navionics Boating app.

* We have not tested these devices and cannot guarantee flawless operation

If you have an AIS device not listed above, you can try connecting it to the Boating app manually. In the Boating app, go to Menu > Connect a Device > Add Device, and use your AIS device TCP or UDP configuration.