On 14 May 2005 05:19:40 -0700, "Pascal" wrote:

Thanks Dave, but them I would ask You: and the NASA stand alone
"radar", or the NASA "engine"; can it support the AIS trafic? Do you
think it has a much faster processor then the 276C?

Well, it's (NASA radar) got a crappier display, with no colour & no maps, so
it doesn't have anything else to do except decode & display boat positions.
However, the 276C is already pretty busy with it's large/huge colour maps to
be processed, GPS to be taken care of, etc. From my use of the 276C for the
past year(?) & extensive use & programming of AIS systems, I'd say the 276C
doesn't have enough processor power left to handle any serious AIS
requirement.

NASA engine only has to decode & output AIS via serial output, so it doesn't
need to be that fast - it's only a single task.

Dave

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