May 5, 2013

PILOTLINK – A Sneak Preview

Our R&D team have been hard at work and we’ll be launching a new Digital Deep Sea product called PilotLink in May.  PilotLink is a Class A AIS wireless interface designed specifically for commercial pilots.  All Class A AIS transponders are fitted with a standard pilot plug connector.  PilotLink connects […]
April 30, 2013

New PilotLink to debut at Seawork 2013

Our new wireless interface PilotLink will have its worldwide launch at this year’s Seawork exhibition in Southampton in June. Our UK distributor, CA Clase will be demonstrating it along with our CLA1000 Class A Transponder on stand A143. SeaWork International is  is the largest and fastest growing commercial marine and workboat […]
April 27, 2013

Problem with NMEA (COM Port) Connections on Ubuntu

In response to a comment on my recent “Managing the Device Manager”, where Michael reported problems getting his AIS100USB working on LINUX, I decided to download the latest OpenCPN and make sure that the new NMEA Connections code that they have recently added to V3.20 did in fact still work […]
March 5, 2013

Transas iSailor App for iPads/iPhones now Digital Yacht compatible

Until now, customers wanting to use their iPads/iPhones as a chart plotter with wireless AIS data reception, were pretty much limited to the popular iNavX app. Now Transas the leading supplier of electronic charts and ECDIS software to the commercial market, have updated their iSailor app to support the display […]
February 16, 2013

RF Connectors + Cables Explained

We often talk to customers about the RF (radio frequency) cables and connectors on their boats and sometimes it is clear that the connector names and cable references that we take for granted are not always recognised by our customers. With this in mind, we decided to publish a new […]
January 16, 2013

BOOT 2013 DUSSELDORF STARTS SATURDAY 19 JAN

It’s Europe’s BIGGEST show and the one to visit and of course DigItal Yacht will be showing their products in Hall 11, Stand A34.  Make a note as the show is huge!  We’re exhibiting with Bukh Bremen, our German distributor on a dedicated stand in the electronics section.  Factory experts […]
December 4, 2012

More information on using our AIT2000 transponder with OpenCPN on Mac and LINUX PCs

Following on from our previous post on using our AIS products with the popular open source navigation software OpenCPN,  Digital Yacht have released a new Tech Note that explains how to get our latest AIT2000 Class B Transponder working with OpenCPN on a Mac or LINUX PC. Under Windows, there […]
November 28, 2012

TENDER TRACKING USING CLASS B AIS

We’re increasingly seeing AIS being used as a system for tender or jetski tracking.  This document helps see how Digital Yacht can offer a complete solution Download the pdf from here SUGGESTED SYSTEMS – TENDER TRACKING USING AIS