XB-8000 AIS Transponder Comparison

  XB-8000 Transponder Garmin AIS 600 Raymarine AIS 650 Simrad NAIS 500 Amec 108W Emtrak B100
Collision Avoidance - Determines crossing situations by CPA and TCPA and triggers alarms with prioritization Yes No No No No No
Anchor Watch - Triggers an alarm if your anchor is dragging Yes No No No No No
Safety of Crew - Triggers an alarm if a crew member falls overboard (works with any manufacturer MOB) and provides position information with updates for quick retrieval Yes No No No No No
Alarm Management - Dedicated built-in alarms, do not need any other equipment to trigger alarms Yes No No No No No
Built-in WiFi – Access anywhere on board. Monitor and control your AIS transponder at all times from your smartphone or tablet Yes
AIS, GPS and navigation sensor data
 No No No Yes
Limited to AIS data
 No
NMEA 2000 Gateway - Translates NMEA 2000 navigation data and routes it over WiFi to smartphones and tablets, USB to computers or NMEA 2000 or 0183 to radar, chartplotters and other navigation equipment Yes No No No No No
Higher resolution GPS – Fast 5HZ update rate for smoother GPS tracking. Yes Slower 1HZ update rate Slower 1HZ update rate Slower 1HZ update rate Slower 1HZ update rate
GPS source for the entire navigation network Yes No No No No No
Upgradable AIS platform – Automatic firmware updates from your smartphone or tablet Yes No No No No No
Low power consumption 3.5W <20W 3W <3W 3W 2.5W
External GPS antenna included Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Galvanic isolated USB ports - Protect your transponder and connected equipment (laptops) from high current. Yes No No No No No
Fully waterproof IPx7 rating - Can be mounted anywhere Yes Yes No
Only IPx2
 Yes No
Only IPx2
 No
Only IPx2

Please Note: This information has been gathered from public sources. To the best of Vesper Marine’s knowledge it was correct at the time of publication (May 2017). We want to keep this up-to-date, so if you see anything missing or incorrect, please let us know so we can update this information.

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