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Step 2 - Which Receiver do you have?

Step 2 - Get a Receiver

Step 3 - ShipXplorer Software

Link your ShipXplorer account with your ShipXplorer receiver:

Step 3 - ShipXplorer Setup

Step 3 - ShipXplorer Setup

Step 3 - Apply for a free Receiver

Please review the requirements below

• Feeders must be located within 5 kilometers (3 miles) of a major port or shipping route.
• Feeders should have satisfactory reception conditions with an unobstructed view of the sea.
• Feeders must be able to start sharing data with ShipXplorer within 7 days of equipment delivery.
• Feeders must be able to keep the receiver online 24/7.
• If the feeder can no longer host our equipment, ShipXplorer will arrange to ship the receiver back to the company.

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Welcome to the ShipXplorer Team!

This page is for users that already receive data from an AIS Dongle running on a Raspberry Pi. If you want to improve your reception capabilities with an AIS optimized dongle and antenna, click here.

CONNECTION DIAGRAM

HOW TO INSTALL THE SHIPXPLORER FEEDER ON YOUR RASPBERRY PI

1 First, you need to install SXFeeder by entering the following command:

sudo bash -c "$(wget -O - https://www.shipxplorer.com/install_sxfeeder.sh)"

2 Start SXFeeder

sudo sxfeeder

3 Optional Step: Check your new key (or current key defined in the configuration file) by opening the configuration file or by typing in the following command:

sudo sxfeeder --showkey

You will need this key to claim this station to your ShipXplorer account in our website.

4 You're now ready to start feeding! Use the sharing key to link your device with your account, become Business member and track your vessels on ShipXplorer.

Spot your Receiver!

Done setting up your receiver? To check if it is online. Click on the NEW UNITS button below to see if your receiver is live. If you don’t see it immediately, don’t worry. Check back after 1 or 2 hours.

New Units

My Station Page

To monitor your receiver and view, uptime and upload statistics, just log into your ShipXplorer account and follow the steps below.

1. Сlick the ACCOUNT Button (top right side of the screen).
2. Next click on STATIONS.
3. Then choose your receiver (SRANSXxxxxx).

SHARE DATA FROM AIS DISPATCHER TO SHIPXPLORER

1 Install SXFeeder on your device using the following command:

sudo bash -c "$(wget -O - https://www.shipxplorer.com/install_sxfeeder.sh)"

2 Go to the AIS Dispatcher configuration and add a new output entry like in the following image:

3 Optional Step: Check your new key (or current key defined in the configuration file) by opening the SXFeeder configuration file or by typing in the following command:

sudo sxfeeder --showkey

You will need this key to claim this station to your ShipXplorer account in our website.

4 You're now ready to start feeding! Use the sharing key to link your device with your account, become Business member and track your vessels on ShipXplorer.

Spot your Receiver!

Done setting up your receiver? To check if it is online. Click on the NEW UNITS button below to see if your receiver is live. If you don’t see it immediately, don’t worry. Check back after 1 or 2 hours.

New Units

My Station Page

To monitor your receiver and view, uptime and upload statistics, just log into your ShipXplorer account and follow the steps below.

1. Сlick the ACCOUNT Button (top right side of the screen).
2. Next click on STATIONS.
3. Then choose your receiver (SRANSXxxxxx).

1a Make sure that your Raspberry Pi is up-to-date:

sudo apt-get update

1b Install RTL-SDR

sudo apt-get install rtl-sdr

1c Turn off your Raspberry Pi, remove the AIS dongle and plug in the ADS-B dongle only. Then, enter the following command to change the serial number:

rtl_eeprom -d 0 -p ADSB -s 00000010

1d Reboot

reboot

1e Turn off your Raspberry Pi, remove the ADS-B dongle and plug in the AIS dongle only. Then, enter the following command to change the serial number:

rtl_eeprom -d 0 -p AIS -s 00000060

1f Reboot

reboot

1g Plug both USB dongles

1h Change the AIS-catcher service configuration to use the AIS dongle:

sed 's/-d:0/-d 00000060/g' /lib/systemd/system/aiscatcher.service

1i Reboot

reboot