First Run

To test that the installation was successful (see below for instructions), a good start is the following command which lists the devices available for AIS reception:

AIS-catcher -l

The output depends on the available devices but will look something like:

Found 1 device(s):
0: Realtek, RTL2838UHIDIR, SN: 00000001

A specific device can be selected with the d-switch using the device number -d:0 or the serial number -d 00000001. If you were expecting particular devices that are missing, you might want to try:

AIS-catcher -L

This lists all devices for which support is included in the executable. If particular hardware is not listed here, you might have to install the necessary libraries and rebuild AIS-catcher.

To start AIS decoding, print some occasional statistics (every 10 seconds)

AIS-catcher -v 10